diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index edbd14a..198c11a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ add_library(webfuse_static STATIC
     src/webfuse/webfuse.cpp
     src/webfuse/provider.cpp
     src/webfuse/fuse.cpp
+    src/webfuse/request_type.cpp
+    src/webfuse/response_type.cpp
     src/webfuse/filesystem.cpp
     src/webfuse/filesystem/status.cpp
     src/webfuse/filesystem/accessmode.cpp
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ if(NOT(WITHOUT_TEST))
         test-src/webfuse/test/thread.cpp
         test-src/webfuse/test/tempdir.cpp
         test-src/webfuse/test_app.cpp
+        test-src/webfuse/test_request_type.cpp
+        test-src/webfuse/test_response_type.cpp
         test-src/webfuse/filesystem/test_status.cpp
         test-src/webfuse/filesystem/test_accessmode.cpp
         test-src/webfuse/filesystem/test_openflags.cpp
diff --git a/src/provider_main.cpp b/src/provider_main.cpp
index ec2c9a3..139a82e 100644
--- a/src/provider_main.cpp
+++ b/src/provider_main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #include "webfuse/provider.hpp"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+
 #include <csignal>
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -29,12 +34,20 @@ public:
 
     int access(std::string const & path, int mode) override
     {
-        return -ENOENT;
+        auto const full_path = get_full_path(path);
+        std::cout << "access: " << full_path << std::endl;
+
+        auto const result = ::access(full_path.c_str(), mode);
+        return (result == 0) ? 0 : -errno;
     }
 
     int getattr(std::string const & path, struct stat * attr) override
     {
-        return -ENOENT;
+        auto const full_path = get_full_path(path);
+        std::cout << "getattr: " << full_path << std::endl;
+
+        auto const result = lstat(full_path.c_str(), attr);
+        return (result == 0) ? 0 : -errno;
     }
 
     int readlink(std::string const & path, std::string & out) override
@@ -124,7 +137,27 @@ public:
 
     int readdir(std::string const & path, std::vector<std::string> & entries, uint64_t handle) override
     {
-        return -ENOENT;
+        auto const full_path = get_full_path(path);
+        std::cout << "readdir: " << full_path << std::endl;
+
+        int result = 0;
+        DIR * directory = opendir(full_path.c_str());
+        if (NULL != directory)
+        {
+            dirent * entry = ::readdir(directory);
+            while (entry != nullptr)
+            {
+                entries.push_back(std::string(entry->d_name));
+                entry = ::readdir(directory);
+            }
+            closedir(directory);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            result = -errno;
+        }
+
+        return result;
     }
 
     int rmdir(std::string const & path) override
@@ -139,6 +172,11 @@ public:
 
 
 private:
+    std::string get_full_path(std::string const & path)
+    {
+        return base_path_ + path;
+    }
+
     std::string base_path_;
 };
 
@@ -153,6 +191,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     filesystem fs(".");
     webfuse::provider provider(fs);
+    provider.set_connection_listener([](bool connected) {
+        if (!connected)
+        {
+            shutdown_requested = true;
+        }
+    });
     provider.connect("ws://localhost:8080/");
     while (!shutdown_requested)
     {
diff --git a/src/webfuse/provider.cpp b/src/webfuse/provider.cpp
index adf3fdf..f4ffb4a 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/provider.cpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/provider.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #include "webfuse/provider.hpp"
 #include "webfuse/ws/client.hpp"
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
 namespace webfuse
 {
 
@@ -29,24 +34,73 @@ public:
         client.service();
     }
 
+    void set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener)
+    {
+        client.set_connection_listener(listener);
+    }
+
     messagewriter on_message(messagereader & reader)
     {
-        auto message_id = reader.read_u32();
-        auto request_type = reader.read_u8();
+        auto const message_id = reader.read_u32();
+        auto const req_type = get_request_type(reader.read_u8());
+        auto const resp_type = get_response_type(req_type);
 
