LeSean McCoy fights with baby mama on Twitter, deletes account
LeSean "Shady" McCoy lived up to his nickname Saturday night when he embarked on a Twitter battle with his baby mama, calling her names and insisting his followers also harass her on the social media site. A few hours later, the Eagles running back took town his Twitter page entirely. First he laughably posted he was "hacked."
LeSean McCoy fights with baby mama on Twitter, deletes account
LeSean "Shady" McCoy lived up to his nickname Saturday night when he embarked on a Twitter battle with his baby mama, calling her names and insisting his followers also harass her on the social media site.
A few hours later, the Eagles running back took town his Twitter page entirely.
First he laughably posted he was "hacked."
The baby mama drama all began when McCoy innocently tweeted that he was in Puerto Rico on vacation. This led to a number of replies from @Angelface0330, whose account is still active, about the fact that McCoy is not enough involved with their son who was born in April, according to the woman named Steph's Twitter profile.
With varying levels of profanity, Steph said McCoy has herpes, mocked his penis size, said his good friend had sex with his current girlfriend and also suggested that McCoy had recently performed oral sex on her in efforts to avoid child support payments.
McCoy replied that Steph was a "Broke bum" and a "nobody" who was trying to make her name off their son and told his followers to "Tell @Angelface0330 to get a job n stop begging for child support money she a BUM needs me to LIVE sad!!!"
He also said "I hit u n a week without knowing ya name .. My son the only reason u have a life u broke stop frontn on IG ...U BUM."
If we may translate: McCoy says he had sex with this woman less than a week after they met and he didn't know her name. He suggests she's casting aspersions and inaccuracies on the social media site Instagram.
While obviously neither party needed to publicly attack the other and drag a baby into the fray, we sincerely doubt that McCoy was forced into having unprotected sex with this woman.
Perhaps it's time the Eagles, and all major sports teams finally add Condom Instructor or even a Pulling-Out Coordinator to their coaching rosters.
Reps for McCoy were not immediately available for comment Sunday. Steph, who continues to tweet about the matter, also did not return our inquiry.
Comments (148)
Post from Robert B on 01/27/13 says when McCoy was drafted he said he wanted nothing to do with his father due to his father having children with multiple women. FALSE, I know this family very well and have known them for years, his father and mother ARE married and have been since prior to Lesean being born so what Robert B posted is absolutely false. However, I am not defending this behavior on twitter, just wanted to clear up the issue about him not wanting anything to do with his father. He is extremely close with his father and mother.— Chicad1- Sad to think that even w McCoy's success he can't break the cycle of Irresponsibility & Emotional poverty!! He can't be a running back forever~ give ya 1 guess ho he'll end up...— KEEPITREAL
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She looks like Octomom.- Under NFL "Character" Policy, McCoy can be disciplined for this.— AlwaysRight
- Hmmm, Shady wanted Steph "to get an ABORTION". Not politically correct is it Mr. Goodell? Mr. Lurie?— AlwaysRight
- Th P is freeeee but the kiddies cost money...so here we go!— berni
- Th P is freeeee but the kiddies cost money...so here we go!— berni
- I'm with Shady on this, why doesn't she get a job.....— easy
- "Angleface0330"? you would figure with all of his money he could get someone who doesn't look like a dog!!!— 835union
- Shady needs a full-time job in the off-season. And maybe needs to drop 1/2 of his friends.— armchairGM
- I feel sorry that he lacks the ability to go deep.— lonewolf 10
- Lost a lot of respect for Mr McCoy. He needs to concentrate on running plays not playing the field.— lostInPhilly
- One of the main reasons most of these guys go broke as soon as they are done playing is because they have kids all over the place. It's warped how Shady thinks saying he didn't know her or her name is a put down of her. The baby needs to collect money now because there won't be any coming in three years.— jtj10
- Shouldn't the Birds QA department be instructing on matters of "protection" that include more than just the O-Line.— boroughboy
- why cant he fight for custody use the bad pictures on her twitter of her in dirty positions with different men as proof she is a bad mother. hire a nanny and take care of his own kids. im just saying i dont have any kids or baby mama's but if im mccoy or any sports star id be in court fighting for custody proving the baby momma can no adequately provide for her child.— defroe
- cant he meet an all black girl— 0544_dancona
- "All black"? Don't you all have native american in ya? — 835union
- Somewhere Manti Teo is ROFL saying, "And they thought I was stupid"... Seems like his methods aren't too crazy afterall.— hawaiiphillyfan
- angelface... not so much.— Theo1980
- Makes using your hand sound better and better ...doesn't it?— justacarpenter
- Excuse me, I speak jive...— TarHeel Eagle
