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Renaissance literature, temporality, politics, material texts, historical recipes; books - Shakespeare in the Kitchen 2026, Imagining Time in the English Chronicle Play 2023, Making Milton ed. 2021 marissanicosia.wordpress.com

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20h
A limited number of crab and frog facts advent calendars are now available at SquidFacts.net! These need to be made by hand, so we’ve been phasing them out but I was very lucky to have some help this week making some more in the lead up to December. Get ‘em while they’re here! SquidFacts.net
Two sparkly shiny advent calendars, one with frogs one with crabs
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We know autumn is busy so we are keeping the cfp portal open for you until mid-October just in case.
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Dr Aidan Norrie 🦄 @aidannorrie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mine & @matthewsteggle.bsky.social's festschrift for the incomparable @lisahopkins.bsky.social is due for publication on 19 October. Each day until then, I'm going to give an overview of the chapters to get you excited for the volume's early moderny goodness. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
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The Edges of Early Modern English Drama
Thanks to the pioneering work of Professor Lisa Hopkins, the field of early modern English drama is now much more attuned to the various edges, spaces, and intersections that characterise the dramatic...
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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Extremely excited to share the CFP for the ✨fifth✨ annual #QueerBibliography conference! bit.ly/QB2027CfP When? 2-4 September 2027 Where? Manchester, UK & online Theme: TAKING STOCK Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2027 Decisions: by 12 March 2027 Submit here: forms.gle/WGjXKA1d6gWm...
Queer Bibliography
Taking Stock
Manchester, UK and online
2-4 September 2027

Call for Proposals

Since the inaugural 2023 conference, queer bibliography has grown from an interesting concept to a burgeoning field. Our 2027 theme, Taking Stock, marks the fifth annual conference and is a chance to pause and reflect on genealogies of the field, the present state of queer bibliographical enquiry, and our senses of the future. How might we trace queer histories of queer bibliography? How can we imagine critical futures for bibliographical enquiry within and beyond its traditional academic locations? Where do we find ourselves and our work? 

Stock also has meaning in bibliography. While “stock” originally referred to a tree trunk or plant stem, and figuratively to the source of a line of descent or even a human torso, it later began to connote an aggregate of goods—in the context of bookmaking, one might own a stock of paper or pasteboard. Towards the mid-nineteenth century, “paper stock” began to connote the raw material of paper itself. “Stock” might refer to the inventories of booksellers, the process of beginning and curating an institutional or personal collection, and the supply and material characteristics of paper. From the raw materials of books to the origins and shapes of personal, commercial, and institutional collections, how does "stock" participate in the production, articulation, and study of queer textuality and textual communities? What is queer about materiality, the ecology of books, and the processes of making and engaging with (collections of) physical textual objects?

We invite participants to engage in stock-taking or reflect on
bibliographical stock, broadly defined. We welcome meta, theoretical, and historiographical work that takes stock of queer bibliography, and we
welcome proposals that relate to “stock” in bibliography, book history, and reception studies.This three-day hybrid conference will be hosted at the John Rylands
Library, part of the University of Manchester, and online on 2–4 September 2027. The conference will feature two days of panels, conversation, and discussion on 2 and 3 September and will be followed by an optional workshop on 4 September. Conference programming may also include evening receptions, tours of Manchester libraries (including Chetham’s Library, the oldest public library in England), and collection viewings at the Rylands.

The conference welcomes participants from a diverse range of fields and
career stages, including: book arts practitioners, activists, postgraduates,
early career researchers, independent scholars, librarians, archivists, and
booksellers, both in person and via video conference. As in past years, the goal of the broadly articulated theme of “taking stock” is to bring people in and to shape conversation, not to exclude or limit. All submissions that engage with the intertwined relationship between queerness and bibliography are encouraged.

Participants will be invited to submit a 2000-word pre-circulated paper,
before presenting in panels of 10-minute papers. We also welcome
alternative contributions, such as workshops, roundtables, or self-organised seminars and creative presentations, with a pre-circulated submission that provides a grounding for the conference contribution.

Contributors should submit an abstract of 200–300 words, along with a
short bio, by 29 January 2027:

https:/ /forms.gle/WGjXKA1d6gWmtfjZ8

Prospective speakers will be informed of the outcome by 12th March. Pre-circulated papers will be collected and shared in mid-July. 

