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| Vance | Michael | Maggi | John | Ying Lan | Sue | Felix | Moral |
| UAE | Australia | Germany | Puerto Rico | Taiwan | in Japan | Brazil | China |
The chats this evening took place in the following areas: ICQ | Homestead | The Palace | HearMe
The chats started with me winding up a day of work at the language center where I teach. I was just closing down some windows when Felix came on ICQ under one of his aliases, 'Grisham'. (The time, 3:42, is local time in Abu Dhabi, which is 11:42 GMT).
Grisham: (3:42 PM) hi there... How are
you? Where are you?
Vance: (3:43 PM) Hi, I'm in Abu Dhabi, are you in
Brazil?
Grisham: (3:43 PM) I am FTlix Vance.
Vance: (3:44 PM) I know.
I'm just starting stuff up. Where do you want to be? Hear Me? Palace?
Grisham: (3:44 PM) is hear me still working?
Vance: (3:45 PM) I'm there
now
Grisham: (3:46 PM) what is the www?
Vance: (3:47 PM)
http://www.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/hearme.htm
By then I had gone to Hear Me myself and found Ying Lan there, and moments later, John. Meanwhile I had noticed Sue was on Yahoo Messenger, and so I invited her into the Hear Me chat.
At the beginning, we mainly talked. Both Sue and Ying Lan had had interesting experiences the past week. Sue, who works for a ship builder, had been on sea trials for three days, helping check out a new ship and its performance in the ocean. She apparently had enjoyed it very much. The weather had been warm, the seas calm, and the boat had anchored at night. However, she hadn't actually 'gone' anywhere, as this had all taken place in waters off the coast of Japan. Ying Lan on the other hand had just returned from a resort holiday in Malaysia. She told us about the green water and white sand beaches, and how much she enjoyed skin diving in the ocean there (she said she thought of me, since I am a diver, which was awfully nice, I thought). After ten minutes, I began to wonder where Felix was.
Vance: (3:56 PM) having trouble?
Grisham: (3:56 PM) yes...
Vance: (3:58 PM) ah, too bad ... can't reach the
site?
Grisham: (4:01 PM) yes.. but can't get the plug in
Vance: (4:02
PM) Ah, bummer!! Are you using IE or Netscape (use IE if you can)
Grisham:
(4:03 PM) netscape
Vance: (4:04 PM) Do you have IE?
Grisham: (4:06 PM)
nope
By now Michael had arrived at Hear Me
Vance: (4:27 PM) Hi Felix. We're having a
nice chat. Would you like us to try the Palace or something?
Grisham: (4:31
PM) going to the palace
Vance: (4:32 PM) OK, Felix, I'll tell the others.
Someone just came to Homestead as well.
That someone turned out to be Maggi …
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Homestead logs (Vance and Maggi)
Connecting to chat server...
Connected
and signed in.
You have joined the chat room as Anonymous36.
Members of
room: Anonymous36
You have changed your name to Vance.
Anonymous9 has
joined the chat room.
<Vance> hello
Anonymous9 is now known as
Maggi.
<Maggi> Hi...
<Vance> Hi. We're all in HearMe except
Felix who has just gone to Palace
<Maggi> I'll go there then
<Vance> OK, I'll tell the others.
<Maggi> leaving here...
Maggi has left the chat room.
Maggi meant she was going to the Palace. She had told me on ICQ that she couldn't get into Hear Me (she too was using Netscape and didn't have IE). A short time after that, Moral arrived. Moral often visits us in Hear Me but since he can't hear us or talk to us there, we usually revert to text chat when he appears. Today, when Moral came to Hear Me, we decided to all go to the Palace and carry on our conversation there. All but Sue that is. I don't think Sue has downloaded the Palace browser yet. At any rate, she said she had to go, so the remainder of us were all able to gather at the Palace.
When I joined them there, they were already in conversation, talking about the pronunciation of 'multi' (too bad they couldn't have discussed that in Hear Me).
