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Founder & EIC, Mediaversity Reviews | TV & films graded on diversity | 🍅 critic | Seattle Film Critics Society | Executive Editor at Common Sense Media (views her own) | 📍Seattle, WA

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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 6h
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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@seattlecritics.bsky.social is presenting a screening of GREEN ROOM on Oct 14 at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social as part of our SFCS at 10 series. Featuring a virtual interview with JEREMY SAULNIER and other surprises. Come through! Tickets and information: nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...
The punk band: Callum Turner (totally forgot he was in this), the late, great Anton Yelchin, and Alia Shawkat wearing a Dead Kennedys t-shirt.Callum, Alia, and Anton punking out on stage. The lovely Imogen Poots with an accurate skinhead girl hairstyle.  Patrick Stewart as the head of an Oregon white supremacist compound. With Brent Werzner, Mason Knight, Samuel Summer, and Colton Ruscheinsky as his guys (a lot more not pictured).
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 10h
Very happy with my Oct 1 addition to the kitchen
a wall hanging of a baboon wearing Baroque costume holding a dirty martini
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23h
Not to hijack this beautifully written #NAZA review by @812filmreviews.com, but this line made me go YES: "How many stories must be told from the wolf’s perspective before it stops hunting?" Basically the entire reason I started Mediaversity (and why the rating system is the way it is)
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lovers of weird, eclectic, & thoughtfully-programmed cinema rejoice! @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, Seattle’s nonprofit independent art house cinema, is making a big expansion: starting Monday, they’ll be open for all seven days of the week📽️ My story @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/arts/the-nor...
A screenshot of a story online at The Stranger with a headline that reads The Northwest Film Forum Will Be Open Seven Days a Week and a subhead that reads Starting Next Week Movies Are So Back in Seattle with a photo of an exterior of the theater with the lights illuminated and the caption The lights are gonna be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Photo Credit: Billie Winter.
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Chris Becker @chrisbecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A deeply profound post from @lizhynes.bsky.social primarily addressed to cishet men, but words that should be read and processed by all. Screenshotting just the ending here, but those words hit the hardest if you've read the ones that lead up to it. lizhynes.substack.com/p/free
i want you to think beyond yourself. beyond your mother or your sister or your daughter. i want you to finally see our common selves. i want you to imagine everything you are, everything you’ve ever said or done or seen or created, your proudest moment and your favorite song and the movies that make you cry and the hardest you ever laughed, reduced to

free pussy
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 30/09/2026
Here for any and all Buddhist impermanence content
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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Carolyn Fe @thecarolynfe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We opened AYE CAESAR, my play about AI & Elder loneliness. A dream come true to have my words on stage. People laughed, snickered and, yes, even wiped some tears! It's a short run. 9 shows left. 2 shows tomorrow, Monday for our theatre friends & creatives. Don't miss it! eldritchtheatre.ca/ayecaesar
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Robin LeBlanc, from work @robinfromwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The film is written, directed, and co-stars Hitoshi Ozawa, a legendary Yakuza actor who is a villain in Yakuza 0, who got his fellow legends involved. This was his passion project inspired by one of his best friends, a trans woman, and he worked with the community for representative casting.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 29/09/2026
More grid memes 🥲 From @nytimes.com, The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Header: "I've seen 65 of The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century" grid of TV posters on yellow background
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"It’s the kind of movie about evil billionaires that evil billionaires would enjoy, which makes it the worst kind of movie about evil billionaires." @williambibbiani.bsky.social is one of the greats
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap
Tom Cruise give his all in "Digger," Alejandro González Iñárritu’s smug, self-aware social commentary that's like bad "SNL."
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 28/09/2026
NEW REVIEW — #PracticalMagic2 has its issues, but it doesn't deserve a 36% splat on Rotten Tomatoes. @josesolismayen.bsky.social shares his thoughts, the good and the bad: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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Practical Magic 2 — Mediaversity Reviews
“The Owens might be cursed, but whiteness haunts the Practical Magic films just as fully.”
