List of Route 66 episodes

This is a list of episodes of the television series Route 66.

Season one (1960-61)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Black November"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantOctober 7, 1960 (1960-10-07)
Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock stop in the remote town of Garth, whose residents are determined to hide a terrible secret.
22"A Lance of Straw"Roger KayStirling SilliphantOctober 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
Tod and Buz work as deck hands on a shrimp boat where they deal with a hurricane and their employer's jealous suitor.
33"The Swan Bed"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantOctober 21, 1960 (1960-10-21)
Tod and Buz arrive in New Orleans where they encounter a waspish woman, a band of smugglers and a parrot-fever epidemic.
44"The Man on the Monkey Board"Roger KayStirling SilliphantOctober 28, 1960 (1960-10-28)
A concentration-camp victim finds his Nazi tormentor at an offshore-drilling barge where Tod and Buz happen to be working.
55"The Strengthening Angels"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantNovember 4, 1960 (1960-11-04)
Tod and Buz attempt to stop a sheriff from getting revenge on the woman who murdered his brother.
66"Ten Drops of Water"Philip LeacockHoward RodmanNovember 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
Tod and Buz help a brother and sister save their drought-ridden ranch.
77"Three Sides"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantNovember 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
Tod and Buz come to the aid of a wealthy Oregon rancher whose spoiled children are destroying his empire.
88"Legacy for Lucia"Philip LeacockTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Melvin Levy and Stirling Silliphant
November 25, 1960 (1960-11-25)
A Sicilian woman arrives in Oregon to sell the "deed" to the state given to her by a GI during World War II so she can raise money for her church.
99"Layout at Glen Canyon"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantDecember 2, 1960 (1960-12-02)
Buz and Tod are assigned to guard a group of models.
1010"The Beryllium Eater"Alvin GanzerRichard CollinsDecember 9, 1960 (1960-12-09)
A prospector's luck changes -- for the worst -- when he strikes a rich ore vein.
1111"A Fury Slinging Flame"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantDecember 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
A scientist declares his intention to stay in the Carisbad Caverns until a nuclear war is over.
1212"Sheba"William ClaxtonStirling SilliphantJanuary 6, 1961 (1961-01-06)
Tod and Buz help a widow who's been framed for theft by a ruthless cattleman.
1313"The Quick and the Dead"Alvin GanzerTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl
January 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
Tod gets involved with a family on opposite sides of the father's future as a race-car driver.
1414"Play It Glissando"Lewis AllenStirling SilliphantJanuary 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
A beloved jazz trumpeter is accused of trying to murder his wife.
1515"The Clover Throne"Arthur HillerHerman MeadowJanuary 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
A date farmer's ward is planning to leave him and a new road is about to cut through his property.
1616"Fly Away Home: Part 1"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantFebruary 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
A pilot who believes he's a jinx attempts to help a widow and her daughter save their crop-dusting business from financial trouble.
1717"Fly Away Home: Part 2"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantFebruary 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
Summers accept a dangerous crop-dusting job in order to prevent the company from closing down.
1818"Sleep on Four Pillows"Ted PostStirling SilliphantFebruary 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
Tod and Buz stop in Los Angeles where they encounter a teenager who claims to be on the run from the mob.
1919"An Absence of Tears"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
Tod and Buz meet a blind woman bent on killing the people who murdered her husband.
2020"Like a Motherless Child"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Howard Rodman
Story: Betty Andrews
March 17, 1961 (1961-03-17)
Buz deals with long-suppressed memories of living in an orphanage when he and Tod cross paths with a runaway orphan.
2121"Effigy in Snow"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 24, 1961 (1961-03-24)
A deranged killer terrorizes a ski lodge in Squaw Valley.
2222"Eleven, the Hard Way"William A. GrahamGeorge Clayton JohnsonApril 7, 1961 (1961-04-07)
A dying town's citizens give their savings to a gambler and send him to Reno in order to raise funds.
2323"Most Vanquished, Most Victorious"William Dario FarallaStirling SilliphantApril 14, 1961 (1961-04-14)
Tod's Aunt Kitty wants to see her long-lost daughter before she dies, sending him and Buz on a depressing search through the slums of Los Angeles.
2424"Dont Count Stars"Paul WendkosStirling SilliphantApril 28, 1961 (1961-04-28)
A drunk is wasting his young ward's inheritance.
