King kauri: Tales & traditions of the kauri country of New Zealand
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    King kauri: Tales & traditions of the kauri country of New Zealand
    Gordon Ell
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    Adapter Kit: France: A Traveler's Tools for Living Like a Local
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    • Full of great practical information
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    Adapter Kit: France: A Traveler's Tools for Living Like a Local
    Terry Link
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    ASIN: 1566913489

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    Passionately written by authors who have taken the plunge themselves, the exciting new Adapter Kit series helps travelers extend their journey and live like the locals in select international destinations. Adapter Kit: France author Terry Link includes an overview of France and its influential culture, takes a look at the attractions and top features of specific regions, lists up-to-date prices, and adds plenty of advice on communicating and learning the language.

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    5 out of 5 stars Full of great practical information.......2001-11-13

    I was pleased to find a book that addressed the practical concerns of Americans moving to France. My husband and I vacation in France each year and want to live there part of the year when we retire. This book was the first I've found that addresses issues like taxes, insurance, buying property and the relative cost of living. We have rented houses in the countryside, and I found that most of the observations and advice are right on with our experience. Although the author obviously loves France, the downside of moving there was presented as well as the many wonderful things about daily life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering spending an extended period in France.

    5 out of 5 stars Thank you Mr. Link.......2001-08-01

    What a fantastic reference! I'm in Paris now and it was absolutely instrumental in finding a place to stay and just acclimating in general. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering a long or short term stay in the country. Well done!

    Carpenter from Conway: George Washington Donaghey As Governor of Arkansas, 1909-1913
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      Carpenter from Conway: George Washington Donaghey As Governor of Arkansas, 1909-1913
      Calvin R. Ledbetter
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      Guns and Roses: The Untold Story of Dean O'Banion, Chicago's Big Shot before Al Capone
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      • The Genuine Article: Rose Keefe Delivers 100 Proof Goods
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      • O'Banion, Chicago's Premier Florist Gangster
      Guns and Roses: The Untold Story of Dean O'Banion, Chicago's Big Shot before Al Capone
      Rose Keefe
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      ASIN: 1581823789

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book.......2007-06-12

      This is about the people who nearly beat the Capone Mob for control of the Chicago boot-legging business. They were led by a florist and included a war hero, a cowboy, a bigamist and a practical joker who starred in an early stag film in the middle of a gang war. The wild Northside Gang is today best remembered for being the victims in the St Valentine's Massacre but in the twenties they were household names. This and Rose Keefe's book about Bugs Moran are both fascinating. A must read!

      5 out of 5 stars North side chicago vs the NYC mob classic.......2007-01-23

      A great bio on the Chicago gangster gunned down in his flower shop during the "Roaring Twenties". The book focuses on the rivalry between the Northside Chicago mob and the Southside Torrio-Capone mob.Obanion and his cohorts are literally devoured by the inter-city "big time" mobs with connections to New York city.From reading this book I don't believe Obanion knew what he was up against,he was a small town boy who moved to the city of Chicago, yet he tried to run his crime empire like a small business. Cavorting around a flower shop by day,shaking hands,(without an enemy in the world?),with little to no protection,meanwhile engaging in criminal activity that would include murder.That's just asking for it,and Torrio's mob,later inherited by Capone,was only too happy to oblige. It seems Torrio's mob when they arrived in Chicago was already an experienced hard core criminal transplant from NYC and cites thereof.How could Obanion honestly think that when the control of rackets,gambling,bottlegging,and the millions of dollars at stake, there was a "moral" line that shouldn't be crossed?Especially when dealing with the mob and seeing as the mob eliminated its own so what could a rival gang expect.Capone listed his profession as furniture dealer but I doubt you would see him lifting furniture into trucks.His furniture business was a fort.The short baby faced Obanion never had a chance in dealing with the NYC mob. this book really brought this out as I read it.An excellent work on crime history but it sort of makes Obanion look like a "farmer".

