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Spidey5
04/09/21 4:03:43 PM
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Spidey5
04/09/21 4:35:13 PM
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Calwings
04/09/21 5:00:00 PM
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Quite a busy day of new episodes for me today.

* Dr. Stone: Stone Wars ep6 (dub): Kind of ironic that an episode of a Japanese anime has one of the best and most realistic depictions of the American justice system that I've ever seen. Awesome episode though, one of Chrome's crowning moments.

* Back Arrow ep14: Fine Alter and Emperor Zetsu are a perfect pair of complete fucking psychopaths, but Fine regained control and had a badass moment of her own. Best boy Shu's genius mind comes through again as well. Great stuff.

* Shaman King (2021) ep2: I never watched/read the original series all those years ago, so I'm coming into this reboot completely blind like I did the Fruits Basket reboot. Yoh and Amidamaru are great, Ren is so comically early-2000's edgy that I can't help but laugh at it, and Anna already seems pretty interesting too. Manta is annoying though, and the animation seems pretty mediocre so far, so it's not all good, but I'm enjoying it overall.

* The World Ends With You ep1: I played the original game, but I never beat it and barely remember much of it anyways, so this anime is basically a new experience for me. The story felt pretty rushed (like Assault Lily levels of rushed) but at least it seems interesting so far. The art style and animation is awesome, and it's actually doing a really good job at mixing 2D and CG in a way that looks good too.

* Blue Reflection Ray ep1: https://i.imgur.com/DuV9yfM.jpg

Plus I'm still waiting for ep2 of Cardfight Vanguard OverDress later tonight, and I now have two Friday chibi shorts to watch.

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Spidey5
04/09/21 5:25:49 PM
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Started my next long series.
https://i.imgur.com/sp9VQh7.png
https://i.imgur.com/HfjWKcQ.png
How witchy. Guess I'm watching two precure series atm.

Calwings posted...
he art style and animation is awesome, and it's actually doing a really good job at mixing 2D and CG in a way that looks good too.

Agreed
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Calwings
04/09/21 5:38:44 PM
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Spidey5 posted...
Started my next long series.
https://i.imgur.com/sp9VQh7.png
https://i.imgur.com/HfjWKcQ.png
How witchy.

Nice, I hope you enjoy it. That's one of the Precure series that I haven't seen yet, but I knew it would be right up your alley.

Spidey5 posted...
Guess I'm watching two precure series atm.

Binging one of the older ones + following the current one as it airs is a pretty regular thing for Precure fans. You get used to it.
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Razuberii
04/09/21 6:45:09 PM
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hello

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MJOLNRVII
04/09/21 6:47:24 PM
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Calwings
04/09/21 7:33:54 PM
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Razuberii posted...
hello

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legendarylemur
04/10/21 9:20:09 AM
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https://i.redd.it/51qo1ndx3cs61.png

Honestly she just hits all the right note for me

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Spidey5
04/10/21 11:50:26 AM
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Leanaunfurled
04/10/21 12:40:40 PM
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Another OP I really like:
https://youtu.be/hrz8_uUyxDA

The episode itself was better than the first one, just due to it not going sicko mode on the pacing lol. I'm enjoying the characters and the shamisen performances a lot. Still getting Kono Oto vibes, so if you liked that you'd probably like this one, too.

I have Vivy ep 3 (hype!) and 86 ep 1 to watch here in a bit, too. 86 I've heard a lot of great things about from LN fans, but I'm trying to keep expectations in check.

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Spidey5
04/10/21 12:43:41 PM
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Jeff AKA Snoopy
04/10/21 1:26:57 PM
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@Calwings Should I watch S1-3 dubbed and then move to the sub?

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Calwings
04/10/21 2:04:36 PM
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Unfortunately, my fears seem to have come true and I'm dropping Vivy. A severed arm in episode 2 (which thankfully happened fast), a decapitation in episode 3 (which was focused on for a very long time), and seemingly another severed arm in the preview for episode 4 is enough to tell me that the show is too gory for me to handle, so I'm out. A shame, because I was really getting into the story and characters.