2525"The Newborn"Arthur HillerTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Herb Purdum
May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
Tod and Buz encounter a pregnant Indian girl on the run from her tyrannical father-in-law.
2626"A Skill for Hunting"David Lowell RichJack Turley and Milton GelmanMay 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
Tod and Buz face the wrath of a trucking tycoon determined to expand his business.
2727"Trap at Cordova"Arthur HillerTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Joseph Vogel
May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
Tod and Buz are convicted of a violating a local law in a small New Mexico town where they're sentenced to teach a year of school.
2828"The Opponent"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Leonard Freeman
June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)
Buz's boyhood idol, a one-time boxing champ, is now throwing fights for money.
2929"Welcome to Amity"Arthur HillerWill LorinJune 9, 1961 (1961-06-09)
The residents of small town band together to stop a woman from burying her hated mother in the local cemetery.
3030"Incident on a Bridge"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantJune 16, 1961 (1961-06-16)
Tod and Buz watch as a pair of violent, quick-tempered men compete for the hand of their landlord's mute daughter.

Season two (1961-62)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
311"A Month of Sundays"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantSeptember 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
Buz courts an actress, unaware that she only has three weeks to live.
322"Blue Murder"Arthur HillerTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Wilbur Daniel Steele
September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)
A wild stallion is the prime suspect in series of brutal murders.
333"Good Night, Sweet Blues"Jack SmightTeleplay: Will Lorin
Story: Leonard Freeman and Will Lorin
October 6, 1961 (1961-10-06)
Tod and Buz go coast-to-coast to find a dying woman's old band.
344"Birdcage on My Foot"Elliot SilversteinTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Stirling Silliphant and Elliot Silverstein
October 13, 1961 (1961-10-13)
Tod tries to rehabilitate a hostile young drug addict.
355"First Class Mouliak"William ConradJohn VlahosOctober 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)
A girl's death sets off a search for her boyfriend, who must explain that her death was an accident before he's lynched.
366"Once to Every Man"Arthur HillerFrank L. MossOctober 27, 1961 (1961-10-27)
A globe-trotting heiress on the run falls in love with Tod.
377"The Mud Nest"James SheldonTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Leonard Freeman
November 10, 1961 (1961-11-10)
Buz thinks he may have found his mother when he and Tod stop in a small Maryland town.
388"A Bridge Across Five Days"Richard DonnerHoward RodmanNovember 17, 1961 (1961-11-17)
Tod and Buz befriend a woman who has just been released from a mental institute.
399"Mon Petit Chou"Sam PeckinpahStirling SilliphantNovember 24, 1961 (1961-11-24)
Tod takes action when an impresario, haunted by the memory of his cheating wife, mistreats his protegée.
4010"Some of the People, Some of the Time"Robert AltmanStirling SilliphantDecember 1, 1961 (1961-12-01)
Max Coyle promises a movie role to the winner of a beauty contest.
4111"The Thin White Line"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Leonard Freeman
Story: Jordan Brotman & Bill Stine
December 8, 1961 (1961-12-08)
Tod's drink is spiked with a hallucinatory drug, making him a danger to himself and to others.
4212"And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon"Elliot SilversteinFrank L. MossDecember 15, 1961 (1961-12-15)
Tod and Buz get caught up in a gang war as they try to help a harried social worker.
4313"Burning for Burning"Charles HaasStirling SilliphantDecember 29, 1961 (1961-12-29)
A widow tries to make amends with her bitter mother-in-law.
4414"To Walk with the Serpent"James SheldonWill LorinJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05)
Tod and Buz help an espionage agent stop a madman from overthrowing the government.
4515"A Long Piece of Mischief"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Richard Shapiro and Esther Mayesh
January 19, 1962 (1962-01-19)
Tod and Buz come to the aid of a rodeo clown whom no one takes seriously, especially the woman he loves.
4616"1800 Days to Justice"David Lowell RichJo PaganoJanuary 26, 1962 (1962-01-26)
A small-town is tried in a kangaroo court for sending an innocent man to jail.
4717"A City of Wheels"David Lowell RichFrank ChaseFebruary 2, 1962 (1962-02-02)
A beautiful woman tries to help a paraplegic out of self-pity and frustration.
4818"How Much a Pound Is Albatross?"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantFebruary 9, 1962 (1962-02-09)
Tod falls for a female motorcyclist.
