Infrastructure Preservation Corporation

A technology firm focused on advancing infrastructure inspections

using modern technologies and robotics.

Bridge Inspections/Infrastructure Inspection

Services

Updating 50year old manual bridge inspections with modern technology and robotics

Infrastructure Preservation Corporation

5520 Rio Vista Drive
Clearwater, FL. 33760
Contact: Doug Thaler
doug@infrastructurepc.com
Phone: (727) 372-2900 ext.24

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https://www.infrastructurepc.com

Modern Technology and Robotics for Bridge Inspections and Infrastructure.

Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC) is a robotics technology firm providing preeminent
infrastructure inspection data using reliable and accurate imaging based on Geophysical Nondestructive
Testing (NDT) and robotic technologies. Based in Clearwater, FL, IPC has developed their technologies
and services to detect early stage infrastructure degradation and deterioration in concrete and steel
structures. From bridges to utility or communication towers and other public/private infrastructure, IPC
technologies deliver “next generation” alternatives to disrupt markets that still currently use manual
inspection methods. This technology is critically relevant globally where limited funds exist for vast bridge
decay.
IPC’s inspection equipment and services are the first of its kind in several industries. IPC’s robotic systems
leverage “NDT” protocols to, in affect, “MRI” concrete and other infrastructure assets to identify early stage
deterioration and then recommend repairs before deterioration spreads compromising the structure’s ability
to carry its design loads. Proper diagnosis allows planning and repair of early stage deterioration necessary
to properly allocate maintenance budgets and prolong infrastructure service life expectancy.
An infrastructure crisis of herculean proportion now exists around the world. At every level, governments
are struggling with how to repair, replace, and maintain aging bridges, roads, water management systems
and more. Infrastructure failures could have significant impact on daily life in cities and even smaller, more
rural communities in the years ahead if action is not taken. In the US alone, metropolitan, state and federal
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) do not have the funds to replace aging infrastructure and are looking
for ways to prolong service life. In March, 2017, Business Insider reported US Department of Transportation
estimates it will cost more than $ 1 trillion to bring existing infrastructure up to date. IPC believes that
number is low.
For the US market, estimates show some 180,300+ aging bridges across the country in varied stages of
deterioration. The only method to detect early stage deterioration is by conducting on-site inspections that
today are largely a manual process. IPC inspection services offer “first to market’ tools for the
transportation infrastructure industry with additional application in oil and gas, mining, hydro electric, dams
and building inspection industries. IPC has entered the marketplace with a niche focus on bridge
inspections and ancillary service infrastructure, more specifically, High Mast Light Poles (HMLP) and our
technologies are in continuous evolutionary mode. As a result, we will be entering new markets to inspect
water control structures (dams, ports, levy’s), airports, railroads and buildings in the next 12-18 months if
not sooner.
Specific to the infrastructure sector, bridge inspections must be conducted every two years and HMLP
inspections every 5 years. Current inspection methods are 50+ years old and outdated. They are manual
in nature and often deliver subjective results. IPC’s robotic inspection services provide quantitative data
that allow DOTs to better allocate existing assets within their current maintenance budgets. An existing
addressable market of over $70 billion worldwide exists. In the US alone, bridge deck inspections represent
a $ 2.457 billion market.
IPC is positioned for market growth and scale. Our traction in markets is increasing exponentially. Our team
is confident in our success. An in-place and evolving regional focus continues in the states of Florida,
Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and South Carolina. As we secure significant contracts in these states
we will begin to focus on new markets and promotion of our technology, moving to a more national footprint

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then extending to Canadian and international markets. Ultimately, our mission is to become global leader
in the industry and we already being contacted by and in dialogue stages with many international groups.

This document details our technology products, service models and over-arching market strategy.

IPC Mission statement

Deliver “first to market” robotic technologies far exceeding today’s manual inspection process offerings.
While continuing to be the lead innovators, effective infrastructure management, lower repair costs and
public safety will be realized at a much higher level, for the first time in this industry. Our technologies will
provide 100% customer satisfaction on a global scale.
Our Business Objectives

• Establish IPC as the leader in bridge deterioration assessment inspections (underway).

