Thursday, September 25, 2014

The Review Competition

A few hours ago I was sent the finalists for the Gordon Edgley Book Review competition, where people had to review books that they (or anyone else) had never actually read. These reviews were BRILLIANT. We got some of the best, most imaginative responses back, and it was not easy picking winners.

But picking winners is what I had to do, and so the winners are Patricia Snake, Sophie Carter, Ella Corkum and Katie Roberts-Malpass.

Huge congratulations to the winners, and a huge congratulations to EVERYONE who entered. You have kept me entertained...!

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Edward Fletcher said...

It is a good zoo, I can't find a dinosaur yet thourgh *checks map*

Inky Flame said...

*giggles* Dinos are not apart of this age, the closest thing to a dino here is that *points to a exotic bird*

Mary Contrary said...

*hugs Chloe, because dedication :)*

@Chloe, also: *laughs* I remember my form tutor showing us that song in year seven... :) ^^

Edward Fletcher said...

Oh, can I release a dinosaur *looks hopeful*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: I can, in fact. You will not grow old, you will not die. No matter what you do to yourself, here, you will not be harmed. I will keep you for eternity if I have to. If you wish to go back, prove to me that you will not kill or harm anyone. That is the only way you will ever see that place - and those in it - again.

Inky Flame said...

(*hugs Taia* I must have been that age when my parents found it lol)

Inky Flame said...

*sighs* fine, but you wil have to round it up

Garret Falcone said...

(Chloe you're one of the worlds best people ever that song is amazing *hugs you* XD I'm dying from laughter)
you know what I'm going to do next don't you?

Edward Fletcher said...

Can't promise I will catch it *t-rex appears*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*her heart gives a slight squeeze*
But ...Viv..and Chi.. and El....Dug.. Flick...they'll think i left them...

Inky Flame said...

(*hugs Gar* im glad you liked it,
but im not that great ^^)
*to Gar* what?

Inky Flame said...

*looks at T rex* nawww, thatts cute

John said...

*Skids to a halt after being blown back, he looks up to see Xan charging at him*

Tsk tsk, can't have you slicing me up now, can we?

*He snaps his fingers and the inscription flares red, spreading intense pain through Xan's body*

Edward Fletcher said...

*t-rex eats several people* cute

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: Perhaps. But I warned you previously. This is your own doing.

Inky Flame said...

*frowns* Ed, maybe you should send it back...

Snow said...

How did I only just get the runes email?

And how, when I was looking through the blog, did I miss the new post.

Ms Oblivious at your service

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Take. Me. Back.

Edward Fletcher said...

(Hi Snow)

Fine *t-rex vanishes*

Garret Falcone said...

Ed put the dinosaur back, I'm going to steal a rhino (you are in my book inky :) )

Inky Flame said...

(Heya Snow, the bat! Im going as poison ivy to comic con XD)

John said...

(*Runs around Snow chanting "NanananananananaBATMAN!"*

Oh and hi.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: No. I have already told you what you must do. There is nothing you can do in my realm. I am in complete control.

Inky Flame said...

*frowns* don't steal a rhino...
(aww Really? ^^ that's sweet, thank you!))

Edward Fletcher said...

(I am just going as me to comic con)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*draws one of her swords*
In which case I challenge you.

Inky Flame said...

(I dressed up as an anime character last time, I goot attacked by a gaggle of screaming fan girls ^^

Cardiff comic con will be a blast ^^)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: *waves a hand and the sword dissolves into light* No, you don't.

Snow said...

(*looks at Blake weirdly* okay....)

Edward Fletcher said...

(I am going to Birmingham comic con)

Inky Flame said...

(Cool, Ed ^^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*frowns*
*draws her other sword*
Yes, I do. Should I win I get to return. Should I lose i stay until you deem me suitable for return.

Edward Fletcher said...

(It's the first time I am going to Birmingham comic con)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: *dissolves her other sword* No. By challenging me you are simply showing that you cannot be trusted, as you are resorting to violence already.

Inky Flame said...

(Have fun! ^^ I have only ever been to Cardiff. Me and my friend were at the train stattion aat 7 am. wish there was one in Swansea)

Inky Flame said...

*smiles* I want to see the lions

Garret Falcone said...

(please tell us about it once you've been :) your welcome inky.)
i am going to steal a rhino just you watch *shadow walks into enclosure*

Edward Fletcher said...

Lions, ok *they appear by the lions*

(The Birmingham one is bigger than the one I normally go to, so it should be gdood)

Inky Flame said...

*frowns* where will you keep it...

Inky Flame said...

*lioness growls*
*growls back at it*

John said...

