{"id":59,"date":"2025-01-03T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:19:51","slug":"everdina-nellie-caravan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/everdina-nellie-caravan\/","title":{"rendered":"Everdina, Nellie and the Caravan &#8211; A Community Art Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"59\" class=\"elementor elementor-59\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46af0702 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46af0702\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163f2c01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"163f2c01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d98743 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-nav-menu--stretch elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"26d98743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 320 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-26d98743\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-51\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Portfolio<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-97\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/hearbeat-of-the-world\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">New! 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A tin box with a secret. A woman created from individual memories, and a granddaughter imagined by children. This is the story of Everdina and Nellie\u2014a journey that started in a care home and a school but became a love story that wove an entire village together. A project that never truly ended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696f422 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"696f422\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae42430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae42430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-205\" alt=\"Detail view of the decorated caravan interior, where Everdina and Nellie come to life through objects and imagination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6669-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad75cce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ad75cce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462eacd5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"462eacd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74235d08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74235d08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dafad57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dafad57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><br \/><em>Watch the full story of Everdina &amp; Nellie (English subtitles coming soon)<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6324b7c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6324b7c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7620949a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7620949a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1066876807?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f12f2b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f12f2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08be277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08be277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-207\" alt=\"Two of the women behind Everdina&#039;s creation holding their book for the first time\u2014 a new story, their own story, now published.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/yanthe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Everdina_book-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30580a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30580a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\u00a0<\/h1><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><h1><em data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"985\">&#8220;\u2026she\u2019s part of all of us\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/h1><h1><br data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"988\" \/>\u2014 Catharina, resident of Oldersheem Care Center and one of Everdina\u2019s creators<\/h1><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>From memories to print\u2014Everdina\u2019s story was written by the community, bound into a book, and sent into the world. This wasn\u2019t just a project; it was a living, breathing narrative that connected generations. The book found a permanent home in the Emmen Library and its traveling book bus, ensuring Everdina\u2019s journey never truly ended.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbf5d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cbf5d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd4b5c elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"7cd4b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-935cfeb swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">A Life Created from Memories<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Everdina was born from the past\u2014pieced together by a group of women who shared their own histories to create a new story. From baby photos to school days, she became real in their minds before finding a home in the caravan<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1d7b88c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">The Caravan - A Home Waiting to Be Found<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">An abandoned caravan at a local campsite became the perfect home for Everdina. With the community\u2019s help, it was restored, filled with details that reflected her personality, and turned into a living installation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-76d308d swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">The Man from the Can<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">A surprise discovery\u2014hidden in a\ncupboard, a tin box filled with old black-and-white photographs revealed a mysterious man. He became Everdina\u2019s partner, woven into the story just as she was\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-071ddfb swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Nellie - A Granddaughter Imagined<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Children from the local school joined the project, creating a granddaughter for Everdina. Using their own family photos, they pieced together Nellie\u2019s life, proving that new stories can be built from fragments of reality.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ecea44b swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">The Library Bus - A Story on the Move<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Everdina\u2019s story didn\u2019t stay within the village. It traveled, reaching others through the regional library buses, making sure the story continued beyond its origins<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-548cf11 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Holding the Book for the First Tiem<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The women who never thought they\u2019d write a new story held their published book in their hands. A moment of pride, laughter, and proof that creativity has no age.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0bed164 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Community, Connection and Storytelling<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">More than an art project\u2014Everdina & Nellie connected generations, created lasting friendships, and proved that storytelling is a force that brings people together.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075f1e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"075f1e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd6b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bd6b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Birth of Everdina<\/h2><h4>It started with a group of elderly women\u2014some in their 80s, some disabled\u2014who one morning gathered with their personal photo albums. From these fragments of past lives, Everdina was born. A woman shaped by collective memory. They voted on her name, a familiar one from the region. Everdina was independent; she wouldn\u2019t marry. But adventure awaited her. That\u2019s when the search for a home began.<\/h4><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h2>The Man from the Can<\/h2><h4>The search led to an old caravan, donated by a local campsite. When I opened its cupboards, I found a small tin box filled with black-and-white photos of a striking young man in a faraway place. A forgotten story, waiting to be rediscovered. <em>&#8216;I found Everdina\u2019s partner!&#8217;<\/em> I told the elderly women. The room erupted in laughter and excitement. The magic of storytelling had truly taken hold.<\/h4><h3>Nellie \u2013 The Granddaughter Imagined by Children<\/h3><h4>The local primary school wanted to join in. I asked the children to create a granddaughter for Everdina. They studied their own family photos and pieced together a child\u2019s life from infancy to age 11. They named her Nellie. It was remarkable to see how convincingly they built a person from fragments\u2014proof that stories can be born from collective imagination.<\/h4><div><hr \/><\/div><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h2>A Story That Became Reality<\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>With Everdina, Nellie, and the man from the can, the entire village was drawn into the story. Volunteers furnished the caravan with thrifted treasures, a Chinese takeaway menu (because Everdina loved Chinese food), and even clothing for her adventures. The library bus carried copies of <em>Everdina, Nellie &amp; the Caravan<\/em> across the region, giving this fictional life a very real presence in the world.<\/h3><h3>But what stayed with me most were the moments beyond the project itself: the elderly women seeing their own book in print for the first time, holding their creation in their hands. The schoolchildren discovering the joy of storytelling. The villagers coming together, sharing meals, laughter, and an ongoing sense of connection.<\/h3><h3>Everdina and Nellie may not exist in flesh and blood, but their story continues to live within the community\u2014a shared adventure that will never truly end.<\/h3><div><hr \/><\/div><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h2>A Story That Still Lives On<\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Some stories never truly end. The book may be written, but the connections forged through Everdina &amp; Nellie continue to grow. A new generation of children and residents of the care home now share in what began years ago\u2014carrying the project forward in ways we never expected.<\/h3><h3>\ud83d\udcd6 <em>Want to read the full story?<\/em><br \/>Click here to access the book <em>Everdina, Nellie &amp; the Caravan<\/em> (available in the regional library and library buses).<\/h3><p><em>A new story was written\u2014but even today, the pages are still turning.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everdina, Nellie &#038; the Caravan A group of women in their 80&#8217;s and a man from a can A Forgotten Caravan, A Love Story Written by a Village A forgotten caravan. A tin box with a secret. A woman created from individual memories, and a granddaughter imagined by children. 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