Thai Sideline Girls (Dek Sideline) 2026: Prices, Fiwfans & Scam Guide
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1. Wait: Is Sideline Really Your Best Option?
There are basically four routes to getting a woman to your hotel in Thailand. To cut straight to the conclusion: sideline is not always the right answer. The correct choice flips completely depending on what you prioritize most on this trip. First, get crystal clear on your priority (value for money, looks/quality, safety, zero heartbreak). If you can't set that standard, none of the prices, platforms, or any other detail below will mean a thing to you.
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2. Editor's Take · The 2026 Thai Sideline Market
I spent a long time figuring out how to even unpack this post. The structure is so complex that I kept putting off the update, and I'm only getting to it now. To cut to the conclusion: Thailand really is a paradise for men. But strictly for men with 'local residency + capability.'
Within an unequal gender-ratio structure, a handful of wealthy local Thai men who hold the privilege live what can only be called a paradise. In 15 years living in Thailand, watching the local rich, I've seen a Thai man in his 50s keep a model-tier woman in her 20s as a girlfriend and control her perfectly, like a doll. The picture of "the man coddling and indulging her because of the big age gap" simply does not exist. Inside a rigid hierarchy, I've witnessed countless times women prettier than celebrities caring obsessively for older Thai men. Of course, the capitalist premise of 'wealth' underlies it. But don't we spend money even on an ordinary relationship? The essence is identical, just a difference in amount and efficiency.
True sideline is a locally-rooted league you can never experience unless you fully dissolve into the core of Thai culture, not as a tourist passing through for a short stay. And yet my reason for writing this guide is clear: so that travelers who dream of real sideline don't end up badly hurt later. Please don't go falling into some accidental love.
The Expiry Date of Emotion: The Line Between 'Real Feelings' and 'Business'
Learn how to draw this line clearly before your wallet opens. You are the transaction. The 'Girlfriend Experience (GFE)' is just acting.
Realistically, the sideline a traveler will actually experience is either a commercialized low-cost escort or an Incall / Outcall service run by a broker (agent). So when you read the text below, don't get too hung up on the words themselves. Focus only on understanding the ecosystem and prices that drive Thailand's sideline culture as of 2026, and on not getting scammed.
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This guide is for informational and safety-education purposes; ThailandNightlife does not broker or solicit any kind of transaction. Sex work in Thailand exists in a legal grey zone, and this guide only reports publicly observable market trends, price information, scam patterns, and safety rules.
All readers must be 18 or older and are responsible for checking the laws of their home country and of Thailand. We never condone human trafficking or anything involving minors under any circumstances; if you spot a suspected case, please report it to the Thai Tourist Police (1155) or ECPAT (ecpat.org).
3. What Is 'Dek Sideline'? · Everything About the Freelancer Ecosystem
When travelers or beginners first encounter Thailand's local nightlife, the concepts they confuse most often are sideline, dek en, escort (freelancer), and Gik. Broadly, they all fall under the umbrella of "independent relationships not tied to an establishment," but there are clear differences depending on whether sex work is her full-time job and on the purpose of the relationship. Let me lay out this complex ecosystem clearly, from an insider's perspective.
1. What Is 'Dek Sideline'?
'Dek' means child or student in Thai. In other words, these are women who live ordinary day jobs as university students or office workers and only do a part-time side hustle (sideline) when they need money. Locally they're called 'dek sideline (เด็กไซด์ไลน์).'
- Why did this market blow up? (The money flow): A typical Thai office salary is around 18,000 THB/month (160 working hours), while a 22-year-old Bangkok sideline girl earns about 4,000 THB ($120) in just 2 hours. Because a few hours of meeting beats grinding in an office all week by an overwhelming margin, there's been a massive influx of "ordinary" women who aren't nightlife workers at all.
- The difference from regular nightlife workers: Bar girls and soapy (massage-shop) girls are tied to an establishment and work mechanically and repetitively, but a sideline girl works part-time only when she wants to, so there's a distinctive freshness and natural vibe to her.
Do the math yourself. A 22-year-old Bangkok sideline girl earns 4,000 THB ($120) in 2 hours. That's more than grinding all week at a regular office job.
