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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 26/04/2026

oops, broke expert mode, sorry also, there should be a competitive version, where you have a hand of these journeys as cards and you play what you think is a faster journey

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Thank you everyone who came along on this test run!! If you'd like to try Deutsche Bahn's Deutschlandticket routing, feel free to give it a go. I'd love to see someone attempt London to Edinburgh...

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

I've had an upgrade on the last time I went this way, when it was running with a Class 150 (this is a Class 158) I'm also going to enjoy the scenery as I do come down here pretty rarely, and appreciate the quirk of timetabling sending me this way!

A photo of a Class 158 Northern Express Sprinter waiting at Barnetby station.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

And so... Train 6: Barnetby to Sheffield Believe it or not, this is the second time in my life I've ended up on the Brigg line by complete accident; it's a surprisingly useful connection! I wonder if @iblrg.bsky.social are here?

A screenshot of DB Navigator, showing after a 31 minute connection at Barnetby:

13:47 Barnetby at platform 3
Operator: Northern
2nd class only
Reservations possible
5 intermediate stops, 1 hour 25 minutes journey time
15:12 Sheffield at platform 5A

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

help I have never been to Barnetby before there's nothing here

A photo of Barnetby station, taken from the footbridge stairs.
Both platforms are mostly empty, the sky is grey, and the general energy is bleak

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

I'm on a more normal Class 170, still decked out with London Midland seating This is the train to Cleethorpes, and it's busy... Still having fun though!

A photo from inside an EMR Class 170 Turbostar, decorated as a London Midland train. The seats are London Midland green and the grab handles are like green. An old DMI reads that this train is for Cleethorpes.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

anyone idly speculating who hasn't sat down with either app or timetable

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Train 5: Lincoln to Barnetby This is actually new track for me, I haven't done the line heading northeast out of Lincoln! Bet most of you didn't expect me to go this way...

A screenshot of DB Navigator, showing after a 47 minute change in Lincoln:

12:44 Lincoln at platform 3
Operator: East Midland
2nd class only
Reservations possible
1 intermediate stop, 32 minute journey
13:16 Barnetby at platform 2

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

And welcome to Lincoln, where I once again have gone for a wander before Train 5 :)

A photo of a pedestrianised area in Lincoln city centre, near the bus station.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

I'm on a refurbished EMR Class 170 Turbostar, and I've got to say I do like the aesthetic! The grey and purple really fit the train, and I find these are really nice when the loading is light, such as today I hope the plug sockets work well!

A photo of the interior of a refurbished EMR Class 170 Turbostar. The destination board in the background says "Our next station is Spalding". The seats are grey in the top half and purple in the bottom. There are plug sockets on the tables for three pin, USB and USB-C sockets.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Train 4: Peterborough to Lincoln I think a lot of people will have guessed this one, but it's four intermediate stops through to Lincoln. It's an hour 11 though which is a perfectly reasonable length of time to be on a train!

A screenshot from DB Navigator showing, after a 1 hour 6 minute transfer:

10:46 Peterborough at platform 5
Operator: East Midland
2nd class only
4 intermediate stops, 1 hour 11 minutes travel time
11:57 Lincoln at platform 2

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Welcome to Peterborough I have a significant wait here, so am off into the city centre to find a café in which to ensconce myself for a bit See you in an hour!

A photo of the front of Peterborough station. A sign reading "PETERBOROUGH" dangles from the cover over the entrance. A big Waitrose is visible in the background.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

By the way, if I had gotten the next intercity service to Sheffield out of St Pancras after 0636 (when I left), I would be in Sheffield right now. But, well, I do really like regional rail, this trip can't be _that_ bad?

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

We're settled on yet another of Greater Anglia's excellent FLIRTs which is carrying us onwards away from Ely. This connection is surprisingly important as railways go, and I'm sure Manea of you would agree.

A photo of a Greater Anglia Class 755 Stadler FLIRT pulling into Ely station.

A photo from the inside of Train 3, a Greater Anglia FLIRT. Above the seats you can see that the destination board tells you that this is a service to Peterborough.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Train 3: Ely to Peterborough Did we go on a big three train diversion around Huntingdon? Yes, yes, we did With three intermediate stops on a 40 minute journey, we March onwards...

