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Sarah Cole

@irny.bsky.social
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Pale. Curious. Game-maker. Writer. (de-)Archivist. Goblinesque. Demi. ADHD. She/Her. Current things: - Darkened Hill & Dale 🎲💀🏞️ - TERMINUS 🎲💀🚇 - Trick or Retreat 🎃🎲☕☺️ links.patchworkfez.co.uk

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USEDUNIVERSE @useduniverse.bsky.social · 13h
A24's 'Blastrooms'
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.
Rainbow sea slug on a rockRainbow sea slug on a rockRainbow sea slug on a rock from aboveRainbow sea slug on a rock
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Flew into Gatwick this evening and the plane parked on a remote stand. It took a full hour for a bus to come and take us to the terminal building, so I got a quick driving lesson while we waited.
A wide-angle photo taken from the pilot's seat on the flight deck of a commercial airliner (an Airbus A319), which is parked up, of course. The lights of airport buildings and vehicles are visible outside through the windscreen. The cockpit is festooned with illuminated buttons and screens and whatnot.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"Once, I went out on the rob for diesel, and sparked a major international security incident"
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Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ludonarrative Dissidents Season 4 Pre-Launch Live Episode 0 and Mothership: Wages of Sin Review I have another RPG podcast, Ludonarrative Dissidents with celebrated game designers Greg Stolze and James Wallis. In each episode, we review a single RPG title or discuss a game mechanic. We recently…
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Ludonarrative Dissidents Season 4 Pre-Launch Live Episode 0 and Mothership: Wages of Sin Review
I have another RPG podcast, Ludonarrative Dissidents with celebrated game designers Greg Stolze and James Wallis. In each episode, we review a single RPG title or discuss a game mechanic. We recently completed season 3 and are going to launch a Kickstarter on October 13 to fund a fourth season. Follow the Kickstarter campaign to be notified when the campaign goes live!
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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word? My goal for the day is one new sale. Here's a lovely pic of some of the Jeremy Creatures currently available at my shop. Each one is designed and hand-sewed by me and takes many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
Here's a lovely pic of some of my hand-sewn, fabric art Jeremy Creatures. The ground is green fur and the background is a beautiful galaxy print fabric. One creature is a gray rock with two different sizes black eyes and a little frown. There's a tall ghost with about 35 black eyes of different sizes and a wide mouth full of sharp teeth. There's another spirit with many eyes, twirly head wisps, and an open mouth with sharp teeth. There's also a ghost with a tiny face, with two different sized eyes and a little frown. There's a black ghost with a gray moon face, their body covered with hand-embroidered stars and planets of various sizes and colors. There's a frowny white ghost featuring embroidered red flowers. There's a super tiny frowny white ghost, and a super tiny black ghost with four eyes and embroidered stars.
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Secret Ingredient - Gator Days
Secret Ingredient - Gator Days
 
Characters
 
Hannah - Goat - Daryl and Seth's Daughter

Daryl - Bear - Hannah's Papa
 
Seth - Otter - Hannah's Dad
 
Panel 1
 
Setting - The dinner table of the Hardy-Softbell house.
 
Hannah's family is having dinner.
 
Hannah: WOW! Dinner is extra good.
 
Daryl: Thank you. I tried a new secret ingredient.
 
Panel 2
 
Seth puts on a cute happy face. The backgrounds shifts to a pink color with hearts floating all around them.
 
Seth: Is it LOVE?
 
Daryl's face remains emotionless.
 
Panel  3
 
Daryl looks at Seth and responds.
 
Daryl: Toasted sesame oil.
 
Seth: Oh...
 
Daryl: Love isn't a secret ingredient. I put love in everything.
 
Seth: Oh...
 
Panel 4
 
Daryl looks away.
 
Daryl: I used so much love and you never noticed.
 
Seth: I DID!
  
Daryl: From now on I'm putting sarcasm in yours.
 
Seth: NO!
 
Daryl: Yes.

Hannah is ignoring this and just browsing on her phone.
 
