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A Fire Flower is one of the most recurring power-ups within the Mario franchise. It first appears in Super Mario Bros..

Description[]

The Fire Flower turns Mario into Fire Mario, allowing him to throw bouncing fireballs at enemies, including underwater. Other protagonists, including Toad, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Rosalina, can also obtain a Fire Flower to turn into their Fire form.

In the Super Mario series, hitting certain ? Blocks causes a Fire Flower to emerge, provided Mario is in his Super form, otherwise a Super Mushroom comes out instead.

In Mario spinoffs, a Fire Flower is often used as a symbol to indicate a higher rank than a Mushroom, usually in terms of difficulty, in which case the Mushroom represents the lowest ranking. The first instance of this is Super Mario Kart, in which the Flower Cup comes after the Mushroom Cup. In various slot machine-based minigames, such as Mario Party Advance's Match 'Em, matching three Fire Flowers is worth slightly more than three Mushrooms.

Various series such as the Paper Mario series, Mario & Luigi series, and Super Smash Bros. series involve the user holding a Fire Flower while using it. Aside from this, Fire Flowers have sometimes appeared as a consumable item, such as in the early Paper Mario games, in which a Fire Flower is one of the recipe items.

In Super Mario series[]

Super Mario Bros.[]

Fire Flower SMB sprite

Since debuting in Super Mario Bros., the Fire Flower power-up has retained a consistent role throughout the Super Mario series and several spinoffs in that it gives its user the ability to defeat enemies by throwing fireballs at them from a distance, including certain ones that they cannot otherwise defeat in their Super or Small form. Mario and Luigi are the only two playable characters in Super Mario Bros. and therefore the only characters who can use the item in the game.

Fire Flowers are routinely obtained from hitting certain ? Blocks or Brick Blocks, and collecting a Fire Flower earns the player 1,000 points.

Enemies such as Buzzy Beetles remain unaffected by the fireballs of a Fire Flower. The fireballs follow a downward trajectory and bounce along the ground until they hit something or disappear off the screen. Only two fireballs may exist on screen at one time, so the other have to disappear first before more can be thrown.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[]

Fire Flowers make a reappearance, retaining the exact same role and sprites as in Super Mario Bros..

Super Mario Bros. 3[]

Fire Flower SMB3 sprite

Fire Flowers retain their main role from Super Mario Bros., and obtaining one earns the player 1,000 points, just as before. A Fire Flower's fireballs have an additional purpose of being able to melt Ice Blocks. Aside from ? Blocks, a Fire Flower can sometimes be found in a Music Block. Like many other power-up items, a Fire Flower is also featured as an inventory item usable from the overworld, having the same function as within a level. A Fire Flower can be added to the inventory if either selected from a treasure chest in a Toad House or by matching a Fire Flower card pair in Matching Game, in which there are two pairs.

A Fire Flower is one of the alternating slots within a Goal, the other two being a Super Mushroom and Starman. If Mario or Luigi land a Goal on a Fire Flower three levels in a row, they earn three extra lives. Fire Flowers, just like Super Mushrooms and Starmen, are also panels within the Spade Panel minigame, where lining all three Fire Flower panels similarly grants the player three extra lives.

In World 8-Bowser's Castle, fireballs are a way to attack Bowser, just as before, although Bowser can now take 35 fireballs attacks until getting defeated.

In the original Nintendo Entertainment System version, due to graphical limitations, the stem of a Fire Flower has a different color depending on where it is found: cyan in fortress levels; white in ice levels with vines; and light blue in tank levels.

Super Mario Land[]

While Fire Flowers do not appear, there is a similar item known as Superball Flower which, although it appears similar to Fire Flowers in the 2D Super Mario games, will give Mario the ability to shoot Superballs. Unlike regular fireballs, which bounce and disappeared upon killing enemies or hitting pipes and obstacles, the Superball could only be shot one at a time and instead of disappearing upon contact, it would ricochet until it hit a target or disappear from the level.

Super Mario World[]

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The Fire Flower returns as a power-up item, and it now has more of a tulip-like appearance. Its behavior slightly differs in that if enemies are hit by fireballs, they are not immediately defeated, but rather turned into coins. These coins must then be picked up by Mario in order for the enemies to count as being defeated for the remainder of the level, otherwise the enemies reappear when going offscreen then back onscreen. Fire Flowers are still worth 1,000 points upon being collected.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[]

Fire Flower SML2 sprite

Fire Flowers return as power-up items, retaining the same role as before. Unlike most other games, certain ? Blocks contain a Fire Flower even if Mario is in his Small form. Collecting a Fire Flower does not reward any points due to the lack of a proper scoring system.

