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It seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasdecorated endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makinggombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterblue boards with silver decorationfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptions
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Title: mission 376 - battle over the reich: 28 maytitle: mission 376 - battle over the reich: 28 maycondition: very goodbinding: hardcoverauthors: de jong, ivoproduct category: books
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The book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they aresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of sciencethis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactas it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgeit begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todaythis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own right
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The lancastrians may have been the victors of the battle of wakefield, but that triumph on that december day ultimately proved a hollow one, for three months later they were virtually annihilated by the yorkists at the battle of towtonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston on december 30th, , the fourth battle of the wars of the roses was fought and won at wakefield in yorkshire by a lancastrian force under the command of henry beaufort, duke of somersetthe author describes in detail the troop movements and offers some explanations as to why the duke of york left the safety of sandal castle and engaged an enemy force which outnumbered his four to onethis work draws not only on contemporary, near-contemporary and modern-day accounts of the battle, but also describes the events leading up to the battle, and its aftermaththe most far-reaching consequence of this battle was the death on the field of richard, duke of york, whose untimely demise led to the change in the conduct and direction of the wars
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It seeks to answer the questions: "who are we?" and "why are we here, on this planet?" it is offered to those who are looking for something beyond the superficial values of our culture, who may be disillusioned with religious and secular belief systems as currently presented and who question political values which are deeply mired in the pursuit of poweroxfam books & music lichfield the dream of the cosmos is the story of a multi-layered quest to understand the causes of human suffering and to reconnect with a deeper reality than the one we inhabit in this physical dimension of experienceit is written with two voices: one the voice of a personal quest and the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Relocated from cold-war-riven germany to a remote hebridean island, letty fleming is haunted by the unthinkable - was it an accident, murder or suicide? and how can she ever begin to explain to her three children that their father may have betrayed his country? struggling to find solace in a place she loves, letty begins to unravel the mystery of nicky's death, but her determination to protect the children from the truth blinds her to the demons they are already battlingin the summer of , a tamed grizzly bear is tempted by the lure of freedom and the wild open seaas the family's secrets threaten to tear them apart, it is only the strange but brilliant jamie who manages to hold on to the one thing he knows for sure: his father has promised to return, and nicky fleming was a man who never broke a promisesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe summer of the bear is a beautiful story of a family recovering from loss on a remote scottish island, from bella pollen, author of hunting unicornsoxfam shop inverness a richard and judy book club selectionmeanwhile, the sudden death of british diplomat nicky fleming has left his wife closed down with shock
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Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramain the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesfans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of romesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherhe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art
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This time, she may have gone too farsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing the success of his award-longlisted childish spirits and its sequel the spirit of london, prolific children's author rob keeley is back with the sword of the spirit, the third instalment in his thrilling and suspenseful spirits seriesnor was she expecting him to be an ancestor of edward fitzberrangerellie discovers that behind a legend of chivalry and bravery lies a dark and nasty truthand worse is to comeit will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - primarily 8-12 - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloudellie's investigations into the spirit world have reached a medieval castle, where archaeologists are digging for the fabled sword of st merrellthe sword of the spirit works both as a standalone novel and as part of a seriesbut she didn't expect to meet a real medieval knightellie's meddling has consequences she could never have foreseen
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The social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big historyfrom the big bang until todayvery good conditiona few traces of erased pencil markings to first pageit contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statesthe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historythis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankind
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As the tension ratchets up, it may only take a single spark to trigger an explosive war that will pit the humans against the apes in an all-out battle for survivalwith caesar (serkis), the hyper-intelligent ape produced by human experimentation, now the leader of a growing band of cognisant simians, a fragile truce prevails between the apes and humanssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop okehampton matt reeves directs this big budget action sequel to 'rise of the planet of the apes' () starring andy serkis, gary oldman, jason clarke, kodi smit-mcphee and keri russellmany consider the outbreak of war to only be a matter of time, however, since the human population has been vastly reduced by a devastating virus and their role as the dominant species on earth is in question
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Rae concludes by examining two 'threshold' cases - the czech republic and macedonia - to identify the factors that may inhibit pathological homogenisation as a method of state-buildingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst editionshe argues that those atrocities prompted the development of international norms of legitimate state behaviour that increasingly define sovereignty as conditionaloxfam bookshop cotham hill why are forced displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide an enduring feature of state systems? in this book, heather rae locates these practices of 'pathological homogenisation' in the processes of state buildingpolitical elites have repeatedly used cultural resources to redefine bounded political communities as exclusive moral communities, from which outsiders must be expelledcover shows minor wear and tear - slightly scratched and corners a little bumpedtext in very good condition, fore edge a little grubbyshowing that these practices predate the age of nationalism, rae examines cases from both pre-nationalist and nationalist eras: the expulsion of the jews from fifteenth century spain, the persecution of the huguenots under louis xiv, and in the twentieth century, the armenian genocide, and ethnic cleansing in former yugoslavia
