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Every Cambridge IGCSE Maths question paper and mark scheme, from 2002 to 2025. Free, no sign‑up. Each session is one row, so the paper and its scheme are side by side.

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IGCSE (0580)

CIE Paper 1 (0580/0980)

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November 2023 (v3)QPMS
102 older sessions, back to Specimen
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November 2021 (v3)QPMS
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June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen 2020QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
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November 2018 (v1)QPMS
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March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v3)QPMS
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March 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
June 2016 (v2)QPMS
June 2016 (v1)QPMS
March 2016QPMS
November 2015 (v3)QPMS
November 2015 (v2)QPMS
November 2015 (v1)QPMS
June 2015 (v3)QPMS
June 2015 (v2)QPMS
June 2015 (v1)QPMS
March 2015QPMS
November 2014 (v3)QPMS
November 2014 (v2)QPMS
November 2014 (v1)QPMS
June 2014 (v3)QPMS
June 2014 (v2)QPMS
June 2014 (v1)QPMS
November 2013 (v3)QPMS
November 2013 (v2)QPMS
November 2013 (v1)QPMS
June 2013 (v3)QPMS
June 2013 (v2)QPMS
June 2013 (v1)QPMS
November 2012 (v3)QPMS
November 2012 (v2)QPMS
November 2012 (v1)QPMS
June 2012 (v3)QPMS
June 2012 (v2)QPMS
June 2012 (v1)QPMS
November 2011 (v3)QPMS
November 2011 (v2)QPMS
November 2011 (v1)QPMS
June 2011 (v3)QPMS
June 2011 (v2)QPMS
June 2011 (v1)QPMS
November 2010 (v3)QPMS
November 2010 (v2)QPMS
November 2010 (v1)QPMS
June 2010 (v3)QPMS
June 2010 (v2)QPMS
June 2010 (v1)QPMS
November 2009 (v2)QPMS
November 2009 (v1)QPMS
June 2009 (v2)QP·
June 2009 (v1)QPMS
November 2008 (v2)QPMS
November 2008 (v1)QPMS
June 2008 (v2)QPMS
June 2008 (v1)QPMS
SpecimenQPMS

CIE Paper 2 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (v3)QPMS
June 2025 (v2)QPMS
June 2025 (v1)QPMS
March 2025 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v3)QPMS
November 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v1)QPMS
June 2024 (v3)QPMS
June 2024 (v2)QPMS
June 2024 (v1)QPMS
March 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v3)QPMS
101 older sessions, back to Specimen
SessionQPMS
November 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v1)QPMS
June 2023 (v3)QPMS
June 2023 (v2)QPMS
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March 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v3)QPMS
November 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v1)QPMS
June 2022 (v3)QPMS
June 2022 (v2)QPMS
June 2022 (v1)QPMS
March 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v3)QPMS
November 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v1)QPMS
June 2021 (v3)QPMS
June 2021 (v2)QPMS
June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen 2020QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
November 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v1)QPMS
June 2018 (v3)QPMS
June 2018 (v2)QPMS
June 2018 (v1)QPMS
March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v1)QPMS
June 2017 (v3)QPMS
June 2017 (v2)QPMS
June 2017 (v1)QPMS
March 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
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March 2016QPMS
November 2015 (v3)QPMS
November 2015 (v2)QPMS
November 2015 (v1)QPMS
June 2015 (v3)QPMS
June 2015 (v2)QPMS
June 2015 (v1)QPMS
March 2015QPMS
November 2014 (v3)QPMS
November 2014 (v2)QPMS
November 2014 (v1)QPMS
June 2014 (v3)QPMS
June 2014 (v2)QPMS
June 2014 (v1)QPMS
November 2013 (v3)QPMS
November 2013 (v2)QPMS
November 2013 (v1)QPMS
June 2013 (v3)QPMS
June 2013 (v2)QPMS
June 2013 (v1)QPMS
November 2012 (v3)QPMS
November 2012 (v2)QPMS
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June 2012 (v3)QPMS
June 2012 (v2)QPMS
June 2012 (v1)QPMS
November 2011 (v3)QPMS
November 2011 (v2)QPMS
November 2011 (v1)QPMS
June 2011 (v3)QPMS
June 2011 (v2)QPMS
June 2011 (v1)QPMS
November 2010 (v3)QPMS
November 2010 (v2)QPMS
November 2010 (v1)QPMS
June 2010 (v3)QPMS
June 2010 (v2)QPMS
June 2010 (v1)QPMS
November 2009 (v2)QPMS
November 2009 (v1)QPMS
June 2009 (v2)QPMS
June 2009 (v1)QPMS
November 2008 (v2)QPMS
November 2008 (v1)QPMS
June 2008 (v2)QPMS
June 2008 (v1)QPMS
SpecimenQPMS

