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Alabama at LSU

Saturday, November 13, 2004

No. 17 LSU beat Alabama 26–⁠10. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 43–⁠19–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayAlabama6–⁠6 in 2004
10
Home17LSU9–⁠3 in 2004
26

Final at Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton RougeTV: CBS, ESPNAttendance 91,861

At kickoff
55°F, overcast, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Baton Rouge Metro R (KBTR), 14 km from the stadium, eight minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alabama730010
LSU0671326

Standouts

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Player stats

Alabama

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Spencer Pennington7/1511401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenneth Darby35109115
Le’Ron McClain1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Matt Caddell266048
Le’Ron McClain124024
Kenneth Darby315014
Tyrone Prothro1909

LSU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
JaMarcus Russell5/109210
Marcus Randall1/4-100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joseph Addai1299147
Alley Broussard1884035
Skyler Green116016
Justin Vincent41608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joseph Addai346135
Buster Davis236021
Keith Zinger1909
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Corey Webster1440

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

AlabamaLSU
196Total yards283
143Passing yards121
82Rushing yards192
7.6Yards per pass6.5
1.9Yards per rush4.4
8First downs14
2–⁠16Third downs4–⁠13
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
19:11Possession17:08

Efficiency

AlabamaLSU
22%Success rate34%
−0.14EPA per play−0.20
0.67Explosiveness0.81
−0.20Rushing EPA−0.05
−0.04Passing EPA−0.27
10%Passing-down success14%
−0.23First-down EPA−0.14
−0.16Second-down EPA−0.15
−0.14Third-down EPA−0.36