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No connection - Click Anywhere to enter a Palace
Searching for Plug-ins...
PalacePresents Viewer Installed!
Connecting to welcome.thepalace.com:9998
Winsock Error: 10060 - Connection timed out
Connection Refused
Connecting to efi.virtualscholar.com:9998
Connected via TCP
*** Welcome to The Virtual School House Vance!
Vance: @64,64 !It's Vance
Felix: LOL@Mad
Vance: Hi there
Felix: oops.. the same way
Felix: Hi Vance
MichaelC: depends on which country - not in Australia. We say 'multee'
Felix: and in America?
Mad: I say the same
MichaelC: US: 'multeye" I think..
MichaelC: Maybe I'm wrong
Vance: I think it would depend, multi as in multi what?
Mad: Maybe I am not typical
Felix: multi media for example.
Mad: ee
Felix: do you say multieye media Mad, Vance?
Mad: multee
Vance: I say multeeeeemeeeeedeeeeeea
Felix: I got it. Thanks
MichaelC: OK - so I guess I was wrong.
Vance: I think it's region dependent
MichaelC: I'll be back in a minute. My son just came home.....
Vance: So Felix. Nice to see you again. What have you been up to?
Felix: so what are you plans for X-mas break?
Vance: This is just like old times.
Mad: 2 sticks out of 280 odd million doesn't make a trend
Felix: working a lot and also studying Vance.
John: The guy next door just started cutting his grass right next to my window.
Felix: what does it mena Mad?
Mad: means Vance and I don't speak for all Americans
Felix: awwwwww
Vance: definitely not. We're reasonable people.
Felix: LOL
John: Neither do I, but I agree with Vance's pronunciation of it.
Mad: pity, eh? lol
Mad: now we have 3
Felix: Vance, are you traveling abroad this year?
Vance: In May I'm going to Cyprus for a conference.
John: As for me, I will start painting my house after this session.
Vance: I haven't made any plans beyond that. Maybe in late summer.
Felix: where is Cyprus? I am not good at biology LOL
Felix: what color John?
Mad: off the coast of Greece near turkey
Vance: Cyprus is between Lebanon and Greece in the Mediterranean Sea
John: White ceiling, bone white walls, and green trim.
Felix: Sounds good Vance.
Felix: what is trim?
Vance: I'm invited to give a plenary talk by Sophie who is one of the webheads
Vance: At the plenary, Webheads MUST drop in for a chat, at some point during the plenary.
John: That is the parts around the winows, the eaves (just below the roof) and areas like that.
Mad: it is an IATAFL conference
Vance: I'm listening to you too John
John: ???
Mad: the little extra pieces Felix
Felix: Fabricio went to IATAFL last year (in Brazil)
Vance: Not sure, MAD ... They seem to have a lot of conferences in Cyprus.
Vance: How are Roner and the other people you've brought along?
Mad: it is Vance...she announced it on Neteach
Felix: Roner moved out. He's fine. Fabricio is also fine
Mad: its the com sig
Vance: Moved out? Was he living with you?
Ying-Lan: @64,64 !It's Ying-Lan
John: Hello, Ying Lan.
Mad: Hi Ying!
Vance: Oh there you are. Watch out she doesn't eat you Michaael
Felix: Nope.. I meant he lived in the same city as I do.
Ying-Lan: Hello...
Felix: Hi Ying
Vance: He moved away then.
Mad: so tell us all about it...:-)
Felix: tsk tsk tsk Mad LOL
MichaelC: I'm back...
John: Ying, how do you get your eyes to move like that?
Ying-Lan: Why you guys stay here..
Mad: 3 pics in one John
John: As an avatar, Maggi?
Mad: can't get in hearme
Ying-Lan: Mad answered your question.
Mad: yes
John: I'm going to have to try that.
John: Welcome back, Michael.
Mad: I had some that were really crazy
MichaelC: Because Mad and Felix couldn't connect to hearme YL.
Felix: I have so crazy ones also.. right mad?
Felix: i have some crazy ones also.
