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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 30

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤslavering maw, dripping with pink - tinted
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspit. the last batch felt as if it had come along
ㅤㅤㅤㅤso LONG AGO ... feasting on rotting remains
ㅤㅤㅤㅤcould only satiate it so much ...

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 25

ㅤ
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-h-here come the planes ... '

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 24

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa low, tittering giggle ; pointed ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤflick. they're fortunate, for now, that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's not in the mood to move. a crumpled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤheap at the floor, that lets out a chilling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsigh. soon. soon.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' s-s-stay ... isaak ... s-stay ... '

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤit failed to protect them. the instances it could not.
ㅤㅤㅤthose days where it was an untouchable thing. a
ㅤㅤㅤbreath, quick, and another. it's almost panting, in
ㅤㅤㅤsome pseudo- anxiety attack over memory alone.
ㅤㅤㅤit releases them, crumpling to the ground.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa pitched sound of frustration ; words would fail,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthis it knew. there was no point, truly, in an attempt
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto vocalize. they assure it, best they can - these
ㅤㅤㅤㅤwounds and lascerations would heal in time. but
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit cannot help but think of its' child. the instances -

—— 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 .ᐟ @lunarscaled.bsky.social · Nov 17

time to heal. Ask the doctor.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Oct 17

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit circles them, claw jabbing into their chest.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' d-d-𝘋𝘜𝘔𝘉 ... lyric ... i-i-i-important. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit meant that, with sincerity. it looks over severity
ㅤㅤㅤㅤof wounds once more, and lets out a shuddered
ㅤㅤㅤㅤsigh.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils slit, narrow, aggressive. it did not
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspeak of death so casually, not against
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthose that it cared for. it'd grip them,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshake them, if it could - but it's mindful.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas mindful as it could be, for what it was.

—— 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 .ᐟ @lunarscaled.bsky.social · Nov 17

something they narrowly avoided—it is, to them.

they'll die someday. maybe sooner, if Gimmoirer has his chance. maybe not, if everyone keeps him at bay.

Lyric stares at a spot on the floor. )

... sorry if you were scared. But, people die, you know? Happens.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa sneer, low clicking in its' chest. for all
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit respected lyric ; fine. but, were the chance
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpresented - it would surely strip the wings
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤof a dragon, and wear them as a cloak.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit nods - of course it was worried. it spared
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤshinji out of that concern.

—— 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 .ᐟ @lunarscaled.bsky.social · Nov 17

You're not going to do anything, Ezekiel. Stay right here and out of trouble.

( their eyes narrow at it slightly, head tilted up and back. even in their slightly better state they are worse for wear, looking haggard and ready to collapse. )

... were you worried I'd gone?

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand f-f-furious anger those
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwho attempt to poison
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand destroy my brothers. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsomething it'd heard, once. too many
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmoons ago.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand f-f-furious anger those
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwho attempt to poison
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand destroy my brothers. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsomething it'd heard, once. too many
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmoons ago.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' t-t-t-taken. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤit wasn't stupid ; foolish. it knew what kidnapping
ㅤㅤwas. pale brow furrows, and its' maw parts, near
ㅤㅤfamiliar sound playing.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' a-a-and i will strike down upon thee
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwith great vengeance, -

—— 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 .ᐟ @lunarscaled.bsky.social · Nov 17

( they take a slow deep breath when it does, feeling the ache in their healing ribs and stitched up wounds, their sour bruises dark with time. the worst they'll get, a few days after the incident. )

... visiting a relative unwillingly.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's gentle, careful, setting them down.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit squats, eye level with them. lower pair
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤinvestigates wounds, fingers oddly gentle
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas they skim over scaled skin. hurt. they're
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤhurt.
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' why. '

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 17

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's gentle, careful, setting them down.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit squats, eye level with them. lower pair
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤinvestigates wounds, fingers oddly gentle
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas they skim over scaled skin. hurt. they're
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤhurt.
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' why. '

—— 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 .ᐟ @lunarscaled.bsky.social · Nov 17

( Lyric makes an openly irritated, 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 noise at being hauled up suddenly, heavy persistent wounds flaring up in Isaak's spindly grip.
They bare their teeth. snap them loudly just a little.

it's a warning that they hurt but not chastising it. )

The Himalayas, if I had to guess.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 16

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit lifts @lunarscaled.bsky.social 'neath their
ㅤㅤㅤㅤarms, ears moving upward, downward for
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa moment. joy is temporary. too temporary.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit leans over them, shadow cast.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - WHERE. '

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 16

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit lifts @lunarscaled.bsky.social 'neath their
ㅤㅤㅤㅤarms, ears moving upward, downward for
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa moment. joy is temporary. too temporary.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit leans over them, shadow cast.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - WHERE. '

