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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
TIL Thale isn't a word. It should be. It shall be.
I believe the plural of "dingus" is "dingi."
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
SHush Dingi
Penguania And Antarctica
My people are high af.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
[nation=short]Andromitus[/nation]
Do you mind if I make the rp extra spicy? $_$
Penguania And Antarctica
IDFK! Feel free Brah, just keep it realistic and nice and detailed
Penguania And Antarctica
Hm...
https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/849989954872725504
Once we quell the insurgency of Era Two within Arc Lammedia, we're going on the offensive
feel free to post on the RP; so other people can get the message
There was attempts to ban such, perhaps you could write up a law to put in the HoD to regulate it?
I recall that was an idea Bear had.
I mean, I'd be wondering what state supports them, such thst they'd have tanks and Sarin gas?
Well TCaDS did hint that the weapons the Era Two were using were of his quality and making; and we already know he still uses HP Rounds; is the use of Chemical weapons such a large stretch?
I'm getting fillings tomorrow. Woo.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
That makes it slightly better, though that's a serious investment with no real return.
As for Chem weapons, well, like I said, I don't deal with nations that use either.
HP rounds are really just neutering his threat, they'll shatter on contact with good armour.
They're not that bad, just make sure you pay extra (not sure if it's the same as in England) and get white, it's about £60 but so worth it, you honestly can't tell the difference
Dear neighbors,
I just want to announce that Authoritarian Arms & Consulting Services (AACS) is now open for business. We proudly offer the finest in banned biological & chemical weapons, tactical nuclear devices, hollowpoint ammunition, etc, and we are happy to instruct your secret police or praetorian guard on how to best use our fine products to keep your populace in check.
AACS! Try us today!
Latrovia, Aghrabia, Magnatronia
Good armor you say? Hehe; perks of having a small Defense based Task-Force instead of a military is that we can role out new equipment like *snap*
Nothing like good honest capitalism to partake in a new industry of inhumane weaponry
The Praetor are an elite guard dedicated to the defense of Æden and its people; In most cases they remain non-lethal unless they are cornered by a full assault. And to all that wish to join Æden, know that the Praetor will defend you with their lives; no matter how far you are from the Heartland!
Authoritaristan
You get better and better every post, bro
Authoritaristan
Post self-deleted by Andromitus.
And we do not peddle with inhumane weaponry of any kind; Avarant scum ~_~
Excited to announce that Audiastan has applied for Citizenship within the Confederacy! Here is hoping the request is granted.
Jaslandia, Yukona
Yay!
Jaslandia, Audiastan
You don't even need particularly new or great armour.
With thick enough Kevlar you could stop it, or even just putting a plate of light, durable and strong armour backed by kevlar.
If you're looking for something like a heavier set, I recommend just outfitting your honour guard in that.
Consuls will be getting a serious upgrade in heavy armors, while Praetor will be outfitted in lighter combat equipments
Hello people.
[spoiler=Today is April 6 and today are:]
Today is April 6 and today are:
- American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action
- California Poppy Day
- Chakri Day (Thailand)
- Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
- Hostess Twinkie Day
- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- International Fun at Work Day
- National Alcohol Screening Day (United States)
- National Burrito Day (United States)
- National Caramel Popcorn Day (United States)
- National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
- National Sorry Charlie Day (United States)
- National Student-Athlete Day (United States)
- National Teflon Day (United States)
- New Beer's Eve (United States)
- Plan Your Epitaph Day
- President Ntaryamira Day (Burundi)
- Tartan Day (Canada, United States)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day
- Vietnamese Kings' Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
- Yom HaAliyah (Israel)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 46 BC Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus.
- 402 Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
- 1199 King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.
- 1250 Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
- 1320 The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
- 1327 The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.
- 1385 John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.
- 1453 Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.
- 1580 One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
- 1652 At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
- 1712 The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
- 1782 King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) founds the Chakri dynasty.
