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ELECTION. >> I AM SO PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS PENIEL JOSEPH AND I PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF STUDY
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| 00:00:42 |
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FOR DEMOCRACY THERE. WELCOME TO THE DECISION 2012 GREAT DEMOCRACY AND THE NEW JIM CROW. WE HAVE A STANDING-ROOM-ONLY AUDIENCE AT THE HARLEM BOOK ...
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| 00:04:36 |
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AFTERNOON. DECISION 2012 RACE AND DEMOCRACY. I SPEAK ABOUT RACE AND DEMOCRACY IN MY WORK OFTEN AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE TELL ME HOW CAN YOU TALK ABOUT...
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| 00:09:01 |
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I WANT TO THANK DR. JOSEPH FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY DEAR BROTHER MAX ROBINSON FOR 14 YEARS NOT BRINGING US TOGETHER AND OF COURSE...
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| 00:13:35 |
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ISN'T THE SOLE FORM OF BEING ACTIVE. WE NEED ORGANIZING, MOBILIZING, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SOCIAL MOVEMENT IF POSSIBLE. >> THAT'S GREAT. I WANT...
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| 00:13:56 |
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YOU PUT ME BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE TO COME AFTER CORNELL WEST. BUT I'M GOING TO TRY. THE GOOD DOCTOR
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| 00:14:04 |
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IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. BUT THE PRESIDENT, I'VE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE PRESIDENT. I HAD ROCKS THROWN...
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| 00:18:37 |
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GOOD DAY. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I WANT TO ADDRESS THIS FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS OFTEN NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS...
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| 00:23:16 |
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HERE. A PLACE I DISCOVERED JEAN HUDSON MANY YEARS AGO. BEING FROM NEW YORK, WENT FOR A JOB, IN FACT I GOT A TELEGRAM, THEY DON'T DO TELEGRAMS ANYMORE...
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| 00:31:10 |
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ABOUT DEMOCRACY. I WANT TO GO BACK TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. I OFTEN
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| 00:31:15 |
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DO. IN 1963 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA IN PRISON KING TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT WELL OF DEMOCRACY. AND WHAT DR. KING MEANT BY THE GREAT WEALTH OF DEMOCRACY....
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| 00:33:27 |
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STRUGGLE, I MEAN, WITH -- [INAUDIBLE] WHAT DIGNITY MEANT OF EVERY DAY PEOPLE. IF YOU REALLY AFFIRM THE DIGNITY OF EVERY DAY PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT GOING...
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| 00:34:11 |
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WITH THAT. WHEN MARTIN WAS SHOT, 72% OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVED. 75% OF BLACK PEOPLE DISAPIEWFED OF MARTIN. I WAS IN BUFFALO A FEW WEEKS AGO, 300 PEOPLE...
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| 00:36:22 |
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I WANT TO FOCUS INTERNALLY A BIT AS CORNELL DID ABOUT OUR OWN INSTITUTIONS. AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FREEDOM WRITING INSTITUTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY...
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| 00:38:39 |
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GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION NEEDS TO BE GET BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTALS ABOUT THE BASIC OF INSTITUTION AND BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING THAT CAN BRING PEOPLE,...
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| 00:39:22 |
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THIS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, I MENTIONED THIS IN THE BOOK IN THE CONCLUDED CHAPTER OF MY BOOK "THE PRICE OF TICKET" IS THE ATTENTION BETWEEN THE NEW...
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| 00:40:16 |
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COULD WE BE -- [INAUDIBLE] OR APPROACHING A NADIR THAT PRODUCES A NECESSITY FOR THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN ACTUALLY ASSESS SPACE...
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| 00:45:50 |
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WELL I'M ALWAYS A POET, YOU KNOW. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH MY EYES AND I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH MY EYES ON [INAUDIBLE] EYES ON CORNELL WOKE UP...
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| 00:46:38 |
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STUFF. WE MUST CREATE NEW WAYS OF LEARNING
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| 00:46:41 |
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AND STRUGGLES. WE MUST CHALLENGE ALWAYS AND GIVE IDEAS THAT SAIL HOME LIKE A POEM. GIVE -- [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT OF THE FIRST TONGUE, THE RIGHT TO DISCOVER...
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| 00:51:33 |
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NIECE OR NEPHEW. HOW DOES IT TRANSLATE IN YOUR HOME ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU'RE DOING AND WALK PASS ME AND I KNOW YOU'RE A PEDOPHILE. HOW DOES IT WORK?...
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| 00:55:14 |
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WHAT DO WE SAY ABOUT THAT AS A PEOPLE. LET ME FINISH ONE MINUTE. I KNOW. OKAY. OKAY.
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| 00:55:22 |
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OKAY. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] >> IF YOU HAVE YOUR TIME. >> YEAH. LET US INITIATE PEACE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR CITIES AND STATES. I WAS IN A PLACE...
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| 00:55:36 |
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AGO BEFORE COLUMBINE HAPPENED AND I GAVE TALK A AND TEN STUDENTS WAITED AND CAME TO ME AT 10:00 AND SPEAKING ON A BOOK TOUR AND I'M BEGIN TO GO TOMORROW...
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| 00:58:08 |
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SPEAK, SISTER. NO APOLOGIES. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I'LL START WITH YOU PROFESSOR WEST. THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN RESPECTIVE OF WHO...
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| 01:00:57 |
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IS GOING TO WIN. BUT FOR ME, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND RAISED A QUESTION. MARVIN GAY RAISED THE QUESTION. WHO REALLY...
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| 01:04:07 |
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I THINK THOSE MILESTONES YOU MENTION WILL BE IMPORTANT. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THAT MUCH
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| 01:04:13 |
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OPPORTUNITY. AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH THE COMMEMORATION IS THAT I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. YOU HAVE A I ARE WRITES OF OUR HISTORY. IT'S NOW ABOUT AMERICAN...