      5 out of 5 stars The Genuine Article: Rose Keefe Delivers 100 Proof Goods.......2006-07-11

      This is the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched biography of Dean O'Banion and it has been justly recognized as definitive. Rose Keefe's greatest accomplishment is that her meticulous research has refuted dozens of journalistic half truths, embellishments and canards that have become commonly accepted as the truth simply because of constant repetition over eight decades. The actual Dean O'Banion is a far more complex and interesting character than his newspaper stereotype.

      Many sources have characterized the Prohibition battles between the Northside Gang and the Capone/Torrio mob as simply a territorial battle between the Irish and those damned Dagoes. Keefe correctly points out that the Northsiders were, in fact, an exceedingly diverse group comprised of Irish, Italian, German, Jewish and Polish hoodlums. The reality was more complicated than the widely accepted conventional wisdom.

      Although O'Banion could act in an utterly ruthless manner if circumstances warranted, more often than not he relied upon his quick wits. He possessed superior intelligence and had an engaging personality that inspired great loyalty from his comrades even long after his death.

      Despite his humble origins, O'Banion had the ability to put people from various walks of life at perfect ease and to form lasting friendships that allowed him to move easily in political and social circles despite his criminal background. O'Banion was a contradiction: he was a devoted son and husband. One could envision the industrious O'Banion succeeding in almost any field of endeavor that he tried. The loss of his beloved mother to tuberculosis and a childhood accident that left O'Banion partially crippled with a permanent limp were traumatic episodes, but rather than contenting himself to be sidelined by his handicap or to endure a life of economic hardship and privation, O'Banion chose not to be pushed around as he hit back hard with both fists in order to survive in the rough and tumble, dog eat dog environment that was Chicago in the early years of the past century.

      If you are living from hand to mouth, it always pays to be ambidextrous and O'Banion was, figuratively and literally: his custom tailored suits contained multiple pistol pockets which allowed O'Banion to draw concealed revolvers using either his right or left hand or both hands simultaneously. The same hands that O'Banion could and did use to fire pistols, crack safes, stuff ballot boxes or slug out rival newspaper hawkers would also cut flowers into lovely arrangements for weddings and funerals. As a bootlegger, O'Banion prided himself on selling quality products as opposed to the rot gut handled by his rivals.

      Keefe relates the many occasions on which O'Banion performed acts of charity. Some of these kindly acts were calculated, however, since O'Banion was also interested in reaping votes come election time. By performing good deeds, he could call in favors when ballots were being cast by his neighbors. Unlike Al Capone who coupled brutality and with openly lewd and lecherous behavior (Scarface allegedly gained his trademark after making crude remarks about a woman's shapely posterior in the presence of her protective and knife wielding older brother), O'Banion was noted for behaving in a courteous and oftentimes chivalrous manner.

      Keefe's writing is factual and entertaining. The O'Banion who she describes in such great depth proves to be such a charming and larger than life personality that it is entirely possible to imagine his immortal soul awaiting forgiveness and redemption in Purgatory. I was reminded of the Warner Brothers crime melodrama "Angels with Dirty Faces" in which a priest played by Pat O'Brien called upon a group of juvenile delinquents to "pray for a boy that who couldn't run as fast as I could" after his childhood friend who failed to escape the corrupting influence of the mean streets died at an early age as a result of embarking upon a criminal career. If this sounds like a mere Hollywood screenwriting cliche, consider the fact that a Roman Catholic priest was disciplined and transferred for leading graveside prayers for Dean O'Banion despite orders from the Cardinal to deny Christian burial rites to known gangsters.

      The only serious fault that I found with "Guns and Roses" is that the book lacks proper footnotes. There is a bibliography, but Keefe ought to have provided footnote attributions to the excerpted materials that were previously published elsewhere. There are also some minor geographical, historical and typographical errors that Chicagoans may catch in the text, usually on minor details, but the book is otherwise solid. Despite these shortcomings, this book is nevertheless a significant addition to the true crime history of Chicago during the Prohibition Era.