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · Nov 15

He escapes through the tv static

A tv showing static. a black silhouette with long fingers presses against the inside of the screen

The same figure is perched on a fence, a strange creature covered in brown hair, with one long arm showing, and a featureless shiny black head that only has two staring eyes

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · Nov 15

Behind the lake house

a creature with a doll-like head on a long slender neck emerges from behind an overturned boat. it's covered in filthy wet hair, and grins towards the camera

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 15

ㅤ
ㅤㅤa chilly, irritated sigh, from creatures' maw, and
ㅤㅤit only looks to him, eyes upon one side drifting to
ㅤㅤshinji.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' wait. wait. wait. WAIT. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤlike a passenger pole, it repeats, over and over.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 15

ㅤ
ㅤㅤwhat a pain ; what agony. to be misunderstood.
ㅤㅤbut, shinji seems to, at last, understand. isaak, with
ㅤㅤsome measure of enthusiasm, nods, before entirely
ㅤㅤdropping the other without much of a second thought.
ㅤㅤwaiting was not ... ideal, but it's what was offered to
ㅤㅤthem.

❝ 𝐂𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙴. ❞ @5akanade.bsky.social · Nov 15

(+) and suddenly its grip on him doesn't seem quite so bad. if there's two things he's 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 he can't fight, they're isaak and 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯.

he's glad he told rose to stay out of it, now. )

...so there's nothin' we can do but wait. that's what yer sayin'.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 15

ㅤ
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ' 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍. 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆. ' the big one. the
ㅤㅤㅤone with too much weight, to throw around, the
ㅤㅤㅤone whose existence made isaak bristle. that,
ㅤㅤㅤit surmised, is where lyric went. but where the
ㅤㅤㅤbig one would dwell, it did not know. it could not
ㅤㅤㅤventure to guess.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 15

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤif only it were articulate. if only it knew what
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto say, how to say it. YES, lyric was missing,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤbut shinji could not hope to understand the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgravity of that word. hands reach, snatch out,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgripping him hard as thumbs press into
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshinigami's chest.

❝ 𝐂𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙴. ❞ @5akanade.bsky.social · Nov 15

(+) hands. he hadn't meant to speak quite so loudly, voice almost a yell, and he knows it's dangerous to antagonize it, but his frustration is outweighing his nerves. )

sittin' there 'n gripin' 'bout it ain't gonna bring 'em back. ya can sit here 'n bitch — 𝘪'𝘮 gonna go look for 'em.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit had checked, hueco mundo, and the bellows
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤof a humans' world. limbs snap and crackle, as
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit pushes itself to stand.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - missing - '

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit lets something akin to a death - rattle loose,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa groaning, low - whine that's almost as gutteral
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas a beasts' roar. it'd checked everywhere. it's
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤchecked the listless, endless rooms of its' home,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit'd checked the shadows of their guild.

❝ 𝐂𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙴. ❞ @5akanade.bsky.social · Nov 14

(+) their guild? ya gotta work with me here.

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F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit knows enough. it knows enough that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤan espada, and his partner, were on the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤway. knew enough, too, that they likely
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwould not come back. isaak detested
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤthat dragon, loathsome creature. it snarls,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils shrinking as eyes dart to shinji.

❝ 𝐂𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙴. ❞ @5akanade.bsky.social · Nov 14

( oh, yikes, shinji winces. pity for this thing hadn't exactly been on his bucket list. )

c'mon. there's gotta be somethin' we can do. i ain't just gonna let them be "lost", 'n i don't care if yer feelin' all mopey 'bout it.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' l - lost ... things ... ' were not to be found.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwhere ever lyric was taken, was too far for it
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤto detect. too far for it to skitter to.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit groans, as body topples into a heap of tangled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlips and mussed mane.

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

* limbs I need my glasses so bad

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' l - lost ... things ... ' were not to be found.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwhere ever lyric was taken, was too far for it
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤto detect. too far for it to skitter to.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit groans, as body topples into a heap of tangled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlips and mussed mane.

❝ 𝐂𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙴. ❞ @5akanade.bsky.social · Nov 14

( he kind of feels bad watching it, for all that he dislikes it. he understands its distress, since panic is slowly rising in his chest, speeding up his heart and making his head feel strange and fuzzy. )

ya can't use yer crazy monster abilities to find them?

F̸͍͙̞͛̒͘R̸̘̪̔͛̚͜Ḯ̵̼̺̔͜͝E̴̟͓̝͌͋N̸̡͉̐͋̕͜D̸̙̪͖̓͆.̵͓͚̻͛͐͝ @analogfriend.bsky.social · Nov 14

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-hello ? ' it recites, teeth parting.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' this is your mother ; are you there ?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤare you coming h-h-h-home ? '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit worries to a degree that can be seen
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas only childish. fretting, with claws, ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlow. it's lost too much, already. not again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤnever again.

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