- 1793 During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
- 1808 John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
- 1812 British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
- 1814 Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
- 1830 Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
- 1841 U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
- 1860 The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
- 1861 First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
- 1862 American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
- 1865 American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.
- 1866 The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
- 1869 Celluloid is patented.
- 1888 Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- 1893 Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
- 1895 Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
- 1896 In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- 1909 Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.
- 1911 During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
- 1917 World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- 1919 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.
- 1926 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
- 1929 Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
- 1930 Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire," beginning the Salt Satyagraha.
- 1936 TupeloGainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
- 1941 World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
- 1945 World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
- 1945 World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
- 1947 The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
- 1957 Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
- 1962 Leonard Bernstein causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a New York Philharmonic concert featuring Glenn Gould performing Brahms' First Piano Concerto.
- 1965 Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
- 1965 The British Government announces the cancellation of the TSR-2 aircraft project.
- 1968 In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
- 1968 Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
- 1970 Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
- 1972 Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
- 1973 Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
- 1973 The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
- 1974 The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", launching their international career.
- 1979 Student protests break out in Nepal.
- 1984 Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
- 1992 The Bosnian War begins.
- 1994 The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
- 1998 Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
- 1998 Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.
- 2004 Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
- 2005 Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
- 2008 The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
- 2009 A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
- 2010 Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
- 2011 In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
- 2012 Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1483 Raphael, Italian painter and architect
- 1860 René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer
- 1890 Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer
- 1892 Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company
- 1904 Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany
- 1911 Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1920 Edmond H. Fischer, Chinese-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1926 Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland
- 1926 Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor
- 1927 Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
- 1928 James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1941 Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
- 1942 Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949 Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1962 Nik P., Austrian schlager singer
- 1963 Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
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Quote of the day
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
- Buddha -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Percyton
I'm pretty sure you forgot the part of the vipers returning to reduce as many civilian casualties as possible.
1) you posted that after i made the original rmb post
2) what kind of Vipers are you??
3) Smart, greet 3 Senex openly; smaaaaart
1) It was included in the retreat post as well.
2) Ones that believe in the honor of combat, and believe that weapons such as sarin is a coward's way to fight.
3) It was coincidental and the agents were surprised.
Following approval of the Union Council I can now officially welcome [nation=short]Minnesota_Dakota[/nation] as the newest member state of the Union of Socialist Cooperative States!
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota
*Chokes on dihydrogen monoxide*
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
http://www.signspotting.com/wp-content/main/2010_04/danger_hydrogen.jpg
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Magnatronia
Is there an observer status within this organisation ?
Jaslandia
How big is the group; and include details like surprise in ur post!!!
there? happy?
Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Yay! Happy details!
Penguania And Antarctica
Hang on, did you retreat through tunnels?
Also, a suprise attack isn't?
Well, I had some ideas of attempting to provide a light and cooled armour along the lines of Army After Next but mixed with some stronger survivability in the form of an outer shell of expensive alloy -since we're just arming a small subsect of troops- and a small power-pack.
Yes, yes we did.
And a surprise attack is smart not cowardly.
I mean, I'm not so certain we can agree on that.
Typically speaking, a "brave" attack would be fighting a force that happens to be ready for you...like attacking the capital is cowardly in the context that they had no way to prepare and you were basically attacking a neutered nation and killing massive numbers of civilians -urban warfare is a terrible thing- while this chemical attack is one that seeks to kill unprepared soldiers and will kill civilians through them not being prepared.
This is why "bravery because fight them head on" was abandoned as a concept, it's a contradiction to ask someone to fight by avoiding the main force while insulting the use of chemical weapons and placing an incentive on "brave fighting"
A sneak attack is more of a punishment for not being ready.
Also, as i said in the post, the sarin bombs did not belong to Viper, nor were they a part of the plan.
Also, a full on and obvious attack isn't brave, it would be foolish.
Being brave would be risking life and limb to save the citizens of the enemy.
