What Are Glacier Weapons?

Last Updated: 2023-08-24
This guide will explain what Glacier and Dim Glacier Weapons are while providing examples.
Also provides tips on farming them and answering frequently asked questions (FAQs).

What Are Glacier Weapons?

Glacier weapons are a new archetype of mid-game weapons introduced in Episode 19.
They all require Lv 210 to be equipped.

At first glace they seem bad because all of them only provides MATK bonus and have no slot.
But what makes them powerful are their customizable enchants.

They reach their most cost-effective potential when fully enchanted and refined to +9, which is easy to achieve since they are Lv 5 weapons.

Possible Enchants

NOTE:
This is a brief summary of what the enchants do.
Some of the Job Skill enchants work differently such as the 4th slot enchant Glacier Flower Spell (Auto Shadow Spell) (311221) .
See detailed list of all possible enchants here.

Slot	Possible Enchants
1	Physical/Magical - Race Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.		Physical/Magical - Size Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.		Physical/Magical - Element Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.		4th Job Skill(s) Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. ─────────── For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.
2	Physical/Magical - Race Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.		Physical/Magical - Size Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.		Physical/Magical - Element Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.		3rd Job Skill(s) Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by 20%. ─────────── For each 3 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 10~20%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20~30%. AND/OR Decreases [3rd job skill(s)] cooldown by X seconds. ─────────── Refine Level +11: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20~40%.
3	Physical/Magical - Race Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.	Physical/Magical - Size Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.		Physical/Magical - Element Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.	Variable Casting Decreases Variable Casting Time by 7%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time by additional 8%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Decreases Variable Casting Time by additional 5%.	Attack Speed Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 7%). ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by additional 8%). ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: ASPD +1		After Cast Delay Decreases After Cast Delay by 7%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Decreases After Cast Delay by additional 8%. ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Decreases After Cast Delay by additional 5%.
4	ATK For each 3 Refine Levels: ATK +20 Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: ATK +10% ─────────── Refine Level +11: P.ATK +5 ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by additional 10%.			MATK For each 3 Refine Levels: MATK +20 Increases Magical Damage with every element by 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: MATK +10% ─────────── Refine Level +11: S.MATK +5 ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Magical Damage with every element by additional 10%.		CRI For each 3 Refine Levels: Critical +4 Increases Critical Damage by 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases Critical Damage by additional 10%. ─────────── Refine Level +11: C.Rate +5 ─────────── If weapon is two-handed: Increases Critical Damage by additional 10%.

Full Glacier Examples

Job	Primary Skill	Weapon & Enchantments	Bonus at +9
Biolo	Cart Cannon	Glacier Sword (500049) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (Cart Cannon) (311211) Glacier Flower Spell (Skill Delay) (311347) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	Physical damage to all size +20% Cart Cannon damage +70% After Cast Delay reduction 15% ATK +60, ATK +10%, Ranged Physical Damage +15%
Windhawk	Crescive Bolt	Glacier Bow (700052) Glacier Flower Spell (Crescive Bolt) (311309) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Element) (311352) Glacier Flower Spell (CRI) (311344)	Crescive Bolt damage +30% Physical damage to all race +35% Physical damage to all element +35% Critical Rate +12, Critical Damage +35%
Hyper Novice	Jupitel Thunderstorm Jack Frost Nova Meteor Storm Buster Ground Gravitation	Glacier Wand (550069) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Size) (311351) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Race) (311349) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Element) (311353) Glacier Flower Spell (MATK) (311343)	Magical damage to all size +20% Magical damage to all race +20% Magical damage to all element +20% MATK +60, MATK +10%, All Property Magic Damage +15%

What Are Dim Glacier Weapons?

Dim Glacier weapons are another set of new archetype weapons introduced in Episode 19.
They all require Lv 230 to be equipped.
Unlike Glacier, Dim Glacier weapons are one of (if not) the best end-game weapons available as of Episode 19.

They are similar to Glacier weapons in which on their own they only give MATK, but have powerful enchants.
But what makes them truly powerful is their 2nd slot enchant which must be upgraded 4 times.

Their only downside is they are not suited for classes that uses multiple skills due to how their 3rd and 4th enchant works.

They also have their own refining hammer ( Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) ) which is technically free to use while you're making the weapon.
This makes them one of the cheapest weapons to maximize.

Possible Enchants

NOTE:
This is a brief summary of what the enchants do.
Some of the Job Skill enchants work differently such as the 4th slot enchant Glacier Flower Spell (Auto Shadow Spell) (311221) .
See detailed list of all possible enchants here.

