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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 2:53 pm
1. I'm hoping for only good news for Spy, Toby and Henry!! 2. I've loosened Ollie's collar a little more until we figure out 'exactly' which collar to go with. 3. I spent last night in the hospital. 4. I ate a piece of steak from Costco yesterday. 5. It was stuck in my esophagus and wouldn't budge. 6. The real...dumb and dumber...here is...I've done this before!!! 7. I feel great now. Surgery was quick and everyone at the hospital was so nice!! 7.1 I missed the NFR and the end of Cowboy U, but Hubby filled me in this morning!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 3:33 pm
G1. Welcome back Twinkie, Knightpatti and Nick! G2. Kaili what a nice surprise. Tickets to a pro football game. I've never been. K3.OMGoodness Kstme! You're supposed to chew it first! S4.Be very careful Spyleadfootgirl - Have fun! R5.Reader, you are such a helpful person. G6.It is a beautiful day here G7.In the 70's with the sun shining and no clouds G8.My tree is still not completely decorated
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 7:48 am
1. I'm so excited for today! Less than 7 hours to the Packer game! 2. I hope the weather is okay. I think it should be not too cold, but it's supposed to be very windy and might rain (looks like it!). 3. I put together clothes to wear today and I think I might have overdid it but i'd rather be warm than cold and I can always sit on extra clothing. 4. I fixed the toilet yesterday. I'm a plumber! I love fixing stuff, even though it's always stuff that's not a big deal. I admit it- all I did was replace the chain. But I got to use pliers!!! 5. My cold is almost more or less gone but I've developed the cough now. Ugh. When will it end? 6. I need to get moving soon. It's going on 9- I need coffee, we need to shower, go eat, and head up there somewhat early to try to avoid the Packer traffic. 7. "Packer traffic" is a dreadful thing. See, there are really only 2 highways that go into Green Bay that most of the people come from. They come mostly from the south because the state's population thins out a lot north of Green Bay. I'm only about 20 minutes south, but the highway I take pretty much can get to a stand still point as you get closer. 8. It's fun to look in the cars at the painted up people though, and to see the grills and everyting strapped on for the tailgate parties. That's why we want to leave early- people will start getting there 2 or 3 hours early. 9. I've got my VCR all ready for the Survivor finale. Not sure what time I'll be home. I'm sure I'll catch the impotant part (the end and the reunion).
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 8:24 am
1. It is snowing here..yipee...starting to look nice. 2. The kids will have something other than mud to play with outside 3. Hope you have fun at the game today Kaili 4. Hard to believe that Christmas is only 13 days away. 5. Hoping dh will put up Christmas lights outside today...it seems so dark and dull without outside lights 6. Kid are still in jammies and its 10:24 am..something that never happens here 7. I have a full day of things to do today and I just don't feel like doing much of anything, but I know that I will be angry with myself if I don't get some of these things accomplished 8. getting my hair highlighted and cut tomorrow...will be a nice change again as all my other highlights are out and my hair seems to get darker and darker each year 9. Survivor tonite...yipee..however unsure if I will be able to stay up until 11 to watch it all..I am sure that I will. 10. Will have to tape Desperate housewives and watch that tomorrow.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 9:05 am
1. I am going to do 10 because, well, I actually feel like it today. 2. Today is Jenna's 2nd birthday! Yay! We have almost 20 family members coming over for a little party. 3. Yesterday morning we got our Christmas tree, it is huge. He have 9 ft. ceilings and we had to cut a little of the top off. 4. We set it up in the morning and decided to let it dry for a while before decorating. 5. Later that afternoon, we decorated and the kids had the best time. They did such a good job. The tree looked beautiful. Jim and I talked about how pretty it looked and how for the first time ever the angel sat perfectly on he top. 6. Then we ate dinner, put the kids in bed and sat down to relax for a few minutes before starting some more chores to get ready for today. 7. All of the sudden I heard the worst sound ever along with lots of breaking glass. 8. The tree was laying in the middle of my living room. 9. I lost a few special ornaments and lots of glass balls that were my husbands grandmothers. I was so sad. But more upset because we had such a good time decorating it together as a family. 10. This morning we will be decorating our tree again. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 9:38 am
Jewels, maybe that was God's way of letting you have that fun all over again???