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But the balance is upset when hippolyta is granted what no immortal may have: a child, given life from the clay of the islandshe must become wonder woman! with gorgeous art, a period setting and contemporary flair, writer/artist renae de liz (the last unicorn), with help from artist ray dillon (noble causes), stunningly retells the origin of the greatest superheroine the world has ever known! collects the legend of wonder woman 1-9and in order to defeat this powerful enemy, the princess of peace must become the hero she was meant to beand lose everything in the processsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when a man from the outside world is brought to themyscira as part of a conspiracy to overthrow its queen, diana will risk everything to save his innocent lifein order to get back home, diana and her new friends steve trevor and etta candy must head into the war zone and find the nazi agent known as the duke of deception, who wields a powerful artifact that belongs to hippolytashe is the princess diana, who alone can sense the evil that is infesting the amazon's homeoxfam books & music perth the beginning of a legend! on the hidden island of themyscira, the amazons, led by queen hippolyta, live in a kingdom of peace, protected by the godssoon, the amazon princess finds herself in a world she never knew existed-america, a land of untold wonders that also finds itself threatened by a great war abroad
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The forces of the earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appearit shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled martians land in england, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human preyedited by patrick parrinder with an introduction by brian aldiss and notes by andy sawyer see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best' the timesthe first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, the war of the worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction works
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It examines both the historical roots of sacramentality, the concept of a sacral person, ways in which sacramentality may be re-envisioned and the flourishing roday of churches of a largely non-sacramental style in an age which is increasingly visual rather than verbalthe vital importance of the subject of this book is confirmed by the distinction of the contributors-david brown (professor of theology at durham university), timothy jenkins (cambridge), bishop geoffrey rowell (oxford), jeremy begbie (stwhat has happened to sacramentality in an age which is on the one hand visual and on the other culturally cast adrift from the traditional symbolic universe in which sacramental theology was naturally at home? this book is not just confined to a discussion of eucharistic theologypower (catholic university of america), sven-erik brodd (uppsala), peter bouteneff (stsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road this important new collection of essays on a topic of vital importance is by a group of scholars from ten countries, from a wide range of christian traditions, east and west, and from various academic disciplinesross (loyola university, chicago)andrews and cambridge), ann loades (durham), david nvladimir's seminary, new york) and susan a
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in may lena mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether vova, the boy she liked, liked herlike a good soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning german, the language of russia's nazi allyand she was keeping a diary, in which she recorded her hopes and dreamsthe diary of lena mukhina is a truly remarkable account of this most terrible era in modern historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit offers readers the vivid first-hand testimony of a courageous young woman struggling simply to survivefrom day to dreadful day, lena records her experiences: the desperate hunt for food, the bitter cold of the russian winter, the cruel deaths of those she lovedall too soon, leningrad was besieged and life became a living hellthen, on 22 june , hitler broke his pact with stalin and declared war on the soviet unionlena and her family fought to stay alive; their city was starving and its citizens were dying in their hundreds of thousands
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Although a general treatment of stellar structure and evolution is included, the text stresses the physical processes that lead to stellar mass compact object binaries that may be sources of observable gravitational radiationxii, 262 pages, including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read more basic concepts of astronomy, stellar structure and atmospheres, single star evolution, binary systems and mass transfer, compact objects, and dynamical systems are covered in the textoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames almost as newreaders will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems and have sufficient background to delve deeper into specific areas of interestno previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed, although a familiarity with undergraduate quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics is beneficialan introduction to the evolution of single and binary stars provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with a background and introduction of basic astronomical conceptsin addition, derivations of important concepts and worked examples are included
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As virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianpictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legiblewritten towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)his renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies todaywilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablepetipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other source"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inno cash in hand
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I have a lovely baby to reserve, born 30th march, he is able to go from the 11th of mayfull pedigree skinny gene carrier baby boar to reserveÂŁ deposit will hold your baby until he's ready to go read morebased in south yorkshirefather is lilac self skinny (pictured) mother is black self baby will be full pedigree and come with changeover food
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket is torn and markedunusually complete with dust jacket and in very good conditionoxfam books & music olney published in , this book is a complete record of the coronation of king george vi and queen elizabeth, it contains an exposition by authoritative writers of the history and the inward significance of the coronation and and explanation of its symbolism and ritualincludes fold out genealogical chart in rear pocket
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Finally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandin flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgeryoxfam shop ulverston it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavourwe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her church