-        messagewriter writer(response_type::unknown);
+        messagewriter writer(resp_type);
         writer.set_id(message_id);
 
-        switch (request_type)
+        switch (req_type)
         {
-
+            case request_type::access:
+                fs_access(reader, writer);
+                break;
+            case request_type::getattr:
+                fs_getattr(reader, writer);
+                break;
+            case request_type::readdir:
+                fs_readdir(reader, writer);
             default:
+                std::cout << "unknown request: " << ((int) req_type) << std::endl;
                 break;
         }
 
         return std::move(writer);
     }
 private:
+    void fs_access(messagereader & reader, messagewriter & writer)
+    {
+        auto const path = reader.read_str();
+        auto const mode = reader.read_access_mode();
+
+        auto const result = fs_.access(path, mode);
+        writer.write_i32(result);
+    }
+
+    void fs_getattr(messagereader & reader, messagewriter & writer)
+    {
+        auto const path = reader.read_str();
+
+        struct stat buffer;
+        auto const result = fs_.getattr(path, &buffer);
+        writer.write_i32(result);
+        if (0 == result)
+        {
+            writer.write_attr(&buffer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void fs_readdir(messagereader & reader, messagewriter & writer)
+    {
+        auto const path = reader.read_str();
+        std::vector<std::string> entries;
+
+        auto const result = fs_.readdir(path, entries, static_cast<uint64_t>(-1));
+        writer.write_i32(result);
+        if (0 == result)
+        {
+            writer.write_strings(entries);
+        }
+    }
+
     filesystem_i & fs_;
     ws_client client;
 };
@@ -90,5 +144,9 @@ void provider::service()
     d->service();
 }
 
+void provider::set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener)
+{
+    d->set_connection_listener(listener);
+}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/provider.hpp b/src/webfuse/provider.hpp
index 806fa83..7709504 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/provider.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/provider.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define WEBFUSE_PROVIDER_I_HPP
 
 #include "webfuse/filesystem/filesystem_i.hpp"
+#include <functional>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace webfuse
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public:
     ~provider();
     provider(provider && other);
     provider& operator=(provider && other);
+    void set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener);
     void connect(std::string const & url);
     void service();
 private:
diff --git a/src/webfuse/request_type.cpp b/src/webfuse/request_type.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e7b8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webfuse/request_type.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "webfuse/request_type.hpp"
+
+namespace webfuse
+{
+
+request_type get_request_type(uint8_t value)
+{
+    switch (value)
+    {
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::access): return request_type::access;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::getattr): return request_type::getattr;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::readlink): return request_type::readlink;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::symlink): return request_type::symlink;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::link): return request_type::link;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::rename): return request_type::rename;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::chmod): return request_type::chmod;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::chown): return request_type::chown;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::truncate): return request_type::truncate;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::fsync): return request_type::fsync;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::open): return request_type::open;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::mknod): return request_type::mknod;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::create): return request_type::create;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::release): return request_type::release;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::unlink): return request_type::unlink;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::read): return request_type::read;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::write): return request_type::write;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::mkdir): return request_type::mkdir;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::readdir): return request_type::readdir;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::rmdir): return request_type::rmdir;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::statfs): return request_type::statfs;
+        case static_cast<uint8_t>(request_type::utimens): return request_type::utimens;
+        default:
+            return request_type::unknown;
+    }
+}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/request_type.hpp b/src/webfuse/request_type.hpp
index 4d0687d..b605f0b 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/request_type.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/request_type.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ enum class request_type: uint8_t
     utimens  = 0x16
 };
 
