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6.8 KiB
HTML
221 lines
6.8 KiB
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>Alton Mcbride — First Slip</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
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<style>
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:root {
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--philly-blue: #004C97;
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--eagle-green: #004C19;
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--brick-red: #8B0000;
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--jazz-gold: #D4AF37;
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}
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body {
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font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
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line-height: 1.6;
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color: #E8E8E8;
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background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #0d0d0d 100%);
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margin: 0;
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padding: 0;
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}
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.container {
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max-width: 800px;
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margin: 0 auto;
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padding: 3rem 2rem;
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}
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header {
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text-align: center;
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margin-bottom: 4rem;
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position: relative;
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}
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h1 {
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font-size: 3.5rem;
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margin: 0;
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background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--philly-blue), var(--jazz-gold));
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-webkit-background-clip: text;
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-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
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background-clip: text;
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font-weight: 900;
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letter-spacing: -2px;
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animation: pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
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}
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@keyframes pulse {
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0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
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50% { transform: scale(1.02); }
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}
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.subtitle {
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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color: var(--jazz-gold);
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margin-top: 1.5rem;
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font-style: italic;
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}
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.story {
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background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
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border: 1px solid var(--philly-blue);
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border-radius: 12px;
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padding: 3rem;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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position: relative;
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overflow: hidden;
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}
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.story::before {
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content: '';
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position: absolute;
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top: 0;
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left: 0;
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width: 6px;
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height: 100%;
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background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--philly-blue), var(--eagle-green));
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}
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h2 {
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color: var(--jazz-gold);
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font-size: 2.2rem;
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
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font-weight: 700;
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}
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p {
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font-size: 1.15rem;
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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text-align: justify;
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}
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.metric {
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background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--philly-blue), var(--eagle-green));
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color: white;
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padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
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border-radius: 8px;
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margin: 2.5rem 0;
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font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
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font-size: 1.3rem;
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text-align: center;
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box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 76, 151, 0.3);
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position: relative;
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overflow: hidden;
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}
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.metric::after {
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content: '';
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position: absolute;
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top: 50%;
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left: 50%;
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transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
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width: 200px;
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height: 200px;
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border: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
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border-radius: 50%;
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animation: expand-ring 8s cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.27, 1.55) infinite;
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}
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@keyframes expand-ring {
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0% { width: 0; height: 0; opacity: 1; }
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100% { width: 400px; height: 400px; opacity: 0; }
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}
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.lesson {
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background: rgba(139, 0, 0, 0.15);
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border-left: 4px solid var(--brick-red);
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padding: 2rem;
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margin: 3rem 0;
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border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
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}
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.lesson h3 {
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color: var(--jazz-gold);
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font-size: 1.8rem;
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margin: 0 0 1.5rem 0;
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}
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.lesson p {
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margin: 0;
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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}
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.signature {
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text-align: center;
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margin-top: 5rem;
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padding-top: 3rem;
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border-top: 2px solid var(--jazz-gold);
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}
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.signature p {
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text-align: center;
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font-style: italic;
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color: var(--jazz-gold);
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font-size: 1.3rem;
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}
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.nav-link {
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display: inline-block;
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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color: var(--jazz-gold);
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text-decoration: none;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
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border: 1px solid var(--jazz-gold);
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border-radius: 50px;
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transition: all 0.3s ease;
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}
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.nav-link:hover {
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background: var(--jazz-gold);
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color: #1a1a1a;
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transform: translateY(-3px);
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box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4);
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}
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.nav-link:first-child {
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margin-left: 0;
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}
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</style>
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<script defer src="https://analytics.4ort.xyz/script.js" data-website-id="d3ed927c-888a-4a6c-ae5f-0b1c613ddf5b"></script>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div class="container">
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<header>
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<h1>FIRST SLIP</h1>
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<p class="subtitle">2014. Super Bowl. 4.2% buffer miscalculation. 12-minute queue.</p>
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</header>
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<div class="story">
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<h2>The Mistake</h2>
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<p>
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Back in 2014, I ran the Super Bowl inventory like a chess grandmaster—until I forgot to account for the Eagles' defensive line. My brisket buffer was miscalculated by exactly 4.2%. The queue backed up 12 minutes. Twelve minutes of hungry fans, twelve minutes of competitors watching, twelve minutes of data that screamed I needed a better system.
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</p>
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<p>
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That's the Philadelphia way: you don't hide your mistakes. You measure them. You learn from them. You build a recovery protocol that turns every slip into a stepping stone.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="metric">
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4.2% buffer error → 12-minute queue → 247 recovered customers → 99.4% uptime since
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</div>
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<div class="lesson">
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<h3>The Recovery Protocol</h3>
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<p>
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Now I teach every apprentice: test twice, cut once. Every inventory decision is a chess move. Every competitor's slip is a lesson. Every run through Fairmount Park is data collection for the next game.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="signature">
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<p>"Every mistake is a chance to learn something new." — Alton Mcbride</p>
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<div class="nav-link">
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<a href="index.html" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;">← Back to the Ledger</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</body>
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</html>
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