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Superstition in Eighteenth century England Literature Essay
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As mentioned earlier in this paper, the definitions of superstition were different from the present ones, in eighteenth century English society. Writers like Swift, with an almost prophetic ability, foresaw the schisms in the society that would be a result of the conflicts between religion and superstition on the one side and materialism on the other.
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Classicism vs Modernism in the Plays of T.S Eliot Literature Research Paper
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The researcher of this paper explores Eliot's plays in the context of classicism and modernism. The key to appreciating and making sense of Eliot’s works requires understanding the core inconsistency that the “greatest literary Modernist should also be our greatest modern conservative”.
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Define Mishima's Double vision/two perspectives/two-sided characteristic in the novel Literature Book Report/Review
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The novel represents a Japanese gay literature in the male protagonist ‘I’ who confesses his homosexuality secret. However, the application of the word homosexual is not appropriate in the context because of the modern western concept imposed against the Japanese concept of male homosexuality which is referred to as male love.
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Alices Adventures through Wonderland Analysis Literature Essay
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Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures through Wonderland does not reinforce Victorian stereotypes about women. While some may interpret it as projecting the Victorian ideal of girlhood, a critical reading of the narrative reinforces the argument that it rebels against that ideal. Alice is not the demure, pleasant and obedient ideal of Victorian girlhood.
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A Paper on the Analysis of the Novels City of the Beasts and The Good Earth Literature Essay
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The study of the messages conveyed and the meanings of the literary works such as novels can be considered important in the understanding of the history of human civilization. The essay is aimed to discuss the representative role of the novels in terms of the study of the cultural anthropology of the human culture.
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Marjane Satrapis Persepolis Literature Essay
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Revolutions often cause widespread dehumanization. Because of the thousands of lives that get destroyed during the course of revolutions, we tend to view these deaths more as statistics than as real, ordinary lives lost. The papers publish these numbers and we tend to get used to reading about twenty more, a hundred more lives lost, without really wondering about it at all. Marjane Satrapi tries to undo this effect in several ways in her graphic novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood.
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Love Three Pivotal Passages from the novel Perfume by Patrick Suskind Literature Essay
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From this paper, it is clear that the motive of the character in this passage is to go further from the presence of other human beings, in search of inner peace. This is a quintessential example of the author since from the beginning, the author has employed the use of an extraordinary character that one would find hard to fit into the society.
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The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison Literature Research Paper
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The novel is inspired by his elementary school conversation with the classmate who desired to have blue eyes. The main objective of this essay is to critically analyze the naturalism and realism aspects demonstrated in the novel. Therefore, we shall critically analyze the theme, characters and the plot of the novel.
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The Prince by Machiavelli: A Response Paper Literature Essay
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The book was being banded on "Index of prohibited books " due to Machiavelli use of free will, evil man-ship, and negative behavior. The book can be counted as a reaction to Machiavelli life's problems as he lived during a time of serious political decline in Italy when Italy was being overrun and subdued by the French.
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Tactics and Strategies Employed by Writers Literature Essay
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A writer invariably connects his life experiences through his characters. One will not be able to avoid this, howsoever intelligently one may try—and why should one try at all?  Transplant the thought processes through the life processes of the characters-- a good, believable, and acceptable story by the readers emerges. 
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Nature and Function of a Tragedy Literature Essay
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This essay describes both stories, that expound on the constant human themes of loss, regret, pain, and suffering to have a profound impact on their readers and have attained the status of literary classics; the themes appeal to certain individuals but the lessons they contained are universal indeed.
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The Braid By Ian C. MacMillan Literature Essay
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The essay describes that the connecting of lives in the novel represents the importance of unity among humankind and the feeling of security and stability that closely connected human strive to achieve. The braid itself is a symbol for the significance man places on close familial ties. It has less to do with consanguinity and more to do with common humanity
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The Hobbit and Childrens Literature Literature Essay
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limited to subject matter and provides no information about the essential literary elements of ‘literature written especially for children.’ As a result, this definition is no longer adequate for today’s modern applications, but widespread debate continues regarding how
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Heart of Darkness: Morality and Meaning Literature Essay
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The research shows dilemma that is known one to readers of Conrad. The ingenious, moral man enters a dimension of peril and temptations; he fights, alone, to uphold his morality. Frequently he fails. But in Heart of Darkness the issue is quite complicated, for here the probable moralities, the manners of control, may be perceived to be less accessible, as options or alternatives, illusory.
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Proverbial Features of Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart: A Function Over Style Argument Literature Essay
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This essay discusses that at face value, Achebe’s use of proverbs in "Things Fall Apart" can be considered a stylistic marking of the distinct cultural and religious aspects of Igbo life. The proverbs significantly characterize the cultural background embodied of the Igbo, and are, therefore, an effective tool to inject this background.
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As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl Literature Book Report/Review
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The story of the novel revolves around the medical case of a boy who was turned into a girl during a minor surgery performed to do his circumcision. But unfortunately the surgery goes wrong and the boy is now turned into a girl named Brenda with an identical twin named Brian. However, the newly transformed Brenda became the most discussed subject.