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Piloswine 🔜 @piloswine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
insane license plate
black utah license plate says “UTAH” in plain white text while the license plate ID reads “OREGON”
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ideas for my midlife crisis: -Become swift like a coursing river -Develop force like a great typhoon -Build all the strength like a raging fire -Mysterious like the dark side of the moon
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 27/09/2026
Grid of 9 games that shaped who I am: Skies of Arcadia, FFVIII, FFX, Space Channel 5, Jet Grind Radio, Animal Crossing, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, FFVII, The Simpsons: Arcade Game
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Fe Fi Fo Film! @fionaunderhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Love Hypothesis contains my least favourite trope: Skinny lead girl demonstrates she's kooky by eating tonnes of junk food!
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Caleb Masters @cmasterstalk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Green Room is, low key, a favorite of mine from 2016. Super exciting to see it get a @seattlecritics.bsky.social 10th anniversary screening + Q&A w/director Jeremy Saulnier (hosted by @silverscreenriot.bsky.social) at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social on Oct. 14th @ 7PM. Snag a ticket while you still can!
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/09/2026
Oct 14 screening of #GreenRoom with the writer-director doing a Q&A at Northwest Film Forum ! nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...
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SFCS at 10: Green Room - Northwest Film Forum
The Ain’t Rights are finishing up an unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at a club deep in Oregon.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/09/2026
12 minutes left in Friday! Here's my mix of festival films, a work-related rewatch, and #ForgottenIsland (which I adored) #LetterboxdFriday
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor.
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Filmmaker Magazine @filmmakermagazine.com · 22/09/2026
"You're continually incentivizing people to work on the wrong projects ... and you can obviously see the knock-on effects in what's actually getting made." — Daniel Goldhaber Max Cea reports on the writer-director industrial complex: filmmaker.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
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The Myth of the Multi-Hyphenate
The industry has transformed to favor filmmakers who write their own scripts, making artists with ambitious original ideas feel like they have to do it all.
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Nova Horizon @thenovahorizon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent review! Such an original show and Carol is one of the best characters on TV.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23/09/2026
Kiddo and I hyped for #ForgottenIsland 🎉
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23/09/2026
NEW REVIEW — As #Pluribus comes off its 6 #Emmy wins and we wait for further news of Season 2, our writer Sam Huang shares why we stan this show at Mediaversity: www.mediaversityreviews.com/tv-reviews/2...
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Pluribus - Season 1 — Mediaversity Reviews
“ Pluribus centers a queer woman who learns empathy—the antithesis of the toxic men who usually anchor ‘prestige’ shows.”
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Arthur Moy @speedbrkr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
IMHO: #ForgottenIsland is a wonderful animated film about the celebration of friendship and Filipino folklore/culture that thrills, delights, and hits you hard in the feels. Verdict: Go see it! #animation #movies
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 21/09/2026
Thank you @kuow.org and @dyeroxley.bsky.social for having me on to talk all things Keanu Reeves! I enjoyed the conversation with fellow Seattle-based critic Tim Hall. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/seattl...
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end...
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 21/09/2026
NEW REVIEW — I've played the original #ResidentEvil, watched the aughts-era movies, and checked out Zach Cregger's new reboot—and enjoyed Cregger's hilarious interpretation the most. It's not the best on inclusion, but it's a helluva ride anyway: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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Resident Evil (2026) — Mediaversity Reviews
“The only woman of any significance in Resident Evil isn’t even on screen, and she’s defined by a clichéd storyline about being pregnant.”
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BGN interviews the cast and filmmakers for the film Resident Evil. Featured in the interviews are: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Zach Cregger (Director/Writer), Johhno Wilson (Officer Wilson), Carter Swan (Producer) Will Merrick (Dave) Zoe Bellas (Birdie), Roy Lee (Producer) and Shay Hatten (Writer)
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The 'Resident Evil' Red Carpet Was Terrifying! | Black Girl Nerds
Step onto the Resident Evil red carpet, where horror, thrills, and plenty of scares set the stage for the franchise’s latest chapter.
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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NBC News interviewed a plank with a face drawn on it and asked if it could fall in love with humans
Plank from Ed Edd n Eddy
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026
All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.