      5 out of 5 stars Well-researched and a fun, fast read.......2006-07-06

      I'm so glad to see some really well-researched books coming out these days about the legendary figures of organized crime. Dean (not Dion) O'Banion was one guy I never expected to see a full-blown biography on, yet here it is. Rose O'Keefe must have done a lot of digging to come up with all of this material, and virtually none of it can be found in any other book; certainly none that I've ever heard of. She scores well as a writer, too, telling O'Banion's story in a way that will keep you turning those pages, eager to see what's coming next. There's a lot of context here about the various gangs of 1910s-1920s Chicago, and O'Banion's place in that jungle, which is helpful. If I had to name one small criticism, I'd have to say that the author's tone betrays a tiny lack of objectivity about her subject. He just seems like a vicious thug to me, though a fascinating one, but the book empathizes more with O'Banion than with his victims. But overall this is a must-have book for anyone interested in the history of organized crime in America. You'll be so entertained in reading it that you won't mind the education you're getting!

      5 out of 5 stars O'Banion, Chicago's Premier Florist Gangster.......2006-06-02

      "Guns & Roses: The Untold Story of Dean O'Banion, Chicago's Big Shot Before Al Capone" by Rose Keefe is a long overdue crime book. This biography of Chicago's first celebrity gangster (he was a popular florist) is excellent and has numerous unpublished photographs. Dean's death started a five year run of killings and bloodshed. Keefe's writing style is very good and easy to read. I agreed with previous reviewers who have encouraged others to purchase this book.

      Mike Koch, Author of "The Kimes Gang."

      First year with your new kitten
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        Elizabeth Mauro
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        Kitten Kindergarten/the Kitty Cafe: Practical Help and Advice for Your Kitten's First Year
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          Marie Toshack
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          A two-in-one volume for cat owners, The Kitty Caf & Kitten Kindergarton includes fun, simple pet food recipes as well as easy-to-follow techniques for training pets for life. Pet owners will welcome the clear instructions for preparing all-natural meals and other healthy dishes for pets' special needs, including recipes for animals who may be overweight or have allergies. Packed with adorable images of kittens, this volume includes humorous facts, informative illustrations and invaluable advice on grooming, training, care, and diet.
          Your Cat's First Year
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            Jane Burton , Kim Taylor , and Michael Allaby
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            Your Cats First Year
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              Allaby Michael
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              Your Kitten's First Year
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                Shawn Messonnier
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                Organized in an easy to read , illistrated formt, thisbook is a concise but comprehensive reference for cat owners.
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                  Don Harper
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                  Your Cat's First Year
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                    Rare Record Price Guide: 1995
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                      Rare Record Price Guide: 1995

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                      Gardens of Pompeii
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                        Annamaria Ciarallo
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                        A study of Pompeiian frescoes reveals that the Vesuvian landscape of 79 AD included a vast and beautiful variety of fauna and flora. This lavishly illustrated volume combines botanical images depicted in Pompeiian art with present-day photographs of gardens in the region to give a complete
                        understanding of the fruits, vegetables, pollens, seeds, and other plants of Pompeii. An appendix of botanical Latin names helps readers identify the plants featured in this handsome, informative book.
                        The Gardens of Pompeii, Herculaneum & the Villas  Destroyed by  Vesuvius.
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                          The Gardens of Pompeii, Herculaneum & the Villas Destroyed by Vesuvius.
                          Wilhemina F. Jashemski
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                          The Gardens of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Villas Destroyed by Vesuvius, Vol. 1
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                            The Gardens of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Villas Destroyed by Vesuvius, Vol. 1
                            Wilhemina F. Jashemski
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                            The Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the Villas Destroyed by Versuvius: Vol. 2, Appendices
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                            The Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the Villas Destroyed by Versuvius: Vol. 2, Appendices
                            Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski
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                            5 out of 5 stars Feels like your there.......2000-05-30