A screenshot of the DB Navigator app.
After a 23 minute transfer at Ely, we are on the following:

09:00 Ely at platform 1
Operator: Greater Anglia
2nd class only
3 intermediate stops, 40 minutes
09:40 Peterborough platform 6

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Hello from Ely!! A station not really like any other, especially in terms of the trains that come here - Electrostars, Sprinters, Turbostars and freight all at a relatively small three platform station. Not a bad place to wait, all things considered.

A photo looking north from Ely station. A sign for Ely is visible in the foreground on the opposite platform. Overhead electric wires extend into the distance over the railway lines.

A photo of the island platform at Ely station. A Class 66 Freightliner is visible beyond the station platforms. There are a number of people all waiting under the canopy.

A photo pointing south from Ely station. The side platform is visible extending into the distance alongside the overhead wires. Lamps extend from the canopy, which covers a waiting area and the entrance to a café.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Train 2: Cambridge to Ely A short hop, this one, with just Cambridge North as an intermediate call as we push into the Fens. Meanwhile, if we had been on the direct train to Sheffield, we'd already be pulling into Derby.

A screenshot from DB Navigator, showing the following:

08:19 Cambridge at platform 5
Operator: Greater Anglia
2nd class only
1 intermediate stop, 18 minute journey
08:37 Ely at platform 1

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

After a change at Cambridge and a quick pit stop, hello from a train type you might genuinely find on a continental Europe adventure! We're on one of Greater Anglia's excellent Stadler FLIRTs, after a very reasonable interchange...

A photo from the inside of a Greater Anglia Class 755 Stadler FLIRT.

The destination board shows that this is a service to Norwich, with the next stop being Ely.

Seats are black, with thin red lines as part of the moquette, and look very comfortable.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

I'm absolutely sure you could work it out! But also, I think you might not have quite gotten it right :p please wait and find out

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

I've settled myself into declassified first on this 8 car Class 700. Maybe it will make me feel better about my decisions. So far, I'm feeling reasonable about this; a tidy multiple unit quickly eating up the stations along a branch line is everything I love about regional rail.

A photo taken from declassified first in a Class 700. The destination board shows Cambridge, with calling points Royston, Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton visible scrolling. The door between First and Standard is closed. The first class seats have cloths on the headrests saying First Class on them.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Train 1: London King's Cross to Cambridge But no. Not the fast train. This one stops 16 times along the way. Nobody on here is going all the way from London to Cambridge. Except, I guess, me.

A screenshot from the DB Navigator app, showing the following itinerary:

06:36 London Kings Cross on platform 10
Operator Great Northern
Reservation possible
16 stops, 1 hour 30 minutes
08:06 Cambridge

followed by a 13 minute transfer

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

So - what happens when you ask Deutsche Bahn for a Deutschlandticket compatible route between, say, London and Sheffield? Normally, this kind of trip takes two hours on one of the UK's decent, but expensive intercity services. DB's version? Let's find out together...

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

The thing is - DB Navigator doesn't only work in Germany. European rail travel is (theoretically) integrated, meaning that DB Navigator needs to be able to show you any journey in Europe. Including within the UK.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

The ticket has such popularity that when using Deutsche Bahn's navigation app, DB Navigator, there is a toggle in the journey planner to only show you routes that would be valid using the Deutschlandticket. This will lock you to what Deutsche Bahn considers to be regional rail services only.

The options menu in the DB Navigator app.

There is a toggle set to the on position marked "D-Ticket services only".
Other toggles marked off include "Bicycle transport possible" and "Direct services only".
Transfer time is set to Standard and Stopovers are set to None.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 20/02/2026

Hello and welcome to yet another travel thread!! People on here with an interest in European rail travel will undoubtedly be aware of Germany's Deutschlandticket, which allows unlimited travel on any local public transport and regional rail services across the country within a month.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 10/02/2026

found this in my bag I don't need these anymore taking auction bids

A white badge with he/him pronouns on it.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 22/01/2026

Anyone interested in how the UK splits into smaller regions should check IKEA's website for one of the takes of all time

Drake meme with three panels. The first panel is a refusal which reads "Sheffield is like Manchester". The second panel is a refusal which reads "Sheffield is like Nottingham". The third panel is an acceptance which reads "Sheffield is like Aberdeen".