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

LSU end zoneAlabama end zoneQ1 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ1 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ1 LSUPunt, 7 playsQ1 AlabamaTouchdown run, 4 playsQ1 LSUKickoff, 1 playQ1 LSUPunt, 5 playsQ1 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ1 LSUField goal, 8 playsQ2 AlabamaKickoff, 1 playQ2 AlabamaField goal, 14 playsQ2 LSUKickoff, 1 playQ2 LSUField goal, 9 playsQ2 AlabamaKickoff, 1 playQ2 AlabamaRush, 3 playsQ3 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ3 LSUFumble, 1 playQ3 AlabamaInterception, 3 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 AlabamaFumble, 3 playsQ3 LSUTouchdown, 1 playQ3 AlabamaKickoff, 1 playQ3 AlabamaPunt, 8 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 5 playsQ4 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ4 LSUTouchdown pass, 4 playsQ4 AlabamaKickoff, 1 playQ4 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ4 LSUMissed FG, 4 playsQ4 AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ4 LSUTouchdown run, 2 playsQ4 AlabamaKickoff, 1 playQ4 AlabamaPunt, 4 playsQ4 LSURush, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. LSU drives left to right, Alabama right to left.
  1. Q1 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  3. Q1 LSUPunt, 7 plays, 20 yards
  4. Q1 AlabamaTouchdown run, 4 plays, 53 yards
  5. Q1 LSUKickoff, 1 play, 20 yards
  6. Q1 LSUPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q1 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  8. Q1 LSUField goal, 8 plays, 35 yards
  9. Q2 AlabamaKickoff, 1 play, −80 yards
  10. Q2 AlabamaField goal, 14 plays, 72 yards
  11. Q2 LSUKickoff, 1 play, 25 yards
  12. Q2 LSUField goal, 9 plays, 65 yards
  13. Q2 AlabamaKickoff, 1 play, −80 yards
  14. Q2 AlabamaRush, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  16. Q3 LSUFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q3 AlabamaInterception, 3 plays, −1 yard
  18. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q3 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  20. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  21. Q3 AlabamaFumble, 3 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q3 LSUTouchdown, 1 play, 8 yards
  23. Q3 AlabamaKickoff, 1 play, −92 yards
  24. Q3 AlabamaPunt, 8 plays, 32 yards
  25. Q3 LSUPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  26. Q4 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  27. Q4 LSUTouchdown pass, 4 plays, 63 yards
  28. Q4 AlabamaKickoff, 1 play, −94 yards
  29. Q4 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  30. Q4 LSUMissed FG, 4 plays, 5 yards
  31. Q4 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  32. Q4 LSUTouchdown run, 2 plays, 49 yards
  33. Q4 AlabamaKickoff, 1 play, −90 yards
  34. Q4 AlabamaPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  35. Q4 LSURush, 7 plays, 23 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Alabama 7, LSU 0
LSU Punt, 3 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 6Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
14:172nd & 10 at own 6Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for no gain.
13:323rd & 10 at own 6Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
12:584th & 11 at own 5Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) no return by Crimson Tide.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at opp 42Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for no gain.
12:122nd & 10 at opp 42Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
11:293rd & 13 at opp 455 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
11:173rd & 18 at the 50Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
10:374th & 16 at opp 48Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Punt, 7 plays
10:291st & 10 at own 11Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
9:492nd & 2 at own 19Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
9:221st & 10 at own 23Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
8:432nd & 9 at own 24JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass left side complete to Keith Zinger (LSU) for 9 yards.
8:361st & 10 at own 33JaMarcus Russell (LSU) sacked for a loss of 3 yards.
7:492nd & 13 at own 30Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
7:013rd & 12 at own 31JaMarcus Russell (LSU) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
6:204th & 22 at own 21Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) no return by Crimson Tide.
Alabama Touchdown run, 4 plays
6:121st & 10 at own 47Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass across the middle complete to Matt Caddell (ALA) for 48 yards.
5:501st & goal at opp 5Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
5:132nd & goal at opp 4Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed right side for 3 yards.
4:323rd & goal at opp 1Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.Alabama 6, LSU 0
4:27Extra point by Brian Bostick (ALA) is good.Alabama 7, LSU 0
4:27Crimson Tide kickoff, touchback by Tigers.
LSU Punt, 5 plays
4:271st & 10 at own 20Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
3:502nd & 7 at own 23JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass across the middle complete to Craig Davis (LSU) for 15 yards.
3:231st & 10 at own 38Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for no gain.
2:412nd & 10 at own 38JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
2:383rd & 10 at own 38JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
2:354th & 10 at own 38Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) no return by Crimson Tide.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
2:3510 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
2:281st & 10 at own 10Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:472nd & 9 at own 11Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
1:073rd & 7 at own 13Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete to the left side.
1:014th & 7 at own 135 yard penalty on Tigers.
1:014th & 2 at own 18Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) returned 15 yards by Skyler Green (LSU) to the 50.
LSU Field goal, 8 plays
0:491st & 10 at the 50Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
