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Edgioencarshela 08/03/19 8:09:23 AM #1:	People love making big deals over historic firsts. <cite>Edgioencarshela posted [p:925557705] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>People love making big deals over historic firsts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 08/03/19 8:10:08 AM #2:	She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:925557719] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 08/03/19 8:12:54 AM #3:	rekt --- UnfairRepresent: "wut? who are you?" Ivynn: "DAYUM Shablagoo made you meltdown so hard you blocked it and him from your memory!" <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:925557773] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>rekt</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 08/03/19 8:14:43 AM #4:	Antifar posted... Geraldine Ferraro Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_> --- https://imgur.com/nlaY1qH https://imgur.com/zHJ1OCo https://i.imgtc.com/ae0qJBn.jpg https://imgur.com/1B3bMHw https://i.imgtc.com/oBtziLb.png <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:925557812] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>Geraldine Ferraro</quote> Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 08/03/19 8:23:22 AM #5:	NeonOctopus posted... Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_> you wouldnt hit dis --- UnfairRepresent: "wut? who are you?" Ivynn: "DAYUM Shablagoo made you meltdown so hard you blocked it and him from your memory!" <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:925557984] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_></quote> you wouldnt hit dis </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
soulunison2 08/03/19 8:39:06 AM #6:	Shablagoo posted... NeonOctopus posted... Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_> you wouldnt hit dis Id destroy her asshole <cite>soulunison2 posted [p:925558297] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted...</cite> <quote>NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_></quote> you wouldnt hit dis </quote> Id destroy her asshole</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 08/03/19 8:40:28 AM #7:	Shablagoo posted... NeonOctopus posted... Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_> you wouldnt hit dis lol, where is that from? --- https://imgur.com/nlaY1qH https://imgur.com/zHJ1OCo https://i.imgtc.com/ae0qJBn.jpg https://imgur.com/1B3bMHw https://i.imgtc.com/oBtziLb.png <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:925558324] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted...</cite> <quote>NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. Geraldine isn't >_></quote> you wouldnt hit dis </quote> lol, where is that from?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk 08/03/19 8:41:46 AM #8:	Oh well see, her superpowers were more impressive than her being the first woman to run for VP. she can see Russian from her house --- Dogs playing poker is the greatest sport of all time <cite>RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted [p:925558351] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Oh well see, her superpowers were more impressive than her being the first woman to run for VP. she can see Russian from her house</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BornIn1142 08/03/19 9:12:45 AM #9:	Even before Geraldine Ferraro, quite a few women have been nominated as Vice President or even President by smaller parties. --- Look! It's Enrico Palazzo! <cite>BornIn1142 posted [p:925558911] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Even before Geraldine Ferraro, quite a few women have been nominated as Vice President or even President by smaller parties.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 08/03/19 9:22:22 AM #10:	Sarah Palin is an absolute idiot and it was hard to get excited about electing an idiot into office. Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over. --- FFXIV: Herzog Erislieb (Cactaur) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:925559111] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Sarah Palin is an absolute idiot and it was hard to get excited about electing an idiot into office. Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 08/03/19 9:46:33 AM #11:	Hexenherz posted... Sarah Palin is an absolute idiot and it was hard to get excited about electing an idiot into office. Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over. I remember reading an issue of MAD magazine where they wrote a fake interview with someone, and the interview ended by saying that he "plans to vote for John McCain because he thinks Sarah Palin is hot." --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:925559665] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>Sarah Palin is an absolute idiot and it was hard to get excited about electing an idiot into office. Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over.</quote> I remember reading an issue of MAD magazine where they wrote a fake interview with someone, and the interview ended by saying that he "plans to vote for John McCain because he thinks Sarah Palin is hot."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaveTheUseless 08/03/19 9:47:43 AM #12:	I voted for a woman running mate last time Bet no one can guess who she is l0l --- www.youtube.com/davetheuseless Creepypasta Channel. twitter.com/davetheuseless DaveTheUseless Loves You. <cite>DaveTheUseless posted [p:925559696] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>I voted for a woman running mate last time Bet no one can guess who she is l0l </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_A_Battery 08/03/19 9:48:41 AM #13:	The fact that it was Sarah Palin (even though it wasn't) is in and of itself a sort of blow to women, so people should have been, and probably were, the opposite of excited if we are to take "care" in your title to be a positive type of care. They probably cared for negative reasons though, like what a bad example the woman was. <cite>A_A_Battery posted [p:925559719] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>The fact that it was Sarah Palin (even though it wasn't) is in and of itself a sort of blow to women, so people should have been, and probably were, the opposite of excited if we are to take "care" in your title to be a positive type of care. They probably cared for negative reasons though, like what a bad example the woman was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 08/03/19 9:50:29 AM #14:	Hexenherz posted... Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over. tbh he likely still would've lost but I do wonder what the dynamic of the election would've been if he chose Joe Lieberman as his running mate like he wanted to --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:925559756] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>Kinda sad since McCain was actually a really strong candidate on his own but I think his VP choice really screwed him over. </quote> tbh he likely still would've lost but I do wonder what the dynamic of the election would've been if he chose Joe Lieberman as his running mate like he wanted to</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaveTheUseless 08/03/19 9:52:08 AM #15:	He wanted Lieberman and the people he needed were like Lol no you're not so he didn't Edit: above post hinted at that so kind of adding on not refuting here --- www.youtube.com/davetheuseless Creepypasta Channel. twitter.com/davetheuseless DaveTheUseless Loves You. <cite>DaveTheUseless posted [p:925559791] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>He wanted Lieberman and the people he needed were like Lol no you're not so he didn't Edit: above post hinted at that so kind of adding on not refuting here </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 08/03/19 9:55:25 AM #16:	Yeah, she wasn't the first female VP nominee but the media made it out so that she had a very realistic shot at being the first female in a president or vice president role...which is true. It was an open election cycle and McCain was a reasonably good nominee. --- Raised on VHS, anchored to DVD <cite>masticatingman posted [p:925559867] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, she wasn't the first female VP nominee but the media made it out so that she had a very realistic shot at being the first female in a president or vice president role...which is true. It was an open election cycle and McCain was a reasonably good nominee.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 08/03/19 10:08:17 AM #17:	soulunison2 posted... Id destroy her asshole ditto NeonOctopus posted... lol, where is that from? absolute babe Geraldines yearbook --- UnfairRepresent: "wut? who are you?" Ivynn: "DAYUM Shablagoo made you meltdown so hard you blocked it and him from your memory!" <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:925560152] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>soulunison2 posted... </cite> <quote>Id destroy her asshole</quote> ditto NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>lol, where is that from?</quote> absolute babe Geraldines yearbook </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaveTheUseless 08/03/19 10:09:28 AM #18:	Didn't she or her husband have mafia ties oslt --- www.youtube.com/davetheuseless Creepypasta Channel. twitter.com/davetheuseless DaveTheUseless Loves You. <cite>DaveTheUseless posted [p:925560175] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Didn't she or her husband have mafia ties oslt </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 08/03/19 10:11:15 AM #19:	She's a fucking moron, that's why. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:925560211] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>She's a fucking moron, that's why.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 08/03/19 10:18:17 AM #20:	She is famous for being a moron, not for being VP on a campaign that was DOA. --- #FeelTheBern https://imgur.com/q5z4CUu https://imgur.com/6B9oFXh https://imgur.com/sy42Dlf <cite>lilORANG posted [p:925560390] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>She is famous for being a moron, not for being VP on a campaign that was DOA.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Edgioencarshela 08/03/19 11:57:51 AM #21:	Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. <cite>Edgioencarshela posted [p:925563385] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Behaviorism 08/03/19 11:59:52 AM #22:	I want to see Sarah Palin naked --- What time is it? <cite>Behaviorism posted [p:925563466] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>I want to see Sarah Palin naked</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnvoyOfTheLight 08/03/19 12:00:20 PM #23:	Edgioencarshela posted... Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP. --- I am The Light's Envoy, here to redeem you of your wicked ways! GuideGuideGuide is Evening_Dragon is Guide <cite>EnvoyOfTheLight posted [p:925563483] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shablagoo 08/03/19 12:08:18 PM #25:	Palin is opposed to abortion in almost all cases, including rape and incest, but not if the life of the mother is endangered.[19][20][21] In 2006, while running for governor, Palin was asked what she would do if her own daughter were raped and became pregnant; she responded that she would "choose life."[20] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Sarah_Palin --- UnfairRepresent: "wut? who are you?" Ivynn: "DAYUM Shablagoo made you meltdown so hard you blocked it and him from your memory!" <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:925563755] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote><quote>Palin is opposed to abortion in almost all cases, including rape and incest, but not if the life of the mother is endangered.[19][20][21] In 2006, while running for governor, Palin was asked what she would do if her own daughter were raped and became pregnant; she responded that she would "choose life."[20]</quote> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Sarah_Palin</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hicks233 08/03/19 12:16:06 PM #26:	She was from the "wrong" party. So doesn't count. --- http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=9458 So says Mr. Stewart. <cite>Hicks233 posted [p:925564032] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>She was from the "wrong" party. So doesn't count.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Edgioencarshela 08/03/19 2:08:32 PM #28:	EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP. Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first. <cite>Edgioencarshela posted [p:925567857] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP.</quote> Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop9800 08/03/19 2:17:07 PM #29:	NeonOctopus posted... Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho. No. She's. Not. --- There are enough attention whores on CE as it is. <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:925568178] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but Sarah Palin is hot tho.