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==March 2011== 
* '''3rd — [[Awkward Encounters of the Shady Kind]]''': ''A particularly edgy, nightly encounter between Norfred of Arathmor and the ruffian Scampre is intruded upon by Refson, Master of the Farmer's Guild. In short, threats are uttered and acquaintances made.''
* '''5th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1777&Itemid=63| Robbery at the Market Square]]''': ''At the dead of night, a trio of burglars attempt to make off with goods from the Armour Shoppe. However, they have not reckoned with the Watch's newest Constable, Korimeh, and any passing Girion noblemen.''
* '''22nd — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1776&Itemid=63| Search and Capture]]''': ''The estimable Esgaroth Watch finally catch up with the fugitive Scampre.''

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==April 2011==

* '''18th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1794&Itemid=63| The Littlest Greenshirt?]]''': ''Lord Barlin of Karath's recruiters are faced with an eager youngster who meets ... well, none of their criteria.''

==May 2011== 

* '''3rd — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1797&Itemid=63| Honesty is the best policy]]''': ''Lord Barlin arranges to address his new recruits in person. But as they say, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Cork, Diggle and Louse fail to live up to expectations.''
* '''25th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1808&Itemid=63| The Trial of Scampre]]:''' ''A notorious rogue is brought before the Steward for justice - what exactly was his crime, again?''
* '''29th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1811&Itemid=63| Spreading largesse to the populace]]''': ''Lady Isobel Taurdain returns from an alms-giving expedition to find that Brunni has an alternative suggestion regarding social welfare.''
* '''31st — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1812&Itemid=63| Discussion at the Docks]]''': ''A new and disturbing suggestion is made regarding Dale-lands' mysterious horse-sickness, by someone more than a little disturbing himself.''
* '''31st — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1813&Itemid=63| The Army Moves Out]]:''' ''The muster of Laketown marches south, to deal with the threat revealed in Buhr Mahrling.''

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==June 2011== 

* '''3rd — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1817&Itemid=63| The old fisher and the young sprat]]''': ''Short Summary: Two from Esgaroth's lower classes have a conversation on Fisher's Wharf.''
* '''6th — [[Rudeness and Retorts]]''': ''As Lady Isobel and Remo chat in the Market Square, they are in for an encounter with the less-than-agreeable House Arathmor.''
* '''7th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1818&Itemid=63| Beneath the Decks]]''': ''Short Summary: Down in Esgaroth's Underdecks, Gutter Lane is the scene of an unlikely meeting - well, two, actually. An exchange is made, as is an appointment.''
* '''9th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1822&Itemid=63| Most distinguished visitors?]]''': ''Short Summary: Brev's pretty young wife Caoimhe acts the hostess to two very different callers.''
* '''12th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1823&Itemid=63| Scribe by appointment]]''': ''Short Summary: Master Brunni visits Lady Isobel Taurdain and seems to think she should run his errands ...''
* '''15th — [[Scheming Merchants]]''': ''Within the Arathmor Suites, young Lady Ethelinda and Lord Roskar have a little chat, and perhaps it may be that lady has found a way to involve herself in the family business.''
* '''16th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1828&Itemid=63| The Taking of the Gates]]''': ''In which the valor of the Barding forces is sorely tested, at the gates of Easterling-held Buhr Mahrling. Will they win the day?''
* '''17th — [[Sly Business in the Fishtale Inn]]''': ''Two shady rogues scheme for the benefit of... what, exactly?''
* '''18th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1830&Itemid=63| The Recapture of Buhr Mahrling: Street Sweeping]]''': ''Short Summary: And here it is told of the failures of Akhbar and his brutes of Rhun.''
* '''19th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1831&Itemid=63| The Recapture of Buhr Mahrling: Healing]]''': ''Short Summary: Elodie heals soldier after soldier, whenever the fools should finally seek attention''.
* '''19th — [[Haggling at the Merchants Guild]]''':
* '''20th — [[Shipments and Storms]]''':
* '''20th — [[To Catch another Fish]]''': ''In which the Lady Isobel Taurdain is seen in merry conversation with another Master of a Guild. Previous, it was Halgan of the Smiths Guild, now, the Fishermen, and Master Harmon. What is this net of schemes of Isobel's, and what — or'' whom ''— does she intend to catch with it?''
* '''20th — [[Forging the Future]]''': ''The conference of the Smiths Guild.''
* '''21st — [[Ranger's Honor]]''': ''Alagnen makes a deal with Malle in the Fishtale.''
* '''21st — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1834&Itemid=63| A little light lunch]]''': ''Short Summary: Esgaroth, Market Square: Adom's 'samwik' proves the key to winning over one of the lower classes, whilst his knowledge of fine wines impresses the upper ...''
* '''22nd —[[Sowing The Seeds Of Charity| Sowing The Seeds Of Charity]]''': ''Lady Isobel seeks out Refson, Master of the Farmer's Guild, and Corawyn, to discuss some secretive and mysterious plan.''
* '''23rd --- [[Missing Coal]]''': ''Halgan and Archon discuss business in the Flagon.''
* '''24th --- [[An Abduction]]''': ''The Ranger, Alagnen, is accosted by a gang of ruffians in the Underdecks. Malle sees it all.''
* '''25th''' '''--- [[Solving a Riddle of the Past]]''':
* '''26th --- [[Bridging the Gap]]''':
* '''26th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1838&Itemid=63| Momentum Transfers]]''': ''Short Summary: Two vastly different scholars get a chance to compare notes.''
* '''27th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1846&Itemid=63| Risky business]]''': ''Short Summary: The merchant Archon claims he's looking for the leader of the Greenshirts. What's his true purpose, and whose interest lies where?''
* '''27th --- [[What Is Right]]''': ''The elves Khillaure and Digolan discuss the missing Remo (Alagnen) and question Malle'' ''for information.''
* '''28th --- [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1843&Itemid=63| Defending the Marketplace]]''': ''The forces of the Dale-lands held their ground as the warriors of Rhun attempt to retake control of the Millers Market in Buhr Mahrling.''
* '''29th --- [[One Down Nine To Go|One Down, Nine To Go]]''': ''Deep within Esgaroth's seedy belly, Remo's captors question their defiant prisoner, separating him from an extraneous extension of his body with much effort.''