*Gasps as the spike pierces his shoulder, managing to spit out a few words*

Not... one.. for pain... eh..? Then I'll... take your advice...

*An explosion of chaos and hellfire blows a crater in the earth, and sends Xan flying off of him*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*glares and mutters about how much those swords cost her*
*turns and stalks off*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: You can keep on walking if you wish. We are in a separate place from the castle. There is nothing here but clouds and infinity. You can carry on walking forever and never reach the end, nor any change in surroundings.

Garret Falcone said...

I'll keep it at the safe house garden I've got plenty of room *jumps on rhino* lets go buy *starts riding rhino* *shadow walks with rhino to inky and ed* say hello to Mortimer!

Inky Flame said...

Felix: *watches fight*
*laughs when Xan goes flying*

Inky Flame said...

*blinks* mort...imer? what a peculiar name...

Edward Fletcher said...

Hello Mortimer

Inky Flame said...

*pats rhino* H heloo...*is befuddled by name*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Good.
*keeps walking*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: If you consider that as such. *her body fades*

Garret Falcone said...

Yes inky his name is Mortimer i like it its a good name for a rhino its not cliché, lets go boy *starts riding around the zoo*

Edward Fletcher said...

It is a good name

Inky Flame said...

*rolls eyes an smiles* That's Gar for you

Snow said...

... I have sn indirect connection to the 4th fastest man in the world. He's 16, Tasmanian and goes to the school my mum works in the canteen of. She quit often makes him lunch.

He's the second fastest man in Australia, fitst in under twenties.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*sighs and keeps walking until she's satisfied with the distance*
*lays on her back and pulls out the very first dagger Viv made her, smiling and spinning it*
What do I do Viv..
*looks at the ring on her finger*
*groans*
I don't have a choice!

Inky Flame said...

(that's awesome Snow!)
(where is the security in the zoo? O_O people in nclosures, a stlen rhno, a t rex...

Edward Fletcher said...

(Good question Inky)

Inky Flame said...

(but hey, this is in a world where there is magic...logic and reality don't have to exist)
*faces off with the lead lion*
Here we are, two alphas...

Snow said...

(And he isn't letting anything go to his head. He isn't even serious about running. He's treating everything like it's normal, despite being in all the Tassie newspapers, plus some on the mainland.

I think I'm ki da jn aw of him)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: *remains silent, despite being able to see*

Edward Fletcher said...

*watches lion* *pokes lion*

Inky Flame said...

*lion roars*
*growls at it*

John said...

Enough of you? I agree.

*He stands slowly, deliberately, as though he has all the time in the world*

I believe it is time we end this little spat.

*a cage of brimstone, painful to the touch, rises around Xan and begins to constrict around him*

Garret Falcone said...

Thank you ed.

Edward Fletcher said...

*laughs at lion*

Inky Flame said...

Ed, don't antagonize it *lion gets into attack mode*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*slides the dagger back into its sheath over her heart*
*covers her eyes with her left arm, the fingers on her hand drumming on her stomach*
*stills, she could be asleep from the look of her*
*she's just in deep thought*

Edward Fletcher said...

Sorry Inky

Inky Flame said...

*lion charges*
*charges at it, roars *
*it stops and cowers*
That's okay *smile*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: *continues to watch Silente*

Edward Fletcher said...

*watches in amazement*

Inky Flame said...

*sees Eds expression* WHat is it?
*tilts head*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*stays still for a long time*
*a very long time*
*possibly for days on end*
*still, thinking*

Edward Fletcher said...

*tries to speak but is speechless*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: *her body appears near Silente* Have you come to a decision?

Edward Fletcher said...

*points at inky then lion* but, the

Inky Flame said...

*tilts head* cat got your tongue?

John said...

*His eyes glow a hellish red, and his claws dig into the ground*

You seemed rather resilient to pain, but there is always a breaking point.

*He lifts his hand, showing it to Xan. The word "dolor" pulses to the beat of his blood, the same mark on Xan's body reacting and nearly destroying his nerves as pain rips through him with every pulse*

John said...

(Oh and way to quote Natsu.)

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Edward Fletcher said...

The. But. Lions *continues to point at inky then lion*

Garret Falcone said...

(inky damn right "that's gar for you" lol)
Mortimer its time to show you you're home
*shadow walks to safe house*
*shadow walks to lions* so what's been happening?

miapenguin21 said...

well done to those who won

Inky Flame said...

Ed seems to be amazed Gar
*to Ed* you forget. Technically , I am an animal. I know how they behave

Inky Flame said...

(Hey Mia)

Inky Flame said...


