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It aint 'alf 'ot Mum!

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by alan refail » Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:48 am

At least that's how it feels going out before six this morning to be met with plus 9C rather than minus 9C.

What's the chances winter won't be back...

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Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:26 pm
Thoughts for today 1.1.11

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:35 am

“New Year's Day - Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.”...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:14 pm
Scary fundamentalist view of global warming

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:38 am

I caught a reference to this on the radio last night and thought it worth looking up. I always thought right-wing republican fundamentalists were...

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Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:01 pm
What you all get? Best / worst

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sat Dec 25, 2010 7:47 pm
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Have to say i was really a bad bad girl this year,but i was really really good at being bad,so the fat man got me all i asked for,sowing machine,Cath...
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Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:20 pm
Hardiness of plants

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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:24 am

I've just had a wander round the garden now the snow has almost gone and am amazed how resilient almost everything is even though its been under so...

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Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:19 am
standard apples on M25 rootstocks

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by sally wright » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:28 pm

Dear All,
I am looking for suppliers of apples for an oldfashioned orchard and I am looking for suppliers of traditional standard trees. I have R V...

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Last post by snooky
Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:35 pm
Cold winters

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by Colin Miles » Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:57 pm
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Yesterday the Sun was spotless again and is still not out of the very long Solar minimum which was supposed to have finished by the end of 2008. So...
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Last post by madasafish
Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:22 pm
Have a look at this ..............

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by lizzie » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:47 pm

.......... Viciously and hysterically funny. I loved it :twisted:

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Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:47 pm
Festive talk.

Last post by Monika
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by oldherbaceous » Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:45 pm

Thought we could pop any thoughts we have, on here.

Went with cook to our local farm this morning, to pick the turkey up.
Now i was quite surprised...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:39 pm
Midwinter gardening quiz #3

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by alan refail » Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:36 am

Yes, yet another one. A question for each of the twelve days of Christmas.
Googling allowed, in fact positively recommended :roll: :roll:...

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Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:45 pm
Seasons Greetings

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by Elaine » Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:46 am
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Hello everyone.
I would like wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.
Love,
Elaine.
xx
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Last post by Westi
Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:35 am
Christmas Bits & Bobs.

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by peter » Sat Dec 25, 2010 6:50 pm

About time for this I think.

Best cooked turkey yet this year, took it out a bit early because it looked done and it fell apart. Difficult to carve,...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:32 pm
Midwinter gardening quiz #2

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by alan refail » Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:09 am

A bit of fun this time :)

SPUD U LIKE

The potato is full of mystery, as you will discover when you tuck into these subtly flavoured...

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Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:21 pm
Back from Uganda.

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by Parsons Jack » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:44 pm
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Hi all,

What on earth have you lot done to the weather :)
I go away for 2 weeks and come back to freezing temperatures. Almost couldn't get back...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:35 pm
Catmergency

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by alan refail » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:14 am
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Don't let your cat near the phone unless you want a visit from the boys in blue :wink: :wink:
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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:57 pm
Happy Birthday, my dear fellow.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:14 am
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Dear Alan, a very happy Birthday to a wonderful forum member.

Hope you don't have to spend all day shoveling snow. :)
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Last post by Catherine
Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:30 pm
Eclipse of the moon

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by Monika » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:37 am

Did anybody watch the eclipse of the moon this morning? We woke up about 6.15 with the moon shining right into the bedroom (we never draw the...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:18 pm
Here we go again.

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by oldherbaceous » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:56 pm
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Looks as if we are in for a cold blast again, that will teach me to have tried Autumn sown broad beans again. :)
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Last post by Elle's Garden
Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:56 pm
Solstice greetings

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by alan refail » Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:27 am

oak-king-winter-solstice.jpg

Greetings to all for Winter Solstice, Alban Arthan, Yuletide

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Last post by lizzie
Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:01 am
Midwinter gardening quiz #1

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by alan refail » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:35 am

Something to get the brain working as you look out over the snow-covered and frosted garden :shock: :shock:

When this first one is finished I'll...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:41 am
Just for fun - some home grown garden haiku

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:15 pm

deep snow
the teazles wear
white busbies

snow storm
outdoor cat becomes
indoor cat

mini-snow-storm
at the bird table
...starlings

blizzard...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:48 pm
The bells, the bells!

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by alan refail » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:10 pm

Switch off the clock say tourists to Stow on the Wold.

Should we change our local ways to suit tourists?

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Last post by glallotments
Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:10 am
Can somebody recommend a rat-proof compost bin?

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by Primrose » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:52 am

We currently have two wire cages and sooner or later they always seem to be invaded by rats so I'm looking for a ratproof container which also makes...

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Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:38 pm
The latest "Must Have" crisp flavour this Christmas

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by Primrose » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:00 pm
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What's the most vile food horror you've ever been confronted with?
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Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:43 am
Christmas 'funnie' (I can relate to this quite easily)

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by Beryl » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:45 pm

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not

produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to

feel the...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:57 pm
Heston's Xmas Feast

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by Elaine » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:02 am

Did anyone watch this programme last night? I didn't see the first five minutes so was a bit surprised to find Heston Whatsisname offering roasted...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:20 pm
Who dares wins?

