. In Cookson v. Knowles [1978} 2 A11.E.R.604 your Lordships' House hasrecently reviewed the guidelines for the exercise of the court's discretion inawarding interest upon damages in fatal accident cases. Case: Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1978] UKHL 4. . The defendants. Home; About Us. I now turn to Harris v. Brights Asphalt Contractors Ltd. [1953] 1 Q. B.617. " In this case it was held that " it would be grossly unjust to the plaintiff and his dependants were the law to deprive him from recovering any damages for the loss of remuneration which the defendant's . . Jonathan Nitzan. Judges do theirbest to make do with it but from time to time cases appear, like thepresent, which do not appeal to a sense of justice. . 210, the Court of Appeal decidedthat in an action for damages for personal injuries, whether brought bya living plaintiff or on behalf of the estate of a dead plaintiff, damages for. So I do not find here any support for the argument that hisLordship was dealing with loss of earnings in any way. I would, therefore,allow the cross-appeal and restore the judge's award of 7,000 generaldamages. Whether a man's ambition be to build up afortune, to provide for his family, or to spend his money upon good causesor merely a pleasurable existence, loss of the means to do so is a genuinefinancial loss. In Oliver v. Ashman [1962] 2 Q.B. At that time inflation did not stare us in" the face. But is the main line of reasoning acceptable? My Lords, these problems have been debated by the Law Commission.An attempt to solve them has been made for Scotland by the Damages(Scotland) Act 1976. But an incapacitated" plaintiff whose life expectancy has been diminished would not.". Your Lordships' House is, however, concerned with the principle of thematter. Skelton v. Collinshas been followed and applied recently by the High Court in Griffiths v.Kerkmayer [1977] 51 ALJR 792. As the LawCommission has shown in its report (Law Com. There will remain some difficulties. 222 at page 231:-, " What he has lost is the prospect of earning whatever it was he did" earn from his business over the period of time that he might otherwise," apart from the accident, have reasonably expected to earn it.". He died later from injury on the accident. . Use our proprietary AI tool CaseIQ to find other relevant judgments with just one click. There is, in my view, noprinciple of the common law that requires such an injustice to be perpetrated. Was he intending to lay down a principle " in" clear and careful terms " of general application? The logical and philosophical difficulties of compensatinga man for a loss arising after his death emerge only if one treats the lossas a non-pecuniary losswhich to some extent it is. The plaintiffnow appeals against the refusal of interest upon the general damages andagainst the sum awarded for loss of future earnings. The good-looking Vauxhall Victor FE Series went on sale in 1972 and was met by indifference from the motoring press. p.240). " Oliver v, Ashman is part of a complex of law which has developedpiecemeal and which is neither logical nor consistent. Calculated using professional texts such as Kemp and Kemp on Damages. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Should the Court of Appeal have increased the general damages? . . Railway (1879)5 QBD 78 at p.87 of a physician injured in arailway accident. " . It was not possible for a live plaintiff to claim damages for his lost years. came down in favour of the first view because heconcluded that he was bound to do so by the decision of your Lordships'House in Benham v. Gambling. Mr. Pickett appealed to the Court of Appeal against this judgment, butbefore the appeal was heard he died. . It makes sense in this context to speakof full compensation as the object of the law. These words seemto me to conflict with the two sentences in Viscount Simon's speech inBenham v. Gambling to which I have already referred and with which Iagree. If the lost years are to be broughtinto assessment of damages presumably allowance must be made for thatpart of the life interest which he would have received but will not receive.So also if he had a reversionary interest contingent upon surviving a life inbeing then aged 60: he will have been deprived of the probability of thefunds coming to him during the lost years. accepted that the earlier authoritieswere in accord with Pope's case. Totham v King's College Hospital NHS Trust QBD. The defendants appealagainst the increase by the Court of Appeal in the award of generaldamages. His wife and sister-in-law had nursed him and gave up their employment for that purpose. It is a different matter that that. It wassaid that in each of these cases passages can be found to support theproposition that loss of earnings can only be recovered as an element inthe loss of expectation of life. Held: The claimants action as dependants of . It has not been argued before your Lordships and I refrain from" expressing any view about it.". This report provides a literature review and comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of no-fault compensation schemes (for medical injury) in New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, as well as the limited schemes operating in Virginia and Florida in the United States.The report was prepared for the Scottish No Fault Compensation Review Group in 2010. . claim for loss of future pecuniary prospects", in myjudgment the proper conclusion is that, as Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gestsaid in West v. Shephard [1964] AC 326, at p.348: " The guidance given in Benham v. Gambling was, I consider," solely designed and intended to apply to the assessment of damages" in respect of the rather special ' head' of damages for loss of" expectation of life. And why should he be compensatedonly for the immediate reduction in his earnings and not for the loss ofthe whole period for which he has been deprived of his ability to earnthem? I note the reference at page 571(b) to the guidance of Lord Salmon in the House of Lords case of Pickett v British Rail Engineering Limited [1980] AC 136 @ 153-154: "Damages for the loss of earnings during the lost years should be assessed justly and Although I agree with the reasons given bySlesser L.J., I think that it is doubtful whether the headnote was correctin saying that those reasons were the reasons upon which the whole courtbased its judgment. (page 129)found it in " the general principle that damages are compensatory ". The damages are" in respect of loss of life, not of loss of future pecuniary interests.". Thedefendant cross-appealed on the ground that the award was too high. On his death those damageswill pass to whomsoever benefits under his will or upon an intestacy. The determination of the quantum must answer what contemporary society "would deem to be a fair sum . The critical passage in the speech of Viscount Simon L.C. VAT . This was stated interms by the Lord Chancellor, who added (at p. 162) " . Is he not entitled to say, at one moment I am aman with existing capability to earn well for 14 years: the next momentI can only earn less well for one year? He was unconscious from the moment of the accident until his death, which occurred later on the same day. Exemplary damages Rookes v Barnard [1964] AC 1129 Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire [2001] 2 WLR 1789 John v MGN Ltd [1997] QB 586 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome [1972] 2 WLR 645 Norwas he able to cite any other authority in support of his decision. This sumwas based on a finding that the deceased's expectation of life had beenreduced to one year from the date of trial, and the loss of earnings related tothat period i.e., the period of likely survival. That casewas dealing only with a head of damages for loss of expectation of lifewhich, as was there stressed, is not a question of deprivation of financialbenefits at all. Cited Phillips v London and South Western Railway Good advocacy but unsound principle,for damages are to compensate the victim not to reflect what the wrongdoerought to pay. (Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co [1880] 5 AC 25 at 39 per Blackburn J, quoted with approval by Lord Scarman in Lim Poh Choo v Camden Health Authority [1980] AC 174 at 187, and also in Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1978] 3 WLR 955 at 979.) On the other hand, Slesser L.J. This appeal raises three questions as to the amount of damages whichought to have been awarded to Mr. Ralph Henry Pickett (" the deceased ")against his employer, the respondent, for negligence and/or breach ofstatutory duty. Ever since the decision in Rose v. Ford [1937] AC 826, the awardsfor shortened expectation of life had varied enormously, and it is clearfrom the submissions of learned counsel in Benham v. Gambling thatguidance only on that matter was there being sought. There is here a complete non sequitur. This is valid claim Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1980] AC (HL). refer to the judgment in Phillips v. London and South Western RailwayCompany without disagreeing with it. Catriona Stirling and William Latimer-Sayer QC look at some of the key areas of the law in relation to quantum of personal injury damages which they consider to be in need of reform 'If a head of loss is pecuniary in nature, it should be open to all . I propose to do so first by considering the principles involved andthen the authorities. Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd [1980] AC 136. What is lost is an expectation, not the thing itself" (p.230). Taking it into account, it" seems to me that we can properly increase the figure given by the" judge to the sum of 10,000. In most cases of this kind, the plaintiff, whether or not he knows he islikely to die as a result of the defendant's negligence, will bring his case tocourt or settle it as soon as possible because he is in urgent need of thatpart of the damages to which he is entitled, so that he may support himselfand his family during his life. . LordParker C.J. Legal databases. This total included: . But if there is a choice between taking a viewof the law which mitigates a clear and recognised injustice in cases of normaloccurrence, at the cost of the possibility in fewer cases of excess paymentsbeing made, or leaving the law as it is, I think that our duty is clear. Are the damages to which he is entitled confined to compensationfor the loss of the remuneration he would probably have earned duringthose five years, or do they include compensation for the loss of theremuneration which, but for the defendant's negligence, he would probablyhave earned for a further 10 years, i.e., for the rest of what would havebeen his working life? In myopinion, to ignore the " lost years " would be to ignore the long establishedprinciples of the common law in relation to the assessment of damages. The plaintiff was ayoung boy who, when 20 months old, had suffered injuries as a result ofthe defendant's negligence which turned him into a low grade mentaldefective and reduced his expectation of life from 60 years to 30 years.He claimed damages not only for loss of expectation of life, pain, suffering,loss of amenities and the expenses incurred in taking care of him, but alsofor the loss of what he might have earned but for the accident. Following Oliver v. Ashman, [1962] 2Q.B. Slade J.who gave that judgment attempted, I think unsuccessfully, to explain awaywhat had been said in Phillips v. London & South Western RailwayCompany and Roach v. Yates. Interest on the damages for pain and suffering. Perhaps there are additionalstrands, one which indeed Willmer L.J. What is suggested is that hecommitted errors (a) by failing to take sufficiently into account the distresscaused to Mr. Pickett by the realisation " that his dependants would be left" without him to care for them "; and (b) by starting at too low a figure andthen failing to allow sufficiently for inflation. At that . The court did not attempt to decide on balance of probability the hypothetical past event of what would have . was agreeing only that the damagesshould be raised to 6,542. .Applied Gammell v Wilson; Furness v Massey HL 1982 In each case, the deceased, died as a result of the defendants negligence. The destruction or diminution of a man's capacity to" earn money can be made good in money. He then went on, carefully, to explain all the factors to be taken intoaccount in assessing those damages and to stress the necessity formoderation, which he perhaps emphasised by reducing the damages, inthe circumstances of that case, to 200. The only English decisions to which the High Court of Australia can havebeen referring in relation to the " lost years " were the decisions of Slade J.in Harris v. Brights Asphalt Contractors Ltd. and of the Court of Appeal inOliver v. Ashman. The courts have not, so far as we can ascertain, made awards to estates of deceased persons in the form of what the authors of McGregor on Damages (1980) 14th ed . 94. Pickett v British Rail Engineering: HL 2 Nov 1978. . . change. The present appeal raises the problem of the assessment of" damage for ' loss of expectation of life' before this House for the" first time, and it is indeed the only issue with which we are now" concerned.". swarb.co.uk is published by David Swarbrick of 10 Halifax Road, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 2AG. The Law Library subscribes to all the major legal databases required to assist in legal research, teaching and learning. Creating a unique profile web page containing interviews, posts, articles, as well as the cases you have appeared in, greatly enhances your digital presence on search engines such Google and Bing, resulting in increased client interest. Cited Benham v Gambling HL 1941 The injured person was a child of two and a half. There is another argument, in the opposite sensethat which appealed toStreatfeild J. in Pope v. Murphy (u.s.). I think, therefore,that we must for present purposes act upon the basis that it is well founded,and that if the present claim, in respect of earnings during the lost years,fails, it will not be possible for a fresh action to be brought by the deceased'sdependants in relation to them. The headnote in that case describes it as deciding that damagesfor earnings during the lost years can be recovered. Was the plaintiff at the time of judgment entitled todamages on the ground that as a result of the wrong done to him his life hasbeen shortened and that he will not in consequence receive financial benefitswhich would in the ordinary course of events have come to him during thoselost years. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Obituary, written by Casey: Casey Hayden, one of the few white Southerners to join the anti-segregation movement of the '60s in the South, and a widely recognized precursor of thewomen's liberation movement, died on 1/4/23 with her children holding her hands. And what is lost is an" expectation, not the thing itself. It is argued thata judicial graft would entail objectionable consequencesconsequences whichlegislation alone can obviate. otherwise they would be overcompensated Loss of earnings - the lost years (Pickett v British Rail Engineering) established that claimants whose life expectancy had been shortened by the incident could recover loss of future . 