ColumnHere are 9 sex tips for giving you and your partner an organic sex-lift.

Sex is natural, sex is good, but not everybody is doing nearly enough of what they should. We’re busy, we’re stressed out, and we’re tired, but that’s precisely why we should be having more sex. Being intimate cuts heart attack risk, burns calories, increases endorphins and boosts immunity. But in a technology-addled world where we’re often more intimate with our iPhones than our active or would-be lovers, sometimes you need a few tips. It’s time to slow down and put some eco into your sex. Here’s a guide to getting it on au naturel.

1. Fall in Love With Your Own Body

Eco-Sex starts with your own body. Practice being Cleopatra from the moment you wake in the morning until your lover arrives to pick you up (or just comes home from work). If you haven’t already begun excising toxic chemicals from your beauty routine, let better sex be your clarion call. Cleansing and moisturizing with EWG-approved products or DIY organic essential oil blends will make you look and feel beautiful. Falling in love with your own body is step number one for a healthy sex life: give your temple the respect it deserves.

2. Entertain Aphrodisiacs

Nibble on vegan and organic aphrodisiacs. Skip the heavy, artery-clogging, erection-killing steak and champagne dinner. Try a vegan and/or raw meal laced with aphrodisiacs like asparagus, ginger, avocado, and artichoke (to turn on women) and cinnamon, mango, squash, pumpkin and cayenne (to turn on the guys). Ginger and basil do double-duty, seducing both sexes.

3. Light it Up

Let there be candlelight. Particularly if you’re in a long-term relationship where it seems as if you and your partner are having a threesome with the television. It’s nice to ditch the grid, at least for an evening. Turn off all the electric lights and create a sensual, subtle, skin-flattering glow. Conventional candles are often made from toxic paraffin, so go for ethically sourced, eco-friendly, fair-trade varieties when possible. Cheekily-named (“Morning Wood” and “One Night Stand”) candles from A Scent of Scandal are vegan with cotton wicks. Essoya Candles use non-GMO soy and stimulating essential oil blends. Or try doing a craft night with your lover: make candles together before you make love.

4. Slip Into Something Natural

Wear sustainable skivvies. When sex gets too routine, the old cliché about lingerie really does work – especially when your panties are made from the good stuff. Forget the mass-produced Victoria’s Secret or even the Agent Provocateur – slip on underwear made from natural textiles like organic cotton and bamboo, and let the fireworks begin. Enamore, Araks, and Urban Fox make gorgeous, simple and sexy bras, panties, and teddies that both you and your lover will fancy.

5. Stay Ethical Right Down to…

Make your safe sex sustainable sex. The amazing folks behind Sir Richard’s Condom Company have created the first ethical condom. Vegan (certified by PETA), and sourced from sustainable latex, Sir Richard’s donates a condom to a developing country for every one you buy. Consider them the Tom’s Shoes of the sex industry. Luckily your pleasure is just as important to them as ethics are: the ultra-thin variety are seriously thin condoms that feel barely there. They’re also stylishly packaged and available at Whole Foods.

6. Oil Up Your Libido

Rub on some DIY massage oil. Coconut oil, the magical elixir that can be used in your hair, as a makeup remover, as a vegetable sauté, or in your smoothie is also a wonderful massage oil. Include a few drops of lavender and ylang-ylang essential oil (for stress-reduction) or neroli oil to stimulate libido.

7. Make Things Slippery

Make your lube organic. The conventional lube you find in the corner drugstore likely includes endocrine-disrupting parabens. Even some of the “natural” brands still have glycerin, which isn’t necessarily a toxic ingredient in other products, but not something you want near your nether regions. Glycerin strips the vagina of moisture, making it raw and more susceptible to yeast infections and even STI’s. Experiment with organic brands like Sliquid Organics or the UK-based Yes. Note: only use water-based lube with latex condoms – oil will degrade latex, rendering it useless. Keep your coconut oil away from your condoms.

8. Create An Adult Toy Box

Try sustainable sex toys. Yes, they require power. But that doesn’t mean they’re less than natural. The pleasure-pioneers at JimmyJane have created a line of sustainable, medical-grade, rechargeable silicone sex toys that last practically forever, unlike the throwaway, pthlalate-laced, plastic dildos of yore. These toys are gorgeous pieces of high-end design that belong on top of your night table instead of hidden in the drawer.

