Mississippi River Cruises
Explore America's true historic treasures on a cruise of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. This 2,320-mile waterway flows through 10 states, from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Its name comes from the Ojibwe word Misi-ziibi, meaning "Great River."
The Mississippi led explorers to new lands, and it served as an important lifeline for the transport of people and goods to the towns that rapidly grew along its banks. Centers of commerce and culture flourished along its main route and tributaries. Cities like St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans owe their existence to the Mississippi.
Step back to a time when life moved a little slower and riverboats slowly churned the waters. See Civil War battlefields, restored plantations, rolling farmland and picturesque riverfront towns filled with Victorian-era architecture. The region has a rich musical legacy as the birthplace of the blues, jazz and country music. It's been celebrated in literature, too, most notably by Mark Twain, who grew up in the port town of Hannibal, MO.
Sailings might spend time on the mighty Mississippi in addition to other waterways, like the Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois and Cumberland Rivers. Cruises are particularly good values, because your stateroom and onboard meals are included in a single rate that you pay upfront.
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Enjoy reduced rates on select sailings in certain cabin categories with American Queen Steamboat Company when you book and pay in full. Prices shown reflect discount.
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Receive free shore excursions on select American Cruise Lines river cruises.
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Enjoy free shore excursions on every sailing with American Queen Steamboat Company.
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River cruises are rated according to the quality of the vessel and its accommodations, the number of included amenities and activities both on and off the ship, the class of hotels used for land portions of itineraries, and the level of service delivered. The river cruises below are categorized according to the industry rating scale (budget, first class and deluxe). Click any cruise name for the itinerary, dates and prices.
Highlights of the Mississippi River |
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New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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New Year's Celebration |
5 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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New Year's Celebration |
5 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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New Year's Celebration 2019 (6 Day, New Orleans Roundtrip, American Duchess) |
6 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Southern Highlights 2019 (6 Day, New Orleans Roundtrip) |
6 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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New Year's Celebration 2019 (6 Day, New Orleans Roundtrip, American Queen) |
6 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mississippi River Cruise (Civil War Cruise, New Orleans Roundtrip) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Christmas Mississippi River Cruise |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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New Year's Mississippi River Cruise |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Cumberland River Cruise (Country & Blues Cruise, Nashville to St. Louis) |
8 |
Nashville, TN |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Cumberland River Cruise (Country & Blues Cruise, St. Louis to Nashville) |
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
Nashville, TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Upper Mississippi River Cruise (Fall Foliage, St. Louis to St. Paul) |
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
St. Paul, MN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mark Twain Upper Mississippi River Cruise (St. Paul to St. Louis) |
8 |
St. Paul, MN |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mark Twain Upper Mississippi River Cruise (St. Louis to St. Paul) |
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
St. Paul, MN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Thanksgiving Cruise, Memphis to New Orleans) |
8 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Thanksgiving Cruise, New Orleans to Memphis) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Civil War Cruise, New Orleans to Memphis) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Civil War Cruise, Memphis to New Orleans) |
8 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Culinary Cruise, Memphis to New Orleans) |
8 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Culinary Cruise, New Orleans to Memphis) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Music Cruise, New Orleans to Memphis) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Music Cruise, Memphis to New Orleans) |
8 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Christmas Cruise |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Cumberland River Cruise (Fall Foliage, Nashville to St. Louis) |
8 |
Nashville, TN |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Cumberland River Cruise (Fall Foliage, St. Louis to Nashville) |
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
Nashville, TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Upper Mississippi River Cruise (St. Louis to St. Paul) |
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
St. Paul, MN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (New Orleans to Memphis) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lower Mississippi River Cruise (Memphis to New Orleans) |
8 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mississippi River Cruise (New Orleans Roundtrip) |
8 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Upper Mississippi River Cruise (St. Paul to St. Louis) |
8 |
St. Paul, MN |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South (New Orleans to Memphis, Itinerary A) |
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New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South (Memphis to New Orleans, Itinerary A) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South (Memphis to New Orleans, Itinerary B) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South (New Orleans to Memphis, Itinerary B) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Thanksgiving Festival |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Southern Musical Heritage |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Holiday - Christmas Markets (New Orleans to Memphis) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Holiday - Christmas Markets (Memphis to New Orleans, Itinerary A) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Plantation Holidays (Roundtrip New Orleans) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Creole Christmas |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lincoln's Illinois |
