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2O2O VACATIONS Stratford Festival Escapes H E A T R Shaw Festival Getaways Niagara Golf Vacations S I N C E E T 1975 • • Shaw & Stratford Festivals V S C A N A T I O www.theatrevacations.com Combination Packages
ASK ABOUT OUR STRATFORD AND SHAW DAY TRIPS AND STRATFORD/SHAW COMBINATION PACKAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS The Areas That We Serve n STRATFORD The Stratford Festival n NIAGARA Golf & Wine Vacations n NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Shaw Festival Theatre Dear Vacations Client: n TORONTO Broadway Shows Niagara Falls Tours/Theatre Vacations/Niagara Golf & Wine Vacations are professional travel planners who offer comprehensive, customized and flexible packages to meet your travel needs. Whether you are looking for a Central Canada Vacation, a weekend getaway or day trip, we are your ticket to affordable luxury. As we have been in business since 1975, you can count on us to plan your trips right down to the finest detail and get it right every time. Whether you would like to experience championship level golf courses in Niagara, World Class Theatre or spend a few days in Toronto, Stratford or Niagara, we are ready to serve you. Instead of the daunting task of booking your trip piece by piece on your own, we are your ticket for ONE STOP SHOPPING and TRAVEL PLANNING. As the American Dollar has significantly appreciated against the Canadian Dollar, many Americans are deciding to come back to Canada to take advantage of the savings. Many Canadians are deciding to stay home for the same reason. As we use an American bank account all of our American prices are guaranteed with no foreign transaction fees. We are very proud to be the Official Package Partners of the Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival which means more savings and availability for our clients. Lastly, ALL OF OUR packages are quoted inclusive of all taxes, meal gratuities and service charges. When comparing with our competitors, please be sure to add a minimum of 13% to their prices in order to get an accurate comparison as we are very competitive. Please inquire further by calling 1-877-356-6385 to speak to a LIVE PERSON or visit our recently revamped websites 24 hours a day; www.niagarafallstours.com, www.theatrevacations.com and www.niagaragolfandwinevacations.com and let us help you book your dream vacation. We look forward to serving you again in 2020. Please look through our catalogue and as always we can customize any package to suit your individual needs. Sincerely, Adam Hyde e-mail: sales@theatrevacations.com CANADA IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY Since June 1, 2009 U.S. citizens have been required to produce a Passport, QUEBEC CITY Passport Card or Enhanced Driver’s License to return to the U.S. Some states such as New York have developed driver’s licenses which have the required citi- DISTANCES: zenship information embedded in them for land travel to use in place of a pass- Toronto is approximately 2 hours port. Please check with your local state License Bureau for further information. drive from Stratford or Niagara. Stratford is approximately 2.25 M O N T R E AL hours from Niagara. O T TAWA L A K E O S H AWA Broadway Shows H U R O N KINGSTON TORONTO I O R BRAMPTON A O S H AWA T N O TORONTO Stratford E KITCHENER GU E LP H L A K E O N T A R I O Festival A K HAMILT ON L H A M I LT O N S T RAT FORD NIAG A R A S T R AT F O R D R O C H ES T ER Shaw Festival ON T HE L A K E NIA GA R A FA L L S NIAGARA ON THE LAKE LOND ON B UF FA L O S Y R A C US E Theatre N I A G A R A FA L L S LONDON DE TRO I T I E Niagara Golf & Wine E R Vacations E B U F FA L O K A
OUR SERVICES Our Services include but are not limited to: • Passing on the savings of our volume buying at • Pick up and return to GO or VIA Rail stations in Niagara hotels, theatres and golf courses Falls/St. Catharines • Giving you access to our company’s private hotel and • Taking you to Niagara Falls for sightseeing when you have ticket blocks for Shaw and Stratford Festivals and never been there Niagara Golf & Wine Vacations • Giving our American Visitors a fair and guaranteed • Arranging theatre tickets, rooms, meals, winery tours exchange rate for maximum value etc., tee-times for golf in a simple one price package • Giving all patrons quick & friendly service all season, • Providing you with an itinerary to make the best use including after hours service of your time while in Niagara or Stratford or any of • Giving you the choice of on-line communication or a our other destinations LIVE AGENT to assist • Pick up and return to Toronto Pearson or Buffalo • All of the above services apply to groups as well and can International Airports include a professional tour escort to assist OFFICIAL PACKAGE PARTNERS OF THE SHAW AND STRATFORD FESTIVALS