9. Take It Out of the Bedroom

Do it in the woods. You can, and you should change sexual venues. Find a safe, secluded spot in the wilderness and surrender to the wind and the leaves and the trees.

Stefanie Iris Weiss is the author of Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Ten Speed Press/Crown Publishing, 2010) and eight other books. Stefanie keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City, where she writes about sustainability, sexuality, reproductive rights, dating and relationships, politics, fashion, beauty, and more for many publications. Learn more about her at ecosex.net, follow her eco-sex exploits on Twitter or join her on Facebook.

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In part one of this series on natural birth control, we explored the toxic perils of the birth control pill. For all the ways that it has liberated women and given birth (no pun intended) to the sexual revolution that began more than forty years ago, it turns out that it’s pretty damn bad for our bodies.

With the recent news that Yasmin (a popular brand of birth control pills for young women) killed 23 women in Canada, it’s even more urgent that we know how to properly protect ourselves — that is, without risk of illness or death.

Birth Control for Monogamists (Serial or Otherwise)

If you’re in a long-term partnership and both of you have been tested for STIs, it’s nice not to have to deal with condoms or other barrier methods, isn’t it? For many years, a multitude of women have automatically opted for the pill after committing to a single sexual partner. Luckily, there are other natural birth control options out there for you monogamous types (even green juice swilling, yoga-practicing, socially conscious ones). If you’ve crossed the threshold into coupledom but aren’t ready for a baby now (or maybe ever) you’re covered.

The IUD

If you’re opting out of hormonal birth control, luckily there’s a relatively safe, effective, and less wasteful option – the IUD, or intrauterine-device. You may have heard some very scary stories about the IUD. That’s because in the late seventies there was defective, dangerous brand called the Daklon Shield – which is luckily long off the market. Today’s IUD is a whole different ballgame.

Although you’ll need a visit to your gynecologist to get your IUD inserted, it lasts for a very sustainable twelve years, and is often covered by health insurance. The non-hormonal version employs a small amount of plastic and copper wire, which interferes with sperm transport.  It doesn’t interfere with future fertility and has few side effects. Note that insertion can be a bit painful and some experience PID after insertion. The IUD can be ideal if you have only one sexual partner and you’re both disease free, but it’s not for everyone, so have a conversation with your doctor about whether it works for you.

The Fertility Awareness Method (It’s NOT the rhythm method)

Although not nearly as foolproof as the IUD, the Fertility Awareness Method (or Natural Family Planning) is the right choice for some women – usually those for whom getting pregnant would not be the worst disaster in the world. If there is any question about whether you are ready for a baby now, stick with the IUD or a barrier method. But for the green-inclined and baby-friendly, fertility awareness is indeed the most non-invasive, holistic, and truly natural way to prevent pregnancy. With NFP, you learn how to recognize the signals of ovulation – by observing BBT (basal body temperature), cervical mucus, and cervical position.

The amazing Red Tent Sisters, two holistically-inclined sex educators from Canada, introduced me to the Justisse Method  of fertility awareness, which I now believe is the best way for women to learn how to manage pregnancy prevention without the aid of devices or chemicals.

Permanent Birth Control

Finally, there’s the permanent solution – getting the snip. If you’re in the ranks of the growing child-free movement, or are in a long-term relationship in which the threat of STIs isn’t an issue, there is vasectomy (for men) and transabdominal sterilization (tubal ligation) or getting your tubes tied, for women. A one-time operation, it rarely causes complications and can be a great solution if you know you don’t want puppies – or if you’ve already created your brood.

Got Lovers? Casual Sex and the Single Girl

You’re having non-monogamous sex (and you like it like that). Nobody’s judging you, but your particular category of birth control is more complicated than it is for your friends in long-term, monogamous relationships. That’s because you run the pesky risk of STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Pregnancy is something you clearly want to avoid, but since you’re not about to get tested with every new partner you take home, you, darling, require a barrier method.

In the universe of condoms, there are endless choices, and we’re not talking ribbed or flavored – some are definitely more sustainable than others.