EDIT: Based on what I've heard from some of the LN readers, it looks like 86 is also a no-go for me.

Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...
Should I watch S1-3 dubbed and then move to the sub?

You're gonna have to be more specific on what show you're talking about.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy
04/10/21 2:05:30 PM
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Oh sorry, Yugioh GX

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Calwings
04/10/21 2:09:29 PM
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...
Oh sorry, Yugioh GX

In that case, it depends. If you actually want a good, coherent story with character development that actually makes sense, watch it subbed all the way through. If you want comedy and stupidity while the story itself is flimsily held together with paperclips and a wad of chewing gum, then watch the dub. If you do that, the whiplash when you hit that final season that's only subbed will hit you like Elemental Hero Neos punching you in the face.
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Gurifisu
04/10/21 2:56:15 PM
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Watched Higehiro. I see two potential directions this show can go and so far it seems to be going the wholesome heartstring tugging way. Hopefully it stays that way instead of going the Usagi Drop Manga route.

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Calwings
04/10/21 4:31:38 PM
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https://i.imgur.com/WNYH6um.jpg

A slime-genociding witch and a battle-crazy dragon loli are exactly what I needed today.
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Spidey5
04/10/21 7:14:01 PM
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Oh damn, MAL says Blue Reflection Ray will be 24 eps. Sweet.
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Leanaunfurled
04/10/21 7:26:04 PM
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first ep of 86 was really good. And it's nice having an OP done by hitorie, been a fan of them for a year or so now. <3

All that's left for spring for me is To Your Eternity.

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SDBZ
04/10/21 7:27:07 PM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
first ep of 86 was really good. And it's nice having an OP done by hitorie, been a fan of them for a year or so now. <3

Was looking forward to 86, still need to watch it

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Calwings
04/11/21 12:03:28 AM
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https://streamable.com/x0tgdz

The cannon was just a gag and not actually their new finisher. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

I'm kidding, the episode was still great.
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Caelthus
04/11/21 1:15:53 AM
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Calwings posted...
https://streamable.com/x0tgdz

The cannon was just a gag and not actually their new finisher. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

I'm kidding, the episode was still great.
Did nenechi name this? @pogo_rabid

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pogo_rabid
04/11/21 2:17:12 AM
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idk

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Calwings
04/12/21 6:32:44 PM
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I can't believe Shigure straight-up *Fruits Basket final season spoilers* played the "yeah well I fucked your mom lol" card on Akito. Is this a romance drama or a Modern Warfare 2 lobby? This show just keeps getting crazier and crazier.
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Gurifisu
04/12/21 7:22:55 PM
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Watched the 2nd episode of Higehiro... Which pushed me to binge read the Manga and now I'm caught up with that. Why am I like this? I need more restraint. Also, I'm inspired to be as good of a dude as MC provided he doesn't end up fucking the high school girl

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yunalenne10
04/12/21 7:27:53 PM
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To Your Eternity had a pretty powerful start, imo.

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MJOLNRVII
04/12/21 9:17:32 PM
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yunalenne10 posted...
To Your Eternity had a pretty powerful start, imo.
This has been one of my favorite manga for years. Did the anime start or what?

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yunalenne10
04/12/21 9:20:55 PM
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MJOLNRVII posted...
This has been one of my favorite manga for years. Did the anime start or what?
Yes, just today.

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Leanaunfurled
04/12/21 11:28:51 PM
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Watched ep 1 of To Your Eternity and damn that was sad. Very memorable start.

Also started watching this oldie anime called Patlabor. The original 7 episode OVA one.

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Itachi157
04/13/21 1:00:22 AM
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Watched the first episode of Tokyo Revengers. Didn't care for the art style but it was interesting enough for me to watch at least a couple more episodes. Didn't really expect him to go back at the end, I imagine he's going to be jumping back and forth in time.