4919"Aren't You Surprised to See Me?"James SheldonStirling SilliphantFebruary 16, 1962 (1962-02-16)
A religious madman takes Buz hostage and threatens to kill him unless the people of Dallas go a full day without committing sin.
5020"You Never Had It So Good"James SheldonTeleplay: Frank L. Moss and Stirling Silliphant
Story: Frank L. Moss
February 23, 1962 (1962-02-23)
Buz is promoted to an executive position at a large construction factory.
5121"Shoulder the Sky My Lad"David Lowell RichMort ThawMarch 2, 1962 (1962-03-02)
Tod and Buz pursue a 13-year-old boy who ran away following his father's murder.
5222"Blues for a Left Foot"Arthur HillerLeonard FreemanMarch 9, 1962 (1962-03-09)
Tod helps an old girlfriend whose dancing career is in jeopardy.
5323"Go Read the River"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantMarch 16, 1962 (1962-03-16)
Tod tries to help a girl make peace with her estranged father.
5424"Even Stones Have Eyes"Robert GistBarry TriversMarch 30, 1962 (1962-03-30)
Buz loses his sight in an accident at a construction company where he's working.
5525"Love Is a Skinny Kid"James SheldonStirling SilliphantApril 6, 1962 (1962-04-06)
The arrival of a masked girl in a small Texas town sets off a series of chaotic events.
5626"Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantApril 13, 1962 (1962-04-13)
An embezzler returns from his sanctuary overseas to stop his daughter from becoming a nun.
5727"Two on the House"David Lowell RichGilbert RalstonApril 20, 1962 (1962-04-20)
A construction tycoon has no time for his 12-year-old son, even when he receives a letter threatening the boy's life.
5828"There I Am, There I Always Am"John NewlandStirling SilliphantMay 4, 1962 (1962-05-04)
Buz tries to rescue a girl trapped between two rocks off the coast of Catalina Island.
5929"Between Hello and Goodbye"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantMay 11, 1962 (1962-05-11)
Tod falls in love with an emotionally disturbed woman whose life is oddly connected with that of her lookalike sister.
6030"A Feat of Strength"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Howard Rodman and Joseph Petracca
Story: Everett DeBaum
May 18, 1962 (1962-05-18)
A wrestling promoter is in love with the wife of the wrestler he's attempting to free from a Hungarian prison.
6131"Hell Is Empty, All the Devils Are Here"Paul StanleyStirling SilliphantMay 25, 1962 (1962-05-25)
The owner of an animal exhibition plots to avenge the death of his first wife.
6232"From an Enchantress Fleeing"William A. GrahamTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Abram S. Ginnes
June 1, 1962 (1962-06-01)
Tod tries to reconcile a successful dentist with her husband.

Season three (1962-63)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
631"One Tiger to a Hill"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantSeptember 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)
Tod and Buz clash with a fisherman whose wartime experiences have turned him against mankind.
642"Journey to Nineveh"David Lowell RichWilliam R. CoxSeptember 28, 1962 (1962-09-28)
Buz and Tod arrive in Harleyville where they deal with the town jinx.
653"Man Out of Time"David Lowell RichLarry MarcusOctober 5, 1962 (1962-10-05)
An ex-gangster believes there's a price on his head as soon as he's released from jail.
664"Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?"Robert GistTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Borden Chase and Frank Chase
October 12, 1962 (1962-10-12)
Buz is tricked into challenging a surfing champ to a dangerous ride that got another youth killed.
675"Voice at the End of the Line"David Lowell RichLarry MarcusOctober 19, 1962 (1962-10-19)
Buz helps a shy man prepare to meet a girl he only knows over the phone.
686"Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing"Robert GistStirling SilliphantOctober 26, 1962 (1962-10-26)
Buz gets a job overseeing a secretaries' convention, while Tod has to moderate a meeting between Lon Chaney, Jr., Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre.
697"Across Walnuts and Wine"Herbert B. LeonardStirling SilliphantNovember 2, 1962 (1962-11-02)
Tod and Buz meet a struggling businesswoman who attends daily seances to solve her problems.
708"Welcome to the Wedding"George ShermanHoward RodmanNovember 9, 1962 (1962-11-09)
An escaped murderer whose crimes have cost him his emotions takes Tod hostage.