Green gals and boys should avoid polyurethane. As an eco-conscious person, this is already on your list of no-nos because it’s derived from petroleum, and you don’t want to cause any more drilling (except the fun kind!) or add any more carbon to the atmosphere. You’re heating things up enough as it is. Polyurethane condoms are also thick, stiff, uncomfortable, and not biodegradable.

The next variety of condom you’ll want to leave on the shelf is lambskin. Firstly, because you’re already conscious (possibly vegan or vegetarian) and not interested contributing to the slaughter of sweet little lambs, or creating any additional agricultural runoff. And secondly, because lambskin condoms DO NOT protect you from STIs.

Now that you know what to avoid, let’s get down to the business of your pre-coital to-do list. If you don’t have a latex allergy (more on that in a bit) you’ll want to go with a vegan, latex condom. (Surprising fact: most condoms on the market contain casein, a milk-derivative.) Latex is all kinds of green  — the tree grows quickly and sustainably, often in Malaysia (so no, it’s not locally sourced).

Latex itself is a biodegradable material, but condoms made from it require stabilizers, hardening agents and preservatives that unfortunately render them less likely to be used as compost any time soon. Do remember this: always wrap used condoms in a recycled tissue and put them in the garbage. NEVER flush them. In our waterways, condoms are a serious menace to aquatic life, and latex will never decompose in water.

My go-to condom brand is Sir Richard’s Condom Company.  Since 2010, Sir Richard’s, based in Colorado, has produced the most stylish, sustainable condoms on the market. I like to call them the Tom’s Shoes of contraception — for every condom bought in the U.S., they donate one to a developing country. They have a strong relationship to Partners in Health in Haiti and donated thousands of condoms to them earlier in the spring of 2012. This young, conscious company is sex-positive, progressive and has the most brilliant, creative condom marketing I’ve ever seen. Their sexy VW condom van, Lucy, tools around the country covered in green and black plaid, spreading the gospel of condom-usage. Their motto: “Doing good never felt better.” Because they use only paraben- and glycerine-free lube, they won’t irritate you or your partner. Another bonus: they’re available at Whole Foods, so pick up a few packs next time you stop in for some hemp milk.

Note: for all you condom-haters out there, I assure you that after test-driving Sir Richard’s Ultra Thin, you will not be able to use the “I can’t feel anything” excuse. They truly are ultra-thin.

If you have a latex allergy, the best current condom alternative seems to be polyisoprene. Since 2008, Lifestyle has been manufacturing condoms made from this non-latex technology under the SKYN brand. I’ve never been able to get the company to reveal what’s actually in these condoms, which is a bit concerning. The positive is that although it’s a synthetic, chemical compound, it is not derived from oil.

And if you’re using lube, just remember – no oil-based lubricant should ever be used with a latex condom.

Now go forth and have fun (with your trusty birth control, you will not be multiplying, at least for now).

Stefanie Iris Weiss is the author of Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Ten Speed Press/Crown Publishing, 2010) and eight other books. Stefanie keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City, where she writes about sustainability, sexuality, reproductive rights, dating and relationships, politics, fashion, beauty, and more for many publications. Learn more at ecosex.net and follow her on Twitter: @ecosexuality.

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Just in time for the holiday shopping and gifting season: The Box is back!

Our exclusive EcoSalon shopping must-have, the curated eco product assortment known as The Box, is back. We’re offering $500 worth of holiday eco-goodies for just $99 and these won’t last. That’s a guarantee.

This beauty and yoga focused Box is chock full of organic and all-natural beauty products and perfume, intimate love enhancers and of course, yoga gear – a perfect gift or gifts for the beautiful women in your life. Or buy it for yourself and enjoy without a moment of guilt. Hop on this now or miss out!

(If you do miss out this time around, our friends at SheFinds are hosting a giveaway for the last remaining Yoga/Beauty Box standing. Head on over to their site and register to win!)

Just look at what we have in store for you this time around:

Blissoma Yoga Mat Cleaner Spray

One of Irie Star’s most popular products for the past six years is the Blissoma Yoga Mat Cleaner spray which solves the problem of mat maintenance from dirt, sweat, body oils, and odors. Just mist lightly on your mat before or after use, wipe with a cloth to ensure even distribution, allow just a brief moment to dry and you are good to go. Their new formula is designed to also be a great hand and foot cleanser as well, so that it can be used in any situation where soap and water can’t be found.