• Penetrate market share of US bridge inspections by 5%
• Penetrate Canadian markets share of infrastructure inspections to capitalize on their 2018
government mandate to include technology.
• Extend IPC's NDT inspection services to remaining DOT Districts in Florida, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina and Virginia and New York.
• Establish offices in Washington, Pennsylvania and New York as contracts are secured.
• Establish IPC as the regional/national leader in bridge tendon corrosion inspections.
• Expand services to water control structures (Dams, Ports, Levy’s) and building inspections.
• License IPC technologies internationally.
• Pursue other Non-Destructive Testing services in NDT markets internationally.

Problem
Global infrastructures are failing and/or in modest-to-severe deterioration stages. Replacing these failing
infrastructures is further hampered by the fact many governments are indebted and capital is tight. On
average, available funding only covers 10% of the bridges that are in need of repair. The US is certainly
no exception, particularly when compared to other more modern or emerging countries. The nation's
infrastructure is aging and in rapid decline. The majority of U.S. bridges, dams and levees, communication
and utility towers, water control and other concrete/steel structures are either in their last 10 to 20 years of
designed service life or nearing the end of designed projected life.
US Infrastructure Crisis
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2017 Infrastructure Scorecard serves up D+ on US
infrastructure. With road traffic doubling every 28 years, the toll on highways and bridges has been
profound. At the current road-building rate, it would take 370 years to double existing lane miles. Traffic
threatens to overload much of the network in the near future. Airport runways are also under pressure, and
ports on both coasts have insufficient capacity to meet demand. Lack of funding has left aging water-
treatment and distribution facilities unfit to cope with rising demand and new regulations.
According to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) US National Bridge Inventory System there are
614,387 bridges across the country. There are approximately 1.35 million dams, levees and water control
structures and several million miles of segmental highway connectors and interchanges. All are managed,
maintained and inspected on rotational schedules. The current state of bridges experiencing severe
deterioration has come under significant scrutiny the last few years. The U.S. has 614,387 bridges, almost
four in 10 of which are 50 years or older. 56,007, approximately 9% of the nation’s bridges were deemed

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structurally deficient in 2016. Of real concern and on average there are 188 million trips across structurally
deficient bridges each day in the US.
The infrastructure inspection industry is challenged to keep up and, more importantly still employs 50+ year-
old inspection technologies. Roadways and other infrastructures are still being inspected visually. Archaic
as it sounds, bridge deck inspections are still conducted by dragging a chain across structures to listen for
differences in the sound patterns. Bridge Cable Stays are inspected by placing an inspector in a bucket
truck at night with a flashlight. Bridge structures are visually inspected to look for cracks, damage and
generally any signs of deterioration. Visual inspections cannot assess the internal integrity of these
structures. By the time deterioration becomes visually apparent to the inspector, the damage is often
severe. It is no longer practical to conduct inspections by sending engineers to the field to assess the
condition of infrastructures via these methods.

Solution
IPC delivers the integration of traditional inspections with technology delivering a never before seen level
of visibility for effective asset management and decision-making. IPC’s patented technologies allow us to
inspect concrete and steel structures via geophysical Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) protocols that locate
and quantify deterioration in virtually every area of public infrastructure and service. We can conduct more
detailed and comprehensive inspections, without lane closures or boom trucks impacting the traveling
public, at a lower price points and with permanent detailed records of inspection results. Limited funds will
REQUIRE the utilization of IPC technologies to allocate limited funds effectively to best ensure the safety
of the public,

Incorporating modern robotics and other technologies, IPC services deliver better, more accurate
inspections and data that can then be fully utilized to extend infrastructure service life and save billions of
dollars. We serve our clients effectively, via a core technological and services-based model that is
significantly different from that of our competitors. Locating early stage deterioration and making repairs in
a timely manner will not only help better protect the public’s safety but extend the life of critical infrastructure
assets.