Please Note: All prices for Escapes are per person based on double occupancy. Unless indicated otherwise, prices are higher for deluxe rooms, weekends and dates June-September. Musical productions are priced at a premium. USD exchange rates, where indicated, are guaranteed. All Escapes (except Seniors for a Song & Day Trips) are commissionable to licensed travel agents. Book online 24/7 at www.theatrevacations.com The Best Western Plus Arden Park Escape 2020 http://www.ardenpark.ca Official Package Partner of Shaw Festival Theatre Begin your one-night Escape with an Arden Park room at this & Stratford Festival Theatre well-appointed full-service property just steps from the main Festival Theatre. This package features a full hotel breakfast, The quaint town of Stratford, Ontario boasts plus your choice of a Stratford drama production. Pricing per the largest repertory theatre company in person: $285 (235 USD) to June 7 and after September 28. North America. Four theatre stages present Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. Popular add-ons everything from its signature Shakespearean include dinner at the hotel or at the Parlour Historic Inn. Festival fare to large production musicals. As Stratford Festival’s Official Package Two-Night Arden Park Escape: Add an extra night’s Partner since 2000, Theatre Vacations has accommodation, breakfast, gratuities, taxes and service charges. both reserved seating for most performances Pricing per person: From $429 (355 USD) to June 7 and after and local hotel rooms every night.We are September 28. Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. very pleased to announce that the new Tom Quality Inn & Conference Centre Festival Escape 2020 Patterson Theatre on the banks of the Avon www.festivalinnstratford.com River is open in time for the 2020 Stratford Festival Season. The former Festival Inn has been revamped, rebranded and renovated just in time for the 2020 Season! This high value NOTICE: 2020 features the musicals one-night package features accommodation, a hotel breakfast, “Chicago”, “Spamalot” and “Here’s What it plus your choice of a Stratford drama production. Pricing per Takes”. Musicals are slightly higher in price. person: From $275 (225 USD) to June 7 and after September 28. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: ALL SAMPLE PACKAGES Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. MAY BE FURTHER DISCOUNTED SHOULD THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL OFFER LOWER Two-Night Quality Inn Festival Escape: Add an extra night’s PRICING FOR CERTAIN PERFORMANCES accommodation, breakfast, gratuities, taxes and service charges. AND/OR 2 FOR 1 TICKET SPECIALS. PLEASE Pricing per person: From $419 (345 USD) to June 7 and after ASK ABOUT SUNDAY PRICING. September 28. Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher.
STRATFORD FESTIVAL ESCAPES www.theatrevacations.com The Parlour Historic Inn & Suites Escape 2020 The Queen’s Inn Escape 2020 www.theparlour.ca www.queensinnstratford.ca Stratford’s popular boutique-style hotel is situated Located in the downtown core, this property features downtown near the Avon and Studio Theatres. Your accommodation, a hotel breakfast, plus your choice Escape will include a beautifully appointed room for one of a Stratford drama production. Pricing per person: night, breakfast, as well as a ticket to a Stratford drama From $289 (235 USD) to June 7 and after September production. One-night stays are only available from 28. Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. Sunday to Friday. Pricing per person: From $305 Two-Night Queen’s Inn Escape: Add an extra night’s (249 USD) to June 7 and after September 28. accommodation, breakfast, gratuities, taxes and Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. service charges. Pricing per person: From $435 Two-Night Parlour Inn Escape: Add an extra night’s (355 USD) to June 7 and after September 28. accommodation, breakfast, gratuities, taxes and service Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher. charges. Pricing per person: From $459 (375 USD) to June 7 and after September 28. Summer and weekend pricing is slightly higher.