(Retail value of $9.95)

Blissoma Candles

The Blissoma 4 oz Travel Tin soy aromatherapy candle is perfect for sampling scents or packing in your suitcase to make anywhere seem like home as they give a warm glow and pleasant aroma to your surroundings. All candles are made with only 100% pure botanical essential oils and never any scent extenders, pthalates, colorants, or additives that may irritate sensitive individuals.

(Retail value of $10.99)

Revolution Organic’s Glow Beauty Balm in Blushed

Revolution Organic’s 100% natural Beauty Balm was created with 85% certified organic ingredients and is a makeup multi-tasker delivering an instant healthy glow anytime, anywhere. The all-in-one balm infuses lips, cheeks, eyes, and décolletage with a natural, dewy radiance. Perfectly portable and ideal for on the go, the easy-to-use formula provides skincare and color in one for a hydrating hint of tint. Free of chemicals, synthetics, and artificial ingredients, the balm contains only 100% pure, natural and organic ingredients. Formulated with cold-pressed organic olive oil and deeply moisturizing organic coconut oil, The All-Over Beauty Balm comes in three glowing shades to complement any skin tone.

(Retail value of $34.00)

Prana Yoga Strap

The Prana Yoga Strap is made from recycled polyester and keeps your mat from unrolling and flip flopping all over your car. Made from washable Veeda fabric, with canvas backing and a cushioned carrying strap, you’ll be the totally together girl carrying your mat into yoga class in style.

(Retail value of $20.00)

Alabama Chanin Zipper Bag

This Zipper Bag from Alabama Chanin is perfect for cosmetics and traveling or for sewing and office supplies. Comes in natural colored 100% organic cotton. Made in the USA.

(Retail value of $15.95)

La Bella Figura’s Tesoro Mediterranean Oil

A favorite product with many EcoSalon editors, La Bella Figura’s Tesoro Mediterranean Oil is addictive. This oil is all about pure hydration with an uplifting and delicately scented, lightweight oil that absorbs into the skin immediately and penetrates to treat dry skin and smooth out fine lines. The combination of 100% organic Argan oil, and organic and wild crafted essential oils is full of free-radical-reducing antioxidants, essential fatty acids and polyphenols that regenerate skin cells and reduce signs of aging.

(Retail value of $40.00)

Trance Essence Perfume’s Genie in a Bottle Roll On

Trance Essence Perfume is hand-made in small batches. It is muse-produced rather than mass-produced and blended from the finest wild-crafted absolutes and organic essential and parfum oils. These reveal their hidden notes when activated by your own body heat. Genie in a bottle is created using seductive scents of exotic oils like Egyptian jasmine, vanilla, organic frankincense, bittersweet chocolate, black tea and organic black pepper. Inspired by a sultry Moroccan nightclub in the summer; hot, smoky, sexy.

(Retail value of $38.00)

Ambiance All Natural Color Matched Dry Shampoo

Ambiance Volumizing Dry Shampoo is a 100% natural formula that refreshes hair, increases volume and conceals roots while extending the time between washing. For all hair types, this paraben- and preservative-free dry shampoo features a built-in, refillable applicator brush for applying shampoo directly onto scalp. Its tinted powder blends with hair color without leaving a white residue. Because Ambiance wants you to have the exact color of your hair, they are including a coupon to order your very own shade.

(Retail value of $20.95)

Shannon Reed Candles

Shannon Reed’s pledge to you is to always let you know each and every ingredient that goes into the products they make. Each candle is labeled with the essential oils and botanical extracts contained in the fragrance, the wax is made from non-genetically modified domestic soybeans and the wicks are made from cotton and paper. Too add to their eco-consciousness, each candle is contained in recycled glass and the packaging is made from recycled paper and printed with soy inks.

(Retail value of $34.00)

Face Fix by Nieves

Face Fix by Nieves is a dynamic scrub and mask to benefit every skin type leaving your skin smooth and refined. Because this powerful herbal formula is in powder form it does not require any emulsifiers, surfactants or preservatives. Designed with sensitive skin in mind, it contains soothing, calming ingredients including White Willow powder, Rosehips, Horsetail powder, and Licorice for calming eczema and redness.