Any questions should be directed to: queerbibliography@gmail.com

http://queerbibliography.org
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Dylan Lewis @iamdylanlewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another year of Queer Bibliography— please share widely; we are looking forward to this!
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Rachel Willie @racheljwillie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We won’t be stringent on the deadline, but it the official deadline is today!
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Rachel Willie @racheljwillie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Come one, come all! Shower us with your lovely abstracts!
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New recipe up on Cooking in the Archives: "To Make Pistacho Cream" from Lady Craven's 18th century receipt book. rarecooking.com/2026/09/30/t... This manuscript is now held at Penn State Libraries Eberly Family Special Collections & I'm studying it with Penn State Abington students this semester.
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To Make Pistacho Cream
It was a hot August day when my students read a recipe “To Make Pistacho Cream” from Lady Elizabeth Craven’s receipt book out loud, letter by letter, on their first day of class. …
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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
would anyone from a non elite college like to write about this for Contingent because you know we would publish it
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 30/09/2026
"Restaurant operating with non-functioning sink. Oven apparently being used as storage space and employees make whirring and sizzling sounds to make food." buff.ly/QahTR38
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Health Inspector’s Notes from the Fisher-Price Kitchen in Miss Carol’s Preschool Classroom
“Witnessed chefs frequently dropping food on floor, retrieving items with bare hands, and immediately serving food to customers.” reposted 7/13/23
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 30/09/2026
Democrats defend "science," but what they really should be defending is "wissenschaft." No major social problems - from global warming to AI - can be solved without non-commercial research across multiple fields, including the social sciences and humanities. Really wish the party understood this.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Correct. And for a lot of people that kind of reflexivity wouldn’t just be new and hard to develop, it will be emotionally challenging to accept.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A little thread about October events! rarecooking.com/events/
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Events
Shakespeare in the Kitchen book events! Details will be added as available. 10/11 @ “Pear Pie / The Winter’s Tale” Molly’s Books & Records (Free, Reading and Pie) 10/23 …
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 25/09/2026
The provost of UMass (R1) literally told a group of historians this: “research” means pulling in large external grants and unless you do that, you don’t matter and get nothing internally. “Research“ is about $ and institutions support only those disciplines that bring in $ or raise it privately.
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Renaissance Society of America @rsaorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👀 New webinars, new prizes, a photo contest, and much more! Take a look at what's happening at the RSA in the September 2026 edition of Renaissance News! conta.cc/4aAgp8t #RenSA27 #earlymodern #digitalhumanities #RenTwitter #professionaldevelopment
Painting. Oil on Canvas. Harvesting the Vines. Baskets of harvested grapes are being delivered to a farmhouse in an Italian village. In the center, a workman kneels with a basket next to a horse. Manner of Pieter Bodding van Laer, c. 1630 - c. 1650. Rijksmuseum.
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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gang, who’s coming? Three of us are proposing a panel on mobility & paperwork (VERY excited!) and we’re curious who we can suggest as possible chairs. #histarchives #yayarchives #movinghistory #earlymodern
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Three years ago, but it never gets old ❤️📕
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026
IT IS TIME. buff.ly/pykYN6f
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Humanities disciplynes are beautiful & useful by cause thei amplifye our humanitye. Undir the care offerid by focused & specialized researche & studye, workes of the present are given more momentum, and thryve. Artefacts of the past blossom ynto newe ydeas. The Humanityes care for the worlde.
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#histmed This is indeed a fascinating study. If you haven't heard of the "Plague of Cyprian" before, you're not alone. Its historiographical significance has only been realized in the past few years. And no, currently it's not believed to be plague (Yersinia pestis). What was it? We don't know yet!
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Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI is a different technology, of course, but the social forces powering it—and the arguments made, by some of the exact same people—are in many cases almost identical.
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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
TODAY IS THE DAY! Come and join us in celebrating these five glorious shortlisted authors as well as the winner of our article prize! Join us here: www.crowdcast.io/c/festival20... #earlymodern #SkyStorians
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SRS Prizes 2026
Register now for SRS Prizes 2026 on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on September 18, 2026, 04:00 PM GMT+1.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"knowledgemaxxing, an online trend-movement ‘fueled by niche interests or a desire for intellectual empowerment’ – and one that also sidesteps the basics of annotation, fact-checking, debating and other kinds of accountability that academia + professionalism provide." artreview.com/the-end-of-r...
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The End of Research
Bad, regurgitated and even plagiarised information is pouring out of the internet and backwashing into institutional spaces
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Scott Sandage @scottsandage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#ThatFeelingWhen you’ve got 26 original printings of The Columbian Orator, enough to put one into the hands of each student as you begin teaching how #FrederickDouglass taught himself #HowToRead and #SpeakTruthToPower
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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“No longer are words written and read solely by and for humans. Instead, text has become something more like a fossil fuel, a consumable for machines as much or more than a communicative medium for people.”
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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For the morning crowd, this gift link should work.
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Elisabeth R. Anker @libankerdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI is the largest theft of labor in history, but the case doesn't go far enough -- AI steals not only from journalists and researchers but from authors throughout history, from policymakers and legal writers, from photographers and artists in every medium.
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Brandi K. Adams @bkadams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hi Friends! Please think about the Stuart Drama Conference in Liverpool. CFP due in October!