During the third portion of the final boss fight, Wario uses a Fire Flower to transform into his Fire power-up.

Super Mario 64 DS[]

Fire Flowers do not appear in the main adventure, but they appear in several minigames. In Luigi's minigames, Fire Flowers are among the items depicted on certain cards. In Mushroom Roulette, a Fire Flower is one of the symbols on the roulette wheel. In Mario Slot and Super Mario Slot, matching three Fire Flowers multiplies the player's gambled coins by fifteen. In one of Wario's minigames, Psyche Out!, Fire Flowers also appear on cards. Fire Flowers are also featured as slots in Slots Shot, where lining three of them earns the player 5,000 points.

New Super Mario Bros.[]

NSMB Fire Flower Stored Item sprite

Fire Flowers do the same thing as in Super Mario World, although they no longer have the tulip design. If Mario or Luigi hits an enemy with a fireball, collecting its coin is the only way to prevent the enemy from respawning if going offscreen and returning to where it was encountered. A Fire Flower can be added to the Item Storage if Mario or Luigi collects it while either in their Fire or Shell form, as collecting a Fire Flower as Shell Mario does not transform him into Fire Mario. Collecting a Fire Flower earns the player 1,000 points.

Fire Flowers return in some of the same minigames from Super Mario 64 DS, such as Picture Poker.

Super Mario Galaxy[]

This marks the first appearance of a Fire Flower in a 3D Super Mario game. A Fire Flower's fireballs can not only damage enemies, but also light torches and destroy wooden crates. The player can have Mario throw a fireball by shaking the Wii Remote. Unlike previous Super Mario installments, the effects of a Fire Flower are only temporary, so Mario returns to normal shortly after acquiring the power-up. The Fire Flower allows him to throw more than two fireballs at once, although this cannot be done underwater.

Fire Flowers first appear in Freezeflame Galaxy, along with Ice Flowers, and later also appear in the Dusty Dune Galaxy, Deep Dark Galaxy, and Snow Cap Galaxy.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]

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A Fire Flower, as seen on a ? Block in World 9-6 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Fire Flowers function similarly as in previous 2D Super Mario titles, New Super Mario Bros. in particular, but like in Super Mario Bros. 3, there are Ice Blocks that can melt from a Fire Flower's fireballs. A Fire Flower can usually be obtained in underwater, underground, and snow levels.

Fire Flowers were given some additional uses. If throwing a fireball at a Yoshi, it can eat the fireball and spit it out as a projectile. One way to pop a bubble with a character is by throwing a fireball at it. In World 2-3 and later dark areas, a Fire Flower's fireballs can be thrown to slightly light up its surroundings, although not to the extent of a Starman, which can temporarily illuminate an entire dark area. A Fire Flower's fireballs can also burn a Prickly Goomba's shell, turning it into a regular Goomba.

Ice Flowers also return as a power-up item, acting similar to Fire Flowers, except they can now shoot ice balls that can freeze enemies.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[]

Fire Flowers act the same as in Super Mario Galaxy, but have a few different roles. A Fire Flower is used in a minigame titled Crate Burning, featured in the Rightside Down Galaxy mission The Great Crate Incinerator and the Upside Dizzy Galaxy mission Burning Upside Dizzy. In both missions, the object is for Mario or Luigi, in their Fire form, to burn several crates within a time limit by throwing fireballs at them. Upon meeting this objective in each mission, Mario or Luigi is rewarded a Power Star. In Slipsand Galaxy, Fire Flowers are used in both battles against Squizzard, who can be attacked and eventually defeated by throwing fireballs at it.

Super Mario 3D Land[]

This is the first 3D Super Mario title in which Fire Flowers function based on their appearances in the 2D installments. However, like in Super Mario Galaxy, a Fire Flower's fireballs can still light up torches. A Fire Flower's fireballs now bounce off walls and disappear after two seconds. They can now also destroy Thorny Flowers.

Because the game has the Super Leaf as its main power-up item, Fire Flowers are not as common as before.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[]

Fire Flower NSMB2 artwork

Artwork for New Super Mario Bros. 2

A Fire Flower retains its typical behavior from the 2D Super Mario installments. In addition, several of their fireballs can be shot into ! Pipes to release coins and items such as a Mega Mushroom, three 1-Up Mushrooms, or a Super Star.