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==July 2011== 
* '''3rd --- [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1847&Itemid=63| Battle beneath weeping skies]]''': ''After successfully holding the Market, the forces of the Dale-lands push forward to drive the Easterlings from Buhr Mahrling.''
* '''6th --- [[Flight from the Dark]]''': ''Finally granted an opportunity, the captive Remo and his Elven companion Khillaure make a bid for freedom, though all the brutes of the Thieves' Guild may stand in their way...''
* '''6th --- [[Exposure]]''': ''In the Elven Embassy, the information contained in those mysterious parchments is finally revealed. Treachery!''
* '''6th --- [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1860&Itemid=63| A Grave Matter]]''': ''Lord Barlin and his Karath kin discuss the delicate matter of Lord Irin's body, despite an indelicate interruption.''
* '''7th --- [[Leaves That Are Green]]''': ''Amidst the bustle at the intersection of Bowman Street and Merchant's Way, the paths of several notable denizens of Esgaroth converge.''
* '''8th --- [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1861&Itemid=63| What'm I Gonner Do?]]''': ''A desperate Louse seeks out Lady Isobel Taurdain in the Library.''
* '''11th --- [[Old Concerns Reawakened]]''': ''While returning from Buhr Marling, the victorious army pauses in Iach Celduin for rest and celebration. One man seems bent on dampening high spirits.''
* '''17th --- [[Bridge Over Troubled Waters]]''': ''Lady Arla Taurdain and that foreign fellow 'Brunni' share words on the Bridge.''
* '''19th --- [[A Minstrel's Tale]]''': ''Under pressure from two Arathmor nobles, Arla shares the tale of her conspicuous bruises.''
* '''24th --- [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1862&Itemid=63| Barlin's Dilemma]]''': ''There's water outside and water inside as Rowe redecorates his tunic, and the Flagon plays host to not one but two airings of private concerns, Elven and human.''
* '''26th --- [[Duty, drink and drama|Drink, duty and drama]]''': ''The town watch returns with renewed force, and Lorthrain is at the receiving end of unsolicited congratulations.''

