Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Shake With Anticipation! Ninja Battle Approaches!
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Kei: Hah, that sounds like great fun ^___^ I'll have to try that on Mike.

Akamaru: Well, I can forgive you if you've been working AToTS, but not for being moody. Is bad. Unless it's the stylishly attractive kind of moody.

I'll have to get to a computer so's I can read it when it comes out- I'll be in CA then ^_^

Mo: Well, it's close ^_^; Seriously, I have more jackets than any other article of clothing. I recently got rid of two because I didn't wear or like them particularly and I wanted to make room, and then I got two more >.>;

And yes, I know what priapism is ^_~ [Note: bad statement to make even in the best of circumstances...]

Shinneh: Ah, that's okay. But if there's a free spot on either of the days we'll have to go for it ^_^

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Lo and behold, I have created a new Friends Test, cause I was bored. Click here to take it.

The film's finished and complete now, and we've been sorting out those final niggly details to do with the screenings. I sent off all the booking forms this afternoon, only to find that I'd left one piece of paperwork for one of the venues at home -__-;

At least we have plenty of envelopes.

Getting ready for the Expo properly now. I'm having my hair cut slightly shorter at the beginning of next week, because it's really starting to piss me off now, especially when it's windy or I want my car windows open. It's constantly in my face, like some kind of raucus stand-up comedian.

I've also bought a 4GB iPod (urgh, it feels rather unnecessary but I don't want to have to lug my CD player and a whole load of discs everywhere) and three mangas an anticipation of the plane flights. I've ordered the first two Bleach mangas and Trigun Maximum 5, because I want to know what happens and I've become interested in the story again, despite being disappointed by 3 and 4.

Half-Life 2: Episode 1 is quite difficult. Very little ammo, much plus enemies.

Erms... not much else is happening. I'll take a picture of my new hair and show youse all, heh. It'll probably be Monday.

*hugs* Take care! I need to get off the computer so Dan can do actual work. Tsk.
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Kiss Me, I'm Single
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22nd May

Kei: Oh, Mike does drunk incredibly well. Almost too well... *raises eyebrow*

Akamaru: What, why, when and how much I spurt is none of your business. Unless, of course...

...you are bad for my innocence, you know ^_~

Where are you, by the way? I've not seen you in ages. It makes me sad.

2nd May

Kei: Visial sex, eh? Thankies ^_^ I am very pleased with it, heh.

Shin: There's a Smash Bros: Melee tournament on the fourth day, if you're interested. Sounds like it could be a laugh, although I fear that my skills have deteriorated since I last played, heh.

But I really can't wait ^_______^ Meeting up will be Teh Beanz.

Ben: Sorry about that ^_^; But you're not much better you know, sneaking off for months on end :p

But I have your MySpace now, which is all good.

12th May

Sara: I will, I promise ^__^

Kei: *huggu*

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Well, there's little I can actually update with... been fairly successful getting stuff done toward the film, but there's some important grant forms that need to be sent off by Friday which are starting to make me sweat somewhat.

And I need summer wear, badly >.>; California won't appreciate me walking around in most of what I have in my wardrobe, heh.

In the meantime, though: a Googlism.

