For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Back with us on the desert…”We need to get Chung in to look at Angel,” I said, “I think she has been poisoned. Unfortunately they will be watching carefully all around the ruins right now.” “How about a diversion?”, asked Rock, “I can take Carine and Kara over to the other side and open fire at that main building you pointed out.” “Hmm, could be dangerous,” I said, “but it might be the best way, otherwise we would have to wait for nightfall, and that might be too late.”
So off they went and soon Rock was shooting at the building being used as their headquarters. The guards around the ruins began to shoot back so we knew where they all were located. Chung and I went down and quickly entered the first room, then followed down to the hidden room inside the tunnel. Chung immediately went to work with Angel. “Now, how do we get Jennifer and Jessica?”, asked Kat.
“That is not going to be easy,” I admitted, “they will not likely be drawn out of that building, it is likely the way to an old tomb filled with treasure.” Meowr?=What is tomb and treasure? Meow,meow.=Tomb is place where king is buried with lots of gold and other things worth lots of money. Meowr.=Oh, maybe I know where tomb place is. “Where is that?”, I ask him. Meowr.=Follow me. He goes to the wall and says to push on two stones, about 3 feet apart, so Muffin helps out and pushes on one stone while Storm pushes on the other.
A door opens and we go down another tunnel, turn to the right and ends. Storm says to push on two more stones which I do this time and another door opens into a room that is obviously the tomb of the king, filled with a lot of gold and other things. Meowr=My mate and me come here sometimes, nice quiet place away from bad people. He put his head down again. He always gets sad talking about his mate. I’m getting kind of mad about it.
“We will get those men that killed your mate,” I said. Meowr.=He called Henry, brother to Charles. We go back out to the other room. “How is she Chung?”, I ask him. “She will be fine, might take some days though,” he said, “but we need to take her from here soon.” Hmm, and we also need to get Jenny and Jessica. Carine and Kara come and join us. “Rock will be here shortly,” said Carine. Sure enough he did show up. Now, how do we get the girls out of that main building?
Meanwhile, back at the chateau…Annelie was by herself for a while waiting for supper, constantly checking her laptop as she usually does, when Jake called her again. “Hey girl, got more news for you, but you’re not going to like it,” he began, “all you girls are on a hit list and this is the order of the hits, write it down, this is important.” “Okay,” said Annelie, “give it to me.”
“Okay, Candace, Meja, Kara, Kira, Kristina, Carine, Angel, Lajla, you, Jennifer, Kat,” he said, “the first two are done, Kara is next, protect her at all cost, keep her alive and everyone stays alive.” “Why is that?”, she asked, “won’t he just go for the next on the list?” “Not this guy, he is known as “the Stinger”, and he always follows a list in order,” said Jake, “he says it is bad luck to change the order and he never does. Plus he is a sniper, he will always be a long ways off when he does the job, no one in that car killed Candace, she was shot from somewhere else”.
“How about a church belltower?”, she asked. “Yep, that would be perfect for him,” said Jake, “and he only uses a gun once, again he considers it bad luck to use it twice for a hit, so he leaves it behind with a note which always says, “the sting of death”. No one has a photo of him either and he never has face to face contact with the person who hires him, always done through a third party. You said only Baldwin knew when the new girls would come, think about that, what about his wife?”
“But her daughter is on the list, and they have a good relationship,” said Annelie. “But maybe Baldwin pays too much attention to the daughter,” said Jake. “No more than the rest of us,” answered Annelie. “And you are all on the list, maybe this new wife is a jealous type and wants Baldwin to herself total like,” said Jake, “that is why none of the guys are on the list, they are not a problem to her. I am just saying, seems like it must be Baldwin or his wife. I will keep digging, but keep Kara alive if you can.” He hangs up and Annelie sits there trying to digest this news.
To Be Continued.
©2022 Steve McLeod.
Oh boy!! Try telling Baldwin his wife has contracts out on all the women!!😬😬😳😲 I don’t know if he’ll take that very well?? What are you going to do about the tomb and the treasure??😬😲😳 This is getting really good!!!😁😊
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It won’t be easy telling Baldwin that, he might be quite devastated by the news. More proof might be needed first, like maybe checking the bank to see if money is missing? This kind of hit man would not be cheap. Then I think Baldwin will be quite angry, he does have a bit of a temper. And Shirley would end up in prison for a long time. Or, maybe it’s Baldwin, though that makes less sense. The tomb and treasure would have to be handed over to the government of the country we are in. Now we still have to get Jennifer and Jessica and then get out of there. And quickly to save Angel.😯👩😼😼😼🕵️
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Yes, getting proof is key to proving she’s the one. How can Annalie do that without Baldwin knowing?🤔 Although he’s a pretty smart guy… I am sure that he’s already figured out who it was that knew besides him..