(Hmm, I have appeared to take a liking ti black cherry cider)

Edward Fletcher said...

(Hello Mia)

But, but

Inky Flame said...

*pets male lion* Is it really that surprising Ed? *smiles*

Edward Fletcher said...

It is, *walks up to lion*

Inky Flame said...

*lion growls*
*bites the lions ear*
*it stops growling and lets ed go near it*

Edward Fletcher said...

*sits down next to lion*

Back in ten minutes

Inky Flame said...

(kay Ed)
Felix: Well that's mature, guys

John said...

*He roars as the strike rakes his hide, the mark of pain appearing on all his claws as he slashes back at Xan*

Burn? What do you think I've done all my life?!

*Every blow that hits leaves more and more marks on his opponent, increasing the pain exponentially*

Garret Falcone said...

(koolz ed) *walks near lion* so who's this? *points to lion*

Inky Flame said...

*talks to the lion*
*lions grumbles and yips*
His name is Symba

Inky Flame said...

(has people disappeared)

John said...

(People is waiting for a reply)

Inky Flame said...

(I am too -_-, shall we sing a song?)

John said...

(What do you have in mind?)

Garret Falcone said...

(I'm still here) good name for the lion inks.

Inky Flame said...

(how about 'thanks for the memories' fallout boy?)

Inky Flame said...

*tilts head* He told me that was his name

John said...

*Laughs at the attack, feeling Xan's strength slipping*

As I said, there is always a breaking point!

*His voice seems to begin changing, sounding less and less like Blake*
*He slams his head into Xan's, eyes burning with blood lust*

Edward Fletcher said...

(Back)

Inky Flame said...

(Welcomes)

John said...

(I'll start :P

I'm gonna make you bend and break,
It sent you to me without wings,
Say a prayer but let the good times roll,
In case god doesn't show)

Inky Flame said...

*grins* What do you think of Symba, ed?

Edward Fletcher said...

(Thank you)

Inky Flame said...

(And I want these words to make things right
But it's the wrongs that make the words come to life
"Who does he think he is?"
If that's the worst you got
Better put your fingers back to the keys
)

Inky Flame said...

(dim problem ^^)

Edward Fletcher said...

It is a very good name. Can we keep him?

John said...

(One night and one more time,
Thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so great,
He, taste like you, only sweeter!)

Inky Flame said...

*eyes the lion* wouldn't he bully vixie? and he told me that that was his name

John said...

(One *more night)

Inky Flame said...

(One night, yeah, and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter."
)

Edward Fletcher said...

Ask him if he will be ok with vixie

Inky Flame said...

*turns to the lion*
*asks it in lion language*
*smiles* HES good. we shall take him

John said...

(I'm looking forward to the future,
But my eyesight is going bad,
And this crystal ball,
It's always cloudy except for,
When you look into the past,
One night stand)

Garret Falcone said...

(you all know the song too, :D
anyway a joke: a man walks into a bar with a donkey, the donkey does a poop on the floor, the bar tender says no pets allowed
the man walks out, another man walks in and slips on the poop he goes to the bathroom to clean himself up
another man walks in also slips on the poop and goes to the bathroom to clean up, the first man says to the second "hey i just did that" the second man punches the first man in the face.

Inky Flame said...

(One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
"He tastes like you only sweeter."
One night, yeah, and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter."



hahah that's funny ^^)

John said...

By all means let it run as free as it likes

*He grabs Xan by the shoulders, throwing him to the ground and straddling him, dealing blow after blow*

Edward Fletcher said...

Very well, *lion appears in cottage*

Inky Flame said...

*smiles* you have to clean up after him

Garret Falcone said...

(that it is my friend that it is.)

Edward Fletcher said...

I what?

John said...

(They say I only think in the form of crunching numbers,
In hotel rooms, collecting page six lovers,
Get me out of my mind,
Get you out of those clothes,
I'm a liner away, for getting you into the mood)

Inky Flame said...

*grins* you wanted him, you are responsible for him

(One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
"He tastes like you only sweeter."
One night, (Oh!) yeah, (Oh!) and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter.")

John said...

(One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
"He tastes like you only sweeter."
One night, (Oh!) yeah, (Oh!) and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories
See, he tastes like you only sweeter.


Double chorus, yaaaaaaaaay)

Inky Flame said...

*smiles*
*hugs him*
Enjoying the zoo?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I disappeared briefly.)

John said...

(And I messed it up, supposed to say "Thanks for the memories" twice.)

Inky Flame said...

(*smiles* I love fallout boy XD have you heard their new song, Centuries?)

Edward Fletcher said...

Yes *they appear above the polar bear lake* are you *they fall in*

John said...

