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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 11/09/2026

And the first day of my 21st year teaching came to an end! I was too busy to take a selfie today, but here is a screenshot of my "What is a sandwich?" opening day activity. Special shout-out to @sneffleupagus.bsky.social, who introduced me to this activity at @nctm.org.😊 #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MfAProud

Screenshot of a PowerPoint slide showing two photos: one with a lettuce wrap labeled "This is a sandwich" and another with a plate of meat and peas labeled "This is not a sandwich." Text below says: "What is a sandwich? Think silently first. Turn to the person next to you. Take turns explaining your definition of a sandwich. Use the following sentence starters: "A sandwich is...""

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 20/04/2026

Talk about mission creep. The leviathan College Board is now trying to worm its way into MIDDLE SCHOOL by providing an Algebra I. Pretty soon you’ll see the College Board preparing elementary school material. Will the CB produce a pregnancy guidebook? Only time will tell. 🙄 #MTBoS #ITeachMath

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 06/04/2026

I'm pleased to discover just now that both of our proposals for #NCTMDEN26 got accepted! Thanks to Dr. Kristopher J. Childs and the rest of the @nctm.org program committee for their hard work! Hope to see you in Denver in October. #MTBoS #ITeachMath

man speaking with text above "I'm presenting!" and text on side: NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition Denver, CO October 28-31"

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 13/03/2026

Tonight I heard the amazing Dr. Sara Rezvi speak at Math for America. Loved hearing her talk about the contributions of Islamic mathematicians, with examples from al-Khwarizmi to Miryim Mirzhakani. We used Desmos to look at Omar Khayyam’s solutions to cubic equations. 😃 #MTBoS #IteachMath #MfAProud

Title slide: From Intersecting Curves to Celestial Arcs: The Contributions of Islam to Mathematics. By Sara Rezvi, Ph. D. Dominican University Assistant Professor, School of Education, Chicago, IL

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 09/03/2026

What do you notice? What do you wonder? (Look carefully.)

Unopened bag of Yupik organic dried black turtle beans with green split peas inside

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 09/03/2026

Yeah, definitely not new. 😉

Pages from a 14th-century Arabic copy of Al-Kitab al-mukhtasar ti Hisab al-jabr w’al-muqabala, translated to, The Compendious Book on Calculation by Restoration and Reduction, showing geometric solutions to two quadratic equations. (Public Domain; Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī via The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford)

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 01/01/2026

In 2025, I listened to 46 audiobooks written by Asians. Here are my top 20 from the past year – a mix of cozy mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, young adult drama, and romance (titles and authors in the alt text for the image)

Audiobook covers for:
- Kill Her Twice (Stacey Lee)
- The Downstairs Girl (Stacey Lee)
- Death by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery (Vivien Chien)
- Dim Sum of All Fears (Vivien Chien)
- Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
- The Phoenix Crown (Kate Quinn, Janie Chang)
- Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
- The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (Gloria Chao)
- Here and Now and Then (Mike Chen)
- I Am Not Jessica Chen (Ann Liang)
- The Riveter (Jack Wang)
- Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
- If You Could See the Sun (Ann Liang)
- The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
- Stars and Smoke (Marie Lu)
- Icon and Inferno (Marie Lu)
- Monkey King (Wu Cheng’en)
- Loveboat Reunion (Abigail Hing Wen)
- The Vale (Abigail Hing Wen)
- The Bone Shard Emperor (Andrea Stewart)

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 05/12/2025

Pics from our first session for our @mathforamerica.bluesky.social course on influencing STEM Education, which I’m co-facilitating with Larisa Bukalov. We’re excited to help an amazing group of Math for America educators have a greater impact on STEM education! #MfAProud #MTBoS #ITeachMath

Teachers writing characteristics of leadership on a dry erase board

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 13/11/2025

On a cold autumn night, nothing like white bean and pumpkin soup to warm you up! White beans, diced pumpkin, carrots, celery, minced ginger, coconut milk, curry paste, cumin, salt. Long beans and broccoli as side dishes. Recipe: cookeatlivelove.com/healthy-pump... #MTBoSCooks