Slot	Possible Enchants
2	ATK +75 Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by 15%. ─────────── Refine Level +7: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 15%). ─────────── Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time and After Cast Delay by 15%. ─────────── [Bonus by Weapon Grade] [Grade D]: ATK +5%, ATK +75 [Grade C]: P.ATK +3 per 3 Refine Levels [Grade B]: POW +1, CON +1 per 2 Refine Levels [Grade A]: Physical Damage against enemies of every element +18%. Refine Level +11: Physical Damage against enemies of every size +18%.	MATK +75 Increases Magical Damage with every element by 15%. ─────────── Refine Level +7: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 15%). ─────────── Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time and After Cast Delay by 15%. ─────────── [Bonus by Weapon Grade] [Grade D]: MATK +5%, MATK +75 [Grade C]: S.MATK +3 per 3 Refine Levels [Grade B]: SPL +1, CON +1 per 2 Refine Levels [Grade A]: Magical Damage against enemies of every element +18%. Refine Level +11: Magical Damage against enemies of every size +18%.
3	Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. ─────────── For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.
4	Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by 20%. ─────────── For each 3 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 10~20%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20~30%. AND/OR Decreases [3rd job skill(s)] cooldown by X seconds. ─────────── Refine Level +11: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20~40%.	Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. ─────────── For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. ─────────── Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.

Full Dim Glacier Examples

Job	Primary Skill	Weapon	Bonus at Grade A +12
Night Watch	Wild Fire	Dim Glacier Grenade Launcher [1] (840010) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329) Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329)	ATK +150 ATK +5% Melee & Ranged Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% P.ATK +12 POW +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Wild Fire Damage +70%
Inquisitor	Third Flame Bomb	Dim Glacier Knuckle [1] (560037) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Extinction) (311305) Glacier Flower Spell (Extinction) (311305)	ATK +150 ATK +5% Melee & Ranged Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% P.ATK +12 POW +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Second Flame Damage +70% Third Flame Bomb Damage +70%
Archmage	Soul Vulcan Strike	Dim Glacier Staff [1] (640034) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical Grade) Lv5 (311458) Glacier Flower Spell (Illusion Soul Magic) (311294) Glacier Flower Spell (Illusion Soul Magic) (311294)	MATK +150 MATK +5% All Property Magic Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% S.MATK +12 SPL +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Mystery Illusion Damage +70% Soul Vulcan Strike Damage +70%

How To Get Full Enchant Glacier And Dim Glacier Weapons

These weapons are accessible after completing 19 Issgard Land of Snow Flowers.

Glacier weapons can be purchased for 150k zeny each from NPC.
Dim Glacier weapons are dropped from monsters introduced in Episode 19.

Their enchanting materials are earned by destroying Dim Glacier weapons on Dim Glacier Extractor.
Destroying Dim Glacier weapons will grant various ingredients which falls into 6 categories:

Item	Description
Snow Flower Stones Snow Flower Ore (1000811) Snowflower Gem (1000812) Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	Used to enchant Glacier weapons. 5x = 1x higher tier. Example: 5x Snow Flower Ore (1000811) can be traded for 1x Snowflower Gem (1000812) .
Snowflake Manastone Extracts Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036)	Used to enchant Dim Glacier weapons and upgrading Dim Glacier 2nd enchantment.
Magical Crystals Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)	Used to activate Dim Glacier refine hammer ( Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) ).
Magical Source Stones Encroached Magical Ore (1001029) Neutralized Magical Ore (1001030)	Used to craft Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) and Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) respectively. Can also be traded for Snowflake Manastone Extracts.
Glacier Extract (1001037)	Used for upgrading Dim Glacier's 2nd slot enchant, and crafting other gears (e.g. Boitata Hat [1] (400109) )
Poisonous Magic (1001033)	Used for purchasing Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) , and crafting other gears (e.g. Moan of Corruption [1] (470204) )

Most of the time you will get Snow Flower Stones, that's why it is very easy to get Full Enchant Glacier Weapons.

Glacier Weapon Enchantment Costs

Refer to the table below for the cost of Glacier weapon enchantments.

Enchantment Options	Cost
4th slot only ATK MATK CRI	50x Snowflower Gem (1000812)
3rd slot only Variable Casting Attack Speed After Cast Delay	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 35x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813)
2nd slot only 3rd Job Skill(s)	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 25x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 25x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814) 300x of various items (see details here)
1st slot only 4th Job Skill(s)	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 35x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 50x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)
1st, 2nd, 3rd slot Physical/Magical - Race Physical/Magical - Size Physical/Magical - Element	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)

Enchantment cost examples

Weapon	1st Slot Cost	2nd Slot Cost	3rd Slot Cost	4th Slot Cost	Total Cost
Glacier Sword (500049) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (Cart Cannon) (311211) Glacier Flower Spell (Skill Delay) (311347) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 25x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 25x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814) 150x Very Solid Purple Shell (25776) 150x Solid Peach (7164)	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 35x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813)	50x Snowflower Gem (1000812)	100x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 80x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 35x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814) 150x Very Solid Purple Shell (25776) 150x Solid Peach (7164)
Glacier Bow (700052) Glacier Flower Spell (Crescive Bolt) (311309) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Element) (311352) Glacier Flower Spell (CRI) (311344)	25x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 35x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 50x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	50x Snowflower Gem (1000812)	75x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 75x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 70x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)
Glacier Wand (550069) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Size) (311351) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Race) (311349) Glacier Flower Spell (Magical-Element) (311353) Glacier Flower Spell (MATK) (311343)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	20x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 10x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	50x Snowflower Gem (1000812)	50x Snowflower Gem (1000812) 60x Shining Snowflower Gem (1000813) 30x Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)

Dim Glacier Weapon Enchantment Costs

Refer to the table below for the cost to fully enchant a Dim Glacier weapon.