2. Key Concepts: The Three Categories of Freelancers
Thailand's independent nightlife ecosystem splits broadly into three groups. The criteria: "Is sex work her full-time job, and is sex work an essential part of the service?"
3. Practical Short-Term Concepts: 'Dek En' vs 'Sideline'
You need to understand 'Dek En' (Dek Entertain, an entertainment companion), a core piece of local Thai culture that most tourists don't know. Locally, 'sideline' and 'dek en' sit on essentially the same level: a kind of freelance companion service. For roughly 500-1,500 THB per hour, she drinks with the client or tags along to parties and clubs. The labels split subtly, though, because of the 'pride' and disposition particular to Thai women.
The type who insists, "I'm just a party companion who hangs out and lifts the mood, I don't sell my body." She calls herself dek en to protect her own moral red line.
The type where, as an extension of the service, 'sex (selling her body) as an essential premise' is strongly baked in.
🤫 Editor's Field Experience
"So dek en is off-limits and only sideline goes all the way?" To cut to it: in practice, it all goes. Even a woman who prides herself on truly not selling her body and clings to the 'dek en' title, once you drink together, the club mood ripens, and the emotional and monetary chemistry clicks, it all becomes possible in the end. That's the fact of this scene. They just needed a justification (dek en) to package themselves. Even a short-term tourist's meetup, slipping her a bit of cash and calling her to a hotel or out, ultimately runs inside this hourly-pay companion system.
4. Sideline Girl vs Escort (Freelancer): The Real Difference?
- Sideline: A fresher, cleaner feel. Mostly part-timers (university students or office workers), so they offer good value whether for a one-off meetup (3,000-5,000 THB) or a long-term arrangement (15,000-100,000 THB/month). Because women in this group handle far fewer anonymous clients, men's psychological satisfaction tends to be high.
- Escort (Freelancer): First, you must distinguish them from street freelancers. A pro escort costs more, but model-tier looks and service are guaranteed, they're the most expensive. One-off meetup (10,000-100,000 THB), regular arrangement (100,000+@).
Insider reality: You can scroll thousands of profiles on the platforms below, but expats living in Thailand say this: most real sideline girls are found offline. Live in Thailand long enough and you develop a sense for it. The friendly barista, the phone-shop clerk, the neighbor, many "ordinary" Thais are open to an arrangement if you approach the right way.
5. Thailand's Gik (Gik) Culture: The Unofficial Second Lover
Thailand's sideline culture grew out of the "Gik" culture that runs throughout Thai society. Because of relatively low earning power and low wages, ordinary young women worry about basic survival, let alone dressing themselves up. You have to understand why Thai women keep a "sponsor," and how that's viewed in Thai society. Unlike sideline, Gik runs on a complex combined formula of [financial stability + emotional stability]. For more detail, see the "Thai Gik (กิ๊ก) Culture Guide."
A relationship where emotional security takes slightly higher priority than the financial side. Deep mutual attraction and feelings are mixed in, so on the surface it feels 'just like lovers,' and they actually behave like lovers. An unofficial partner, but with high emotional density. Since money isn't the first thing, there's no fixed figure, basically living expenses + spending money.
A relationship where financial security clearly takes priority over the emotional side. A fixed monthly sponsorship is the strong baseline premise, with emotional chemistry layered on top to keep things running smoothly. Put simply, it's closer to the nuance of 'a chairman's hidden mistress.'
🤝 The Rule of Exclusivity and Possessiveness (Asymmetric Bonding)
For this relationship to last, emotional exchange and dates are essential. But the power to contact and summon is thoroughly male-centric. The man can call or summon the woman anytime, but the only exception where she summons him is when she's in an 'out-of-control black-out drunk' state. When she's blacked-out drunk, her friends contact this 'sponsor (the man)' to come take her, or the woman sends an SOS asking him to "come pick me up" while she's still conscious. This strange asymmetric bond is the core of the relationship. A peculiar rule of mutual acknowledgment also operates: the woman accepts the existence of the man's other partners or wife, but in return the man tries to completely block out and monopolize every private man around her, except the client contacts she keeps for work.
