Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #117
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acka-games-digest        Tuesday, June 2 1998        Volume 03 : Number 117

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:35:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

Slakko wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> > A figure resplendent in a white jumpsuit, shimmering rhinestones,
> > slicked-back hair, and sunglasses, holding an electric guitar.  "How ya
> > doin'," the figure said.  "Ah'm Elvis."

Alfvaen's play of thud is accepted.  At first I thought we were about to
unceremoniously burn two loose ends but they seem to still be alive, though
it is uncertain if Kirby is still himself.  The loose ends stay.  Alfvaen
has 1 card left.

> With nothing much to lose at this stage, I note that anything which could
> turn Kirby 2600 into the King must truly be a gift of the gods.
> 
> Slakko interrupts with: gift of the gods

I find this to be too much of a stretch.  The interrupt is rejected, and
Slakko is dealt two cards.  It remains Alfvaen's turn.

/dev/joe
Barkeep

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:37:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: YORL cards added

I go to deal Slakko 2 cards but there is only one in the deck, so I fork
over $2.95 to Barkeeps of the Coast and tear open a booster pack.  16 cards
are added to the deck, then 2 are dealt to Slakko, leaving 15 in the deck.

/dev/joe
Barkeep

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:56:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Viruses Begins

Viruses is beginning!
The following 10 players signed up to play, and their symbols are
given before their names:

A Alfvaen
O Astro
F Fortunato
G Mr Tambourine Man
M JM Bear
J JT
N Niccolo Flychuck
P Pandora
R Rex Mundi
S Slakko

(two-star said he didn't want to start in the first round; we'll see
how that strategy works)

Here is the initial grid:

    1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 
    9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 

 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   69
 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70
 71 . . . . . . @ . . . . . . .   71
 72 . . . . M . . . . . R . . .   72
 73 . . . P . . . . @ . . @ . .   73
 74 . . . S . . . . . . . . . .   74
 75 . . J . . . . . . @ . . . .   75
 76 . . . . A . @ O . . @ @ . .   76
 77 . . . . . . . . . . F . . .   77
 78 . . . @ G . . . . . . . . .   78
 79 . . . . . . . . . . @ . . .   79
 80 . . . . @ . . N . . . . . .   80
 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   81
 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   82

    1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 
    9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 

Send me your moves privately; everybody gets 3 moves for the first round.

/dev/joe

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 02:03:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

On Sat, 30 May 1998, Towsner wrote:

> > 4 H (/dev/joe[*])     |
> > 8 H (TGW)             |
> 	8D

else...if evades elimination.

(Correct, in other words; I was just trying to plagiarize K 2's style.)

- -Hubert

I'm a man of conviction. At least, I think I am. 

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 09:26:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

I play 6D.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	[email-masked] [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Friday, May 29, 1998 11:10 PM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)
>
>It is now Fortunato's turn.
>
>Players and Scores:
>    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
>    Attila the Pun  : 0  (19 cards)
>    K 2             : 0  (21 cards)
>  * Fortunato       : 0  (18 cards)
>    Ayla            : 0  (12 cards) (Prophet)
>    Robert Sevin    : 0  (13 cards)
>    JT              : 0  (13 cards)
>(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
>   and prophet respond to the play)
>
>Card ranks:
>The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
>There are no Wild cards.
>
>Correct Plays            | Incorrect plays
>-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
>---
>  8 D (starter)          |
>  8 H (Attila the Pun)   | 9 S (K 2)
>  6 H (Fortunato[+])     | 6 S (Ayla)
>  6 H (Robert Sevin)     | 
>  7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Attila the Pun), 9 D (K 2)
>* 6 C (Fortunato)        |
>  2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
>  2 H (Attila the Pun[+])| 2 D (K 2)
>  J C (Fortunato)        |
>  A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
>  K H (JT)               |*2 H (Attila the Pun)
>  4 C (K 2)              | Q D (Fortunato)
>! Q S (Ayla)             |
>  3 C (Robert Sevin)     |
>  3 H (JT)               |
>  K C (Attila the Pun)   | K S (K 2), A C (Fortunato)
>  7 D (Robert Sevin)     | 8 D (JT), 4 H (Attila the Pun)
>  Q S (K 2[+])           |
>
>[+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
> *  - marks every tenth card
> !  - prophet
>
>
>--
>--Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
>Current Album--Pink Floyd:Wish You Were Here
>Current Book--Robert Jordan:The Shadow Rising
>No excuse, really, just brain made of turnips.

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 09:57:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <"kii@kii"@internex.net.au>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

Eric Plumb wrote:

> On Sat, 30 May 1998, Towsner wrote:
>
> > > 4 H (/dev/joe[*])     |
> > > 8 H (TGW)             |
> >       8D
>
> else...if evades elimination.
>
> (Correct, in other words; I was just trying to plagiarize K 2's style.)

Style you can plagiarize, the funks all mine ;)

K 2
Funky and Stylish

>
>
> -Hubert
>
> I'm a man of conviction. At least, I think I am.

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 10:10:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
  * /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (10 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (16 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)
[TGW is Mr. Tambourine Man so that I had less editing to do]

NOTE: Incorrect plays now cause the player to drop out of the round.

