For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone on this beautiful Saturday! Time to grab a cup of coffee and relax with Muffin and I for a few minutes. We always enjoy having a nice calm start to our mornings. Even though sometimes we can get quite wild playing before breakfast! Muffin wanted to play, so play we did and she was just flying around here. Sometimes she plays, and sometimes she really plays wild! We play in the living room, mainly, but when she gets wild she runs all over the place. She will run around the shelves that separate the kitchen and living room, come around the recliner, under the table, past me and into the bedroom, onto the bed, the window sill, up on the insulator display shelves, across her bridge and up to her cave. I have mentioned part of that route before, but this is a bit more.

And it’s all one smooth and very fast run, with some jumping involved as well. When she first started doing this she would lose control in the kitchen on the vinyl flooring and would slide into the cupboards with a rather loud “thunk”, but she would keep on going anyway. Now, however, she has learned to slow down in the kitchen, almost like a very fast walking, or maybe trotting, and once back on the carpet away she goes again, letting out a loud “yowrl” along the way! Gets rid of her energy that way which is a good thing. She needs that and she really enjoys our play times. It’s snowing a bit this morning with about 1.5 inches (about 3.5cm) so far, so I had to clean off all the feeders and put out fresh seeds for the birds.

Some people say I should have a roof on my main feeder, but birds prefer an open feeder, they can see enemies better so they feel more secure. Plus a roof doesn’t work if it’s windy. My one small feeder has a roof and it sits under the main feeder, but it still had just as much snow on it as the main one. But they are all cleared off and full of birds at the moment. Theodore the wild turkey was first at the feeder and since it was nice this morning I stood there and talked with him for awhile. He was actually quite talkative this morning. The other turkey isn’t so talkative, maybe it’s because he doesn’t come around as much. It’s a beautiful morning, all those bright evening grosbeaks and lots of blue jays this morning too. A great way to start the day. I hope you also have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
ยฉ2021 Steve McLeod.
Thanks for the coffee and scenery this morning! And a very special good morning to Muffin! She’s doing a marvelous job at keeping you active!๐๐ Have a great day!๐
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Thanks for stopping by Dusty, glad you enjoyed your coffee. Jasper and Silvie are out playing in the trees right now. Yep, Muffin keeps me running (to get out of the way so I don’t get trampled)!๐ณ๐น
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๐๐๐๐ Good for her๐๐
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Ha, ha.๐ณ๐น
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Meow, meow!=Morning good for you too!๐ธ
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Thank you so much Muffin!! It’s very nice to hear from you this morning! How about a little chin scratch for you?
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Meow,meow.=no,no, it chin rub.๐บ
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Ahhh. A chin rub it is then!!๐๐๐
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Meow,meow=Thank you….๐ธ
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You’re welcome๐๐
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Now you woke her up. And I’m fourth!
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Ahhh… I’m sorry๐๐คญ
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That’s okay, she doesn’t mind. Hey, wait, you’re laughing! And you didn’t read the final chapter of my story. Sniff.
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Snuck another one in on me.. BRB got to go read..
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You…. can’t leave the story end like that!! The END??!! WHAT IS THAT?๐คจ๐คจ
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Hmm, well, it’s kind of a story that ends without an ending.๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ฉ
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No more Steve??? Can’t see it!! No way!….
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Muffin and Mr. Cat could easily carry one as the world’s best cat PI’s!๐พ๐พ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
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Oh absolutely I agree!! But no Steve?? It’s just not right!!๐คฏ๐ณ
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Guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens.๐ค๐ณ๐
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But how will you come back to life??
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Who said I was coming back to life?๐ค
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You just did!!
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I never said that, you did.๐
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Then you did after me!๐
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I didn’t say it, I questioned it, big difference.๐๐
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Uh uh!!
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It’s completely different with a difference of being differently different.
