diff --git a/src/components/paint-editor.jsx b/src/components/paint-editor.jsx
index db93953f..3ab5fb07 100644
--- a/src/components/paint-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/components/paint-editor.jsx
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import PaperCanvas from '../containers/paper-canvas.jsx';
+import BrushTool from '../containers/tools/brush-tool.jsx';
 
 const PaintEditorComponent = props => (
-    <PaperCanvas
-        tool={props.tool}
-    />
+    <div>
+        <PaperCanvas
+            canvasId={props.canvasId}
+            tool={props.tool}
+        />
+        <BrushTool canvasId={props.canvasId} />
+    </div>
 );
 
 PaintEditorComponent.propTypes = {
+    canvasId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     tool: PropTypes.shape({
         name: PropTypes.string.isRequired
     })
diff --git a/src/containers/paint-editor.jsx b/src/containers/paint-editor.jsx
index efe05522..c9c0bcdf 100644
--- a/src/containers/paint-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/paint-editor.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import PaintEditorComponent from '../components/paint-editor.jsx';
-import tools from '../reducers/tools';
+import ToolsReducer from '../reducers/tools';
 import ToolTypes from '../tools/tool-types.js';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class PaintEditor extends React.Component {
     render () {
         return (
             <PaintEditorComponent
+                canvasId="paper-canvas"
                 tool={this.props.tool}
             />
         );
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
     onKeyPress: e => {
         if (e.key === 'e') {
-            dispatch(tools.changeTool(ToolTypes.ERASER));
+            dispatch(ToolsReducer.changeTool(ToolTypes.ERASER));
         } else if (e.key === 'b') {
-            dispatch(tools.changeTool(ToolTypes.BRUSH));
+            dispatch(ToolsReducer.changeTool(ToolTypes.BRUSH));
         }
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx b/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
index 5d813a0f..5d08911d 100644
--- a/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ class PaperCanvas extends React.Component {
     }
     render () {
         return (
-            <canvas id="paper-canvas" />
+            <canvas id={this.props.canvasId} />
         );
     }
 }
 
 PaperCanvas.propTypes = {
+    canvasId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     tool: PropTypes.shape({
         name: PropTypes.string.isRequired
     })
diff --git a/src/containers/tools/brush-tool.jsx b/src/containers/tools/brush-tool.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..604b56eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/tools/brush-tool.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import bindAll from 'lodash.bindall';
+import ToolTypes from '../../tools/tool-types.js';
+import BlobTool from '../../tools/blob.js';
+import BrushToolReducer from '../../reducers/brush-tool';
+import paper from 'paper';
+
+class BrushTool extends React.Component {
+    static get TOOL_TYPE () {
+        return ToolTypes.BRUSH;
+    }
+    constructor (props) {
+        super(props);
+        bindAll(this, [
+            'activateTool',
+            'deactivateTool',
+            'onScroll'
+        ]);
+        this.blob = new BlobTool();
+    }
+    componentDidMount () {
+        if (this.props.tool === BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE) {
+            this.activateTool();
+        }
+    }
+    componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
+        if (nextProps.tool === BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE && this.props.tool !== BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE) {
+            this.activateTool();
+        } else if (nextProps.tool !== BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE && this.props.tool === BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE) {
+            this.deactivateTool();
+        } else if (nextProps.tool === BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE && this.props.tool === BrushTool.TOOL_TYPE) {
+            this.blob.setOptions(nextProps.brushToolState);
+        }
+    }
+    shouldComponentUpdate () {
+        return false; // Logic only component
+    }
+    activateTool () {
+        document.getElementById(this.props.canvasId)
+            .addEventListener('mousewheel', this.onScroll);
+
+        const tool = new paper.Tool();
+        this.blob.activateTool(false /* isEraser */, tool, this.props.brushToolState);
+
+        // // Make sure a fill color is set on the brush
+        // if(!pg.stylebar.getFillColor()) {
+        //     pg.stylebar.setFillColor(pg.stylebar.getStrokeColor());
+        //     pg.stylebar.setStrokeColor(null);
+        // }
+
