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Independent non-fiction publisher since 1991. We publish the stuff you love. Film. Music. Strangeness. Head honcho: @davidkerekes.bsky.social. Press: @harbottlestores.bsky.social. We do not use or publish AI-generated work in any form. web: headpress.com

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Headpress @headpress.com · 29/09/2026
With #Halloween fast approaching, what better reading companions than these two spookily handsome volumes? Visit our shop: headpress.com/product-cate... #Halloweenbooks #hauntology #cultcinema #silentfilm
Photo of two green toned books: Hollywood Haunts the World by Robert Guffey, and Ghost of an Idea by William Burns.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 22/09/2026
Thank you to Peter Normanton for his wonderful review of Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World in the latest Cryptology! "...A work of remarkable consequence, one I urge you to read." Get the issue here: twomorrows.com/index.php?ma...
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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Looks that slay? Any, when you walk in, direct your intense gaze to the front and think I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID by @honeycuttheidi.bsky.social Pub’d by @headpress.com Welcome to #HauteHorrorCover - where horror book covers twin with high fashion #BookSky #HorrorSky
#HauteHorrorCover graphic. A purple book cover on an e-reader -  I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt. Illustration: a woman with long hair, seemingly only wearing a circular pendant necklace, sits staring at the viewer. Their image is repeated in green, blue and red that are overlaying each other, with the blue and red creating purple. There are close-ups of faces treated similarly but hard to see. A splatter of red hits the bottom right corner. On the left of the e-reader is a strip of film featuring a model wearing a sleeveless Elie Saab (Spring/Summer 2014) dark purple to pale purple ombre gown with a thin purple belt. The bodice has a square cutout that goes down an inch to reveal the top of the chest.
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The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide @glreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The true story behind Al Pacino’s #DogDayAfternoon is much more complex than what #Hollywood showed us. In our latest issue, Max Phillips reviews two new books that dig into the 1972 bank robbery and the history left off screen: glreview.org/article/a-dog-day-in-the-making @headpress.com
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Headpress @headpress.com · 14/09/2026
Now available for pre-order: paperback, hardback, and a limited number of *signed* editions of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, by @davidkerekes.bsky.social. Expanded and revised from the 1994 edition. Get yours here: headpress.com/product/sex-...
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Primitive Knot @primitiveknot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Doing a noise set at this all-dayer on 10 October ///
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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/09/2026
More lovely reviews, this time for @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social's JACKsploitation! #JackHill #SpiderBaby #cultfilm thebedlamfiles.com/nonfiction/j...
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JACKSPLOITATION! THE FILMS OF JACK HILL | The Bedlam Files
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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/09/2026
Good to see @headpress.com author H.E. Sawyer quoted in this @cnn.com piece on #darktourism: edition.cnn.com/travel/dark-...
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Meet the travelers who vacation in the world’s most treacherous places | CNN
Forget beach resorts. These curious travelers actively seek out war zones, radiation sites and volatile borderlands for their holidays.
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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Can't resist a TV movie paperback.
