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LoisLane? :) that made me smile
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It sounds like the bus portion will be fun. Too bad I live in Baltimore. I will have to meet up with the group at Longwood gardens. Otherwise I would have to get up at 4:30am and not get back until 8pm. That is just too long of a day for me.
I am really looking forward to this trip. I will have lots of new macro goodies to try out.
I will be sure to spread the word so we can get the bus filled up.
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hey edottjr - are u planning to buy the tickets to both longwood garden and winterthur separately then instead of with group?
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I'm in.
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I've added this to the guild website
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Kelly would it cause any problems if those of us meeting the group at the garden's purchased our tickets separately? Which approach would cause fewer hassles?
I don't know if I will have time to get into the mansion. I plan on doing a lot of macro photography in the gardens since they allow tripods :)
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Because of the special combo ticket pricing they are currently offering with Winterthur, you don't have to be in a group to get both tickets for $20.
ALSO, if you are in Baltimore and don't feel like driving, we could arrange to pick you up on the way at a designated spot. I have some folks in DC interested in going and, if they pony up the money, then we will be picking them up at a to-be-designated commuter lot.
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I hate to make you guys stop for just one or two people. This would mean less time at the garden's. If you have a number of people who want to add a stop, then I am for it. But any less than 5 I think would not be worth it for you guys.
Let me know if you are going to have a DC/Columbia/Baltimore area stop.
I don't want to make this anymore complicated than necessary, but let me know either way.
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Will do!
But we would only be stopping for about 10 minutes, long enough to get whoever we're picking up's butt on the bus, so it wouldn't really add much time. It would be understood that if you're not there on time, we leave to get those already on the bus to the church on time.
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ok.... i'll purchase my combo ticket when i get to longwood garden.. see everyone there at 9am!!!
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We have our first two official bookings for this trip. Woohoo!
They are not Guild members, but were referred by a Guild member, so if any of you guys are planning to go please contact me sooner than later. We have an ad appearing in the Brunswick newspaper today and this may start booking up quickly. There are only 36 seats on the bus and I know of at least five people from the last meeting who said they were definitely going, but have not even sent me an email.
I need moola to confirm your spot. Don't let someone else buy your seat!
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So far so good for attending this one but we'll be near the MD/PA line that weekend so as long as everything stays as planned I'll meet you all there.
Wish I could make the bus trip, it's a good deal and the ride sounds like a lot of fun.
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Any more spots available? I may be interested in two slots.
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Yes, John!! We have plenty of spots available because none of the GUILD members have reserved their seats yet. (Feeling guilty yet?)
I have received money from FIVE non-Guild members already. One of the non-Guild members is a photographer coming from DC whom we will be picking up along the way near Baltimore, so if you know of anyone in that area who wants to go, but doesn't want to trek out to Brunswick, have them contact me.
If any of you are on the fence, let me see if I can push you over. I had to put a deposit of $100 on the bus and, although I have put a deadline of March 16 on the payment, if I don't have enough booked by the 11th and don't cancel I still have to pay for the bus. Either way, the $100 is non-refundable. We need a minimum of 25 and have enough room for 36. Anything less than 25 and it's going to cost us more per person than $60.
Invite anyone and everyone - other photogs, folks from the local garden club, anyone who likes flowers, gardens, historic estates, etc. and please, please, PLEASE let me know if you are definitely going and get me your money.
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do it today
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I'm going to have to see what the wife is planning for that weekend. The 8th of April is our 20th Wedding Anniversary and I don't want to mess that up. LOL
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We will know soon for my wife and I. I have also sent this out to my friends and posted a link in the DPChallenge.com forums to see if anyone else is interested.
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I was hoping to go but my allergies are starting to kick in and a flower garden is not a good place for me when pollen counts are high.
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Thanks, John!
I'm going to make some fliers to put up this weekend at the train platforms and in coffee shops. Anyone got contacts with local garden clubs?
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Ok. I've made a decision.
It's been three weeks now and not one of you who said you wanted to go on this trip at the last meeting - you KNOW who you are - have contacted me to even say "Put me down!", much less send me money.
I'm getting pretty disheartened by the lack of support for this trip from Guild members, especially since I'm getting more support from members of other photog groups, one of which has now asked me to come and speak at one of their meetings because they WANTED to go on this trip.
If I don't hear from any of you this weekend I'm canceling the trip and will have to refund money to those non-Guild people who have already sent me money, plus I'll be out the $100 deposit. But, at least I won't be stuck with the $1000 bill for the bus.
:-(
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Kelly, How many have paid so far?
I thought I had 4 seats sold and was going to send all the money at once but looks like just me as of yesterday.
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Five non-members have paid, one is going to drive from DC and meet us in Baltimore.
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This is not looking good. I will mail my check this weekend. If you get stuck with the deposit you can keep it to help with your losses. If anyone else that said they wanted to go wants to contribute also...that would be the "right thing to do"
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Sorry Kelly that your facing this issue. I had originally wanted to go but that weekend is my 20th and the wife has plans. If you need help with the deposit, please let me know. Sorry I couldn't be more supportive of the trip.