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 10:11 am
1. I love to read what's going on with everybody...Nick, I have a few ideas about what NOT to get your wife. Condolences to those who have lost treasured ornaments...I know that it's painful. Yeah for snow, Skootz... Kstme, thank God you're okay... Have a blast, Kaili... Hope someone developed a lead foot on Spygirl's behalf... A terrific day to everybody!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 12:13 pm
1. I'm checking in with my Factoid friends! Jewels, sorry to hear about the tree but I have faith that you've got it back up and ready to enjoy Jenna's 2nd birthday....Happy Birthday Jenna!! Skootz, you know we'll need a picture of your new hair..LOL! Kaili, I loved reading your Green Bay facts and I look forward to hearing your full report...go ahead and do 20 facts...LOL!! Kstme, I hope your esophagus is feeling better today...I know that must have been a very traumatic experience for you and I send hugs your way! Gracie, you are a sweetheart and I haven't been such a good posting friend lately...but I think of you and others all the time! Nick, you strike me as a very compassionate person and I just know you'll come up with the best gift for your wife. Spy, I sure do look forward to hearing about your portraits if you're willing to share. 2. I want to thank all the teachers in this thread for their sage advice to my dd on using her voice. I've passed them on and she appreciated your valued insights!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 1:43 pm
1. There are so many things to watch on tv todaty that I need a vcr on every tv! Trouble is I don't have one on every tv, so I'll be super-clicking the remote like my guys usually do! I don't know when I got so attached to tv on Sundays. 2. It's another beautiful, sunshiny, clear day here with warm temps. I am enjoying it because it will be gone after tonight. 3. I'm sending my son to barista 'college' in LA. He's stopping in Vegas on the way. I have to babysit the grandpups while he's gone, which would have been easy before I learned that hawks are keeping an eye on Opi! ACKKKKKK
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 2:14 pm
1. Thanks, Everyone! Really, everything was fine cause I'd been through it before...did ALL the panicking then! 2. Gracie, we're have beautiful weather, too! Isn't great?? <son learning to make drinks...yummmm!! > 3. NFR Finals in 18 minutes!!! Yeeeehaawwww!! 4. Jewels, I'm so sorry about the loss of those ornaments. Been there, done it and it's very hard!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 2:48 pm
1. Cat stayed in the garage last night. She was happy, and dang it, didn't eat NEARLY as much as when I feed her outside. Might have something to do with all the other cats, dogs, raccoons, possums, etc. that are eating the cat food. 2. My spinal column still aches and I have a strange headache today. I am going to go home and sleep a bit before Survivor. 3. I played lots of Bach for services at two different churches today. The last one was mostly "Marm". <Marm makes note to NOT play Bach when ill> 4. My three nieces/nephew all want guitars for Christmas. They are 5, 5 and 7. Don't know WHY they want guitars, but they do! LOL! 5. I am listening to one of my student's recital from my office which is backstage. This is handy. If I don't feel well, I can put my head down on my desk or sit in my comfy chair. Let's see, today is Sunday and I'm working from 9-4...good thing I am not going in on Tuesday and am just grading papers from home.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 5:06 pm
1. I slept most of yesterday. Woke up, took a nap, woke up, went back to sleep, lol. That's pretty much how my day went from about 5:30am til about 7pm. 2. Barely slept last night after sleepig all day, but I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. Still have some chest congestion going on and a nagging cough but compared to how i felt yesterday...I feel great! 3. We had a busy cleaning day. Gave everyone their list of chosres this morning and set to work. By 1 the house was spotless, kids had cleaned their rooms, turtle tank had been cleaned up and we were out front raking and sweeping the front yard and driveway. 4. A pipe broke early this morning down the street from us. Left a huge mess, city spent most of the morning repairing it and cleaning up all the mud and water left by it. They got done right around the time we finished in the front yard. Watched them drive off. We turned on the sprinklers, walked in the house, I went out about 10 minutes later to turn the sprinklers off and there was another huge flood in the street. Seems the same pipe that they had just finished repairing broke again. Watched the city guys drive back on down the street, lol. 5. Bil borrowed our car yesterday so they could go to Disneyland. I talked to them about four hours ago and they were bringing the car back then. Uh huh, still haven't heard from them, lol. Good thing we didn't have plans today. Although to be fair, I know bil's probably washing the car and vacuuming it. Whenever he borrows it, he cleans the heck out of it before bringing it back home. 6. It hasbeen in the 70's here the last couple of days. Kids have spent a lot of time out in they front yard playing with the neighborhood kids. Poor Kota is bored though. Wehave no young little girls int he neihborhood, so not as many kids for her to pay with. The boys are pretty good about including her, but there are times they are interested in boy stuff and just don't think about her, then she gets upset.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 7:41 am