CIE Paper 3 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (v3)QPMS
June 2025 (v2)QPMS
June 2025 (v1)QPMS
March 2025 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v3)QPMS
November 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v1)QPMS
June 2024 (v3)QPMS
June 2024 (v2)QPMS
June 2024 (v1)QPMS
March 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v3)QPMS
93 older sessions, back to Specimen
SessionQPMS
November 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v1)QPMS
June 2023 (v3)QPMS
June 2023 (v2)QPMS
June 2023 (v1)QPMS
March 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v3)QPMS
November 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v1)QPMS
June 2022 (v3)QPMS
June 2022 (v2)QPMS
June 2022 (v1)QPMS
March 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v3)QPMS
November 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v1)QPMS
June 2021 (v2)QPMS
June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen 2020QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
November 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v1)QPMS
June 2018 (v3)QPMS
June 2018 (v2)QPMS
June 2018 (v1)QPMS
March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v3)QPMS
November 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v1)QPMS
June 2017 (v3)QPMS
June 2017 (v2)QPMS
June 2017 (v1)QPMS
March 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
June 2016 (v2)QPMS
June 2016 (v1)QPMS
March 2016QPMS
November 2015 (v3)QPMS
November 2015 (v2)QPMS
November 2015 (v1)QPMS
June 2015 (v3)QPMS
June 2015 (v2)QPMS
June 2015 (v1)QPMS
March 2015QPMS
November 2014 (v3)QPMS
November 2014 (v2)QPMS
November 2014 (v1)QPMS
June 2014 (v3)QPMS
June 2014 (v2)QPMS
June 2014 (v1)QPMS
November 2013 (v3)QPMS
November 2013 (v2)QPMS
November 2013 (v1)QPMS
June 2013 (v3)QPMS
June 2013 (v2)QPMS
June 2013 (v1)QPMS
November 2012 (v3)QPMS
November 2012 (v2)QPMS
November 2012 (v1)QPMS
June 2012 (v3)QPMS
June 2012 (v2)QPMS
June 2012 (v1)QPMS
November 2011 (v3)QPMS
November 2011 (v2)QPMS
November 2011 (v1)QPMS
June 2011 (v3)QPMS
June 2011 (v2)QPMS
June 2011 (v1)QPMS
November 2010 (v3)QPMS
November 2010 (v2)QPMS
November 2010 (v1)QPMS
June 2010 (v3)QPMS
June 2010 (v2)QPMS
June 2010 (v1)QPMS
SpecimenQPMS

CIE Paper 4 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (v3)QPMS
June 2025 (v2)QPMS
June 2025 (v1)QPMS
March 2025 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v3)QPMS
November 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v1)QPMS
June 2024 (v3)QPMS
June 2024 (v2)QPMS
June 2024 (v1)QPMS
March 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v3)QPMS
94 older sessions, back to Specimen
SessionQPMS
November 2023 (v2)QPMS
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March 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v3)QPMS
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June 2021 (v3)QPMS
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June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen 2020QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
November 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v1)QPMS
June 2018 (v3)QPMS
June 2018 (v2)QPMS
June 2018 (v1)QPMS
March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v3)QPMS
November 2017 (v2)QPMS
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June 2017 (v3)QPMS
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November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
June 2016 (v2)QPMS
June 2016 (v1)QPMS
March 2016QPMS
November 2015 (v3)QPMS
November 2015 (v2)QPMS
November 2015 (v1)QPMS
June 2015 (v3)QPMS
June 2015 (v2)QPMS
June 2015 (v1)QPMS
March 2015QPMS
November 2014 (v3)QPMS
November 2014 (v2)QPMS
November 2014 (v1)QPMS
June 2014 (v3)QPMS
June 2014 (v2)QPMS
June 2014 (v1)QPMS
November 2013 (v3)QPMS
November 2013 (v2)QPMS
November 2013 (v1)QPMS
June 2013 (v3)QPMS
June 2013 (v2)QPMS
June 2013 (v1)QPMS
November 2012 (v3)QPMS
November 2012 (v2)QPMS
November 2012 (v1)QPMS
June 2012 (v3)QPMS
June 2012 (v2)QPMS
June 2012 (v1)QPMS
November 2011 (v3)QPMS
November 2011 (v2)QPMS
November 2011 (v1)QPMS
June 2011 (v3)QPMS
June 2011 (v2)QPMS
June 2011 (v1)QPMS
November 2010 (v3)QPMS
November 2010 (v2)QPMS
November 2010 (v1)QPMS
June 2010 (v3)QPMS
June 2010 (v2)QPMS
June 2010 (v1)QPMS
SpecimenQPMS