- Just like the movie airplane you need sub titles to translate for these people. I find it hard that he actually was in college. What was his major ebonics?— MWW-54
- MWW-54, try examining your own sentence structure. — hawaiiphillyfan
- Come on Shady, be a better man and role model than this.— hawaiiphillyfan
Ohh, to be young, dumb and full of bleep again.....— Atomic Fury- Poor little baby is the victim. Bring him in the world and he has this much drama and bullcrap going in with his parents already? Poor child has little chance at a loving family unless Shady does the right thing here. Shady learn from the sins of your father. Love that child my brother. Momma don't look that bad to me either coming, but I reserve the right to comment until I can say the booty.— rockinrob
- Hoax girlfriends are definitely the way to go.— albrock
- An African-American male who fathered a child he doesn't care for? Rare occurrence.— Eintracht Frankfurt
- Maury Povich will be inviting these 2 funbags I mean wingnuts to his show...to figure it all out ! .) The maturity level of these pro football players suggest an ankle montitoring device should be installed with a program that gives off a strong electronic impulse should they become...shall we say...excited ! ') Only then will it be made clear that...stupid is, stupid does !— frank castle
- Maury Povich will be inviting these 2 funbags I mean wingnuts to his show...to figure it all out ! .) The maturity level of these pro football players suggest an ankle montitoring device should be installed with a program that gives off a strong electronic impulse should they become...shall we say...excited ! ') Only then will it be made clear that...stupid is, stupid does !— frank castle
- When will these public figures learn to stay private.— Pete60
- You can take the kid out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of the kid.— 2ndNlong
- Baby Mama is now a headline term. Shaky Philly.com, real shaky. Is this Jerry Springer or something you think is worthy of mocking ... a man with means failing to be a father. Grow up, McCoy. And grow up, Philly.com. Respectable readers and the community you mock are not laughing.— NSWord
- Who the heck wrote this headline? ... Nice reporting— NSWord
Who actually has any respect for any of these athletes anyway?— lathe- Shady is a legend— ..Jay Grace
- As long as he's meeting financial obligations he doesn't have to spend time with the child. If he doesn't want a family it shouldn't be forced upon him. Yes, he does need some direction if had a baby with someone he only knew a week, but that doesn't make him a father.— Phils_World_Champs
- why is this news at all? let alone one of the top headlines on philly.com. this site has gone downhill fast in the last few months. there's clearly been a change in philosophy and a conscious decision made to shift away from real news and more towards gossip and TMZ type nonsense geared at young stupid people.— Ryan
- Taking into account that you understood this to be a gossiping TMZ type of story, I guess philly.com found the audience that you claim they are gearing their stories to. You see, because you are on the site, and you read the story! — hawaiiphillyfan
- I like how instead of finding out why people do this (it doesnt just happen with NFL or pro sports players) we'd rather just call these people scum bags or have a laugh. Or have a pointless argument about abortion. Why not try and get the these kids before they become grown up kids and do something stupid? I guess its just easier this way.— ChampAnderson
- Wow...I followed him on Twitter because he always seemed like a decent, hard-working guy. Got an autographed pic of him hanging on my wall from his rookie year, and was going to be getting a jersey before next season. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a guy that needs an athlete as a role model, but this makes DJax's pouty face look mature.— gjgreen3
- The Daily News once again ignored an important point of a story: McCoy has a kid that he does not want to support. He is complaining because she wants child support money? C'mon McCoy...it's your kid.— jwsamuel
- The Inquirer once again ignored an important point of a story: McCoy has a kid that he does not want to support.— jwsamuel
Actually its very worthy of print. The guy is paid millions of dollars on a team that represents the city, he is looked up to by countless kids in the area, and is even paid endorsements and such for appearances (a few seasons ago he didnt show up for an event that he was paid like 15k to be at,..and refused to pay the money back for weeks apparently until it became a story in the media) Everything the reporter reported on was PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE since they both PUBLISHED IT VIA TWITTER TO THE PUBLIC. I dont get why some people think the Eagles and all players, owners, and coaches are all somehow above reproach and articles that are in any way negative should "not be printed". Thats what kept Andy Reid in charge for 14 years and allowed him to have a "drug emporium" (a judges own words) being run in his house, and later a convicted felon working on team grounds walking around with steroids and heroin. This organization continues to be unlikable even when they arent playing.- this is ridiculous and not worthy of print. Have some integrity and take this down.
