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  • The Great Egret, also known as Common Egret, Large Egret or Great White Heron, is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized
    Great White Egret on Black.jpg
  • Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country with yearly sales of over 130 million bottles.<br />
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Originally known as Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky, the Johnnie Walker brand is a legacy left by John Walker after he started to sell whisky in his grocer's shop in Ayrshire, Scotland. The brand became popular, but after Walker's death in 1857 it was his son Alexander Walker and grandson Alexander Walker II who were largely responsible for establishing the scotch as a popular brand.<br />
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The name Johnnie Walker is one of the best known in the world of Scotch, the square bottle, colored labels distinguishing the blends and the complex flavors have all combined over the years to make this Scotch one of the best selling in the world. The key to Johnnie Walker's success is the consistent, beautifully mastered blends and the Black Label is a shining example of the art of blending fine whisky for a reasonable price. In 1820 John Walker began blending whiskies and in 1909 his son Alexander brought the family business to a new level by relaunching an old recipe under a new, easier to call, name: Black Label.
    Johnnie Walker Black Label.jpg
  • Soft Floral Petals Curve Upwards Arising From The Stark Black From An Abstact Vantage Point
    Petaled Black.jpg
  • Angel came to the National Eagle Center in 2000.  She had been found on the ground with a broken wing near Grantsburg, WI in 1999. She was just a fledgling and had been surviving on scraps of fish from nearby herons' nests.<br />
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Angel was treated at the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center in St. Paul, where she underwent surgery and realignment of the broken bone in her wing. Though repair of the bone was successful, the damage to the musculature could not be repaired. Angel is unable to sustain flight as she would need to survive in the wild.<br />
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Angel seems to have adjusted quite well as an eagle ambassador. She has matured from a dark headed juvenile to a fully mature, white-headed female bald eagle. Angel's loud vocalizations can be heard when a wild eagle passes by the windows of the National Eagle Center. Angel got her name in a naming contest by a 4th grade student from St. Felix School in Wabasha.<br />
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Angel's regal appearance has made her a favorite guest at many Native American ceremonies and countless educational events for schools, scout troops and communities.
    Columbia in B and W.jpg
  • An Immature Bald Eagle in Black and White Under The Tree Canopy
    BW Immature Bald Eagle.jpg
  • An Air Filter Emblem From A  2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 with Chrome Details and Accents in Black and White. <br />
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With a 95 cubic inch V-twin engine providing plenty of low-end torque and excellent highway muscle, the Vulcan 1600 Classic has extra power for just about anything its rider chooses to do. Of course, extra power is nice for playtime, but when a trip calls for extended seat-time, the single-pin crankshaft provides a comforting rhythm that isn't tarnished by harsh vibrations, thanks to the engine's gear-driven counter balancer.<br />
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The design details that make the 1600 Classic a one-of-a-kind American classic include a wide, pullback handlebar, stepped seat, dual slash-cut mufflers, and a multi-reflector headlight. Features of the integrated instrument cluster include an LCD screen, tank-mounted ignition switch, fuel-injection warning lamp, fuel gauge, odometer, tripmeter and clock.
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  • A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!
    BW - Squirrel Head.jpg
  • Bald Eagle hanging out and stalking it's next prey.
    Baldy In The Shadows B-W.jpg
  • Bald Eagle hanging out and stalking it's next prey.
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  • An Injured Eagle In Black and White
    Pride In Detail.jpg
  • A soft muted blooming rose in black and white.
    October Morning Rose.jpg
  • A black and white perspective looking up from the bottom of a street light
    Below The Light Pole.jpg
  • A black and white closeup of a rose.
    B & W Rose.jpg
  • A Field of Electric Petal Silver Lilies in Black and White
    Starving Floral Color.jpg
  • A supporting Iron Girder on a Bridge in Minnesota. Shot from an abstract perspective with revealing aged details in black and white
    Supporting Structure.jpg
  • A curious bald eagle in black and white with glowing feather details
    Curious Eagle - BW.jpg
  • A long dark road in black and white stretches through a rural landscape in Wentzville, Missouri
    A Long Dark Road.jpg
  • A Black and White Bald Eagle Side Profile Head Shot
    From The Eagles Eye.jpg
  • A goose stretches it's neck towards the sun in black and white
    Goose On The Loose.jpg
  • Three mallard ducks swimming up stream in black and white
    BW Mallard Stream.jpg
  • The Downy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America. The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely outsizing them.