Enchantment	Cost	Cumulative Cost
4th slot	10x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 15x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 25x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036)	10x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 15x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 25x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036)
3rd slot	15x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 20x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 35x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036)	25x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 35x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 60x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036)
2nd slot	30x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 40x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 60x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 50x Glacier Extract (1001037)	55x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 75x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 120x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 50x Glacier Extract (1001037)
2nd slot upgrade to Lv2	15x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 20x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 30x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 25x Glacier Extract (1001037) 5x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 5x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)	70x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 95x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 150x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 75x Glacier Extract (1001037) 5x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 5x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)
2nd slot upgrade to Lv3	20x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 30x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 40x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 35x Glacier Extract (1001037) 7x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 7x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 1x Poisonous Magic (1001033)	90x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 125x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 190x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 110x Glacier Extract (1001037) 12x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 12x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 1x Poisonous Magic (1001033)
2nd slot upgrade to Lv4	30x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 40x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 50x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 45x Glacier Extract (1001037) 10x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 10x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 2x Poisonous Magic (1001033)	120x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 165x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 240x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 155x Glacier Extract (1001037) 22x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 22x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 3x Poisonous Magic (1001033)
2nd slot upgrade to Lv5	40x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 50x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 65x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 70x Glacier Extract (1001037) 15x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 15x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 3x Poisonous Magic (1001033)	160x Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001034) 215x Shining Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001035) 305x Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) 225x Glacier Extract (1001037) 37x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 37x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 6x Poisonous Magic (1001033)

Read more about Dim Glacier weapons here.

Dim Glacier Farming Tips

Before going into farming Dim Glacier weapons, here are some tips to improve your farm efficiency.

Always Use Bubble Gum

All Dim Glacier weapons have a drop rate of 2.74%, meaning that they are somewhat rare.
Bubble Gum (12210) doubles this into 5.48% so you will roughly get 1 in 20 monster kills instead of 40.

Prepare Your Setups

The most common setup is:

Have an empty storage
Have a hotkey for the command @storeall and @return
Pick a dungeon or field you can directly warp into (common places are Snake Pit and Abandoned Pit)

Farming Dim Glacier weapons fill up your weight really fast, so you will be going back and forth between town and dungeon.
Whenever you hit full weight, do these steps:

Use @return
Click on Healer so all your items get identified (or you can identify them later using the Healer in the extractor room)
Open the empty storage you've prepared before
Use @storeall - this will dump all your inventory into the storage
Use warper to get back into the dungeon

You can prevent specific items to from getting dumped into storage by @storeall by putting them in the Favorites Tab.

Always Grade At +11

Due to how rare Brilliant Snow Flower Magic Stone Extract (1001036) is, you will most likely have an overabundance of the other materials unless you are buying from other players.
Since they won't be used after you complete your weapon, it's better to spend them on refining the weapon to +11 using Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) .
This means you will have better odds at grading from No Grade to D and from D to C.

Store All Your Other Items When Using Extractor

Destroying the weapon requires them to be in your inventory and they aren't exactly light.
It is highly recommended to put away all your gears and inventories to storage so you can carry additional weapons to the extractor.
This also prevents you from accidentally destroying the Dim Glacier you are using.

FAQs

Should I get a Glacier weapon?

If you're just starting out and are still using Paradise weapon, 99% of time the answer is yes.
Glacier weapon is such a good cost-effective upgrade because it requires no grading and only needs to be refined to +9.

Should I get a Dim Glacier weapon?

Most probably yes. There are plenty of other end-game weapon choices, but most won't be that much better or worse.
Also thanks to Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) it is very easy to refine and grade it to Grade A +12.

What enchants should I get for my weapon?

Ask around in the discord, plenty of people are willing to answer your question!
Though most of the time you will want Size/Race/Element/ATK or MATK.

How to refine Glacier and Dim Glacier weapons?

They are both Lv 5 weapons, meaning you simply need Etherdeocon (1000332) to refine them.
More details regarding refining odds, how to get Etherdeocon (1000332) , and penalty of failing the refine here.

TLDR - Get 120 Etherdeocon (1000332) and keep smashing that Refine button until you hit +9.
Given average luck, that amount should be more than enough.

For Dim Glacier weapons, once you hit +9 proceed to use Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) until +11 (or +12 if you're already at Grade A).

Is there a faster way to use the extractor?

There's no other way than increasing your Weight Limit right now so you can carry more weapons from the storage.
Suggestions have been made in the forum, but for now you just have to repeat the process manually.
I've been there. I made 2 Dim Glacier weapons and I'm fed up already.

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