+request_type get_request_type(uint8_t value);
+
 }
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/response_type.cpp b/src/webfuse/response_type.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb647e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webfuse/response_type.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "webfuse/response_type.hpp"
+
+namespace webfuse
+{
+
+response_type get_response_type(request_type value)
+{
+    switch (value)
+    {
+        case request_type::access: return response_type::access;
+        case request_type::getattr: return response_type::getattr;
+        case request_type::readlink: return response_type::readlink;
+        case request_type::symlink: return response_type::symlink;
+        case request_type::link: return response_type::link;
+        case request_type::rename: return response_type::rename;
+        case request_type::chmod: return response_type::chmod;
+        case request_type::chown: return response_type::chown;
+        case request_type::truncate: return response_type::truncate;
+        case request_type::fsync: return response_type::fsync;
+        case request_type::open: return response_type::open;
+        case request_type::mknod: return response_type::mknod;
+        case request_type::create: return response_type::create;
+        case request_type::release: return response_type::release;
+        case request_type::unlink: return response_type::unlink;
+        case request_type::read: return response_type::read;
+        case request_type::write: return response_type::write;
+        case request_type::mkdir: return response_type::mkdir;
+        case request_type::readdir: return response_type::readdir;
+        case request_type::rmdir: return response_type::rmdir;
+        case request_type::statfs: return response_type::statfs;
+        case request_type::utimens: return response_type::utimens;
+        default:
+            return response_type::unknown;
+    }
+}
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/response_type.hpp b/src/webfuse/response_type.hpp
index 064451e..46cfebf 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/response_type.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/response_type.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef WEBFUSE_RESPONSE_TYPE
 #define WEBFUSE_RESPONSE_TYPE
 
+#include "request_type.hpp"
 #include <cinttypes>
 
 namespace webfuse
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ enum class response_type: uint8_t
     utimens  = 0x96
 };
 
+response_type get_response_type(request_type value);
+
 }
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/client.cpp b/src/webfuse/ws/client.cpp
index 29a5585..2266e1e 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/client.cpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/client.cpp
@@ -3,42 +3,94 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include <queue>
+#include <string>
+
 namespace
 {
 
+struct user_data
+{
+    webfuse::ws_client_handler handler;
+    std::function<void(bool)> connection_listener;
+    struct lws * connection;
+    std::string current_message;
+    std::queue<webfuse::messagewriter> requests;
+};
+
 extern "C" int webfuse_client_callback(lws * wsi, lws_callback_reasons reason, void* user, void * in, size_t length)
 {
     int result = 0;
 
     lws_protocols const * protocol = lws_get_protocol(wsi);
+    user_data * context = (nullptr != protocol) ? reinterpret_cast<user_data*>(protocol->user) : nullptr;
 
-    if (nullptr != protocol)
+    if (nullptr != context)
     {
         switch(reason)
         {
             case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_ESTABLISHED:
                 std::cout << "established" << std::endl;
+                context->connection_listener(true);
                 break;
             case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR:
-                std::cout << "connect error" << std::endl;
-                break;
+                // fall-through
             case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED:
                 std::cout << "closed" << std::endl;
+                context->connection = nullptr;
+                context->requests = std::move(std::queue<webfuse::messagewriter>());
+                context->current_message.clear();
+                context->connection_listener(false);
                 break;
             case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_RECEIVE:
-                std::cout << "receive" << std::endl;
+                {
+                    std::cout << "receive" << std::endl;
+                    auto * fragment = reinterpret_cast<char*>(in);
+                    context->current_message.append(fragment, length);
+                    if (lws_is_final_fragment(wsi))
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            webfuse::messagereader reader(context->current_message);
+                            auto writer = context->handler(reader);
+
+                            context->requests.emplace(std::move(writer));                            
+                            lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
+                        }
+                        catch(...)
+                        {
+                            // ToDo: log
+                            std::cerr << "error: failed to create response" << std::endl;
+                        }                        
+                    }
+                }
                 break;
             case LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE:
                 // fall-through
             case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_WRITEABLE:
-                std::cout << "writable" << std::endl;
+                {
+                    std::cout << "writable" << std::endl;
+                    if (!context->requests.empty())
+                    {
+                        auto writer = std::move(context->requests.front());
+                        context->requests.pop();
+
+                        size_t size;
+                        auto * data = writer.get_data(size);
+                        lws_write(wsi, data, size, LWS_WRITE_BINARY);
+                    }
+
+                    if (!context->requests.empty())
+                    {
+                        lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
+                    }
+                }
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
         }
     }
 