hugo is boss Obey me!
hugo is the dreamweaver How poetic.
hugo is fat You aren't exactly slim yourself, Mr Internet.
hugo is expecting death Yes, I've invited him over for tea and biscuits.
hugo is spinning in his grave Whee! Although that is why I've invited death over, so he can sort this out.
hugo is at it again When am I not?
hugo is back" von feuergolem Yes. Yes I am von fishsprout
hugo is in need of a loving home Adopt me?
hugo is boss by john marshall and christian parenti but venezuela's "revolution" faces many obstacles Mmm, poor Venezuela.
hugo is fatter than me despite the fact that he denies it *cries*
hugo is an intense An intense what?
hugo is currently not operational ERROR 404 HUGO NOT FOUND
hugo is an object Hail to inanimaty.
hugo is an ongoing project which addresses the needs of a small business That I am. Anyone have any small businesses with needs that I should address? No? Suit yourself...
hugo is incorporated in geneva Yes. Like some cheeses.
hugo is da boss? Believe if, mofo. Fo' shizzle da nizzle!
hugo is 50 degrees fahrenheit with a july temperature average of 81 degrees Damn, I'm hawt.
hugo is best known for his novels "notre Have YOU read it yet?
hugo is ?n spesialis omroeper by radiosondergrense en verantwoordelik vir ...
hugo is one of the leading if design systems T'is true! If you don't have me now you'll fall behind in this ever-changing dog-eat-dog world
hugo is undeniably going through dire funding straits Erm, partially true...
hugo is in need of a loving home in pa Take me to Pa!
hugo is involved in bad things and advise alita to "wake him up from this foolish dream of his It is a very foolish dream, to be fair.
hugo is a division headquarters of the frisco railroad and has frisco shops Frisco = Better than Wimpy
hugo is the grand central passenger traffic point from little rock on the east to oklahoma city on the northwest GIVE ME YOUR LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS!
hugo is our only stud dog but will only be used by someone if their bitch is health tested and is of sufficient quality Only the best for me. Gods, there is no way this is acting in my favour.
hugo is not only a game; hugo the famous tv troll is a nice teacher to singaporean kids teaching values of life My secret identity!
hugo is far more powerful than expected Mwahahahaha!
hugo is trend with a capital T, dude.
hugo is on the agenda and must be dealt with swiftly to curb expenditure
hugo is ideally located in southeastern oklahoma at the end of the indian nation turnpike where us highways 70 and 271 come together Man, have I been wrong all these years.
hugo is native of ste Should be in Oklahoma, originally from Ste, wants to be in Pa... I'm all over the place in The Land of Nonsense Names.
hugo is *insert adjective here*
hugo is a multi *insert limb*-ed *insert creature here*
hugo is stressed out all day by all the work she has that day Yeah.
hugo is now a champion *insert relevant Queen song*
hugo is a loving husband and father That's news to me o_o;
hugo is head of the brain building group at the computer science departement of the utah state university I build brains from cheese and peanuts!
hugo is recommended for romantic use
hugo is approaching dominica And she told me that she wasn't interested. Bitch.
hugo is certainly not your typical sixteen No, because I'm actually 20.
hugo is not your typical used book shop No, because I'm actually a hairdresser's.
hugo is clearly a very worthy recipient of the kaufman award Clearly.
hugo is blind But I type remarkably well.
hugo is a truly charming man *blushes*
hugo is a funny guy too Stop, you're too much! Don't think I haven't forgotten that 'fat' comment
hugo is dead That explains the blindness.
hugo is a catholic school And a hairdresser's. Come in for a trim, come out supporting the Pope. Classy!
hugo is our first homebred puppy Now I will rip up your magazines and crap on your bed.
hugo is best Tough on stains and microwaves chips to a perfect golden brown.
hugo is famous worldwide for his works and his masculinity
hugo is able to cross the chasm On his face!
hugo is to be awarded home Oh, good.
hugo is bitterly envious of odin and the attention odin receives from the coach and everyone else at school Damn that Odin! Lourding it over me with his Norse Godliness!
hugo is invited to his father's office for dinner to discuss the coach's concerns with his star player That Odin again!
hugo is a friendly troll with lots of personality and a charming family But I hate Odin!
hugo is to spend time in the home that he created and loved In Pa.
hugo is classified as a refreshing by most scientists and a few excited journalists
hugo is worried that the patenting of partial and uncharacterized cdna sequences will reward those who make routine It keeps me awake at night.
hugo is not your average north american puppy No, for I have six legs and a rocket pack.
hugo is a virtual community of independent badgers
hugo is a tool that allows to manage concurrent execution of unix programs All your Macs are belong to me!
hugo is so committed to the quality of the printing Mmm, that's good inkin'
hugo is about to tangle with a particularly nasty pooch AAAAH! MY LEGS! MY LEGS! IT'S TAKEN MY LEGS!
hugo is given annually by the world science fiction society No more than once a year; side effects may include priapism, diarrhoea, peristalsis and a slight cough.