DATE MUSICAL TIME ORCHESTRA SEATING June 16, 2020 Chicago 8:00 p.m. A+ September 15, 2020 Chicago 8:00 p.m. A+ SENIORS HURRY, quantities are limited! Please see restrictions below. Restrictions: FOR A • Seniors for a Song Escapes are available only on the dates shown above. • You must be a Senior (65+) to purchase this SONG Escape. • Escapes are totally NON-REFUNDABLE once purchased. • This Escape is not available to travel agents. bestwesternontario.com/hotels/best-western-plus- the-arden-park-hotel Stratford Festival In 2020 we continue this popular Escape from Theatre Day Trips 2020 Vacations. We are offering a bed and breakfast package (when time is at a premium) at the popular Arden Park Hotel featuring Stratford Upscale Casual Dining at the beautiful Parlour Festival’s wildly successful musical productions; in 2020 Historic Inn and Suites (one of the Vintage Hotels Stratford reprises Chicago and Spamalot. This package is from Niagara-on-the-Lake) features a 3 course just for seniors and is available only on the dates shown. luncheon, A+ drama theatre ticket, all taxes, Your Escape includes one night’s accommodation, 1 full gratuities and service charges. Cost from $179 (145 breakfast, 1 Orchestra Premium seat for the musical, USD) per person. Add $36 (30 USD) per person to plus all taxes, gratuities and service charges. Pricing is change the luncheon to dinner. $249 (205 USD) per person double occupancy. Musicals and summer productions are available at higher pricing.
Nestled on the lush banks The Vintage Hotels Getaway 2020 of Lake Ontario and just 20 www.vintage-hotels.com/niagara-on-the-lake/ minutes from Niagara Falls, The Vintage Hotels include the renowned Pillar and Niagara-on-the-Lake has emerged as one of the Post Hotel, Queen’s Landing Hotel and The Prince premier destinations in Canada. The historic village and of Wales Hotel. All properties feature an indoor former capital of English Speaking Canada has much pool, a lounge, an upscale restaurant, and more. to offer even for the most discerning traveler. Your Getaway features a Shaw Festival drama This village provides the perfect setting for your performance, luxurious overnight accommodations, Shaw Theatre Getaway. The Shaw Festival Theatre full breakfast, taxes and meal gratuities. Cost from: is the second largest repertory theatre company $289 (239 USD) per person at Queen’s Landing in North America, presenting the works of George and $299 (245 USD) at The Prince of Wales and Bernard Shaw on a regular basis as well as musicals, Pillar and Post. Weekends and musicals are slightly comedies and so much more! higher. In addition, the Niagara Wine District has grown to Two Night-Vintage Hotel Getaways: add an extra more than 80 wineries in a radius of 80 km. We offer night, breakfast and taxes. Cost from $479 (395 winery tours, dinners and tastings. Why not spend a USD) per person at Queen’s Landing and $505 day just following the Niagara Wine Route and visiting (414 USD) at Prince of Wales and Pillar and Post. the cottage wineries who only distribute their products Weekends and musicals are slightly higher. on site? Bring home that special treasure to enjoy in Book online 24/7 at www.theatrevacations.com the future! Theatre Vacations represents many of the major hotels in Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as a selection of Old Town B&Bs. SHAW FESTIVAL GETAWAYS www.theatrevacations.com
Shaw Festival Day Trip Getaway 2020 (when time is at a premium) Enjoy upscale dining at one of the beautiful Vintage Hotels (Queen’s Landing, Prince of Wales or Pillar and Post- your choice). Your day trip features a 3 course luncheon, Orchestra Blue drama ticket plus all taxes, gratuities and service charges. Cost is from $141 (115 USD) per person or $176 (144 USD) for dinner and show packages. * Please note that weekends and musicals are priced slightly higher. Bernard B&B Getaway 2020 B & B located in the “Old Town” of Niagara-on-the-Lake! Theatre Vacations continues to respond to the many inquiries to experience B&B’s nestled in the heart of historic Niagara-on-the-Lake. This Getaway features one night’s accommodation, full breakfast, winery tour and wine tastings, Shaw performance, taxes and gratuities. Cost is $235 (195 USD) per person double occupancy Sunday to Thursday night stays; one-night Getaways are not available on weekends. Musical performances are slightly higher. Two Night Getaways are available from $369 (305 USD). SPECIAL THEMED NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE PACKAGES 1. The Shaw Spring Special April 1-30, 2020 We have designed a luxury package including accommodation at one of the Vintage Hotels, dinner, breakfast and tickets to the Shaw Festival. Everything about this package is high-end except for this price. Your Getaway features a Shaw Festival drama performance, luxurious overnight accommodations, full breakfast, full dinner, taxes and meal gratuities. Cost from: $279 (229 USD) per person at Queen’s Landing and Pillar and Post and $295 (245 USD) at The Prince of Wales. Weekends and musicals are slightly higher. Two Night-Vintage Spring Special Hotel Getaways are available.
