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Nearest Communities to Calico,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Calico, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Calico:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Calico.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Calico is located in Kern County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kern County: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 123 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Calico. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Kern County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Calico (which is Kern County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Calico

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Kern County   (where Calico resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calico   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calico.
      • Hollis
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Hollis is located in Kern County
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      • Famoso
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Famoso is located in Kern County
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      • McFarland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Vinland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Vinland is located in Kern County
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      • Zentner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Zentner is located in Kern County
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      • Slater
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Slater is located in Kern County
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      • Elmo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmo is located in Kern County
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      • Neufeld
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Neufeld is located in Kern County
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      • Jasmin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jasmin is located in Kern County
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      • Petro ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Petro is located in Kern County
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      • Palmo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Palmo is located in Kern County
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      • Wasco
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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        • Delano
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Pond
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Pond is located in Kern County
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        • Cawelo
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Cawelo is located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Dow is located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Minter Village is located in Kern County
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        • Myricks Corner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Myricks Corner is located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Shafter is located in Kern County
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        • Shafter
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lerdo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Lerdo is located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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        • Quality
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Quality is located in Kern County
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        • Kernell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Kernell is located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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        • Smith Corner
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Prospero
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Prospero is located in Kern County
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        • Leonards ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Leonards is located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Crome is located in Kern County
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        • Hights Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Halfway House
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Halfway House is located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Una is located in Kern County
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        • Saco
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Saco is located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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        • Oil Junction
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Rosedale is located in Kern County
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        • Semitropic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Semitropic is located in Kern County
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        • Fruitvale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Fruitvale is located in Kern County
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        • Greenacres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Maltha
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Maltha is located in Kern County
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        • Oildale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Oildale is located in Kern County
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        • Seguro
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Seguro is located in Kern County
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        • Jastro
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Jastro is located in Kern County
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        • Landco
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Landco is located in Kern County
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        • Oil City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Oil City is located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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        • Quailwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Quailwood is located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Strand is located in Kern County
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        • Woody
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bakersfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • East Bakersfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
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          • Former names for East Bakersfield:
          • Kern City
          • Sumner
        • Kern
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Kern is located in Kern County
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        • Buttonwillow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kilowatt
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Stevens is located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Gosford is located in Kern County
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        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Joyful is located in Kern County
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          • Joyful has also been known as:
          • Joyfull
        • Venola
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Venola is located in Kern County
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        • Kayandee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Kayandee is located in Kern County
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        • Magunden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Magunden is located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Algoso
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Algoso is located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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        • Lokern
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lokern is located in Kern County
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        • Spicer City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Spicer City is located in Kern County
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        • Old River
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Old River is located in Kern County
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        • Lonsmith
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lonsmith is located in Kern County
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        • Bannister
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bannister is located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Panama is located in Kern County
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        • Mayfair
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mayfair is located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
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        • Edison
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenfield is located in Kern County
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        • Lost Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Glennville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Lavers Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lavers Crossing is located in Kern County
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        • Fuller Acres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Harpertown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harpertown is located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Alameda is located in Kern County
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        • Rock Springs ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rock Springs is located in Kern County
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        • Dustin Acres
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Lamont
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Missouri Triangle
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Missouri Triangle is located in Kern County
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  • Tulare County
    • County Website:   https://tularecounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Tulare:   Visalia
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calico   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calico.
      • Jovista
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jovista is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jovista
      • Trocha
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Trocha is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trocha
      • Richgrove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Radnor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Radnor is located in Tulare County
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      • Vestal
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Vestal is located in Tulare County
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      • Earlimart
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Orris
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Orris is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orris
      • Ducor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allensworth ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pixley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Saucelito ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Saucelito is located in Tulare County
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      • White River ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • White River is located in Tulare County
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      • Continue List   (26 more) ...
        • Alpaugh
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Stoil
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Stoil is located in Tulare County
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        • Terra Bella
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Fountain Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Fountain Springs is located in Tulare County
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        • West Alpaugh ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • West Alpaugh is located in Tulare County
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        • Ultra
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ultra is located in Tulare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultra
        • Spa ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Spa is located in Tulare County
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        • Elmco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Elmco is located in Tulare County
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        • Quail
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Quail is located in Tulare County
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        • Deer Creek Colony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Deer Creek Colony is located in Tulare County
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        • Lempon ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lempon is located in Tulare County
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        • Alfac ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Alfac is located in Tulare County
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        • Hope ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Hope is located in Tulare County
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        • Lairds Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lairds Corner is located in Tulare County
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        • Lois
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lois is located in Tulare County
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        • Angiola
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Angiola is located in Tulare County
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        • Poplar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Poplar is located in Tulare County
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          • Poplar has also been known as:
          • Poplar - Cotton Center
        • Magnolia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Magnolia is located in Tulare County
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        • Sunland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunland is located in Tulare County
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        • Cotton Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Cotton Center is located in Tulare County
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        • Jones Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Jones Corner is located in Tulare County
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        • Plano
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Plano is located in Tulare County
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        • Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Tulare County
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        • Ponca
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Ponca is located in Tulare County
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        • Tipton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lumer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Lumer is located in Tulare County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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