Image of a paperback book titled Cry for the Strangers by John Saul. The cover image depicts a young boy looking afraid as large waves crash behind him.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 05/09/2026
We're so pleased to see Rachel Walther's Born to Lose reviewed in the latest issue of @glreview.bsky.social! Special mention for Rachel's "emotionally intimate" chapter on Liz Eden. Get the July/August issue here: glreview.org
Image of an orange and black book cover, depicting a man standing on a street and raising his arm triumphantly. The title is Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon, by Rachel Walther.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 05/09/2026
Thank you to the wonderful Adam at The Bedlam Files for this review of Nick Cato's Dark Dreams, a film that "hits hard and compels attention in a way most other slasher pics don’t": thebedlamfiles.com/nonfiction/d... #horror #cultfilm #filmbooks
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DARK DREAMS: AN OBSESSIVE LOOK AT ROMANO SCAVOLINI’S NIGHTMARE | The Bedlam Files
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Robert Bellissimo At The Movies @robertbellissimo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thank you @headpress.com for sending me a copy of BORN TO LOSE:The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon by @rwalth.bsky.social ... Stay tuned for my interview with Rachel ! #sidneylumet #dogdayafternoon #AlPacino
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Kek-w @kekw-writer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All proceeds from this (plus any tips / donations / sales) are going toward printing a new chapbook. I'm trying to keep my work self-sustaining / sterling neutral, where possible. ko-fi.com/s/67d346cbf7 #horror #weird #weirdhorror #thriller #historicalhorror #weirdfiction #books #booksky
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THE RECONSTRUCTED MAN Horror Novella ePUB file - kek-w's Ko-fi Shop
This is an ePub digital version of my short novella THE RECONSTRUCTED MAN. A mixture of Historical Horror and Conspiracy Theory Thriller. Paperback ...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 19/08/2026
*NEW ON THE BLOG* @harbottlestores.bsky.social on The Sorcerers and mind control in swinging London: headpress.com/blog/2026/08... #cultfilm #boriskarloff #mkultra
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Mind Control in Carnaby Street
What would you do if you could experience “ecstasy with no consequence”? It’s a possibility explored with great style in Michael Reeves’ 1967 film, The Sorcerers, as JENNIFER WALLIS explores.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/08/2026
ICYMI, Headpress author Robert Guffey recently appeared on the Conspirinormal podcast talking about the Georgia Guidestones: cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2026/07/dr-f...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 20/07/2026
Check out an excerpt from Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, over at Film International: filmint.nu/cronus-devou... #cultfilm #winterkills #jfk
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Cronus Devouring His Children: William Richert’s Winter Kills (1979) - FilmInt.nu
By Robert Guffey. For no matter who eats who first, the grave swallows both father and son in time….” What follows is a brief excerpt from my latest book, Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation ...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 30/07/2026
*NEW ON THE BLOG* Julian Upton on @thehorrormaster.bsky.social's Halloween (1978) and its innovative use of #Panaglide technology. #Halloween #horror #filmhistory headpress.com/blog/2026/07...
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Electra Glide in ‘Boo!’: Steadying the Camera in Halloween
Lingering shots of a killer’s POV were pretty fresh in 1978, which makes the Panaglide, writes JULIAN UPTON, the true innovation in John Carpenter’s 1978 movie.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 05/08/2026
A really thoughtful review and overview of @valbarano.bsky.social's Aesthetic Deviations over at Sex Ray Spex: sexrayspex.substack.com/p/book-revie... #horror #SOVhorror #womeninhorror
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(BOOK REVIEW) Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-On-Video Horror, 1984-1994
Vincent Albarano's book finds artistic value in the rough edges of shot-on-video horror.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 05/08/2026
An interesting event in #London on 16 September hosted by the Sohemian Society: An Evening With Mr Talking Pictures TV. #cultfilm #cultTV wegottickets.com/f/24780
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An Evening With Mr Talking Pictures TV
Noel will be discussing his extraordinary life, which began on London’s Abbey Road. When he left school at the age of fourteen, he found a job as a post-boy at Rank’s Advertising Films Division. From ...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 30/07/2026
*NEW ON THE BLOG* Julian Upton on @thehorrormaster.bsky.social's Halloween (1978) and its innovative use of #Panaglide technology. #Halloween #horror #filmhistory headpress.com/blog/2026/07...