2. A Christmas Carol 3. Victorian Christmas “God Bless Us, Everyone” in Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, December 4, 2020 November 15-December 23, 2020 Take yourself back in time as your enjoy ***Except December 4-6, 2020 an Old Fashioned Christmas in the historic ***Special Pricing for (Victorian Christmas - Candlelight district of Ontario’s first capital. Stroll Weekend) Your Getaway features luxurious overnight As Charles Dickens penned in A Christmas Carol, “There is accommodations, full dinner, full nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and breakfast, Holiday House Tour that features 6 good humor.” Join us as Theatre Vacations takes you back in beautiful homes seasonally decorated for time to a Bygone Era and a simpler time. Christmas, Candle Light Stroll, taxes and Your Getaway features a Gold Ticket to A Christmas Carol at the meal gratuities. Shaw Festival, luxurious overnight accommodations, full dinner, Cost from: $279 (229 USD) per person at full breakfast, taxes and meal gratuities. Queen’s Landing. Cost from: $289 (239 USD) per person at Queen’s Landing Two Night-Vintage Hotel Getaways are and $299 (249 USD) at The Prince of Wales or Pillar and Post also available. Why not add a performance midweek. Weekends are slightly higher. of A Christmas Carol or Me and My Girl at Two Night-Christmas Carol Getaways are available Shaw Festival?
STRATFORD & SHAW FESTIVALS COMBINATION TOUR YOUR VACATION INCLUDES: • 2 Night’s Accommodation in Niagara-on-the-Lake at For Independent Travellers a Vintage Hotel-Queens Landing or an Old Town B&B Travel Anytime May to October 2020 www.vintage-hotels.com/niagara-on-the-lake/ You’re about to experience a very unique • 2 Full Breakfasts, 1 Full Dinner per person vacation! • 1 Winery Taste Tour with 4 samples each Ontario is blessed to have the two largest • 2 Shaw performances (Gold Seating) per person professional repertory theatre companies in North America within a little more than 2 hours drive. • 2 Night’s Accommodation in Stratford at The Best Western Plus Arden Park Hotel Niagara-on-the-Lake (Ontario’s first capital) www.ardenpark.on.ca Experience a mini “Colonial Williamsburg” in the heart • 2 Full Breakfasts, 1 Full Dinner per person of Canada’s wine country (80 wineries). This historic • 2 Behind the Scenes theatre tours per person village is also home to the Shaw Festival Theatre, where the works of George Bernard Shaw, musicals • 2 Stratford performances (Orchestra A+) and comedies are presented. Enjoy wonderful per person. theatre, winery tours, great food and charming Cost per person double occupancy: accommodations. From: $1179 (969 USD) per person double occupancy for a program of 4 nights, 5 days The delightful town of Stratford Ontario, complete with including accommodation, theatre tickets, the beautiful Avon River is the home of the Stratford tours and more! Packages include all taxes and Festival, the largest repertory theatre company in gratuities. Please ask us for a sample itinerary. North America. Enjoy musical presentations, dramas and of course the works of Shakespeare at this world Please call 1-877-356-6385 or class theatre. e-mail sales@theatrevacations.com for details and itineraries or on line at https://niagarafallstours. com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2018-Stratford- Shaw-FIT.pdf OSH AWA Broadway Shows T O RO NT O I O R BRAM PT ON A T N O Stratford E KITCHENER Festival A K L H AM I LT ON ST RAT F O RD Shaw Festival NIAGARA O N T HE L AKE Theatre NIAGARA FAL L S L ON DON Niagara Golf & Wine Vacations BU F FAL O I E R E E K
