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The above little cartoon from a correspondent reprieses a years-long tenet of RR regarding Islam.  Our liberal readers continue to believe that this all originated and resides in the fevered minds of the county’s knuckle-dragging Right. gjr]

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244 responses to “Sandbox -12sep15”

  1. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    FRESH SAND! Who is surprised that the Iranians right after 0 won in the Senate told the world that contrary to intelligence estimates they were not running out of uranium. In fact they have unexpectedly high reserves and now the money to do something with it. So what percentage of the 0/Kerry calculations of risk counted on them not having indigenous sources of uranium to refuel the reactors?

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  2. George Rebane Avatar

    DonB 549pm – Historians are not only going to have some head-shaking fun with this aspect of Obama’s incompetency, but more so will they puzzle over the tens of millions of gruberized Americans, and wonder how the republic lasted as long as it did. I predict their conclusion will be that what we had going here before the collectivist catastrophe was some mighty kind of governance maintained by hardworking independent people just thankful to be free in the pursuit of their own happiness. It takes a lot to sink such a ship of state, by my are they working at it.

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  3. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    no ad hominems, but more commentary about the constant and continued whining and negativity of the Far Right in America.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/us/politics/gloomy-republican-campaigns-leave-behind-reagan-cheer.html

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  4. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Now come on Dr. R. you can tell us, the ‘jon’ is paid entertainment right?

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  5. Larry Wirth Avatar
    Larry Wirth

    Ben (earlier today), who appointed you, much less local government, to decide on my personal safety at home?
    A few years ago, I added a workshop and astronomical observatory to my home. Drew up plans, submitted them for a permit and first try got bounced. The accessible roof deck of the new shop was deemed to need a safety railing around the rather low parapet designed to match the house itself (flat roof all over). So, Ok, I resubmitted plans showing a simple post-supported steel railing to prevent a slip turning into a 10 foot fall. Approved, permit issued.
    Construction complete, call for final inspection and the clown tells me that the railing, as approved and built, isn’t sufficient; it needs screening to prevent anything larger than 8″ diameter to get thru. I tell the guy it’s to prevent accidents, not suicides. He still says no and goes back to base.
    I decide “to hell with this system” and simply go on with life. Upshot: because no final approval was secured, there was no upcharge on my property taxes, as though the addition had never been built. This is your “smart” government at work enforcing safety regulations on people who can decide for themselves what is sufficient.

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  6. Larry Wirth Avatar
    Larry Wirth

    The fact that truly beclowns our Government is that no party representing same ever noticed that the new roof deck affords easy access to the rest of the roof and no one, at any time, ever suggested that the rest of the roof would need safety railings at all. Think about that. Probably in CA the goons would have come out and demanded the shop be torn down and I would have to have shot them. Fortunately, AZ is many years behind in collective insanity.

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  7. Steven Frisch Avatar
    Steven Frisch

    Posted by: Bill Tozer | 12 September 2015 at 06:25 PM
    “Iran. And other lying Muslims. They took down the Twin Towers and now O is arming them. What a scrot.”
    We really are surrounded by the fucking stupidest people in the world. Yes, all Muslims are the same, one Muslim commits an act or terror and all Muslims are terrorists, and responsible for the actions of every other Muslim in the entire world.
    I could think of a 1000 things not to like the Iranians for, but taking ‘down the Twin Towers’ ain’t one of them. I suggest Bill look to US ally and major trading partner Saudi Arabia for that one if he wants to blame a subtle state sponsor of terrorism.

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  8. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The Europeans are already discovering that everyone figured out to dump the passport that would make them an economic immigrant and buy phony Syrian passports. People can not look at the EU as a homogenous structure. The Germans have a good reason to want a bunch of the better educated healthy 20 somethings because their population is shrinking and ageing without new bodies. People to pay into the pension plan for the next 30, 40 years. On the other hand Britain is on an upward population trend with bad jobs availability. When are we going to hear (main streams, hello) about the defacto ethnic cleansing of Christians from the middle east? The fact that they are an endangered species the Yazidis, Copts and other Christian and ancient sects should be a prime focus for immigration since they get no love from any of the muslum nations. The suni and shia all have friendly places in close proximity.

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  9. Russ Avatar

    Maybe Bernie does have a shot at being the 2nd Socialist President:
    Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain’s Labour opposition on Saturday in a landslide victory that puts an anti-austerity figure at the helm of a major UK party.

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  10. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    “Yes, all Muslims are the same, one Muslim commits an act or terror and all Muslims are terrorists, and responsible for the actions of every other Muslim in the entire world.”
    Who is claiming that?
    Please provide direct quotes in context and facts, Mr Frisch.
    Mr Frisch? Hello?