(I will in a second!)

Inky Flame said...

*squeals* Ed! *resurfaces* *refuses to give in* I am

Edward Fletcher said...

*they appear above the seal tank and falls in*

Snow said...

Most people on the 27 here in Aus will be watching football (the final is on)

But I'll be Theater of Shadow-ing

John said...

(That was awesome, but I still like Phoenix better :P)

Inky Flame said...

(Omg Phoenix is amazing )

*squeals as she is surrounded by seals*
Please stop!

Edward Fletcher said...

Gtg, bye

Inky Flame said...

(Byii Ed
I better go, have to rise early)

Garret Falcone said...

(bye ed and inky)
song lyrics:
In Asylum (I live a lie)
Don't you know I'm in love with you
And I wasn't ready
For Asylum (Relive a lie)
To let go

John said...

(S'ok, I actually have to go. Let's call it tie and be done eh? xD)

Garret Falcone said...

(bye Blake)

Garret Falcone said...

(anyone recognize the song lyrics?)

Jophiel said...

*Waves sleepily*

Garret Falcone said...

(hello rose *waves back*)

Star Inkbright said...

(Do I count?)

Jophiel said...

*Takes Gar's hand and cuddles him, shivering with cold*

H-h-hi...

Star Inkbright said...

(I mean, I have a habit of ghosting, and I'm probably going to disappear again soon, but yeah.)

Jophiel said...

H-h-hey S-s-star...

Elleni the Ghost said...

(I don't understand... we've all killed people. We've all harmed others. Why is Phaestra and Sophia always and only targeting Sil??)

Star Inkbright said...

Hi Death. :)

You're cold?

*LIVES IN BRITAIN*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

ROSE!!!!

Garret Falcone said...

*cuddles rose* let me share the welsh warmth, hi hows it going?
hello star, do you recognize the lyrics i posted above)

Star Inkbright said...

@El: Because she's around. And she does make kind of a habit of it.

Star Inkbright said...

@Garret: Did I not just insinuate that I did?

(watch my vocab, folks. C: That's a new word I learnt recently.)

Jophiel said...

Absolutley.... Freezing...

Air co... Shouldn't be on 8....

Star Inkbright said...

@Death: :O
Stupid air con . . .

Elleni the Ghost said...

*sighs*
:/

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hello, Rose and Star and everyone who returned!)

Star Inkbright said...

Hi, Tia. :)

Jophiel said...

Hey L-loki...

*Cuddles Gar tighter*

I'm so cold.... That's all I can't think... I... I think... I think I'm alright... You...?

Jophiel said...

Hey Tia...

Star Inkbright said...

Mmh. I'd like to stay here. It's kind of rare that I come here and actually end up finding things to say. But y'know, it's approaching eleven. :P Msd.

Elleni the Ghost said...

Rose...

*hugs her a warm hug*

Train?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*gives Rose a warm hug*

(If hugs aren't your thing, tough! You're not gonna freeze on my watch!)

(@Star yep, and school tomorrow :/)

Jophiel said...

*Shivers again when she fell El's hug*

I... I would. But I'm on my iPod... My laptop is at home... Home is currently an hour and a bit away... Sorry...

Garret Falcone said...

(I'm ok thank you and I'm willing to share my heat lol,
so what song are the lyrics from star?)

Star Inkbright said...

I love words.
And sentence structure.
And grammar.
And ohmygosh, I adore punctation.

Just putting that out there. I love written communication, like. :) I hate it when people don't use the above correctly, and by correctly, I mean, don't correctly portray. It just makes me notice their words much less and you know -
Well. Written communication is presentation really, so I suppose judging on communication is judging on appear, but if you don't communicate yourself in soem way or another, even unintentionally, how else am I to know you? I can't get inside your head.

Mary Contrary said...

((sorry for vanishing. Had to go eat, and then I found a SpockxBones playlist and drew related art and cried some bc feels))

(probably still won't be here, though, now, because late)

*hands Rose a blanket, because it seems there may be a queue for the Hugs of Warmth*

Elleni the Ghost said...

It's ok c:

Jophiel said...

*Nuzzles Tia's shoulder happily*

Warmth... I like warmth... At least, I only like it when I'm freezing to death... But Loki has a nice cool....

Garret Falcone said...

(hello el hows it going?)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I am fine, love.

Jophiel said...

*Takes the blanket and cuddles into it's warmth*

Thank you, Taia...

Elleni the Ghost said...

Hi Garr. I'm good.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hey, Taia!)

(I agree, Star. I hate it when people don't use perfect grammar. Though I can forgive a mistake or two, typing lots is hard, and autocorrect is often ridiculous.)