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It was painted with coffee on 19th of may and will be hand-dedicated by the artist with the name of the auction winnerthis original drawing has been made to be auctioned exclusively on catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis lot consists of a juapi coffee artist artbook titled the art of juapi - coffee drawings self-published in through a crowdfunding campaign with ululeit collects more than 250 coffee illustrations created between and , it has 240 pages and hardcoversinside there are illustrations of superheroes, comics, cinema, cartoons, video games, music and others hard to classifyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisize of the album: 32as an extra, it includes an original sketch of ryu (character created for the street fighter video game saga)shipping: registered and protectedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store6 cm pages: 240 full-colour pages
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At the end of may , the fourteen-year-old king of england had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian poll tax was being widely evadedbut within two weeks, the unthinkable happened: a vast force of common people invaded london, led by a former soldier, walter tyler, and the radical preacher john ball, demanding freedom, equality and the complete uprooting of the church and stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham in this gripping novel, melvyn bragg brings an extraordinary episode in english history to fresh, urgent lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand for three intense, violent days, it looked as if they would sweep all before themyet richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his god-given right to reignnow is the time depicts the events of the peasants' revolt on both a grand and intimate scale, vividly portraying its central figures and telling an archetypal tale of an epic struggle between the powerful and the apparently powerless
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[3] his humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked[5] his release "the fat man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling rock and roll record[5] his musical style was based on traditional rhythm and blues, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drums[2] between and , he had eleven top 10 hitscovers are in good tot vg+-conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebillboard top 40, and five of his pre- records sold more than a million copies, being certified goldhe died october(february – october ) was an american pianist and singer-songwriterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki[4] during his career, domino had 35 records in the uantoine "fats" domino jrone of the pioneers of rock and roll music, domino sold more than 65 million recordstwo of his most famous songs are "ain't that a shame" and "blueberry hill"in this collection you'll find the following titles: - the best of fats domino - play it again - fats on fire - here comes … fats domino - fats domino (lp-album) lp’s are in vg+ to e-conditionthis collection contains 6 lp’s with a few special recordingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeone has damage in the corner
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Finally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandin flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgerywe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchoxfam shop colne road it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavour
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may be a rebindingspine is faded to pale brownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop buxton arthur hall, virtue and co, hardback, by the author of mary powell 228pp text has dates and comment column, minor flourishes at the ends of chapters text block really tight, and very good condition the third edition of the autobiographical recollections of the "citizen and cloth worker of london" beginning with his arrival in london in and ending in some shelf wear to spinerear paste down has binder's label: 'westley's of londonoverall condition very good  ffep has previous owner's name 'julian trollope' anddark red cloth boards with gilt titlepage edges are redcorners lightly bumped
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Although diana may no longer be in flesh, her spirit lives on communicating to us allsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelearn what created her love and the secret keys that focused her destinyoxfam books & music lichfield diana the voice of change throws a new light on the most famous woman of her timeyou can use these same keys to focus your own destiny, to help you find the voice of change that resonates with your whole being, and assists you to live your soul s purposediscover the truth about diana s extraordinary life principlesthis is the legacy that diana wanted to give the women and men of the world! learn: how diana achieved freedom from oppression how she became a force of liberation that literally shook the world why she was taken from us to become a force of divine inspiration
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle appearing in , this was a selection of novels and short stories from bates's work published posthumously, and it contains: fair stood the wind for france, the purple plain, the darling buds of may, the triple echo, the four beauties, the simple life, the major of hussars, the bedfordshire clanger, the wild cherry tree, the little farm, great uncle crowsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverall in very good condition
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In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works the paperback is in very good condition throughoutforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copyoxfam bookshop wallingford  this book is a reproduction of an important historical work fromsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Finally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal new and sealedback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandit's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavourin flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgerywe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her church
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In this book, the author explains why populist forms of political action may yet provide the key to effective policies, which are often discussed but less frequently implementedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccessible and trenchantly argued, this book presents a primer for the politics of survivaloxfam books & music lancaster this book evaluates climate change and populism, two ideas that do not generally go togetheralthough populism is usually associated with right-wing authoritarianism, there is growing interest in more progressive forms of populist politicsacross the world, young people in particular are mobilizing to demand change from an older generation that appears to be incapable of action or is hostage to powerful vested interests and outdated ideasthe author argues that perhaps they should if policymakers are to be galvanized into action before it is too late
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