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Fine then stay dead… the story will be kinda missing something if you’re not in it.. but if you wanna stay dead that’s up to you..๐๐
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Actually, Muffin is the boss, she makes the decisions in this story.๐๐๐
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You are such a.. ahh ahhh well you just are!!๐
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These things happen. Time to go, I didn’t get much sleep last night, hopefully tonight is better. Good night Dusty.๐ด๐ด
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Okay….๐ I will be checking from tome to time tomorrow. I fly back south tomorrow. Sleep good ๐ด ๐๐
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Hope your trip is going good. Heading back to that beautiful warm country once again.๐ญ๐
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Yep! And I am here in the wonderful upper 69 degree weather unpacking!๐ How about? You frozen stiff yet? Or should I say are you a Stevecickle?๐ฅถ๐ฅถ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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How can I freeze in this mild weather? Got another 1 and a half inches of snow, nothing too exciting. How can you stand that heat? Better sit under a palm tree for a while to cool off.๐ฅต๐ฅต๐ฅต๐ด๐ด๐ด
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As soon as the groceries are put away I am going to! I swear I saw someone I knew at the store! They scooted away so fast I lost her in the crowd.๐ Oh well..
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Women run away from me too.๐
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Oh yeah! I never thought of that! My looks!! Oh boy… now she’ll never admit she knows me ๐๐๐ฌ I even had my mask on!!
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I find a mask makes me look better.๐
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Me too! And she still ran away!๐คญ๐คญ
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๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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It wasn’t THAT funny๐๐๐๐
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I thought it was.๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Don’t push your luck๐คจ
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How about I run with it instead?๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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How about kNOT!
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But I need the exercise.๐ค
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Go outside and jump up and down๐๐๐
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It’s warmer where you are, so pretend your me, go outside, jump up and down and tell me how it was.๐๐คฃ๐๐๐๐
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Uh uh๐๐ too bad!๐๐๐ put on an extra pair of socks that shoukd help
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They kept falling off my ears.๐
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No no no… tie them end to end and put them on like a head band! ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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Now you tell me.๐
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I know… I have to do all of the thinking…
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Trying doing it faster next time.๐
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Oh you… now I gotta go faster?? That’s a tall order!!๐ฌ๐ณ
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Try sitting down then.๐
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How many jumping Jack’s to get you warmed up? Just remember I can only do one at a time๐๐๐
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I don’t know anyone named Jack, so how can I jump over him? Sounds dangerous anyway.๐ฌ
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Like the song… jumoin Jack Flash๐๐๐๐
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jumoin?
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๐jumpin๐๐
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Again? I thought we just did that?๐ค๐
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YOU!!!!!….๐คจ
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๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Such a ****!
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Just wait til you get fat fingers!๐
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I doubt it will happen. Besides, I use a keyboard.๐
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No fair๐
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Works better.๐๐
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Yeah… I spend all day behind a keyboard… I like using my phone for a change๐ so get used to my misspeling๐๐
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I still think a keyboard is better. I really don’t like using my phone, too small, doesn’t work good for me. I’m old fashioned, need the keyboard!๐๐
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I got my 4 mile walk in today. My goal is to do it everyday for the next two weeks. ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
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Hey, very good, keep it up!
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Im hoping to. Started getting a blister on my little toe from my new shoes, so now I’m afraid to eear them again. Oh well… back to the old ones.
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Got to break in the new ones gradually. Toss them in the water, stomp on them, drive over them a few times and they’ll be good as old in no time.๐
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Okay right… ordet a new pair right away!!๐๐๐๐
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Maybe try buying a used pair next time. Save the trouble of breaking them in.๐ค
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Go idea! Now I gotra find a used shoe store!๐ and do it faster…
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Or you just follow my method for breaking them in.
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Come to think of it…. it couldn’t have been her๐ค
She would never pretend not to recognize me..๐๐ she’s way to nice!
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That’s a good way to look at it.
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Ahahahahahahah…….
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Im guessing I’ve grown so old looking she didn’t recognize me.. ๐จโ๐ฆณ๐ง๐
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Oh, I’ll have to remember that one. With me they scream first and then run.๐ณ
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Ahahahah๐๐๐๐
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๐๐๐๐
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Back at ya๐๐๐๐๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Oh yeah? ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐น
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Yeah!!๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐คช๐คช๐คช๐คช๐คช
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EEEEEEk!
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So HA!๐๐๐๐๐๐
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And now I need to go buy some groceries!
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How can you eat in all that heat?๐ค๐ณ
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Very very easily ๐๐๐
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Did you go to bed early?
