LibraLiz1973
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:35 PM
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What's with this guy at the capital building? Bomber? |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 12:40 PM by LibraLiz1973
The 2 suitcases? Dressed in black?
I wonder what his point is. I don't think he's a suicide bomber. Seems like if you were a suicide bomber you would detonate sooner rather than later.
Edited: Also, you will notice they put caution tape all around him & they evacuated the area. Yet there he stands- not talking to anyone. Creepy
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:38 PM
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:47 PM
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18. The suitcases are full of cash... |
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He was waiting for Delay.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:49 PM
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22. lol. So it was a DeLay delivery? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:40 PM
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2. think he has Frist or Reid in the crosshairs? |
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is this being covered on tv?
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:42 PM
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4. Coverage on MSNBC right now, live |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:43 PM
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:44 PM
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9. I'm new so I have to ask. What does EOM mean? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:45 PM
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11. eom = end of message, nt = no text usually used to indicate a |
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post where all the content is in the header.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:47 PM
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20. Thank you lectrobyte! |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:47 PM
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:41 PM
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3. Snipers are about 20 feet behind him |
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They are saying the man is Asian & has been standing there for more than 1 1/2 hours.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:43 PM
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7. They Just Dragged Him Away |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:04 PM
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36. How long was he standing there before anyone noticed? n/t |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:43 PM
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6. They just bum rushed him took him down & ran away with him |
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The bags are still there. Now they will bring in the Hazmat team & the robots to see what the heck is in those bags.
I hope it's something funny like Pez dispensers
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:44 PM
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10. If That Guy Was There For Innocent Reasons It's Sad.. |
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Bu6t he just stood there staring for an hour...
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:45 PM
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13. Maybe he was waiting for his ride? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:46 PM
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16. We Will Find Out Shortly... |
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It looked suspicious to me....
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:46 PM
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14. The way they dragged him away was wild |
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They hauled butt with him being dragged basically on his stomach with his shirt up a bit. The stomach burn from the concrete will be a big problem I think. They were moving really fast.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:44 PM
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8. CNN reporting man has been apprehended... |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:45 PM
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12. anyone think of asking him whether or not he needs some kind of |
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assistance? Maybe he's lost or confused?
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:46 PM
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17. They said someone came and spoke to him in Asian |
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Who knows whats going on with this story.
He made no threat.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:51 PM
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24. Please say that the reporter's didn't say "Spoke to him in Asian" |
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It's like speaking to someone in "European," "American," "African"
Lordy lordy lordy. :)
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:52 PM
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27. Nope. That is verbatim what came out of the reporters mouth |
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on MSNBC. Which is why I wrote it that way. I also got a good chuckle out of it.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:58 PM
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54. What's Wrong With Speaking American? |
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All the furriners should speak 'Merican, that's what all my freeper coworkers tell me.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:47 PM
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21. No, see, apparently he was "asian". That means he was possibly... |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 12:48 PM by Brotherjohn
... Muslim. Too close for comfort in Bush's America.
Seriously, though. That's what I wondered. Did anyone (a cop, even) just go up to him and ask him if he needed anything?
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:51 PM
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25. Then he chose a bad place to get lost or confused |
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Good rule of thumb: Don't carry large bags near any government buildings in DC. You risk getting fucked up.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:46 PM
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i remember same kind of protest at the UN a couple of years ago... http://www.fofg.org/
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:50 PM
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23. Hmm. Thats a possibility for sure. |
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But he wasn't making very much of a statement standing there. I guess it all depends what ends up being in the suitcases.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:27 PM
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They may just blow them up, like they did with that lady's luggage a couple months ago, even after they knew it was no threat.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:52 PM
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26. Sad thing is, anything we hear now about this will be through the Bush... |
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... media filter.
The guy could have been there waiting for a friend to pick him up, but just didn't speak English well.
The guy's wife could have just kicked him out.
The guy could be autistic.
But now, no matter what the real story, we'll probably hear that he was some disgruntled, unstable foreigner trying to make a statement/threat (and who will be spending the next decade or two at Gitmo).
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:52 PM
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28. God I hope he wasn't autistic. |
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They really hit him to get him down.
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:55 PM
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 12:56 PM by RITPTV
The guy could have been there waiting for a friend to pick him up, but just didn't speak English well.
