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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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a year ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Is the Will to Power?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 months ago
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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