As part of the recurring gold gimmick throughout the game, the Fire Flower was given a variant, the Gold Flower, which turns Mario into Gold Mario. In this form, Mario can throw golden fireballs that create coins upon defeating enemies and transforms Brick Blocks into coins.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[]

In all three versions, the Fire Flower retains its main behavior from earlier 2D Super Mario installments, especially New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as its fireballs can light up some of its surroundings in dark areas, burn the shell of a Prickly Goomba, and melt Ice Blocks. Like in said game, Fire Flowers once again commonly appear in underwater, underground, and snow levels.

In certain levels, a Fire Flower's fireballs are required to obtain some Star Coins guarded by Big Piranha Plants or Urchins. A Fire Flower's fireballs can also melt the ice platforms in Piranha Plants on Ice and Slippery Rope Ladders. Aside from this, a Fire Flower can also appear in a bubble created by a Bubble Baby Yoshi.

In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, playing as Toadette changes the ? Blocks with a Fire Flower into ones containing a Super Crown, making Fire Flowers even less common.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[]

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Fire Flower artwork for Super Mario 3D World

The Fire Flower returns as a power-up item, acting the most similar to its appearance in Super Mario 3D Land.

The Fire Flower has a few additional purposes. In Footlight Lane and Bowser's Fury's Trickity Tower, a Fire Flower's fireballs can reveal the invisible platforms. The fireballs can destroy the spike balls in Clear Pipe Cruise and Crates in Double Cherry Pass. In Snowball Park, throwing fireballs at the Trees causes the snow to fall off.

A Fire Flower is one of the slots present on the Slot Blocks in Lucky Houses.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[]

Fire Flowers return as power-up items in all four game styles, retaining the same appearance as in each origin game, except the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, which changes the Fire Flower's colors to more closely resemble its modern counterpart. In Course Maker, a Fire Flower can be placed anywhere, and dragging a Fire Flower onto Mario causes him to instantly transform into Fire Mario when starting the level.

Super Mario Maker 2[]

Fire Flowers retain their general role from Super Mario Maker. It is now possible to turn a Fire Flower into a Superball Flower from Super Mario Land. In the nighttime ground theme, Fire Flowers move away from the player's character.

Super Mario Bros. 35[]

Fire Flowers were featured as an item. They were based on their appearance from Super Mario Bros., let alone the game in general. One difference is that Small Mario can transform directly into Fire Mario by touching a Fire Flower, being consistent with their more recent appearances. If Fire Mario collected a Fire Flower, 15 seconds would be added to the timer. The Item Roulette had a chance of granting the player a Fire Flower.

In Super Mario Bros. Print World[]

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A Fire Flower, depicted with its Super Mario Bros. artwork, is one of the printable graphics.

In Mario is Missing![]

It only appears in the PC version, and it is spelled "fire flower." After completing each city accessed on a floor of Bowser's Castle, Luigi receives a fire flower, which he can use to defeat the Koopa Kid of that floor and proceed to the next floor of the castle.

In Mario Kart series[]

A Fire Flower is the symbol used for the Flower Cup since the first installment, Super Mario Kart.

Mario Kart Wii[]

MKW Green Fuel Fire Flower sponsor

Green Fuel sponsor in Mario Kart Wii

A Fire Flower, specifically its New Super Mario Bros. artwork, is depicted on a Green Fuel poster in Moonview Highway, and it bears the tagline "light your life." If the player is racing as a Mii, the head of the Fire Flower is changed to that of one of the Miis stored on the console. In Coconut Mall, a Fire Flower makes a background appearance as one of the items for sale in Delfino Dream.

Mario Kart 7[]

MK7 Piranha Plant Slide Mario shooting fireballs

Mario shooting fireballs, granted by the Fire Flower item, in Piranha Plant Slide.

The Fire Flower is one of the items obtainable from an Item Box. By using a Fire Flower, the player can press L Button to have their racer can throw several fireballs either forward or backward to try and hit opponents, similar to what the Fireball Special Item from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. If an opponent gets hit by a fireball, they drop coins. A Fire Flower's effects lasts for ten seconds after its user throws their first fireball, but it can end prematurely if the player's character throws ten fireballs in total. Only three fireballs can be fired at a once, instead of two like in the Super Mario platformers, so if a fourth fireball is thrown while three fireballs are still present, the first one thrown disappears.

The player's racer has chance obtaining a Fire Flower if they are anywhere between 2nd to 5th place during the race, although CPUs can only obtain one between 2nd through 4th place.

Mario Kart 8[]

The Fire Flower returns as an item, having a similar function as in Mario Kart 7, but a difference is that a meter was added to indicate the how much time is left until the Fire Flower's effects wear off. More than three fireballs can also be present at a time.

