| | _ |  | World Cup is first step of Olympic Games Qualification. |  | First 2, United States and Italy qualified for Rio de Janeiro Olympics Men 2016. |  | Brazil (1.) as Olympic Games Host decided not to play. |  | All other teams go back to the respective continental qualifications. | 
 | | Round Robin Tournament, played in 3 Rounds. Teams are split in 2 Groups of 6 teams in each Round. | 
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 | | Overall Ranking | won | lst | pts | sf | sa | points | ratio |  | 1. United States | 10 | 1 | 30 | 31: | 6 | 899/746 | 1.205 |  | 2. Italy | 9+1 | 1 | 29 | 30: | 8 | 918/780 | 1.177 |  | 3. Poland | 9+1 | 1 | 29 | 31: | 11 | 1011/884 | 1.144 |  | 4. Russia | 7+1 | 3 | 23 | 25: | 12 | 885/794 | 1.115 |  | 5. Argentina | 6+1 | 1+3 | 21 | 26: | 16 | 984/917 | 1.073 |  | 6. Japan | 4+1 | 2+4 | 16 | 21: | 21 | 928/933 | 0.995 |  | 7. Canada | 4+1 | 6 | 13 | 15: | 22 | 881/940 | 0.937 |  | 8. Iran | 3+1 | 1+6 | 12 | 16: | 24 | 905/893 | 1.013 |  | 9. Australia | 3+1 | 1+6 | 12 | 15: | 24 | 831/925 | 0.898 |  | 10.Egypt | 1+1 | 3+6 | 8 | 13: | 30 | 889/976 | 0.911 |  | 11.Venezuela | 0+1 | 1+9 | 3 | 8: | 30 | 815/981 | 0.831 |  | 12.Tunisia | 0 | 2+9 | 2 | 5: | 33 | 747/924 | 0.808 | 
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 | | Team | UnSt | Ital | Pola | Russ | Arge | Japa | Cana | Iran | Aust | Egyp | Vene | Tuni |  | United States | --- | 3:0 |  | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland | 3:1 |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Russia |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Argentina |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Japan |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 |  | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Iran |  |  |  |  |  | 3:2 |  | --- |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Australia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3:0 | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Egypt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 |  | Tunisia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 |  |  | Round Robin tournament in each group. | 
 | | Group A | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. United States | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15: | 1 | 479/371 | 1.291 |  | 2. Italy | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12: | 5 | 411/346 | 1.188 |  | 3. Japan | 1+2 | 2 | 8 | 10: | 9 | 409/401 | 1.020 |  | 4. Canada | 0+2 | 3 | 4 | 7: | 13 | 427/471 | 0.907 |  | 5. Australia | 0+1 | 1+3 | 3 | 6: | 14 | 408/489 | 0.834 |  | 6. Egypt | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 7: | 15 | 450/495 | 0.909 | 
 | Team | Unit | Ital | Japa | Cana | Aust | Egyp |  | United States | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |  | --- | - | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Japan |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Canada |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 |  | Australia |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 |  | Egypt |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | played at Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima |  | 08.09 | 12:10 |  Italy | 3-1 |  Canada | 97-77 | 25-19 | 25-20 | 22-25 | 25-13 |  | 2:05 | 350 |  | 08.09 | 15:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Australia | 75-50 | 25-13 | 25-12 | 25-15 |  | 1:21 | 720 |  | 08.09 | 19:20 |  Japan | 3-2 |  Egypt | 105-94 | 25-19 | 23-25 | 25-18 | 17-25 | 15-7 | 2:30 | 3,030 |  | 09.09 | 12:10 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Australia | 75-50 | 25-17 | 25-18 | 25-15 |  | 1:25 | 440 |  | 09.09 | 15:10 |  Canada | 3-2 |  Egypt | 110-108 | 25-22 | 25-23 | 21-25 | 24-26 | 15-12 | 2:31 | 710 |  | 09.09 | 19:20 |  United States | 3-1 |  Japan | 96-73 | 25-23 | 21-25 | 25-11 | 25-14 |  | 2:11 | 3,930 |  | 10.09 | 12:10 |  Italy | 3-1 |  Egypt | 96-84 | 20-25 | 26-24 | 25-22 | 25-13 |  | 2:16 | 420 |  | 10.09 | 15:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Canada | 75-58 | 25-21 | 25-20 | 25-17 |  | 1:33 | 870 |  | 10.09 | 19:20 |  Japan | 3-1 |  Australia | 100-83 | 25-17 | 25-21 | 25-27 | 25-18 |  | 2:13 | 4,220 |  | Rest Day Friday 11.09 |  | 12.09 | 12:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Italy | 79-68 | 25-18 | 25-23 | 29-27 |  | 1:50 | 1,250 |  | 12.09 | 15:10 |  Australia | 3-2 |  Egypt | 109-110 | 23-25 | 26-24 | 25-23 | 20-25 | 15-13 | 2:29 | 1,690 |  | 12.09 | 19:20 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Canada | 75-53 | 25-17 | 25-15 | 25-21 |  | 1:32 | 6,040 |  | 13.09 | 12:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Egypt | 75-54 | 25-20 | 25-13 | 25-21 |  | 1:29 | 1,090 |  | 13.09 | 15:10 |  Canada | 3-2 |  Australia | 129-116 | 32-34 | 25-14 | 25-21 | 27-29 | 20-18 | 2:-- |  |  | 13.09 | 19:20 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Japan | 75-56 | 25-21 | 25-20 | 25-5 | 
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 | | Group B | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Poland | 4+1 | 0 | 14 | 15: | 5 | 480/420 | 1.143 |  | 2. Russia | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13: | 4 | 424/365 | 1.162 |  | 3. Argentina | 2+1 | 2 | 8 | 11: | 9 | 466/442 | 1.054 |  | 4. Iran | 2 | 1+2 | 7 | 9: | 10 | 424/411 | 1.032 |  | 5. Venezuela | 0+1 | 1+3 | 3 | 6: | 14 | 404/480 | 0.842 |  | 6. Tunisia | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 3: | 15 | 354/434 | 0.816 | 
 | Team | Pola | Russ | Arge | Iran | Vene | Tuni |  | Poland | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Russia |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Argentina |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Iran |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Venezuela |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 |  | Tunisia |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | played at Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu |  | 08.09 | 12:10 |  Argentina | 3-1 |  Iran | 101-95 | 25-27 | 25-22 | 25-22 | 26-24 |  | 2:15 | 550 |  | 08.09 | 15:10 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 79-58 | 29-27 | 25-16 | 25-15 |  | 1:25 | 585 |  | 08.09 | 18:30 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-52 | 25-17 | 25-15 | 25-20 |  | 1:24 | 810 |  | 09.09 | 12:10 |  Argentina | 3-2 |  Venezuela | 119-96 | 30-32 | 25-15 | 24-26 | 25-13 | 15-10 | 2:37 | 595 |  | 09.09 | 15:20 |  Iran | 3-1 |  Tunisia | 96-76 | 25-17 | 21-25 | 25-14 | 25-20 |  | 1:47 | 930 |  | 09.09 | 18:40 |  Poland | 3-1 |  Russia | 103-94 | 26-28 | 27-25 | 25-19 | 25-22 |  | 2:20 | 2,590 |  | 10.09 | 12:10 |  Iran | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 75-52 | 25-20 | 25-17 | 25-15 |  | 1:24 | 1,180 |  | 10.09 | 15:10 |  Poland | 3-1 |  Argentina | 96-89 | 25-18 | 19-25 | 25-21 | 27-25 |  | 2:07 | 1,460 |  | 10.09 | 18:40 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 79-60 | 25-17 | 25-16 | 29-27 |  | 1:27 | 2,200 |  | Rest Day Friday 11.09 |  | 12.09 | 12:10 |  Poland | 3-2 |  Iran | 106-96 | 18-25 | 23-25 | 25-15 | 25-20 | 15-11 | 2:23 | 2,900 |  | 12.09 | 15:10 |  Venezuela | 3-2 |  Tunisia | 109-107 | 19-25 | 25-18 | 22-25 | 28-26 | 15-13 | 2:26 | 3,050 |  | 12.09 | 18:40 |  Russia | 3-1 |  Argentina | 96-82 | 25-19 | 21-25 | 25-18 | 25-20 |  | 2:00 | 3,250 |  | 13.09 | 12:10 |  Poland | 3-1 |  Venezuela | 100-89 | 25-27 | 25-23 | 25-16 | 25-13 |  | 2:02 | 2,260 |  | 13.09 | 15:10 |  Argentina | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-59 | 25-20 | 25-19 | 25-20 |  |  | 13.09 | 18:40 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Iran | 76-62 | 26-24 | 25-18 | 25-20 |  | 
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 |  |  | Top teams 3 of each first round group against bottom 3 of other group. | 
 | | Group C | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Italy | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 0 | 225/182 | 1.236 |  | 2. United States | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 1 | 249/201 | 1.239 |  | 3. Japan | 2 | 1+0 | 7 | 8: | 3 | 260/243 | 1.070 |  | 4. Iran | 0+1 | 2 | 2 | 4: | 8 | 260/271 | 0.959 |  | 5. Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0: | 9 | 184/234 | 0.786 |  | 6. Tunisia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0: | 9 | 182/229 | 0.795 | 