719"Every Father's Daughter Must Weave Her Own"Richard L. BareAnthony LawrenceNovember 16, 1962 (1962-11-16)
Buz falls for a girl caught between her overprotective father and self-righteous brother.
7210"Poor Little Kangaroo Rat"Walter E. GraumanLes PineNovember 23, 1962 (1962-11-23)
A doctor hires Buz and Tod to capture sharks for his cholesterol research.
7311"Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame"James SheldonStirling SilliphantNovember 30, 1962 (1962-11-30)
Tod and Buz try to help a teenager deal with his father's alcoholism.
7412"Only by Cunning Glimpses"Tom GriesTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Stirling Silliphant and Preston Wood
December 7, 1962 (1962-12-07)
Tod tries to disprove a spiratualist's prediction that he will kill Buz.
7513"Where Is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has He Gone?"George ShermanTeleplay: Larry Marcus
Story: Bert Lambert
December 14, 1962 (1962-12-14)
Tod tries to find a fast-talking strip teaser he unknowingly helped escape from a surly bail bondsman.
7614"Give an Old Cat a Tender Mouse"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantDecember 21, 1962 (1962-12-21)
A persistent policeman helps Tod stay just one step behind Vicki Russell.
7715"A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04)
Tod investigates the murder of a man who was supposedly unfaithful to his wife.
7816"You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti"Robert Ellis MillerShimon WincelbergJanuary 11, 1963 (1963-01-11)
A country girl falls for a man who's broken a lot of hearts.
7917"A Gift for a Warrior"David Lowell RichTelevision Story and Teleplay: Larry Marcus
Based on a story by: Harlan Ellison
January 18, 1963 (1963-01-18)
A young German sailor sets out to find his father and kill him.
8018"Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain"David Lowell RichTeleplay: Stirling Silliphant
Story: Jerome B. Thomas
February 8, 1963 (1963-02-08)
Tod looks for a girl who uses a different alias every time he sees her.
8119"Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantFebruary 15, 1963 (1963-02-15)
Tod befriends a 13-year-old boy and inadvertently worsens the boy's troubled relationship with his foster parents.
8220"Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantFebruary 22, 1963 (1963-02-22)
Tod joins a posse when he witnesses a brutal murder.
8321"In the Closing of a Trunk"Ralph SenenskyStirling SilliphantMarch 8, 1963 (1963-03-08)
After 27 years in prison, a woman returns to a village in the Gulf Coast to find her son.
8422"The Cage Around Maria"George ShermanJesse SandlerMarch 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)
Maria Cardenas intends to commit suicide when she finds herself caught between her amorous stepfather, her invalid mother and Tod.
8523"Fifty Miles from Home"James SheldonStirling SilliphantMarch 22, 1963 (1963-03-22)
Vietnam War hero Linc Case has trouble living up to his reputation, especially when he gets into a brawl with a youth.
8624"Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine"Ralph SenenskyJoel CarpenterMarch 29, 1963 (1963-03-29)
Linc falls for a woman with periodic journeys into an imaginary world.
8725"The Cruelest Sea of All"James SheldonStirling SilliphantApril 5, 1963 (1963-04-05)
A swimmer falls for Tod, but is reluctant to talk about her past.
8826"Peace, Pity, Pardon"Robert Ellis MillerStirling SilliphantApril 12, 1963 (1963-04-12)
A Cuban supports Castro's government, while his brothers oppose it.
8927"What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant"James GoldstoneHoward RodmanApril 26, 1963 (1963-04-26)
Linc attempts to help his former superior officer in the Army, whose war injuries have left him with a child's mind.
9028"But What Do You Do in March?"Robert Ellis MillerStirling SilliphantMay 3, 1963 (1963-05-03)
Tod hunts down the speedboat driver who wrecked his dinghy.
9129"Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride?"James GoldstoneShimon WincelbergMay 10, 1963 (1963-05-10)
Linc is suspected of being a thief when a pair of crooks force him to drive their getaway car.
9230"Shadows of an Afternoon"James SheldonTeleplay: Leonard Freeman and Alvin Sargent
Story: Leonard Freeman and Eric Scott
May 17, 1963 (1963-05-17)
In a small Florida town, Linc is thrown in jail for hurting a dog.
9331"Soda Pop and Paper Flags"Fred JackmanJohn McGreeveyMay 24, 1963 (1963-05-24)
An epidemic breaks out in a Midwestern town where Tod, Linc and a drifter are working -- and one of them is suspected of being the carrier.