+        // // setup floating tool options panel in the editor
+        // pg.toolOptionPanel.setup(options, components, function() {});
+        
+        tool.activate();
+    }
+    deactivateTool () {
+        document.getElementById(this.props.canvasId)
+            .removeEventListener('mousewheel', this.onScroll);
+        this.blob.deactivateTool();
+    }
+    onScroll (event) {
+        if (event.deltaY < 0) {
+            this.props.changeBrushSize(this.props.brushToolState.brushSize + 1);
+        } else if (event.deltaY > 0 && this.props.brushToolState.brushSize > 1) {
+            this.props.changeBrushSize(this.props.brushToolState.brushSize - 1);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    render () {
+        return (
+            <div />
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+BrushTool.propTypes = {
+    brushToolState: PropTypes.shape({
+        brushSize: PropTypes.number.isRequired
+    }),
+    canvasId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    changeBrushSize: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    tool: PropTypes.shape({
+        name: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+    })
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+    brushToolState: state.brushTool,
+    tool: state.tool
+});
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
+    changeBrushSize: brushSize => {
+        dispatch(BrushToolReducer.changeBrushSize(brushSize));
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = connect(
+    mapStateToProps,
+    mapDispatchToProps
+)(BrushTool);
diff --git a/src/reducers/brush-tool.js b/src/reducers/brush-tool.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e59c560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reducers/brush-tool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const CHANGE_BRUSH_SIZE = 'scratch-paint/tools/CHANGE_BRUSH_SIZE';
+const initialState = {brushSize: 5};
+
+const reducer = function (state, action) {
+    if (typeof state === 'undefined') state = initialState;
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case CHANGE_BRUSH_SIZE:
+        return {brushSize: Math.max(1, action.brushSize)};
+    default:
+        return state;
+    }
+};
+
+// Action creators ==================================
+reducer.changeBrushSize = function (brushSize) {
+    return {
+        type: CHANGE_BRUSH_SIZE,
+        brushSize: brushSize,
+        meta: {
+            throttle: 30
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+module.exports = reducer;
diff --git a/src/reducers/combine-reducers.js b/src/reducers/combine-reducers.js
index a533b763..c237d7bb 100644
--- a/src/reducers/combine-reducers.js
+++ b/src/reducers/combine-reducers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {combineReducers} from 'redux';
 
 module.exports = combineReducers({
-    tool: require('./tools')
+    tool: require('./tools'),
+    brushTool: require('./brush-tool')
 });
diff --git a/src/tools/blob.js b/src/tools/blob.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba5e86f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/blob.js
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+const paper = require('paper');
+const log = require('../log/log');
+const broadBrushHelper = require('./broad-brush-helper');
+
+class BlobTool {
+
+    static get BROAD () {
+        return 'broadbrush';
+    }
+    static get SEGMENT () {
+        return 'segmentbrush';
+    }
+
+    // brush size >= threshold use segment brush, else use broadbrush
+    // Segment brush has performance issues at low threshold, but broad brush has weird corners
+    // which are more obvious the bigger it is
+    static get THRESHOLD () {
+        return 100000;
+    }
+    
+    setOptions (options) {
+        console.log('setOptions');
+        this.options = options;
+        if (this.cursorPreview) {
+            this.cursorPreview = new paper.Path.Circle({
+                center: [this.cursorPreview.center.x, this.cursorPreview.center.y],
+                radius: options.brushSize / 2
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    activateTool (isEraser, tool, options) {
+        console.log('activateTool isEraser?'+isEraser);
+        this.tool = tool;
+        this.options = options;
+        
+        let cursorPreview = this.cursorPreview = new paper.Path.Circle({
+            center: [-10000, -10000],
+            radius: options.brushSize / 2
+        });
+        this.brushSize = options.brushSize;
+
+        tool.stylePath = function (path) {
+            if (isEraser) {
+                path.fillColor = 'white';
+                if (path === cursorPreview) {
+                    path.strokeColor = 'cornflowerblue';
+                    path.strokeWidth = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // TODO keep a separate active toolbar style for brush vs pen?