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Well, Annelie is going to need to be very careful and not say anything about this to Baldwin or Shirley, otherwise Shirley just might take matters into her own hands and kill Annelie herself, perhaps blaming it on Aurela. So how does she go about looking for proof? I don’t think Baldwin would even consider Shirley as a suspect. Like I say, he would be devastated by the thought.
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That’s what makes it so intriguing!!😁 Will be able to hide her search for facts without seeming to be the one behind it??😳😲
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Well, if it is Shirley, she would have to pay Stinger after each hit is done. Easy if she has her own bank account, but if she only has a joint account with Baldwin then he would notice money disappearing, the same amount each time going out in cash. That would make him suspicious I think. Annelie could easily hack into the bank account if she knew which one, Baldwin has dozens all over the world!😬 And who would she be using to make the payments? Hmm…🤔👩
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Those are all very pertinent points! He has to have some idea of who it could be… don’t ya think 🤔
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He’s the type that keeps track of money very closely, but if he gave Shirley her own bank account, then he wouldn’t know. And he may not want to believe it’s her, “love is blind” sometimes.😬😯
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Hmm… this is going to get very interesting..🤔🤔
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It was also interesting that Shirley was very quick to welcome Aurela, could Aurela be the messenger to pay the Stinger?🤔😬
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Ooooo…. good one!! Ya know?? I’ll bet that’s the case!! That way she’s right there and able to keep an eye on her!!😉😁
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It’s quite possible, after all, it just seems too coincidental for her to show up right now. We need the cats around to do some sniffing and expose these bad guys, um, girls.🤔😼😼😼
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They would be perfect for doing that!! Who would suspect them??🙄🤔
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They could tell if Aurela can be trusted and they could tell if Shirley has changed. But we are too far away and don’t even know what is going on back home.😬😮🙀🙀🙀👩
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You need more 🐈😻!!
Some in the field and some to stay home and keep a watch on things there!!😉😊😁
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That’s true, well, we now have Storm added in to the team. But he will need some training too when we get home. That will be the job of Muffin and MC.😁😺😺😺
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Absolutely! Who better than those two to give him the best training!!😉😁😺😸
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That is exactly right! They have to train him in ways that only a cat can do it. Learning the slingshot and other gadgets, sniffing out bombs, drugs and other stuff.😁😺😺😺
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But you need to find him a partner!😦
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Well, that won’t be quite so easy. He probably won’t want a new mate just yet anyway, it will take a while to get over his mate’s death.😥😿
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That’s very understandable 🤔 Poor little fella😔
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Yep, he has been through a lot.😟
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I wonder if he’ll be looking for a mate from his home country?🤔 That could be difficult! How often do you get to North Africa??🤔🙄😬
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Margay’s don’t live in Africa, they live in S and C America. This little guy came from Brazil originally.😟
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Oh!! Thats right!!! You said that in the story!! Say… I just thought of something…. Wasn’t John’s headquarters in there also??🙄🙄🤔🤔😲😲
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Yes indeed, he spent some time there for a while. But remember, he’s dead now, we made sure he was actually buried, um, cremated.😁🙄
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Yes… but perhaps those two bad men were a part of John’s crew??🤔🙄
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Aha! They do think a lot like John, get rich quick scheme, though always some criminal activity. So maybe John trained them down in Brazil. That’s a good thought!🤔😬🕵️
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See??😉 All that from one little kitten!😉😁😊😂😂
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True enough, however we don’t know if it’s true or not yet. And does this have anything to do with the hits out for the girls?🤔😬 Or are these separate cases? I tend to think they are separate if Shirley is the guilty person.🤔😬
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Hmmm… that is an intriguing thought! I kinda think that myself! Just because the two villains are in the desert with no visible mean of communicating…. 😉😁
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Yes, that is definitely a give away, how can they communicate if they can’t communicate? Still, Jessica did communicate with us, or did she?🤔😬🙄
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Aha!! Hmmmm….. maybe it was all a setup by her??😳😲😲😲
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Or perhaps by someone else to get us all out of town for a while so that other “things” could be put in place. Too bad we don’t know what is going on back at the chateau.😬
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You have got to get a move on!! The whole business could be in trouble!!!😳😲😲
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But we don’t know there is any problems happening.😯
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I know!!😬😬 Oh my!! This isn’t good!!
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But we do have to get out of here quickly because of Angel, so maybe her getting poisoned was actually a good thing, otherwise we might be going a lot slower.🤔😟
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I sure hope so!😬 How will I sleep with all these scenarios going through my mind!!😵💫😦
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Think how hard it is for me!
Well, another day comes to a close, good night Dusty, more chattering tomorrow!😁🌙❄️❄️
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Alrighty!
Good Night 😴 🥱
Pleasant Dreams 😴 🥱
Good Night Muffin kitten 😸 🤗
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Good morning Dusty! How’s it going?