Season four (1963-64)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
941"Two Strangers and an Old Enemy"Walter E. GraumanStirling SilliphantSeptember 27, 1963 (1963-09-27)
A Japanese man joins the search for a pilot who crashed in the Everglades, their lives somehow connected.
952"Same Picture, Different Frame"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantOctober 4, 1963 (1963-10-04)
A terrifed woman is on the run from her deranged ex-husband bent on murdering her.
963"Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are"Alvin GanzerTeleplay: Anthony Basta and Stirling Silliphant
Story: Richard Jessup
October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11)
Tod prepares for the worst when Linc falls for a fickle French-Canadian girl.
974"Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms?"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantOctober 18, 1963 (1963-10-18)
Linc gets ready to judge a beauty contest, while Tod attempts to keep up with a tireless engineer.
985"Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea"Frank R. PiersonFrank R. PiersonOctober 25, 1963 (1963-10-25)
Ted and Linc get caught in the middle of a feud between a fisherman and his son.
996"And Make Thunder His Tribute"Leonard HornLewis John CarlinoNovember 1, 1963 (1963-11-01)
A stubborn farmer constantly clashes with his rebellious son.
1007"The Stone Guest"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantNovember 8, 1963 (1963-11-08)
In Colorado, an opera troupe's production of Don Giovanni is topped by an off-stage affair between a philandering miner and a lonely woman.
1018"I Wouldn't Start from Here"Allen MinerErnest KinoyNovember 15, 1963 (1963-11-15)
Tod and Linc work for a farmer trying to make a living.
1029"A Cage in Search of a Bird"James SheldonStirling SilliphantNovember 29, 1963 (1963-11-29)
A fugitive befriends a woman on the run from her cardsharp boyfriend.
10310"A Long Way from St. Louie"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantDecember 6, 1963 (1963-12-06)
Linc tries to help five women who've been sent out into the cold by an unfeeling hotel manager.
10411"Come Home, Greta Inger Gruenchaffen"Philip LeacockJoel CarpenterDecember 13, 1963 (1963-12-13)
Tod and Linc compete for the attentions of physical culturist Greta Inger Gruenchaffen.
10512"93 Percent in Smiling"Philip LeacockTeleplay: Alvin Sargent
Story: Walter Brough and Alvin Sargent
December 20, 1963 (1963-12-20)
After years of nomadic living, two children leave their baby brother on a neighbor's doorstep.
10613"Child of a Night"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantJanuary 3, 1964 (1964-01-03)
Linc is sent on a mission to deliver $38,000 to a dying man's child.
10714"Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?"John PeyserAlvin SargentJanuary 10, 1964 (1964-01-10)
Simon Devereaux returns home from his humiliating experiences in the Army and sets out to shield his family from "city folks".
10815"Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger"Jeffrey HaydenStirling SilliphantJanuary 17, 1964 (1964-01-17)
Linc ruins a coward's attempts at burying his past.
10916"Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep"Allen ReisnerStanley R. GreenbergJanuary 24, 1964 (1964-01-24)
Linc falls for a woman seeking to be independent of her possessive brother.
11017"Cries of Persons Close to One"Allen MinerTeleplay: Howard Rodman
Story: William Kelley
January 31, 1964 (1964-01-31)
A third-rate fighter throws fits of depression and violent outbursts after years of alcoholism.
11118"Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl?"Jeffrey HaydenJoel CarpenterFebruary 7, 1964 (1964-02-07)
A murderer wants a librarian to help him escape.
11219"This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantFebruary 14, 1964 (1964-02-14)
Several "desperately sick" women plot to exploit a millionaire's weakness for ill people.
11320"Follow the White Dove with the Broken Wing"Denis SandersAlvin SargentFebruary 21, 1964 (1964-02-21)
A disturbed teenager kills his only friend by accident.
11421"Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 6, 1964 (1964-03-06)
Tod must get married in order to receive $100,000.
11522"Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 13, 1964 (1964-03-13)
Now that Tod is married to Margo Tiffin, his life is endangered by greedy in-laws.
11623"I'm Here to Kill a King"Allen ReisnerStirling SilliphantMarch 20, 1964 (1964-03-20)
A hired assassin bears a remarkable resemblance to Tod.
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