4. The Cold Truth About Thai Dek Sideline
Bangkok sideline girls aren't simply about a tourist finding someone for cheap sex in Thailand. If you rush and think only about value because your trip is short, plenty of dangers exist: getting scammed by unvetted girls or agencies, or secondary setup crimes. And even if you're lucky enough to meet a real sideline girl, don't forget, these are ordinary women who figured out that 2 hours of sex is more convenient than 2 weeks in an office. They're just in it for the money.
Don't fall in love on your own and keep wiring money every month after you fly home.
If a long stay is possible it's worth recommending; if not, you're better off using a massage shop.
What Wick Learned From 600+ DMs and 500+ Real Meetups
1. The ones who scammed me always ordered the pricey coffee or dessert. (Seems to be universal worldwide.)
Once you meet, manners mean you can't just send her off, so you grab at least a quick coffee. Looking back now, the coffee money alone I burned... even at 300 THB a time, that's over 150,000 THB.
2. If the meetup price is too cheap, be suspicious, no exceptions.
In Bangkok sideline, about 70% of profiles under 2,500 THB were classified as bait/scams.
3. Even after a video call + selfie verification, about 60% still turn out to be mismatches.
Video filters have gotten too good these days. Don't trust video too much either. Sometimes the person who showed up was so different I couldn't even recognize her.
4. A "long-term arrangement" is especially close to a fantasy for tourists.
With app or online meetups, the purpose of that first meeting is far more explicit than offline, so out of 500 cases, of the maybe 150 that were even worth keeping, the share that lasted 6+ months was about 10%. Drop any expectation of a "girlfriend-like relationship." For tourists, the platforms are just a place to make money by faking short bursts of time and a girlfriend-like relationship.
Real sideline is only possible for someone who actually lives in Thailand.
5. The 2026 'Sideline' Reality & Prices in Thailand's Major Cities
Those "Bangkok sideline under 3,000 THB" posts? Mostly bait. Real Thai sideline girl prices depend on the city, her looks, how deeply you blend into Thai sideline culture, and how politely you negotiate. Here are the real baseline prices in 2026.
| City | Short Time (2 hrs · 1 round) | Long Time (overnight · 3 rounds + stay) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | 3,000-4,500 THB | 6,000-15,000 | Max supply, fierce competition |
| Chiang Mai | 3,500-6,000 THB | 8,000-12,000 THB | Small market, higher prices |
| Pattaya | 2,500-4,000 THB | 5,000-8,000 THB | Competing with freelancers |
| Premium Sideline | 5,000-50,000 | Top-tier looks | |
| Regular Arrangement | 15,000-100,000/mo | Price varies by meetups per week + her looks | |
Price-Tier Reality (Bangkok 2026)
- Budget tier (1,500-2,500 THB): It exists, but it's hard for tourists staying in the city center to reach, and most are in their 30s at the youngest, though occasionally there are 20-something women who urgently need cash. At this price, the photos are very likely not to match reality.
- Standard (3,000-4,500 THB): This is where 90% of escort girls posing as sideline operate. Reasonable quality, but not true sideline. Photo-match rate 60-80%.
- Premium tier (5,000-10,000 THB): Top-tier beauties or model-grade. Worth considering if the budget allows.
- High-end tier (30,000+ THB): Women at this price are beyond premium, regional pageant winners or those with real modeling careers. It runs through private individuals, so an ordinary person can't even find this service.
1. City-by-City Platform & Environment Comparison
| City | Main Platforms | Hotspots | Best Time | English Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | X, Telegram, Fiwfans | Sukhumvit, Thonglor | 24/7 | Good |
| Chiang Mai | CMX Sideline, LINE | CMU, Nimman Road | Weekends 8 PM-midnight | Limited |
| Pattaya | X (#ไซด์ไลน์พัทยา) | Soi 6, Soi Buakhao | Nov-Mar high season | Good |
2. Bangkok: Agent Corporatization & Platform Sophistication
Bangkok has the largest supply in Thailand, but for that very reason it's where mutant businesses posing as 'sideline' run most rampant.
- Agent corporatization & middleman margins: In the past, individuals often found clients directly via X (formerly Twitter) or LINE, but as of 2026 the majority of cases run through organized agents who handle profile shoots, retouching, and scheduling. As a result, a large chunk of what the consumer pays leaks out as agent fees.
