{"id":29212,"date":"2026-01-27T14:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:50:41","slug":"how-do-whales-sleep-scientific-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/es\/blog\/como-duermen-las-ballenas-explicacion-cientifica\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen las ballenas? | Explicaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adentr\u00e9monos en el fascinante mundo de los patrones de sue\u00f1o de las ballenas. Al igual que los humanos, las ballenas son mam\u00edferos con necesidades esenciales de sue\u00f1o, pero su estilo de vida submarino requiere adaptaciones \u00fanicas para el descanso. Desde el sue\u00f1o unihemisf\u00e9rico de ondas lentas hasta su mecanismo de respiraci\u00f3n consciente, descubra c\u00f3mo gestionan el sue\u00f1o estos gigantes marinos en los vastos oc\u00e9anos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-basics\">Conceptos b\u00e1sicos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Empecemos por el principio. Todas las ballenas son mam\u00edferos, como los humanos, y necesitan dormir para sobrevivir. Sin embargo, las distintas especies tienen necesidades y m\u00e9todos de sue\u00f1o diferentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art\u00edculos relacionados<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfEst\u00e1 en peligro el rorcual com\u00fan?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dieta del cachalote<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cicatrices de cachalote<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/whale-watching-in-azores-when-is-the-best-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Temporadas altas para avistamiento de cet\u00e1ceos en Azores<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 aspecto tiene el pene de una ballena?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caracter\u00edsticas y sabor de la leche de ballena<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unique-sleep-patterns-of-whales\">Patrones de sue\u00f1o \u00fanicos de las ballenas<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Korostelev | Incre\u00edble foto de un grupo de cachalotes descansando cerca de la isla de S\u00e3o Miguel, Azores\" class=\"wp-image-21455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Korostelev | Incre\u00edble foto de un grupo de <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\">Cachalotes<\/a> descansando cerca de <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"S\u00e3o Miguel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/sao-miguel-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a> Isla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Como todos los dem\u00e1s mam\u00edferos, su cuerpo necesita dormir para regenerarse, pero su sue\u00f1o difiere del de los dem\u00e1s mam\u00edferos. La raz\u00f3n es que no pueden tumbarse y, adem\u00e1s, tienen que acordarse de respirar. Pero ya volveremos a ello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unihemispheric-slow-wave-sleep\">Sue\u00f1o unihemisf\u00e9rico de ondas lentas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Las ballenas pueden descansar s\u00f3lo una mitad del cerebro (hemisferio) a la vez, y tienen el ojo opuesto abierto para buscar depredadores u obst\u00e1culos. Esta t\u00e9cnica se denomina sue\u00f1o unihemisf\u00e9rico de ondas lentas. Tras un m\u00e1ximo de 2 horas, pueden cambiar y descansar el otro lado del cerebro. Este proceso se conoce como \"gato-sue\u00f1o\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sleeping-positions\">Posiciones para dormir<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Javi Garcia | Impresionante foto de un Cachalote descansando cerca de la superficie, tomada en la isla de S\u00e3o Miguel.\" class=\"wp-image-29213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Javi Garc\u00eda | Impresionante foto de un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cachalote<\/a> descansando cerca de la superficie, tomada en la isla de S\u00e3o Miguel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Las ballenas pueden dormir en distintas posiciones. Pueden descansar a unos metros por debajo o en la superficie del agua. Esta \u00faltima se denomina \"tronco\", porque en este estado la ballena se asemeja a un tronco flotando. Otra t\u00e9cnica consiste en dormir nadando lentamente junto a otro animal o en grupo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sleeping-habits-of-newborn-whales\">H\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o de las ballenas reci\u00e9n nacidas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las ballenas reci\u00e9n nacidas descansan, duermen y comen mientras su madre nada. Ella remolca a su cr\u00eda en su corriente de sue\u00f1o. Como a\u00fan no tienen suficiente grasa corporal, carecen de la flotabilidad necesaria para flotar sin esfuerzo. Por eso su madre no puede dejar de nadar durante las primeras semanas de vida; de lo contrario, se hundir\u00edan. En ese tiempo, la madre s\u00f3lo duerme en movimiento, nadando constantemente. Menuda madre, \u00bfverdad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"related_buttons\"><strong>Art\u00edculos relacionados:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-carnivores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La dieta de las ballenas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Procesos reproductivos en ballenas y delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/does-whale-sperm-make-the-ocean-salty-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfEl esperma de ballena saliniza el oc\u00e9ano?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M\u00e9todos de comunicaci\u00f3n entre cet\u00e1ceos<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-sleep-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen las ballenas?