786) sometimes it does not. The life expectancy of the claimant, a child, was reduced as a result of a negligent act. They do not criticise his general approach; indeed, Lawton L.J.said expressly, " it is manifest that he approached the matter of the" assessment of damages on the right lines." 78. BANK OF ZAMBIA v CAROLINE ANDERSON AND ANDREW W. ANDERSON (1993 - 1994) Z.R. You are to consider what his income would probably have been," how long that income would probably have lasted, and you have to" take into consideration all the other contingencies to which a practice" is liable." The principle relating to a lost years claim was referred to in the case of Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1980] AC 136 which confirmed that a Claimant can recovery the income that they would have received, . Manage Settings Until 51 years of age he had been very fit, andwas leading a most active life. and providing for dependants." The important case of British Transport Commission v Gourlay [1956] AC 185, . The scale" must go down heavily against the figure attacked if the appellate court" is to interfere, whether on the ground of excess or insufficiency. 161. No such action was brought by the deceased, . took a similar viewregarding a claim made by a plaintiff of thirty three. In case of any confusion, feel free to reach out to us.Leave your message here. His personal representatives appealed. Cookson v Knowles [1979] AC 556. The assessor had deducted from their compensation a sum to represent the living costs they would have incurred if living freely. of both the estateand the dependants recovering damages for the expected earnings of thelost years. Associate Dean, sociologist, medical historian, and scholar of feminist science and technology studies. The cash awarded ismore, because the value of cash, i.e. rule laid down by the statute, which does, however, confer upon the courta discretion as to the period for which interest is given and also permitsdiffering rates. If he was, he must have expressed disagreement with it. Use wife/family? ", My Lords, I am unable to accept that conclusion. We hope that our framework and pipeline can serve as an interface between multiple disciplines (engineering, social sciences, and Earth sciences) as well as between science and policy, and also as a way to increase collective Futures Literacy in the face of global risks and climate change (UNESCO, 2019). 256 Thejudgments in that case were given extempore. United Kingdom June 23 2015. I shall not review inany detail the state of the authorities for this was admirably done byPearce L.J. James L.J. As to principle, the passage which best summarises the underlyingreasons for the decision in Oliver v. Ashman is the following: " What has been lost by the person assumed to be dead is the" opportunity to enjoy what he would have earned, whether by spending" it or saving it. would" reasonable have incurred . The next relevant case was Roach v. Yates [1938] 1 K.B. Engineering. How far was ViscountSimon intending to go? Thus, compensation for earnings which would have been made during the 'lost years' was the major component of the damages claimed. Van Galen v Russell 1984 Civil Jur No 17. Cited Reid v Lanarkshire Traction Co SCS 1934 (Inner House) The shortening of life was accepted as a head of damage: while the doctrine of an award in respect of the shortening of life may have originated in the theory of mental disquiet about the prospect or the possibility of death . In short, is he also entitled to be compensated for what haveconveniently been called the " lost years "? Telephone: +1 (256) 922-9300 Email: info@irtc-hq.com Categories: Electrical Equipment; Batteries and Power Supply, Logistics; Website: www.irtc-hq.com Transportation; Supply and Spares, Military and Civil Infrastructure and Construction Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (INTUITIVE), a Huntsville based aerospace engineering and . Get 1 point on providing a valid sentiment to this The damages are" in respect of loss of life, not of loss of future pecuniary prospects"(l.c. But, as I have already sought to show, the House of Lords had not concludedthe matter, and it would have been sounder to say that the point had beendisposed of in Roach v. Yates (ante) by the Court of Appeal itself in favourof the plaintiff. 222 and led him to say, inarriving at the opposite conclusion (at p.231): " In my view the proper approach to this question of loss of earning" capacity is to compensate the plaintiff, who is alive now, for what he" has in fact lost. The House of Lords took the opportunity in Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd to overrule Oliver v Ashman and decided that, where the plaintiff's life expectancy was diminished as the result of the defendant's negligence, the plaintiff's future earnings were an asset of value of which he had been deprived and which could be assessed in . 