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Cath Hodsman

@cathhodsman.bsky.social
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Ret'd entomological artist, illustrator & teacher. Active conservationist & wildlife gardener, No pesticides, no-mow, no dig. Green voter. UK based.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
A £276 increase in bills in January would be the final straw for millions across the country. The Prime Minister must turn words into actions and stop bills going up on his watch.
Green graphic image with Hannah Spencer's photo quoting her: 'The Prime Minister must commit to stopping bills rising'. Full quote reads:

“Andy Burnham keeps talking about giving families breathing space. But actions speak louder than words and bills are still going up on his watch when people can’t afford it.  

A £276 increase in January would be the final straw for many people in the constituency I represent and for millions across the country.

The Prime Minister must commit now to stopping bills going up in January, starting with moving more costs off energy bills, properly funding a national home insulation scheme, clamping down on rampant profiteering by energy companies, and rapidly scaling up cheaper, cleaner energy.”
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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This video is a beautiful reminder of how we should treat ALL animals 💚
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 18h
Did u know?When you grow yr own food,you realise how homogenised our industrially grown food has become.For e.g,not all carrots are straight;you can still eat food that has blemishes/bruises/holes/nibble marks on them-this is all normal.It'll be a shame to separate these two "lovers",though. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🥕🌍
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Tim Dixon @timthefruit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Popped into my local #RNLI station in Tobermory to make a donation and buy a badge to wear as a sign of support.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/09/2026
"Privatised water has failed and must be taken into public ownership now."
PRIVATISED WATER HAS FAILED. WE NEED PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW.

ADRIAN RAMSAY
MP FOR WAVENEY VALLEY

"The Prime Minister is right that water must be run for public good and not profit and that the public is very clear that water should be taken back into public control and end the scandal of sewage in our rivers and seas. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister’s words in his speech today gave no commitment to this, just that at some point in the future there will be more regulation. This isn’t good enough. 

Privatised water has failed and must be taken into public ownership now so we can start to fix the crumbling infrastructure."