(Retail value of $34.00)

Teas’ Tea Matcha Green Tea by ITO EN

Matcha, or powdered green tea, is traditionally used for special tea ceremonies. An ideal matcha for every day, Teas’ Tea Matcha offers a crisply defined taste that finishes its flavor cycle with a measure of astringency.

(Retail value of $12)

Bronwen Ganesha Necklace

Bronwen Lodato has been making jewelry for as long as she can remember. Her inspiration stems from a life lived in motion. Whether she is stand-up paddling in Phuket, sailing the Tuamotus in search of pearls, or slacklining in the high Sierra, Bronwen is gathering images for jewelry. The colors, textures, and memories of her adventures are reflected in the lively pieces of her collections. Her jewelry is equally lovely worn on a yoga mat, a beach in the South Pacific, or a bistro in Cinque Terre. We love this necklace featuring Ganesha, the Hindu god symbolizing the “remover of obstacles.”

(Retail value of $42.00)

Gaiam Sol Suddha Eco Yoga Mat

Part of practicing yoga safely means having the right, durable yoga mat to assist you in yoga poses. Gaiam’s Suddha Eco Yoga Mat (pronounced soo-dah) comes from Sanskrit for purity and is perfect for the yogi who is equally passionate about planet and practice. The Suddha Eco Yoga mat is made from TPE, a material that is 100% recyclable and biodegradable.

(Retail value of $39.98)

(Gaiam and EcoSalon originally had included the wrong yoga mat and information. We regret the error.)

Buddha Nose Girl Bath Salts

Inspired by the Girl Balm, the Girl Bath Salts are for all women who are challenged by hormonal mood shifts. The unique combination of essential oils is identical to the blend in the Girl Balm and offers great relief and comfort to women at all stages of their life cycle. Although the primary intention of this earthy and warming bath soak is to help ease cramps and lighten moods, it is also deeply relaxing and nourishing to the skin. Ingredients include the organic essential oils of Clary Sage, Rose Geranium, Ginger Root and Black Pepper blended into dead sea salts from Israel and red salts from Utah.

(Retail value of $32.00)

Priti Nail Polish

Known among beauty insiders as the pioneering leader in luxury and eco-friendly nail polish, Priti is founded by NYC-based Kim D’Amato. The idea behind Priti NYC came alive during her pregnancy when D’Amato made a conscious effort to switch to organic foods and health products, yet couldn’t seem to find a way to beautify herself in the same natural manner. In 2005, D’amato launched Priti NYC with a simple mission: to support organic farmers and to decrease the amount of chemicals poisoning the earth and its inhabitants one manicure at a time.

(Priti has sent us a mixture of reds so not all polishes will be this shade. They are also offering a 10% off coupon code: pritiplease10 will expire on 7/1/2012)

(Retail value of $12.00)

Earthlust Water Bottles

Hopefully you’re at a point in your life where you no longer buy plastic bottles and are toting your water in something better than a BPA laced container. Earthlust’s stainless steel bottles are made from high quality materials and are created from a custom mold in Sausalito, Calif. – always with a notably pretty design.

(Retail value of $21.00)

Lotus Wei Energy Mists

(Retail value of $35.00)

$50 Gift Certificate to Horny Toad (Flexure Yoga Pants anyone?)

Horny Toad is an apparel company based in Santa Barbara, California. They believe that the choices they make are as important as the clothes they create. The company makes a commitment each day to lighten their environmental footprint, stay active in their local community and support organizations that improve the global community. Find fun, do good, be comfortable – that’s their Live Toadally mantra.

(Horny Toad’s $50 gift certificate may be used for anything on the site but we like these yoga pants a lot!)

Sir Richard’s Condoms

Sir Richard’s believes in safe sex being a basic human right yet only a fraction of the global demand for condoms is met each year. For every Sir Richard’s condom bought, they donate one condom to a country in need. All condoms are made from 100% natural latex; are free of casein (making them vegan); and the lubricant is free of spermicide, glycerin, and parabens. We love their motto of “Doing good never felt better.” Oh yeah.