- Fiwfans and Telegram going mainstream: "Fiwfans," a sideline matching platform centered on locals, and encrypted Telegram channels now dominate the market. On Telegram especially, "booking scam" accounts demanding upfront deposits have surged, becoming a major social problem even locally.
- Rising influx of ordinary students & polarization: Driven by Bangkok's steep inflation and cost-of-living pressure, there's been a rise in "real dek sideline (student part-timers)" who aren't tied to any establishment and operate quietly only on weekends or in free gaps. They wield their office-worker or model-grade looks to run high-price strategies, deepening the split between the low-end market (bait profiles) and the premium market.
3. Chiang Mai: Local-Centric Insularity & the Campus Ecosystem
Unlike Bangkok and Pattaya, Chiang Mai runs in a very closed way, centered not on tourists but on "local university students and the local community."
- An underground ecosystem centered on Chiang Mai University (CMU): This is the region that best fits the original meaning of "dek sideline" (student part-time work to earn tuition). Young locals around CMU and the Nimmanhaemin area make up a higher share than nightlife workers who've moved in from other regions.
- LINE open chats and a vouch system: Rather than X (Twitter), which is open to anyone, connections happen by referral through "secret LINE group chats" that only locals know, or local platforms like "CMX." Since it's very hard for foreign tourists to break into these closed local LINE groups, supply itself is scarce and prices hold firm.
- Language barrier & the Thai-language premium: Unlike Bangkok and Pattaya, where English flows easily, sideline girls in the Chiang Mai area often barely speak English. So deals tend to close mostly with people who can speak Thai or who know the local scene well.
4. Pattaya: The Collapsing Border with Walking Street Freelancers
Pattaya's biggest characteristic is that the border between the online sideline market and the offline nightlife (gogo, beer bar) freelancer market has completely collapsed.
- Online by day, bar staff by night, a double life: Many of Pattaya's sideline women, rather than pure "non-professional part-timers," are based at beer bars and gogos in the Soi 6 or Buakhao area while working freelance through online platforms (X, LINE) at the same time. It's common to run into someone you saw in an online profile out on the nightlife streets or in a bar at night.
- Influx of foreign workers from Russia, Central Asia, etc.: As of 2026, the Pattaya market has seen a large influx of freelancers not only from local Thai women but from Russia, Uzbekistan, and other parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, intensifying competition. They mostly operate on X with specific hashtags (#ไซด์ไลน์พัทยา).
6. How to Use Each Sideline Platform
The 2026 Thai sideline (aka 'dek sideline') market has changed completely. You no longer need to pound the pavement asking around at bars. But the vibe, scam rate, and information accuracy differ sharply by platform, so knowing how to use each one properly is the key.
1. Platform Comparison Chart (Bangkok Sideline Girls 2026)
| Platform | Photo Accuracy | Scam Rate | Price Range | Best Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X (Twitter) | 60-70% | 10-15% | 3,000-5,000 THB | Same-day direct booking |
| Telegram | 50-60% | 25-35% | 2,500-5,000 THB | Many listings, for experienced users |
| Fiwfans | 40-50% | 20-30% | 3,000-8,000 THB | Research use, agency reliability |
| Instagram DM | 40-50% | 40-50% | 4,000-7,000 THB | Curated listings, niche market |
2. Key Platform Links (Bookmark These)
Thailand escort girl platforms:
- Fiwfans (largest directory, 400K+ monthly searches) · Fiwfans was raided by police for facilitating underage prostitution; it is operating again and still ranks #1 by search volume. External link intentionally omitted.
- Fan4You: https://fan4you.nl (880K+ monthly visits, free profiles & a curated selection)
- FansChao: https://fanschao.com (370K+ monthly visits, city filters & reviews)
- Sideline VIP: https://sidelinevip.com (private meetups & direct-contact platform)
Warning: every platform mixes real women with agencies. Video verification before meeting is a must. For details, check the protection tips under Scams & Safety.