Competitive Differentiation
IPC has patented technology that provides quantitative data that assesses the current condition of
today’s infrastructure. Our technology updates and brings 50 year old manual inspection processes
by leveraging modern technology and robotics. IPC services provide quantitative data and reporting
to DOT/asset owners enabling them to better allocate their budgets to make repairs.

Properly maintaining infrastructure not only helps extend the service life of these assets – allowing
them to save billions in untimely replacements costs. Deliver ongoing pipeline of first to market
robotic technologies to ensure accurate and reliable infrastructure inspection and long term public
safety.

IPC key competitive differentiators include but are not limited to:

• Technology – Patented robotic equipment that allows IPC to effectively utilize current inspector
population conducting inspections.
• Pricing – Our lower overhead makes our multiple less for bidding. Larger companies will not be
able to compete with our rates.

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 • Expertise – A shift is underway in the industry and the search for modern technology and robotics
to conduct inspections is growing. Few companies can match IPC’s expertise in utilizing NDT as
the primary inspection protocol, covering the entire asset being inspected.

Current Markets Focus

IPC initial market segments penetration efforts are focused on bridge and High Mast Light Pole (HMLP)
inspections. Inspecting tendons on large bridge structures is an immediate revenue opportunity. The
inspection offering is competitively priced, delivers superior solutions, and maintains significant
opportunities in market segments where IPC can secure contracts based on compelling competitive
differentiation.
Estimates for the Bridge Deck and Approach way inspection market alone, and using a lower-end of the
average inspection price point at $5,000/bridge, yearly recurring revenues for this market is $2.457 billion.
Add tens of thousands of water control structures, access and exit ramps to bridges, multi-level parking
garages, airport runways, multi-level high-rise building structures, and virtually any other structure
constructed of concrete or steel, IPC is working in a marketplace that is vast in its potential.
IPC team members are engaged with Florida State Senator Brandes and former Florida Secretary of
Transportation, Ananth Prasad have both been strong supporters and advocates in infrastructure
preservation corporations. They have reported to IPC management their intention to submit information on
infrastructure preservation services during Florida’s January, 2018 legislative session.
As the various Departments of Transportations are introduced to our technology the combination of cost
savings, higher degree of accuracy and retention of quantitative data will influence their consideration in
offering IPC for the safety of the public and our infrastructure inspection services.
Bridge Structure Tendons Inspections
Another core markets focus for 2017-2018 is the inspection of large bridge structures tendons since this
market space is void of competition. IPC will use our TendonScan® service as one of its driving forces for
initial market penetration. In early 2017 an onsite demonstration of TendonScan® was delivered on the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa. That presentation was so well received a contact was made to IPC
staff by a South Carolina-based engineering firm requesting a similar demonstration of our technologies
and services. IPC is scheduled to inspect tendons on the Wando Bridge structures connecting Mount
Pleasant and Daniel Island in the Charleston, SC area in late August 2017.
IPC’s TendonScan® solution is an ideal and timely fit for bridge tendon inspection services. TendonScan®
inspects post-tension tendons that hold up many of the nation’s bridges and is the first commercially viable
device to do so.
There are over 614,387 bridges in the US National Bridge Inventory monitored by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA). State DOT's maintain thousands of bridges in their respective districts. Each state
has one Turnpike office that maintains the major transportation arteries within their State. Smaller bridges
are maintained by local or city governments. The bridge engineering firms listed herein (See Current
Clients) have a national presence with offices in most states. They contract their services to government
agencies, various state departments of transportations and current private sector asset managers who have
been awarded contracts. IPC is establishing relationships across these target segments positioning our
solutions and services as sub-contractors with the high future potential to become primary contractors as
we grow.

