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abstruse

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hard to understand

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aberration

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abnormality

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acerbic

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sharp, bitter

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adage

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old saying, proverb

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ahistorical

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not related to history

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allay

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to calm, to soothe

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altercation

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angry argument

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ameliorate

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to improve

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ancillary

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secondary, additional

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Antediluvian

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ancient

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anvil

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block of iron used by a blacksmith

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append

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to add to to attach

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austere

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strict harsh

not luxurious

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aviary

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a cage for birds

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barb

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an insult

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bay

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a dogs or wolfs howl

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belie

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to deny, to give a false impression of

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bemused

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deep in thought, dazed

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bequest

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gift left by a will

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bewail

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to cry or complain about

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blanch

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to turn Pail

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bludgeon

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club, to hit

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boorish

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bad mannered

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broach

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to begin to talk about

to open

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly

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calligrapher

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one who uses a special pen to create beautiful handwriting

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carp

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to complain

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categorical

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definite, absolute

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causal

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involving the cause of something

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centrifuge

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a machine that spins substances so that they seperate

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charlatan

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a person who pretends to be skilled

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check

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to stop

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cicada

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a winged insect

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cistern

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water container

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clank

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harsh banging noise

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collegiality

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the sharing of authority

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commemorate

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to honor a memory

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compatriot

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person from the same country

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concur

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to agree

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confer

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to discuss

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congeal

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to become solid

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connotative

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suggest an extra meaning

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contrite

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sorry

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coronation

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crowning

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cosmologist

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one who studies the universe

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debase

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to lower, to humble

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decorous ness

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good manners, proper behavior

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defacement

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destruction of appearance e

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defunct

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dead, no longer existing

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depravity

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wickedness

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desist

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to stop

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deter

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to prevent

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dictum

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a formal statement of opinion

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dike

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wall used to hold back wate r

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diorama

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miniature scene in three dimensions

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disburse

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to pay out money

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disdain

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to look down upon, to scorn

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dissension

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act of disagreeing

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distend

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to stretch, to extend

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dross

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useless material

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edifice

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large building

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effrontery

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open rudeness

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elegy

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song or poem or the dead

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elusive

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hard to catch, evasive

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empiricism

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practice of relaying an observation and experianxe

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encompass

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to include

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entail

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to involve

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enumeration

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numbered list

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epochal

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important, pertaining to particular period of history

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erudition

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knowledge acquired from books

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ethereal

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not physical, spiritual

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evocative

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brining out a reaction, stimulating

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execrable

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very bad

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expansive

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wide, braid

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expunge

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to erase

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extrapolate

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to predict

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faction

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a group of people who think the same way

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fecund

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fertile

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fetid

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having a bad smell

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filament

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thin wire or thread

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fledging

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inexperienced person

young bird

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flushed

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red in the face

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forgo

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to do without, to give up

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fractious

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disobedient

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fulsome

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gross offensive

lavish overdone

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galvanize

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to inspire or stimulate sudden action

to prevent rust coating

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gaunt

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thin, grim

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genteel

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upper class, elegant, polite

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gibe

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to ridicule

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glacial

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cold, unfriendly

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gnat

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flea

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gratis

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free of charge

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harbinger

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a sign or omen, a messenger

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Herculean

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of great power or difficulty

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immutable

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unchangeabke

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impetus

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motivation, driving force

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improvidence

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lack of foresight

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incandescent

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bright, glowing with heat

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incidental

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unimportant, not central

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incontrovertible

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unquestionable, definte

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indecipherable

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impossible to understand

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indigent

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extremely poor

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indubitable

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certain, definite

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infatuation

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foolish or impulsive love

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infuriate

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to anger

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inkling

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beginning of the idea

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inscrutable

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mysterious, hard to understand

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insurmountable

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impossible to overcome

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intractable

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hard to manage, disobedien

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invasive

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invading, entering

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irascible

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bad tempered

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