    Downy on Winter Feeder.jpg
  • The smallest North American woodpecker, the downy woodpecker is also one of the most common and most readily recognized not only because of its size, but also because it will readily visit backyards and feeders.
    Downy Woodpecker on Tree.jpg
  • For their first 3 to 5 years, Juvenile Bald Eagles are a subdued mixture of chocolate brown with varying amounts of white over the body, tail and underwings. Adult plumage develops with sexual maturity. Both Adults and Juveniles can weigh 7 to 14 pounds with a 7 foot wing span. Their physical features are identical.
    Immature Baldy.jpg
  • The Merriam Street Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the east channel of the Mississippi River between Nicollet Island and the east bank of the river in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge was originally built in 1887 by King Iron Bridge Company as one of the four spans of the Broadway Avenue Bridge. When the Broadway Avenue Bridge was reconstructed in 1987, one span was preserved and moved to Nicollet Island. The truss span is actually decorative; the bridge is supported by a beam from underneath.<br />
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The original Broadway Avenue Bridge was one of the fanciest bridges on the Mississippi River. It featured finials on each top corner and a band of scrolls, crosses, and lines between them. The horizontal struts and guard railings used X-shapes as a pattern. Each end of the bridge has a hexagonal cast iron plate embossed with the date and the designer of the bridge. The bridge now serves as a connector between parkland on Nicollet Island and the Saint Anthony Main development on the east bank, allowing good opportunities for visitors to stroll across the river.
    Merriam Street Bridge.jpg
  • This immature bald eagle with was hurt and can no longer fend for its self so it lives at Sea World and is helping educate people about the lives of Bald Eagles.
    Immature Bald Eagle.jpg
  • Take 270 to the Page/364 exit, heading west.  Once you're on Page, the second exit is Maryland Heights Parkway.  Exit here and go north.  The second stop light is Creve Coeur Mill Road; take a right.  Just after crossing over the railroad tracks, there is a park entrance on the left.  Proceed through the gates and up the hill.  You will see several parking lots next to the soccer fields.  There's also parking on the other side of the lake; to get there, follow Maryland Heights Parkway to Marine and go right
    Page Ave. Bridge Over River.jpg
  • A great little place that I've totally missed over the years. I ate here today and had a burger that was awesome. The fries were also the big thick kind, not the little dairy sissy kind. The burger was thick and juicy and taste like it was grilled over wood. The place is small... There's even a little closet sized room that has a barber chair in it and apparently on Thurs afternoons people come to get a haircut. Quaint eh?
    Biker By Liz.jpg
  • Our roses in our backyard our blooming like crazy and drawing bees and spiders.
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  • Liz's has what are perhaps the best burgers in MO, and an ever changing selection of great home cooked soups and chili that you keep going back for.
    LIZ.jpg
  • Enjoy affordably creative food and drink in a hip, fun, and artsy social hangout right in the heart of New Town! Groovy daily specials and Beatnik Brew make every fall in to Beatniks a wonderfully unique experience.
    beatniks.jpg
  • A View From Under The Page Bridge Missouri River Crossing.<br />
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The Creve Coeur Park Connector is now open!  This 3.6 mile long bike lane enables cyclists to use the Page Avenue / 364 bridge to cross the Missouri River, totally separate from automotive traffic.  On the west end, it connects to the Katy Trail at mile 42.8, just south of the Family Arena. On the east end, it connects to the Creve Coeur Park trails at the park's southwest corner.  It mostly runs parallel with hwy 364 (Page Ave). <br />
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Take 270 to the Page/364 exit, heading west.  Go 6 miles to exit 14, Upper Bottom Road / Arena Parkway.  Go right (north), and take an immediate right on Hemsath.  Follow Hemsath for 0.3 mile, and take the right turn into the parking lot just after Hemsath curves left.