IGCSE 9–1 for UK schools (0980)

CIE Paper 1 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (9-1)QPMS
November 2024 (9-1)QPMS
June 2024 (9-1)QPMS
November 2023 (9-1)QPMS
June 2023 (9-1)QPMS
November 2022 (9-1)QPMS
June 2022 (9-1)QPMS
November 2021 (9-1)QPMS
June 2021 (9-1)QPMS
November 2020 (9-1)QPMS
June 2020 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2020 (9-1)QPMS
3 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (9-1)
SessionQPMS
November 2019 (9-1)QPMS
June 2019 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (9-1)QPMS

CIE Paper 2 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (9-1)QPMS
November 2024 (9-1)QPMS
June 2024 (9-1)QPMS
November 2023 (9-1)QPMS
June 2023 (9-1)QPMS
November 2022 (9-1)QPMS
June 2022 (9-1)QPMS
November 2021 (9-1)QPMS
June 2021 (9-1)QPMS
November 2020 (9-1)QPMS
June 2020 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2020 (9-1)QPMS
3 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (9-1)
SessionQPMS
November 2019 (9-1)QPMS
June 2019 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (9-1)QPMS

CIE Paper 3 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (9-1)QPMS
November 2024 (9-1)QPMS
June 2024 (9-1)QPMS
November 2023 (9-1)QPMS
June 2023 (9-1)QPMS
November 2022 (9-1)QPMS
June 2022 (9-1)QPMS
November 2021 (9-1)QPMS
June 2021 (9-1)QPMS
November 2020 (9-1)QPMS
June 2020 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2020 (9-1)QPMS
3 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (9-1)
SessionQPMS
November 2019 (9-1)QPMS
June 2019 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (9-1)QPMS

CIE Paper 4 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (9-1)QPMS
November 2024 (9-1)QPMS
June 2024 (9-1)QPMS
November 2023 (9-1)QPMS
June 2023 (9-1)QPMS
November 2022 (9-1)QPMS
June 2022 (9-1)QPMS
November 2021 (9-1)QPMS
June 2021 (9-1)QPMS
November 2020 (9-1)QPMS
June 2020 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2020 (9-1)QPMS
3 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (9-1)
SessionQPMS
November 2019 (9-1)QPMS
June 2019 (9-1)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (9-1)QPMS

Additional Maths (0606)

CAIE Paper 1 (0606)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (v3)QPMS
June 2025 (v2)QPMS
June 2025 (v1)QPMS
March 2025 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v3)QPMS
November 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v1)QPMS
June 2024 (v3)QPMS
June 2024 (v2)QPMS
June 2024 (v1)QPMS
March 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v3)QPMS
55 older sessions, back to March 2016 (v2)
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November 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v1)QPMS
June 2023 (v3)QPMS
June 2023 (v2)QPMS
June 2023 (v1)QPMS
March 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v3)QPMS
November 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v1)QPMS
June 2022 (v3)QPMS
June 2022 (v2)QPMS
June 2022 (v1)QPMS
March 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v3)QPMS
November 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v1)QPMS
June 2021 (v2)QPMS
June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen (2020)QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
November 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v1)QPMS
June 2018 (v3)QPMS
June 2018 (v2)QPMS
June 2018 (v1)QPMS
March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v3)QPMS
November 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v1)QPMS
June 2017 (v3)QPMS
June 2017 (v2)QPMS
June 2017 (v1)QPMS
March 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
June 2016 (v2)QPMS
June 2016 (v1)QPMS
March 2016 (v2)QPMS