Okay, having the links is useless if you don't know how to actually use them. Here's the real core: how each platform works, what style of women you'll meet, and how to spot a scam before you waste money. Let's break down the Big 3 platforms for finding a sideline girl in Thailand:
3. X (formerly Twitter) · The Most Active Real-Time Marketplace
Currently the main channel that's taken over the Bangkok sideline scene. Thanks to free posting and instant exposure, 50-100 new posts go up every day with photos, prices, and LINE IDs.
Finding sideline girls on X:
Search terms that work:
- "ไซด์ไลน์ กรุงเทพ" (sideline bangkok) - 30-50 posts a day
- "dek sideline" - mixed Thai/English posts
- "เด็กไซด์ไลน์ สุขุมวิท" (sideline sukhumvit) - location-based search
- Hashtags:#ไซด์ไลน์ #เด็กไซด์ไลน์ #รับงาน
X platform red flags (Bangkok escort girl scams):
- Too-perfect photos: pro model shoots = high chance of agency or fake
- No DM reply: posts but never replies = scam account
- Demands 100% upfront: a real call girl / freelancer takes only a 10-20% deposit at most
- New account (under 2 weeks): scammers spin up fresh accounts and burn through them fast
- Copied photos: reverse-image search shows the same woman across multiple accounts = fake
X platform success tips:
A real Bangkok sideline X post example:
"Available tonight 9pm-1am, Sukhumvit area. ST 3,500 / 2hr 5,000. Hotel only. LINE: [ID]. Photo verification available."
4. Telegram · The High-Risk Wild West
In huge rooms of 5,000-10,000 people, info pours in every few minutes, but it's a 'jungle' with a scam rate approaching 40-50%. There's no verification system at all.
How Telegram sideline groups operate:
How to tell real from fake on Telegram:
| Real sideline / freelancer | Agency / Scam |
|---|---|
| Selfie-style photos (mirror, bedroom, etc.) | Pro-shoot quality photos |
| Limited availability (2-3x/week) | "Available 24/7, year-round" |
| Personal writing style | Template messages ("Hello dear") |
| Slow to reply (has a day job) | Always replies instantly |
| Price negotiable | Fixed price, no adjustment |
| One woman, one contact | Multiple women, same LINE ID |
Telegram scam-safety protocol:
- Ask for a video call first: before any conversation, request a quick video verification
- Pay a deposit of at most 10%: a 300-500 THB deposit is fine. Never pay in full
- Meet in a public place first (optional): chat 15 minutes at a cafe, then decide. A real woman will agree
- Pay after the service: the standard procedure in Thailand. Demanding 100% upfront = scam
5. Fiwfans · The Largest Directory, But a High Agency Ratio
Fiwfans was raided by police for facilitating underage prostitution; it is operating again and still ranks #1 by search volume. Fiwfans.app · an overwhelming site with 400K+ monthly searches, but 60% of profiles are agencies posting fake photos. You have to filter out the lies hidden behind the convenient UI.
How to tell real vs agency profiles:
| Real sideline girl | Agency (posing as fake) |
|---|---|
| Mirror selfies, casual style | Studio lighting, pro makeup |
| "Only Tue/Thu evenings" | "Available 24/7, year-round" |
| Replies within 1-3 hours | Always replies instantly |
| Price negotiable | "Fixed price 5,000 THB" |
| Typos, casual Thai | "Sweet girl waiting for you" |
| One woman, one contact | Same LINE used across 5-10 profiles |
Fiwfans in 4 steps:
Fiwfans / ฟิวแฟน remains the largest sideline directory despite 60% being agencies, with around 400K monthly searches. Note, however, that it was raided for facilitating underage prostitution and is operating again, so no external link is provided.
The next-best backups are kapooclubwebboard.net and kapoofin.com (the locals' "kapoo" community), soothing the loneliness of countless Thai men.
But both sites have a fatal limitation. They're a swamp where even locals struggle to find decent info, so imagine a foreign traveler who doesn't even speak the language. You just end up burning money and time in the wrong place.
That's exactly why ThailandNightlife.net stands out by a mile.
- Live interactive map: visualizes the real info around you on a map so you don't fall for bait profiles
- Intuitive UI: a clean layout, no more fumbling through complex Thai websites with a translator
- Verified real reviews: genuine feedback from real users, filtered of agents' fake-ad spam
- Full multilingual support: get the local pros' info directly in your own language, no language barrier
Tired of pointless infinite scrolling and bait info? ThailandNightlife.net exists for smart travelers and nightlife pros who want only the real, valuable intel.