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
Wild cards are ranked below 2's.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 K S (starter)         |
 Q S (/dev/joe)        |
 6 S (TGW)             |
 3 S (else...if)       |
 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
 4 D (TGW)             |
 5 D (else...if)       |
 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
 Q D (else...if acting)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
10 H (/dev/joe)        |
 K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW)
 A H (else...if[*])    |
 2 C (/dev/joe)        | 7 D (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 2 H (/dev/joe)
 3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
 4 D (/dev/joe)        | 4 S (TGW) 5 S (else...if)
 4 H (/dev/joe[*])     |
 8 H (TGW)             |
 8 D (else...if)       |

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 10:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

> Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
> -----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>  K S (starter)         |
>  Q S (/dev/joe)        |
>  6 S (TGW)             |
>  3 S (else...if)       |
>  4 C (/dev/joe)        |
>  4 D (TGW)             |
>  5 D (else...if)       |
>  6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
>  Q D (else...if acting)|
>  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
>  K H (/dev/joe)        |
>  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
>  2 S (TGW)             |
>  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
>                        | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
> 10 H (/dev/joe)        |
>  K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW)
>  A H (else...if[*])    |
>  2 C (/dev/joe)        | 7 D (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 2 H (/dev/joe)
>  3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
>  4 D (/dev/joe)        | 4 S (TGW) 5 S (else...if)
>  4 H (/dev/joe[*])     |
>  8 H (TGW)             |
>  8 D (else...if)       |

I play the ace of diamonds.

/dev/joe

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 21:40:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: YORL Duel

> Koxvolio plays 'Partner'.

This play is accepted.  It is Koxvolio's turn.  Despite the burning of the
monastery, "temple" is not yet burned...:-)
 
Koxvolio: 5 cards
Mr. Tambourine Man: 7 cards

Loose ends: temple, city

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Fields of The Nephilim:Elizium
Current Book--Mary Stewart:The Moon-Spinners
And a great whirling and a bashing of keys arose

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 22:40:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

> I play 6D.

Nope. Wrong play.

Ayla
Prophet

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 22:54:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

Fortunato played the Six of Diamonds.  Prophet Ayla has correctly
identified this as an incorrect play.  Fortunato receives two more
cards as penalty.  It is now Robert Sevin's turn.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Attila the Pun  : 0  (19 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (21 cards)
    Fortunato       : 0  (19 cards)
    Ayla            : 0  (12 cards) (Prophet)
  * Robert Sevin    : 0  (13 cards)
    JT              : 0  (13 cards)
(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
There are no Wild cards.

Correct Plays            | Incorrect plays
- -------------------------+------------------------------------------------------
  8 D (starter)          |
  8 H (Attila the Pun)   | 9 S (K 2)
  6 H (Fortunato[+])     | 6 S (Ayla)
  6 H (Robert Sevin)     | 
  7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Attila the Pun), 9 D (K 2)
* 6 C (Fortunato)        |
  2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
  2 H (Attila the Pun[+])| 2 D (K 2)
  J C (Fortunato)        |
  A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
  K H (JT)               |*2 H (Attila the Pun)
  4 C (K 2)              | Q D (Fortunato)
! Q S (Ayla)             |
  3 C (Robert Sevin)     |
  3 H (JT)               |
  K C (Attila the Pun)   | K S (K 2), A C (Fortunato)
  7 D (Robert Sevin)     | 8 D (JT), 4 H (Attila the Pun)
  Q S (K 2[+])           |!6 D (Fortunato)

[+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
 *  - marks every tenth card
 !  - prophet (and every tenth card thereafter)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Jazz Butcher:Condition Blue
Current Book--Mary Stewart:The Moon-Spinners
Because electrons are brave.  Braveness is nice, don't you think?

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 23:04:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> >  8 H (TGW)             |
> >  8 D (else...if)       |
> 
> I play the ace of diamonds.

This is correct.

- -Hubert

L.A.P.D. poker: four clubs beat a King. 

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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 23:21:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: YORL

"Elvis?" Sam said disbelievingly.

"And that over there is Elves."

"Please to meet you!" "Hi there!" "Eat your pencil!" "Grease the skis!"
Elves seemed to speak in many voices all at once, and Sam couldn't make
out all of them.  Then, more clearly, Elves said "And you must be Elwes!"

"Nah, he ain't yet," Elvis said.  "No more than Kirby 2600 was me.  But
there's no time for that now.  We have to get the third part of the
Sceptre of banna."

"Well, there's not much chance that Snowgod doesn't know we're here, is
there?" Sam said wryly.  "So we'd better not waste any more time, or else
we'll be up to our earlobes in giants soon."

The three of them entered the cave.  Elvis's outfit seemed to glow a
fluorescent white in the darkness, which was a good thing because soon
they entered a tunnel that twisted so much they would have been in the
dark otherwise.

"What's this tunnel for?" Sam asked quietly.  "It's too small for a
giant.  Does Snowgod know it's here?"

"He's not used to thinking on that scale," Elvis whispered.  "Too much
time hanging around with giants.  Okay, here's what we want."