                            This book gives a vivid image of the Roman gardens. It explores the much unknown archeology of agriculture. The beautiful photographs illustrate the precision and wonder of Roman gardening, or the remains of it. I highly recomend this book to anyone interested in Pompeii or just the average run of the mill gardener.
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                              Archeologia e botanica: Atti del Convegno di studi sul contributo della botanica alla conoscenza e alla conservazione delle aree archeologiche vesuviane, ... soprintendenza archeologica di Pompei)

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                                Gardens of Pompeii
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                                  Dianne Weiss
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                                  Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
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                                  Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
                                  Lois Ruskai Melina
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                                  "Some people may describe adoption as difficult; others simply describe it as different. I am inclined to think of it as complex," writes Lois Ruskai Melina in the updated, revised Raising Adopted Children: Practical, Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent.

                                  Adoption practices have evolved considerably since this book's first publication in 1986, and the new version of the "Dr. Spock for adoptive parents" reflects the latest theories. Drawing on the findings and practices of pediatricians, social workers, scientists, and adoptive parents, Raising Adopted Children is carefully and thoroughly researched. Chapters on open adoption, international adoption, and transracial adoption are combined with advice on bonding and attachment, breast-feeding an adoptive infant (possible but complicated), dealing with schools, privacy issues, adopting a child with disabilities, adopting as a single parent, and the challenges of adolescence. While Melina's many years of professional and personal experience shape her advice, she remains very evenhanded. For example, she's a strong proponent of the "early telling" theory of adoption (being open about the adoption with the child from the beginning), but she also clearly presents other points of view, and, throughout the book, encourages parents to make decisions that feel right for them.

                                  The text includes specific suggestions for explaining a child's birth circumstances, including common misconceptions, and a valuable discussion about whether adoptees are at greater risk for behavior problems or learning disabilities. She also provides suggestions for setting rules for contact with biological parents, easing grief, and acknowledging a child's history. A completely annotated list of selected references and resources rounds out this superior guide. --Ericka Lutz

                                  Book Description

                                  In this completely revised and updated edition of Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina, editor of Adopted Children newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology,sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development. Melina addresses the pressing adoption issues of today, such as open adoption, international adoption, and transracial adoption, and answers parents' most frequently asked questions, such as:

                                  Up-to-date, sensitive, and clear, Raising Adopted Children is the definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned professionals.

                                  "Raising Adopted Children is a comprehensive source of practical, reassuring advice and intelligent support for the adoptive parent. [It is also an] excellent professional resource for social workers, physicians, teachers, therapists, and others working with adopted children and their parents."
                                  --North American Council on Adoptable Children

                                  "Melina, an adoptive parent, writes both sensibly and sensitively on many critical issues faced by parents and their adopted children from infancy through adolescence."
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                                  Customer Reviews:

                                  3 out of 5 stars Informational, Yet Flawed.......2005-10-14

                                  I agree with the two reviwers who said that this book assumes that all people who adopt are unable to conceive, and that the book is overly "PC". In regards to infertility, the book really does heap it on about how people who can't conceive need to grieve, and may think that they won't be able to love another's child, and so on. We're not infertile, but I would be just as offended if I were. Infertility and adoption do not always go hand in hand, and I think that Melina forgets that.
                                  I also found the writing to be hyperbolic, as in "You MUST" do this, or, my favorite "All adoptive parents" fear that their children will love their birthparents more than the adoptive parents. Use of such imperatives, "All," "must," "will," instead of more realistic words like "Many," "should/need," and "might," makes the text sound like a user's manual for computer applications.
                                  That negative said, the book itself does contain a lot of useful information, which I haven't seen in any of my previous adoption-related readings. I would absolutely recommend it to people who are going through the adoption process. I think there are better books for people who are wondering whether or not to adopt (such as "Is Adoption for You?"), but that this book directly addresses the fears and questions for people who are about to become adoptive parents.

                                  5 out of 5 stars The number one book to get!.......2005-08-01

                                  We are in the process of getting our home study done thru Lutheran Social Services and this is one of the "required reading" books. It is far better than any book I've purchased on adoption on my own. It takes you through every scenario. It's realistic and practical. It's also easy to read.

