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I...
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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A Wasting Asset?
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Changing Seasons
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Romans before the Romans
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
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On cartography as historical argument
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
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11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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