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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did u know? When caterpillars turn up to nibble on your brassicas in the summer, don't spray,or pick them off, just bide your time. Once caterpillars have had their fill, they'll pupate, leaving your brassicas to recover, then it'll be your turn to nibble. Mine are bouncing back,beautifully.🌱🌿🇬🇧🌿🌍🪲🐛🥦
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hmmm, might have to partake in this...
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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Never mind artificial intelligence -- let's recognize the intelligence of fellow living creatures. "Accounts described elephants selecting particular plants when they seemed unwell, and mothers reportedly giving medicinal plant material to their calves." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say
African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did u know?Ivy 🐝look similar to honeys,apart from ivy's have an orange thorax & stronger abdomen stripes,but they have very different lives:Honeys live in huge colonies of up to 80,000 in a hive they construct out of wax. Whereas,ivys make solitary nests,but in large aggregations,underground.🌱🌿🌱🇬🇧🐝🌍🪲
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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Water is precious – this Swedish city separates different waste sources to reuse more of it. In Oceanhamnen, wastewater is collected through three separate pipelines, making the processing and reuse of black and greywater more efficient. theconversation.com/water-is-pre...
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Water is precious – this Swedish city separates different waste sources to reuse more of it
In Oceanhamnen, wastewater is collected through three separate pipelines, making the processing and reuse of black and greywater more efficient.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I want this room..... 🙌📚📚
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did u know? Organic veg' growing is fun....& you get to make so many new friends. #wildlifegardening #wildlifefriendlygardening #wildlifefriendlygarden #organicgardener #nopestcides 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐙🐌
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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️
Rachel Carson photo credit: Science History Images / Alamy
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Rewilding Academy @rewilding.academy · 26/09/2026
How to Live on Earth 🌍📽️ The brand-new documentary exploring nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, and rewilding is now streaming free on YouTube! 🌿✨ Energising, uplifting, and actionable. 🎬 Watch full film: www.rfr.bz/bc04a1ae3 #Rewilding #NatureBasedSolutions #EcosystemR
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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch
What if the solutions to building a better future already exist?How to Live on Earth is an ambitious feature documentary that explores how humanity can build...
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. Did u know?Our detachment towards invertebrates stems from a P.R problem they have: they don't look stereotypically"cute"; they're small, so we find it tricky to understand them; we look huge to them, so when we get close, they slope off; they don't have forward-facing eyes, like us.... 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐙
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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'One way or another, our health and wellbeing depend directly upon nature.' Review of 'Eat The Planet Well: How to fix our toxic food system- one meal at a time.' by Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social #EatThePlanetWell climatewithbrian.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Review of ‘Eat The Planet Well’ by Dave Goulson
Certainly, I missed the parade of ‘Eat The Planet Well’ by Dave Gouson, when it was published earlier this year, and what a shame.  This is a delightfully informative book which takes the read…
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Did u know?We've had this old bin for years & never used it.My hubs added parts from a broken butt(that we now use to grow potatoes in),added a bit of old guttering & hey presto!We now have a fully functioning water capturing system on our shed.Cost - £0.00. Make every drop of water count 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍💧♻️
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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good morning - I hope you slept like a fruit-stuffed megapode - I'm starting with W. Paul Davis' enticing ‘An Autumn Idyll’, oil on board, 1891. Available as a single card or as part of the Autumn Greetings Card Collection No. 3. www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/autu...
An oil painting by W. Paul Davis, depicting A heavy velvet curtain, a lustrous and indeed lush dresser, and a jack russell who's giving every indication of being a Very Good Dog, while we all know better. The living beings in the picture are placed in the open doorway of a garden room. The woman on the right glances towards us, while the dog is watching an apple tree, ready should a squirrel appear.
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Mrs. G @janbellina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The RNLI would have done the same if it had been Daniel Thomas (aka Danny Tommo), and they knew it. I hope the man they rescued makes a full recovery; it was a long fall.
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Seriously injured man rescued by RNLI after falling 40ft onto Plymouth Hoe rocks
A seriously injured man was rescued by the RNLI after falling approximately 40ft onto rocks at Plymouth Hoe.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ghostly....and so beautiful....🤍🤍
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did u know?We think of the animals who live in our garden, as family, because they're important to us & make a difference to our lives & the same applies to them - our presence matters & makes a difference to their lives, too. Our crows, calling, announcing our arrival in the garden. Sound up.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦‍⬛
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
This El Niño is a warning. As the planet warms, the risks to communities, economies, and supply chains across the globe become harder to ignore. The answer isn’t more fossil fuels - it’s clean energy, warmer homes, and restored nature.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You know this will be a gorgeous place to stay, if Brigit & Rob have anything to do with it. Give it a go, folks. Xx 🙏
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1. Did u know? We should all consider & protect soil, much more, because, it runs through all our veins. Soil protects, nurtures, feeds, sculpts, hydrates, warms & cools our world... 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦‍⬛🪱
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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope they throw The book at him and it finally alerts the UK government to the threat of home grown misinformation and the propagation of hate-filled rhetoric.

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Politics UK
@PoliticsUK
BREAKING: Danny Tommo has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life at sea after knifing a migrant boat in the English Channel
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026
Time's up on Thames Water. Since privatisation in 1989, Thames has handed out over £10 billion to shareholders, while racking up over £20 billion in debt. Now a consortium of US hedge funds want to take control... Get private profit out of water. Nationalisation now.
Background image of a sewage treatment works. Text reads:

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

TIME'S UP ON
THAMES WATER

NATIONALISATION NOW.

In the centre of the graphic is a screenshot of a Zack Polanski BlueSky post, which reads: Thames Water has long passed its notice period. Labour can use its massive majority to nationalise it right now.