Wow, now I feel immature *grimaces*
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Monday, June 12, 2006

Me + Few days away = Injury news!
Well, kind of ^_^;

We had a two-day medieval camp at Petworth House this weekend and had loads of fights and bits of training, all of which were in temperatures of no less than 25 Celcius. There was one point where I felt so hot after one of the tournaments that I felt I was either going to pass out or throw up, so I ripped myself out of the armour as quickly as possible. But one thing I didn't notice as I was taking my gauntlets off was where my pottery cup was sitting just next to my armour basket (which, in retrospect was a stupid place for me to put it in the first place).

It sort of happened in slow motion. I recognised that the cup was there when I was slipping my left gauntlet off, but because that was where I was looking I instinctively went to drop it there. And as soon as it left my hand I realised my grave error. During its brief flight, I was thinking "Please don't break, please don't break; oh, it's not broken yet it'll be fine-"

Smash.

"Piss it."

And thus I discovered that metal is harder than pottery. It's still useable as... most of a cup, but now has a less-than-attractive (and somewhat dangerous for lips) cracked-edge dip along one half of the brim. I drank tea from it without hurting myself though, which was alright. I'll buy another one anyway, though.

Who needs the World Cup when you have three swords and an axe?

The fights were fantastic ^___^ I didn't win any battles as such- only a couple of one-on-one bouts inside the tourney itself -but I was so pleased with how I was doing. I know I can still be better and stronger, but I can work on that when my muscle fatigue stops.

We were relatively injury free this weekend. The only thing that really bothered most of us was the heat, and it almost became a race to die first just so you could lie down in the shade somewhere. That said, I have a right nice bruise on my left arm where I fell on it and the breastplate chopped into it. My back muscles ache a lot and I didn't wear my knee supports all weekend so my knees are bashed to buggery from the armour, but nothing too bad. Just means I'll have arthiritis before too long ^_~

The results of my X-Ray came back last week and I had a phone consultation from my doctor. It's kind of... the bone cyst hasn't really filled in at all, and where I had the metal pins in could be showing signs of somethingoranother (I can't remember the word for the condition, although I know I've heard it before). So I'm going to see a specialist in August who should hopefully have my other X-rays to look at and compare. So that's... news.

Feeling fine as of myself. Just need to get some more organisational work done that I've been putting off for a while and do something I forgot about last week, heh.

*hugs all* Take care. I'll give comment-backs when I can see comments again, heh.
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Friday, June 2, 2006

Reprise
I'm back, heh ^_^;

Sorry to disappear like that. At least it's good to know the PM system's working again :p

Different stresses have been piling up on me the last few weeks, compounded above everything else by an increasing feeling that I don't belong anywhere, and it pretty much hit the nail on the head when I saw myself removed from one of my friends' Friends List. It sounds so simple and petty, but it was incredibly symbolic to me. So I just thought "Screw it", and turned my site off, half intending of not coming back for a good few months. But I'm never one to hold a grudge, and I reckon I'd only piss people off more if I went off in a huff ^_^;

Times I've felt like doing stuff like this before have always appeared too melodramatic; it was only then that I was actually moved enough to feel it was justified. I'm determined to cope, though.

So I redesigned my site. And I'm mightily pleased- moreso than ever before, heh. I like background images that fit together seamlessly, rather than having obviously repeating borders.

Back to Business
I can't believe it's only twenty-seven days until I go to the US. There's so much stuff I still need to do! I'm really looking forward to it, though, hehe. I even registered at the Anime Expo forum in anticipation ^_^ Mmm, it's a bad sign when things like that get you excited...

So anyway... things are okay. It's swings and roundabouts to a certain extent, but on the whole I'm pleased with how things are going. Just need to get control of my emotions, myself and where I want to take my life. Things are still a little fuzzy, heh.