PJD— BADASHA - The Eagles are pretty unlikeable at this point. Jackson, McCoy, Vick, etc would be in prison if they couldn't play football; and the latter two really aren't any good at football.— DoctorLoads
- I don't want this to sound racist. Maybe it is the culture. Why do so many black football players go around having kids with as many women as possible. Ray Lewis six kids, four women. They never marry these women. All you ever hear about are custody battles and missed support payments. Don't remember that Jets player who had kids with 8 or 9 women.— Drew777
- Sometimes I wonder why poor women spend tons of money on going to huge sporting events like the all-star game. After all, these guys ought to know better. Year after year the throng of golddigging women descend on them. They have to get it by now, right?
Then I read this story and realize how very wrong I was.— Northeaster - Well, Shady clearly ain't the smartest. After 4 years as Vick's teammate, did he not learn anything about hiding positive herpes tests? Paging Ron Mexico...— vdstrading
- Shady only has 7 more to go to catch up to Crowmarte of the Jets- the "Gold Standard" of baby making in the NFL!— Phillyfan among the NYers
Comment removed.- This story is a new low, even for a rag like the Stinkquirer.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- he's a low-life. she's just as important as he is. you messed with her and think you're better. low-life mc coy should support his child.— etbarksdale
- why is this news???????? dan gross, find a real job.— rudyhuxtable
- Maybe this was how CG25 was conceived? He has no respect for anyone and has little of substance to say.
— rationalphillyfan - lol, wtf. I didnt even comment on this article today. You cant be a "rationalphillyfan" when your sipping on Luries kool-aid.
- Typical.— dundermifflin
- So let me get this straight...Shady McCoy is a republican??...After all, Obama wants this to be a nanny state where we're all entitled to a piece of the pie. Yet he's telling the woman he impregnated to go get a job & he doesn't want to give support. By the way, who on the offensive side of the ball on the Eagles doesn't have herpes? Yet another reason karma makes sure the Eagles never win anything...— Dobie Gillis
- Pulling out coordinator. That's trash, grow up.— ConverseB24
- This is what's wrong with the black commuinity— bluevalues
- Hope my boys can grow up to be loved celebrity like LeSean. What a guy! what an example!— Konstanty
- An NFL player not married with a child and getting into a hassle with a baby mama. Gee, that's rare.— joeygolf
- You can't spell Twitter without twit. When will these moron athletes learn not to air their dirty laundry in public? No good comes of it.
Social media? More like anti-social media to me. It's all complete nonsense.— tpizza - is there no bottom at all to the pit of Inquirer reporting?— thermal321
- McCoy stay off Twitter and close your FaceBook account, it can only hurt you and people particularly the media will only use it against you. Put all your energy into running and catching the football and let your PR person take care all your communications. Twitter and FaceBook will only hurt you financially because too much information will devalue your marketability particularly with potential sponsors.— Speak-truth-2-power
- McCoy stay off Twitter and close your FaceBook account, it can only hurt you and people particularly the media will only use it against you. Put all your energy into running and catching the football and let your PR person take care all your communications. Twitter and FaceBook will only hurt you financially because too much information will devalue your marketability particularly with potential sponsors.— Speak-truth-2-power
- she should just go down to family court , get a DNA and see who is daddy from PHILADELPHIA EAGLES .SHE HAS A LITER OF 27 GUYS DNA— rennski
- Dan: I thought you were done? At any rate, this is your best work since FOREVER. The translation is CLASSIC Danno! All GROSSians should be proud. That was your "Let It Be" moment, it will live on forever and stand the testof time. I have a friend in Hburg in the rest/bar biz. Shady is a great RB, sadly--he is a thug. I've heard a few stories.
baby mama drama c/o the GREAT Dan Gross!