CULINARY EXPERIENCES in Niagara-on-the-Lake to suit Everyone’s Palate Traditional Dinners For over two decades Theatre Vacations has teamed 2. Niagara’s Finest Thai is a premier international up with the Vintage Hotels to offer exquisite culinary dining experience located close to theatres and experiences at fair prices. Enjoy a 3 Course Prix Fixe hotels. Thai Cuisine is known for its savory curries, Dinner at Queen’s Landing, Pillar & Post or Prince of spring rolls, glass noodles, fresh basil, peppers and Wales for $75 ($62 USD) per person inclusive of all more! For $89 ($74 USD) per person inclusive of taxes, gratuities and service charges. People come for all taxes, gratuities and service charges sample the the food and often stay for the night. Please be sure to best Niagara has to offer. Your meal includes four ask about hotel accommodation at all three properties. delectable courses this side of Bangkok! For the wine lover, we can pair each course with wine. Four International Dinners Course Wine Pairings Meals are $127 ($105 USD) 1. Enjoy Szechuan inspired cuisine at Chili Jiao. inclusive per person. Authentic yet original, Chili Jiao offers a variety of homemade Chinese-Szechuan dishes to satisfy 3. Japanese are known around the world for their even the most discerning connoisseur. Fairly priced manners and attention to detail. Masaki Sushi is at $69 ($57 USD) per person inclusive of all taxes, no exception. Enjoy handcrafted sushi and other gratuities and service charges will leave your mouth Japanese culinary delights for $119 ($97 USD) for watering for more. You may also upgrade your Four a Four Course Meal or $199 ($163 USD) with wine Course Menu with wine pairings for a total cost of parings inclusive per person. $85 ($69 USD) per person inclusive.
NIAGARA GOLF & WINE VACATIONS www.niagaragolfandwinevacations.com Niagara Golf and Wine Vacations 2020 In 2020, we are also featuring our most Play and Stay Packages comprehensive mix of hotels to suit the Every “Golf Vacation” is unique and we are here needs of all of our clients. to do all of the work from arranging tee times, hotel rooms, BEST VALUE HOTELS meals, winery visits and transportation etc. Please see the • Travelodge Fallsview: following hotels and courses we offer and ask us to customize www.travelodgefallsview.com your special Golf Vacation for 2 to 50 people! Five Course • Days Inn Near the Falls: Winemaker dinners have also become popular for golf groups www.niagarafallsdaysinn.com after completing their mini-tournaments. Please be sure to ask MID-RANGE HOTELS us for details! • Clifton Victoria Inn: In 2020, Niagara Golf and Wine Vacations features the following www.cliftonvictoriainnatthefalls.com fine Niagara courses: • Best Western Cairn Croft Plus: PLATINUM LEVEL (CHAMPIONSHIP) COURSES we feature: www.cairncroft.com • Grand Niagara - by Rees Jones HIGH-END HOTELS • Thundering Waters - The John Daly Signature Course • DoubleTree Fallsview by Hilton: • Ussher’s Creek at Legends www. NiagaraFallsDoubleTree.com • Battlefield at Legends - home of the 2004 LPGA • Radisson Hotel and Suites Fallsview: GOLD LEVEL COURSES: www.radisson.com/niagarafalls • Peninsula Lakes – Niagara’s extremely beautiful former • Marriott on the Falls: stone quarry www.marriottonthefalls.com • Royal Niagara Golf Course – a Kaneff course. • Hilton Hotel and Suites Fallsview: • The Niagara Parks Whirlpool Golf Course www.niagarafallshilton.com
From 2016 until 2019, Niagara Golf & Wine Vacations was the Official Administrator for the Niagara Golf Trail. In August 2019, the owners of the Niagara Golf Trail announced that they would be suspending operations for an unspecified period of time. As a result all Niagara Golf Trail clients are welcome to book directly with Niagara Golf & Wine Vacations. To meet the increased demand for Play & Stay packages, we have teamed up with the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton. Please note that the DoubleTree requires a minimum of 8 rooms for Play & Stay Packages. Conveniently located between the Clifton Hill and Fallsview Tourist Districts, the DoubleTree is an immaculately maintained property with extra amenities CUSTOMIZE YOUR GOLF VACATION We have noticed in 2019 that a growing number of golf groups requested dinner reservations and other easy to add activities such as wine tours. Whether you would like to dine high up over the Falls in the Skylon Tower or beside the Horseshoe Falls at Table Rock House or at the Mandarin Buffet into various other restaurants, please ask us first when considering meals.
