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All purpose geek and photographer of random objects.

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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 21h
There are few things as irritating as driving 500 miles across four states and only then realizing — the camera's memory card was still on my desk and there was neither time nor a location to buy a replacement.
Furious orange-red emoji with a scowl and a censor bar across its mouth that reads “&$!#%”.  It's more a little annoyed with the situation.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 04/10/2026
Huh. I knew about the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. I was not aware of his Parkinson's diagnosis. #AlanAlda #Parkinsons
Photo of Alan Alda, now 90
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 04/10/2026
Cue the "Nuttiest thing I've ever heard of" jokes. www.timeout.com/usa/news/pla... #JobOpening #MisterPeanut
Three women in yellow, white, and blue polo shirts lean out of the open door of a giant peanut-shaped vehicle with a Mr. Peanut logo, parked on a paved road lined with green trees.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 30/09/2026
I figure this is a Russian nesting pepper. #groceries
A bell pepper sliced open on a green cutting board. The left half is empty and orange. In the right half, a smaller, pale yellow-green pepper with a wrinkled surface sits nestled in the center.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 19/09/2026
This is Claude; he's a frog. The joke about his last name is far too obvious.
A frog with green and brown mottled skin and a prominent eardrum, camouflaged in leaf litter at night.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 06/09/2026
A decagon shaped cloud formation has appeared on Saturn's south pole. That's in addition to the long-standing hexagon shaped cloud formation on the north pole. They're doubtless made up entirely of shapes with the same dimensions as the Tycho monolith. #Saturn #hubble #photo #SpaceOdyssey
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope showing the decagonal pattern forming on Saturn's south pole.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 22/08/2026
I know it's just a #Halloween decoration, but yikes, that one's definitely a bit scary! #Costco
A skeleton decoration with an oversized, grinning skull and black-and-white ribbed rib cage leans forward over the peaked roof of a gray, shingle-style display shed, arms resting on the ridge. The store's open warehouse ceiling with exposed metal rafters and skylights is visible above.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 07/08/2026
The translation seems quite accurate.
Babe wake up someone created Google Translate for LinkedIn