0:112nd & 5 at opp 45Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 45Start of the 2nd quarter.
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 45JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass left side complete to Craig Davis (LSU) for 21 yards.
Q2 14:521st & 10 at opp 24Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 15 yards.
Q2 14:251st & goal at opp 9Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
Q2 13:432nd & goal at opp 4Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
Q2 12:593rd & goal at opp 3JaMarcus Russell (LSU) sacked for a loss of 12 yards.
Q2 12:224th & goal at opp 1532 yard field goal by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is good.Alabama 7, LSU 3
Q2 12:171st & 0 at opp 20Tigers kickoff, touchback by Crimson Tide.
2nd quarter3 drives, then Alabama 10, LSU 6
Alabama Field goal, 14 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 20Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass left side complete to Tyrone Prothro (ALA) for 9 yards.
11:382nd & 1 at own 29Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 15 yards.
11:191st & 10 at own 44Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 1 yard.
11:1910 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
10:561st & 19 at own 35Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
10:232nd & 16 at own 38Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass right side complete to Kenneth Darby (ALA) for 7 yards.
9:393rd & 9 at own 45Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass right side complete to Matt Caddell (ALA) for 17 yards.
9:121st & 10 at opp 38Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
8:352nd & 13 at opp 41Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
7:573rd & 10 at opp 38Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 8 yards.
7:244th & 2 at opp 30Crimson Tide timeout; 07:24 remaining 2nd quarter
7:244th & 2 at opp 30Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass right side complete to Le’Ron McClain (ALA) for 24 yards.
6:561st & goal at opp 65 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
6:531st & goal at opp 11Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
6:122nd & goal at opp 10Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 2 yards.
5:323rd & goal at opp 8Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete across the middle.
5:274th & goal at opp 826 yard field goal by Brian Bostick (ALA) is good.Alabama 10, LSU 3
5:241st & 0 at opp 9Kickoff returned by Skyler Green (LSU) for 16 yards.
LSU Field goal, 9 plays
5:191st & 10 at own 25Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed left side for 34 yards.
5:111st & 10 at opp 41Skyler Green (LSU) rushed right side for 17 yards.
4:461st & 10 at opp 245 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
4:391st & 5 at opp 19Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
3:532nd & 2 at opp 16Marcus Randall (LSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
3:483rd & 2 at opp 16Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
3:411st & 10 at opp 12Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
3:012nd & 7 at opp 9Marcus Randall (LSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
2:173rd & 7 at opp 9Marcus Randall (LSU) pass right side complete to Joseph Addai (LSU) for 1 yard.
1:394th & 8 at opp 1028 yard field goal by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is good.Alabama 10, LSU 6
1:371st & 0 at opp 7Kickoff returned by Tyrone Prothro (ALA) for 13 yards.
Alabama Rush, 3 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 20Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed right side for 2 yards.
0:482nd & 8 at own 22Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
0:073rd & 4 at own 26Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed right side for 2 yards.
3rd quarter9 drives, then LSU 13, Alabama 10
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed right side for 6 yards.
14:182nd & 4 at opp 385 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
13:562nd & 9 at opp 43Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete to the left side.
13:533rd & 9 at opp 43Spencer Pennington (ALA) sacked for no loss.
13:134th & 9 at opp 43Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Fumble, 1 play
13:031st & 10 at own 14Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
13:03Tigers fumble by Alley Broussard (LSU), recovered by Mark Anderson (ALA), returned for no gain.
Alabama Interception, 3 plays
12:571st & 10 at opp 12Tyrone Prothro (ALA) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
12:092nd & 11 at opp 13Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 4 yards.
11:293rd & 7 at opp 9Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass left side intercepted by Corey Webster (LSU). Returned for 44 yards.
LSU Punt, 3 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 44Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
10:392nd & 4 at the 50Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
9:553rd & 2 at opp 485 yard penalty on Tigers.
9:363rd & 7 at own 47Marcus Randall (LSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
9:304th & 7 at own 47Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) no return by Crimson Tide.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 15Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for no gain.
8:452nd & 10 at own 15Le’Ron McClain (ALA) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
8:063rd & 6 at own 19Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass left side complete to Kenneth Darby (ALA) for -6 yards.
7:244th & 12 at own 13Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) returned 13 yards by Skyler Green (LSU) to the Crimson Tide 37.
LSU Punt, 3 plays
7:171st & 10 at opp 37Marcus Randall (LSU) sacked for no loss.
6:382nd & 10 at opp 37Tigers timeout; 06:38 remaining 3rd quarter
6:382nd & 10 at opp 37Marcus Randall (LSU) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
5:533rd & 15 at opp 42Marcus Randall (LSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
5:474th & 15 at opp 42Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) no return by Crimson Tide.
Alabama Fumble, 3 plays
5:381st & 10 at own 2Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 11 yards.