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  11. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Oh, Steve. First your people open up a perfectly good spot and proceed to contaminate 4 Western States’ water supply and blame other folks. Then, your California Green Pea Soup got its legs cut out from under Jerry B. Add that Gregory debate thing to really heap a heavy White Man’ Burden of yer stooping shoulders. No wonder you are pissed to the max. Enough to piss of the Pope I tell ya. Visual whirled peas. Visualize being on the A-Team. Holy Smokes from Chiminys at Cristmas Time, Steve, your internalies and really becoming your external verbiage, you potty mouth. Go wash your mouth out in EPA “safe” drinking water arriving in oil contaminated drums. Then free yourself of white guilt. Can’t I bet.
    Speaking of the Pope
    http://patriotpost.us/posts/37501

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  12. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    A great quote from Jeremy – “My reply is that the weapons were used specifically against civilians and while ‘fireworks’ compared to what is now available, killed and have killed for the past 59 years. Nuclear weapons have saved no lives, killed thousands and maimed many more and impoverished the poor nations who have them.”
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki vs. what Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and Mao did?
    I thought Biden was the biggest idiot in politics.
    The British planned and led fire-bombing of Dresden did in a fair amount of civilians. But Jeremy hasn’t a clue.
    GB wants to be led by a total moron?
    Go for it. The pound sinks to nothing and I can buy motorcycle parts for a song.

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  13. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    Lefty Jeremy – darling of the socialists.
    “During his election campaign he advocated the renationalisation of the railways and reopening of coal mines.”
    Reopening of the coal mines?
    Maybe the left wingers posting here can tell us why he wants to re-open the coal mines.
    Or perhaps they will start a new topic.
    Or perhaps they will not even peep.
    Probably best to not keep digging when you’re in a hole.

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  14. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Donnie, I have to give you credit- you are the court jester of Nevada County, reminiscent of The Donald, who will inevitably be deflating in the polls.

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  15. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Scott, I for one don’t really care about British politics. Best wishes finding someone here who does. Seems to make no difference there who is the PM under their system.

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  16. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Scott, you thought Joe Biden was “the biggest idiot in politics”? Can you please elaborate? “Idiot” is far from what most Americans think of Joe. Gaffe prone, honest, emotional at times (like your friend John Boehner), but very few people refer to Joe Biden as idiot.

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  17. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    You are correct Jon. I haven’t seen many folks calling Joe Biden an idiot. That includes press, radio, film, and the Internet. Spot on Jon. The adjective used by most folks and is hands down the most often cited is “dumb”. Not idiot, just Dumb Joe, your man appointed to save the Repubicrats. Run, Joe, run.

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  18. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Ok, Jon, you are a bright dude or dudette. A lot smarter than dummies like me. I could not think of one. I have utmost confidence that your superior brain power will come up with two, possibly 3.
    https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/pb.217926015008110.-2207520000.1442117606./718320438301996/?type=3&theater

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  19. Jack Cominsky Avatar
    Jack Cominsky

    If you bother to peel back the layers of the onion, the Iran nuke deal is far more ominous than one can imagine.
    Obama and his minions sold their Iran nuke “deal” on the basis that limiting the number of centrifuges would enable Iran to continue to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes while preventing them from enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels. It’s a little known fact that fewer centrifuges are required to enrich the amount of U235 required for a bomb vs the amount needed to fuel a reactor. Alarmingly, the number of centrifuges permitted under the Obama/Kerry deal is sufficient to satisfy the requirements for producing weapons grade U235:
    http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/feb/25/michael-morell/odd-reality-irans-centrifuges-enough-bomb-not-powe/
    Given a) the size of Iran’s current stockpile of reactor-grade U235, b) their (lack of a) need for reactor-grade U235 to fuel their one and only nuclear power plant, and c) the capacity of their current enrichment facilities, Iran is much closer to being able to produce significant quantities of weapons-grade U235 than we are being told:
    http://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/articles-reports/irans-nuclear-timetable
    I fear that Obama and Kerry have lit the fuse on WWIII.

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  20. Bill Tozer Avatar
  21. Jack Cominsky Avatar
    Jack Cominsky

    Oh, by the way, Iran just discovered that it has significant, previously “undiscovered” uranium reserves. So they won’t have to be “bothered” with all of the red tape associated with importing uranium from other countries:
    https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iran-says-finds-unexpectedly-high-uranium-104622948.html

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  22. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Jack, weren’t you the 2nd baseman for the Tigers during the 50s? Great baseball name.