KING~out— thee~KING - JUST MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A G-MAN FAN AND EX EAGLES FAN
GOOOOOOOO G-MAN, THE TRUE GOLD STANDARD
THE ONLY GOLD EAGLES HAVE IS A FILLING IN LURIES TEETH, LOL— PHILLIES & GMAN FAN 4 LIFE - Note to wcm65: Interesting photo. From what Philly grade school were you voted prom queen?— 1republican
- I thought that McCoy was one of the few exceptions to the rule. Now he proves that, socially, he's no better than the average ghetto-raised black male that thinks impregnating women is a step into manhood. Then, they add a further burden to the nation by creating a single parent, mother-as-father figure household which is the eternal death spiral of the black "family". I don't know the woman but she should take him to court and have the past and future child support payments deducted from his paychecks.— 1republican
- ALL athletes should just stay off twitter period....nothing good ever comes from it— clemenza
- This is why prostitution should be legalized.— EmanuelP
- You can take the Shady out of the hood, but you can't take the hood out of the Shady!— Phillyfan among the NYers
Nice to see so many judging without any facts smh..so many perfect people on here it's incredible— wcm65- That free app...PULL OUT IN TIME-COORDINATOR....and....CONDOM INSTRUCTIONS.101.....Available to the entertainers of the world...1-800-555-2507....Please send check or money order only....YOU GULLIBLE IDIOTS........— PhillyPhilly
- How much long does this bad reputation of the Philadelphia Eagles have to continue? SERIOUSLY!!!!!! Grow up Philly!!!— MRD
- McCoy is an idiot. Condoms are the solution. and the baby momma looks like a man.— Tyrone Biggums
- Is she even 'real'?— Nostromo
- Ew, Shady really is. Watch out for the herpes member, ladies.— PhillySubsMac
- Love how everyone says he is immature. The way I see it home girl is trying to get funded through child support. Taking care of a child and dealing with baby momma drama is two totally different things.— comedy revolution
- At what point does the illegit child of an NFL star get onto the Obama hand out trail? Baby mama= somebody else pays.— kelprod2-freemarket
In 2014 and 2016 the Democrats won't have "InfoTainment" to motivate votes.
As a society we had best find a better way to speak of public policy.
— Cuddles- With all the fatherless Families in Philly and that region why is this news?
Gold Diggin Women and men who try to avoid them can't be a new concept there.— Dexter - No one will want to play for the Eagles , between Vick and Mccoy , we know herpes is in the locker room and shower. Who knows what else is floating around.. I would sign somewhere else.— Gone Sovereign
- And I guess this is a point to clarify that all these free agents would rather play in the other cities that have only chior boys on their rosters, in comparison to the Eagles? Get real, every team is littered with the same POS guys, and they will go to whatever team is willing to pay them. And that would include YOU too if the Eagles were offering the most money, so stop with your rediculous rant. — hawaiiphillyfan
- Two pieces of trash. The poor child has a ho for a mom and will have an abandoned father. Is it just a social impression or do black men produce more children that they'll never support than any other demographic in the history of civilized society?— FishtownFitz
- The real tragedy here is giving that lunkhead at crossing broad page views. I can imagine him feverishly typing the dumb comments he added to that post at 5 am on a Sunday morning. What an empty, banal life.— pringleschief
- I don't blame him for not paying child support. Let the taxpayers do it. Same as we've been doing the past 60 years.— Barbouze
- Sounds like an episode of love and hip hop or basketball h0es ,so sad and ghetto fabulous , what's up with the young generation of black people embracing dumb and ignorant?by the way I,m black,Martin Luther King is turning over in his grave— bgwille
- Who told McCoy to get down with her? Did he have an affair with the Octo-Mom? She sure looks like her. McCoy is a loser also. Sadly, The biggest loser is the baby. Baby 0 = McCoy X / Octo-Mom lookalike Y.— Anne Arkey
- I'm not sure why anybody would be surprised. We elevate children to the level of Olympus and convince them that they can do no wrong. Then, when they display this level of irresponsibility and immaturity, people say "why?". Somewhere along the lines, our "heroes" became just what we built them up to be.— Joe
- Like when Y'all elevate priests and they rape Y'all kids.eh eh black folk don't elevate athletes,my heroes were my parents
— dmac6419 - ain't none of my bidness— dmac6419
If you hit this broad in a week, you know she was looking for a payday. Anyone with a I.Q. above 50 would have double wrapped it. Moron!- i am so glad Facebook and twitter werent around when i was fighting over custody with my X. On another note, did she dispell the stero-type that black guys have big junk?— LGbalsac
- She has a nice rack...that's about it.