Vance: I'm trying to grab that one
Vance: Maybe you're wearing it
MichaelC: I agree with Felix's message.
Mad: yes, Felix...in a different way...:-)
Vance: Come on Felix, share it out
Felix: I love that mermaid avatar you have Mad.
Felix: are you sure Vance? LOL
Vance: It seems a lot of people are attracted to that one.
Mad: it's on the other computer
Vance: It acts like a magnet apparently
Vance: Got another one
MichaelC: which one acts like a magnet?
Vance: The totally insane magnet
Felix: the mermaid one
MichaelC: OK.
Felix: you can grab it Vance
Felix: Mc was faster
Mad: mc is confused now
Vance: For some reason I can't
Ying-Lan: John ... you are only talked to me.
Ying-Lan: Click my avator to release it.
Felix: Is John chatting in private?
John: Thank you, Ying.
Ying-Lan: Yes, he did.
John: Don't know how I did that.
* Vance * How do I unwhisper
MichaelC: Hi Moral!
Moral: @64,64 !It's Moral
Ying-Lan: You toched my pink.... whatever it is.
John: Hello, Moral.
* Mad * click on yourself
Moral: Hi there!
* Vance * I am. I'm still whispering
John: OK.
Felix: Hi Moral
Mad: Hi Moral
John: Pink Panther.
Ying-Lan: Hi, Moral.
* Vance * Say hi to Moral for me
Ying-Lan: Pink panther
MichaelC: ho ho ho Felix
Mad: click on me then Vance
Moral: You all look good.
* Vance * Hi Moral. I'm stuck in whisper mode.
MichaelC: You too Moral!
Vance: Yeah, that works
John: Are you giving us presents, Felix?
Mad: Vance says hi Moral
Felix: where's your avatar Moral?
Vance: whew
Vance: Actually, I just whispered it to him
Felix: yes John.. My presence is a nice gift. LOL
Vance: I could whisper to one by one.
Ying-Lan: whisper?
Moral: Hi vance. can not get out?
John: Sure is.
Mad: MC been in the sun too much
Vance: Do you mean your presents? Felix?
Felix: right Vance
MichaelC: That's it Maggi. Summertime - where the living is easy!
Mad: wrinkles too....-)
MichaelC: yep!
Felix: forget about the wrinkles Mad
John: Changed his hair, too.
Felix: dont be a partyu pooper LOL
Mad: brought the bird again
MichaelC: Felix - i want a better present than just your presence!
Moral: I don 't have avatar.
Mad: demanding today aren't we...:-)
Vance: You can easily get one.
Felix: *thinking* How about a bmw?
MichaelC: Fine!
John: I think I'm going to make a few more during this vacation.
Vance: There are instructions on our web page
Felix: which color?
MichaelC: White please Felix.
Felix: ok Mc.. wait for it by the fireplace.
Mad: white what?
MichaelC: OK!!!
Felix: his bmw Mad
MichaelC: Felix is going to give me a white BMW.
Mad: oh...hard to keep clean with all those birds...lol
John: I'm celebrating. Finally turned in my grades last Friday. Vacation time!!!!
MichaelC: John is good at cleaning up!
John: Good at what?
Mad: till when John?
Moral: Wel, I 'll get one when I have time.
MichaelC: cleaning up messes!
John: January 18.
Mad: let him clean up his own mess John
John: I thought that was a maid that came in and cleaned up after I left.
John: What happened to Felix?
MichaelC: Oh that was it John. Sorry!
MichaelC: A man needs a maid! (Neil Young)
John: Sure does.
Mad: won't say what the maied needs
MichaelC: a man!
John: So, who plans to attend the TOHE conference next year?
Vance: A friend of mine (a lady) used to say, "A hard man is good to find."
Mad: to clean up after? hardly...lol
Mad: how hard Vance?
John: Moral, you seem quiet today.
Vance: Who popped out, Ying Lan? I think Michael may have offended her.
MichaelC: no!
Vance: (kidding!!!)