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  23. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    “Scott, I for one don’t really care about British politics. Best wishes finding someone here who does.”
    Perfect, jon. Like a trained seal, you did exactly as predicted.
    “Or perhaps they will start a new topic.
    Or perhaps they will not even peep.
    Probably best to not keep digging when you’re in a hole.”
    So – the Koch bros are sponsoring the new left wing darling of Britain.
    jon the troll strikes again. Has no comment because he can’t think independently of what he can cut and paste.
    I asked a question, jon. Answer it or admit you can’t.
    Cheep cheep cheep.
    As for Biden – http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/joebiden/a/top-10-biden-quotes.htm
    Probably the most openly racist politician in America outside of Jackson or Sharpton.
    Gee, maybe jon can name some clean, well mannered blacks that are ‘mainstream’ and live in his neighborhood!
    Or maybe not.

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  24. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    LOL. good night boys…OMG…

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  25. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    I’ll leave you angry old men with this… Best of luck working with that lunatic how leading in the polls who is now attacking Ben Carson! The guy is a megalomaniac, but the uneducated Republican base voter just loves him :). What a guy you are stuck with! I knew 40 years ago with family in the business, you do not trust real estate developers for anything. Eventually nothing good comes from associating with real estate developers.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-criticizes-ben-carson-says-he-doesnt-have-energy_55f4eef5e4b077ca094f5d95

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  26. Steven Frisch Avatar
    Steven Frisch

    Posted by: Jon | 12 September 2015 at 10:43 PM
    Next Trump will be touting how much more virile his precious bodily fluids are 🙂
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY

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  27. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    Steven Frisch – where’s your backup for your post at 7:02?
    You’re getting to be like jon-the-troll. Lob insults and run away.
    You lefties can laugh at Trump all you want. Is he a jerk and a loud mouthed, ego-centric popinjay?
    Absolutely.
    And would he be able to do much of what he claims he’ll do?
    No – the morass of politics and bureaucracy in DC will ham string him and frustrate him.
    But – he’s miles ahead of anything you lefties offer up as pres. He does understand that water runs downhill.
    He’s not my choice by a long shot and I certainly would not vote for him in any case.

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  28. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    By the way Scott, I agree with your assessment of Trump on your 7:51AM. The way our system works, and world diplomacy works, he cannot pull off any of the BS he is spouting from his piehole, and simply playing to the fear, frustration and emotion-based reactions of his less-educated base voter.
    Agreed.

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  29. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Bill Maher, on fire with his commentary on Trump racism. Perfect.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-maher-donald-trump_55f576cbe4b042295e3699e8

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  30. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Jon | 13 September 2015 at 09:22 AM
    Bill Maher…..really?
    You’re sliding into jeffy/Dr. Phil territory Jon with links like this….probably not the best place to be from a credibility standpoint.

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  31. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Oh Jon, the Huff Post really gives you hours of glee! Must be the best smack down the center purple publication to roll out in a long time. Glad to see you slept it off and woke up feeling yourself (again).
    Read great article today about thousands of them rascally E. Europeans protesting the wave of immigration saying the Muslins Immigrants will be the “Dead of Europe”. Shocking news, but still news just the same.
    Time to play Cowboys and Muslims yet? Or is it still too early.
    Newsflash Jon. Most every pol running for the job will promise the moon even if they can’t deliver. Nothing new under the sun, except perhaps your beloved Trumpman. At least O delivered on the change part, not some much on the Hope thang.
    Sometimes they can’t deliver due to constraints of legislation and courts, but generally all sides are tossing red meat to their devotees. Well, maybe your side is tossing humus to the Granola Heads, but you get the point.
    This is the fatal flaw of whatever you call “your” people.
    https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/pb.217926015008110.-2207520000.1442161416./720692354731471/?type=3&theater

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  32. Todd Juvinall Avatar

    Bill Maher? The readers can now se the vacuous brain of the “jon”. That is the best the libnuts can cite. What a hoot!

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  33. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    That’s right Bill Maher. Politically Incorrect, something you’re always supporting.
    …except when the truth leans left…

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  34. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Ben Carson cowering in the nasty shadow of Trumpdom. Or pining for the VP slot….
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/13/ben-carson-backs-off-donald-trump-feud/

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  35. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    “jon” your candidates are crooks, old socialist farts and failed governors from the left. It is amusing to see you defending your ilk.

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  36. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    ..defending what? who? I love exposing the Republican Clown Car however. How’s your guy, the incredible shrinking WI Governor? LOL. Your picks seem to always turn into the kiss of death for the guy.

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  37. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    That’s OK, “jon” we understand.

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  38. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    on at 8:47 – “By the way Scott, I agree with your assessment of Trump on your 7:51AM.”
    Including the fact that he’s miles ahead of anyone you want to be pres.
    Of course being the troll you are, you won’t come up with a candidate or platform or solution or philosophy of any sort. You just like to throw rocks.