English
I took a massive dump just now

Linkedin Speak
I just successfully completed a high-volume output optimization session. It's all about streamlining processes and making room for the next big challenge.
#Efficiency #GrowthMindset #ProductivityHacks
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 02/08/2026
You really have to appreciate the part in IKEA's instructions where they remind you to have a friend help you smash it to pieces. #ikea #flatpack #furniture
Furniture assembly instructions.  On the left, a crossed out image of a lone figure, frowning, standing next to a disordered pile of parts. On the right, two smiling figures,  standing next to the same pile of parts.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 30/07/2026
The PC I run #PiHole on crashed and now there are #ads everywhere. I don't know how anybody can live this way.
Screenshot of a Pi-hole dashboard showing 16,029 total queries, 17.1% blocked, with 24-hour query and client activity graphs.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 26/07/2026
I just watched a set of trailers advertising that pretty much every Marvel franchise will return for Avengers: Doomsday. This raises a vital question: What about Howard the Duck? #Avengers #Doomsday #movie #HowardTheDuck
A screenshot from the final battle in Avengers: Endgame, showing where Howard the Duck makes an appearance.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 25/07/2026
#ExtremeSports #sports #dogs #cats #elephants
Extreme Sports
If you see a human run up the wall... that's parkour.
If you see a dog run up the wall... that's barkour.
If you see a cat run up the wall... that's parpurr.
If you see an elephant run up the wall... I want one of whatever it is that you're drinking.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 18/07/2026
A new Ubuntu install just surprised me by offering to update firmware on a seven year old laptop that had previously been running Windows 10. I imagine others will tell me this is not at all unusual, I'm just surprised I've not encountered it on previous Ubuntu installs.
Icon for the Ubuntu firmware updater
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 03/07/2026
I feel like Costco might be rushing the season just a bit. #Costco #Halloween #July #retail
Giant plastic skeleton decoration sits atop cardboard boxes in a warehouse store aisle, leaning back on one arm with legs crossed, near children’s clothing racks and shoppers in the background.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 02/07/2026
Sponsored by Toro's "Timecutter" division, Doctor Beckett finds himself mowing from yard to yard, fixing landscaping projects that once went wrong, and hoping each time, that the next lawn will be his own backyard. #QuantumLeap #Lawnmower #TimeTravel #silly
The image shows the front of a black and red riding lawn mower. A black plastic engine cover sits atop the visible engine components, including a carburetor and wiring. Below, a black front bumper/guard features a red "TORO" logo and "TIMECUTTER" text in white lettering, flanked by triangular cutouts with red-painted interiors. Two large, deeply treaded black tires are visible on either side.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 27/06/2026
Pen-and-ink cartoon set in a gallery called "Museum of Meaningless Metrics," with four pedestal exhibits — Lines of Code, Story Points, Pull Requests, and Tokens Spent. A suited guide gestures toward the Tokens Spent case, a tall LED counter reading 9,876,543,210, while a man and woman look on. Caption below reads "Our newest exhibit."
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 29/05/2026
One bulb, two spikes, eight flowers. A veritable explosion of red on the deck today. #red #gardening #flowers #amaryllis #bloom
Several deep red amaryllis flowers in full bloom on thick green stalks, supported by metal plant stakes, with a wooden deck railing and garden visible in the background.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 23/05/2026
We saw Project Hail Mary last night. Excellent movie, good story, wonderful story telling.\ Totally didn't expect Deadpool to turn up in the second act. #ProjectHailMary #Movie #Deadpool
A copy of the movie poster promoting Project Hail Mary
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 23/05/2026
I usually get the amaryllises started in February. I’m a bit behind this year, but they’re still gorgeous. #amaryllis #flowers #gardening #rec
A large red amaryllis in full bloom, its six wide petals dotted with raindrops. Cream-tipped stamens extend from the deep red center. A second bloom rises partially open in the background.Red amaryllis flowers at different bloom stages: fully open blooms with wide petals and white-tipped stamens, alongside tightly closed deep burgundy buds. Rain droplets dot the petals.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 14/05/2026
It's been a while since "Winona", the female pileated woodpecker has showed up here. I'd been worried about her, then she showed up on the feeder once a week ago and twice today. #pileated #woodpecker #bird #photography
A pileated woodpecker grips the wire cage of a hanging suet feeder, caught mid-snack with suet visible on its open beak. The bird's striking red crest, black body, and black-and-white striped face fill much of the frame. A rustic metal decorative tree stand is partially visible to the right. The background is soft, blurred green foliage in daylight.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 25/04/2026
Oreo — Stuff of Doom?!?! 🤣🤣🤣 Love the truth in advertising, but I gotta wonder if the folks at Oreo really thought this through. #oreo #cookies #marvel #doom
Three packages of Oreo Marvel Special Edition cookies on a store shelf. The dark green packaging features Doctor Doom and reads "Stuf of Doom — A Twist of Power," with "Masked Decadence Flavored Color-Changing Creme." Labeled 04 of 04, 10.68 oz.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 20/04/2026
Spotted these absolutely gorgeous, but dinky, azure #bluets (aka “Quaker ladies”) at a rest stop on I-70 in Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon. #flowers #spring #bloom
Dozens of small bluet wildflowers fill the center of the frame in a tight, sprawling cluster. Each flower has four pale blue to nearly white petals with subtle lavender veining, surrounding a vivid yellow center. The stems are thin and upright, emerging from a low mat of mixed grasses, moss, and small rounded leaves. Several small brown acorns are visible at the edges of the cluster, suggesting a woodland or forest-edge setting. The overall impression is of an early spring wildflower flush at ground level, photographed from directly above in natural daylight.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 15/04/2026
I feel like one of Mark Rober's squirrels has taken up residence in our neighborhood. That feeder is a good six feet off the ground!
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 05/04/2026
Today In History: April 5, 2063: in Bozeman, Montana; an experimental warp drive ship piloted by Zefram Cochrane captures the attention of a Vulcan exploratory ship's crew.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 12/03/2026
First daffodils of the season! #flowers #gardening #daffodils #yellow #spring
A close-up shot of two yellow daffodils sharing a single stem, photographed outdoors. The foreground bloom faces the camera directly, showing six pointed yellow petals arranged around a deep orange, ruffled trumpet corona with visible stamens. A second bloom opens slightly behind and to the right. Narrow green leaves cluster at the base. The background is a blurred garden bed with dry leaves and mulch.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 03/03/2026
#TraderJoe's Chocolate Covered Almonds have Zero Calories! If you drop them on the floor And the box breaks open And you throw them out because they're dirty. Follow me for more weight-loss tips!
A clear, lidded plastic tub filled with dark chocolate-covered almonds. The red label reads "Trader Joe's® Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds" in yellow script and serif type, with the tagline: "Crunchy California almonds drenched in our special blend of rich dark chocolate."