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It’s going great how was your day
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Not bad I guess, hurt myself again shoveling the snow off my steps, but it had to be done. I slipped and fell in the snow too. I landed on some milk crates. Wasn’t fun.
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Is it done snowing?
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Just a light snow falling now. We only got 12 inches, which is still too much.
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I agree hopefully this will be the last snowfall you have to deal with are you able to be up and move Around
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Moving around is painful, right now I’m sitting, I should really be lying down. But I can’t do that all day. I had to clean my steps off, there was about 18 inches covering them. I didn’t want to shovel snow this time, but sometimes it’s more dangerous to leave it.
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The can’t believe how busy the road I’m walking on is today it’s terrible
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You’re out walking? I’m going to write my next chapter now, talk later.😁
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It’s alright I can walk and talk at the same time
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Hey, not bad, doing 2 things at once is great ability, I have trouble doing 1 thing at a time!😟😂😂🤣🤣😹😹
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That’s cuz what you do is way more complicated!
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Really? Getting out of bed is complicated??😮😂😂😹😹
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It is if it’s you!!😂😂😂
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That’s a good thought. Hey what am I saying?😮🤨
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Did you go away?
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Nope right here! My son in law called me.
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Oh, that’s nice.😁
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Yeah I thought so !😁
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Did you have a nice visit?
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Yeah, he’s doing the dock for me, so we were going over things for that. Nothing to complicated.
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Hey, good for him!
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Yep!
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He’s gone now.
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Who’s gone now?
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My son in law
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That’s who I was talking about.
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Exactly! Me 3 😁
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That’s for sure.
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I agree completely 😁😊
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Where did you go??
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Nowhere, right here waiting for you.
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Oh! Things must be slow again!
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It has been a sort of slow day.
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Not for me!! I did my walk in the shortest time yet! I was trying to get back before you went to finish today’s chapter. But you were gone busy writing already😏
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I would have been gone writing by that time.
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I know! But I could have walked and talked at the same time as we’ve already determined!😂😂
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But I can’t write and talk at the same time and I was already gone by the time you told me that you could talk and walk at the same time that you walk and talk.🤔🙄
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Ok.. no harm done either way.😁😊
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That’s good, glad you made it back safely.
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Yep! I had to dodge 2 cars in the crosswalks today!!🤨 They either don’t see me or don’t care!! Grrr..
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Oh my, that’s not good.😬🙀 On the other hand, maybe you have lost so much weight it’s hard to see you now.😁🙄
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Well I have lost more… but not that much more!! They’re just in a hurry and most don’t look! Or they stop in the crosswalks! So I either need to walk out in front if them and hope the traffic doesn’t get or go around the back of them and chance nobody is turning off the road because they can’t see me behind the cars!!
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I saw one day a car stopped on a crosswalk just as a young woman was going to cross. She jumped onto the hood of his car and walked across, jumped off the other side like nothing happened. The guy in the car was sure yelling.😂😂😹😹
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Yeah!! I know!! I just shake my head and keep going!!
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You’ve done that too? Wow, now that’s brave.😮
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No I haven’t walked across anyone’s hood, but I’d like to!!🤨
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Good way to get a permanent shake in your head.🙄🙄
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Maybe that’s what it is??😲😳
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Oh my, oh my. Maybe you’re on shaky ground?😂😂
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Impossible for me to tell!! It’s all shaking!!😂😂😂
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I thought you lost weight?😂😂
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Yeah!!🤨🤨 What about it??? Are you calling a bowl of jello??🤨🤨
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You said the ground was shaking, not me.🙄
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Ohhhh….you!!😂😂😂😛😛
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hehehehehehehehehe!😂😂😂
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Ha!!😛😛😛😂😂
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I thought so too.😂
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There goes that thinking again 😂😂😂
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I didn’t think, I thought, which is the past practiciple of think.😁😁
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Oh well then excuse me for having missed the participle!!😏😏🙄🙄🤭🤭🤭
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Okay, you are excused.😁
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You spelled participle wrong…😛😛🤭🤭
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No I didn’t, I spelled practiciple, which is what I wanted to write. It’s the past tension of participle.
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Uh huh🙄🙄 sure if you say so…😂😂
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Didn’t you ever take grammatical error in school?🤔🙄
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No but I think my phone did!!🤔😂😂😂😂
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We probably had the same teacher. I heard that my teacher took an early retirement. Seems whenever she heard the name Steve, she would scream, run and hide under her bed. Very strange behavior.🤔
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But very understandable!!😂😂😂
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I didn’t understand it. How strange.
Well, tis time for bed time in northern land.
Good night Dusty!😁😺
Have a good night!😁😴🌙
More chatter tomorrow.😁
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You have a good night also!😁
Sleep Well! 🥱 😴
Dream Pleasant things!😁😊 Talk again tomorrow 😁😊
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Rightio dio deo hey hooooo!
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Lol you are something else!!😉😁😂😂😂
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