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Rachel F

@bibli0rach.bsky.social
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Librarian, Denverite, mother of adults. One of many 40-something Rachels. I do not like or watch sports.

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Iris Halpern @irishalpern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Voting "NO" on Props 134 and 135 with @melatkirosco.bsky.social and @briannatitone.bsky.social. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Let our kids be kids and get the health care and safe schools they deserve. Please join us in voting "NO" on these dark money-funded ballot measures by November 3rd.
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I love my library 📚 our youth services team made a very cute display for 9/25
A book display on warm gold toned wooden shelves with a Dolly Parton'S imagination library image in the middle
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wow, some bad #library news from Colorado. Seems like Denver is soon to follow.📚 www.dailycamera.com/2026/09/24/b...
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After nearly a dozen layoffs last year, more may be on tap for Boulder’s library district
A constrained 2027 budget and need to address building maintenance will likely lead to layoffs, officials say.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
really excellent conversation between @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social and @littlewow.online about the threats libraries face and the critical ways they are fighting back www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS0x...
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Fighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)
YouTube video by 404 Media
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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Someone is about to land their dream job. Also, librarian skills are good everywhere. avajobboard.niceboard.co/job/2530040-...
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AvA Job Board | Coordinator, Media Library Services @ WWE
Who We Are: WWE® is the global leader in sports entertainment. The company creates and...
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 13/09/2026
“When we put people in solitary confinement, we create mental illness and we exacerbate mental illness,” says an attorney with the ACLU of Colorado. “What is happening to folks in the jail right now is an acute emergency.”
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The Jail That Replaced Boulder’s Mental Health System   - Bolts
Colorado’s dysfunctional system for restoring competency for defendants with serious mental illness leaves people cycling in and out of jail, where harsh conditions can further erode their mental health.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026
The Payback is out in paperback today, it’s the same great student loan industry heist novel in a smaller size and lower price. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...
"Wickedly fun."
-DANZY SENNA,
author of Colored Television
The Payback
A NOVEL
Kashana CauleyA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
AN NPR AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

FEATURED IN Los Angeles Times * The Boston Globe * Vanity Fair *
Chicago Tribune * Mother Jones * Bustle * Electric Literature *
The Washington Post * The Maris Review * Literary Hub
"A terrifically fun book that made me laugh out loud at least once every chapter." —LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Riotous-and righteous." -VANITY FAIR
"High jinks with a healthy dose of social commentary."
-THE WASHINGTON POST

Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone's inseam and pants size but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she's no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall.

When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police, who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together, the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back.

