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Paul Stefko

@paulstefko.bsky.social
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Card player, gambler, scoundrel. You’d like him.

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Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
20% OFF Full Line on ALL Digital RPGs! #RPG #TabletopGaming
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20% OFF Full Line on ALL Digital RPGs!
Have you ever looked at your overflowing bookshelves and thought, I have no room for all the RPG books I'd love to own? I know I have! Today's your lucky day! We've just set up discounts on ALL our digital RPG lines and book sets. Buy the entire set of PDFs and get 20% OFF! And we really do mean ALL of them: Enigma Puzzling Gamebooks Full Line - 20% OFF!Mini Mythos Storybooks Full Line - 20% OFF!Magical Kitties …
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Only a few hours left for The Shining Dragon: An Ars Magica Novel on @kickstarter.com -- I just pledged for a hardcover copy of my own! www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
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The Shining Dragon: An Ars Magica Novel
A fantasy novel published under the Creative Commons license in the world of Mythic Europe.
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
15 years ago when Apocalypse World was new and people were beginning to understand and work with it, it was seductive to look at "acting under fire" and see, not one basic move of several, but the template underlying all the game's moves. Like @kierongillen.bsky.social 's classic gag:
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
Don't miss out on SUPER savings! The @drivethrurpg.com Superhero RPG sale ends soon, with up to 50% off on games like Icons Superpowered Roleplaying, Mutants & Masterminds and much more!
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DriveThruRPG Superhero Sale!
Calling all heroes! DriveThruRPG is offering a sale on superhero roleplaying games and related products, with discounts up to 50% off in many cases. This is a great opportunity to check out Icons p…
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Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now all in one place, all 47 capsule reviews from the recently concluded Robin and Valerie International Film Festival, the fest you can stream along with on your very own couch
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RVIFF 2026 Capsule Review Roundup | Robin D. Laws
The fifth annual Robin and Valerie International Film Festival, the at-home event we created to replace the Toronto International Film Festi
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Schwalb Entertainment @theschwalb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's Deal of the Day! Shadow of the Demon Lord!
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Shadow of the Demon Lord | Schwalb Entertainment | Schwalb Entertainment | DriveThruRPG
The End Is Just the Beginning Sometimes the world needs heroes. But in the desperation of these last days, the world will take all those it can get: heroes, blackguards, madmen, and whoever else is wi...
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm told that some people actually feel a sense of accomplishment when they complete a long task. Not just tired and hollow. I don't know if I believe it. Anyway, I turned in a draft this morning.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Finally booked everything for Metatopia.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I need to get this 1970s New York mobsters cosmic horror game out of my head.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 24/09/2026
GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 6: Tiny Terrors is now available on Warehouse 23! This 22-page bestiary contains small-but-powerful monsters that can be used in standalone challenges or even turned into bosses. bit.ly/gurpsdfm6tt #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
Several illustrated figures appear on a brown background with the words "Evil things come in small packages." The logo and book cover for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 6 Tiny Terrors are featured along with the Steve Jackson Games and social media logos.
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Tracy, Making Games @theothertracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heeeeeey you! Do you want help making your words better? Written, spoken, both? I'm available for audio and games editing! If nothing else, it's free to have a chat. DMs are open and email is in the bio!
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Aesofstaves Thank You Yunho
Alt: Thank you from Ateez Yunho
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Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ars Magica Definitve is #5 on DriveThruRPG … and climbing! #ArsMagica #DriveThruRPG
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Ars Magica Definitve is #5 on DriveThruRPG … and climbing!
There are still yet even more Open License releases from fans! Check them out: Rhine Adventures bundle: All 6 adventures The Medusa's Lair has published for the Rhine Tribunal, at roughly 1/2 price. The Ars Magica Chronology: Another interesting thing OriginalMadman is doing. It begins with 5201 BC: God creates the World, so you know it's pretty comprehensive. Q&A with Shadow & Flame novel author: Jason Tondro talking about his Ars …
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ludonarrative Dissidents put Swords of the Serpentine through its paces in an Actual Play with co-designer Kevin Kulp as GM. Expect fast action, sharp choices, and plenty of Eversink trouble. bit.ly/4xDs5zQ #TTRPG #SotS
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Tracy, Making Games @theothertracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'd love to fill in some gaps with more work! I'm especially interested in games editing right now. If you need: - Games editing - Podcast editing/production - Writing Please let me know! DMs are open and email is in the bio! Thanks!
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Ateez Yunho's Cute Air Kiss
Alt: Ateez Yunho's Cute Air Kiss
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Gareth Hanrahan @mytholder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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The One Ring™ RPG: Bestiary, Gondor Campaign & Updated Rules
The award-winning The One Ring tabletop RPG enters a new age with this triple offering – the epic campaign expansion The White Tower and the Hall of Gold, the bestiary Creatures Strange and Foul, and ...