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Velocidad m\u00e1xima de nataci\u00f3n de las ballenas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-blue-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capacidad respiratoria de la ballena azul<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breathing-challenges-during-sleep\">Dificultades respiratorias durante el sue\u00f1o<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahora volvamos a la pregunta m\u00e1s importante. \u00bfC\u00f3mo lo hacen sin respirar? Los humanos somos respiradores inconscientes, es decir, que incluso cuando dormimos y estamos inconscientes nuestro cuerpo respira autom\u00e1ticamente para tomar aire. Las ballenas, en cambio, son respiradores conscientes. Eso significa que tienen que decidir activamente cu\u00e1ndo respirar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-adaptations-for-underwater-life\">Adaptaciones para la vida submarina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de su sistema respiratorio voluntario, las ballenas han desarrollado otras adaptaciones. Pueden aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n m\u00e1s tiempo que otros mam\u00edferos, porque pueden inhalar y retener m\u00e1s aire. Esto es posible gracias a sus pulmones, que son proporcionalmente m\u00e1s grandes que los de los humanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>\u00bfQuiere saber cu\u00e1les son las mejores horas para avistar cet\u00e1ceos?<\/strong><br><br>Eche un vistazo a nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendario de avistamiento de cet\u00e1ceos<\/a> y planifique su pr\u00f3xima aventura. No pierdas la oportunidad de avistar estas majestuosas criaturas en aguas de las Azores. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-do-whales-sleep\">\u00bfD\u00f3nde duermen las ballenas?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Mike Korostelev | La posici\u00f3n t\u00edpica de los cachalotes cuando descansan (y se preparan para dormir)\" class=\"wp-image-4578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Korostelev | La posici\u00f3n t\u00edpica del <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cachalotes<\/a> al descansar (y prepararse para dormir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ya sabemos que las ballenas duermen en los oc\u00e9anos, bajo el agua (cerca de la superficie para poder respirar) o en la superficie del agua. Los cient\u00edficos a\u00fan no han determinado si las ballenas tienen lugares especiales para dormir, pero encontrarlos es muy dif\u00edcil porque \u00a1el oc\u00e9ano es inmenso!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-factors-affecting-whale-sleep\">Factores que afectan al sue\u00f1o de las ballenas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La mayor\u00eda de las veces duermen en periodos cortos a lo largo del d\u00eda o mientras nadan. Pero el periodo de descanso tambi\u00e9n depende de su alimentaci\u00f3n. Por ejemplo, el krill migra verticalmente al acercarse el crep\u00fasculo para evitar a depredadores como los peces, pero \u00e9se es el mejor momento para que las ballenas barbadas se alimenten de \u00e9l. Ir\u00f3nico, \u00bfverdad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unique-sleeping-needs-of-whales\">Necesidades \u00fanicas de las ballenas para dormir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A diferencia de otros mam\u00edferos, las ballenas tienen necesidades de sue\u00f1o diferentes. Si los humanos no durmi\u00e9ramos lo suficiente, acabar\u00edamos muriendo, pero las ballenas son diferentes. Los cachalotes s\u00f3lo pueden dormir durante el 7% del tiempo, normalmente a unos 10 m por debajo de la superficie. Durante este tiempo, entran en un sue\u00f1o m\u00e1s profundo con una conciencia menos aguda. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Las belugas y las ballenas grises duermen entre 32% y 41% del tiempo, mientras que las\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/humpback-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\">ballenas jorobadas<\/a>\u00a0pueden descansar en la superficie hasta 30 minutos; de lo contrario, perder\u00edan demasiado calor corporal al estar inactivos.<\/span> Tambi\u00e9n realizaron investigaciones, observando que un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/pilot-whale-long-and-short-finned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballena piloto<\/a> tuvo s\u00f3lo 6 minutos de REM (Movimiento R\u00e1pido de los Ojos - etapa del sue\u00f1o asociada con el sue\u00f1o y la consolidaci\u00f3n de la memoria) en una sola noche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00ed pues, existen algunos datos sobre los h\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o de las ballenas, pero queda mucho trabajo por hacer antes de que lo sepamos todo, si es que llegamos a saberlo alguna vez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art\u00edculos relacionados<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfPonen huevos las ballenas y los delfines?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comportamientos de apareamiento y v\u00ednculos sociales en los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Velocidad m\u00e1xima de nataci\u00f3n de las ballenas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sistemas de comunicaci\u00f3n entre ballenas y delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estado de conservaci\u00f3n mundial de los rorcuales comunes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/portuguese-man-o-war-jellyfish-physalia-physalis-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hombre de guerra portugu\u00e9s (Physalia physalis)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustantivos colectivos para los distintos grupos de delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 comen los delfines?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\">\u00bfLas ballenas son mam\u00edferos?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-ponta-delgada-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s delve into the fascinating world of whale sleep patterns. Like humans, whales are mammals with essential sleep needs, but their underwater lifestyle requires unique adaptations for rest. From unihemispheric slow-wave sleep to their conscious breathing mechanism, discover how these marine giants manage their sleep in the vast oceans. 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