Kashana Cauley is the author of The Payback and The Survivalists, which was named a best book of 2023 by the BBC, Today, Vogue, and more. Cauley is also a television writer, having worked on The Great North, Pod Save America on HBO, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her writing has
also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker, among other publications. Find out more at KashanaCauley.com.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UPDATE: United is canceling its 9/11 flyover in Denver, citing "concerns in the community"
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My library is hiring a Collection Development #Librarian. This is a full time, in person, benefitted position in metro Denver. Please apply or share with your network! 📚 #libraryjobs www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Denver is preparing for emergency lines to be swamped by callers on 9/11 as United Airlines flies a passenger plane flanked by fighter jets over the city for a "private ceremony" www.9news.com/article/news...
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My library is hiring a Collection Development #Librarian. This is a full time, in person, benefitted position in metro Denver. Please apply or share with your network! 📚 #libraryjobs www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 08/09/2026
Hello, I was hoping to avoid doing this, but I am asking for help paying for my hernia surgery. I need about $6800 to cover it and I simply do not have the money to cover it. If you're able, I would appreciate your help. <3 gofund.me/db73f7f90
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Donate to Help Katelyn Burns Cover Surgery Costs, organized by Katelyn Garrett
Hi, I'm Katelyn Burns. I am a self employed journalist with a newsletter and … Katelyn Garrett needs your support for Help Katelyn Burns Cover Surgery Costs
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A New Reconstruction @burleyzack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yep, Mayor Johnston/DPD invited Flock in and vouched for them while the No Kings protests were going on. Now it’s a blueprint for fascists across the country.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 30/08/2026
Want to know why The Librarians Film is nominated for an Emmy, was long listed for a BAFTA, and won over 30 international film festival awards? Now is your chance. It’s free on PBS’s YouTube page for a limited time at youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... (1/3)
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
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A New Reconstruction @burleyzack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.whoisadvancecolorado.org Been using this link a lot lately 🫠
whoisadvancecolorado.org
Who is Advance Colorado?
Explore how Advance Colorado influences state politics through dark money networks, ballot initiatives, and media campaigns, shaping policy and public opinion.
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Did you know that you can vote for your favorite FAT MARMOT!? www.rmpbs.org/news/wildlif...
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Colorado scientists announce Fat Marmot Week | Rocky Mountain PBS
Researchers near Crested Butte have studied marmots since the 1960s. Today, they’re turning to out of the box ideas to increase support for their work.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you'd like to join me in a making a small donation to Imagination Library Colorado in celebration of the life and generosity of Dolly Parton: www.coloradogives.org/story/Wordof...
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Support WORD OF THANKS-Imagination Library Colorado on ColoradoGives.org
Help put 45,000 books in the hands of Colorado children ages 0–5
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Brought to you by Jared Polis @colorado.gov 🤮
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 20/08/2026
Libraries and small schools are having to beg the FCC to not destroy a program (E-Rate) that helps fund affordable internet access to poor and rural school kids. Brendan Carr says he's "reforming" the program, which is code for either destroying it, or making it easier for AT&T to rip people off.
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Small schools, libraries implore FCC not to destroy E-Rate
In comments to the FCC, schools and libraries highlight the ongoing need for E-Rate to support daily operations and stress a loss of funds will cause harm.
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Denverite @denverite.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A word from Denverite reporter Kyle Harris to drivers as kids go back to school: "Slow down. Quit running stop signs. Get off your phone. Don’t rush. Follow basic laws. "
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Scooters aren’t the biggest threat to Denver kids
Whether they are walking, biking, scooting or skateboarding, drivers must keep kids safe.
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Summertime Taco Queen @queenoftacos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Can anyone recommend an artist who can help turn my friend's beloved dog's fur into jewelry?
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Took my child to get her 1L books! An expensive and exciting day!! Orientation starts next week.
A stack of first year law school books with a book shelf in the background.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I think one of the best pieces that I've run on Literary Activism this week is also one that was maybe the least read/shared, even though it is so important. Manipulating the Law: Dismantling the Miller Test and Exploiting the “Government Speech” Doctrine. bookriot.com/manipulating...
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Manipulating the Law: Dismantling the Miller Test and Exploiting the “Government Speech” Doctrine: Book Censorship News, March 27, 2026
The Miller Test and "government speech" doctrine have become tools by book banners, but they're being used to steal your rights.
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Way to go, Mirakle! I'm very proud of of my library colleague 📚
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A friend moved to a new state for a job and was laid off after just three months. He's had a hard time of things for the last few years—please help me raise funds to help him through an extremely bad time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Donate to Support for a Trans Librarian, organized by Violet Fox
Hello! My name is Violet Fox and I'm raising money for a friend, a trans librarian who rece… Violet Fox needs your support for Support for a Trans Librarian
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#librarians this may be of interest! 📚
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 02/08/2026
Ugh, the former librarian who was fired for being a creep to women at comic cons and has stalked a colleague of mine for YEARS has now turned to trying to contact all her coworkers because she has him blocked across all platforms. 📚
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I say this all the time, but one of my clearest takeaways from reading a different ICE murder victim’s story every day of Lent is that every single employee of Geo Group belongs in The Hague
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We saw a bear today, from our rental home in Glenwood Springs, Colorado!!
A brown bear in the middle of green vegetation
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