    Under The Page Bridge.jpg
  • Succumb to the gentle petals and let them take you away.
    Succumb.jpg
  • The view from the Trail - There's a parking lot with nearly 100 slots at the St Charles end of the bridge (photo below).  But it's at bridge level, high above the Katy Trail.  A paved ramp leads down to the trail.<br />
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If you park there, save some energy to climb the ramp back up to the parking lot when you return.  It's a 1/4 mile of climbing: the switchbacks can be seen through the bridge's chain-link fence in the photo at left.  The Creve Coeur side involves a little bit of climbing, but it's a shorter ramp and a lower degree of incline than the ramp to the Katy Trail.
    364 Bridge From Katy Trail.jpg
  • Route 364, known locally as the Page Avenue Extension, is a freeway that connects St. Louis County with St. Charles County via the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River and is a designated auxiliary state route of I-64 that will connect I-64 in St. Charles County to I-270 in St. Louis County.
    Page Bridge Geometry.jpg
  • An acrobatic downy woodpecker takes the road less traveled and decides the view is better from down below
    Downy Down Below.jpg
  • Off in my own head and thoughts
    Away In Thought.jpg
  • A White Egret Spreads it's wings as it begins to lift off from the water
    White Egret - BW.jpg
  • A rose is never just a rose
    Fluid White Rose On Black.jpg
  • Flowers along the side of the road in black and white macro detail
    BW Flower Bunch.jpg
  • The main lake at Klondike Park in Black and White
    Klondike Shore B-W.jpg
  • A blad eagle displays his prowess in a black and white side profile
    Baldy Profile in BW.jpg
  • Enjoy affordably creative food and drink in a hip, fun, and artsy social hangout right in the heart of New Town! Groovy daily specials and Beatnik Brew make every fall in to Beatniks a wonderfully unique experience.
    beatniks b-w.jpg
  • A Flowing Downy Woodpecker Perched on a Pole against a Blue Backdrop
    Flowing Downy Woodpecker.jpg
  • Downy Woodpecker on Feeder.jpg
  • Wet Downy Woodpecker.jpg
  • A Downy Woodpecker On A Tree Stump Backed By Forest Green
    Howdy Downy.jpg
  • This boisterous little downy woodpecker had quite a lot to say
    Talking Downy Woodpecker.jpg
  • A tiny Hairy Woodpecker perched on a bare tree trunck
    Hairy woodpecker perch.jpg
  • This little Hairy Woodpecker decided to give me a little side pose before flying away
    Hairy Side Pose.jpg
  • My first Downy Woodpecker Shot Of The Season
    First Downy of Spring.jpg
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  • A Downy Woodpecker walking up a tree trunk with a seed in his beak
    Autumn Downy With a Seed.jpg
  • This little fella kept walking behind me on my photo walk, I guess he really wanted his photo taken
    Out For A Walk.jpg
  • Gopher See, Gopher Do
    BW - Gophers.jpg
  • A large stone planter casting a reflection in the rain water puddle on the ground
    Flower Planter Reflectionsa.jpg
  • Humminbird Hands.jpg
  • A moody midnight shot with a slightly ominous feel at Mel's Drive-In in Universal Studios Florida.
    Mels Drive-In BW.jpg
  • Mr. Woodpecker seems to be keeping guard from his vantage point on the tree branch
    Downy On Point.jpg
  • Balloons for sale at Disney.
    mickey_vendor.jpg
  • Colorful Hummingbird.jpg
  • The Heart Of A Carnation - Floral Flouting
    BW Floral Center.jpg
  • An Extreme Head-Shot Close-Up Of A Bald Eagle
    Eagle Eye BW.jpg
  • A tiny downy woodpecker on a tree branch along side the road, he stood still long enough for a quick shot
    Autumn Downy Woodpecker.jpg
  • The Entrance to Salem Lutheran Church at New Town in Saint Charles, Missouri.