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In a sense.๐
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Dud you hit your head again and pass out? I keep telling you to be more careful when you’re cooking!๐๐
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It was chewing that made me jump to the ceiling. Oh that toooooootthh!๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ
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Very Good Morning Steve โ๏ธ Very Good Morning Muffin๐ธ That was a fun skating on the Vinyl floor isn’t it ๐ and hope you are satisfied with fun little talks๐ฅณ Roof top for feeders ๐ค good thought, but wind should support โบ๏ธ Have a lovely day โ๏ธ๐ and look at my competitors ๐ I’m second ๐
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Meow,meow=Oh, not fun sliding into cupboard, but would be fun sliding!๐น
Birds don’t like a roof over their heads,๐ฌ so that’s okay with me. Second place, you’ll have to try harder Simon!๐ Or is it try faster?๐ค Maybe earlier?๐ Something like that anyway! Have a nice Sunday Simon!๐๐บ๐โโ
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๐๐ธ That’s right Muffin ๐ But definitely fun sliding๐ yep, second place ๐ Month end Steve ,๐ง a working Sunday is definitely not fun ๐ and I couldn’t catch up with anything this month ๐ not the target too ๐๐. But if we are getting done to target every month then what fun ๐ธ๐ธ Have a nice evening Steve ๐คธ
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Working Sunday again?๐ค Oh well, try to have some fun anyway. ๐ Make a paper ball and throw it at someone, start a paper ball fight!๐๐ Those are always fun.๐ Just not when the boss is around.๐ณ๐ฌ Don’t work too late!๐๐
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๐ ๐๐hmm, I may not able to follow any of these ๐ ๐คธ But what I could do is ๐ค sit out and pretend to be serious of work๐ ๐ and watch some YouTube or read a story today ๐๐
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Hey, that sounds fun too!๐ But don’t let your boss catch you!๐ฌ And don’t let Nisha find out!๐ฒ๐ฒ You didn’t get the idea from me.๐
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Yes I got this from Steve, the Steve from France, definitly not the one fr Ontario Canada with a Cat called Muffin ๐ Nisha will not find out, I assure you ๐ Let’s keep this between us ๐
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Good thinking!๐ค No one will hear it from me that’s for sure. But I think Muffin is calling Nisha right now!๐๐พ
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Let me catch her phone before she wakes up from…๐ค hey do you call that mediation ๐ that’s what she told me, no that’s definitely sleeping ๐๐.
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Oh, you’re not at work yet?๐ฌ
Muffin, get off the phone!๐ณ๐
Ha,ha, do you think I would let Muffin tell on you?๐ค๐๐
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๐๐ Thank you for saving me from Muffin๐ค Muffin is kind and she won’t do such thing โบ๏ธ No I’m not leaving before 11am ๐ time is just 7:30 here ๐
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Hey, that’s good, now you have time to make breakfast for Nisha!๐
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Lucky me ๐ Her mom had prepared that already โบ๏ธ Hope you had a peaceful Saturday…๐ฅณ
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Yep, and today too! Wow, that is nice!๐๐บ
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Didnโt know you talked Turkey!
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Hehe. Yep, I talk turkey even without a turkey!๐
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Thanks for the coffee! Muffin reminds me of our Callie! She loves to play and runs from one end of the house to the other. She’s discovered the tiled floor in the kitchen can be a bit treacherous as she slides into the appliances and cabinets. ๐๐ฉ ๐ชโ๏ธ โ๏ธ
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I think Muffin might like the sliding if she didn’t slide into something along the way! Muffin meows hi to Callie!๐๐บโโ
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I guess you were just talking turkey with Ted…
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Yep, having a good ol’ time!๐๐ฆ
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Muffin must be tired out now…thanks for the coffee ! And the lovely pics ! …sleep well tonight ! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐บ๐คซ๐ด
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Muffin is enjoying her after supper nap right now. Thanks for coming by! I sure hope we will sleep good! I hope you do also!๐๐บโโ๐๐ด๐ด
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So today was a day yo sit and talk turkey eh. Love the descriptions
Fear not Laughter Is still With Us
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Yep, I enjoy talking turkey! Theodore does too!๐๐นโโ
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