I'm going to try to pick up at least three or so shows this season. I'll likely watch Nagatoro next. Kind of want to watch Blue Reflection but I want to play the game first, I have it on PS4 and it's been on my backlog forever.

Also @Juhanor I got to when Souther is first introduced in FOTNS. He seems pretty badass, probably the deepest voice I've ever heard in anime. Also have to pour one out for my boy Rei. Sucks he had to die but I like how the Raoh battle had real consequences. At least he went out accomplishing a goal.
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Juhanor
04/13/21 7:58:23 AM
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Itachi157 posted...
Also @Juhanor I got to when Souther is first introduced in FOTNS. He seems pretty badass, probably the deepest voice I've ever heard in anime.
AW YEAH Souther's arc is the best. Gonna be a ton of great voice acting in this one. Classic Banjo Ginga baritone.

Also have to pour one out for my boy Rei. Sucks he had to die but I like how the Raoh battle had real consequences. At least he went out accomplishing a goal.
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Spidey5
04/13/21 5:37:58 PM
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Calwings
04/14/21 10:13:52 PM
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Did anyone else keep a scorecard while watching Kaguya-Sama? Or just me?
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Spidey5
04/14/21 10:15:19 PM
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I tried when I was watching it.
Shirogane wins
Kaguya wins

But there were too many variants like chika wins, someone loses, Everyone loses, etc.
So I gave up
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Calwings
04/14/21 10:23:06 PM
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Spidey5 posted...
But there were too many variants like chika wins, someone loses, Everyone loses, etc.
So I gave up

I decided to keep it simple and just limit it to three outcomes:

1) A clear win for Kaguya (AKA "Kaguya wins" or "Miyuki loses")
2) A clear win for Miyuki (AKA "Miyuki wins" or "Kaguya loses")
3) A no contest (AKA anything besides the above, like both losing, someone else winning, etc.)

I've watched 8 episodes so far, and I have the score at an even 7-7 with 10 no contests up to this point.
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Leanaunfurled
04/15/21 1:52:12 AM
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Patlabor was pretty good I haven't really gotten into mecha anime, or anime that's this classic aside from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. It has a great cast and I'm looking forward to the movies and the reboot series.

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Juhanor
04/15/21 8:21:30 AM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
Patlabor was pretty good I haven't really gotten into mecha anime, or anime that's this classic aside from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. It has a great cast and I'm looking forward to the movies and the reboot series.
Nice, Patlabor is great fun. If you saw the OVA I have a little trivia to share.
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Leanaunfurled
04/15/21 8:37:11 AM
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Yeah, it was the Early Days OVA I watched. Hit me with the trivia!

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Caelthus
04/15/21 12:45:41 PM
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Calwings posted...
I decided to keep it simple and just limit it to three outcomes:

1) A clear win for Kaguya (AKA "Kaguya wins" or "Miyuki loses")
2) A clear win for Miyuki (AKA "Miyuki wins" or "Kaguya loses")
3) A no contest (AKA anything besides the above, like both losing, someone else winning, etc.)

I've watched 8 episodes so far, and I have the score at an even 7-7 with 10 no contests up to this point.
FYI, your best girl appears in Season 2. An angry little cinnamon roll.

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Itachi157
04/15/21 1:13:32 PM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
Patlabor was pretty good I haven't really gotten into mecha anime, or anime that's this classic aside from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. It has a great cast and I'm looking forward to the movies and the reboot series.

Who was the best LOGH character to you? Everyone always seems to take a clear side between the Empire characters or the FPA characters.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy
04/15/21 2:02:01 PM
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Watched the first episode of Zombieland S2

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Juhanor
04/15/21 2:48:44 PM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
Yeah, it was the Early Days OVA I watched. Hit me with the trivia!