1. Well, we had a great time at the game yesterday. I'm getting a bit tired of the "win by a field goal in the last few seconds" thing, but whatever works. 2. Word came of the Vikings loss right at the start of the game and there was a huge cheer across the stadium for that. 3. We sat surrounded sort of by a number of Detroit fans, but they were all very nice. There aren't fights between fans like there are at some stadiums in the country. We're friendly with the enemy and just give them a little playful razzing about their team playing in an indoor stadium. 4. Because it was cold and very, very windy. You couldn't tell just how windy until the end when the stadium was clearing out and stuff was just blowing everywhere. It was pretty cold too. Snow blowing around most of the night- the ball must have been pretty hard. 5. Took a long time to get out of there. We parked a few blocks away, but the stadium is in a somewhat residential area and very few of the streets lead directly to the highway. We got home by 9 o'clock (keep in mind the game ended around 6:30-ish. 6. We had pretty good seats for being right near the end zone. We only had to go up three rows from where you come in so were were pretty close to the field. 7. So now I'm home, it's Monday, and it's still pretty cold. Windchill of 7 right now but the temp is about 25- it's supposed drop to 10 degrees tonight and the way the weather is being described on NOAA's website is simply "blustery". Ugh. Kaili
Tim and Kaili
End of the game
Game Over!!! 16-13 Packers over Lions!!

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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 7:58 am
1. Well today starts my last week of school before the holidays....yeah, I need a holiday. 2. We have over 1 foot of new snow in our yard as of this morning. The kids spent most of the weekend shovelling as it is. They did enjoy lots of toboganning though so there are some benefits. 3. Last night was our night to work in the canteen at the local hockey arena. We volunteer once a month. Hubby was too sick to go so it was me and the kids. I still smell like grease. I don't know which is worse, grease or cigarette smoke for getting into clothes. 4. We are wrapping Christmas presents at the local shopping mall this week as a fund raiser for literacy. I brought in some packages from home so the students could practise. That is a bonus for sure because then it is less for me to wrap and I don't have to worry about hiding myself in a closet. 5. I am glad that my computer class students are doing so well. I have given them one of the hardest assignments to do and they all seem to be managing quite well. I have had only 2 questions for help and they were both because of typos on the page! Great students. I hope they don't forget everything they have learned over Christmas. 6. My hubby is home sick again today. When I left he was working on laundry and had plans to make some potluck casseroles for the potluck dinners we have coming up this week. Its been kinda nice having a stay at home dad. I just wish it wasn't because he was so sick. 7. Boys and I are going out to do birthday shopping tonight. Hubby's birthday is Friday. I have three major birthdays right at Christmas time....like I need another reason to go out shopping!!!! 8. My best friend is getting married on Dec 28th. I just remembered that I have to get wedding present. so I had better add that to my list for tonight's shopping and warm up the card.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 1:45 pm
1. Well, I'm feeling a little bit better. Got up at 4:30 and wrote a book review for a publisher and a final exam that I'm giving this afternoon. It's 2;30 and I'm still ok! I only have to give a final from 3-5 and take my grad students to dinner from 5-7 where they will present their papers and exams. 2. It is cold today, and I actually wore a coat and needed it. 3. I had a great lunch with my new mentor. She is in the English department and is a full professor and had lots of great advice for me. I really like her. 4. I still have to grade papers. I still have to grade papers. I still have to grade papers. (DANG, it's not like the ruby slippers and they just get done by clicking your heels together!) 5. I listened to more juries today and I've been too nice to the students. Next semester, I'll toughen up! 6. I really did well in the Golddiiigger stock market game! I had Chris and Twila and did great. I'm almost back in the top 50. I really tanked while I was in Europe! 7. I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet. I think that I'll wait until Friday, or whenever I get grades finished. 8. I just have to write one more exam. It will be ok. I give that one on Wednesday. 9. I've been getting things off my desk! And I had enough energy to do a load of laundry...maybe I'll do dishes and clean the kitchen next. YUP, after 10 days, I think that I'm feeling a little bit better! WHEW!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 2:46 pm