- Gone are the days of class on the Eagles.....used to be Dawks and Westbrooks, now we have Jackson's and McCoys. SMH. All the money in the world can't change the fact that he clearly wasn't raised right and has a ton of growing up to do. I surely can't defend her behavior either as someone's mother, but she doesn't play on my football team. They need a major overhaul of the roster on this team. As talented as Shady is, he's indicative of how far the Eagles have really fallen.— kat20
- Kat,
Unless you know his parents personally your comments are misguided and off base. I work with plenty of youth, who come from backgrounds that have two parents who work, have education, and challenge their children to have morals. Also, if you do your homework on the Eagles, during the days of the Buddy Ryan error those guys were from choir boys.— PSU_Chuck - The reason for most, if not all problems, Baby Mommas as a practice.— joedog
- This is who we are supposed to cheer for Philadelphia? First the Phillies sign someone arrest for a hate crime and the Eagles have this cretin on their team. Congrats everyone!— Captain Terrific
- Yet another break-out story. Is this even news?— joemummer
- somewhere Osi Umenyiora is laughing— franknbeans
- If I were McCoy I would ask for a DNA test to make sure she is the mom. I am pretty sure that's a man baby.— superturtle
- This "baby mama" talk must be some type of lowlife ghetto speech because we never spoke like that. Apparently they have a child BOW and are fighting?
Back to the ghetto Shawn.— Sportyrider71 
Too bad so many talented athletes are so stupid.- What's with theses people? Ever hear of condoms? Despicable.— 19147
- There is a child in the middle of all of this mess. LeSean McCoy need to man up and take care of his son, not just financially but be there for him too. My father wasn't involved in my life but I promised myself I would raise my children(be married first,which I am).My son wants a McMoy jersey for his birthday...but I can't do it in good conscience.— fromPa2Va
- There are many news stories on Philly.com. Some national,some local,some important and some just interesting. So what? If it's true and interesting,then why not? You report everything. That's the newspaper buisiness.— RobertB
What else to expect from a 23 year old?- There was a documentary on ESPN about why so many professional athletes go broke despite their generous incomes while active in their sports. Reason #1: Illegitimate kids and child support. You can see that here with McCoy, where his ego and complete lack of common sense leads him to sleep with a stranger without protection, them for the next 18 years, must care for this child despite the fact it was produced during a meaningless booty call. Let's see how Mr. McCoy's finances look in a few years when his playing career is over.— Mr_Cool
- c'mon Shady....most of those women who you 'hit in a week' are after money. They don't want anything but a free ride. And you're giving it to them alright— fuss77
- watsonmr, I couldn't agree more about twitter, I don't get it. And it is getting so hard to root for athletes these days, McCoy was one of the good ones, I thought. Between the athletes cheating and acting like idiots, and the 4-hour erection ads at every break, it is getting harder and harder to watch.— one_eyed_jack
- Twitter and facebook are both ridiculous. Why would anyone invade his/her OWN privacy? Nonsense.— WHITEY2009
- These dudes need to leave the BROKE BUMS alone and get a woman with some AMBITION other than GOLD DIGGIN.— phillygtown
- Hey Shady you hit her in a week without knowing her name , in the great words of Fred G. Sanford you Big Dummy Shady. You will know her name when she sues for child support homeboy , a fool and his money will soon depart Shady real rap.
- I really don't understand this twitter business. Why would a grown man get into on arguement like this with someone and go into details, for all the world to see. Maybe I'm from a different generation, but it makes no sense to me.— watsonmr
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- Kinda like batty. — mike l
...must be some kind of mistake, Jeffrey only hires people of high integrity and character...