9 |
St. Louis, MO |
Ottawa, IL |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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America's Heartland (Chicago to St. Louis) |
9 |
Chicago, IL |
St. Louis, MO |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Heartland Heritage |
9 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Red Wing, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The 50s and 60s Remembered (St. Louis to Memphis) |
9 |
St. Louis, MO |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Bourbon (Cincinnati to Memphis) |
9 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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American Culinary Experience (Louisville to Alton) |
9 |
Louisville, KY |
Alton, IL |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Plantation Holidays (Memphis to New Orleans) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South (New Orleans to Memphis, Itinerary C) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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American Music Holiday 2019 (Nashville to Memphis) |
9 |
Nashville, TN |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South 2019 (New Orleans to Memphis, American Duchess) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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American Music Holiday 2019 (Roundtrip Nashville) |
9 |
Nashville, TN |
Nashville, TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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American Music Holiday 2019 (Memphis to Nashville) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
Nashville, TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South 2019 (Memphis to New Orleans, American Duchess) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Civil War 2019 (Chattanooga to Memphis) |
9 |
Chattanooga, TN |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Civil War 2019 (Memphis to Chattanooga) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
Chattanooga, TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Lewis and Clark 2019 (Louisville to St. Louis) |
9 |
Louisville, KY |
St. Louis, MO |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South 2019 (Memphis to New Orleans, American Queen) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Antebellum South 2019 (New Orleans to Memphis, American Queen) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mark Twain's Mississippi 2019 (Minneapolis to Alton) |
9 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Alton, IL |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mark Twain's Mississippi 2019 (St. Louis to Red Wing) |
9 |
St. Louis, MO |
Red Wing, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Heartland Heritage 2019 (Minneapolis to St. Paul) |
9 |
Minneapolis, MN |
St. Paul, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mark Twain's Mississippi 2019 (St. Louis to St. Paul) |
9 |
St. Louis, MO |
St. Paul, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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An American Christmas 2019 (Memphis to New Orleans, American Duchess) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Southern Highlights 2019 (9 Day, New Orleans Roundtrip) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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A Taste of Mardi Gras 2019 (New Orleans to Memphis) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Plantation Holidays 2019 (Memphis to New Orleans) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Plantation Holidays 2019 (New Orleans to Memphis) |
9 |
New Orleans, LA |
Memphis,TN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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An American Christmas 2019 (Memphis to New Orleans, American Queen) |
9 |
Memphis,TN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mississippi River Gateway Cruise (Food & Wine Cruise, New Orleans to St. Louis) |
11 |
New Orleans, LA |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mississippi River Gateway Cruise (St. Louis to New Orleans) |
11 |
St. Louis, MO |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Mississippi River Gateway Cruise (New Orleans to St. Louis) |
11 |
New Orleans, LA |
St. Louis, MO |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Grand Heartland Cruise |
15 |
St. Paul, MN |
New Orleans, LA |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi (Minneapolis to New Orleans, Itinerary B) |
16 |
Minneapolis, MN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi (Minneapolis to New Orleans, Itinerary A) |
16 |
Minneapolis, MN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi 2019 (Minneapolis to New Orleans) |
16 |
Minneapolis, MN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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Complete Mississippi River Cruise |
22 |
New Orleans, LA |
St. Paul, MN |
ACL |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi (New Orleans to Red Wing) |
23 |
New Orleans, LA |
Red Wing, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi 2019 (St. Paul to New Orleans) |
23 |
Minneapolis, MN |
New Orleans, LA |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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The Mighty Mississippi 2019 (New Orleans to Red Wing) |
23 |
New Orleans, LA |
Red Wing, MN |
Steamboat |
Deluxe |
Dates and Prices |
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* Key to Quality Ratings

Tours are classified according to the quality of amenities and accommodations.

Budget = River cruises typically range from $100 to $200 per person, per day, plus airfare.
First Class = River cruises typically range from $150 to $350 per person, per day, plus airfare.
Deluxe = River cruises typically range from $250 to $650 per person, per day, plus airfare.
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The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land/cruise arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land/cruise prices are guaranteed. Air prices quoted via phone or email are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Also, air prices or air promotions mentioned on this site or on the phone do not include baggage fees imposed by airlines. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the trip origination city, we are able to offer the land/cruise portion of the package at the price quoted.
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