There’s also something to how women are socialized to be suspicious of flattery — it’s how we transfer responsibility for men’s desire onto women’s bodies; we are taught to defend against that in service to our “innocence” or whatever — whereas men accept flattery as their due. Perfect marks.
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Drown your sorrows in Emergency, TONIGHT at 8 ET. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvO_wi7PojI
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Alison Macrina @flexlibris.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
bring Library Freedom Project to your library to host these classes, or use our free resources at libraryfreedom.org/resources
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Judy Lee @judylee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Damn, this is spot-on and vivid. Well done, Michael P. Ramirez.
A political cartoon by Michael P. Ramirez. Caption: Colorado Water Supply. Illustration: A power outlet with far too many power cords and power blocks plugged into it.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17/07/2026
Emma Landis is the woman who was shot, and here is her gofundme. The gofundme contains a narrative about what happened: the woman was engaged in peaceful protest, spoke to an agent, and he shot her in the foot. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...
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Donate to Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting, organized by drew hegedus
My best friend has always stood up for what’s right, and yesterday was no e… drew hegedus needs your support for Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 24/07/2026
📚 Coming up from @libjuiceconnect.bsky.social "A Critical Conversation on AI in Librarianship" libraryjuiceconnections.org/events/a-cri...
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A Critical Conversation on AI in Librarianship • Library Juice Connections
How is AI affecting our work in librarianship and what can we do about it? A conversation with librarians about AI in librarianship
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great goal, but what will be eroded in City services with the latest devastating budget projection? How many City staff layoffs are there going to be? Will any closed libraries reopen?
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𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 🩷 @jastuart68.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Watching ICE agents literally run away from a Mount Laurel Starbucks without their coffee because the neighborhood completely rejected them is pure gold. South Jersey will make you unwelcome every single time you show your faces.
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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A gentle reminder: libraries are still here, still free, still open to everyone. No appointment required. No subscription fee. Just walk in.
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Sam Goldstein @samschuelstein.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Run, do not walk, to watch Hunt for the Wilderpeople if you have not seen it already. So so so so incredible. #SamNeill
Sam Neill and Julian Dennison posing out in the wilderness for the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 12/07/2026
I was sunning by the pool when the boxes arrived. And here in my hand is my life’s work: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.” Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat—pre-order today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Gil Duran holding physical copy of Nerd Reich book
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Everyone should read Careless People, and if my endorsement isn't enough, consider how badly Meta doesn't want you to read it. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
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Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating
Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams violated her deal to stay silent. But the power disparity bolsters the view that Meta is a heartless bully.
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 08/07/2026
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
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These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One thing I don’t think men understand is that rape and assault are so ubiquitous—and so perpetually immune from consequence or recognition—that many women learn to talk about these incidents as of they’re mere inconveniences. We are not allowed to treat them with more gravity.
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A great thread with tips on supporting unhoused neighbors this summer! Carry a variety of these items in your car or day pack.
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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Hey if you’re an AFAB person with a need for masc shoes, Tomboy Toes is tragically going out of business and your time is now. There are 1,000 pairs left and no restocks www.tomboytoes.com
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Tomboy Toes - Masculine Dress Shoes in Smaller Sizes
AS SEEN ON:                          The Tomboy Toes Mission Tomboy Toes is a seller of formal and semi-formal men's shoes in sizes intended to fit women, trans men, and non-binary people with smal...
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hi, it's the 4th of July and what better way to spend it than bidding on cool shit and helping people exercise their right to vote!!! www.32auctions.com/romancingthe... (I'll thread the items I have avail below, but go through, there is so much great stuff in the listings!)
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Romancing the Vote 2026
Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2026' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Trump ruined America's 250th in D.C., but that doesn't mean it has to suck! Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and even Milwaukee have fun events with stars like Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll. Liberals keep winning the culture war! www.salon.com/2026/07/03/t...
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Trump wrecked America's 250th in DC, but other blue cities will save it
Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
OH MY GOD GUYS okay so priests who want back in have to find a bishop willing to vouch for them, swear fealty to Vatican II and then HAND-WRITE THE POPE AN APOLOGY LETTER (I gues so he knows they didn’t use AI? 😂) and are on probation for 1-3 years this is ten times spicier than I even thought
Reconciliation for priests
The procedure set out by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, beginning on July 1, 2026, provides that a priest who has decided to leave the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X - and who is willing to accept the Second Vatican Council and the legitimacy of the Novus Ordo Missae, while remaining attached to the ancient rite - must "find an Ordinary - a diocesan Bishop, a Major Superior of clerical religious institutes of pontifical right or of clerical societies of apostolic life of pontifical right, etc. - willing to receive him ad experimentum."

The priest must then "write by hand a letter to the Holy Father in which he presents himself and asks for the remission of the censures incurred because of the ordination he received from an excommunicated or irregular Bishop, or because, having been validly and legitimately ordained, he subsequently became a member of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X."
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