Moral: The speed is slow for me...White bmw? You'll get it for Christma Michael?
MichaelC: Yes - from Father Chrsitmas Felix!
Vance: I was listening to Ying Lan talk in the Hear Me
Mad: it is a fantasy Moral...
Vance: Can you hear us in Hear Me Moral?
Moral: No, Nance. I can not.
Vance: Every time i hold down F9 to talk I lose my avatar in the Palace
Vance: That's what I said.
Mad: that one you could use to lose
Moral: @64,64 !It's Moral
Vance: I get it. If this window is dominant, and I press F9, I lose my avatar.
John: If you copy your avatar to F9, it wouldn't happen.
Vance: Moral, we have to get you an avatar
Vance: But I have several avatars
Mad: all the hearme sites want me to install the plugin again
Moral: Thanks Vance.
Vance: Crazy. Are you on Yahoo Maggi? Moral, tried Yahoo?
MichaelC: That's no pronblem Maggi. It's quick. It happens to me sometimes.
Mad: I did before and restrarted Netscape but it didn't work
Mad: I won't Yahoo
John: Has anybody here tried Wimba?
Moral: Not yet Vance.
MichaelC: Try IE - hearme is more reliable in IE.
Vance: what's wimba?
Vance: We've been having excellent voice quality with Yahoo chat
Mad: I won't use IE either
John: Voice forums and voice e-mail. It's not synchronous, though.
MichaelC: Why not Maggi?
John: Don't know where I heard of it, TESLCA-L, E-Moderators, or where.
Vance: If it's not synchronous, not good for us.
Vance: It has to be synchronous and conference. I'm not sure if Yahoo will conference. Sue says it will.
Moral: What's going on in webheads recently. I lost some mails.
Mad: principle mc and I don't need it
John: I was just wondering if anybody had tried it for non-synchronous communication outside of Webheads. (Before I try downloading it).
Mad: I think I'm going to try the new Opera browser
MichaelC: Fair enough maggi. You oppose monopolies then?
John: I'm wondering about Opera - I hear it's free now.
Moral: Opera is good - small, but doesn't work well.
Mad: that isn't what I read about the new version
John: Anybody try Netscape 6 yet?
Vance: I don't think we can rule out clients for political reasons
Mad: yes, it is free
Mad: nifty John, but still has some bugs
MichaelC: I haven't tried Netscape 6 John. I'm waiting for the official release.
John: I downloaded it, but find 4.7 still a bit better.
Mad: why not Vance?
Mad: more than political...I see no reason to use something because everyone else is
Vance: Because it's hard to find a suitable client and that's not a good reason for rejecting one
Ying-Lan: @64,64 !It's Ying-Lan
Mad: what I have works just fine for me
John: Welcome back, Ying.
John: So what do you use, Maggi?
Ying-Lan: Michael c...
MichaelC: I'm going now. I'm going to try and install Yahoo messenger. Can't do too many things at the same time! I get confused.
Mad: Netscape at the moment
MichaelC: You had a question for me Ying?
Ying-Lan: No...
Vance: IE is the best and most reliable browser at the moment IMHO
Ying-Lan: Just wander you still be here.
John: I used to use Netscape exclusively.
MichaelC: OK! Bye everyone. Have a good week.
Mad: at the moment...
John: Bye, Michael.
Vance: u2 michae
Mad: bye mc
Ying-Lan: bye-Michaelc
MichaelC: Maggi - please clean up after the birds.
Vance: That's true,MAD I'm just being realistic
John: That's why I use it, Vance.
Mad: each to his own...
Moral: Well, I've got to go too. see you some other time!
Ying-Lan: Sorry.. I have to go now.
Vance: We all have our criteria. You have valid ones, but we want to communicate. Yahoo is working.
John: OK, Moral.
Vance: YL, nice to have seen you. Great talking to you.
John: See you, Lin.
Ying-Lan: me too
Moral: bye to all.
Ying-Lan: See you next week.