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Markets Segmentation
IPC technologies and services will be made available to and offered across multiple markets segments
over the nest 24-36 months. They include but are not limited to:

• Bridges/High Mast Light Poles – Inspecting bridges & ancillary infrastructures

• Railroad industry – Inspecting rail integrity, ballast, base and sub-base densities
• Public Works Departments – Surface inspections; underground water/sewer (no digging)
• Damage (Forensic) Assessments – Inspecting steel & concrete structures damaged by impact,
fire, and/or unbalanced load bearing ability.
• Utility Companies – Inspecting concrete/steel line towers, poles, foundations, support structures.
• Water Control Structures – Dams, levees and other structures controlling water flow.
• Military/Commercial Shipping – Steel hulls, bearing areas (loss of section– corrosion), etc.
• Public & Private Buildings - Concrete and/or steel deterioration. (two divisions).
• NDT Nondestructive – Daily infrastructure testing. GPR identification; underground pipes, tanks
and other in or below ground systems

IPC Technologies
IPC has developed, tested and prepared to deliver proprietary technologies now patented or in patent
pending status. In aggregate, they constitute the first commercially viable robotic inspection methods in the
industry. Transportation inspections that utilize IPC’s robotic testing equipment are safer than current
inspection systems and protocols. They are more comprehensive in scope and they produce modern
archived, quantitative inspection data that can help infrastructure asset managers better manage
preservation and extension of service life of critical infrastructure assets.

PoleScan®
(Patent Pending) File # 125822 Serial Reg. # 62/500,024
PoleScan® is a robotic device that can inspect High Mast Light Poles (HMLP’s). HMLPs typically are
positioned within highway and interstate rights-of-way. Inspections are mandated by the Federal Highway
Administration to be conducted every five (5) years. IPC’s HMLP inspection robot ascends and descends
HMLPs providing high-definition video and still images of the pole, seams and luminaries. It also identifies
the position on pole where issues exist. Using Light Detection & Ranging (LIDAR) PoleScan measures
length, width and depth of cracks. Ultrasonic technology is leveraged for thickness measurement and
anchor bolts assessments. Anchor bolts extend into the ground as much as three feet and tend to corrode
and/or crack after exposure to high winds and stress.

PoleScan inspection data is recorded to monitor any progression of problem areas over future inspections.
Today these inspections are conducted by an inspector on the ground utilizing a pair of binoculars. IPC’s
HMLP inspection service is conducted within the same price as current HMLP inspections and provides
much more quantitative data than ever seen before.

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Repair Bot-PoleScan-R is a complimentary solution to PoleScan® - a robotic device that preforms minor
repairs on High Mast Light Poles. Repairs can be made without the need for lane closures or boom trucks
and help extend the service life of HMLPs worldwide. Repair Bot provides an additional revenue stream as
inspection and repair are two separate DOT categories. Repair Bot will be added to the HMLP which is
currently pending.

TendonScan®
(Patent Pending) File # 125823 Serial Reg. # 62/508,791
TendonScan™ is a robotic testing system delivering a MRI-like inspection of “post-tensioned” tendons on
large segmental bridges. Post tension tendons hold up our nation’s bridges and box girder interchanges.
Currently no 'off-the-shelf' equipment is available today that can perform these types of inspections.
There are approximately 126,000 segmental bridges in the U.S. and millions of miles of segmental roads.
TendonScan identifies corrosion within tendons down to .05% and provides a "Recommendation of
Corrective Action Plan" providing a level of detailed analysis no other service is able to match.

TendonScan provides superior analysis at a significant cost savings to states' Department of

Transportation, and local government agencies. As a result, IPC is experiencing great demand for this
service, a demand that will increase exponentially both domestically and internationally.

TendonScan® is composed of two units:

Voids & Water Detection System
(Patented) Serial/ Reg. #14/564,204 9,535,026
This system locates and quantifies air, water & bleeding grout which are precursors to corrosion
development. Current inspection methods are visual using flashlights or hitting a tendon with a hammer to
listen for differences in sound.

Current Inspection method TendonScan® inspection method

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Corrosion Detection System
(Patent Pending) File # 125823 Serial/ Reg. # 62/508,791
A corrosion detection inspection unit, the Corrosion Detection System locates section loss and corrosion
within a post tension tendon. Corrosion inside of a post tension tendon is an area of concern for all
infrastructure asset owners responsible for large concrete structures containing post tension tendons.
This technology can also be configured for building inspections, parking garages and any large concrete
structure that utilize post tension tendons. We are initially deploying the technology and service to inspect
bridge tendons with scheduled work commencing in South Carolina in August, 2017.