</quote> No. She's. Not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 08/03/19 2:23:14 PM #30:	Sarah Palin is an old hag now. --- https://i.imgtc.ws/8tc5P9i.jpg That's America's ass <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:925568417] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Sarah Palin is an old hag now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Edgioencarshela 08/03/19 2:24:33 PM #31:	Sarah Palin looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton, but her running for president was treated like the moon landing. <cite>Edgioencarshela posted [p:925568462] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Sarah Palin looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton, but her running for president was treated like the moon landing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnvoyOfTheLight 08/03/19 2:46:03 PM #32:	Edgioencarshela posted... EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP. Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first. Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first. --- I am The Light's Envoy, here to redeem you of your wicked ways! GuideGuideGuide is Evening_Dragon is Guide <cite>EnvoyOfTheLight posted [p:925569233] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP.</quote> Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first.</quote> Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 08/03/19 2:50:12 PM #33:	Because she's a blithering idiot. --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:925569412] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Because she's a blithering idiot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Edgioencarshela 08/03/19 10:28:21 PM #34:	EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP. Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first. Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first. Once Mondale lost she couldnt be VP anymore. Between the time Palin was announced and the time McCain lost, Palin had a chance at being the first woman VP. <cite>Edgioencarshela posted [p:925586113] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP.</quote> Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first.</quote> Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first.</quote> Once Mondale lost she couldnt be VP anymore. Between the time Palin was announced and the time McCain lost, Palin had a chance at being the first woman VP.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 08/03/19 10:38:21 PM #35:	Her crazy antics over shadowed any positive she might have possibly had. The incoming stories from her family throught the years confirm that we dodged a bullet. I do recall one positive now....we got a "Nailing Paling" sex parody video.. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:925586487] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Her crazy antics over shadowed any positive she might have possibly had. The incoming stories from her family throught the years confirm that we dodged a bullet. I do recall one positive now....we got a "Nailing Paling" sex parody video..</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Great Muta 22 08/03/19 10:41:48 PM #36:	Without Palin there's a damn good likelihood that McCain would have lost by an even larger margin in 2008. She breathed new life into his failing and collapsing campaign. Granted Republicans stood zero chance of winning in 08 based on the complete and utter failure of Bush and the complete momentum and novelty that Obama was, but there was a time when Palin wasn't considered a complete disaster. Then she started getting routinely embarrassed the more she had to speak and Tina Fey absolutely destroyed her with her SNL skit and the rout was on. --- https://youtu.be/rYy0o-J0x20?t=300 "Thank you, good night. I hope you're happy" <cite>The Great Muta 22 posted [p:925586620] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Without Palin there's a damn good likelihood that McCain would have lost by an even larger margin in 2008. She breathed new life into his failing and collapsing campaign. Granted Republicans stood zero chance of winning in 08 based on the complete and utter failure of Bush and the complete momentum and novelty that Obama was, but there was a time when Palin wasn't considered a complete disaster. Then she started getting routinely embarrassed the more she had to speak and Tina Fey absolutely destroyed her with her SNL skit and the rout was on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
electricbugs2 08/03/19 10:51:41 PM #37:	The woman was a complete dipstick, and her family life was a circus. I remember she did a speech for Trump in Alaska when he was campaigning in 2016 and she's actually gotten worse since 08. Damn near incomprehensible, and even Trump looked fucking embarrassed that she was supporting him. One of the worst political candidates I've seen in my lifetime. --- Balenciaga hoodies and Gucci shoes #FreeMelly <cite>electricbugs2 posted [p:925586953] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>The woman was a complete dipstick, and her family life was a circus. I remember she did a speech for Trump in Alaska when he was campaigning in 2016 and she's actually gotten worse since 08. Damn near incomprehensible, and even Trump looked fucking embarrassed that she was supporting him. One of the worst political candidates I've seen in my lifetime.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnvoyOfTheLight 08/03/19 11:40:34 PM #38:	Edgioencarshela posted... EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... EnvoyOfTheLight posted... Edgioencarshela posted... Antifar posted... She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984. Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP. Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first. Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first. Once Mondale lost she couldnt be VP anymore. Between the time Palin was announced and the time McCain lost, Palin had a chance at being the first woman VP. Syntax is important. --- I am The Light's Envoy, here to redeem you of your wicked ways! GuideGuideGuide is Evening_Dragon is Guide <cite>EnvoyOfTheLight posted [p:925588823] in Why did no... [t:77911357]...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>EnvoyOfTheLight posted...</cite> <quote>Edgioencarshela posted...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>She wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984.</quote> Welp. New question. Why wasnt a big deal being made of Palin potentially being the first female VP? Everyone obsessed with Hillary being the first female president.</quote> Geraldine Ferraro was the first to potentially be a female VP.</quote> Until Mondale lost. Then Palin was the first.</quote> Palin can't be the first if Ferraro was the first. There's only one first.</quote> Once Mondale lost she couldnt be VP anymore. Between the time Palin was announced and the time McCain lost, Palin had a chance at being the first woman VP.</quote> Syntax is important.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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