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by KG Steve » Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:25 pm

Hi Folks
This month (Feb issue) the topic of our Over The Garden Fence feature by Edwin Oxlade and Bob Sherman is 'when to start sowing'. The fellas...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:50 pm
Ok what has happened! / Active Topics Problem

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by Catherine » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:56 pm

Is it me or has the board changed. I have just clicked on View active topics and nothing shows, then I clicked on Board index and then down to...

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Last post by Catherine
Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:21 pm
Wild Food Crops Valuable Traits.

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:04 pm

Millennium Seed Bank to rescue global wild food crop relatives, as their genes may be valuable to help us ride climate change. Preserving diversity...

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Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:04 pm
Minus 9.4 in our garden!!!!

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by Catherine » Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:10 am
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Good morning everyone. Just poked my nose out into the garden this morning to put the bird food out on the floor, the hangers stay out all night.

It...
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Last post by glallotments
Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:04 am
From beer to a breakfast spread.

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by snooky » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:16 pm
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Hi,
Have just been watching a programme on the television which showed how MARMITE is made from the leftover yeast after the beer is produced. :D :D...
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Last post by Colin_M
Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:47 pm
Gardener's World - is it any better?

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by Chris » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:14 pm
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Just finished watching the first GW programme of the year. The production team promised to act on the criticisms of the 2009 fiasco. I felt that that...
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Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:29 pm
Thought for the day 8 December 2010

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by alan refail » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:42 am

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will...

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Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:26 am
Christmas Day is all secure.

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by snooky » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:25 pm

Subject: Fw: ITS CHRISTMAS DAY ALL IS SECURE

WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
HE LIVED ALL ALONE
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE
I...

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Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:03 am
Old expressions and sayings.

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by alan refail » Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:10 pm
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In another thread
I love the old expressions, which are sadly dying out now. We should start a new topic about them...anyone care to start it off?...
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:30 pm
Growing tea

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by Primrose » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:39 am

I've just had an email from a gardening centre I occasionally visit offering their members the chance to buy online a limited number of 200 tea...

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Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:01 pm
Active Topics.

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by Elaine » Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:05 am

I can't get onto active topics. Is there a problem or is it just me???

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:22 am
Lighter nights

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by alan refail » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:47 am

A glimmer of light in these dark days. Just a couple of days to go and it won't be getting dark any earlier at nights. Sunset here will be 16.01 and...

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Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:13 am
Hot...

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by alan refail » Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:06 pm
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...news for a cold weekend:
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:44 pm
Feeling guilty ... ...

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by Monika » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:51 pm

Two years ago my OH and I decided that we would no longer write about 150 Christmas cards every year, many to people like ex-colleagues,...

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Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:31 pm
Do rats breed in winter?

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by Primrose » Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:09 pm

After ages being rat free, I noticed a week ago a heap of earth behind my compost cage & our fence, obviously built by a rat, as I'd spotted one...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:27 pm
Life span of Eggs

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by Bren » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:42 pm

What is the life span of hens eggs?, I saw large eggs for sale in a shop on Monday, best before 2012 no use by date on them, when I was a child we...

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Last post by Bren
Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:44 pm
Politically correctmas

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by alan refail » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:44 pm

Politically correct Christmas carols
Health & Safety and Equality Considerations for Christmas Songs

The Rocking Song
Little Jesus, sweetly...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:10 am
The shocking truth about today's children (or their parents)

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by The Mouse » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:42 pm
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Hi everyone,

Last week, a group of local schoolchildren - aged about 7 - had a two-day stay at an outdoor activity centre (a field studies centre,...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:19 pm
Whatever next?

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by alan refail » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:25 pm

Is anyone else as irritated (polite way of putting it) as I am by the latest convenience food aimed at kids?

VIDEO

When I first saw it I thought...

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Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:13 pm
Bumper crops

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by Ken65 » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:29 pm

Has anyone else had the same experience as me this year ie. Bumper Crops (apart from swede) Brassicas have grown beyond all expectations. Parsnips...

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Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:08 am
party invite

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by The Grock in the Frock » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:40 pm
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Well i missed all the hoo har and 4 once was not involved! Chantel and my self thought it might be a good time for a party.Our last parties have been...
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Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:18 am
autumn colouring and street lighting.

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by Diane » Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:21 pm

This year my liquidamber tree in the front garden has failed to colour up - it's usually a wonderful sight with leaves of deep gold and red. This...

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Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:31 am
Amniotic Fluid for Plants.

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by Nature's Babe » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:43 pm

Reading Hilary's comment about homogenised milk another use for it was niggling at the back of my mind just out of reach, so I tried a google search...

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Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:40 am
How some of our old sayings originated

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by Primrose » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:49 pm

Where did 'Piss Poor' come from? They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken...

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Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:30 am

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