Dark chocolate almonds are visible through the container above and below the label.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 01/03/2026
I'm in agreement with those who believe the tire pressure warning indicator looks like an unclothed butt.
A four-row reference table from a vehicle owner's manual with three columns describing tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning indicators. Each row includes a warning triangle icon on the left, a center column describing display behavior, and a right column explaining what the condition means.

Row 1: Warning light lights up yellow / tire pressure symbol appears on display / critical tire pressure flashes → Tire pressure is close to the limit of permitted tolerance (see page 38)

Row 2: Warning light flashes red / tire pressure symbol appears on display / critical tire pressure flashes → Tire pressure is outside permitted tolerance (see page 38)

Row 3: (No warning light icon) / Dashes ("– –" or "– – – –") appear on display → Signal transmission disrupted (see page 38)

Row 4: Warning light lights up yellow / tire pressure symbol appears on display / dashes appear on display → Sensor defective or system error (see page 39)
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 28/02/2026
This seems extra relevant in light of recent news stories....
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) holding a cigarette and looking intently forward, with the caption ‘Sarah Connor watching you use AI for everything.’
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 17/02/2026
Loaves 13 and 14. Front is more frozen cranberries. Back is a very experimental one with peanut butter icing (probably should have skipped the maple syrup on that one).
Two freshly baked loaves of banana bread sit in rectangular loaf pans on a stovetop. The tops are golden brown and cracked, with one loaf showing visible red berries mixed into the batter.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 17/02/2026
🎶 Yes, we have no bananas....
The image shows the inside of a cardboard box lined with crumpled brown paper that has small ventilation holes punched throughout. There are dark wet stains on the paper, and a clear plastic bag is tucked along the right side of the box.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 16/02/2026
Nearly out of #bananas!!
The image shows the inside of a large cardboard produce box with ventilation holes on the sides. Inside the box are several bunches of ripe yellow bananas, some with brown spots and bruising. A few bananas still have small produce stickers attached.

The bottom of the box is lined with brown paper, which has dark stains that look like moisture or juice from the fruit. On the right side, there is a crumpled clear plastic bag. The bananas are arranged loosely along the sides of the box, leaving the center mostly empty.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 16/02/2026
Loaves ten, eleven and twelve. I believe the closest is the one with chocolate chips. The other two have blueberries. #baking #bananabread #blueberries #chocolate
Three freshly baked loaves of banana bread in rectangular pans, cooling on a stovetop.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 16/02/2026
Loaves seven, eight, and nine. Two with chocolate chips, one with walnuts. #baking #bananabread
Three freshly baked loaves of banana bread in rectangular pans, some with visible chocolate chips, cooling on a stovetop.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 16/02/2026
Three more loaves of banana bread. Two with chocolate chips, and one, an experiment, with cranberries. (The cranberries were a success! I'd been worried they would add too much liquid.)
Three homemade loaves of banana bread in baking pans, including two with chocolate chips and one with visible fruit pieces, cooling on a stovetop.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 15/02/2026
When life gives you #bananas, make banana bread. #baking
Split image showing a box of ripe, spotted bananas on the left and three freshly baked loaves of banana bread in pans on the right.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 07/02/2026
I very much needed this burst of #color today. #gardening #flower #pink #hibiscus #photo
Close-up of a bright pink hibiscus flower with prominent yellow-tipped stamens
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 07/02/2026
This is security theater, but it makes me feel good. Translation: If somebody tries to access a set of files I know will never exist on the site, assume it's a bot and tell them to go ... "probe" themselves.
Screenshot of an .htaccess files from an Apache httpd installation.  It reads:

#Block bots and obvious probing attempts
RewriteEngine On


RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /wp- [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /\.  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.php [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} l9scan [NC]
RewriteRule .*  http://localhost  [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(POST|DELETE|PUT|PATCH|TRACE|CONNECT)$
RewriteRule .* http://localhost  [R=301,L]
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 01/02/2026
My tauntuan is frozen!
Image of a person (Han Solo) in heavy cold weather gear, next to a frozen tauntaun.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 31/01/2026
When asking AI to create an image of a landscape with a heart-shaped moon — sometimes you get something that looks more like a butt.
Surreal city skyline at dusk with a large butt-shaped moon glowing above the water, its reflection mirrored on the calm surface under a starry sky.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 29/01/2026
Perhaps I'm just not romantic enough, but rather than a gift idea, a knife seems more like a warning along the lines of, "Don't you dare forget Valentine's Day this year...."
Screenshot of the "Hero Image" from an article titled "39 Gifts That Win Valentine's Day".  One of the items, circled in red, appears to be a short bladed knife.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 26/01/2026
Using a Heinz ketchup bottle as snow gauge is just another fine example of how far my countrymen will go in order to avoid measuring ANYTHING in metric units.
The image shows a snowy scene.  In the foreground, the very top of a ketchup bottle is barely visible above the snow.