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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spooky season is upon us! Here's your annual reminder that I love hearing about your Dread games. If you're streaming them, hit me up and I'll reshare. If you're just scaring the shit out of your friends I'm private, I dig hearing about those just as much.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Exciting Destiny news. I look forward to finally getting to play Red War and Forsaken.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I firmly believe that anyone can learn any game they want to.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 20/09/2026
Wizards. Magic. Pressures of masculinity. A venerable pact. A tolling bell of mortality. You'll find all these and more in Seven-Part Pact, an ambitious, revolutionary TTRPG experience from the creators of Wanderhome. Make your late pledge today! 🪄 bit.ly/sevenpartpactks #stevejacksongames
A colorful gameboard appears as a square on a yellow background with the Seven-Part Pact logo and the words "Late pledging open now". There is a darker yellow bar with the text "An ornate & wizardly TTRPG from the creators of Wanderhome." The Possum Creek and Steve Jackson Games Eye-in-Pyramid logo are above social media icons.
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🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In 1996, GURPS Goblins joked that the law is a list of things the ruling class would like the lower classes to stop doing and have helpfully written down, and add to as they (the ruling class) wish. And that's how I became an anarchist.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Medusa's Lair is offering a discounted bundle of their Rhine adventures. Great chance to get a bunch of #ArsMagica Open License material on sale! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 18/09/2026
Set the foundation for any adventure imaginable with Characters and Campaigns together at last in one 592-page book. It's been lightly edited and brought up to date, and includes 25 bonus pages of rules highlights published between 2004 and 2025.  bit.ly/gurpsbs4erev  #stevejacksongames #gurps
The cover of the GURPS Basic Set, Fourth Edition Revised book and a spread of the inside of the book appear on a purple background, with the words "Characters and Campaigns in one book. 592 pages with full-color internal art)." An orange bar with the GURPS Fourth Edition logo goes across the bottom, along with the words "Now Available", four social media icons, #PlaySJGames, and the Steve Jackson Games Eye-in-Pyramid logo.An illustration of a woman in a black body suit holding two knives appears on a purple background with the words "Easy-to-read, two-column layout. No rule or page-reference changes. An orange bar with the GURPS Fourth Edition logo goes across the bottom.Three cutouts of illustrations appear on a purple background. They feature a swordsman, two dinosaur-like creatures, and a Cthulhu-like creature. The words "Backward-compatible with all exiting GURPS Fourth Edition material" are above the images and an orange bar with the GURPS Fourth Edition logo goes across the bottom.
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Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Definitive Edition RELEASES TODAY! #ArsMagica #DefinitiveEdition
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Definitive Edition RELEASES TODAY!
Salve sodales! Today is the OFFICIAL GENERAL RELEASE of Ars Magica Definitive Edition! That's right, you can jump on our website to order it for IMMEDIATE delivery, or look for it at your friendly local game store.  Get Definitive Edition NOW at atlas-games.com/definitive To celebrate Definitive Edition's release, we've ALSO set up a special deal on the ENTIRE Ars Magica 5th Edition line in PDF! You'll find digital bundles of the sourcebooks for 20% off. Buy all five …
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 17/09/2026
Rodney Thompson's @scratchpadpub.bsky.social is ramping up for a crowd-funder to put two terrific games back in-print. Check it out!
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Spectaculars/Dusk City Outlaws Second Printing
Get notified when Spectaculars/Dusk City Outlaws Second Printing launches on BackerKit!
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PK "Purple Kat" Levine @pkpurplekat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tabletop RPG Meme
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 15/09/2026
Calling all heroes! DriveThruRPG is offering a sale on superhero roleplaying games and related products, with discounts up to 50% off in many cases. That includes Icons and, well, a number of other things I've worked on!
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DriveThruRPG Superhero Sale!
Calling all heroes! DriveThruRPG is offering a sale on superhero roleplaying games and related products, with discounts up to 50% off in many cases. This is a great opportunity to check out Icons p…
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Felt like posting a blog entry about #ArsMagica this morning www.atlas-games.com/news/post?s=...
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Intrigued by Ars Magica Definitive? Get it for FREE!
Almost two years ago, we asked the fans of Ars Magica to fund a massive summa of Ars Magica Fifth Edition – not a new edition, but a Definitive Edition that pulled together elements that developed acr...
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 12/09/2026
We want to know: which GURPS Template Toolkit supplement is your favorite, and why? If you haven't heard yet, we recently released an all-new GURPS supplement on Warehouse 23 – GURPS Template Toolkit 5: Quick and Pointless! bit.ly/gurpsttqp #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 11/09/2026
Steve Jackson will be stepping down as CEO to focus on game design and development. Please help us congratulate longtime SJ Games staff member Sabrina Gonzalez on her new role as CEO! Managing Editor Allison Page has become our COO.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love teaching RPGs to folks so much.