1. I have the cold that just won't die. This is day 4, though I actually felt good yesterday. 2. I have no appetite, which isn't really that bad, but I've been having to force myself to even drink, and I know I'm not getting enough fluids. 3. I did a quick clean on the house (not much to do since we did it all yesterday.) 4. Dakota woke me up this morning chanting about how today was her last Monday of school til after the begining of the new year. 5. It's vacation time already??? How did that happen????? 6. That got me motivated to wrap the rest of the Christmas presents I had left to do. If I get them done while the kids are in school, I don't have to lock myself in my room to do it with them knocking on the door every three minutes, lol. 7. Santa still has to buy a gift for each of them and stocking stuffers. 8. All I have left is family gifts (mom, sis, etc.) 9. I have no idea what our plans are for Christmas yet either. so many things going on that our typical plans aren't holding up too well. 10. Wap, my youngest bro's birthday is Christmas Eve. Almost 28 and he gets so excited about the two being that close together that he almost falls down, lol.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 2:54 pm
1. The Christmas tree is here!!!!!!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 3:30 pm
1. I hate broken ornaments - 2. This time of year is too stressful
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 3:45 pm
1. Drove home in rain, ice, wind and snow last night... I feel like a dang postman! I told hubby he was following to close to the car ahead and he nearly bit my head off! A wee bit of a stressful drive...lol! 2. Got ALL my shopping done! Done!! I'm not even going to visit another store until well into January. I'm too much of an impulse buyer. 3. I found out a new little tidbit about dear Sophie the other day. She was laying over by the fireplace facing away from me and when I called her she was reluctant to come to me. I thought maybe she wasn't feeling well or something. She finally came to me but about a minute later returned to laying by the fireplace (she rarely leaves my side so I was a bit confused)... I called her over again and this time she went over to the wall and picked up a baby carrot and came trotting over... seems she found it on the kitchen floor (along with a dried up piece of cheese and a pretzel) She's been 'stashing" food over there apparently and guarding it from the cats!! LOL!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 6:37 pm
1. can i just tell you guys that i feel like SHIT? well, i do. the head cold feels a LITTLE better, but now it's also in my chest. blech! i'm with war and don't have much of an apetite. i hate colds! 2. i had a good weekend, went to mexico and ewing, MO to see my friend sing. she did a great job. she is really very talented. 3. my sister's little chihuahua puppy, pedro, passed away yesterday. he got parvo, and had been at the pet hospital since thursday. i guess his little body just couldn't fight it. she's devastated, and i'm sad too. he was only 8 months old, but what a personality he had. there are pics of him in his halloween costume in my folder in case some of you haven't seen them. 3.3 also found out today that a former co-worker died yesterday, after he had a massive heart attack. he was 42 years old. i didn't care much for the guy, but that is just too young to die. 
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:38 pm
1. We had a survivor party at my DD's last night. I made bean dip with fat free sour cream and fat free mozzorella cheese. It was horrible. I three it all away, which was a shame because I really had been wanting it for along time. Also, I made it's not your mama's banana pudding and it did not turn out right either. At least DSIL cooked good wings plus other food. 2. I really enjoyed Survivor last night. I loved that there was no spoiler for the F2 or the winner. I thought it was a great season. 3. Sure hope Schoolmarm and War are feeling better plus Wapland's dh and all other sickies! War - you are right about the fluids. Make sure you keep drinking. Last year I was so sick with the flu and did not drink. I had such a headache. Then I figure out I was dehydrated. 4. Bought Clay's Christmas CD and have been enjoying it. Bought his book, too, but I have not started it.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 5:50 am
Good Morning, Factoids! 1. Well, I did indeed get through the day yesterday! My grad students could talk about such interesting things! Their papers will be excellent, if they are as good as their presentations. We had our "final" at a Mexican restaurant, and the food was good. My treat! 2. I am going to stay here and grade papers and maybe clean the house today. I need to go to the post office. I suppose that I will go in the town that I live in, but I don't know where the post office is! CRIPES, I've been here since August....I just don't go into town that often. Maybe just 10 times since I've moved. I just go into Carbondale for work and it's 10 miles or so. OK, today's goal is to find my hometown post office. 3. I got a $100 rewards card from Office Max yesterday! WHOO HOO! That was from my office furniture purchase when I moved. Now I can feel better about buying the desk that matches all my bookcases for my home office. 4. It is COLD today (but not as cold as "up north") our high will be 31. DANG, I'll have to get our the "real" winter coat! 5. I'm all set for Munich at the beginning of the year. I have a dive to stay at by the train station. I will have to walk past about 6 youth hostels, a nightclub and a girlie show place to get there. But they have internet access and it's under $50 per night, so I won't blow my budget!