BridgeScan®

(Patent Pending) File #125825, Serial Reg. # 62/508,817

IPC’s routine Bridge Condition Assessment Inspection system locates and quantifies concrete deterioration
within a bridge. This system and service constitutes a 100% inspection of a bridge deck, locating and
quantifying concrete deterioration. The service is superior to current manual and subjective inspection
services in current use.
Bridge deck and approach roadway
inspections are conducted every 2years for
every bridge in the national bridge inventory.

There are 614,387 bridges in the Federal

Highway Administration's (FHWA) National
Bridge Inventory System throughout the
United States. Bridge inspections are
conducted every 2 years with deficient
bridges (Approximately 180,000) scheduled
to be inspected every year.

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BridgeScan® can also inspect water control structures, access/exit ramps to bridges, multi-level parking
garages, airport runways, and multi-level high-rise building structures - virtually any concrete or steel
structure.

Current Inspection Method BridgeScan® Inspection Method

Chain Dragging Electromagnetics-MRI like technology

AerialScan™ is a drone inspection system designed to perform concrete deterioration assessments and
HD video inspections of high profile structures including bridges, communication/utility towers, dams,
levees, and other structures that are difficult to access or require climbing to perform inspections.
AerialScan™ utilizes multispectral infrared technology to locate and quantify concrete deterioration. These
structures are currently being inspected by inspectors who climb and/or rappel along the structure putting
their lives at risk. In addition, there are sections of the bridge/structures that are not accessible to these
inspectors rendering a comprehensive inspection nearly impossible.
IPC’s AerialScan™ drone inspection system can perform inspections of entire structures in half the time of
existing services and with greater accuracy given the difficult working conditions for visual inspection.

CableScan® is a patented robotic technology and the first testing equipment of its kind to perform 360
degree HD video inspections of bridge cable stays. Today, cable stays are inspected by closing traffic,
placing a 200-foot crane on the bridge and hoisting an inspector up and down each cable stays, usually
scheduled at night to minimize traffic flows impact. CableScan® can inspect cable stays without closing
traffic, during the day and without putting an inspector’s life at risk. Bridge cable stays are inspected every
2 years on every bridge in the National Bridge Inventory.

Current Inspection Method CableScan® Inspection Method

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A previous conventional inspection of an 84-stay bridge found one problem on bridge cable stays. IPC
performed a QC check of that inspection and found 12 issues on 9 of the 84 stays. In addition, during the
inspection conventional inspection requiring lane closures, 6 accidents occurred over a 12-week period.
CableScan®-R is a repair robotic system that makes minor repairs without lane closures or boom trucks.
This is an add-on to the CableScan® patent that is in patent pending status but the solution will create a
secondary revenue stream to conduct minor repairs on Cable Stayed bridges without lane closures or a
bucket truck.

Wire Rope Inspection Service

(Patent Pending) File # Serial/ Reg. #
RopeScan® is a robotic inspection system that inspects wire ropes across all industries. The unit is
attached to wire ropes like suspender cables of suspension bridges and ascends the steel cable locating
loss of metallic area inside of wire rope. This service helps owners determine when to replace their wire
rope. The unit is portable, wireless and accurate. For bridge cables there are no lane closures or bucket
trucks required.

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ColumnScan®
(Patent Pending) File # 127353 Serial/ Reg. # 87/463,235
The first of its kind, ColumnScan® is a robotic inspection system that inspects the inside of bridge columns
on complex bridges. The unit lowers into columns and inspects the interior of each column utilizing LIDAR,
high definition video and still images. It transmits information to a surface station for onsite evaluation and
reporting.
ColumnScan®
Inspection of the interior of bridge columns
Graphical images of ColumnScan®

ColumnScan® is equipped with high definition videos and cameras to fully record and compare
deterioration progression over time with more detail than ever preserved before. Today, columns are
inspected by lowering an inspector into a confined space from another confined space. The inspector is
lowered into the column with a breathing apparatus, a flashlight and a camera. ColumnScan can perform
these inspections with full HD video and infrared technology to locate concrete deterioration without risk of
injury or life of an inspector. The inspection unit is light weight, portable, wireless and accurate. Providing
more quantitative data than every before seen by the asset owners.