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  39. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Todd, they sure love poking your man Walker in the eye, don’t they? Heck, if you choose Carly as your man, then Steve and Jonnie Rottenz would be creaming their Levi pant skirts and posting about HP. It’s all personal. In the end, they are stuck with Thr Ever Shrieking Ever Shinking Mrs. Clinton. BTW, Scott is saving the pensions in WI from going insolvent and all. He is evil in their eyes but not as stupid as Biden, nor An expert coverup artist like Rodham, nor as old and frail as them 60’s Communist Professors from the Northeast and Vermont. Feel the Bern as you open your soon to be empty billfold hidden in one of the folds of your man purse, Jon.
    In other news from across the Pond, generous Germany has taken in more that 13,000 refugees just this weekend. They have yanked the welcome mat and have told baby Ismal there is no room at the inn. Hungry just announced any Syrians wandering through their land will be arrested on the spot. There goes that shortcut.
    Ah Fudge, this might really mess up my vacation. Shoot. Here I was sitting pretty and this happens. Almost time to saddle up and do the Muslims and Cowboys thing. Golly!, I wanted some time off, but when clients call The Muslim Removal Service, I have to roll. Oh well. At least I take great satisfaction in solving problems and connecting people to what is important to them. Or, disconnecting people from their problems. The Muslim Removal Service is a privately held LLT in the service industry and is an equal opportunity employer.
    Note to self: disable GPS and toss cell phone in ditch. It’s my day of rest.

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  40. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    BillT, of course you are correct. It is personal when a libnut troll like “jon” or Frisch attack candidates. Nothing on the issues of America, just personal attack. My guy Scott Walker is fading as Trump sucks up all the press. That is how the American lamestream media are today. Walker has straightened out his state after wresting it from the demoncrats. He is what I call a “pedestrian” candidate. Not to flashy but he gets the job done. Saved billions in his state for the taxpayers. But of course I have no control over the media so it goes to Trump.
    The libnuts like Frisch and “jon” love their dysfunctional libnuts in the State Legislature. Status quo for their issues, grants of hard earned tax dollars from the poor slobs they are trying to deny automobiles. I mean, the libs are really amazing! As long as they get that teet juice, they will defend the devil and probably Iran.

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  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Todd, yep. Libs, progressives, socialists, pinkos, and assorted Lefty misfits never seen a dollar they did not covet more than life itself. Very materialist they are, the whole lot of them. A penny saved is blasphemy against The Sate, in whom they trust. That’s the facts, Jack offs. Them, not you Todd. Oh, this will not sit well with Jon.
    https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/728817603918946/?type=1&theater
    I have a dream. I have been to the mountaintop. It’s a stunning view.
    https://www.facebook.com/lastamericapatriots/photos/a.235087906641439.1073741826.235086849974878/552811211535772/?type=1&theater

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  42. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Good thing Jon left Rodham at the alter and dropped her like a hot potato. Give some credit to Jon who saw this coming. Should help Mr. Bern Biden’s chances. Now they stuck with two, maybe. A soon to be 75 year old socialist whose base is white male Libs or the old traditional Party Lefty party animal from Delaware. Or, of course, the New Democrat Rodham once she starts her new re re re re re reintroduction tour. And who knows today if they will be stuck with Hillary up to the convention and beyond.
    Hillary demands loyalty and she will remember what unkind things some of the Sunshine Patriots of the Left has said about her. They are stuck and screwed to boot because Hillary will remember who her diehard brainless supports are and who turned out to be traitorous fair weathered friends. Hillary, give it to them. Avenge yourself.
    http://news.yahoo.com/insider-vs-outsider-matchup-finds-clinton-trump-near-132512261.html

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  43. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Bernie by 22 in NH and Seattle lost in OT to the Lambs. Do we think the next debate will get bigger ratings than the last?

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  44. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    CNN is hoping so, Don. They are banking on it, maybe MSNBC will get a chance to air a Republican debate as well. That would be their highest rated broadcast in the history of their pathetic network. That is assuming of course that Trump does not buy the network first.
    Seattle loses to the Lams? Oh my. Bet Merlin Olson and Deacon Jones are happy tonight. Maybe even Roman Gaberial is smiling from wherever he may be.

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  45. Ben Emery Avatar
    Ben Emery

    George and Fab Five,
    What I have known for a long time has finally been made public by our recent exchange on Sandbox about what I would call a metaphor and you guys like to pretend is reality. The metaphor of having a gun held to our heads forcing us to pay taxes for services, social programs, and infrastructure.
    You guys are delusional and have created an alternate reality. A reality that has privileged pampered white males believing they are somehow victims in a nation/ society where every opportunity is available to them. The Great Divide is that of a delusional mental disorder vs reality. This delusion allows for sociopath like positions when it comes to issues that require compassion. I do not believe any of the fab five or George are sociopaths but the stated positions on various issues could lead a person to believe otherwise.
    Sociopath- a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.

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