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| 01:04:41 |
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PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN SAID THE WITNESSES THOSE PEOPLE WHO BEAR WITNESS AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEARD THOSE WHO HAVE BEARED WITNESS AND...
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| 01:08:16 |
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QUESTION, PLEASE. NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. >> NO THANKS. I JUST -- MY NAME IS -- [INAUDIBLE] AND I JUST FOUND "THE SOCIAL NETWORK" PRESIDENT
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| 01:08:30 |
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ISSUE. TRYING TO DEVELOP A CONVERSATION LIKE YOU'RE HAVING TODAY THAT CONVERSATION YOU'RE HAVING TODAY. I'M MISSING IT AT HOME AND MY FAMILY AND CHURCH...
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| 01:09:19 |
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INTERNET SO THE PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE ABLE TO RELATE TO YOU IN THAT CONVERSATION. PRESIDENT ISSUE RESPONSIBILITY -- PRESIDENT RESPONSIBILITY.COM....
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| 01:10:30 |
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YOU JUST SAY A SHORT QUESTION. BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TIME. >> I WANT TO POSE THAT. I WANT THE PANEL TO EACH TO ELABORATE ON IT FROM THEIR
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| 01:10:38 |
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POINT OF VIEW. THE OBJECTIVE THEY SEE FOR
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| 01:10:41 |
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BLACK PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. >> CRIMINALIZATION AS WAS TRUE AFTER THE END OF SLAVERY WAS PRIMARY INSTRUMENT OF RACIAL DOMINATION. IT WAS INTENDED TO...
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| 01:10:52 |
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THE BODIES OF BLACK PEOPLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXTRACTING PROFIT FROM THEM. AND IT TOOK MANY, MANY FORMS BUT THE SYSTEM ITSELF ALWAYS STOOD THERE AS...
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| 01:12:12 |
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QUESTIONS. IS OCCUPY WALL STREET A SOCIAL MOVEMENT, AND WHY DIDN'T THE BLACK COMMUNITY EMBRACE OCCUPY WROTE? >> THANK YOU. SOCIAL MOTION. NOT YET A...
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| 01:12:27 |
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SOCIAL MOTION, SOCIAL MONUMENTAL AND SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL CALLED A SOCIAL MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FIGHTING AGAIN. IF BEGAN SOCIAL MOTION. I WAS THERE AND...
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| 01:12:50 |
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50 MILLION. WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF ALMOST $1 TRILLION WHY ASKING ANYBODY FORKING IN. I GO TO CHINA TOWN AND USE THEIR CULTURE AS -- [INAUDIBLE] SISTER...
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| 01:15:52 |
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YOU. YOUR WORDS ARE IMPORTANT.
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| 01:15:54 |
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ONE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE CULTIVATE AN INTEREST IN HISTORY AND HER STORY? AND I ASK THAT BECAUSE I TEACH [INAUDIBLE] MY FRIEM IF I DON'T STAND OVER...
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| 01:16:45 |
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IMMEDIATE RESULTS. THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE PAYOFF. ERIN
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| 01:16:49 |
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IN THIS -- EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE THEY WERE HERE WERE EXPOSED TO THE SAME LITERATURE, TO THE SAME HISTORICAL FIGURES. THE...
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| 01:17:22 |
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CAN ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS. UP WITH OF THE LAST THREE. WE HAVE TO ASK THREE QUESTIONS. >> GO AHEAD. >> SURE. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. MY QUESTION IS...
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| 01:17:42 |
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TO YOU HAVE FEEL IN MANY WAY ARE WE IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW WE ARE DISLECTING OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND -- [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE IN MANY WAYSES AS BLACK PEOPLE...
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| 01:18:16 |
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THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US. WHAT WOULD BE THE CHANCES OF A WILLING COMMITMENT FROM THE PANEL OR FROM SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES TO COME BACK TO TO MEET HERE...
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| 01:18:40 |
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AND NYU LAW SCHOOL. I HAVE PRACTICE. MY QUESTION IS
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| 01:18:43 |
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ABOUT THE BODY OF POLITICS. REALLY CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT OR CRITICIZING ELECTED LEADER IS ACTUALLY EASY BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE PERSON. THEY'RE ONE...
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| 01:19:41 |
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THESE ARE THE TOP THINGS WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO. AND NOT JUST FROM PRESIDENT ALSO THE CONGRESS, IT MAYORS. GOVERNORS,...
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| 01:20:10 |
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A MANDATORY MINIMUM. THEY ARE CLEAR ACTION ITEMS. YOU ASK PEOPLE WHAT YOU VOTE FOR FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE HIGHEST. WHAT IS THE POSITION. WE SHOULD...
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| 01:21:34 |
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WHICH HE LIVE IS CORRUPT. IT IS DYING. THE MONEY THAT IS AT THE TIME. WHEN I TALK ABOUT BREAKING BACK OF JIM CROW. THAT IS SOMETHING CONCRETE BECAUSE...
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| 01:26:35 |
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SIGNING >> THANK YOU. PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS FOR THE NEXT PANEL PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS. [INAUDIBLE
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| 01:26:50 |
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CONVERSATIONS] >> AND MULLEN BOOK TV A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. AS WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF THE HARLEM BOOK
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| 01:27:11 |
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FAIR. [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] >> I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JUNE. [INAUDIBLE
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| 01:28:24 |
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CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] >> YOU WILL HAVE TO GET OFF THE STAGE I'M SORRY IF YOU ARE NOT A PART OF THE PANEL....
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| 01:29:36 |
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THE NEXT PANEL [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE...
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