210, where a boyaged twenty months was injured by an accident which it was estimated hadhalved his reasonable expectation of living another sixty years. The House of Lords decision in Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1980] established the principle that damages for lost years could include a sum to cover loss of earnings in that period, whatever the age of the claimant. The courts invariably assess the lump sum on the ' scale ' for figures" current at the date of trialwhich is much higher than the figure" current at the date of the injury or at the date of the writ. I have to say that I see no signs of the trial judge having failed in theseor any other respects. I think the proper way of approaching" the problem is that which was followed in Phillips v. London South" Western Railway Company, the leading case on this matternamely," first to consider what sum he (the plaintiff) would have been likely to" make during his normal life if he had not met with the accident.". Section 22. Yates (u.s.) Pope v. D. Murphy & Son Ltd. [1961] 1 Q.B. . The learned judge also awardedinterest at 9 per centum on the 7,000, calculated from the date of serviceof the writ to the date of trial. Damages for lost earnings are based on the claimant's life-expectancy prior to the accident: Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1980] AC 136. I recognise that there is a comparatively small minority of cases in whicha man whose life, and therefore his capacity to earn, is cut short, diesintestate with no dependants or has made a will excluding dependants,leaving all his money to others or to charity. said at page 87: " That comes to this, you are to consider what his income would" probably have been, how long that income would probably have" lasted, and you are to take into consideration all the other contin-" gencies to which a practice is liable. The relevant facts have been fully and lucidly set out by my noble andlearned friend Lord Wilberforce. Cited Admiralty Commissioners v Steamship Amerika (Owners), The Amerika PC 13-Aug-1917 The Admiralty sought to recover as an item of loss the pensions payable to the widows of sailors killed in an accident to a submarine: . It is assumed that because the award of damages madeat trial is greater, in monetary terms, than it would have been, had damagesbeen assessed at date of service of writ, the award is greater in terms ofreal value. erroneous. The Amerika [1917] A.C. 38). One of the factors which, however, the common law does not, in myview, take into account for the purpose of reducing damages is that someof the earnings, lost as a result of the defendant's negligence, would havebeen earned in the " lost years ". was of the same view, butMacKinnon L.J. ", The same point was made by Streatfeild J. in Pope v. Murphy [1961] 1Q.B. The whole field of decisions was again surveyed by Streatfeild J. inPope v. D. Murphy & Son Ltd. [1961] 1 Q.B. The judge,inheriting the function of the jury, must make an assessment which in theparticular case he thinks fair: and, if his assessment be based on correctprinciple and a correct understanding of the facts, it is not to be challenged,unless it can be demonstrated to be wholly erroneous: Davies v. PowellDuffryn Associated Collieries Ltd. [1942] A.C. 601. (2) Damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenitiesThe Court of Appeal thought that the sum (7,000) awarded by the judge, was too low, and substituted a figure of 10,000. This is the first case in this country in which it was argued and indeeddecided that (a) damages for the loss of earnings for the " lost years " is nil,and (b) " the only relevance of earnings which would have been earned" after death is that they are an element for consideration in assessing" damages for loss of expectation of life, in the sense that a person earning" a reasonable livelihood is more likely to have an enjoyable life. Held: The plaintiff could recover their lost wages, albeit there was no suggestion of any agreement between the . Lord Roche alone did, however, make some obiterobservations which might have been of some help to the defendant inOliver v. Ashman. The Court ofAppeal increased the award for pain and suffering from 7,000 to 10,000,and the compensation for shortened expectation of life (as to which noquestion arises) from 500 to 750, but ordered that no interest should beawarded on the general damages. current Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. Two sentences which concludeda paragraph from page 229, towards the end of that speech, were fastenedon by the Court of Appeal in Oliver v. Ashman and indeed constitutedthe cornerstone of their judgment. But this is theresult of authority binding on the judge and the Court of AppealOliver v.Ashman [1962] 2 Q.B. It is based upon a fallacy; and is inconsistent with the statute. Your Lordships being unanimously