*hugs all* Take care ^_^
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Sunday, May 21, 2006

Only Slightly Hurt
Wednesday 3rd May

Mo: My X-ray's this coming Tuesday, heh. And before that on Monday I have a check-up about the operation I had last year... it's shaping up to be a fun week so far.

Kei: *hugs*

Sara: I miss you too.

Ken: Thanks ^_^ Nice avatar, by the way :p

Saturday 13th May

Emmelie: If I hadn't had breakfast I would have passed out. I almost did when I took a crack to my knee with a sword Christmas two years back, and that wasn't any fun.

And yeah, the sword is made of a steel alloy, but it's been used so much and it can start to develop faults in specific places if it tends to undergo a lot of stress in that area. It's just one of those things. It was a fantastic sword, but I can still make it into something worthwhile.

Liam: The swords aren't from our usual swordsmiths- they're cheap Indian replicas of Cavalry Sabres that begin life sharp, but we blunt them down and practice because they're the only ones we can find that suit that particular period. They just hadn't been blunted yet.

Sami: Yeah, sounds like something they'd do. And you do have to lose a certain amount of common sense to do reenactment.

Problem with this period is that you didn't wear armoured gauntlets; if I had been it would have been no trouble, but we were practicing for something later in History.

Kei: Yeah, heh. I don't think it'll happen again.

Akamaru: I don't like pain; it just happens to me more often than perhaps it should. It's not like I go out to get hurt, but when you throw yourself into something you are going to get that much closer to the action, heh.

Annsie: Thanks ^_^ *hugs*

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[EDIT: Okay, for some reason adding in new tables in posts screws everything up. I've just had to delete three posts. Oh well.]

Have you ever chased after something for so long you've forgotten why it was so vital to you?

I never really got over the end of a relationship I had with someone quite some months ago. And over the last few weeks we'd been getting back in touch much more, and even though I could spell out to myself why it wouldn't work, I wanted to try and pursue it anyway. I just wanted to be close.

And I'd geared myself up so many times to try and tell her how I felt, but now... it doesn't seem right any more. And I'm back to where I was. Which isn't an entirely bad thing, but it doesn't feel particularly great right now. I wish... ah, never mind.

Passing each other
My hands' doing okay now; thanks for your concern ^_^

London was great- there's this fantastic Pixar exhibition on at the moment with THE BEST moving display I've ever seen. It's simply awe-inspiring. And the R.O.D manga's just being released in English now, which pleases me no end. Although the latest edition of Tsubasa I picked up had two of the chapters repeated in the middle, so there's some story I missed >.>; Must contact Del Rey about that.

Work's been alright, too. Haven't done as much as I was intending do but it's not a huge rush at the moment. Just piecing things together, and then we'll run a blitz on pushing advertisement and marketing to drum up interest (and hopefully some money).

Went out last night, too. That was interesting, heh. Mike got absolutely smashed, and while I was due to be staying at Gemma's (where my car was), she thought it'd be best if we escorted him home and stayed the night to look after him. He's really funny when he's plastered, but impossible to try and compromise with.

"Mike, drink your water."

"I want to go to bed."

"Okay, but you should drink your water first."

"Look! Twisty!" [N.B. 'Twisty' is a book of carpet samples]

"Yes, it is. Now drink your water."

"We're redecoratin'."

"Mike, drink."

"I'm so sex-ee! I was fighting the ladies off tonight Did you see me?"

"..."

And so-on until he threw up in the toilet. Then we went to bed.

But I did have a much better time than I thought I would. And I discovered that I can dance, if given the motivation and confidence. Which is pretty cool, heh.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Web Masters

Comments! Kei: Yeah, it's only really meant as an interim car until I pass my Advanced Driving test. Then I'll have lower insurance and'll be able to drive bigger cars better, heh. Although my last car was meant as an interim one as well. Hmm... John: Good point ^_^ Our film trailer is now on the net! We've uploaded it onto YouTube. Go and see it! It's supposed to be in widescreen, but unfortunately it won't play as such so it's all stretchy >.>; Still, it's there, and up and running. Go tell people ^_^