Mad: Have a nice evening both of you!
Ying-Lan: bye
Mad: bye
John: Well, I better get busy painting my house. See you all next week.
Mad: bye John...
Vance: OK, John, white with green trim, I was listening.
Mad: ave fun!
Mad: bone white
John: Always do, Maggi. (White ceilings, bone white walls, green trim.)
Mad: nice a bright
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John: Hi Vance and Ying.
Ying: Hi johen
Ying: Hi, John.
Ying: I don't like the icq2000a
Ying: Do you use the new version.. icq2000a
John: I use ICQ2000b (not a)
Ying: Is it more convenience?
John: I don't have problems with ICQ - Just don't have anybody in my contact list (except MAD)
Ying: Hi, John... can you hear us?
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John: Vance, the new web page looks good.
Vance: You can add us John
Ying: My icq no. 16500538
WWW: <Type here to chat>
WWW: hello,
John: It told me that you were online, Vance.
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Ying: I don't go the new web page.. I just open my computer ..
Ying: Hi, Sue
John: Hi, Sue.
Vance: Sue I can't hear you well
Sue: hi, john, first time to meet you
Ying: Me, too...
Vance: me neither
Ying: me, neither
John: Sounds better to me. I turned up the volume on my ear phones.
Ying: Something exciting in your life? Sure.
Ying: Yeah.. John .. your voice is nice.
John: Thank you, Ying. Yours is, too.
Sue: for sea trial
Ying: sea trial?
Ying: nature calling
Vance: LOL
John: laughing out loud
John: (I used to think it meant Lots of Luck)
Ying: Lol for nature calling?
Ying: What is the see trial?
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Ying: When I was in the sea, I finally understool why you like diving so much.
Vance: mask, snorkel
Vance: skin diving
Vance: buoyant
Vance: Salt water is more buoyant
Ying: Damai Laut?
Ying: Malaysia...
Ying: I stayed Lamai Laut 3 days.
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Ying: Actually, I don't know the name of the island.
Ying: I think it is Lamai Laut.
Ying: Twice?
Ying: That's wonderful..
Ying: East side of Malaysia..
Ying: West side of Malaysia.. It is correct.
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John: Sorry, I'm having major connection problems today. I keep getting disconnected.
Sue: it is all right, john.
John: Thank you, Sue.
Sue: you are welcome.
Ying: It is high season there... The best season to visit Malaysia..
Ying: http://www.swissgarden.com/special%20Damai%20coutdown.htm
John: Vance, My Yahoo Messenger ID is jhsteelepr. Just downloaded and installed it.
Vance: ok John.
Vance: got it
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Michael: Hi everyone.
John: Does anybody know "mysailing"? on Yahoo Messenger?
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Sue: yes, john, it is me
John: OK, I'll join it, then.
Vance: http://www.swissgarden.com/special%20Damai%20coutdown.htm
Michael: Who is 'we' Ying?
Michael: Who did you go with?
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Michael: I got bumped.
Ying: Michael.. do you understand what I said?
Ying: The line is too busy now.
Michael: Yes Ying. i got it just before I was disconnected.
Michael: You went with a singles club.
Ying: That's right...
John has left
Ying: It was embarrassed sitting there without any invitations.
Michael: What do you mean?
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Ying: I am too old to find the partner.
Ying: I can not hear you ...
Ying: Can you hear any voice?
Michael: Weren't there other people your age?
Vance: You're not too old Ying Lan. My wife is 50 and very beautiful.
Ying: Most of men are under 35 years old..
Vance: Was there a lot of dancing? Or invitations to do what?
Ying: I was happy there.. Because I just went there to have fun.
Ying: There was a wonderful party there.
John: Sue, are you checking jhsteelepr?
Ying: Men have to invite ladies to have dinner together .. then go to dance.
Michael: YL :Was the hotel in Kuantan?
Ying: One man with one lady.
Michael: (smiles at V's question!)
Vance: Why can't women invite men to dance?
Ying: Swiss garden Hotel in Damai Laut.