of opinion on this problem to thecontrary, I have not felt it necessary to argue the point in great detail. nursing care, shopping, gardening if caused by D's negligence. For these reasons I think the Court of Appeal erred in refusing to allowinterest on the award of damages for non-pecuniary loss. the defendants, British Rail Engineering Ltd., his employers, for serious. We would alter the guide-line, therefore, by" suggesting that no interest should be awarded on the lump sum" awarded at the trial for pain and suffering and loss of amenities.". The damages are" in respect of loss of life, not of loss of future pecuniary prospects.". It was caused by asbestosdust inhaled over the years while he was working in the defendants'workshops. The amount awarded will dependupon the facts of each particular case. It is obvious now that that guide-line should be changed." I would therefore allow the defendants' cross-appeal againstthe decision of the Court of Appeal to increase this head of damages to10,000 and restore the 7,000 awarded. I will cite only the judgment of Windeyer J. at page 129: " The next rule that, as I see the matter, flows from the principle of" compensation is that anything having a money value which the plaintiff" has lost should be made good in money. As to interest on damages, Iwould restore the decision of the judge. What he has lost is the prospect of earning whatever" it was he did earn from his business over the period of time that he" might otherwise, apart from the accident, have reasonably expected" to earn it.". PICKETT (ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OFRALPH HENRY PICKETT DECEASED) (APPELLANT), v.BRITISH RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (RESPONDENTS), PICKETT (ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OFRALPH HENRY PICKETT DECEASED) (RESPONDENT), BRITISH RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (APPELLANTS), Lord WilberforceLord SalmonLord Edmund-Da viesLord Russell of KillowenLord Scarman. consideredthat what I call the two excised sentences in Viscount Simon's speech musthave been intended to apply to cases in which damages for loss of earningsduring the " lost years " are being claimed, because the speech by LordRoche in Rose v. Ford [1937] A.C. 826 and the judgment in Reid v.Lanarkshire Traction Co. (1934) S.C. 79, had been cited in the argument inBenham v. Gambling. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. 47 (S.C.) SUPREME COURT GARDNER, SAKALA AND MUZYAMBA, JJ.S. that he considered that, apartfrom the decision in Benham v. Gambling, there was, at the least, a casefor giving damages in respect of the lost years. My noble and learned friend, Lord Diplock, con-cluded his speech with these words: " The question of damages for non-economic loss, which bulks large" in personal injury actions, however, does not arise in the instant case." Increase for inflation isdesigned to preserve the " real " value of money: interest to compensate forbeing kept out of that " real " value. . said(at p. 283): " In Jefford v. Gee [1970] 2 QB 130, 151, we said that, in personal" injury cases, when a lump sum is awarded for pain and suffering and" loss of amenities, interest should run ' from the date of service of the" ' writ to the date of trial'. There was medical evidence at the trial as to hiscondition and prospects, which put his then expectation of life at oneyear: this the judge accepted. Fourthlya point which hasweighed with my noble and learned friend, Lord Russell of Killowenifdamages are recoverable for the loss of the prospect of earnings during thelost years, must it not follow that they are also recoverable for loss of otherreasonable expectations, e.g. Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd (1980) The deceased was awarded damages before his death and made an appeal against quantum which was heard after his death. In the present case Goff L.J. Kelland v Lamer [1988] Bda LR 69. Sort by manufacturer, model, year, price, location, sale date, and more. where this Court applied the Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd [1979], 1 All ER 774, concept of the lost years in upholding the decision of the Judge at first instance on this aspect. My noble and learned friend Lord Pearce and Wilmer L.J. The defendants then successfully appealed to yourLordships' House. Found Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd useful? The sixth objection appears to me unavoidable, though further argumentand analysis in a case in which the point arose for decision might lead to ajudicial solution which was satisfactory. Pearson L.J. It may not be unfair to paraphrase themas saying: " Nothing is of value except to a man who is there to spend or" save it. This calculation, too, is by no means free fromdifficulty, but a similar task has to be performed regularly in cases broughtunder the Fatal Accidents Act. 805, C.A.and Murray v. Shuter [1972] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 6 at p.7. 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