Hannah is ignoring all this and has pulled out her phone.
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Anthony « iamleyeti » Jauneaud @iamleyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Later today, I will be presenting my workshop: Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories! You can book a free seat right here: www.eventbrite.com/e/prototypin... I'll be go through the topics of the workshop, the structure, and answer some of your questions!
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Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories - Course Presentation
Experienced game writer and narrative designer Anthony Jauneaud will introduce you to writing short stories for video games.
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THAT IS SUCH A CUTE SPOOKY OWL
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tor-in-the-mud @toothandshore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LAUNCH CONFIRMED TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER THE RIVER AWAITS TRIBUTE gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Kraldum: Solo Fantasy Mudlarking RPG by tooth & shore - Gamefound
Go down to the shore below the city. Collect what you can. Survive what lurks there and beat the rising waters to make it home.
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Infinite Ice Creams - found rocks and pebbles with the addition of a popsicle stick. www.instagram.com/infinite.ice... Simple brilliance
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
never save anything for the swim back
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Guy Pradel @pradaldi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My gift for you, there is now a second scanned Dymo font on the Internet Archive ! archive.org/details/dymo...
All the characters of the Dymo embossing labeller, this one is more square !
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-
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E.Saxey @esaxey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Stumbled into John Barleycorn
A dusk procession with flower crowns and horns and banners, climbing a hill, sea on the horizon.
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you'd like to learn to draw plants AND the neuroscience of how making things alters brain biochemistry in extremely therapeutic ways, I have have 2 full recordings (2 seasons of plants) of my botanical illustration & mental health workshops here for £25: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/reco...
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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018): Sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit, Mary Poppins must lead an elite crew of international car thieves on a mission to stop a deadly virus from being unleashed. Stars Emily Blunt, Dave Bautista, Tony Jaa
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Ludonarrative Dissidents will be livestreaming in a few minutes, at 23:00 Europe, 22:00 UK&I, 5pm Eastern, 4pm Central, talking about RPGs, podcasting, and playing the world chess #2 at a game you've designed. www.twitch.tv/RossPaytonRPPR
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"both emails sought one specific rare book, a self-published work by the conceptual artist Chris Burden. The book contains barely any text; it’s mostly images of the artist’s work, and it is exceedingly hard to find." Again, not backlogs of unsold airport thrillers. Going to keep emphasizing this.
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have a social inept but kind hearted uncle who keeps using phrases like "water get place" and "liquid-sourcing shaft". He means well.
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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 23/09/2026
vibes
a sign that says THIS IS A (burned triangle) AREA. Who knows what it used to say. it's been burned with acid and fire or maybe magic
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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I'm sad to see a lot of artists I know saying it's super hard to get sales. And it really is. So I wanna promote them here again. Go check them out and buy or tip them if you can. This is the non-US shops list but I'll post other lists as well.
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Esther Wright @enwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This November we’re hosting a free interactive discussion event as part of Cardiff Univeristy’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social! Come for history&games, stay for @chriskempshall.bsky.social & @hollynielsen.bsky.social saying excellent things! (I will be there too..) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fact-versu...
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Fact versus Fiction in the Gaming World
A free interactive discussion panel to explore and imagine historical video games
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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...
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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive
Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Also in Prague: there's a starman! Friends and family have declared this Bowie marionette to be 'cursed' and 'disturbing' and 'haunted' and 'potentially containing a trapped human soul'. I think it's rather brilliant.
Photographed through a shop window at night, a marionette of David Bowie with his Ziggy Stardust persona hangs in a spotlight, looking up past the camera at the sky. Behind it hang other marionettes, including one that looks like the goat from the Sound of Music.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE
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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls
UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm currently in Prague, and we're off to a strong start with the name of our hotel room. Place your bets: Am I going to awaken metamorphosed into a monstrous vermin, or am I going to make it through the night intact, only to be arrested by an unidentified agency for an unspecified crime?
A fancy golden plaque on a white door bears the words 'Franz Kafka' in a handwriting-like font. A small gold hook is embedded in the door below it for no particularly obvious reason.
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Montford Tales @montfordtales.com · 24/09/2026
Make your own paranormal drama television show with Asher's Ridge, a GMless, zero-prep, game for 1-4 players. Perfect for fans of Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Widow's Bay. www.montfordtales.com/ashers-ridge/
A copy of Asher's Ridge on an old, leaf-strewn, wooden floor. It is surrounded by five location cards. Scrabble tiles form the phrase "A paranormal drama ttrpg". The colours are golden, lit by an early morning sunbeam.