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Self-reliance and Simplicity in Walden Literature Essay
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The author used self- reliance to engage with readers in a creative manner. Self reliance was also used with an aim of improving the contemporary culture. Self-reliance is seen in instances where Thoreau refuses to be in companionship with others. Although, he recognizes the significance of companionship.
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The character of Sherlock Holmes Literature Research Paper
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The viewers will enjoy such an adaptation, no doubt. But, they are bound to consider it a period movie as well. Presenting Sherlock Holmes to
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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Literature Essay
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This paper gives a review of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Descriptions and perceptions vary from person to person and thus there can never be a definite meaning of anything. The prose is a mixture of crests and troughs resulting in a very unique rhythmic flow of lessons.
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Ethical Analysis of a novel My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult Literature Essay
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the technology of stem cell research and its endless possibilities, with regard to the question of ethics. This novel looks closely at the topic of both stem cell therapy and research by applying it to a real life situation in which Science can provide a solution and a cure.
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Comparing the Novels 1984 and A Brave New World Literature Essay
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These governments attempted to control every aspect of peoples’ lives by taking away individuality and forcing the inhabitants to simply accept what was occurring. Brave New World is set in the future, in a world where the government has developed a way to control the minds of everyone in society, in order to make them content with everything that is happening in their lives.
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A Thematic Study Of The Post 9/11 Cultural Literature Essay
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McEwen creates a story in which a man experiences traumatic events that occur from a distance, in the form of an experienced threat, and then by way of a personal event.  In Double Vision, by Pat Barker, the experience of losing a loved one through the traumatic event of a war is then echoed in the experiences of the characters.
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A comparison of the novel and film Up in the air Literature Essay
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From this paper, it is clear that in the novel, Ryan is portrayed one who has a habit of flying frequently. Ryan goes round firing and telling off those who have gone back work. And in the film, Ryan goes around giving motivational speeches to individuals. He makes a living by traveling to different work areas in the States.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Literature Essay
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This essay analyzes that Dorian’s sense of morality can be explored through his relationship with Lord Henry Wotton. It is on a fateful situation that Basil Hallward, an expert artist who painted Dorian’s portrait, introduces him to Lord Henry. In Lord Henry, we can identify an elegant, witty and intelligent individual.
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Crime Fiction: Facts vs. Fiction Literature Research Paper
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In this research paper author compares crime fiction and real life crimes, that happened in the United States, describes advantages and disadvantages of fiction. The researches uses many crime fiction books as comparative examples, such as The Rule of Four and well-known Da Vinci Code written by Dan Brown.
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The Novel The Stand-Stephen King and The Movie Outbreak Literature Essay
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This essay demonstrates that both the novel and movie establish a government security function to keep the citizens locked inside their homes. In "The Stand", when the first carrier of the flu known as Campion lands upon Arnette, Texas, the government securities take a fast approach by tracking him.
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A Change Of Life By A Change Of Perspective Literature Essay
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When I first read this poem, the beautiful scenery of the poem attracted me. The scene described emerged in my imagination as a perfect place to relax. I floated through the words of this poem on a beautiful imagined evening until I reached the last sentence, “I have wasted my life.” This line puzzled me.
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The Use of Narratives to Create the Human Experience Literature Essay
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From this research, it is clear that creating a narrative is the ability to create different universes, to bring to life worlds that have passed or never existed. This makes human beings decidedly more interesting. In creating different worlds the human being has created a method for expanding his or her own experience.
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Literature Essay
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Jon Krakauer said and believed on the fact that people should not be greedy and live life with what they have got rather than repenting on what they don’t have. Christopher McCandless should be applauded for the way he lived his life in the woods. He was a man of his own words and lived his life on his own principles.
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Reflection of Pontoon A Novel of Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor Literature Essay
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This essay shows the simplicity of life that revolved around "Lake Woebegone" and how parents can keep secrets for a very long time away from their children. The name of the lake is also significant in the sense to this storyline. The name also signifies the coming death of the Lutheran woman Evelyn.
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No Country for Old Men and the Poem Sailing to Byzantium Literature Essay
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This essay discusses that besides the actions and foils, the novel is thought to be inspired by William Butler Yeats’ poem “Sailing to Byzantium,” where the poem served as the base of the novel by looking at the significance of the character Sheriff Bell, McCarthy’s writing style, and also the significance of the title of "No Country For Old Men".
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Dantes Portrayal of Church Rituals in Purgatorio Literature Essay
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In this essay “Dante’s Portrayal of Church Rituals in Purgatorio” church rituals are presented as being important in ensuring that Christians avoid the punishments that they would otherwise undergo when they are sent to hell for their sins. Purgatorio can be considered to be a representation of Christianity ensuring that Christians live a righteous life.
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Zora Neale Hurstons Metonymy Literature Essay
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This essay discusses that the book was published at a time in which black people in America were no longer slaves and many of the young people, including Hurston herself, had no memory of being a slave, however, the laws in America made living conditions for black people not much better than slavery, especially in the southern regions.