    New Town - Church.jpg
  • Bird in the Hand.jpg
  • Peacock Headshot BW.jpg
  • An Eagle Turns To Watch Me
    BW Eagle Peek.jpg
  • Not exactly a place you want to encounter alone on a dark night
    Skull Collector.jpg
  • A bird walks the shoreline at Busch Wildlife
    Wildlife Watching at Busch.jpg
  • Three Horses Line Up For A Group Shot
    We Three Steeds.jpg
  • The structural geometry of the Page Bridge
    Page Bridge Integrity.jpg
  • A Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Rescued from the Rafters in our Garage
    hummingbird rescued.jpg
  • A mallard duck in black and white. This guy just kept crossing the street back and for for several hours, I figured a photograph was in order.
    Quacker in Black and White.jpg
  • Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. They are different not in color but in lip shape. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip. The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets. Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. White rhinos graze on grasses, walking with their enormous heads and squared lips lowered to the ground.<br />
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The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. <br />
Black rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than the other. Rhino horns grow as much as three inches (eight centimeters) a year, and have been known to grow up to five feet (one and a half meters) long. Females use their horns to protect their young, while males use them to battle attackers.
    Lurching Rhino.jpg
  • The Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a member of the ibis and spoonbill family (Threskiornithidae). Birds in this family are wading birds with long, downward-curved bills that they use to probe in mud or grass for invertebrates and other prey. Sacred Ibises are larger than Florida's native ibises. <br />
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They have very distinctive long, black feathers or plumes on their rumps. During the breeding season the feathers on the sides of their chests and on the outer wings (near the edge when folded) may have a yellowish (or reddish) tinge, and their lower legs may be tinged with reddish-copper; bare patches of scarlet-red skin may also be visible under their wings. The heads and necks of young Sacred Ibises are covered with black and white feathers, giving the head and neck a mottled appearance.<br />
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Sacred Ibises look very similar to the native Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), a member of the stork family (Ciconiidae) that is federally listed as an endangered species.<br />
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Sacred Ibises are native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Madagascar; historically, they were also found in Egypt, where they are now extinct. These large birds are often depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphs as the earthly representation of the god Thoth (also shown as an ibis-headed man) and were considered sacred?hence the common name. They are very similar in appearance and so closely related to the Black-headed Ibis (T. melanocephalus) in South Asia and the Australian White Ibis (T. molucca) that many scientists consider the three a "superspecies," and some believe they may actually all be the same species. In their native range, they inhabit coastal estuaries, lagoons, marshes, and other inland wetlands such as flooded agricultural fields and urban retention ponds.
    Sacred Ibis.jpg
  • A kitten lays on the doorstep asking for a photo.
    Straatmann Kitty.jpg
  • This shot was taken at the Saint Louis Zoo. Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds.
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  • This shot was taken at the Saint Louis Zoo. Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds.
    seeing_double.jpg
  • This shot was taken at the Saint Louis Zoo. Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds.
    zebra5.jpg
  • A Double-crested Cormorant In Black and White
    Cormorant in BW.jpg
  • The lines will guide you on your journey, just keep your eyes on the road!
    Down a Black and White Road.jpg
  • The gangly Double-crested Cormorant is a prehistoric-looking, matte-black fishing bird with yellow-orange facial skin. Though they look like a combination of a goose and a loon, they are relatives of frigatebirds and boobies and are a common sight around fresh and salt water across North America?perhaps attracting the most attention when they stand on docks, rocky islands, and channel markers, their wings spread out to dry. These solid, heavy-boned birds are experts at diving to catch small fish.<br />
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Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.<br />
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The Double-crested Cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America.
    Cormorant Curves.jpg
  • Was trying for something to fit a mood, a dark piece with a good amount of black and some rich tones from the flowers, and light hues to contrast.
    spring-flowers-A2.jpg
  • Roadside Wildflowers Through A Rose Filtered Lens
    Wildflowers Through A Rose Lens.jpg
  • An American White Pelican Swims In The Lights Of Night<br />
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One of North America's largest birds, the American White Pelican is distinctive for its nine-foot wingspan, conspicuous white body, and the improbable proportions of its large bill and pouch. Despite their size, the pelicans are graceful fliers, with flocks soaring high in the air and wheeling in unison. In flight, black wing tips and trailing edges are good field marks. American White Pelicans may be seen cooperatively foraging in shallow waters, or at adjacent loafing sites, where they are tolerant of human observation at a respectful distance.