Some tracks include Fire Flowers as a background element. In Toad Harbor, the statue of Princess Peach has a Fire Flower in its lowered right hand. In the background of GCN Baby Park, there is a flower patch with a Fire Flower design.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

Fire Flowers retain the same role and function as in Mario Kart 8. However, in Wii Coconut Mall of Booster Course Pass's first wave, one of the shops in the background is named "Fire Flower Curry House."

In Mario's FUNdamentals[]

In the Dominoes game, Fire Flowers, depicting their appearance from Super Mario World, appear on dominoes that represent the number 4.

In Mario Party series[]

Fire Flowers have made various minor appearances throughout the Mario Party series.

Mario Party[]

Fire Flowers appear in two minigames. In Memory Match, a Fire Flower is depicted on some of the panels. In Slot Machine, a Fire Flower is featured as one of the slots, and if the player manages to line up three Fire Flowers, they earn eight coins.

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In Paper Mario series[]

Throughout the Paper Mario series, Mario can use Fire Flowers to damage enemies in battle. Fire-resistant enemies are unaffected by the Fire Flower's fireballs, but ice enemies take double the damage.

Paper Mario[]

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Mario can use Fire Flowers to deal three points of damage to each foe he is currently facing. Fire Flowers are also used in several recipes.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]

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Fire Flowers retain their effects from Paper Mario.

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Super Paper Mario[]

Fire Flowers can be used to damage all of Mario's enemies on screen. The damage inflicted depends on Mario's success with the action command.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[]

Fire Flower sticker PMSS artwork

Fire Flowers make an appearance as Stickers. With its use, Mario dons his fire suit and hurls fireballs at all enemies causing damage (except to flying enemies).  There are also Shiny and Flashy Fire Flowers. Note that using Fire Flower stickers on fire-based enemies will only heal them. Fire Flower stickers also have no effect on strong shelled-enemies.

Ingredients[]

First Ingredient + Second Ingredient
Paper Mario
Strange Leaf + Dried Fruit
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Point Swap + Ice Storm

In Mario & Luigi series[]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[]

Bro Flower M&LPIT sprite

Here, they are named Bros. Flowers, and are featured as battle items. At stores, a Bros. Flower costs 20 coins to purchase.

By using a Bros. Flower in battle, the player can have the Mario Bros. attack enemies with a certain amount of fireballs by repeatedly pressing either A Button if the big fireball is passed on to Mario or B Button if it is passed on to Luigi. The player can also attack flying enemies by pressing X Button (if passed to Mario) or Y Button (if passed to Luigi), making their baby counterparts shoot fireballs. In addition, the damage may burn their foes.

The game introduces a few Fire Flower variants, including Copy Flowers, Mix Flowers, and Ice Flowers.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[]

Fire Flowers are the Special Attack found in the Pump Works. It works almost exactly the same as the Bros. Item, Bro Flowers in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, which costs 4 SP. Players mash A Button when it is Mario turn and B Button for Luigi's, and for last, if both Mario and Luigi shoot enough fireballs, they can shoot together with A Button and B Button

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[]

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The Fire Flower move being used in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Fire Flowers are used in the Luiginary Attack move Luiginary Flame. It is also used in the Bros. Attack of the same name that is part of Luigi's moves. With this move, both bros throw fireballs at enemies, damaging them all. Press A Button and B Button to charge the fireball to the maximum size and damage and throw it. After enough successful fireballs are thrown, Mario and Luigi can throw as fast as you hit A Button and B Button.

The greater the amount of fireballs thrown, the better the ranking the player receives in the aftermath of the attack, ranging from "OK!" to "Excellent!" ratings, and if you get "Excellent!", then you can rapidly throw fireballs. The damage dealt from this attack is given a Fire attribute, and thus deals critical damage to Caccacs and Beehoss.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[]

Like in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Luigi receives this as a Bros. Attack, but the move is more similar to the one in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Press A Button when its Mario turn, and B Button when it is Luigi's turn, and when the turns ends, Mario and Luigi will throw their final charge; the fireballs are bigger and you can do button mashes using A Button and B Button to throw as much as you can.

In Mario Tennis series[]

Mario Power Tennis[]

A Fire Flower is represented as the symbol for the Flower Cup, and one of the trophies also bears a Fire Flower.

Mario Tennis Open[]

A Fire Flower returns as a symbol for the Flower Cup. There is also a tennis racket, uniform, wrist bands, and shoes designed after a Fire Flower that Miis can to use. In Super Mario Tennis, collecting a Fire Flower causes the ball to shoot two fireballs in different directions whenever it hits the screen on the wall, allowing for enemies to be defeated and coins to be collected.