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 11:51 am
1. Good afternoon Factoids! We had a bit of snow last night, yippee! It was basically just a dusting but the cars were covered so I think this counts as our first snow this winter. 2. I STILL have some shopping to do. This is VERY unlike me. I'm usually done by the second week of December, gifts all wrapped and everything. I don't know what's the matter with me?! 3. Tomorrow I'm going to my parent's house to start the Christmas cookies, and Thursday we'll finish them. I always help make them because then I get to take some home! 4. I must stop at the post office tomorrow on the way to my mom's...if these Christmas cards don't get out soon, they won't get there in time. 5. We finally got the outside of the house decorated on Saturday. We bought some fresh garland to swag across the front railing, a big fresh wreath to hang on our bay window, and some fresh springs to hang on the door. Had a heck of a time finding burgundy bows, but I must say it turned out nice! 6. Next year we may try to tackle hanging some lights. We have about 5 sets of icicle lights, and about 6 sets of regular white lights...they need to get put to use! Happy Tuesday everyone!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 2:29 pm
1. Its cold in northern IL - app 12F Wind chill, and DS 16 is still wearing shorts (what IS it with teenagers?! aack) 2 The wedding (dh's sis, remember we havent spoken to them in 3 years since their dad died!) is Friday at 6pm. 3. The traffic is insane on Friday. We must leave by noon Friday. 4. Major stress! DS has finals, and wont be able to come. 5. Sil called to talk to me, to get a 'straight' answer if we would make it by 6, otherwise she has to revise the seating chart. Dh and I just had a major "discussion" and hadnt resolved it yet. 6. I went to the Bridal Salon, and bought a "Mother of the Bride" style dress - $35, and they pressed it for free!! 7. MIL told dh we could not stay, or come to his house (the house they all grew up in mind you) because his sisters would be there! Allrighty then!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 1:00 am
1. I am finally feeling better. Sore from the horrible coughing, and that is still lingering but I feel so much better. 2. Caleb has a new science report. This one is on Jupiter and it's not due til the end of January. He decided (I didn't have to say a word, lol) that he wanted to work on it during winter break so that he won't have to worry about it in January. 3. Dakota's teacher asked if I could come in Friday to help out. She's made gingerbread houses (small one for each child) and has them put together. The kids will be decorating them, a few of us parents will be there to run candy between tables and make sure the mess is kept small. 4. I'm trying to talk Darren into going with me, or meeting me there. They won't be starting it til after lunch, he'll be off work or so by 1. He's actually going to be in town that day because they have their year end awards banquet and I'm thinking he might, and Dakota definitely would enjoy him helping out in the class. 5. When the kids were in preschool, he worked a night shift so was able to help out in the class when they needed it and go on field trips with them. 6. Spent the day today being lazy. Went and had a nice chat with my neighbor for a couple hours, read a book, didn't do much of anything, lol. Tomorrow when I get around to cleaning, I'm going to pay for it, but it was a needed lazy day. 7. Kids have been waking me up chanting the last two days. Yesterdays was, "This is the last Monday of school til next year." Todays, "This is the last Tuesday of school til next year." When we were coming home today the chanting had turned to sing song about tomorrow being the last Wednesday. 8. Truth is, I'm glad they're going to be home for a few weeks. I think all of us need some downtime, just having fun and spending time together. Darren will be off for two four day weekends while the kids are off, so more time for him and the kids together than when he had his vacation a couple weeks ago.
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