5:091st & 10 at own 13Spencer Pennington (ALA) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
5:09Crimson Tide fumble by Spencer Pennington (ALA), recovered by Cameron Vaughn (LSU), returned for a 8 yard touchdown.LSU 12, Alabama 10
5:01Extra point by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is good.LSU 13, Alabama 10
5:01Kickoff returned by Brandon Brooks (ALA) for 0 yards.
Alabama Punt, 8 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 8Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
4:232nd & 8 at own 10Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 5 yards.
3:393rd & 3 at own 155 yard penalty on Crimson Tide.
3:203rd & 8 at own 10Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
3:205 yard penalty on Tigers.
3:071st & 10 at own 28Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 5 yards.
2:252nd & 5 at own 33Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed left side for 7 yards.
2:201st & 10 at own 40Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:412nd & 9 at own 41Aaron Johns (ALA) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
0:553rd & 10 at own 40Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete across the middle.
0:504th & 10 at own 40Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Punt, 5 plays
0:391st & 10 at own 20Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
0:032nd & 5 at own 25Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 38Start of the 4th quarter.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 38Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q4 14:182nd & 8 at own 40JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
Q4 14:143rd & 8 at own 40JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
Q4 14:104th & 8 at own 40Punt by Chris Jackson (LSU) returned 3 yards by Tyrone Prothro (ALA) to the Crimson Tide 12.
4th quarter8 drives, then LSU 26, Alabama 10
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
13:591st & 10 at own 12Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
13:192nd & 8 at own 14Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
12:383rd & 7 at own 15Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
11:544th & 4 at own 18Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Touchdown pass, 4 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 37Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed left side for 21 yards.
11:171st & 10 at opp 42Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed up the middle for -5 yards.
10:342nd & 15 at opp 47JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass across the middle complete to Joseph Addai (LSU) for 12 yards.
9:473rd & 3 at opp 35JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass left side complete to Joseph Addai (LSU) for a 35 yard touchdown.LSU 19, Alabama 10
9:38Extra point by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is good.LSU 20, Alabama 10
9:38Kickoff returned by Brandon Brooks (ALA) for 5 yards.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 6Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
8:572nd & 8 at own 8Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
8:353rd & 6 at own 10Spencer Pennington (ALA) sacked for a loss of 8 yards.
8:154th & 14 at own 2Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) returned 9 yards by Skyler Green (LSU) to the Crimson Tide 27.
LSU Missed FG, 4 plays
8:061st & 10 at opp 27Alley Broussard (LSU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
7:232nd & 8 at opp 25Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
6:343rd & 5 at opp 22JaMarcus Russell (LSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
6:294th & 5 at opp 2239 yard field goal by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is no good.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
6:261st & 10 at own 22Spencer Pennington (ALA) sacked for a loss of 7 yards.
5:492nd & 17 at own 15Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete to the right side.
5:413rd & 17 at own 15Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete to the left side.
5:364th & 17 at own 15Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Touchdown run, 2 plays
5:251st & 10 at opp 49Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
4:412nd & 8 at opp 47Joseph Addai (LSU) rushed right side for a 47 yard touchdown.LSU 26, Alabama 10
4:32Extra point by Ryan Gaudet (LSU) is no good.
4:32Kickoff returned by Matt Caddell (ALA) for 9 yards.
Alabama Punt, 4 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 10Tigers timeout; 04:26 remaining 4th quarter
4:261st & 10 at own 10Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass across the middle complete to Kenneth Darby (ALA) for 14 yards.
4:031st & 10 at own 24Spencer Pennington (ALA) sacked for a loss of 9 yards.
3:322nd & 19 at own 15Kenneth Darby (ALA) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
2:593rd & 18 at own 16Spencer Pennington (ALA) pass incomplete to the right side.
2:534th & 18 at own 16Punt by Bo Freelend (ALA) no return by Tigers.
LSU Rush, 7 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 47Justin Vincent (LSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
2:402nd & 2 at opp 45Crimson Tide timeout; 02:40 remaining 4th quarter
2:402nd & 2 at opp 45Justin Vincent (LSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
2:183rd & 1 at opp 44Crimson Tide timeout; 02:18 remaining 4th quarter
2:183rd & 1 at opp 44Justin Vincent (LSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:471st & 10 at opp 43Justin Vincent (LSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
1:392nd & 4 at opp 37Crimson Tide timeout; 01:39 remaining 4th quarter
1:392nd & 4 at opp 37Jacob Hester (LSU) rushed up the middle for 10 yards.
1:101st & 10 at opp 27JaMarcus Russell (LSU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
0:282nd & 12 at opp 29JaMarcus Russell (LSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Alabama–LSU game

Officially, Alabama leads 58–⁠27–⁠5; as played, 58–⁠26–⁠5 in the 89 games on file; the official count covers all 90 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

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2025Alabama 20, LSU 9
2024Alabama 42, LSU 13
2023Alabama 42, LSU 28
2022LSU 32, Alabama 31
2021Alabama 20, LSU 14
2020Alabama 55, LSU 17

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