Alright, here's the lead in: Headgear as you may know, consisted of Masami Yuki, Mamoru Oshii, Yutaka Izubuchi, Kazunori Ito and Akemi Takeda.
Oshii had made his mark in anime already with Urusei Yatsura, Dallos and Angel's Egg.
However, one year before Early Days, he'd made a radio drama called While Waiting for Red Spectacles, and a live action film titled The Red Spectacles.
https://i.imgur.com/vSAw3AH.jpg
These would lead to amongst other things, the live action sequel, Stray Dog, and the more popularly known anime film Jin-Roh. While the later titles were focused more on the name of the police unit, "Kerberos," the two Red Specs referred specifically to the visage of the protect gear which the unit wore.
From Stray Dog:
https://i.imgur.com/hJhLzAe.jpg
And Jin-Roh:
https://i.imgur.com/0s6w6jY.gif

Now for the specific trivia. The lead role in the Red Specs film went to Shigeru Chiba (that's him in the trenchcoat up above), who had previously worked with Oshii on Urusei Yatsura. Perhaps because of this familiarity, he ALSO had a key role in Patlabor as mechanic Shigeo Shiba
https://i.imgur.com/2Th4mvp.jpg
Who just so happens to be named similarly to him and look exactly like him
https://i.imgur.com/ykRncyr.jpg

And for the final bit, which IIRC happens in one of, maybe the first film, but isn't by any means a major spoiler
Shige-san comes back from vacation with a tan and guess what else?
https://i.imgur.com/MyK6mSz.pngRED SPECTACLES!
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Leanaunfurled
04/15/21 3:49:18 PM
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That is pretty cool trivia lol. I've been enjoying Shigeo's character as well so it's cool to see the thought that went into the character.

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Who was the best LOGH character to you? Everyone always seems to take a clear side between the Empire characters or the FPA characters.
The straight up best for me is Yang. I feel that might be a common answer though, so I'll name a few secondary favorites. Olivier, Julian, and Mittermeyer. I can't say I don't lean towards the Alliance cast.

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Calwings
04/15/21 5:10:59 PM
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Caelthus posted...
FYI, your best girl appears in Season 2. An angry little cinnamon roll.

Better than (what I've seen so far of) Hayasaka?
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Itachi157
04/15/21 5:46:57 PM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
That is pretty cool trivia lol. I've been enjoying Shigeo's character as well so it's cool to see the thought that went into the character.

The straight up best for me is Yang. I feel that might be a common answer though, so I'll name a few secondary favorites. Olivier, Julian, and Mittermeyer. I can't say I don't lean towards the Alliance cast.

Yeah Yang was my favorite as well. One of my favorite anime characters overall actually. I was just curious because I see a lot of Empire fans who think Reinhard was the coolest and also think Yang was lame and/or overpowered. It seems to be split 50/50.
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Leanaunfurled
04/15/21 7:55:13 PM
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Itachi157 posted...
Yeah Yang was my favorite as well. One of my favorite anime characters overall actually. I was just curious because I see a lot of Empire fans who think Reinhard was the coolest and also think Yang was lame and/or overpowered. It seems to be split 50/50.
I'd say he's one of my favorite fictional characters overall as well. I'd fight anyone who calls my man Yang lame. :'(

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Calwings
04/15/21 8:27:43 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hfWlnhTqk

The wait until this movie is finally available to watch outside of Japanese theaters is going to be hell. I haven't been this excited for a sequel to an anime in... honestly, I can't even remember. I don't think I've ever been this excited for a sequel. I'm hyped, I'm pumped up, and after seeing the expanded ending of the recap movie to set up this sequel, I'm fucking terrified. But in a good way.
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Caelthus
04/15/21 10:00:31 PM
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Calwings posted...
Better than (what I've seen so far of) Hayasaka?
For sure.

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Juhanor
04/16/21 9:12:18 AM
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Leanaunfurled posted...
That is pretty cool trivia lol. I've been enjoying Shigeo's character as well so it's cool to see the thought that went into the character.
I was happy to share it, I've been sitting on that one for awhile. Always have a laugh when that frantic yell creeps into Chiba's deliveries.
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