NIAGARA GOLF & WINE VACATIONS LOVES GROUPS! We offer: Ways to Maximize a Group Leader’s Bonus 1. $75 Group Organizer Bonus for the group 1. $100 Group Organizer Bonus for the group with 8-11 with 8-11 persons paid persons paid if booked by February 29, 2020. $100 Group Organizer Bonus for the 2. $125 Group Organizer Bonus for the group with 12 or more group with 12 or more persons paid. persons paid if booked by February 29, 2020. Please ask about additional bonuses for 3. An additional $25 for Groups of 8 or more on top of the larger groups! regular bonus for groups that book within 5 days after the 2. A choice of payment options: initial inquiry from March 1, 2020 to the end of the season. a. The organizer pays for the entire group. 4. An additional $25 for Groups of 8 or more on top of the b. Each member of the group submits regular bonus will be rewarded to groups for any new their own credit card information on- bookings which include Grand Niagara received on or after line or by telephone so the organizer’s August 15, 2020. work is minimized. 5. Please ask about additional bonuses for larger groups!
GIVE THE Why Theatre Vacations/Niagara Golf and Wine Vacations/Niagara Falls Tours has a great deal for PERFECT Foreign Visitors. 1. Our US credit cards are processed in our US bank GIFT so there are no fees that you would pay if you use your credit card (VISA or MC) to pay a Canadian charge. This can range more than 2% above the TO YOURSELF, Canadian cost PLUS any currency difference. Our company charges you directly in US currency so YOUR FAMILY OR there are no fees. 2. Our US package rates are guaranteed no matter YOUR FRIENDS. how the US Dollar changes versus the Canadian Dollar between the time you make your reserva- tion and your arrival date. You know exactly what you are paying. G I F T C E R T I F I C A T E S All of our Vacations can be given as gifts for that special someone. We offer two ways to make gift giving easy: 1 Any Vacation can be purchased as an easy to give gift certificate. The recipient may choose their own dates, plays, golf tee times etc. and then they give us a call to confirm all of the details. 2 You may purchase a gift certificate worth a specific $ Amount which may be used towards any “Vacation” we offer. $ Amount certificates can be booked on line. Orders filled promptly! GIFT CERTIFICATES DO NOT EXPIRE IN ONTARIO 1-877-356-6385 or sales@theatrevacations.com PHOTO CREDITS: The Peasant Dance - Pieter Breugel; George Bernard Shaw - Wikipedia; Tom Patterson Theatre, Festival Theatre, Avon River - Stratford Festival; Wine Bottles, Grapes, Golfers - Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corp.; Sushi - Masaki Sushi. DESIGN: Kathleen Wittick Design
ST R AT F O R D FESTIVAL 20 2 0 Se a son April – November 2020 Festival Theatre Avon Theatre Studio Theatre Tom Patterson Theatre Much Ado About Nothing Wendy & Peter Pan Hamlet-911 Richard III Chicago Monthy Python’s Spamalot The Rez Sisters All’s Well That Ends Well Hamlet Wolf Hall Three Tall Women Frankenstein Revived The Miser Here’s What it Takes An Undiscovered Shakespeare SH AW F ESTIVAL 2 0 2 0 Se a son April - December, 2020 Festival Theatre Royal George Theatre Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre Gypsy Charley’s Aunt The Playboy of the Western World The Devil’s Disciple Prince Caspian Desire Under the Elms Sherlock Holmes & Assassins Trouble in Mind The Raven’s Curse Flush Mahabharata (Lunch Time) Me and My Girl A Christmas Carol Niagara Falls Tours Limited is a licensed Ontario Travel Agency #04639126 Please call us toll free at 1-877-356-6385 or e-mail sales@theatrevacations.com.
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