The guy's wife could have just kicked him out.
The guy could be autistic.
Are you kidding?
He turned and looked at a bunch of swat guys pointing guns at him and he barely flinched. He's up to seomthing. There's more to this.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:01 PM
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34. I haven't seen any coverage (cube-rat). Just throwing out possibilities. |
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The way it's been described, though, it seems like no one even bothered to find out why the guy was there before going medieval on him. Someone apparently went up to him and spoke to him "in Asian" (quoting MSNBC), but that only increases the possibility of at least a language barrier aggravating the situation.
Now I read something about him having a ski mask on... of course that would be another matter altogether.
But from what I had heretofore read, the possibility of autism (or any number of other conditions) was not unreasonable.
An autistic person would very likely have just stared unresponsively if a bunch of SWAT guys pointed guns at him. He would not view it the same way we would... it would probably just confuse him (depending on the severity of his condition).
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:22 PM
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43. Were you there? Or did CNN show that? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:24 PM
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44. Great that you're so sure of it! |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:44 PM
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49. He Was Probably Ordered Not To Move A Muscle Or Be Shot. |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 01:46 PM by DistressedAmerican
There is nothing in that sceneraio that would have me making any quick, sudden movements...
Would that explain it dor you?
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:56 PM
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31. Good reason for an elevation of the Terra alerts? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:53 PM
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29. Do You Think They Told Him To Stand Stiil like That? |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 12:54 PM by DistressedAmerican
Weird...
If you suspected him of having a detonator, you may well order him not to move.
Where's CNN in this?
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Mon Apr-11-05 12:58 PM
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32. Just showed bomb disposal approaching bags before the commercial. |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:00 PM
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33. I'm curious as to what is in the bag??? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:05 PM
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...Tom DeLay's March kickback payment?;)
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:39 PM
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47. GOP talking points memos |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:39 PM
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48. "Asian" translation books? n/t |
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:21 PM
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61. World Book Encyclopedias |
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He was waiting patiently outside for the "lady of the house" to come to the door.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:04 PM
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37. The bags haven't been taken away yet... |
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CNN just showed a live shot with the bags just sitting there...:shrug:
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:07 PM
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40. Well the hazmat team is there & the bomb team |
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with the dogs & the robot. I'm sure they want to make sure nothing is in there before they open it
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:05 PM
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39. The reporters on MSNBC |
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are going out of their way to stress that NO THREAT was ever made. That's good because I'm sure crazy Bush voters are ready to throw their chances at social security in the gutter to give Buscho more money to "protect" the country.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:12 PM
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41. Story in the Washington Post |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:45 PM
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50. In what way did he threaten to blow anything up? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:48 PM
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Your guess is as good as mine. All the other MSM say there was no threat. Who knows & will we ever know? http://www.kliljedahl.net
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:18 PM
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42. My Question Is Did It Really Take Them 40 Minutes To Notice This Guy?!?! |
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Seems to me like if he really were a suicide bomber he had plenty of time to go through with the act.
What does this say about our security at the Capital?
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:28 PM
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46. Did he have a DU bumper sticker on his forhead? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:47 PM
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51. He's probably standing there to prove how out of control our govt |
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is. He didn't resist. As far as I can tell, he didn't do anything, unless he did indeed threaten to blow it up.
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Mon Apr-11-05 01:56 PM
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53. hmmmmm...standing against the law? Maybe he's mental! |
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:03 PM
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55. CNN Going Live Again. |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 02:05 PM by DistressedAmerican
Hazmat has x-rayed the bags. They still haven't moved on them.
Apparently CNN thinks they are planning to destroy them.
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:10 PM
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56. bout to blow em! 3:10 eastern! Tune in! |
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:11 PM
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57. So Now We Won't Know What Was In Them? |
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:12 PM
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58. I Stil Bet We See Clothes Flying... |
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Edited on Mon Apr-11-05 02:12 PM by DistressedAmerican
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:16 PM
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59. Not Everyday You Get To Watch Them mBlow Shit Up At The Capital! |
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Kablooie.
No secondary blast.
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:17 PM
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60. Looks Like Clothes On Slo Mo Replay. |
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Still going the second bag...
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Mon Apr-11-05 02:39 PM
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MSNBC says timing device, wires, and "3 sticks of something".
CNN Says Harmless Clothes and stuff!
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