Mario Tennis Aces[]

Just as before, a Fire Flower is featured as an emblem representing the Flower Cup.

In Yoshi Touch & Go[]

There are two ranking icons of a Fire Flower, one of which has an 8-bit appearance based on its sprite from Super Mario Bros., and they are among the icons that can be selected upon achieving a high score.

In Mario Superstar Baseball[]

The Fire Flower is featured as the emblem of the Flower Cup in Challenge mode.

In Super Mario Strikers[]

The Flower Cup is featured as one of the cups.

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3[]

The Fire Flower is depicted as the symbol for the Flower Tourney.

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[]

MvDK2 Fire Flower sprite

Fire Flowers are based on their appearances in the Super Mario series, as a Mini, such as a Mini Mario, can obtain a Fire Flower by hitting a ? Block from below. Collecting one even plays the sound effect of obtaining a power-up in Super Mario Bros., although with a faint sample of Ground Theme playing in the background. A difference is that a Mini can only be in their Fire form for a short period of time. The fireballs thrown by a Mini can either defeat or temporarily stun an enemy, depending on the type. Fire Flowers first appear in Tropical Island.

In Mario Sports Mix[]

A Fire Flower is again used as a symbol for the Flower Cup.

In Mario Golf: World Tour[]

Fire Flowers are featured as usable item shots, and it is Princess Daisy's signature item. Aside from increasing shot distance, a Fire Flower also gives the golf ball the ability to burn through obstructions such as trees.

There is a clothing set, golf ball, and set of golf clubs designed after a Fire Flower that can be used by Miis, similar to Mario Tennis Open.

In Mario Sports Superstars[]

Like several other Mario spinoffs, a Fire Flower is used as the symbol for the Flower Cup. It is also depicted on some of Mario's gear, such as the Fire Flower Ball.

Crossover appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. series[]

The Fire Flower is a usable item in every installment, the first being Super Smash Bros.. Unlike most other appearances, picking up a Fire Flower does not transform the character into their Fire form, but rather involves them holding the Fire Flower to shoot out a short, continuous stream of fire from its head. If an opponent touches the fire, they take damage, which can also occur by throwing a Fire Flower at them. The effects of a Fire Flower are temporary, so after using it for a while, it stops shooting out fire. Both Mario's and Luigi's standard special move involves them throwing a fireball, without using a Fire Flower or other power-up item, and Super Smash Bros. is the first game in general to feature them throwing fireballs on their own.

Super Smash Bros.[]

The Fire Flowers are designed after their original appearance in Super Mario Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Melee[]

Fire Flowers were given a unique design depicting a daisy with eyes and white petals. There is also a collectible trophy of a Fire Flower.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

Fire Flower SSBB artwork

Super Smash Bros. Brawl artwork

Fire Flowers now take on their common design like in the Mario franchise. Fire Flowers were given another trophy as well as a sticker. The sticker can be applied to any fighter in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, and doing so grants them a Fire Flower whenever they start a level.

The Fire Flower's design appears to be specifically based on its appearance from New Super Mario Bros., one of the latest appearances of a Fire Flower at the time of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's release. The Fire Flower sticker even depicts its artwork for New Super Mario Bros..

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[]

Aside from returning as an item like before, the Fire Flower was given another collectible trophy, shared between both games.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

There is a Novice-class support spirit of a Fire Flower. By equipping it to a fighter, they are granted a Fire Flower when starting a battle, similar to the Fire Flower sticker's effects in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Fire Flower spirit's core can be combined with a Metal Mario and a Super Mushroom core to summon the Gold Mario spirit, or with the cores of Charlotte Aulin and a Freezie to summon the Koume & Kotake spirit.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[]

During gameplay, Fire Flowers are featured as the fire-elemental tiles. They are also transformation items that can power-up certain teammates, such as how four Fire Flowers can upgrade a Piranha Plant to a Fire Piranha Plant.

In other media[]

DiC cartoons[]

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Mario wearing the Fire Flower suit in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

The Fire Flower appears in all three DIC Entertainment Mario cartoons: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and the Super Mario World television series. Other characters such as Princess Toadstool, King Koopa, and Toad also made use of Fire Flowers.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Fire Flowers have the same appearance as the Fire Flower artwork in Super Mario Bros.. In the Super Mario World television series, they have a tulip-like design like in Super Mario World.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, aside from a Fire Flower, Mario sometimes uses a Starman to become his Fire form, which the show names Super Mario due to the Small form not being present.

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