CAIE Paper 2 (0606)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (v3)QPMS
June 2025 (v2)QPMS
June 2025 (v1)QPMS
March 2025 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v3)QPMS
November 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2024 (v1)QPMS
June 2024 (v3)QPMS
June 2024 (v2)QPMS
June 2024 (v1)QPMS
March 2024 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v3)QPMS
56 older sessions, back to March 2016 (v2)
SessionQPMS
November 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2023 (v1)QPMS
June 2023 (v3)QPMS
June 2023 (v2)QPMS
June 2023 (v1)QPMS
March 2023 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v3)QPMS
November 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2022 (v1)QPMS
June 2022 (v3)QPMS
June 2022 (v2)QPMS
June 2022 (v1)QPMS
March 2022 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v3)QPMS
November 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2021 (v1)QPMS
June 2021 (v3)QPMS
June 2021 (v2)QPMS
June 2021 (v1)QPMS
March 2021 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v3)QPMS
November 2020 (v2)QPMS
November 2020 (v1)QPMS
June 2020 (v3)QPMS
June 2020 (v2)QPMS
June 2020 (v1)QPMS
March 2020 (v2)QPMS
Specimen (2020)QPMS
November 2019 (v3)QPMS
November 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2019 (v1)QPMS
June 2019 (v3)QPMS
June 2019 (v2)QPMS
June 2019 (v1)QPMS
March 2019 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v3)QPMS
November 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2018 (v1)QPMS
June 2018 (v3)QPMS
June 2018 (v2)QPMS
June 2018 (v1)QPMS
March 2018 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v3)QPMS
November 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2017 (v1)QPMS
June 2017 (v3)QPMS
June 2017 (v2)QPMS
June 2017 (v1)QPMS
March 2017 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v3)QPMS
November 2016 (v2)QPMS
November 2016 (v1)QPMS
June 2016 (v3)QPMS
June 2016 (v2)QPMS
June 2016 (v1)QPMS
March 2016 (v2)QPMS

Older specifications

Papers from Cambridge’s earlier Maths specifications. Topics overlap, so they’re good extra practice, but check a question is still on your spec before you rely on it.

Legacy52 papers

CIE Paper 1 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
November 2007QPMS
June 2007QPMS
November 2006QPMS
June 2006QPMS
November 2005QPMS
June 2005QPMS
November 2004QPMS
June 2004QPMS
November 2003QPMS
June 2003QPMS
November 2002QPMS

CIE Paper 2 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
November 2007QPMS
June 2007QPMS
November 2006QPMS
June 2006QPMS
November 2005QPMS
June 2005QPMS
November 2004QPMS
June 2004QPMS
November 2003QPMS
June 2003QPMS
November 2002QPMS

CIE Paper 3 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
November 2009QPMS
June 2009QPMS
November 2008QPMS
June 2008QPMS
November 2007QPMS
June 2007QPMS
November 2006QPMS
June 2006QPMS
November 2005QPMS
June 2005QPMS
November 2004QPMS
June 2004QPMS
3 older sessions, back to November 2002
SessionQPMS
November 2003QPMS
June 2003QPMS
November 2002QPMS

CIE Paper 4 (0580/0980)

SessionQPMS
November 2009QPMS
June 2009QPMS
November 2008QPMS
June 2008QPMS
November 2007QPMS
June 2007QPMS
November 2006QPMS
June 2006QPMS
November 2005QPMS
June 2005QPMS
November 2004QPMS
June 2004QPMS
3 older sessions, back to November 2002
SessionQPMS
November 2003QPMS
June 2003QPMS
November 2002QPMS
Using past papers

How to get the most out of Cambridge IGCSE Maths past papers

  1. 01

    Sit it like the real thing.

    Timed, by hand, with the formula sheet and nothing else. A paper you peek at teaches you the mark scheme, not the topic.

  2. 02

    Mark it honestly.

    Go line by line with the mark scheme. Method marks are where most lost marks hide, so check your working, not just the answer.

  3. 03

    Go back to what you dropped.

    Your board publishes an examiner report for each paper: it says what most students wrote and why it didn’t score. Redo those questions a week later.

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