Star Inkbright said...

@Tia: :( :(

@Garret: ASYLUM
DISTURBED

No remnants were ever found of it
Feeling the hot bile
With every fake smile
Though no evidence was ever found, it never went away completely

I tried to hide from the unholy sound of it
Anotehr day gone
ANotehr night's dawn
Dark forces pull me underground, they never went away completely

How can I feel this empty?
I will not recover this time
This loneliness is killing me . . . !

Will I never know peace of mind again?
I can't believe it
I won't achieve it
I think you know it's just another sign
That never went away completely

Terror is coursing in me
Dreading the final moments when I haev to dream
And feel you die . . . !

In asylum
I live a lie
Don't you know I'm in love with you
ANd I wasn't ready
For asylum
Relive a lie
To let go, now it's dragging me
Into your grave!
Your asylum
Forgive the lie
Overcome by the feeling that I won't get to join you in time
For the loneliness is killing me . . . !

Sorry for any errors, lyrics written by memory. :)

Jophiel said...

You can give me a cuddle now, Loki. And it's good that you're good. I'm just freezing...

Star Inkbright said...

@Tia: Mmh. :/ *hugs*
Yeah. Incorrect grammar bugs me so much sometimes, and I know it's stupid but I can't help it.

Garret Falcone said...

(that's good el, as you can see my body heat is being given to rose) (hello Loki)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

It is cold indeed. *cuddles

Star Inkbright said...

I am now getting the desire to listen to Disturbed.

I think after I turn my computer off I pretty much have to go to sleep, though, so. :P

Mary Contrary said...

@Garrett: Um, Disturbed - Asylum?
Don't remember the song, but it'd be one I read/heard through STar, because Star's great. :)

Jophiel said...

*Cuddles Loki back happily and nuzzles his chest*

I missed you...

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: XD XD XD

*hugs*!! :) :)

*laughs* :P

LOL I was just thinking that it was odd that no one had a me-Disturbed association here . . .

Thanks. :)

It's like when people remember I made up msd and wbd. It makes me feel known. :P

Star Inkbright said...

LOL I was thinking the other day thought that if I started swearting blind that I made up msd and wbd, people probably wouldn't believe me . . .

Mary Contrary said...

Oh! *was right* C:

@Rose: :)

Hey, Tia! ... :)

Let me wrap myself around you
Let you show me how I see
And when you come back in from nowhere
Do you ever think of me?
Your heart is not able
Let me show you how much I care

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: Yes! :)

Star Inkbright said...

*though

Garret Falcone said...

(good job star have a cookie *gives cookie* ;) ).

Star Inkbright said...

Yaaaay cookies! :)

Star Inkbright said...

So
Disturbed or A7X?

Garret Falcone said...

Your welcome star.
I'm starting to wonder if someone has moved the equator to Britain, because its cold in Australia but its warm here in wales.

Jophiel said...

Gar, it's global warming.

Mary Contrary said...

@Star: *hugs* :) :) :)

*laughs* I do have some Disturbed and A7X songs in my playlists, you know. Just didn't get around to going through any more than a couple, yet. Will have to do that at some point. :)

0_0
You made msd and wbd
?????????
*didn't know that???*
wow.
that's like-
idk.
I use those so often, it's almost HABIT to stick them on the end of my comments
but, like
I never knew somebody made them??
idk.
Wow. Cool. :)
I think I like knowing that.
Huh.
:) :) :)

Garret Falcone said...

For me its both i also like h.u (check my profile if i missed any) i also like rammstien.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

25 HugPoints™ (redeemable for all kinds of hugs) to anyone who guesses what film this song is from:


The story of my solitude
If my solitude were a fish
It'd be so enormous, so militant
A whale would get out of there
I know it would
I'm sure it would
The story of my solitude
If my solitude were a fish
It'd be so enormous, so militant
A whale would get out of there
Don't assume that I'm dead
Don't assume that I'm dead
Music stacked up like wooden blocks
Is the only salvation

The story of my failure
If my failure were a fish
It'd be so tragically comic
I'd have no place in the sea to be

Don't you know you're a liar!
Don't you know you're a deceiver!
Music stacked up like wooden blocks
Is the champion of justice!

If my justice really were a fish
It'd be so greedy and arrogant
I'd pump the magma
Out of the ocean bed!
The story of my solitude
If my solitude were a fish
It'd be so enormous, so militant
A whale would get out of there.

-

Ok, make that 150 HugPoints™ because this is really hard to find.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*accepts Star's hug*

*whispers* Why are we hugging? *smiles* Don't let go, though.

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