Michael: OK
Ying: Woman can invite men... but there was a tragedy.
Ying: One lady was denied by a man.
John: I no longer hear anybody except Vance.
Vance: That's a tragedy?
Ying: I can not hear anyone even Vance.
Vance: oh, ok, over to voice chat
Michael: I can hear everyone.
Vance: text chat I mean
Ying: yes, It is. I was afraid of getting denied.
Vance: But there are men afraid that YOU will deny THEM
Ying: refusal.
Vance: so nobody does anything
Ying: To be honest... after one hour waiting... A gentleman gave me a kindly invitation.. But he is too young for me.
Ying: He is only 32 years ole. I am alomst 37 years old.
Vance: What's wrong with that Ying?
Michael: So you felt embarrassed?
Ying: We have the same family name
Vance: But you are attractive to a 32 year old young man so ...
John: We will go to church on Christmas Eve, and then go spend some time at my oldest daughter's house.
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Michael: Can you turn up your volume Sue?
John: Got to go tie up the dog. He's barking too much and is going to wake up my grand daughter. I'll go to the Palace when I get back.
Michael: OK - I'll go to the Palace.
Vance: k
John: I'm back.
Vance: I'm trying to get into the Palace ...
Vance: Sue, have you tried the Palace?
John has left
Sue: no.
Sue: sorry, have to leave now, need to use the line for phone
Sue: thanks all.
Sue: bye bye
Michael: OK Sue.
Vance: OK, nice talking to you.
Sue: good night or good day.
Sue: hope to meet you all later...
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Ying: I am back...
Ying: Bad connection .!!
Ying: The line is pretty busy today.
Ying: hi...
Ying: Are you still here?
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Ying: Moral.. they are in Palace..
Moral: Thanks Ying, I'll be there.
Vance: Moral, can you heare here?
Moral: no, vance.
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Ying: That's better choice to be single.. Michael?
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Ying: I AM BACK
Michael: Well it depends on how YOU think Ying!
Ying: I am sorry.. I don't understand your words..
Ying: o.k. got it.
Ying: I can not speak now.
Michael: If you're single, be happy being single.....
Ying: After being single for over 35 years... I am lazy to live with the guy whom I don't know.
Michael: If you're in a relationship be happy with that situation.
Michael: I can appreciate that Ying.
Ying: relationship... It seems terrible.
Vance: Are you talking? I can't hear you.
Ying: Anyway, I was happy in Malaysia..
Michael: YL can't hear us now.
Ying: I just went there to have fun.. not like some guys went there to find their wife.
Ying: I can hear you.. but I can not speak now.
Michael: Relationships can be terrible Ying....
Ying: Why?
Michael: ...that's why it's not bad to be single!
Vance: Well, you have to start somewhere (on a relationship)
Michael: being single is actually easier in many ways.
Vance: It takes time
Vance: not in one trip
Vance: But that could be a start
Ying: I understand that.. vance.
Ying: After the party, I had a good conversation with a salesman of the hotel.
Ying: He is a Chinese but educated in Vancouver.
Ying: He is a native speak of English not Chiense.
Michael: Will you keep in contact with him?
Vance: That's nice. (snap)
Ying: I got his email address... but I don't write anything to him.
Vance: (Snap, means Michael said it first)
Vance: Why not, YL?
Michael: Why not?
Ying: He has family in Malaysia.
Michael: (snap again!)
Vance: (now I said it first)
Ying: What is snap?
Michael: Vance will answer this!
Ying: I got it...
Ying: You want to say the same word at the same time.
Michael: Yes YL - that's right!
Ying: Before you release the word .. you look the word on the board..
Michael: But sometimes it (the same answer) appears at the same time.
Ying: But the reason is I have nothing to write to him.
Michael: It's time for me to go...
Vance: You'll think of something YL
Ying: O.k... see you next week.
Michael: Goodnight Ying. be happy.
Ying: I hope so.
Ying: You too.
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Ying: They are in Palace now.
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