-
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -55,13 +107,12 @@ class ws_client::detail
     detail& operator=(detail &&) = delete;
 public:
     detail(ws_client_handler handler)
-    : handler_(handler)
     {
         memset(reinterpret_cast<void*>(protocols), 0, sizeof(lws_protocols) * 2);
         protocols[0].callback = &webfuse_client_callback;
         protocols[0].name = "webfuse2-client";
         protocols[0].per_session_data_size = 0;
-        protocols[0].user = nullptr;
+        protocols[0].user = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&data);
 
         memset(reinterpret_cast<void*>(&info), 0, sizeof(lws_context_creation_info));
         info.port = CONTEXT_PORT_NO_LISTEN;
@@ -69,6 +120,10 @@ public:
         info.uid = -1;
         info.gid = -1;
 
+        data.handler = handler;
+        data.connection_listener = [](bool){ };
+        data.connection = nullptr;
+
         context = lws_create_context(&info);
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +145,7 @@ public:
         info.ssl_connection = 0;
         info.protocol = "webfuse2";
         info.local_protocol_name = "webfuse2-client";
-        info.pwsi = &wsi;
+        info.pwsi = &data.connection;
 
         lws_client_connect_via_info(&info);
     }
@@ -100,12 +155,21 @@ public:
         lws_service(context, 0);
     }
 
+    void interrupt()
+    {
+        lws_cancel_service(context);
+    }
+
+    void set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener)
+    {
+        data.connection_listener = listener;
+    }
+
 private:
-    ws_client_handler handler_;
     lws_context_creation_info info;
     lws_protocols protocols[2];
     lws_context * context;
-    lws * wsi;
+    user_data data;
 };
 
 ws_client::ws_client(ws_client_handler handler)
@@ -147,4 +211,14 @@ void ws_client::service()
     d->service();
 }
 
+void ws_client::interrupt()
+{
+    d->interrupt();
+}
+
+void ws_client::set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener)
+{
+    d->set_connection_listener(listener);
+}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/client.hpp b/src/webfuse/ws/client.hpp
index 7441c79..17fb475 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/client.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/client.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ public:
     ws_client(ws_client && other);
     ws_client& operator=(ws_client && other);
 
+    void set_connection_listener(std::function<void(bool)> listener);
     void connect(std::string url);
     void service();
+    void interrupt();
 private:
     class detail;
     detail * d;
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.cpp b/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.cpp
index f04c52a..620fec9 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.cpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "webfuse/ws/messagereader.hpp"
 #include "webfuse/filesystem/status.hpp"
 #include "webfuse/filesystem/filemode.hpp"
+#include "webfuse/filesystem/accessmode.hpp"
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ int messagereader::read_result()
     return value.to_fusestatus();
 }
 
+int messagereader::read_access_mode()
+{
+    auto const value = read_u8();
+    access_mode mode(static_cast<int8_t>(value));
+
+    return mode.to_int();
+}
+
 void messagereader::read_attr(struct stat * attr)
 {
     attr->st_ino = static_cast<ino_t>(read_u64());
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.hpp b/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.hpp
index 9157d8c..f1b6105 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/messagereader.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
     int read_result();
     void read_attr(struct stat * attr);
     void read_statistics(struct statvfs * statistics);
+    int read_access_mode();
     mode_t read_mode();
 
     uint8_t read_u8();
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.cpp b/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.cpp
index 0c81a2c..3fc9586 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,21 @@ void messagewriter::write_strings(std::vector<std::string> const & list)
     }
 }
 