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Minimalism in Prose Literature Essay
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This well-built man in his middle 40’s wasn’t the incarnation of young musicians’ dreams: he had been on the stage in his home country for already 20 years, selling a rather modest number of album copies. He wasn’t a rock star in a traditional meaning either; he didn’t earn a fortune of money and never grew vain.
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William Faulkners Barn Burning and A Rose for Emily: The Individual vs. the Community Literature Essay
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According to the report by covering several aspects of living in Yoknapatawpha, telling stories from various different viewpoints within the town, Faulkner has an amazing repertoire of characters who can trace their lineage back to his first tale. A common theme among many of these characters is the struggle of the individual against the community.
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A Gesture Life recuperation of identity and gesture Literature Essay
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This essay demonstrates that secrets have a mysterious role in one’s life. They serve dual purposes to hide or spread information. Secrets are like the tiny den of knowledge to expose the convenient and hide the inconvenient information. With such secrets, a person can paint oneself as per one’s choice.
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Strength and Weakness of Lucien Goldmans Claim Literature Essay
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This essay stresses that Goldmann has actually reached this point of conclusion regarding homology between the history of novel and socioeconomic structures through his specific attention on the economic condition of a society. Due to such focus over economic trends, he has greatly ignored the aspect of the aesthetic appeal of novels.
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Sound Recording Literature Essay
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The modern discursive framework explains that there are new ways in which music can be produced and culturally developed. Through this recording, the different aspects of the culture and society are used and applied to create an impacting sound.
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Tension and Atmosphere in Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Selected Short Stories Literature Essay
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Webbing around language in first person narration, theme structure and context, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was able to create tension, define characters and set the mood and atmosphere.
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The Graphic Novel as a Window into Stereotype Threat Literature Essay
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This essay presents an analysis of various scenes of stereotypes presented in the book “American Born Chinese,” and highlight the writing style and techniques that help in connecting readers to the effects of stereotyping. The last part of the essay will provide a comparison between the American Born Chinese and other three novels, with a similar theme.
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Toward a New Consciousness; Three Protagonists Journeys into Self-Awareness Literature Essay
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From this research, it is clear that each protagonist makes their way to self-awareness from a very different point. For Emma, the journey to self-awareness is not an easy one. Throughout the novel, there is clear coming to consciousness theme, in which the peak of the novel marks the change in the protagonists’ understanding of themselves.
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Americans in Waiting, by Hiroshi Motomura Literature Book Report/Review
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Hiroshi Motomura in his book, Americans in Waiting, attempts to answer questions and to demonstrate how in America’s view and treatment of immigration, has actually created the issues now faced. In his writing he takes his readers back, to a hundred and fifty year long span, where immigration was considered essential to the American way of life.
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Cleopatra, a Much Puzzling Character in Antony & Cleopatra Literature Essay
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The paper tells that on many occasions in the play, Cleopatra manages to inspire respect and confusion, in more than one way, until surprisingly she deviates towards the former virtue through her death in the end (Deats Ed. 115). Cleopatra indeed appears to be a conundrum of a character, when one considers her “infinite variety.”
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Passing Strange Literature Personal Statement
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The novel depicts a love story between a black woman and a white man who shared their lives when racial and economic discrimination was alive in America. We can see how King was persistent and consistent in pursuing Ada during their dating days. King would wait for long to link up with Ada on the street or find some private time to meet Ada.
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An Analysis of Henry IV, Part 1 Literature Essay
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There is no other author more widely studied that Shakespeare in the academic field of literature. This is because all of his works are of great worth for various purposes. The value of studying Shakespeare is immense in that all of his works calls desperately for the audience or reader to engage in critical thought.
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf Literature Essay
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According to the report rape is undoubtedly the most heinous crime against women. There is an underlying feel of emotion of wronged black women all through the poem. Pain, strain and stress coupled with despair, despondency and rejection by family and society, all form a lethal combination that causes such desperation that suicide seems the only way out.
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Samaritan by Richard Price Literature Essay
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This book has been really valuable as it teaches us some very important lessons. Most of the books teach us how it is always good to be caring, loving, and generous but this book showed a different yet true dimension. It showed how people pay the price of being good.
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Political Views of Romantic Poets Literature Essay
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From this research, it is clear that the focus of this paper is a brief analysis of the political poems of Blake, Word Worth, and Byron. Wordsworth is taken up first, as he can provide a better thrust to the discussion intended to be done in this paper. Most of his poems are autobiographical.
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Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee Literature Book Report/Review
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The novel was not meant to propagate the idea of feminism. This paper elucidates the important themes dealt with in the novel. The foremost and recurrent theme of "Desirable Daughters" is the conflict arising from native and foreign cultures. The main characters in the novel grapple with the challenge of accommodating the American feminist culture.
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The Rise Of Tyler Perry To Mastery In Film Production Literature Research Paper
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These people retain a significant portion of their childhood spirit, despite the pressure of adulthood. This implies that they transform everything around them into fascinating masterpieces. Moreover, they have maintained their original mind such that they can preserve their cocoon where they see the world differently from other people.
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