Pot of soup in the middle with side dishes of broccoli and long beans

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 09/11/2025

I loved connecting with amazing math educators at the @mathforamerica.bsky.social Fall Function yesterday! Shoutouts to @thejosevilson.com, Amy Lee, Michael Archetti, Shari Eng, David Jeon, Julianne Bridge-Joseph, Scott Schwartz, Zuobin Tang, Ihn Lee, Gary Rubinstein) #MfAProud #MTBoS #ITeachMath

David Jeon, Shari Eng, Amy Lee, Bobson, Julianne Bridge-Joseph

Shari Eng, Julianne Bridge-Joseph, David Jeon, Scott Schwartz, Bobson, Michael Archetti

Dr. Jose Vilson, Bobson, Gary Rubinstein

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 07/11/2025

Glad to present (on equity tasks and identity questions) AND run into @thejosevilson.com giving the opening address at AMTNYS 2025! #amtnys #MTBoS #ITeachMath

Dr Vilson speaking to a large crowd in the auditorium

Bobson standing in front of a screen that says “Boosting Confidence with Identity Questions and Equity Tasks”

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 04/11/2025

After weeks of long discussinos, my colleague Larisa Bukalov and I finally submitted our proposals for @nctm.org 2026! We are really excited at the conference themes and came up with an interesting idea for a session. Hopefully you'll hear more about it next year! #NCTMDEN26

Proposal Type: Session
Submission Status: Completed
View/Print | Withdraw

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 26/10/2025

Here are pics of some cars in the Curtis Sliwa car caravan traveling through Bayside, Queens with license plates covered and escorted by NYPD cars.

Two cars with tape covering license plates and Curtis Sliwa posters taped in the side traveling down Bell Blvd in slow caravan.

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 26/10/2025

NYC GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa drives slowly through Bayside with cars of supporters honking their horns. Note that many cars HAD LICENSE PLATES COVERED WITH TAPE. NYPD officers also provided a police escort and blocked traffic so the caravan could proceed.

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 18/10/2025

So many good connections come from attending conferences like @nctm.org. Loved being with a community of math people like Lawrence Yu, Zi Chen, Zuobin Tang, Amy Hogan, and Ralph Pantozzi! #NCTMAtl25 #MTBoS

Zuobin Tang, Lawrence Yu, Zi Chen, and Bobson standing in front of a “You are here” sign

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 17/10/2025

Where else but the @nctm.org Ignite talks are people dancing at a math conference? 😊 #MTBoS #NCTMAtl25

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 17/10/2025

Dr. Kristopher J. Childs working the crowd before the @nctm.org Ignite talks at Atlanta! #NCTMAtl25 #MTBoS

Dr. Childs in a white suit standing in front of a large NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting sign.

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 16/10/2025

Looking forward to the screening of “Counted Out” and subsequent panel discussion with filmmaker Vicki Abeles and math educators Michelle Flores, Benjamin Moynihan, Zepherine Miller, and Jo Boaler at @nctm.org #NCTMAtl25 #MfAProud #MTBoS

Vicki Abeles, Benjamin Moynihan, Bobson, Michelle Florez, Zepherine Miller, and Jo Boaler

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 16/10/2025

Ready for three days of learning and community in math education at @nctm.org #NCTMATL25 #MTBoS #MfAProud

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 15/10/2025

Excited to be presenting at @NCTM #NCTMATL25: H 10/16 (5:20-7:20 PM) Panel discussion at screening of "Counted Out" F 10/17 (8-9 AM): (#221) Incorporating Equity Tasks into Everyday Math Instruction (GWCC A301) F 10/17 (4:30-5 PM): (#405) Engaging Secondary Students in Notice and Wonder (GWCC 404)

screenshot: "Incorporating Equity Tasks into Everyday Math Instruction, NCTM Annual Meeting, Friday, October 17, 2025, 8:00 AM. Bobson Wong, Math Teacher, Bayside High School (NYC Public Schools). Co-author, The Math Teacher’s Toolbox and Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide (3rd ed.) Web: http://bobsonwong.com. X, Instagram: @bobsonwong. Bluesky: @bobsonwong.com

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 03/09/2025

I can't believe that the @mathforamerica.bsky.social course that Larisa Bukalov and I will be teaching filled up in less than 2 hours! Looking forward to helping STEM teachers expand their influence in education this year! #MfAProud

"Beyond the Classroom: Influencing STEM
Education
Facilitated By: MƒA Master Teachers Larisa Bukalov
and Bobson Wong
THURSDAYS, DEC 4, JAN 8, FEB 26, MAR 26, APR 30, MAY 28
MƒA & ONLINE
 INQUIRY, PRACTICE, AND LEADERSHIP
Do you wish you could do more to grow as a teacher
and make a broader impact in STEM education? In this
extended length course, teachers will explore how to
influence the profession beyond their classroom and
MƒA. Guided by two MƒA Muller Award winners, we..."