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 12/01/2026

controversial but London Bridge; it's cold all year and it's overrated

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 28/12/2025

O Holy Night the pipes, the pipes are calling from glen to glen, and down the mountainside your daddy's rich, and your momma's good looking so hush little baby, don't you cry

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 02/10/2025

reminded that this bus operator exists *clicks About T4T*

A screenshot from the website of Scottish bus company Transport for Tongue. The menu on their website reads:
- Home
- About T4T
- T4T Services
- T4T Routes
- Vehicle Hire
- Contact Us

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 17/09/2025

must be a robot because I couldn't get past 39 on the other hand...

A photo of the Not A Robot game, Creativity level, with "Green is not a creative colour" scrawled across it.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 04/08/2025

For reference - the cost of the earlier Train 1900 turned out to be €12. Which seems a lot but it is a return ticket, of which I never used the return portion. The mining train set off for Doihl, which is where the entrance to the mine is. #SevenEightMine

A photo of the mining train, from a compartment of the mining train, as it rounds a bend leaving the original station. There is smoke coming up from the green locomotive in front. All carriages appear to be well loaded. In the foreground is tarmac as opposed to stone, as part of the entrance to the station. In the background are trees and a blue sky.

A photo of a small electric locomotive on demonstration rail. The train is connected to overhead wires via a pantograph. The train is called Arbed 38 and is bright orange. There is a wall, a hedge and some trees behind the locomotive.

A photo from the mining train of the track through the trees. In the distance you can see Doihl as the track bends in the left towards it. The entire area outside the permanent way and the train itself is made of trees.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

At the top of the hill was another train! Fantastic - this has to be the mining train. There were already people boarding, but I joined the queue for tickets, and was able to join a compartment with a friendly American couple I had met on the way up. Cost of the mining railway: €8. #SevenEightMine

A photo of the Minieresbunn station at Fond-de-Gras. To the left, a small green steam locomotive pulls rudimentary miniature carriages along a narrow gauge track. There are a number of people on the platform queueing to buy tickets. To the right is a building, some staircases leading to an unknown location and a waiting area. Surrounding this scene are dark green trees on the hillside in the background.

A photo of the green steam locomotive hauling the Minieresbunn. It is facing towards the carriages. A jet of steam rises into the air. It is not a particularly large locomotive.

A photo of the ticket for the Minieresbunn. The ticket is yellow, and bears the address, email and website of the railway. It is labelled Minièresbunn Doihl asbl, BP 60, L-4701 Pétange, info@minieresbunn.lu, http://minieresbunn.lu. The ticket is stamped for 1 adult, which costs €8. The child ticket costs €6.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

Fond-de-Gras quarry is really rather impressive, but I wasn't really sticking around, because I had another train to catch. So, up the hill I walked. Which meant better photos of the rail yard. Oh no, how terrible. #SevenEightMine

A photo of the Train 1900 station at Fond-de-Gras. The station building is visible as a cream building to the left of the frame, besides the stone station platform. The red railcar of the Train 1900 is sat at the platform. Railway tracks are centre in the picture, with a brick shed in the distance. To the right is more brick sheds, a second train platform, and a hillside covered in trees.

A photo of the rail yard at Fond-de-Gras, taken from halfway up the hill. There is a footpath on the left hand side of the photo, with people on it. The yard is in the centre, with a goods train front and centre. There are goods sheds in the distance. To the right of the photo and in the background are thick trees on the hillside.

A photo of the rail yard at Fond-de-Gras, taken from up the hill at the far end of the area. The left and right of the picture contain footpaths, with thick trees beside them. In the centre is the rail yard, with the Train 1900 station to the left and the red railcar still at the platform. To the right of the yard is a goods train sat on the lines. There are brick sheds in the distance. The sky is a brilliant blue.

A photo up the hill towards another railway. There is a wide footpath in the foreground. In the background, there is steam rising from an area; it is clear a steam train must be there somewhere. The left and right of the photo is framed with trees.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

Well, most of a day later, I'll run you through the end of the journey!! Sure enough, a train did turn up at the other platform, and a rather pretty one at that. And it took me on an excellent trip up into the hills to the historic mines at Fond-de-Gras. #SevenEightMine

A photo of a bright red railcar at the platform at Pétange. The train has large circular headlights and there is a visible step up to board.