+                //path = pg.stylebar.applyActiveToolbarStyle(path);
+
+                //TODO FIX
+
+                path.fillColor = 'black';
+                if (path === cursorPreview) {
+                    path.strokeColor = 'cornflowerblue';
+                    path.strokeWidth = 1;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        tool.stylePath(cursorPreview);
+
+        tool.fixedDistance = 1;
+
+        broadBrushHelper(tool, options);
+        // TODO add
+        //pg.segmentbrushhelper(tool, options);
+        tool.onMouseMove = function (event) {
+            if (this.brushSize !== options.brushSize) {
+                cursorPreview.remove();
+                cursorPreview = new paper.Path.Circle({
+                    center: event.point,
+                    radius: options.brushSize / 2
+                });
+                this.brushSize = options.brushSize;
+            }
+            tool.stylePath(cursorPreview);
+            cursorPreview.bringToFront();
+            cursorPreview.position = event.point;
+        };
+        
+        tool.onMouseDown = function (event) {
+            if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
+
+            if (options.brushSize < BlobTool.THRESHOLD) {
+                this.brush = BlobTool.BROAD;
+                this.onBroadMouseDown(event);
+            } else {
+                this.brush = BlobTool.SEGMENT;
+                this.onSegmentMouseDown(event);
+            }
+            cursorPreview.bringToFront();
+            cursorPreview.position = event.point;
+            paper.view.draw();
+        };
+
+        tool.onMouseDrag = function (event) {
+            if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
+            if (this.brush === BlobTool.BROAD) {
+                this.onBroadMouseDrag(event);
+            } else if (this.brush === Blob.SEGMENT) {
+                this.onSegmentMouseDrag(event);
+            } else {
+                log.warning(`Brush type does not exist: ${this.brush}`);
+            }
+
+            cursorPreview.bringToFront();
+            cursorPreview.position = event.point;
+            paper.view.draw();
+        };
+
+        tool.onMouseUp = function (event) {
+            if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
+            
+            let lastPath;
+            if (this.brush === BlobTool.BROAD) {
+                lastPath = this.onBroadMouseUp(event);
+            } else if (this.brush === BlobTool.SEGMENT) {
+                lastPath = this.onSegmentMouseUp(event);
+            } else {
+                log.warning(`Brush type does not exist: ${this.brush}`);
+            }
+
+            if (isEraser) {
+                tool.mergeEraser(lastPath);
+            } else {
+                tool.mergeBrush(lastPath);
+            }
+
+            cursorPreview.bringToFront();
+            cursorPreview.position = event.point;
+
+            // Reset
+            this.brush = null;
+            tool.fixedDistance = 1;
+        };
+
+        tool.mergeBrush = function (lastPath) {
+            // Get all path items to merge with
+            const paths = paper.project.getItems({
+                match: function (item) {
+                    return tool.isMergeable(lastPath, item);
+                }
+            });
+
+            let mergedPath = lastPath;
+            let i;
+            // Move down z order to first overlapping item
+            for (i = paths.length - 1; i >= 0 && !tool.touches(paths[i], lastPath); i--) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let mergedPathIndex = i;
+            for (; i >= 0; i--) {
+                if (!tool.touches(paths[i], lastPath)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!paths[i].getFillColor()) {
+                    // Ignore for merge. Paths without fill need to be in paths though,
+                    // since they can visibly change if z order changes
+                } else if (tool.colorMatch(paths[i], lastPath)) {
+                    // Make sure the new shape isn't overlapped by anything that would
+                    // visibly change if we change its z order
+                    for (let j = mergedPathIndex; j > i; j--) {
+                        if (tool.touches(paths[j], paths[i])) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Merge same fill color
+                    const tempPath = mergedPath.unite(paths[i]);
+                    tempPath.strokeColor = paths[i].strokeColor;
+                    tempPath.strokeWidth = paths[i].strokeWidth;
+                    if (mergedPath === lastPath) {
+                        tempPath.insertAbove(paths[i]); // First intersected path determines z position of the new path
+                    } else {
+                        tempPath.insertAbove(mergedPath); // Rest of merges join z index of merged path
+                        mergedPathIndex--; // Removed an item, so the merged path index decreases
+                    }
+                    mergedPath.remove();
+                    mergedPath = tempPath;
+                    paths[i].remove();
+                    paths.splice(i, 1);
+                }
+            }
+            // TODO FIX
+            //pg.undo.snapshot('broadbrush');
+        };
+
+        tool.mergeEraser = function (lastPath) {
+            // Get all path items to merge with
+            // If there are selected items, try to erase from amongst those.
+            let items = paper.project.getItems({
+                match: function (item) {
+                    return item.selected && tool.isMergeable(lastPath, item) && tool.touches(lastPath, item);
+                }
+            });
+            // Eraser didn't hit anything selected, so assume they meant to erase from all instead of from subset
+            // and deselect the selection
+            if (items.length === 0) {
+                // TODO FIX
+                //pg.selection.clearSelection();
+                items = paper.project.getItems({
+                    match: function (item) {
+                        return tool.isMergeable(lastPath, item) && tool.touches(lastPath, item);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            
+            for (let i = items.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                // Erase
+                const newPath = items[i].subtract(lastPath);
+
+                // Gather path segments
+                const subpaths = [];
+                if (items[i] instanceof paper.PathItem && !items[i].closed) {
+                    const firstSeg = items[i].clone();
+                    const intersections = firstSeg.getIntersections(lastPath);
+                    // keep first and last segments
+                    if (intersections.length === 0) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    for (let j = intersections.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+                        subpaths.push(firstSeg.splitAt(intersections[j]));
+                    }
+                    subpaths.push(firstSeg);
+                }
+
+                // Remove the ones that are within the eraser stroke boundary, or are already part of new path.