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Sorry Kelly. I did email the Frederick Group this on Facebook the other day to help fill the seats. My Christmas season is coming I knew I couldn't commit to a weekend thing yet. Sorry again.
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Ah, the old "lets shame people into paying" routine. It totally worked for me ;) Keep the faith Kelly...you gave people until March 16th to pay so I'd reserve judgment until then.
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Based on what I have seen gong on right now with my big event this coming Sunday, it is always at the last minute. We have been scheduling a large indie yarn event for the past five months. And all of our local people who said they wanted us to do it again are the no shows and last minute people. Same with the advertising. We were looking at being a few hundred dollars in the hole but we are down to $80 in the hole. But we can cover that with sales of my prints and note cards. I get a small percentage and costs with the rest covering any extras.
I never committed either way since I know my allergies. I think it will fill up at the last minute for you.
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OK at this point we'd love to hear from folks that
1. are planning on going and
2. haven't paid yet
reply here or to kelly above so we can get a head count.
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So far, I have firm replies from Chris and Linda.
Anyone?....anyone?......anyone else?
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I am going to stick with my plan to meet you all at the Garden's. It looks like I will be having dinner with some friends in Delaware on the way back.
How many seats do you need to fill Kelly?
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I think she still needs to fill 17
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that's only $1000 for 17 seats. will they accept a rubber check as form of payment?
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can someone reach out to some of the garden clubs in frederick county (md) and louden county (va) and ??? county (wv). lets fire off some emails and fill those 17 seats!
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Contact and ask the below clubs if they can send out information to the members, they're less than or about an hour away from Brunswick, MD but certainly much shorter than driving to Kennett Square themselves.
Also try the local paper. Worst case scenario you'll have a few non-photogs filling up seats that'll have to watch the Strobist DVD's with you.
The Antietam Photographic Society
(http://www.antietamphotographicsociety.org/)
Silver Spring Camera Club
(http://www.ssccphotography.org/)
Carroll County Camera Club
(http://carrollcameraclub.wordpress.com/)
McLean Photography Club
(http://www.mcleanphoto.org/)
Manassas Warrenton Camera Club
(http://www.mwcc-photo.org/)
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Ok - I've contacted all those clubs, except Antietam, who had already been contacted. I've also printed up some fliers I'm gonna put up at the train platforms and inside the depot.
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Hey Kelly, I have finally gotten around to putting a check in the mail for me and my wife to go...
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Kelly, I talked to the wife and it looks like I might have talked her into this. I'll talk to her again tonight to make sure this is something she still wants to do and I'll let you know.
Jeff
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Kelly, I sent the link of Longwood to the wife, add two more to the list. I'll try and make the payment this week.
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
Tattoo and Jeff, that makes 12!!! We're almost halfway there!!!
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Ok...where's Rehan? He has the strobist DVDs we were gonna watch.
Rehannnnn........oh, Reeeeehhhhhaaaaannnnn........
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JR, payment is due this week!
REEEHAAANNN???!!!
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It''ll be paid. This week.
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JRSlater edited this topic 8 months ago.
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Linda and I went to the Antietam club meeting in Hagerstown last night and they rock. Great setup for their meetings too, that Linda and I want to discuss with you guys.
We talked up the trip and may have two more folks from their group go with us. Two, Diane and Nancy, from their group have already given me monies. Yay!
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Awesome, please share your insights tomorrow at the meeting (and here online if you choose).
Two more?! Nice, we're getting closer.
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ok guys, i have to talk to the fience tonight to see if she still wants to do this. can we pay at the meeting if we want to do this!!!
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and what is the head count so far
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Right now the headcount is 12. You and fiance will make 14. Then we'd just need 11 more. This is definitely a GO trip now!!! I think we'll make 25, but if we only get really close we can all make up the difference with a few bucks.
Ex: Say we only get 24. The bus cost per person is $42 (including a $2 gratuity). That's just an extra $1.75 per person 'cause there's no ticket cost for that 25th person not going.
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Hey mastermind, have you guys made up your minds yet?
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Check it out! I got us on the Hagerstown website and hopefully in the paper.
www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=70844866102&h=DfG8...
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Kelly, Brunswick garden club meets this Saturday. I think we've both harassed Cathy Tynan about this, but maybe we need to get her a few flyers to hand out. Do you have any? Or a PDF and I can print em out and get them to her.
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hmmm i wonder if BGC has a web site?
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Ok, Chris, I've emailed you the flier.
We are also on the calendar in the Charles Town paper and, although I submitted it for "Things to do..." in the Brunswick paper, they turned it into a little 2 paragraph article, gave us a color background and paired it with another little article about the garden club meeting Saturday. Bonus!
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cool
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Chris and I visited the Brunswick Garden Club meeting on Saturday and I was handed two checks for two seats and I just got an email to reserve another. I also may have one or two seats reserved later this week by two members of my church. One is a young lady who is a talented photographer herself.....just wish I could remember her name because she is on Flickr too. I just met her today.
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everyone that's going should also make some extra effort to ask friends, family, people that you work with to buy a ticket or two...we are close!
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Two more seats reserved, pending payment, from the Garden Club. That puts us at 16, once I've received payment from everyone who's reserved a seat.