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

R.I.P. My Masculinity

Comments! Kei: Twice in as many weeks! I feel positively omnipresent ^_~ Miss Monkey: *blush* Yes, I have a MySpace. I really need to get some photos up of me not wearing a costume of some sort. Although a lot of what I wear is at least partly costumish- I'm currently sporting my Naruto bandanna, which I wore into college earlier for a rehearsal. Do you think Sigmund Freud would have been a Naruto fan? The reenactment event went really well, although... The fights on the first day were great. They felt great to be a part of and I was really confident with myself. Then I got punched in the face. With a steel gauntlet. And much blood happened. But I kept fighting, and beat him pretty soundly ^_^ The crowd loved it, heh. And even though it hadn't stopped bleeding I went back in again for the next round and beat people again. Funfun. As if bleeding all down my armour wasn't bad enough for the first day of a new season, in the first melee on Monday I was up against this guy who normally fights with a polearm, and as I came in with a double slash with my sword, the tip of my falchion caught his nose. I felt a sickening thud and pull on the end of the blade- he dropped his weapons and fell straight to the ground. I looked over a few seconds later and blood was absolutely streaming down his face- far more than mine was. Because I'd actually split his open. I was absolutely horrified. Thankfully, after the initial shock had passed he was okay and was able to joke about it, growing really chirpy by the end of the day and even leaping over to show off to Mum what I'd done when she came to pick me up >.>;; I still feel guilty though, even though these things do just happen and considering I've been four years without seriously injuring anyone I'm doing pretty well. And he does have a tendency to generate injuries, especially facial ones. He had a split eyebrow one year, got kicked in the teeth the next, now he's had his nose ripped... he doesn't actually look too bad despite it. Paul set up this melee with the promise of a promotion to Seargent-of-Arms at the end of the second tournament, and as soon as he said it I knew he wanted the victory to be aimed in my direction. But I couldn't win it- I didn't feel up to it. Still, hopefully there'll be a next time ^_^; Car Issues My third car has now decided to up and die on me, and the last couple of weeks have been intensely annoying while I've had to sponge lifts off everyone else to get to places. I'll have a new car tomorrow, though. But it is a White 1.0 Litre Nissan Micra, possibly one of the girliest cars in the world, denied that privilege only because it isn't pink and sparkly. Thankfully it does have five doors though, otherwise I would have died. Dan actually couldn't contain his laughter when I told him, which made me feel very inadequate. I had wanted something a little (well, a lot) bigger- Micras are tiny little things and although Tony and Mum both insist that it's bigger than my first car, it really isn't. If anything it's smaller, and noticeably so. I have renewed passion to pass my Advanced Driver's Test and get a bigger car >.>; But it is transport. And incredibly easy to park, since the boundries of any space are never less than three feet from any of the car's sides. If only it'd been blue... EDIT: I'm sure the spelling of 'privilege' has changed since I last spelt it correctly >.>;

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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Bite the Bullet