+                // This way subpaths only remain if they didn't get turned into a shape by subtract.
+                for (let k = subpaths.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
+                    const segMidpoint = subpaths[k].getLocationAt(subpaths[k].length / 2).point;
+                    if (lastPath.contains(segMidpoint) || newPath.contains(segMidpoint)) {
+                        subpaths[k].remove();
+                        subpaths.splice(k, 1);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Divide topologically separate shapes into their own compound paths, instead of
+                // everything being stuck together.
+                // Assume that result of erase operation returns clockwise paths for positive shapes
+                const clockwiseChildren = [];
+                const ccwChildren = [];
+                if (newPath.children) {
+                    for (let j = newPath.children.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+                        const child = newPath.children[j];
+                        if (child.isClockwise()) {
+                            clockwiseChildren.push(child);
+                        } else {
+                            ccwChildren.push(child);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    for (let j = 0; j < clockwiseChildren.length; j++) {
+                        const cw = clockwiseChildren[j];
+                        cw.copyAttributes(newPath);
+                        cw.fillColor = newPath.fillColor;
+                        cw.strokeColor = newPath.strokeColor;
+                        cw.strokeWidth = newPath.strokeWidth;
+                        cw.insertAbove(items[i]);
+                        
+                        // Go backward since we are deleting elements
+                        let newCw = cw;
+                        for (let k = ccwChildren.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
+                            const ccw = ccwChildren[k];
+                            if (tool.firstEnclosesSecond(ccw, cw) || tool.firstEnclosesSecond(cw, ccw)) {
+                                const temp = newCw.subtract(ccw);
+                                temp.insertAbove(newCw);
+                                newCw.remove();
+                                newCw = temp;
+                                ccw.remove();
+                                ccwChildren.splice(k, 1);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    newPath.remove();
+                }
+                items[i].remove();
+            }
+            lastPath.remove();
+            // TODO FIX
+            //pg.undo.snapshot('eraser');
+        };
+
+        tool.colorMatch = function (existingPath, addedPath) {
+            // Note: transparent fill colors do notdetect as touching
+            return existingPath.getFillColor().equals(addedPath.getFillColor()) &&
+                    (addedPath.getStrokeColor() === existingPath.getStrokeColor() || // both null
+                        (addedPath.getStrokeColor() &&
+                            addedPath.getStrokeColor().equals(existingPath.getStrokeColor()))) &&
+                    addedPath.getStrokeWidth() === existingPath.getStrokeWidth() &&
+                    tool.touches(existingPath, addedPath);
+        };
+
+        tool.touches = function (path1, path2) {
+            // Two shapes are touching if their paths intersect
+            if (path1 && path2 && path1.intersects(path2)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return tool.firstEnclosesSecond(path1, path2) || tool.firstEnclosesSecond(path2, path1);
+        };
+
+        tool.firstEnclosesSecond = function (path1, path2) {
+            // Two shapes are also touching if one is completely inside the other
+            if (path1 && path2 && path2.firstSegment && path2.firstSegment.point &&
+                    path1.hitTest(path2.firstSegment.point)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            // TODO clean up these no point paths
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        tool.isMergeable = function (newPath, existingPath) {
+            return existingPath instanceof paper.PathItem && // path or compound path
+                existingPath !== cursorPreview && // don't merge with the mouse preview
+                existingPath !== newPath && // don't merge with self
+                existingPath.parent instanceof paper.Layer; // don't merge with nested in group
+        };
+    }
+
+    deactivateTool () {
+        console.log('deactivateTool');
+        this.cursorPreview.remove();
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = BlobTool;
diff --git a/src/tools/broad-brush-helper.js b/src/tools/broad-brush-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d6684ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/broad-brush-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Broadbrush based on http://paperjs.org/tutorials/interaction/working-with-mouse-vectors/
+const paper = require('paper');
+
+/**
+ * Applies segment brush functions to the tool.