Oh...Jaaaay Rrrrrrrrrrr?
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Who's JR? He better get that payment in quick, 'cause I just paid fer two seats. :o)
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Great!
Nine more and I can breathe easier.
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Ok...when paying by PayPal, please remember to add the extra $2 per person for the FEE PayPal charges me. Those who forgot, can pay me when we get on the bus.
P.S. THANKS for paying! And Yaaaaaay!
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kelly.putz edited this topic 8 months ago.
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woo hoo! can't wait for the trip! =)
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come on JR!
go JR!
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Kelly, I have a question as to the paypal fee. Up at the top you say simply two dollars, then you say two dollars per person, is the paypal fee $2 per person or are you being charged $2 dollars per transaction? I'm just confused, thats all. ;o)
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They charge me about $2, minus a few pennies, for the $60 transaction, so it's per person, because it's a percentage of the amount I receive. Don't worry either, you weren't the only one to forget.
;-D
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go JR
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Cool. Was confused and completely forgot!
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JR for president!
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FYI: Julie Maynard and her hubby have reserved two seats via email and I'm just awaiting payment. Julie is publisher of the Brunswick Citizen and might be talked into publishing some of the photos taken on the trip.
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We still have empty seats folks and haven't reached our goal of a minimum of 25. This trip is only TWO WEEKS away!
Keep telling/inviting folks. We still need to make 25 so I don't have to ask everyone who has already paid for more money.
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I will be attending but driving myself - will be up that way already. See you there.
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I posted to WashingtonCountyLiving.com and an e-mail to the Hancock Photo club :)
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I'm still waiting on funds, but 4 more folks have contacted me to reserve seats.
This may be the little engine that could!
I think I can....I think I can.....I think I can....
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good momentum! ok so if everyone that is supposed to pay does pay how many seats do we have left before we've met the minimum?
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If everyone pays, we need 2 more to make the minimum!!!
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I emailed kelly.putz and wanted to know if there are any seats left. Steve and I would like to go and i'll pay through PayPal as soon as I know there are 2 seats for us.
I wasn't sure if kelly.putz checked her email often or if I should just post here.
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I am sure Kelly will be in touch with you soon.
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Kelly will be very happy to hear you and your hubby wish to join us.
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i'm seriously considering buying a lensbaby macro and/or ultra wide angle adapter for this trip
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Chris - If you want to try it out first I have the Lensbaby 3G EOS mount, with the telephoto, wide, macro and creative aperture discs if you want to try them out. Just remind me closer to the date to toss them in my bag.
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awesome will do! thanks john.
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bumping this because it's super-important that we get to our minimum...go guild! go bus trip!
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FYI: Penni has emailed me that her check is in the mail!!
This puts us at 26!!!!!!!!!!
Please continue to invite folks to go on our trip. Now that the bus is paid for, we have room for 10 more on the bus and, after the tickets are paid for, the funds left over go into the Guild kitty.
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yahooo, you can breath now. Thankyou Kelly for all your work. I am very much looking forward to this. Just now have to decide on what to take.....
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You rock Kelly. I hope you guys have a great time.
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This is going to be fun.
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Kelly, just to be sure can you post a map of the brunsick parking area we should meet at. Thanks Linda
Ed, you going on this? Bringing your macro stuff?
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Longwood is having there Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and egg hunt on the 11th. Maybe I will finally find out how the easter bunny lays eggs. looks like lots of sping flowers and trees are blooming :)
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Yeah I'm pretty stoked too! Here's my initial gear list.
* gear
2 bodies
batteries
remote
off camera lighting (you never know)
tripod + head
* glass
10-22
70-200
lensbaby
60 macro
m42 (eos adapter, lenses + extension tubes)
* why the hell not
ring flash
reflector
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www.flickr.com/groups/winterthurgarden/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/longwood/
bobs, you are bringing your friends to carry my stuff right!!
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intense
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wonder if this cottage is for rent
www.flickr.com/photos/arfried/3329916688/in/pool-winterth...
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i can smell the excitement burning in the air. have a fun trip!
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I'll meet you all up there. Since I am driving. I am bringing the whole kit. Lenses, extension tubes, reversing rings, etc. etc. Tripod, macro focusing rail, walk stool....
I also have 2 macro ring illuminators that fit on 52mm threads. One vis, one UV!!! The UV works better in the dark... oh well. You can't have everything.
Don't forget to bring extra batteries!!
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I was thinking of a walking stool. wonder where I can get one.
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Linda, would a gardening stool work? Or you can get a walker from a hospital supply store. They have baskets underneath the seat to store some items. Maybe Chris will bring a little red wagon to haul his gear and you can catch a ride.
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Walk stools are great... www.scandinavian-touch.se/
They collapse to a small size, less bulky than a small umbrella.
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the walk stool may be great, but that logo is a tad disturbing lol!
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looks like the weather man is calling for rain Saturday. :o(
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That's ok. We will still have several acres of flowers INSIDE the conservatory to photograph.
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Yup, that's what I was thinking too! ;o)
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nice! just seeing what everyone thinks of the weather.. hehe..i'll be there! can't wait! =)
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