+void messagewriter::write_attr(struct stat const * attr)
+{
+    write_u64(static_cast<uint64_t>(attr->st_ino));
+    write_u64(static_cast<uint64_t>(attr->st_nlink));
+    write_mode(filemode::from_mode(attr->st_mode));
+    write_u32(static_cast<uint32_t>(attr->st_uid));
+    write_u32(static_cast<uint32_t>(attr->st_gid));
+    write_u64(static_cast<uint64_t>(attr->st_rdev));
+    write_u64(static_cast<uint64_t>(attr->st_size));
+    write_u64(static_cast<uint64_t>(attr->st_blocks));
+    write_time(attr->st_atim);
+    write_time(attr->st_mtim);
+    write_time(attr->st_ctim);
+}
+
 void messagewriter::write_access_mode(int value)
 {
     access_mode mode = access_mode::from_int(value);
diff --git a/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.hpp b/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.hpp
index cab7cec..5b017d1 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.hpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/ws/messagewriter.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "webfuse/request_type.hpp"
 #include "webfuse/response_type.hpp"
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     void write_data(char const * buffer, size_t size);
     void write_strings(std::vector<std::string> const & list);
 
+    void write_attr(struct stat const * attr);
     void write_access_mode(int value);
     void write_rename_flags(unsigned int value);
     void write_mode(mode_t value);
diff --git a/test-src/webfuse/test_request_type.cpp b/test-src/webfuse/test_request_type.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23134ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-src/webfuse/test_request_type.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "webfuse/request_type.hpp"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using webfuse::request_type;
+
+class request_type_test: public testing::TestWithParam<request_type> { };
+
+TEST_P(request_type_test, conversion)
+{
+    auto const expected = GetParam();
+    auto const actual = webfuse::get_request_type(static_cast<uint8_t>(expected));
+    
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(request_type_values, request_type_test,
+    testing::Values(
+        request_type::access, request_type::getattr, request_type::readlink,
+        request_type::symlink, request_type::link, request_type::link,
+        request_type::rename, request_type::chmod, request_type::chown,
+        request_type::truncate, request_type::fsync, request_type::open,
+        request_type::mknod, request_type::create, request_type::release,
+        request_type::unlink, request_type::read, request_type::write,
+        request_type::mkdir, request_type::readdir, request_type::rmdir,
+        request_type::statfs, request_type::utimens, request_type::unknown)
+);
+
+TEST(request_type, unknown_values)
+{
+    auto const expected = request_type::unknown;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_request_type(0x20));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_request_type(0x30));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_request_type(0x80));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_request_type(0x42));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_request_type(0xff));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-src/webfuse/test_response_type.cpp b/test-src/webfuse/test_response_type.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e20b21
--- /dev/null
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+#include "webfuse/response_type.hpp"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using webfuse::request_type;
+
+class response_type_test: public testing::TestWithParam<request_type> { };
+
+TEST_P(response_type_test, conversion)
+{
+    auto const value = GetParam();
+    auto const actual = webfuse::get_response_type(value);
+    auto const expected = static_cast<webfuse::response_type>(static_cast<uint8_t>(value) | 0x80);
+    
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(response_type_values, response_type_test,
+    testing::Values(
+        request_type::access, request_type::getattr, request_type::readlink,
+        request_type::symlink, request_type::link, request_type::link,
+        request_type::rename, request_type::chmod, request_type::chown,
+        request_type::truncate, request_type::fsync, request_type::open,
+        request_type::mknod, request_type::create, request_type::release,
+        request_type::unlink, request_type::read, request_type::write,
+        request_type::mkdir, request_type::readdir, request_type::rmdir,
+        request_type::statfs, request_type::utimens, request_type::unknown)
+);
+
+TEST(respones_type, unknown_values)
+{
+    auto const expected = webfuse::response_type::unknown;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_response_type(static_cast<request_type>(0x20)));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_response_type(static_cast<request_type>(0x30)));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_response_type(static_cast<request_type>(80)));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_response_type(static_cast<request_type>(0x42)));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, webfuse::get_response_type(static_cast<request_type>(0xff)));
+}
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