>EDIT: Comments! Mimmi: I saw those hugs, sneaksy :p Kei: *hugs also, lots* Akamaru: Can you kill Tiscali's issues with Velegant for me? At least half the time I've not been on here has been due to things buggering up >.>; Megan: Hehe, thank you ^_^ Miss Orange: Indeed, we should. I managed to catch a glimpse of your comment a while ago on a friend's computer, which was cool. This always works on other ISPs, but unfortunately I can't get to them that often. Akamaru: I wouldn't call him 'cute' as such... 'pretty' in a rather non-masculine way, yes. I won't say anything more, though, cause it'd be rude and unprofessional of me :p Lea: *pokes back* I think I need your address again. I losted it -__-; I can't view comments ^_^; But if you're around in August, Monkey_Orange, I'd love to meet up. It's been hard to try and get something worthwhile up here (i.e. not an apology, or another volume of 'I feel crap': I have a lot of apologies to make, and a lot of crap to talk about :p), not least because time hasn't been friendly in lending itself to me. I can't say I haven't been enjoying the filming, but I still feel so out of place when everyone's around. They all know Dan and eachother really well, and I still have a tendency to stand at the back and watch. I know I say it almost every time I make an appearance, but I really miss being here. And of course, there's the usual anxiety complex of 'I haven't been there in a while, what if people are angry with me?'. Game On specifically has been ringing alarm bells in my head for weeks. Mind you, I have a problem with phones, too ^_^; Must must must work on that. Although since I'll be editing stuff on this computer in the not-too-distant future then I may be able to brag some 'creative away-time' to try and catch up with people. Filming's been going really well, despite how exhausting it is. Things are coming together wuite nicely I have a MySpace now, though. Gemma cajoled me into it, heh. I've updated it a couple of times, but I can't talk about anything that I actually want to, so it feels horribly stilted. I guess I knew that one way or another this was going to happen- whether it was writing for the war games company or making the film (which I was, for some stupidly mad reason, going to try and do at the same time) I'd be taken away from something incredibly close to me. In a way I've never tried to break away from my security blanket. I can talk so freely here and I just feel that much more comfortable than comparable real-life situations. I never intend on giving a final 'I'm leaving' schpiel, because I don't see why I should forcefully distance myself from MyOtaku, even if I'm rarely ever able to log on. Wow, I talk about myself a lot. I'm sure I never used to. *hugs to Kei, many times over* *Many hugs to Akamaru* *hugs and an army of soot sprites to Sara* It's our first big reenactment event of the season tomorrow, and I'm a little apprehensive about it. Since we had a bit of an exodus of combatants away from the group, I've sort of been billed as one of the group's most experienced fighters. This is easily my fourth year as an actiove participant, but I'd still never have believed I'd be in that position. Maybe that's why I had a tendency to lose in the battles... Anyway, it's going to be an interesting experience. Hate having to get up at 6:00am, though >.>; On Lighter Notes... I watched all of Wolf's Rain and Azumanga Daioh! They're both really cool series, in entirely different ways. I thought Wolf's Rain was incredibly dramatic, and Azumanga Daioh pleasingly sweet. I'm sure I'll watch them again sometime, as and when. For the moment Jeremy's lent me some of his Bleach episodes, of which I'm up to episode 4. I'm enjoying it a lot so far- the animation's really cool, and the characters have a decent amount of depth to them. I do hope we can finish FMP! The Second Raid soon, though. That's been a long time coming *nods* Um... I'm not really too sure what to say now. I've suddenly become aware of how much I smell, even though I had a shower only yesterday morning o_o; Lots of heavy lifting of tents and armour into the car's done that, I imagine. And this room's pretty hot. Funnily enough, quite often when I type it looks like there's a layer of smoke between me and the keyboard. Considering the amount of books in here, I'm always worried something isn't overheating ^_^; Anyways, I must go. I should get some sleep before tomorrow. I give you all my love and best wishes. See you soon ^_^

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

You know this guy, as in Robbie Jarvis who plays Young James Potter in the Order of the Phoenix movie? You know the Robbie who I talked about in my Holland entries on the Intensive Acting course two years ago (who prevented me from being stabbed)? Same guy. Good for him, hehe. It'll be interesting to see how he does. Didn't sleep last night, really. We had a fantastic day's filming though, but having to run up and down those stairs was not fun. At least my legs will thank me when they bulge with muscular strength. Bed now -_____________-; EDIT: Ha ha, I can't use HTML properly.

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Saturday, March 18, 2006

Dearie Me
Well, things aren't going so well here. Lots of stress and tension, and on top of evetything I can't access any other Velegant-hosted site aside from MyOtaku. OB and TheO are completely out, as is JJ's blog. It sucks >.>;

I went to Coventry today, though. That was cool. Bought another sword- this time with only a 22" blade as I need it for parrying in my left hand.

As much as I want to stick with the challenge, not being able to access OB and with all the stresses that are flying around at the moment I'm just not finding time or motivation to write anything for OtakuBoards Survivor.

Filming went well on Friday, too. Slightly worried about whether I may have attracted some unwanted attention, but I'll leave it at that for now.

See you soon.
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