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==August 2011== 
* '''1st --- [[We've got a groovy thing goin'|We've got a groovy thing goin' on]]''': ''Three upright and noble ladies prove to be just a little silly when in private.''
* '''2nd''' --- '''[[The funeral of Lord Irin|The Funeral of Lord Irin]]''': ''As the body of the fallen hero Irin of Karath is laid to rest within the family barrow, words and remembrances are shared by his friends and kin.''
* '''3rd''' --- '''[[Flying Fists in the Fishtale]]''': ''A brawl breaks out in the Fishtale, sweeping both noble and ignoble into the melee!''
* '''7th --- [[Heated Words]]''': ''A nightly encounter betwixt human and Elven folk turns sour, for no apparent reason. [INCOMPLETE]''
* '''9th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1865&Itemid=63| Who can judge a thief's motives?]]''': ''In which talk of late summer festival sparks a diverse meeting of Houses.''
* '''10th''' --- '''[[Love Of The Lack Thereof]]''': ''Two members of House Arathmor share pleasantries.''
* '''14th --- Festival: [[Inpromptu bardic competition]]''': ''The offer of free ale saw the best (and worst!) voices of Esgaroth jostling to earn their keep in song. [INCOMPLETE]''
* '''15th --- Festival: [[Going a-dunkin']]''': ''Brev has a mishap in the Market Square and two Taurdain ladies have the fortune of witnessing it.''
* '''16th --- [[When Guildmasters Meet|When Guildmasters Meet:]]''' ''Alaric and Refson, masters of respectively the Merchant's and Farmer's Guild, meet by chance amidst the bustle of the ongoing festival, and apparently share more than either would have imagined.''
* '''16th --- Festival: [[Bardic competition]]''': ''The exciting minstrel show-down took place in the Market Square, and the best tunesmiths of the realm faced off!''
* '''17th --- [[Seeds of charity revisited]]''': ''Once again, Lady Isobel seeks out Master Refson. To what purpose?''
* '''17th --- Festival: [[Whack-a-kid!]]''': ''(Incomplete) A children's melee brings out the worst in our young contestants''
* '''18th --- Festival: [[Obstacle course]]''': ''(Incomplete) There's cheating, unplanned baths and more in the Obstacle Race''
* '''21st --- Festival: [[Masked Ball]]''': ''Esgaroth's finest indulge in dancing, drinking, chatter and speculation. But is there a weasel in the hen-house?''
* '''23rd --- [[The Slap]]''': ''(Incomplete) Arla practises her slapping technique on a self-confessed ass''
* '''24th --- [[Dwarven Questions]]''': ''A Watchman presses the Dwarves for details of the recent attack and theft. Unfortunately one small but vital piece of information is withheld''
* '''30th --- [[Late!]]''': ''A Corporal of the Watch is (very) late for work, and his superior tries to find out why''
* '''30th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1873&Itemid=63| Adom Vs. Scampre: Round 1]]''': ''In which the Vintner assaults the Pick-Pocket.''
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==September 2011== 
* '''5th''' --- '''[[Proof]]''': ''Adom and Malle meet unexpectedly on a rainy midnight''. ''The vintner's on a crusade. All he needs is proof.''
* '''5th''' --- '''[[That which is lost]]''': ''A long-absent Karath diplomat returns, and Lorthrain has some information about the nature of the Dwarven theft.''
* '''7th''' --- '''[[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1875&Itemid=63| The Man in the Mask]]''': ''Masked vigilantes in Laketown? Not if Brev has anything to do with it.''
* '''7th''' --- '''[[Just Words]]''': ''The contents of a most ..interesting scroll are revealed.''
* '''8th''' --- '''[[Dockside Ditties]]''': ''The minstrel Delling tries out his wit at Ailith's prompting. Neither of the recipients seem overpleased.''
* '''9th''' --- '''[[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1876&Itemid=63| A New Hope]]''': ''Jamis, of the King's Men, and Adom, lowly countryman, find much to agree upon.''
* '''12th''' --- '''[[The First Lead]]''': ''The Watch receives its first hints regarding the Dwarven theft - from a most unlikely source.''
* '''13th''' --- '''[[A Stable Situation]]''': ''The mystery of the strange parchment from the 'Masked Man' is cleared up - well, in part.''
* '''14th''' --- '''[[Song and Dance]]''': ''The Taurdain minstrel Arla performs in the Flagon.''
* '''20th''' --- '''[[Watch Meeting]]''': ''Members of the Esgaroth Watch and King's Men discuss the recent theft. (ICly secret)''
* '''26th --- [[True Blue]]''': ''A meeting of reprobates in the Underdecks is broken up by Sergeant Erdena of the Watch.''
* '''27th --- [[No job too small]]''': ''Brev tries to find a new form of gainful employment.''
* '''28th --- [[Well met by moonlight]]''': ''A trio that's been seen before meet up for another round''.
* '''29th --- [[On the boardwalk]]:''' ''The early bird catches the worm! And sometimes it meets another early bird.''
* '''30th --- [[Something wicked this way comes]]''': ''Two ne'er-do-wells have a little talk in the gambling hall.''