Image text
WPXI-TV Pittsburtgh
UPDATE NO. 4: Farewell, ketchup! Our bottle appears to have met its match.
Is a second bottle in order?

This is followed by links to the television station's web site.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 20/12/2025
The Andromeda Galaxy. (Banana for scale) #silly
Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 07/12/2025
Computer History Lesson!!! Computer monitors used to weigh 40-50 pounds! And they came in huge boxes, two feet on a side, packed with big chunks of styrofoam. And the screens were only 17 inches across!!! (Why was this even in the crawlspace anymore?)
Large Dell cardboard box set out outdoors near a yard and trash bags, partially opened and sitting on grass and pavement.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 07/12/2025
THIS is what comes to mind every time someone mentions the new "#StarfleetAcademy" show. #StarTrek #SpaceAcademy
Promotional image for the 1977 TV series Space Academy, featuring the show’s logo, a spaceship, the moon-base set, cast members in futuristic uniforms, and the robot Peepo against a starry background.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 26/11/2025
The evolution of the trash icon.

Windows Trash folder icon for 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2015, and finally 2025 (but the icon is now just the Microsoft Teams icon)
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 23/11/2025
Here in Suburban Maryland, it's less than a week to Thanksgiving and one of our Black-eyed Susans still has a flower, #Persistence #Flowers #gardening #photo
A black-eyed Susan flower lying among a bed of dry, fallen autumn leaves. The flower’s yellow petals are wilted and drooping, and some are curled or partially missing, giving it a weathered, end-of-season appearance. Its dark brown central disk is still intact. The surrounding leaves are mostly shades of brown, tan, and muted green, emphasizing the contrast with the flower’s remaining bright yellow color.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 19/11/2025
Tomato oil - because nobody likes a squeaky tomato.
The photo shows jars of Wegmans Spicy Tomato Oil on a grocery store shelf. The bright red labels read “Tomato Oil – dipping oil & sauce,” and note that it’s great for bread, pasta, pizza, and antipasti. Two jars are prominently displayed side-by-side with black lids, and other jars are partially visible around them.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 06/11/2025
I have *NEVER* felt so conflicted about a #cookie banner. I wouldn't want to reject the wrong kind of cookie. I mean chocolate chip, and snickerdoodles, and ..... they're all pretty darned essential in my book. #baking #treats #yum #CookieMonster
The image is a screenshot of the Crumbl Cookies website (crumbcookies.com) viewed in a web browser on a desktop computer.

At the top, the page header has a pink background with the Crumbl logo centered and a black “Order Now” button on the right. A hamburger-style “Menu” icon appears on the left.

Below the header, the main page features images of cookies. On the left, there’s a tray of freshly baked cookies with baking tools and ingredients (such as chocolate chips and brown sugar) surrounding it. On the right, there’s a yellow panel that reads “Chocolate Chip Cookie Thins” with a circular blue “Martha Stewart” logo underneath.

At the bottom of the screen is a cookie consent banner. It reads:

“This site uses cookies to improve your experience”
and explains that the site uses cookies for functionality, analytics, advertising, and performance. It provides options to:

Cookie Settings (button on the left)

Reject Non-Essential Cookies (center button)

Accept All Cookies (black button on the right)

The banner also includes a small cookie icon and links to the site’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 02/11/2025
So-called "Standard Time" runs from November 2, 2025 to March 8, 2026. That's only four months and six days. Which means, Daylight Saving Time is longer. I therefore submit that Daylight Saving Time is the *TRUE* standard.
Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory", a surrealistic landscape showing a variety of melted timepieces.
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That Blair Guy @thatblairguy.com · 31/10/2025
We had one trick-or-treater come dressed as an Amazon delivery person. He went all out on it too. He not only gave us a package, he even had an Amazon truck! Talk about dedication to the bit!! (Hey, we live on a cul de sac and don’t get many kids; why shouldn’t the Amazon guy get candy too?)
Photo of an Amazon delivery truck.
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