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had ME/CFS in the mid 2010s (and was extremely fortunate to recover from it). It's disheartening to read that folks are still being told to get over it and/or exercise; I sought alternative advice and so stopped going to the gym, which helped. I hope that we can soon ID & treat it properly. 💜
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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026
Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
Picture of the streets of Pompeii, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompei_-_panoramio_(26).jpg. Taken by Tanya Dedyukhina, used under CC
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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Hey Bluesky! Could you help me spread the word about my Patreon? Signing up will allow me create more fabric art monsters and creatures. As a patron, you'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun, bizarre posts. www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of hand-sewn fabric art creatures. There's a watermelon creature with a red face, eight black seed-like eyes, and a wide mouth with five sharp teeth. There's a white ghost trinket bag covered with purple embroidered flowers. She has a gray face, sparkly black eyes and a little frown. There's a strawberry creature with three bulbous green eyes. There's a watermelon ghost, and a black creature with sharp teeth wearing a bulbous eye earring. There's a large purple creature with many yellow eyes and an open mouth, with a little green creature popping her head out. All the creatures are sitting on green fur and there's a galaxy print fabric in the background.
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Emily | Odds & Ents @oddsandents.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
All the mockups in one bundle found here: itch.io/s/180958/all...
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All Mockups Bundle by Odds & Ents
A bundle by Odds & Ents, $42.00 for 5 games
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Daughter just had the classic British train experience of hearing the announcer make a long statement, of which the only discernible words were 'wartime bomb'.
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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 23/09/2026
One week till the Hatchlings in-person shop opens at SPARKS in the heart of Bristol. We’ve already reached out to a few creators for their indie zines and crafts, and will continue to while we settle in. We’re also arranging a couple of sponsorships with local businesses such as Chance & Counters.
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inkle @inkle.co · 23/09/2026
New Kaleidoscope episode! Set-ups, Attempts, Complications and Pay-Offs @joshmlabelle.bsky.social talks us through the process of managing expectations so that we start off strong, and end with a bang. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
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Vera @infonta.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In person and online tonight 👋 7 speakers! And they all create fantastic letterforms 😯
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
*Adds a note to the big list of scenario ideas*
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BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
HOBBIT DAY
Illustrated postage stamp of Bag End. A small tree-topped hillock with a round door and windows in the side. Small gate next to lane, autumnal leaves on surrounding foliage. Leaves blowing in the breeze. Overlapping orange and teal on a grey background.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026
Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Brainmage.itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is now a thread of thanks for people who have chipped in a couple of quid to my nose-fixing goal! I have hit the target, and anything extra will go towards A Nice Thing to do in case it doesn't work! And, like all thank-you threads, I will be guessing what you smell like. As thanks.
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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A sale or two at my shop would be a colossal help. This helps support me as a fabric artist, unofficial town sorcerer, and human being. I'd love for you to check out my Jeremy Creatures. Each one is designed and hand-sewed by me and takes many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of hand-sewn fabric art creatures. There's a watermelon creature with a red face, eight black seed-like eyes, and a wide mouth with five sharp teeth. There's a white ghost trinket bag covered with purple embroidered flowers. She has a gray face, sparkly black eyes and a little frown. There's a strawberry creature with three bulbous green eyes. There's a watermelon ghost, and a black creature with sharp teeth wearing a bulbous eye earring. There's a large purple creature with many yellow eyes and an open mouth, with a little green creature popping her head out. All the creatures are sitting on green fur and there's a galaxy print fabric in the background.
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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PictCon @pictcon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
111 tickets sold. Just 6 to go to pass the total for pre-con sales last year.
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Steph @fistfulofcrits.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I will be at Questival on Oct 3 exhibiting and running a completely free workshop on how to make your own Romantasy solo RPG (using our Chapters rule set). You'll get a free workbook and printed copy of the SRD 🥰 Places are limited so if you're interested, book now: questival.uk/products/rom...
A marketing graphic in black, purple and white featuring the Fistful of Crits logi and the Questival logo. Text reads: Solo RPG design, Questival, 3rd October 2026
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Kalum 🔜 GrogLaw 2027 @rolistespod.itch.io · 22/09/2026
ROSEWOOD ABBEY is finally back in stock @ipr.bsky.social. ♥️🌹 www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Rosewo... It's the BEST option to order from the US, especially if you're a FLGS! In this #CarvedFromBrindlewood, you're medieval monks investigating mysteries in the face of superstitions. #TTRPG
Photo of a Rosewood Abbey rulebook. Its cover colored in dark blue, bright red, and white shows a demon about to crush a monk trapped under a collapsed wall.

Photo by Beyond Cataclysm.

#tabletoprpg #nameoftherose #cadfael
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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you @presentcorrect.bsky.social for the recommendation for the London Centre for Book Arts. I had a great day of letterpress printing in this amazing space, what a brilliant experience.
London Centre for Book Arts in Hackney WIck,  LondonWorkshop space including press, work benches and many typefacesLots of lead!Display cabinet in museum space - typography nerd heaven
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