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==October 2011== 
* '''2nd''' --- '''[[Craft(iness) required]]''': ''Lady Corawyn is working late, but there are other concerns on her mind than the ledgers.''
* '''6th''' --- '''[[Window to the Soul]]''': ''Alaric reveals his true self when the sore subject of the repair schedule comes up.''
* '''6th''' --- '''[[Bleeding-edge Technology]]''': ''Delling experiences 'barbarian' healing techniques first-hand .''
* '''9th''' --- '''[[Building connections]]''': ''Two citizens with little in comon find that each has something the other is after.''
* '''11th ---[[In stitches| In stitches]]''': ''The unfortunate minstrel Delling must again seek out the healers''.
* '''11th''' --- '''[[Let's see whose rooster is bigger, eh?]]''': ''Lady Corawyn and Alaric of Arathmor clash. Most decidedly''.
* '''12th --- [[All that glitters]]''': ''The Master of the royal wardens is back in town!''
* '''12th --- [[In vino veritas]]''': ''A royal warden is brought up to date on the latest happenings by a carpenter and a scholar. Words are not minced.''
* '''12th --- [[Counsels Concerning... Cats?]]''': ''The old rogue Scampre and the young pickpocket Blythe meet in Gutter's Lane, and the girl has some unusual questions for the former street-rat.''
* '''13th''' --- '''[[A matter of fees]]''': ''A favour is repaid by a favour.''
* '''17th --- [[Of ailments and Ailiths]]''': ''Isobel Taurdain ventures to the treshold of the seedy underbelly of Lake-town. In the Infirmary she meets Ailith, the Girion apprentice healer.''
* '''17th --- [[Whispered warnings]]''': ''In the Fishtale, Delling's attempts at flirtation are snubbed and Scampre shares his worries with ... a stool?''
* '''23rd''' --- '''[[Go fishing]]''': ''A depressed Scampre finds time to share some advice - wait, what do you mean he didn't charge for it?''
* '''25th --- [[Fury of the Gigantic Beetroot]]''': ''Brev earns himself a vegetable barrage''.
* '''25th --- [[Look out for lice!]]''': ''Arla learns the perils of being affectionate, and Ceorn comes up with a solution.''
* '''27th --- [[Midnight meetings]]''': ''Sergeant Loren of the Lake-town Watch and Riordan of Karath, Master of the Royal Wardens, convene behind locked doors with a mysterious stranger...''
* '''27th --- [[Smoking out rats]]''': ''The Watch and their friends raid Slugger's hideout. Smoke, blood and shiny things - what more could one ask for?''
* '''28th --- [[It was a ladder, honest]]''': ''Brev asks Ailith to take a look at a supposed work injury - but why is he so shy of exposing himself?''
* '''30th --- [[The art of seduction]]''': ''Two lovebirds are reunited in the Fishtale and one of them has questions on her mind''.