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Caleb Masters @cmasterstalk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL is a wild 95-minute joyride packed with playful jump scares and surprising comedy. It’s a fan crowdpleaser that never feels too derivative. All killer, no filler. Just a man on a mission with plenty of grotesque, video game-inspired zombie chaos along the way.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 15/09/2026
NEW REVIEW — Touching family drama #AhGirl had its North American premiere at #TIFF26, and it's one to watch: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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Ah Girl — Mediaversity Reviews
“Grandma initially seems harsh and disengaged, but she becomes the most complex adult in all of Ah Girl .”
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 06/09/2026
Haven't made it to Cannes as press yet, but it's my dream film festival! For now, visiting as a tourist will do 😘
Li standing in front of the iconic red stairs in Cannes
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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Whatever political arguments surround 'American Doctor,' Poh Si Teng keeps returning our attention to three simple things: a doctor, a patient, and the obligation to try to save a life." AMERICAN DOCTOR, one of 2026's best docs expands into more theaters this weekend. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Should I See It-American Doctor (2026) Review
American Doctor follows three American physicians providing humanitarian aid in Gaza in Poh Si Teng’s powerful, unflinching documentary about medicine, war, and the obligation to bear witness.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES: Shatara Michelle Ford’s latest is a road movie unlike any you've ever seen. Joyous and thoughtful, it's a visually stunning ride with a scene-stealing Jasmin Savoy Brown. Seattle folks, go see it starting Fri. 📽️ My review @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
From left, Dezi Bing, Denée Benton and Sasha Compère stand together under a beautiful purple and pink sky in a still from filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford’s DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES (Courtesy of Lunette Films).
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 31/08/2026
NEW REVIEW — #TheEndOfOakStreet is more inclusive than you might think. @josesolismayen.bsky.social explains: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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The End of Oak Street — Mediaversity Reviews
“ The End of Oak Street gives nuanced, fully lived-in portraits of women in their 70s and older.”
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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
SFCS is thrilled to welcome Li Lai as a new member for 2026! You can read Li's work on Mediaversity Reviews & Common Sense Media
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 30/08/2026
NEW REVIEW — The weekend is underway, baby! Spend it shoulder-shimmying in your seat with new theatrical release #FindingEmily. I had a blast www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews... @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Finding Emily — Mediaversity Reviews
“All the Millennial graduates of indie sleaze will be knocking down the door to join Finding Emily on the dance floor.”
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 30/08/2026
“Looksminimizing” is sending me
Poster on streetlight pole

CAN YOU ANTIMOG THE TRAP KING?
LOOKSMINIMIZING COMPETITION
REJECT BEAUTY *Bring your Z game*
2pm Saturday August 29
Washington Square Park NYC
Photographed by Bruce Gilden
Hosted by Nick Dove and Neoliberalhell
WRETCHES ONLY
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hellresidentNY 🖤 @hellresidentny.blacksky.app · 30/08/2026
My Scorpio queen is the one and only reason why I'll be seeing this when it opens in theaters. #DaysOfThunder
A photo of Anne Hathaway, and below it is white text against a green background that reads "Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On Anne Hathaway." Underneath the headline in white text is the logo for The Onion.
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 28/08/2026
NEW REVIEW — Really emphasizing the "fiction" in science-fiction is #TheDogStars' exclusionary worldview. Critic Anthony Marcusa shares his first Mediaversity piece: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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The Dog Stars — Mediaversity Reviews
“ The Dog Stars asserts that in just 10 years, the American West will suddenly be filled with gruff white men.”
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/08/2026
What great news to wake up to! Excited to join @seattlecritics.bsky.social—my first ever critics society 😀 Thank you @eclectichutch.bsky.social @calvinkemph.bsky.social and all for the invite, and for the warm PNW (oxymoron??) welcome since I moved out here a few years ago.
SFCS Seattle Film Critics Society website screenshot showing "Welcome New Members" Caleb Masters, Li Lai, and Matt Erspamer
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 25/08/2026
NEW REVIEW — With a core cast of white men and a generic statement about overcoming class differences through vibes alone, upcoming release #TheMarchingBand is nothing to write home about on inclusiveness. www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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The Marching Band — Mediaversity Reviews
“ The Marching Band concerns itself with class differences without the intersection of race.”
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David Chen @davechen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Amazing year for movies about people getting lost in nightmarish liminal spaces and finding themselves unable to escape, wonder if it says anything about our psyche right now, probably not best not to think about it
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