- Wasn't he previously fighting with a NY Giants player on there? He is one angry dude.— BobbyD
- LOL. This confirms my suspicions that Philly.com has abandoned hard-hitting journalism in favor of Twitter baby-mama drama. Stunning.— mac609
- Stunning!!! Stunning!!! You must me new to this site. They can't investigate anything of meaning nor can they spell. Just look at the second paragraph..."the Eagles running back took town his Twitter page entirely". I didn't know you could "took town" anything. Can't wait for the next Kardasion story??
— jerryk2b - On her posts she talks about the importance of her child in her life. On the other hand she shows pictures of herself in disgusting sexual positions with different men. God help the child.— RobertB
This is exactly why i care less and less about professional sports. They are generally morons who just happen to have freakish physical ability and just enough brains to remember the plays.
Why do we place them on a pedestal? Simply because in some way our own self worth is somehow elevated simply because team we root for wins a trophy. Maybe we should all elevated our self worth by accomplishing something of merit like reading a good book, helping society, or by creating something of value, instead of handcuffing ourselves to the up and downs of a professional team full of baby daddy's and criminals.- Woody,
Your sentiments only show your lack of knowledge of sports, and what some athletes do in the community. Therefore, I will educate you, Warrick Dunn, who had his mother killed in the line of duty as a police officer, raised his younger siblings, and started a foundation for kids that come from single family households, enabling them to attend college, and gain access to programs to keep them out of trouble. Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin, have doled money out of their pocket to help build schools in parts of the Sudan and Africa, and go every year to check on the status of the schools. Also, your words "they are generally morons" doesn't hold weight either. Andrew Luck was an engineering major at Stanford and graduated with a 3.7 or 3.8 GPA. And our own Brian Westbrook has two Master's Degree's, and Donovan McNabb graduated from the Syracuse University School of Broadcasting which is one of the best in the nation. Do your homework before spouting out such foolishness.— PSU_Chuck - McNabb's degree is from the School of Visual and Performing Arts, not Newhouse. Football players at Syracuse could not Major in Broadcast Journalism at Newhouse and play a sport due to scheduling, as is the case with most majors at most schools. Therein lies the real problem...they are no longer student athletes...just athletes who happen to take classes thewre between games, practices, strength training, meetings, film sessions, etc.... Only those who want to do more, do it. Guys like Luck, RGIII and FItzgerald are the exception these days, not the norm.
FYI - I think McNabb could have easily gotten a degree from Newhouse.— FaciaBella - well, as the article suggested, it's called a condom. c'mon shady, i thought he was one of the few decent ones left. i feel sorry for this baby— debbyt
- I love sports and my philly teams. But I stop short of totally honoring most of these guys. But as long as they can play they get a universal pass by others for their poor behaviour (aka. Ray Lewis).— RobertB
- Stay classy my friends, stay classy. I agree, the translation of the Twitter talk is classic. Didn't this dope graduate college? It seems as though the english language wasn't a strong point.— superstar_jr
- She looks like a man.— Hobo Floto Voto
- Sad. Can't really root for this guy anymore.— PattiA
- McCoy is still a child and i just lost alot of respect for him as well— pr0f3ss0r
Really classy!!— road515- Just another scumbag with a trail of unwanted babies.— richojr
- Why do brothers refuse to use condoms?
— hannibal barca - There is only ONE child, or can't you read? — mike l
- ...as far as we know. — JerryCurlan
- McCoy when first drafted said he has nothing to do with his father because his dad had several kids with many different women. McCoy said in that interview that there is something wrong with someone like and wants nothing to do with his father. What happened?— RobertB
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- Love the translation! hahaha— swinger18
- want proof she's lying? brothers don't dine at the Y — hannibal barca
- This episode here is a microcosm of ailments of the inner city and why this country has gone to hell.Too many poorly educated unqualified men/women having children. Society is left with the burden. (HTML deleted)
— argonne - Shady loves eating p — ..Jay Grace
- Nothing wrong with eating the kitty kat like ALF.....LOL — MrBigDizzle
- McCoy is a very good running back regardless of his off-field issues. As lurie has said, Reid should be thanked for drafting shady, not the pencilneck roseman — hannibal barca
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