White Apricot’s Green Grab Bag

White Apricot’s new Green Grab Bag is providing a much needed and inexpensive service to demystify the broad and seemingly confusing world of natural, vegan and organic beauty products. For just $15 a month (shipping is free), subscribers can get an eco friendly “grab bag,” filled with at least six mini versions (and often a full size bonus or two) of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair products from some of the top companies in the natural beauty industry. By signing up, you get to “test drive” the products before you buy them. If you find some you like, you can then get a discount on the full size versions through White Apricot’s Exclusive Offers.

The first 50 people who sign up for gift subscriptions in November will get a Holiday Bonus Green Grab Bag for themselves, filled with natural holiday themed products.

(Bag shown is not actual bag but a representation of similar products you will receive.)

To buy:

We’re sorry, this Box edition has sold out! Check out the other available options – they’re pretty fabulous, too. And, if you want to enter to win one, our friends at SheFinds are giving one away! You can enter here.

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You’ve stocked up on red hot green lingerie for sexy, romantic flings, and soon you’ll be able to add a benevolent vegan condom to your do-gooding sex repertoire. Sir Richard’s condoms truly double your pleasure, because for every condom you purchase, one is donated to a developing country to help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. According to Sir Richard’s co-founder Mathew Gerson, only 10 percent of the global demand for free condoms is met annually.

I was so intrigued by the news swirling around this company’s innovative condoms and mission to revolutionize the condom industry and truly “do unto others,” that I contacted Mathew Gerson to get the lowdown on Sir Richard’s myself. Below is our exclusive interview.

EcoSalon: Which developing countries will you be distributing condoms to, and why are these countries your top choices?

Mathew Gerson: We are currently in discussions with organizations in Haiti, Thailand and Uganda. Each of these countries has a significant gap in the number of condoms needed in relation to the number available. The organizations that we have chosen to work with are established organizations which have seen success as regards to their efforts in increasing the use and acceptance of condoms in their regions.

EcoSalon: What are Sir Richard’s condoms made out of? Are they Fair Trade latex, casein-free and made in Malaysia?

Mathew Gerson: They are manufactured in Malaysia by one of the finest condom manufacturers in the world. To date we have not been able to source a supplier of Fair Trade latex, but we are in discussion with both TransFair USA as well as U.K. based Fair Deal Trading in the hopes that they might be able to provide for our future production runs. Sir Richard’s condoms are casein-free and vegan-friendly. We hope to have third party vegan certification in time for our next run of product.

EcoSalon: Is the packaging design (colorful plaid print) meant to appeal to gays and women – and why?

Mathew Gerson: If you go to the condom aisle in any major supermarket you will see that the condoms that are currently marketed in the U.S. are overwhelmingly designed for a younger male user. We felt that the messaging and design tended to be clinical, industrial and pretty sophomoric.

There is a lack of any uplifting sense of design or subtlety in the entire conversation brands are having with their customers. We wanted the experience of the Sir Richard’s brand to be one that is positive, both by design as well as the way in which we communicated our message and mission. Women currently purchase around 38 percent of condoms in the U.S., so we felt it was about time that their aesthetic sensibilities were finally honored.

EcoSalon: Will the Sir Richard’s condom box be able to be planted to sprout wildflowers, and will the wrappers be recyclable? Are the condoms themselves biodegradable?

Mathew Gerson: The condom is an Over The Counter (OTC) Medical Device and is heavily regulated by the FDA. That said, we don’t have a tremendous amount of creative freedom with regard to many aspects of packaging and production. We are looking into the possibility of utilizing “plantable packaging” as the company grows up. Currently our boxes are 100 percent recyclable and/or compostable paper board. The wrappers are made out of Mylar, as regulated by the FDA, which unfortunately cannot yet be recycled. One of the most environmentally responsible things you can do with your condom is to never flush them down the toilet in order to ensure the proper conditions for them to break down. Latex is 100 percent biodegradable.

EcoSalon: What is the launch date when Sir Richard’s condoms will become available in the states, and where will they be sold?

Mathew Gerson: The condoms will be available in October of this year, both online via our website www.SirRichards.com as well as in select stores and boutiques.

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