A photo taken from the Train 1900 of the scenery heading into the hills. The sky is blue with thin clouds and the towns in the valley are visible in the distance. There are fields in the foreground.

A photo of the line used by the Train 1900, taken through the front window. The driver's head is visible on the left of the photo. There is a shack in the centre against a large stone wall which is to the left of the rail line, which curves to the right. Everywhere else is foliage.

A photo of the quarry at Fond-de-Gras, taken through the front window of the Train 1900. The driver's head is visible to the left of the photo. The rail line splits into several tracks in the middle distance, and brick sheds are visible in the background. Railway paraphernalia is visible to the right hand side of the line.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

I'll update you later because that's just been a really fun two and a half hours and I need to recalibrate to normality! #SevenEightMine

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

As I explore the area around the station, I follow signs for a slightly more unusual train. #SevenEightMine

A photo of station signs in the pedestrian subway at Pétange station. There is a separate sign - blue and square in a different font - pointing towards TRAIN 1900, with a picture of a steam locomotive on it.

A photo from the end of Pétange station's pedestrian subway. There is a sign - blue and square - on a pillar, pointing towards TRAIN 1900, with a picture of a steam train on it.

A photo of a long ramp, separated by red railings, from railway tracks. The nearest track is separated from the rest of the tracks, there is a large set of buffers in the immediate foreground, and a blue sign reads PÉTANGE TRAIN 1900.

A photo of a light blue sign for the TRAIN 1900. There is an arrow to the left advertising Tickets in multiple languages. There is a clock advertising Next train departure, but there are no hands on it. There is a picture of a steam train on the sign labelled TRAIN 1900.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

So, after a slightly longer night in the hotel, I have a nice easy start today - grab breakfast and get down to Pétange for 10ish. So hello from Pétange, and the last day - we're eight crossings down and it's time to find something a little different. #SevenEightMine

A photo of the station building at Pétange. It is a large stone buildings with a tower in the middle of the frontage. There is a sign on the side with CFL PÉTANGE on it.

A photo of a tourism sign with a list of directions to attractions in Pétange.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 03/08/2025

And hello from Day Three of this trip!! Today I will be heading home, but first... first I need to finish the challenge. If you've not seen this trip thread yet, feel free to pick up Day One here: #SevenEightMine

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 02/08/2025

THE COUNT Those who have been paying attention will have noticed eight rail border crossings completed. But those of you who are cross border nerds know Luxembourg has nine, and those of you who have read the hashtag... you know there should be something special coming tomorrow. #SevenEightMINE

This photo has nothing to do with the thread entry, this is just one of my favourite outtakes. It turns out Fluo GrandEst bus routes (these are routes in Lorraine) have a mascot called Tim. Is this cartoon bus driver the true form of the Tim Traveller?

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 02/08/2025

As I wait for my replacement bus from Luxembourg Gare, a tram passes and I am immediately made aware just how good they look at night. I love a place which looks alive. #SevenEightMine

A photo of a Luxembourg tram at night. The tinted doors on the tram, which are green, orange, pink and blue, stand out brilliantly against the comparative colourlessness of the surroundings. There are bland buildings in the background.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 02/08/2025

EIGHT It was the same unit from Athus to Arlon taking us onwards to Luxembourg. I don't have any outside photos from the trip, because it was dark outside, but I made sure to get a screenshot of Maps just so you don't go asking questions about this one. Definitely via Sterpenich. #SevenEightMine

A screenshot of Google Maps, showing that my location is on the route heading east from Arlon, not heading south to Aubange and Pétange.

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Hugo. (if it's transport, it's mine, and cursed) @theorangeone.insanity.tube · 02/08/2025

I have been curious about Arlon for a while. It's the famous via point for Brussels to Luxembourg, but what's actually here? A lot, it seems. The station has some rather fun features, and I wouldn't mind a decent look at the town from what I caught. #SevenEightMine

A photo of the connecting subway between platforms at Arlon. All platforms are linked to the subway by chairlift, making the station step free to anyone who can use a chairlift.

A photo of the entrance platform at Arlon. There is a marker saying 198 on the wall. The canopy is made of glass and decorated iron. The platform is tiled with brick effect.

A photo of the outside of Arlon station. It's a large stone frontage as the station has clear importance to the town. It looks great.

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