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Turhan's Bey Company @turhansbeycompany.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I for one welcome our new not-actually-SJ-himself overlords. SJ has been wanting to go back to writing games full time rather than running a business, so this may be good for everybody.
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Daily Illuminator: New Roles For Sabrina Gonzalez And Allison Page
Steve Jackson, founder and President of Steve Jackson Games, is stepping down as CEO to focus on game design and development. Long-time staff member Sabrina Gonzalez has become the CEO of SJ Games. ...
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 09/09/2026
I so rarely do this but, when it comes to growing my Patreon, I could use your help.
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I could use your help | Steve Kenson
Hello, everyone. As I may have mentioned before, self-promotion is not exactly my strong suit. When it comes to my creative work, I've alway
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Since I'm pushing Patreons tonight, I'll also recommend novelist and game designer Steve Kenson, who's doing great work writing about game theory in general but also providing constant support for his own rules-lite supers RPG ICONS, which I've run and enjoyed. www.patreon.com/cw/stevekenson
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Steve Kenson — creating Icons Superpowered Roleplaying Content
Get more from Steve Kenson on Patreon. creating Icons Superpowered Roleplaying Content. Support Steve Kenson and get exclusive access to their work.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: There should be a licensed RPG for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, and I would kill to work on it.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Stupid federal holiday* means my GURPS Basic Set Revised has to sit at the post office until Tuesday. * Not actually stupid.
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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Have you tried enjoying things instead?
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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In two weeks... The HEISTS get bigger. The REBELLION gets bolder. The ACTION is electroplasmic. Blades '68 by @olddog.games Coming to your FLGS Sept 14th. Or place your preorder with us now: evilhat.com/product/blad...
In the background, a roadmap of Doskvol 968. The city is rendered in pastel pink, blue, and gray. Atop the map is a copy of Blades '68.  Colorful characters inspired by the 1960s are illustrated in bright shades of blue, orange, and yellow.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I’ve been watching a lot of content around Kane Parson’s Backrooms lately, and it has me thinking about GURPS Warehouse 23. www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/...
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GURPS Warehouse 23
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J.C. Connors @1shotjc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
After 20 years #GURPS just got a brand new revised version! It’s a welcome if modest update… check out my full review! GURPS 4th Edition Revised - RPG Review youtu.be/dsd8GnYw9a0
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GURPS 4th Edition Revised - RPG Review
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I just made a decent take on Spider-Man using the Quick & Pointless rules. A full #GURPS supers character fits easily and readably on a single page.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 28/08/2026
You still have time to journey to Grantville, West Virginia, when you make a late pledge for GURPS Ring of Fire – a thrilling companion book for your favorite TTRPG system, based on the 1632 series of novels by Eric Flint. bit.ly/gurpsringoffirebk #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Truly, this may be my new favorite way to run #GURPS. I could sell this game to just about anyone now.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 27/08/2026
An all-new GURPS supplement is now available on Warehouse 23! In this 44-page PDF, GMs are given a recipe that creates one giant “campaign template” using only simplified traits, eliminating the need for players to keep track of their own points. bit.ly/gurpsttqp
A knight in armor and a woman holding a sword appear with the words "GURPS Template Toolkit 5 Quick and Pointless." The cover of the PDF is shown with the text "The skills your players want. No points needed" below it.
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Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
September approaches. I am available for personal commissions and paid freelance work for illustrations, cartography, or logo work. Let's make your thing. #ttrpg #freelancer #tryingtomakerent brianfnpatterson.com
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The Art of Brian Patterson
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LoadingReadyRun @loadingreadyrun.com · 24/08/2026
We're kicking off the 2026 LoadingReadyRun Sub-A-Thon at 12:00PM Pacific TODAY! That's just 105 minutes from the time of this post! GET HYPE! www.twitch.tv/loadingready... or www.youtube.com/loadingready...
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Playtesters wanted! We’re looking for GMs with active groups to playtest scenarios from the upcoming Merryshire Detective Club adventure anthology. Run a mystery, send us your feedback, and help us make the final adventures even better. Link: bit.ly/4iosEcT #Merryshire #TTRPG #Playtesting
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’m writing GM advice, and it’s all coming out so damned wishy washy.
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Ars Magica Definitive Edition arrived today.
Components of the Ars Magica Definitive Edition slipcase arrayed on a wooden tabletop.
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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Ultimate Spellbook, for Pathfinder First Edition Every. Single. Official. Spell. Coming to Kickstarter Q3/Q4, 2026 Because I am #StillNotDoneWithPF1 Sign up to be notified when we go live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/owe...
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Paul Stefko @paulstefko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
At Gen Con this year, I ran two slots of a GURPS fantasy one-shot. I provided paper character sheets of the pregens, and each included a QR code to the expanded digital version as a web page. It worked out pretty darn well. I’m proud of the idea. Will do it again. ham2anv.github.io/gurps/gencon...
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One Evening At The Mutt And Maple
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