                                  1 out of 5 stars Disappointing........2005-05-18

                                  Like the other posters, I too was given this book as part of our homestudy for adopting a child from China. After reading the first chapter I found myself insulted. This book assumes all who read it are adopting because they cannot get pregnant, which is not my case. While infertility is something that should not be ignored, and I appreciate the fact that most adoption books I read address the matter, this book would have been much more respectable if it did not direct its text to the reader as a person who cannot conceive. I was so insulted that I returned the book to my social worker with these concerns.

                                  5 out of 5 stars Helpful.......2005-03-14

                                  My husband and I found this book invaluable in raising our son. There is so much information that you need to know: from dealing with varied emotions to working with your child's teachers and peers and helping them relate to the world. Should definitely be a required book for all parents of adopted children.

                                  5 out of 5 stars Excellent and should be required for prospective adoptives.......2004-10-01

                                  So many adoptive parents lose sight of the fact that adoption exists to provide loving homes for children, NOT to provide them, an infertile couple, with a child. Even the happiest adopted child, in the very best of circumstances, will have certain issues throughout their life and their parents should be prepared to deal with these and answer questions. For far too long adoption has been a secretive practice and everyone has assumed that the process itself ended when the court papers were signed. It's a lifetime adjustment and education like this will help ease the concerns of all three members of the adoption triad - birthparents, adoptives, and adoptees. How I wish my adoptive parents had had something like this to read. They did so many insensitive things that were so hurtful. Should be required reading for everyone planning to adopt.
                                  Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
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                                    Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
                                    Lois Ruskai Melina
                                    Manufacturer: Collins
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                                    Binding: Paperback
                                    ASIN: B000OF6WYY

                                    Marilyn 2004 12-month Wall Calendar
                                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                    • MArilyn
                                    Marilyn 2004 12-month Wall Calendar

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                                    Rare photos from the Milton Greene archives convey the sensuality and allure that made Marilyn Monroe a legend.

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                                    4 out of 5 stars MArilyn.......2004-04-23

                                    This is it, the calender I chose for 2004.12 pictures of beautiful MArilyn by her favourite photographer.

                                    Oughtobiography: Leaves from the Diary of a Hyphenated Jew
                                    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                                    • Interesting throughout, but more on publishing than Judaism
                                    Oughtobiography: Leaves from the Diary of a Hyphenated Jew
                                    David Marcus
                                    Manufacturer: Gill & MacMillan, Ltd. (Ireland)
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                                    Binding: Hardcover

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                                    ASIN: 0717132501

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                                    3 out of 5 stars Interesting throughout, but more on publishing than Judaism.......2005-04-23

                                    David Marcus, early in his story, tells of his mother's assistance to the nascent Irish independence movement, prior to the 1904 Limerick attacks on the few Jews there. Typically of the place of "hyphenated" Irish a century (and less) ago, the precarious, always questioned, double-take nature of being a prominent leader in the literary world dominated by those who may have often been raised to see the Jew not only as the Other but the enemy makes for a naturally intriguing tale.

                                    I was surprised, however, to find barely an aside to Marcus' own wife and children. They barely receive any mention. Perhaps his wish is to focus on only his own career, but this reticence does not seem to be matched in the rest of his account, as his dealings as the editor of the magazine Irish Writing brought him into close working and often personal relationships with the best authors that Ireland produced in the middle of the 20th century, a position matched by his own tenure at Dev's paper The Irish Press, where Marcus served as literary editor and continued to publish quality efforts.

                                    He also has penned his own novels about Cork Jewish life, and must be one of the few writers capable of translating not only Hebrew but Irish fluently! While this autobiography, by its title, slides a bit away from giving a full picture of Marcus, it's worthwhile for insights into mid-century Irish literati, and gives a fitting counterpart to the tales of bohemian Dublin in the post-war period from John Ryan (Remembering How We Stood) and Anthony Cronin (Dead as Doornails). Less drinking in Marcus' version, however!

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