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CrackScan®
(Patent Pending) File #125825, Serial Reg. # 87/172,393,5,168,767
Conventional crack inspections are conducted every two years on all 614,387+ bridges in the national
bridge inventory. CrackScan® is an inspection system that locates and measures cracks in concrete
structures using a laser light from a distance of up to 300 feet. Today, crack inspections are performed by
closing traffic and placing an inspector in a bucket truck raised 40 to 60 feet to the underside of a bridge.
The inspector is moved along the bottom of the bridge with a plastic measuring plate looking for cracks.
CrackScan can be placed on a tripod on the side of the bridge, without closing traffic. Then a scan can be
performed on the underside of the bridge measuring cracks using precision laser light without putting an
inspector’s life in danger. CrackScan can inspect these bridges for the same costs the DOT’s are spending
today with increased accuracy.

Current Inspection Method CrackScan® inspection Method

A double-blind study was performed on two bridges in Nevada. The engineering firm selected for the study
found no cracks of a size that, in their professional estimation, required no recording on the first bridge.
One was found and recorded on the second bridge. IPC’s inspection service found 6 cracks on the first
bridge and 8 on the second. The engineering firm performed a second inspection and agreed with IPC’s
findings.

IPC Services
IPC Inspection services will be offered direct to local, state and federal DOT’s for Bridge and High Mast
Light Poles (HMLP) inspections. IPC will pursue all contracts as a “Prime” once funding is secured. This
will allow IPC to sub out work that it does not want to handle. Once funded, IPC will be a Prime and eligible
to quote as such. If IPC is not selected as one of the three finalists in a bid, they will contact one of the
other “primes” so they may utilize IPC’s technology to win additional bid points during final selection.
IPC services will be offered within 24 months for water control structures (dams, ports, levy’s) airports,
railroads and building inspections. Bridge inspections were chosen first because of the existing in -house
experience, the recurring revenue they generate and the lack of competition. Bridge inspections in the USA
are required to be conducted every two years and high mast light poles every 5 years. Currently inspection
methods are 50yrs old, manual in nature and provide subjective results. IPC’s robotic inspection services
provide quantitative data that better help the DOT allocate their existing assets and does this within their
current maintenance budgets. Addressable market potential for all niches IPC will approach is over $70
billion worldwide.

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Bridge Deck Deterioration Assessment – identifies 12 levels of deck deterioration and delamination. This
is used to identify high levels of deterioration for repair as well as early stage deterioration.

Remaining Life Assessment – used to project the remaining life of a bridge based upon a Certified Bridge
Inspector (CBI) inspection report and a full structure NDT inspection.

Bridge Roadway Approach Assessment – used to identify levels of void formations, water intrusion and
loss of base and/or sub-base density under roadway approaches to bridges.

Bridge Approach Slab Condition Assessment – identifies a slab’s ability to maintain traffic flow by
measuring slab deterioration, void formations and loss of density within base and/or sub-base under slab.

Bridge Abutment Backwall Assessment – Used to identify water intrusion through backwall of
abutments, void formations and scour conditions within base and/or sub-base behind backwall.

Bridge Rebar Pattern and Size Assessment – Identifies primary and secondary rebar patterns, bar sizing
and cover depth.

External Tendon Conditional Assessments – Locates corrosion with external bridge tendons.

Steel Bridge Section Loss Assessment – Identifies section loss and stress within load members and
adjoining elements.

Bridge Damage Assessment – Involves determining structural integrity after a structure has been
damaged through impact or fire.

Bridge Tendon Corrosion Assessment – Identifies voids and corrosion within external bridge tendons.
As we grow our staff, we will bid more of these contracts directly with the department of transportation and
asset owners as a “prime” and sub the work within those contracts that we do not perform to subs.

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