 | Team | Ital | Unit | Japa | Iran | Vene | Tuni |  | Italy | --- |  |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | United States |  | --- |  | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Japan |  |  | --- |  | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Iran |  |  | 3:2 | --- |  |  |  | Venezuela |  |  |  |  | --- |  |  | Tunisia |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | played at |  | 16.09 | 12:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 75-54 | 25-18 | 25-16 | 25-20 |  |  | 16.09 | 15:10 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Iran | 75-63 | 25-19 | 25-23 | 25-21 |  |  | 16.09 | 19:20 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-59 | 25-21 | 25-19 | 25-19 |  |  | 17.09 | 12:10 |  United States | 3-1 |  Iran | 95-87 | 20-25 | 25-19 | 25-22 | 25-21 |  |  | 17.09 | 15:10 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-63 | 25-18 | 25-23 | 25-22 |  |  | 17.09 | 19:20 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 84-74 | 33-31 | 26-24 | 25-19 |  |  | 18.09 | 12:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 79-60 | 25-14 | 25-19 | 29-27 |  |  | 18.09 | 15:10 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 75-56 | 25-16 | 25-22 | 25-18 |  |  | 18.09 | 19:20 |  Iran | 3-2 |  Japan | 110-101 | 22-25 | 23-25 | 25-18 | 25-21 | 15-12 | 
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 | | Group D | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Russia | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 0 | 227/176 | 1.290 |  | 2. Poland | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 1 | 248/193 | 1.285 |  | 3. Argentina | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 1 | 252/208 | 1.212 |  | 4. Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2: | 9 | 224/275 | 0.815 |  | 5. Egypt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0: | 9 | 181/226 | 0.801 |  | 6. Australia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0: | 9 | 172/226 | 0.761 | 
 | Team | Russ | Pola | Arge | Cana | Egyp | Aust |  | Russia | --- |  |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland |  | --- |  | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Argentina |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Canada |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | Egypt |  |  |  |  | --- |  |  | Australia |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | 16.09 | 12:10 |  Argentina | 3-0 |  Egypt | 75-58 | 25-18 | 25-19 | 25-21 |  |  | 16.09 | 15:10 |  Poland | 3-1 |  Canada | 98-78 | 23-25 | 25-15 | 25-19 | 25-19 | & |  | 16.09 | 19:10 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Australia | 76-58 | 26-24 | 25-16 | 25-18 |  |  | 17.09 | 12:10 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Egypt | 75-61 | 25-20 | 25-23 | 25-18 |  |  | 17.09 | 15:10 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Canada | 75-56 | 25-21 | 25-16 | 25-19 |  |  | 17.09 | 19:10 |  Argentina | 3-0 |  Australia | 75-60 | 25-21 | 25-23 | 25-16 |  |  | 18.09 | 12:10 |  Russia | 3-0 |  Egypt | 76-62 | 25-20 | 26-24 | 25-18 |  |  | 18.09 | 15:10 |  Argentina | 3-1 |  Canada | 102-90 | 25-21 | 23-25 | 29-27 | 25-22 |  |  | 18.09 | 19:10 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Australia | 75-54 | 25-15 | 25-22 | 25-17 |  | 
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 |  |  | Top teams 3 of each first round group and bottom 3 of each group. | 
 | | Group E | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Italy | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 9: | 3 | 282/252 | 1.119 |  | 2. United States | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7: | 4 | 250/242 | 1.033 |  | 3. Poland | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7: | 5 | 283/271 | 1.044 |  | 4. Argentina | 1 | 1+1 | 4 | 6: | 6 | 266/267 | 0.996 |  | 5. Russia | 0+1 | 2 | 0 | 3: | 8 | 234/253 | 0.925 |  | 6. Japan | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3: | 9 | 259/289 | 0.896 | 
 | Team | Ital | Unit | Pola | Arge | Russ | Japa |  | Italy | --- |  | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  |  | United States |  | --- |  | 3:1 | 3:0 |  |  | Poland |  | 3:1 | --- |  |  | 3:1 |  | Argentina |  |  |  | --- |  | 3:0 |  | Russia |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 |  | Japan |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