    Pelican Swims At Night.jpg
  • Yes even a robin can have some majesty and prowess.<br />
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The quintessential early bird, American Robins are common sights on lawns across North America, where you often see them tugging earthworms out of the ground. Robins are popular birds for their warm orange breast, cheery song, and early appearance at the end of winter. Though they're familiar town and city birds, American Robins are at home in wilder areas, too, including mountain forests and Alaskan wilderness. <br />
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The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely<br />
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A distinctive, potbellied bird. Forages on lawns and other areas of short vegetation for earthworms and other invertebrates in a run-and-stop pattern typical of terrestrial thrushes. Adult: depending on sex and subspecies, head, with white eye arcs, varies from jet black to gray, with white supercilia and throat, blackish lores and lateral throat stripe. Underparts vary, often in tandem with head color, from deep, rich reddish maroon to gray-scalloped, peachy orange. Males tend to be darker, females grayer, but overlap makes determining sex of many problematic.
    Majestic Robin Blues.jpg
  • A puffy white dandelion on a black background with a bit of fun and color in the finer details
    A Dandy Vision.jpg
  • What is delicate, durable, and delightful all in one? The carnation , scientifically known as Dianthus caryophyllus, is a historically rich and meaningful flower choice. With its scientific name dianthus roughly translating to "flower of love" or "flower of the gods", depending on the source, this flower is one that has been revered for centuries. One of the world's oldest cultivated flowers, the carnation is appreciated for its ruffled appearance, clove-like scent, and extended blooming period.<br />
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The carnation's history dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times, when it was used in art and d?cor. Christians believe that the first carnation bloomed on earth when Mary wept for Jesus as he carried his cross. Carnations in these early times were predominantly found in shades of pale pink and peach, but over the years the palette of available colors has grown to include red, yellow, white, purple, and even green. Throughout so many centuries of change, the popularity of the carnation has remained undiminished. The fact that the carnation continues to endure is a testament to its vast appeal.
    Carnation Heart.jpg
  • The Grévy's zebra, also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest extant wild equid and the largest and most endangered of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra
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  • The addax, also known as the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope of the genus Addax, that lives in the Sahara desert. It was first described by Henri Blainville, a French zoologist and anatomist, in 1816. This shot was  taken at the Saint Louis Zoo.
    Addax.jpg
  • Bear, our Lhasa-Poo. The Lhasa-Poo is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Lhasa Apso and the Poodle.
    Bear-Couch-A.JPG
  • A Grevy's Zebra takes a load off to relax and pose for a portrait at the Saint Louis Zoo
    Grevy's Zebra.jpg
  • Humboldt penguins share their name with the chilly Humboldt Current, which flows north from Antarctica along the Pacific Coast of South America, where the birds live. Both birds and current are named after the 18th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
    Cold Penguin Textures.jpg
  • A public pavilion at Broemmelsiek Park in black and white
    A Place To Eat and Rest.jpg
  • Adult male Hooded Mergansers are black above, with a white breast and rich chestnut flanks. The black head has a large white patch that varies in size when the crest is raised or lowered, but is always prominent. Females and immatures are gray and brown, with warm tawny-cinnamon tones on the head.
    Male Hooded Merganser.jpg
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  • Who doesn't love to photograph and process beautiful flowers? Hope you enjoy my version of of a Gerbera Daisy in black and white.
    gerbera_daisy_2.jpg
  • A Dark and Moody Backyard in Nichole Park in Black and White
    Moody Backyard.jpg
  • A Palm Tree Flows In Sunset Winds on Hilo Hawaii - Black and White
    Palm In The Wind - BW
  • A 2013 Harley Davidson Road King in Black and White
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