Thats what I had in mind with Froststone;
Its a full body suit with an aerial regulator and thermal veins to maintain a constant room temperature. Its lined with graphene plating and kevlar enforced joints; with a stable helmet with multi-light vision and an HUD.
Theoretically, it should have about 24+ hours of charge; and if technologically possible, it could harvest kinetic and body heat energies for extended battery life. My biggest worry is power supply and feasibility; I'm also thinking of mixing it with concepts such as the WarriorWeb to help with mobility and weight aid.
Woops; to be fair, your agents attempted to help the people who have been taught since birth that "all life is sacred; accept vipers, vipers can such a cuk
Aerial regulator? WTF is that?
sorry, I suck at describing things that I don't know the name of;
I meant recirculator; a mix of a CO2 scrubber and preobtained oxygen to keep soldiers from breathing noxious air; such as those tained by a chemical weapon (wink) or more commonly, dust and shards in the air from wartime explosions.
I've had fillings before. I just hate the dentist. It terrifies me. And the white fillings at mine cost £80 a shot.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
That's problem of "bravery" in the context of a military.
You can say that it's smart to do so, but the average soldier who has honour high enough up on their list to actually quit at the sight of a Sarin bomb would likely also refuse to attack the civilian government and population of a nation.
This is why "honour" as a concept of waging war has largely died out, modern tactics aren't.
Except you just waged war in their town, killing untold amounts of them as collateral damage.
It's similar to when Bax firebombed Flynn, TBH.
I'd ditch the Graphene, for now at least.
Wonder-materials make me antsy when there isn't enough data on how they -or a similar analogue- work in a warzone.
I also recommend trying to cap that charge to just a shift's length, remember, these ain't spec-ops, they're guards for buildings and they're doing it in MT.
That said the rest of it looks absolutely fine, like my idea too.
Andromitus
Mate, I'm in the same boat hate-wise.
I despise the dentist and all doctors.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Can I buy some?
For fūck's sake, you're actually expanding.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Magnatronia
*Roman nerd in me twitches* I don't think that's an appropriate use of the term...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetor
https://youtu.be/9zK0-oJiAYg
Penguania And Antarctica
my my thats the exact attitude that loses wars
Is this Cont Comm?
what do you mean?
Mine are roughly derived from Praetorium ius; But (as I'll put in faqs later) the modern andreallic use of the title represents a guard or police officer.
Jaslandia
Continental Commonwealths. Are you him?
Jaslandia, Andromitus
No, while we always share our scientific knowledge with other evient nations; military science remains a permanent exception.
So unless you want to buy modern hyper-efficient water purification systems, begone eviant primitive ;P
Magnatronia
Those don't have much in common other than the same word origin, but I'll give you a pass since you have some sort of justification. Better that than to just pull Roman titles and offices at random and use them randomly.
I hope it is! I still really miss ContComm.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I do too
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Yes. I miss him too.
*hugs Percy while a tear is rolling over cheek*
Jaslandia, Percyton
Come now. I wouldn't be caught dead not capitalizing my sentences or using commas where they're necessary.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadoonn
No, I mean plays set in Scotland.
Holy Jesus H motherfücking Christ. CC's back!!!!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
My heart just stopped when I read that; HELLO :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Yo ContCom.
Hey, it's Rome.
That's close enough :P
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
ContComm! You're back! I'm so excited! *whistles loudly*
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Why hello, everyone!
I've been gone, what, a little less than two months? I see we've gotten ride of that dreadful Norsefire flag and replaced it with something that actually represents our region. And Vista looks like he's on track to actually complete a full term as chief executive. What else have I missed?
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Baxten, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Typical ContComm typo. And so soon after returning. Some things never change.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://youtu.be/tiVu6foDOvI
Not too much. More arguments, a nuclear apocalypse, and Percyton had a coup that briefly resulted in dictatorship.
Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
We've gotten a few new members; I can actually roleplay now, so thats nice; Let me see, We updated the map en mass...Oh, and we had a few more toxic incidents :(
But things have been generally on the up and up 'round here :P
Merlinton, Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Naturally.
But, of course.
It was Theodore the Tugboat, wasn't it?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Roar. The Kebecois bear says hallo.
[spoiler=How to end Racism for Dummies ^_^]Also.
Kebec works to end racism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYBherMfzkk[/spoiler]
Jaslandia, Percyton
Very large map update.
I wish I had a map of all counties of every province of every country. I want these details for land changes; they can be more exact like this. It also makes strategizing much more detailed, which is great fun for me
Jaslandia
Yo.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
who knew nuclear war would be good advertising
Jaslandia
if you leave again me and you are through you hurt me every time ;-;
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hm...funny that you advertise it like that with RPs banning nukes. But I had an idea: what if we had a staged nuclear attack. Nukes wouldn't be able to be used wily-nilly; both nations would know and agree on it, and the writing for it would be more dramatic than anything, a scripted event.
Do you want your Madagascar spot back?
Percyton
So, uhm...what's the RP like here?
hello!
Jaslandia
*chuckles* Good guess, but no. The Tidmouth Times should have an article up in a day or two recapping what happened, but in a nutshell, my Defense Minister Diesel 10 imprisoned me and several other government officials and took power for himself, as he felt Percyton needed an aggressive nuclear policy during the nuclear crisis. However, Diesel 10 said he would give up power once the nuclear crisis ended, and that's exactly what he did. Diesel 10 is likely going to get 3 months in prison and a 20-year ban from holding political office, while all the other members of Diesel 10's conspiracy have been pardoned.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Growing :P
We have a few active as of now; Serpents of Æden, a terrorist RP where nations attempt to combat a multinational western terrorist group known as the :"Vipers"; the Confederacy General, a general RP spanning most modern day RP's such as the aformentioned ^^^
We also have Bear and Eagle coming out soon as far as I know
Here is the link to the two I mentioned earlier; and you can always start your own RP too
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/forum/5016234/
Jaslandia
Oh...they're in zetaboards?
Hi. RPs are usually modern political, startinf off with diplomacy but devolving into a war. However, we've been trying (mostly with success) to change that recently and have been diplomatic. There are many alliances, the main two being the ITF and USCS (capitalist and communist, respectively). The others are the ASN and North Naboo Pact.
Jaslandia, Vista Major
And Tse and Humph CTE'd
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
The guy who has Hungary is a really great RPer, hes currently making Hungary a world superpower.
You could RP with that guy.
Baxten, Aghrabia
Yea, but were creating a separate region called the Confederacy General for RMB RP'ing
Maybe we would if you'd stop sucking your own :P
The Vidnoye
Penguania And Antarctica
What was this coup?
Jaslandia
Haha, yea it should be interesting once the Economic Forum in Budapest starts!
I get it, beb. And I'm sorry. I'm back now; we can begin to heal.
Yes. Yes I would.
Whaaaat?! :(
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
No sorry
Penguania And Antarctica
Vista! We should have democratic elections without you appointing us to office!
How do I get a map spot?
And Vista always leaves whenever the woman is about to say something
Magnatronia
First apply for citizenship:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=773389
Than apply for a map claim:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=686028
To apply for a claim, contact [nation=short]baxten[/nation] with your preferred spot on the map
Jaslandia, Vista Major
Jaslandia
I just wanna thank you all for being an RP region :D, I'm in a Creative writing class, and an avid enthusiast of writing in general and this has really helped me advance my abilities as a testing ground for different styles. And if your wondering why I'm telling you all of this out in the blue is because, well one I recently got an A grade on a "descriptive paragraph" assignment, but also because as a free-time writer I'm glad for a place to express and evolve.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
You Can
I always leave whenever I have immediate things to attend to.
REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY
Day 38: R.E.M - "Losing My Religion" (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg)
Thank you for reading, papa bless
Jaslandia
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