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Electra Glide in ‘Boo!’: Steadying the Camera in Halloween
Lingering shots of a killer’s POV were pretty fresh in 1978, which makes the Panaglide, writes JULIAN UPTON, the true innovation in John Carpenter’s 1978 movie.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 20/07/2026
Check out an excerpt from Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, over at Film International: filmint.nu/cronus-devou... #cultfilm #winterkills #jfk
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Cronus Devouring His Children: William Richert’s Winter Kills (1979) - FilmInt.nu
By Robert Guffey. For no matter who eats who first, the grave swallows both father and son in time….” What follows is a brief excerpt from my latest book, Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation ...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 17/07/2026
It's Friday so that means: Coffee and proofing (exciting western horror themed book incoming) ✅️ A weekend drink later ✅️ Have excellent weekends everyone 🍻🥂
Photograph of a glass mug on a desk. The mug is decorated with Hello Kitry graphics and contains black coffee. There are papera visible on the desk and a green highlighter pen.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 14/07/2026
Precariousness in Media History: Lost Films, Dead Links, Forgotten Stories - an interesting call for papers, deadline 10 August: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/07/...
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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Shocked and saddened to hear of Sam Neill’s death. Always a joy to see on screen and a rare actor who could skip between genre and mainstream film, treating both with equal respect. RIP.
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David Kerekes @davidkerekes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A new blog by me. This was a special evening.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 07/07/2026
*NEW ON THE BLOG* @davidkerekes.bsky.social on Angeline Morrison in concert: headpress.com/blog/2026/07... #folk #psych #gigs #oxford
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Angeline Morrison live at the Cowley Workers Sports and Social Club
Psych folk and the simulacrum of workers clubs: ANGELINE MORRISON in concert. DAVID KEREKES reports.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 02/07/2026
Thank you to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social and @rj-buchanan.bsky.social for this cat-tastic interview with Pink Tsunami author, Alan Brender! #HelloKitty #kawaii 😽 newbooksnetwork.com/pink-tsunami
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Alan Brender, "Pink Tsunami: The Hello Kitty Kawaii Wave that has Swept the World" (Headpress, 2026) - New Books Network
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Headpress @headpress.com · 25/06/2026
From the counterculture to pop culture: @davidkerekes.bsky.social reflects on 35 years of #indiepublishing at @headpress.com: headpress.com/blog/2026/06...
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Culture Pop! 35 Years And Counting
A small publisher that has been around for over a half-century is cause for a celebration. Headpress celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary in May 2026.
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Robin Bougie @robinbougie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
They gave US zinester Elizabeth Soto *50 fucking years* in prison for publishing a zine that supports an anti-fascism stance. Prosecutors also used her feminism themed zine, and an anti-AI zine as evidence against her. This is unprecedented.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 24/06/2026
And our Music from the Margins and Sex Murder Art panels: mancunion.com/2026/06/19/h... Amelie has been an amazing supporter of Headpress for our anniversary event 🙏
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Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress' 35th anniversary extravaganza - The Mancunion
Two events of the day - obscure, bizarre music and the films of Jörg Buttgereit with Headpress founder David Kerekes
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Headpress @headpress.com · 24/06/2026
Amelie Tompsett from The Mancunion on our Kneale Inheritance and New Voices in Horror anniversary event panels 🎉 mancunion.com/2026/06/19/h...
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Headpress' 35th anniversary extravaganza - The Mancunion
Two events of the day - the work of Nigel Kneale and student-made short horror film The Shedding
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Headpress @headpress.com · 22/06/2026
Thank you to PopCult for this fab review of @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social's JACKsploitation! "A wonderful Valentine to the 93-year-old director, who happily has lived long enough to enjoy the acclaim he deserves." #cultfilm #filmbooks popcultblog.com/read-this-bo...
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Read This Book And You Can Know Jack…Hill
The PopCult Bookshelf JACKsploitation! The Films of Jack Hill Edited by Anthony Taylor, Preface by Beverly Washburn Introduction by Jack Hill Headpress Books ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1915316561 $24.95 JAC…
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Headpress @headpress.com · 18/06/2026
#Chicago gets its own #HelloKitty cafe, another one for Alan Brender to add to his list of Kitty-themed cafes and restaurants! Get Alan's Pink Tsunami: The Hello Kitty kawaii wave that has swept the world here: headpress.com/product/pink... www.axios.com/local/chicag...