+ * @param {!Tool} tool paper.js mouse object
+ * @param {!options} options brush tool state object
+ * @param {!options.brushSize} brush tool diameter
+ */
+const broadBrushHelper = function (tool, options) {
+    let lastPoint;
+    let secondLastPoint;
+    let finalPath;
+
+    tool.onBroadMouseDown = function (event) {
+        tool.minDistance = options.brushSize / 4;
+        tool.maxDistance = options.brushSize;
+        if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
+        
+        finalPath = new paper.Path();
+        tool.stylePath(finalPath);
+        finalPath.add(event.point);
+        lastPoint = secondLastPoint = event.point;
+    };
+    
+    tool.onBroadMouseDrag = function (event) {
+        const step = (event.delta).normalize(options.brushSize / 2);
+
+        // Move the first point out away from the drag so that the end of the path is rounded
+        if (finalPath.segments && finalPath.segments.length === 1) {
+            const removedPoint = finalPath.removeSegment(0).point;
+            // Add handles to round the end caps
+            const handleVec = step.clone();
+            handleVec.length = options.brushSize / 2;
+            handleVec.angle += 90;
+            finalPath.add(new paper.Segment(removedPoint.subtract(step), -handleVec, handleVec));
+        }
+        step.angle += 90;
+        const top = event.middlePoint.add(step);
+        const bottom = event.middlePoint.subtract(step);
+
+        if (finalPath.segments.length > 3) {
+            finalPath.removeSegment(finalPath.segments.length - 1);
+            finalPath.removeSegment(0);
+        }
+        finalPath.add(top);
+        finalPath.add(event.point.add(step));
+        finalPath.insert(0, bottom);
+        finalPath.insert(0, event.point.subtract(step));
+        if (finalPath.segments.length === 5) {
+            // Flatten is necessary to prevent smooth from getting rid of the effect
+            // of the handles on the first point.
+            finalPath.flatten(options.brushSize / 5);
+        }
+        finalPath.smooth();
+        lastPoint = event.point;
+        secondLastPoint = event.lastPoint;
+    };
+
+    tool.onBroadMouseUp = function (event) {
+        // If the mouse up is at the same point as the mouse drag event then we need
+        // the second to last point to get the right direction vector for the end cap
+        if (event.point.equals(lastPoint)) {
+            lastPoint = secondLastPoint;
+        }
+        // If the points are still equal, then there was no drag, so just draw a circle.
+        if (event.point.equals(lastPoint)) {
+            finalPath.remove();
+            finalPath = new paper.Path.Circle({
+                center: event.point,
+                radius: options.brushSize / 2
+            });
+            tool.stylePath(finalPath);
+        } else {
+            const step = (event.point.subtract(lastPoint)).normalize(options.brushSize / 2);
+            step.angle += 90;
+            const handleVec = step.clone();
+            handleVec.length = options.brushSize / 2;
+
+            const top = event.point.add(step);
+            const bottom = event.point.subtract(step);
+            finalPath.add(top);
+            finalPath.insert(0, bottom);
+
+            // Simplify before adding end cap so cap doesn't get warped
+            finalPath.simplify(1);
+
+            // Add end cap
+            step.angle -= 90;
+            finalPath.add(new paper.Segment(event.point.add(step), handleVec, -handleVec));
+            finalPath.closed = true;
+        }
+
+        // Resolve self-crossings
+        const newPath =
+            finalPath
+                .resolveCrossings()
+                .reorient(true /* nonZero */, true /* clockwise */)
+                .reduce({simplify: true});
+        newPath.copyAttributes(finalPath);
+        newPath.fillColor = finalPath.fillColor;
+        finalPath = newPath;
+        return finalPath;
+    };
+};
+
+module.exports = broadBrushHelper;
diff --git a/src/tools/eraser.js b/src/tools/eraser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..525958b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/eraser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// TODO share code with brush
+
+pg.tools.registerTool({
+	id: 'eraser',
+	name: 'Eraser'
+});
+
+pg.tools.eraser = function() {
+	var blob =  new pg.blob();
+
+	var options = {
+		brushWidth: 20
+	};
+	
+	var components = {
+		brushWidth: {
+			type: 'float',
+			label: 'Eraser width',
+			min: 0
+		}
+	};
+	
+	var activateTool = function() {
+		// get options from local storage if present
+		options = pg.tools.getLocalOptions(options);
+		var tool = new Tool();
+		blob.activateTool(true /* isEraser */, tool, options);
+
+		// setup floating tool options panel in the editor
+		pg.toolOptionPanel.setup(options, components, function() {});
+		
+		tool.activate();
+	};
+
+	var deactivateTool = function() {
+		blob.deactivateTool();
+	};
+	
+	return {
+		options: options,
+		activateTool : activateTool,
+		deactivateTool : deactivateTool
+	};
+};
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