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 26/06/2025

Congratulations to the Bayside High School class of 2025!

Graduating class of Bayside HS in blue caps and gowns listening to a speaker at Carnesecca Arena

Seat reserved for Neo Secaira, who would have graduated today

Diploma cases for Bayside HS graduates stacked on a table with a BHS tablecloth

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 21/06/2025

I loved connecting with Jian Liu, Dr. Andy Szeto, Lawrence Yu, Zuobin Tang, Jian Liu, Ihn Lee, and others at the end-of-year dinner for Asian American Teacher Empowerment Network Development (AATEND NYC). #miseducAsian

Dr. Andy Szeto, Lawrence Yu, Zuobin Tang, Ihn Lee, and others seated at a long restaurant table with many dishes.

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 18/06/2025

Good to see @garyrubinstein.bsky.social, @thejosevilson.com, Lauren Brady, and Sendy Keenan at @mathforamerica.bsky.social to celebrate former chief operating officer Michael Driskill! #MfAproud #MTBoS

Gary Rubenstein, Dr. Jose Vilson, Lauren Brady, Sendy Keenan, and Bobson

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 24/04/2025

Yesterday I made tofu with a five-spice sesame sauce, long beans and carrots, and Chinese broccoli. Tofu was coated in a cornstarch paste to make them crispy. The sauce was a mix of five-spice powder, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and water. I sprinkled sesame seeds on top as a garnish. #MTBoSCooks

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 17/04/2025

In a post for Larry Ferlazzo's Classroom Q&A blog, Larisa Bukalov and I wrote about how David Sousa's book How the Brain Learns has influenced our math teaching. This book details how the latest neuroscience research should shape instruction. #MTBoS #ITeachMath lnkd.in/gbcR8S8h

"This book reinforces our belief that making students feel positively about learning improves student motivation."

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 01/04/2025

Tonight I cooked braised eggplant (www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/584...), chickpea pancakes (ohsheglows.com/jumbo-chickp...), and bok choi. #MTBoSCooks

Braised eggplant, chickpea pancakes, and bok Choi

Batter for chickpea pancakes: chickpea flour, water, red peppers, carrots, salt, pepper, baking powder, baking soda

Braised eggplants cooking in a cast iron skillet with chickpea pancakes cooking on a stovetop griddle

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 29/03/2025

Two days ago I made a lentil soup (with red lentils, carrots, apples, potatoes, cumin, salt, pepper, ginger), broccoli (with red peppers and pecans), and bok choi. I used the leftover soup as a sauce for naan pizzas (with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and mozzarella cheese) last night. 😋 #MTBoSCooks

Broccoli on a white plate, orange colored soup in a pot, bok choi on a white plate

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 12/03/2025

So excited that my proposal for the @nctm.org 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta was accepted. Looking forward to sharing what I’ve learned about equity tasks and learning with other math educators next fall! 😀 #MTBoS #ITeachMath

Step 1 of 3: RSVP. Are you planning on attending the following activity?
“Incorporating Equity Tasks into Everyday Math Instruction”
Session Type: Session
Fri. 10/17: 8:00-9:00 am
Location: Georgia World Congress Center
Role: Lead Speaker

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 24/02/2025

Last week we went to Manhattan’s Chinatown. Dim sum on Mulberry St. was awesome. Visiting the Museum of Chinese in the Americas helped us reflect on Chinese American history, including a replica of a Chinese pharmacy, and plaques of important people and milestones. #miseducAsian

Photo of stores on Mulberry St., including Bodhi Vegetarian Restaurant on the left