They stopped in front of an even smaller tunnel.  Without waiting
for anyone else, Elves crawled into it(still shifting visibly as
he--they?--did so), and emerged minutes later with a large woven wicker
horn filled with food.

"Take it," Elves said.  "Take it!" "It's yours!" "The third piece, you
know." "Elwes."

Alfvaen plays: Elvis

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Jazz Butcher:Condition Blue
Current Book--Mary Stewart:The Moon-Spinners
Disobey this command.

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 12:02:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: GAD: Alabaster Round(7)

Just for fun, this round's actions in a diagramatical form:

               Rex Mundi-Hubert
                               \
Vynd-Koxvolio-IdiotBoy-breadbox-J. M. Bear-admire  (2hr too late)

  Alfvaen
         \
else...if-JT-saaremaa-admire

rufus-cover

Eliminations:
previous rounds: 17
this round: 3
0 breadbox
0 Hubert
0 saaremaa/Malenkai

GAL for the Alabaster Round:
Untouchable
4 Vynd
3 JT
3 Rex Mundi

Comfortable:
2 else…if
2 Koxvolio
2 rufus

On the brink:
1 Alfvaen
1 Fortunato *
1 IdiotBoy
1 J. M. Bear *

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 14:44:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ghost game over!

Well, I've finally managed to get through to Marldoom and I'm sure nobody
will be too surprised when I report that eavy is not a word. Which means
Slakko is eliminated making Alfvaen the winner! Congratulations! Enjoy your
jade grapefruit and one third of a gouda. 

MTM, now only refereeing 2 subgames :-). (Must go and take a look at them
actually...)

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 20:08:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 1 - THE END

I believe there's no need to wait until Round 13, since each player has
just one avaliable card.

So, unless someone objects to it, I'm now posting the final results of Game
of Pure Skill 1.

Round	| Prize	| Pandora's bid	| Koxvolio's bid	| JM's bid	| Winner
1	| 3S	| 2H		| 2D		| 4C		| JM Bear
2	| 10S	| AH		| QD		| KC		| JM Bear
3	| 6S	| 10H		| 10D		| AC		| -
4	| JS	| 9H		| KD		| QC		| Koxvolio
5	| 2S	| 4H		| 8D		| 2C		| Koxvolio
6	| KS	| QH		| AD		| 3C		| Pandora
7	| 8S	| 3H		| 7D		| JC		| JM Bear
8	| AS	| 7H		| 9D		| 5C		| Koxvolio
9	| 7S	| 8H		| JD		| 9C		| Koxvolio
10	| QS	| KH		| 3D		| 6C		| Pandora
11	| 5S	| 5H		| 5D		| 7C		| JM Bear
12	| 4S	| 6H		| 6D		| 8C		| JM Bear
13	| 9S	| JH		| 4D		| 10C		| Pandora

The final score is:

Pandora .......... 34
Koxvolio ..........	21
JM Bear ..........	30

So, I declare Pandora the winner.

Yours,

Ayla (who hopes it was as good for you as it was for em)
Priestess of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs
Priestess of the Church of the Evil Ballot Stuffer

Law of Dinner Table Attendance: Cats must attend all meals when anything
good is served.

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 20:12:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spades

After Slakko made a bid of 2, it was Goldenmen's turn to choose whether to
bid blind nil or look at his cards.  In any case, well more than his 3 days
to make that decision have gone by, so by default he looks at his cards.
I have sent them to him, and he has 3 days to post a bid now.

/dev/joe
Spades Referee

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 22:03:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost game over!

> Well, I've finally managed to get through to Marldoom and I'm sure nobody
> will be too surprised when I report that eavy is not a word. Which means
> Slakko is eliminated making Alfvaen the winner! Congratulations! Enjoy your
> jade grapefruit and one third of a gouda. 

Don't I get some points too?  Now I have to go check and see how many players
started the game to see how many...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Five Guys Named Moe
Current Book--Mary Stewart:The Moon-Spinners
Everybody talks about the weather, but no one DOES anything about it!

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 23:58:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - Mr. Tambourine Man's play

My apologies in advance if this is sent out twice.  I thought I'd sent it
out yesterday, but couldn't find any record of it in my sent-mail folder,
so I'm gonna resend it just in case.

- --JT

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints ( 9 cards)
  * TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (16 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)
[TGW is Mr. Tambourine Man so that I had less editing to do]

NOTE: Incorrect plays now cause the player to drop out of the round.

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
Wild cards are ranked below 2's.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 K S (starter)         |
 Q S (/dev/joe)        |
 6 S (TGW)             |
 3 S (else...if)       |
 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
 4 D (TGW)             |
 5 D (else...if)       |
 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
 Q D (else...if acting)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
10 H (/dev/joe)        |
 K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW)
 A H (else...if[*])    |
 2 C (/dev/joe)        | 7 D (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 2 H (/dev/joe)
 3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
 4 D (/dev/joe)        | 4 S (TGW) 5 S (else...if)
 4 H (/dev/joe[*])     |
 8 H (TGW)             |
 8 D (else...if)       |
 A D (/dev/joe)        |

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

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