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==November 2011== 
* '''3rd''' --- '''[[In search of wisdom?]]''': ''Blythe corners Louse in the Library.''
* '''6th''' --- '''[[Bathing blues]]''': ''Arla tries to recruit Louse to help during her next performance. Unfortunately there's a price.''
* '''7th''' --- '''[[Slugging it out]]''': ''The Royal Wardens and their Watch comrade run the injured Slugger to earth.''
* '''8th''' --- '''[[Once bit, twice shy]]''': ''Ailith's dedication to turning up for work results in an unplanned lesson about hurts and healing.''
* '''8th''' --- '''[[Not just a pretty face]]''': ''Blythe reveals to Delling what she's made of, and Brev does his best to worsen matters.''
* '''8th''' --- '''[[Dawn visits]]''': ''The Taurdain suites recieve an unusual visitor at an unusual time.''
* '''10th''' --- '''[[Birds of a feather]]''': ''One of the fair folk engages in some flights of fancy down by the docks, watched by carpenter-sawbones-former watchman and scholar.''
* '''11th''' --- '''[[The right tool for the job?]]''': ''Ceorn shows a pair of Esgaroth's more dubious residents what an axe is for.''
* '''14th --- [[Afternoon delight]]''': ''Isobel Taurdain takes a walk and shares some apple fritters and thoughts with the gracious Riordan of Karath.''
* '''14th''' --- '''[[A much-needed bath]]''': ''Louse arrives at the Taurdain Suites with a request for Arla.''
* '''15th --- Buhr Marling: [[Landlubbers ahoy]]''': ''A new-arrived barge-owner offers coin for advantage.''
* '''17th --- [[Sneaking in the shadows]]''': ''"If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended: that you have but slumber'd here while these visions did appear.''"
* '''17th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1899&Itemid=63| Under the Veneer]]''': ''The Vintner of Finney, maintaining his disguise, meets with Saereda the merchant. Hushed talk for an early morning.''
* '''18th''' --- '''[[Fair trade?]]''': ''Louse gets a few coppers out of Delling, and Delling makes a new friend.''
* '''22nd''' --- '''[[A family affair]]''': ''Ailith's family is shipping her off to Iach Celduin; Brev offers the irate lass a few diverting suggestions.''
* '''22nd''' --- '''[[Mud-wrestling]]''': ''Arla entertains the users of the Training Yard, though she forgets to pass the hat.''
* '''23rd --- [[Fishy tales|__Fishy tales__]]''': ''Brev goes recruiting.''
* '''24th --- Buhr Marling: [[The Hard Sell]]''': ''Gilla and some local merchants have different ideas on what constitutes a good deal.''

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==December 2011== 
* '''Early''' --- '''[[A reading lesson]]''': ''Louse makes progress of a sort under Isobel's tuition.''
* '''5th — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1903&Itemid=63| Saving it for the Humans]]''': ''In which a motley band of Morian and Isendrim Orcs have a violent encounter with Hrodwyn and her group of King's Men.''
* '''14th''' --- '''Iach Celduin: [[Morning Melee]]''': ''Bernar Karath and his followers surprise some careless goblins.''
* '''18th''' --- '''Iach Celduin: [[Supply run]]''': ''The merchantwoman Saereda delivers some much-needed supplies to Iach Celduin, to Lorthrain's consternation.''
* '''21st''' --- '''[[Fisticuffs]]''': ''Seamstress Morgaine has to intervene when Dinensell and Louse have a little spat.''
* '''22nd''' --- '''[[Some friendly encouragement]]''': ''Louse seems keen to make a friend out of Delling.''
* '''23rd — [[http://www.elendor.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1909&Itemid=63| Smoked Kibble-n-Bits]]''': ''Isengard Uruk-Hai cross the river Celduin south of the trading town, Iach Celduin. The Men are waiting, the Orcs are sneaking, but no one is ready.''
* '''26th''' --- '''[[Stubborn as a mule]]''': ''Louse meets Motty.''
* '''29th''' --- '''[[Recompense]]''': ''Louse wangles some coin out of a remorseful Lovella, whilst Scampre dishes out the compliments to the ladies.''
* '''29th''' --- '''[[Bloodying the Bank]]''': ''The Barding forces finally catch up with the Isengard orcs, and attempt to reclaim the hillside the uruk-hai have turned into an outpost.''

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