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have three events coming up next month! One is a virtual workshop through the Historical Society of Michigan, the other two are in Philly and will involve food. (Some details still TBD, but the virtual workshop registration is open.)
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Time to send us your proposals for Stuart Drama! HT @racheljwillie.bsky.social @bkadams.bsky.social @cazzert.bsky.social
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Society works hard to bring to life our vision of a broader, more inclusive, and exciting bibliographical community: if you are interested in texts as artifacts, you belong here.  🔗https://bit.ly/bsa-join-now The BSA membership year begins on 1 October and ends on 30 September for all members.
White text on a copper background. Announcement of membership renewal season with details about the 2026/2027 membership year, emphasizing benefits and dues.Copper text on a white background. Promotional announcement inviting membership in the Bibliographical Society of America, detailing various membership benefits in bullet points.
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
These posters are on the bulletin board outside my office & I bring a stack whenever I table for something. They always start a conversation.
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Jonathan @jsench.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
PBSA is searching for an Editorial Assistant! Review of applications begins September 1 and goes through the 15th. Information & instructions to apply are at the link below. Position manages logistics of journal processes. $5000 annual honorarium, 1 year w possibility of renewal.
docs.google.com
Editorial Assistant job description
PBSA Editorial Assistant description and qualifications The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) seeks an Editorial Assistant. PBSA is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal published o...
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
second: promo posters, postcards and more for humanist inquiry across the disciplines, combatting misinformation, refining majors. ideas are for everybody! and they pay! humanitiesworks.org
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HUMANITIES WORKS – posters, postcards, and handouts to support the humanities
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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Dr Emily Soon takes the tiny treasure that is the clove and examines its impact on early modern English literature in today's new blog post. memorients.com/articles/tin...
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Tiny Treasures: Cloves in Early Modern English Literature | MEMOs
This Southeast Asian spice not only sparked fierce international competition, but also featured within the literature of the Global Renaissance
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New recipe on Cooking in the Archives: To preserve peaches from a @bodleian.ox.ac.uk manuscript. 🍑 rarecooking.com/2026/08/05/t...
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To preserve peaches
I’ve been working on a salad* recipe to share here, but this summer has not felt like a good time to test salads. On this rainy August morning, I realized I had some very very ripe peaches an…
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Dr Aidan Norrie 🦄 @aidannorrie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
After a rather drawn-out process, I am so delighted that the festschrift for the wonderful @lisahopkins.bsky.social that @matthewsteggle.bsky.social and I have edited is only a few months out from publication with @dgb-mem.bsky.social! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lots of fun at Shakespeare in Clark Park & Revolution Shakespeare’s Hamlet last night. Get there, Philly. ☠️
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E.L.Snook @pamphilia2.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@lynbennetthfx.bsky.social and my book has arrived on my desk! Pre-orders available now for shipping on 22.09.2026! www.mqup.ca/Books/E/Earl...
Book cover
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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Share and sign, share and sign! This thing is still terrifyingly real and there's no pretending that it's softened or has gone away. #DefendExeterUni #DefendSHAPE #English #CreativeWriting #Drama #Languages #Theology #History #Arts&Humanities #SocialSciences #PureMaths #Geography c.org/xJ7bKnq7pL
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Sign the Petition
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Alex Hibberts @hibbertsalex.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In early June, researchers from 15 universities and 6 countries came together @ihr.bsky.social for a workshop to discuss the who, what, where and why of the Little Ice Age. Thank you for all who came, presented, spoke and asked challenging questions! nehnetwork.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/f...
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From Climate to Weather History: Can Taking a Short-Term, Local Perspective Help Reframe the Little Ice Age?
Committee Member Alex Hibberts writes on a recent workshop on the Little Ice Age, hosted by the Institute of Historical Research in London. In early June, researchers from fifteen universities and …
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
As our conference will be in Philadelphia (Lenapehoking), proposals for papers that consider Indigenous book history and intercultural contact are of particular interest. If you have an idea for a panel session or a roundtable, free to DM me to discuss further.
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is a general call for book history papers for the 2027 conference in Philadelphia. Proposals for 20-minute papers that present detailed, material case-studies will be organized into three, guaranteed paper sessions.  Proposals due 7/28/2026 (details on linked form above)
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I'm excited to circulate this CFP as the Discipline Representative for book history for the Renaissance Society of America! I'm putting together multiple guaranteed sessions for the annual meeting in Philadelphia in 2027. www.rsa.org/forms/FormRe...
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Renaissance Society of America
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Last day to send me your book history proposals for RSA 2027 in Philly!
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routledgelit.bsky.social @routledgelit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Wonderful to see @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social at #WSC2026 ! Come by the stand to browse a copy of her innovative new book 'Shakespeare in the Kitchen' in the Spotlight on Shakespeare series. www.routledge.com/9781032043951
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Marissa Nicosia @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My book Shakespeare in the Kitchen is here at the @routledgelit.bsky.social display at #WSC2026 ! Stop by the book exhibit to buy a copy or snag a discount code or learn more about the Spotlight on Shakespeare series.
Author with copy of book in front of table
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Dr Philippa Earle @uncouthswain.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Letter from the world's largest disciplinary association in the humanities, the @modernlanguage.bsky.social on the proposed cuts at the University of Exeter #DefendExeterUni
Link to screen-readable version will be posted when I can find one!
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