Photo of Chinese pharmacy located in the Museum of Chinese in the Americas

plaque describing the "model minority" myth at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas

photo describing Vincent Chin, who was brutally murdered by whites who were angry at Japanese Americans

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 15/02/2025

Yesterday I made a tofu bolognese (recipe at theplantbasedschool.com/tofu-pasta/). I separated the pasta and sauce because I had too much sauce. Yum! #MTBoSCooks

Pasta, tofu bolognese sauce, glass vase with two red roses

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 14/02/2025

Yesterday I accidentally made a “B”-themed dinner - black bean burgers (mixed with oatmeal, panko, cumin, puréed with my immersion blender); broccoli with carrots, tofu, and cashews; bok choi; and brown rice. Yum! 😀 #MTBoSCooks

Plate of broccoli, plate of 14 black bean burgers , plate of bok choi

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 07/02/2025

Tonight I made tofu with mushroom sauce (mushroom powder, vegetarian oyster sauce - made from mushrooms, soy sauce, agave, and a little chili paste, with water and thickened with corn starch), asparagus (cooked in my cast-iron skillet), and 生菜. Total prep and cooking time: 45 min. Yum! 😀 #MTBoSCooks

Dishes of asparagus cut into pieces, tofu with mushrooms, and cooked lettuce

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 15/01/2025

Tonight I made coconut quinoa curry (www.simplyquinoa.com/slow-cooker-...), which was darker because I had to use purple potatoes (no sweet potatoes at home) in my InstantPot, egg foo young (cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024... - I put carrots and cabbage inside), and bok choi. #MTBoSCooks

Bok Choi, pot of coconut quinoa curry, egg foo young)

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 09/01/2025

Yesterday I made tofu with “peanut” sauce (substituted almond butter): green peppers, carrots, firm tofu cubes, with a sauce of almond butter mixed with warm water, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and chili paste. Side dishes: broccoli with tofu and 芥蘭 (gailan, aka Chinese broccoli). #MTBoSCooks

Three dishes: Chinese broccoli, tofu with almond butter sauce, and broccoli with tofu

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 27/12/2024

Foreshadowing of "Dr. Strangelove"?

From the movie "Dr. Strangelove": Major Kong (played by Slim Pickens) riding a falling H-bomb down to his death

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 24/12/2024

I'm glad to have finally finished my application for the Math for America Master Teacher II+ Fellowship. It was nice to reflect on how much I've grown professionally over the last four years. Sadly, this will be my last Master Teacher application since there's a 20-year limit! #MTBoS #ITeachMath😉

MfA 2025 Master Teacher II+ Fellowship Application

Your 2025 MfA Master Teacher II+ Application has been submitted.

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 22/12/2024

Usually, I reserve fried rice for the last weekday (“Fried rice day” at our house), but I msde in Thursday this week instead: eggs, carrots, bok choi, corn, fried tofu. leftover brown and red rice, soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, and five-spice powder. #MTBoSCooks

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 19/12/2024

Tonight’s dinner: white bean chili (inspired by cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022...) with celery, carrots, sweet potato (my secret chili ingredient!), tomato paste, zucchini, salt, soy sauce, cumin, oregano, chili paste. Added chopped kale and half a lemon at the end. #MTBoSCooks

White bean chili in a pot, bok choi, and snap peas with tofu

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 14/12/2024

Tonight I made a pumpkin vegetable pasta: cooked the pasta in pot, in another pot cooked chopped pumpkin and carrot with some pasta water. Then mixed in spinach, frozen peas, almond milk, cinnamon, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese. Perfect one-pot meal for a cold winter night! #MTBoSCooks

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 12/12/2024

Last night, I made chili with zucchini, celery, carrots, green pepper, tomatoes and tomato paste, red kidney beans, and sweet potato (adds a subtle sweetness while thickening the dish). I added salt, red chili paste, unsweetened cocoa powder, and cinnamon to balance the sweetness! #MTBoSCooks

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 11/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 20/20

"Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd edition," by Bobson Wong and Larisa Bukalov

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 10/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 19/20

"The Math Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students" by Bobson Wong and Larisa Bukalov

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 08/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 18/20

"The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics" by George Gheverghese Joseph

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 08/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 17/20

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 16/20

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Bobson Wong @bobsonwong.com · 05/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 15/20

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