 | | Virtuali Final Group. Best 6 teams palyed in it. |  | By beating Poland, Italy qualified to Rio Olympic Men 2016 and made United States winner of World Cup. | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | played at |  | 21.09 | 10:30 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Russia | 76-57 | 25-15 | 26-24 | 25-18 |  |  | 21.09 | 14:15 |  Argentina | 3-0 |  Japan | 75-67 | 26-24 | 25-22 | 25-21 |  |  | 21.09 | 17:10 |  Poland | 3-1 |  United States | 92-82 | 17-25 | 25-19 | 25-23 | 25-15 |  |  | 22.09 | 10:30 |  Italy | 3-2 |  Argentina | 108-105 | 22-25 | 25-20 | 25-21 | 20-25 | 16-14 |  | 22.09 | 14:15 |  Poland | 3-1 |  Japan | 101-91 | 24-26 | 27-25 | 25-21 | 25-19 |  |  | 22.09 | 17:10 |  United States | 3-0 |  Russia | 76-64 | 25-23 | 26-24 | 25-17 |  |  | 23.09 | 10:30 |  Italy | 3-1 |  Poland | 98-90 | 26-24 | 22-25 | 25-22 | 25-19 |  |  | 23.09 | 14:15 |  Russia | 3-2 |  Japan | 113-101 | 27-29 | 25-17 | 21-25 | 25-17 | 15-13 |  | 23.09 | 18:40 |  United States |  |  Argentina | 92-86 | 25-20 | 25-21 | 17-25 | 25-20 |  | 
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 | | Group F | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Canada | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 0 | 230/194 | 1.186 |  | 2. Australia | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 1 | 251/210 | 1.195 |  | 3. Egypt | 1+1 | 1 | 5 | 6: | 6 | 258/255 | 1.012 |  | 4. Iran | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3: | 6 | 221/211 | 1.047 |  | 5. Tunisia | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 2: | 9 | 211/261 | 0.808 |  | 6. Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1: | 9 | 227/267 | 0.850 | 
 | Team | Cana | Aust | Egyp | Iran | Tuni | Vene |  | Canada | --- |  |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Australia |  | --- |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Egypt |  |  | --- |  | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | Iran |  |  | 3:0 | --- |  |  |  | Tunisia |  |  |  |  | --- |  |  | Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. |  | played at |  | 21.09 | 11:10 |  Egypt | 3-2 |  Tunisia | 111-99 | 23-25 | 25-21 | 23-25 | 25-17 | 15-11 |  | 21.09 | 14:10 |  Canada | 3-0 |  Venezuela | 75-63 | 25-18 | 25-22 | 25-23 |  |  | 21.09 | 17:10 |  Australia | 3-0 |  Iran | 79-72 | 27-25 | 27-25 | 25-22 |  |  | 22.09 | 11:10 |  Egypt | 3-1 |  Venezuela | 95-81 | 25-18 | 20-25 | 25-18 | 25-20 |  |  | 22.09 | 14:10 |  Canada | 3-0 |  Iran | 80-74 | 25-23 | 29-27 | 26-24 |  |  | 22.09 | 17:10 |  Australia | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-55 | 25-19 | 25-17 | 25-19 |  |  | 23.09 | 11:10 |  Iran | 3-0 |  Egypt | 75-52 | 25-18 | 25-11 | 25-23 |  |  | 23.09 | 14:10 |  Canada | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 75-57 | 25-19 | 25-21 | 25-17 |  |  | 23.09 | 17:10 |  Australia | 3-1 |  Venezuela | 97-83 | 25-16 | 25-21 | 22-25 | 25-21 |  | 
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 | | The Groups Composition was made following the Serpentine System. |  | Host Japan was put as First team. |  | Egypt and Tunisia did not qualify on the drawing of lots day, so they were put at the bottom position. | 
 |  | | Groups |  | Group A: Japan (Host-21), Italy (4), United States (5), Australia (13), Canada (14), Egypt (19). |  | Group B: Russia (2), Poland (3), Argentina (6), Iran (10), Venezuela (29), Tunisia (15). | 
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 |  | | FIVB (Europe) and AVC (Asia) decided to choose their representatives through World Ranking - 13 October 2014. | 
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 | | Venues |  | Tokyo - Yoyogi National Gymnasium, cappacity 13,291 |  | Tokyo - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, cappacity 10,000 |  | Hiroshima - Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center, cappacity 4,750 |  | Osaka - Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, cappacity 7,000 |  | Hamamatsu - Hamamtsu Arena, cappacity 8,000 |  | Toyama - Toyama City Gymnasium, cappacity 5,000 | 
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