7. Scams & Safety: Don't Get Played
This is the result of analyzing dozens of global cases based on real 2024-2026 victim stories. Don't repeat the same mistakes and pay an expensive tuition for it.
As of 2026, with real-time face-swap + AI voice synthesis, even a video call is no longer safe verification. In industrial-scale scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos, operators run 100+ video calls per person per day (Wired/Malwarebytes report, March 2026).
✗ A regular video call (5–30 sec)
✗ Voice verification alone
✗ Old AI-photo tells (eyes, fingers)
✓ Touch her nose with her hand
✓ Wave a hand in front of her face
✓ A specific gesture + saying the date on the spot
✓ Request a sudden movement
Even these checks may be defeated by 2027. If something feels off, walk away from the deal entirely. Once you've paid, there's no getting it back.
Platform Safety Comparison (2026 Data)
Scam-Prevention Checklist
Hotel Meeting Essentials
90% of meetups end normally, but these are the pros' iron rules for stopping the 10% that go wrong. Newbies, follow the checklist above without fail.
🔒 LINE Messenger Security
From X or Telegram you'll eventually move to chatting on LINE, and there are cases where contacting from your own account, exposing your real name, workplace, and photos of acquaintances, later led to blackmail using exactly that. For your sideline-contact LINE, use a separate account or set the profile strictly to private with a pseudonym.
The Traffic-Light Method
8. Frequently Asked Questions (17)
Sideline vs freelancer - what's the difference?
Sideline vs freelancer - what's the difference?
Are the university students at massage shops (nuru/soapy) sideline?
What's included in one session?
Does English work?
Is it legal?
Can you haggle the price?
How much do they earn?
What's the best day/time to book?
How do I check the photos are real?
Which platform is safest?
Sideline vs bar girl - which is safer?
Is it safe for foreigners to use?
How do I use Fiwfans?
What are the Thai search terms?
What if she doesn't show up?
Can it develop into a real relationship?
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References & Sources
[1] U.S. Department of State. Trafficking in Persons Report 2023 - Thailand (Tier 2). state.gov
[2] UNAIDS Thailand. Country fact sheet on HIV and key populations (2023). unaids.org
[3] Havocscope Global Black Market Database. Thailand sex industry estimates. havocscope.com
[4] Bangkok Post. Coverage of Thailand's adult entertainment sector (2023–2024). bangkokpost.com
[5] ECPAT Foundation. End child prostitution and trafficking - Thailand programs. ecpat.org
[6] Similarweb. Traffic data for fiwfans.app, fan4you.nl, fanschao.com (2024–2026 monthly averages). similarweb.com
[7] TNL Internal Database - tracking 600+ DM responses, analysis of 1,000+ scam attempts, monitoring 200+ new profiles/week (2024–2026).
How This Guide Was Made
Direct platform monitoring. Every statistic in this guide comes from directly tracking 6 major platforms - X (Twitter), Telegram, Fiwfans, Fan4You, FansChao, Sideline VIP - from 2024 through May 2026. On an irregular basis we analyzed new profiles and logged prices, response times, and even photo accuracy verified at actual meetings.
Scam-case database. The per-platform scam rates (X 10–15% / Telegram 25–35% / Fiwfans 20–30%) synthesize TNL community scam reports, cases from outside expat forums, and patterns from hundreds of self-collected scam attempts. When a new scam pattern is confirmed, it's reflected in the guide immediately, on no fixed schedule.
Price-data verification method. Every price in the guide (short time 2,500-6,000 / long time 5,000-15,000 / regular 15,000-100,000/month) was cross-verified against 600+ real DM responses. Negotiation patterns, time-of-day fluctuations, and city differences are updated monthly, and when a price shift of 30%+ is confirmed, it's reflected in the text immediately.
Transparent operating policy. ThailandNightlife receives no direct compensation from any sideline platform, agency, or individual. This guide is a 100% independent market-observation report, not a commercial recommendation. TNL's advertising partnerships are offered only to verified massage and nightlife venues and have zero influence on the information or recommendations in this sideline guide.
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