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World's largest Hello Kitty Café opens in Chicago June 26
The 8,000-square-foot café will feature exclusive treats, merch and plenty of photo ops.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
Have you read Rachel Walther's Born to Lose yet? The e book is currently only £9.99 in our shop: headpress.com/product/born... #brooklyn #history #cultfilm
A book cover, titled Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon by Rachel Walther. The cover is largely black, with white and orange text. On the right hand side is a photograph of a white man with shaggy dark hair standing in a street, raising his right fist as though in victory. He is wearing a white buttoned short, black trousers, and black shoes.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
An excellent review of Robert Guffey's Hollywood Haunts the World, from Christine Morgan: "Entire college courses could — and SHOULD — be built around this book, Outstanding!" christinemariemorgan.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/r...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
That would be so kind, Johnny, yes please! (This is Jen btw)
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
I've just this week been reading your booklet and made a note to reference your point about the Turn of the Screw 👍
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
Seaside Screams and Screams Again! A Tony Tenser Day Festival on 20 June in #Southport, will feature @headpress.com Press Officer @harbottlestores.bsky.social talking about The Sorcerers (1967), MKUltra, and traces of the #Victorian Gothic: www.ticketsource.com/southport-bi...
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Headpress @headpress.com · 11/06/2026
#Pittsburgh people, get yourselves to Monster Bash where @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social will be signing copies of his book JACKsploitation! And meet Beverly Washburn of Spider Baby! creepyclassics.com/monster-bash...
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Monster Bash Conference Summer
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Headpress @headpress.com · 02/06/2026
A lovely short review of Rachel Walther's Born to Lose, on the latest Flick Attack reading list: flickattack.com/2026/05/read... #dogdayafternoon #alpacino #sidneylumet #cultfilm #newyork
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Reading Material: Short Ends 5/31/26 | Flick Attack
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David Kerekes @davidkerekes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Thankyou indeed to everyone who came along to the Headpress anniversary celebration yesterday, and thankyou to our great guests. It was a wonderfully edifying and humbling day!
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Robert Lloyd Parry @nunkie.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
change of plan: the livestreamed M R James story on 27 June will now be "A View from a Hill" rather than "The Residence at Whitminster." Register here viewhill.eventbrite.co.uk
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Headpress @headpress.com · 24/05/2026
Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate our 35th anniversary with us yesterday! We had a great day and it was lovely to see familiar and new faces there to celebrate the continued vibrancy of #indiepublishing 🎊
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Headpress @headpress.com · 23/05/2026
If you're in #Manchester today, pop in to listen to a panel or buy some books! Tickets available on the door. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-... #indiepublishing #indiepublisher
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Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza
Join us for a day of author talks and panels celebrating cult films and TV, weird music, and a Q&A with special guest Jörg Buttgereit.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 22/05/2026
Tomorrow!
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR CHATGPT FRIENDS
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Headpress @headpress.com · 21/05/2026
Robert Guffey returns to Steven Snider's The Farm podcast for Hollywood Haunts the World Part 2! cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-re...
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I Return to Steven Snider's THE FARM to Discuss... HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD! (Part Two)
In the latest episode of THE FARM PODCAST, Steven Snider and I conclude our discussion of my Rondo Award-nominated book, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS T...
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Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Chatted yesterday with Lakkaya and William about their excellent short film, The Shedding, which explores identity and isolation. Hope a few of you can join us for the screening and Q&A on Saturday.
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Headpress @headpress.com · 15/05/2026
Packaging afternoon, these Buttgereit postcard sets look gorgeous 😍
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Headpress @headpress.com · 18/05/2026
Big thanks to Amelie Tompsett at The Mancunion for talking to us for this lovely piece celebrating 35 years of #indiepublishing! 🎊 mancunion.com/2026/05/17/t...
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From counterculture to pop culture: The story of indie publisher Headpress Books - The Mancunion
The Manchester-founded company celebrates its 35th anniversary this year
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