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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Did u know?The term"rubbish"is a man-made concept.In nature, everything that grows can become food/shelter for something else.In the summer,these sunflowers fed pollinators & in the winter,their seeds will feed 🐦‍⬛.Don't chop off your spent flowers - feathery friends will soon arrive to feast 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦‍⬛🐝🪲
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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Such tragically sad news about Joe Harkness. He used his own demons as a gift to help and support so many others in our birding community and beyond. Birder. Punk. One top fella. Hope you’ve found the peace you yearned, Joe.
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rest in peace, Joe Harkness. I was shocked and gutted when I heard the news. He was a generous, inspirational teacher and such an important writer. He was brutally honest, inclusive and funny too. When I interviewed him last summer (below) he was so full of life. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did u know?There's more to insects than just 🐝&🦋.Some go under our radar,but are so beautiful,they don't look real,like Ruby-tailed wasps.These fab animals are so brightly coloured,they look like flying 🌈They're coloured by structures on their chitin,refracting light,creating the dazzle. 🪲🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wow! Massive respect to this incredible soul...🐦‍⬛
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Did u know?Painting insects in a scientifically accurate way,for 15 yrs has given me a gift that helps me get through life-it's the art of noticing.All small souls display an unsullied disdain for man-made fripperies,as they go about their lives,which is liberating to witness.Celebrate the small 🪲🌍🎨
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did u know? 🦡have a bad reputation for predating on 🦔,but if you supply enough food for them,they can live together.Ours have plenty of worms to eat from our compost heap & lots of larvae & beetles. 💦 is important to have as well. Our 🦔marks out its favourite 💦 dish by doing a poo close-by. 🦔🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪱🦡
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In cinemas, from the 2nd Oct. Oh my word, I have to watch this..
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British Arachnological Society @britishspiders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a good time to search for Four-spotted Orbweavers, Araneus quadratus, now they're adult and before they disappear after producing their egg sacs. All the females pictured here were found within the past three days. Heaths and grassy meadows are good places to look for them.
Female A quadratus. Cavenham Heath, Suffolk, 16/9/26Female A quadratus. Cavenham Heath, Suffolk, 18/9/26Female A quadratus. Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 19/6/26Female A quadratus. Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 19/6/26
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
1. Did u know? Making your own compost means that you get to feed your plants & soil for free from green waste from your garden, like grass trimmings, or leaves & green waste from your home, like veg' & fruit peelings, as well as brown waste like brown cardboard & leaf mould. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐛🪱🐦‍⬛🪲🕷️
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/09/2026
“Inequality has got worse and worse and worse. Wealth is hoarded in the tiny top percentage, and most people are really, really struggling.” Deputy Leader Rachel Millward on why the UK needs a wealth tax, on Cathy Newman.
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Evan Walker @ecologicalev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Strategically placed greenbelts in the suburbs could cool some of the world’s biggest cities by almost half a degree across at least half their area” 🌎 www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/urba...
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Urban heat's overlooked fix: Greening the land upwind of cities
A study published in Nature Cities suggests that forests placed strategically outside urban cores can lower temperatures across much of a city.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Did u know?As Autumn arrives,I've never felt so relieved to see summer end.That awful heat has gone & the rains are here.As wildlife gardeners,we need to ensure we focus on new 🌱 next year that create shade/drought tolerant/provide food for the myriad of small souls who call our garden,home🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🪱🕷️🐦‍⬛
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Did u know? Organic packing wool can be used in so many different ways in the garden: as a slug deterrent; as a wooly jumper,wrapped around vulnerable plants; as bird nesting material;as a carbon addition to compost heaps;as a weed suppressant,when laid on top of soil; Wool is weally wonderful🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐑
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Did u know? Ivy is one of the most vilified plants in our outside spaces, but, it's one of the most wildlife friendly plants. Its flowers feeds pollinators; its berries feed hungry birds; its leaves feed Holly Blue b'fly 🐛& its dense habitat houses small souls,like nesting birds & bats. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🕷️🐦‍⬛🦇
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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Did u know?Digging is hard on yr back/hard on wildlife/hard on the soil, so ditch the digging. Soil isn't just a medium to grow stuff in,it's a rich habitat that contains trillions of tiny souls/microbes/nutrients/minerals that all exist together to create precious humous that covers our 🌍. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪱🦠🪲
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Reluctant beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Humans, whenever you're gardening please be mindful of little critters like this ground beetle. If you notice them while you're working it takes no effort to carefully move them away from the harm a trowel, spade, or fork might inflict 💚🪲
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Did u know?To feed & protect soil from the harsh winters & summers, I've covered it with mulch. Detrivores,like 🪱 will take the mulch down, which will give it more structure,helping it retain moisture next summer - something that we always struggle with in our free-draining Cotswold brash. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪱
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
National Trust AGM -This year it seems as though everyone has forgotten there is a climate emergency. One of England's largest landowners and exactly NO ONE of the THIRTY-FIVE candidates even mentions it. If you are a member, please vote for MALCOLM JACKSON, who at least mentions restoring nature.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/09/2026
Democracy for sale: Billionaires should not be able to bankroll British politics and buy political influence. It is time this government introduced a cap on donations.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Did u know?If you have Ground 🪲 in your soil,celebrate. G.🪲 are top insect predators,feeding on fly eggs/fly larvae/slugs, so it shows you have rich ecosystems; it shows you don't weed/disturb the soil,as G.🪲 need these to move round their habitats; it means you have a pesticide free garden.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🙌
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