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<v ->Hello, Huntsville City School's family.</v>

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I hope everyone's having a wonderful May.

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May is such a great time of year.

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We're wrapping up the wonderful school year.

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We're back face to face,

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and we just completed ACAP testing, ACT testing

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and now our students are really enjoying

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wrapping up a wonderful school year.

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But also this time of school year

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we celebrate our teachers.

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And this week is teacher appreciation week.

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It's also school lunch hero week,

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which will be Friday, we celebrate.

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But we wanna celebrate our teachers this week.

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And with us today, we have a parent

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I'm at Weatherly Elementary School

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and have Mr. and Mrs. Brooks,

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they're first grade parents here at Weatherly.

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How are y'all?

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<v ->Good.</v>

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<v ->Very good.</v>

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And I thought this would be a great opportunity

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to bring in parents

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for you to kind of share your experience

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as a first grade parent

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and also what Ms. Pace Sewer, your child's teacher,

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really means to y'all.

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<v ->Okay.</v>

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Well, as a parent we appreciate all the teachers

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all the teachers and what they do.

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Especially with coming from COVID, like you said,

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and being face to face in the classroom, Luke is our oldest.

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And so whatever happens to him happens to us first

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and COVID was his kindergarten year.

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It was a lot of remote learning.

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And like most parents,

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we struggled with doing virtual learning at home.

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And so it really eye opening about what teachers do

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for our children and for the future.

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And it's a hard job.

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And I think it takes a very sweet and loving heart

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to come in every day and teach 20 plus kids every day.

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And so we're really thankful for her.

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Personally, she's been a great communicator

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with us this year.

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She lets us know what to expect

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and like with him being our first child,

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we don't know a lot of the star testing.

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and what those mean, and the grades and the score.

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So, she's been really patient with us

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and telling us what to expect and how he's doing.

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And we feel teachers and parents are a team.

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And so what happens here, we need to know about it.

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And she's been great, during car line pickup and whatnot.

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So we really appreciate her and all teachers.

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I mean, all teachers.

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<v ->That is so wonderful.</v>

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I think you hit the nail on the head

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just understanding that the importance of that communication

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and those expectations and that partnership.

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I think that really does summarize the value of education

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and the value of what our teachers do.

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So, if you had a message to share

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with all our teachers this week, what would it be?

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<v ->Just, thank you.</v>

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Just like going back, I hate going back to the pandemic

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and when we were all at home

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but we really appreciate everything that teachers

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and administrators and like you mentioned, the lunch room.

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I mean, it takes a whole team

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to teach all of our sweet kids.

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<v Christie>That's right.</v>

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<v ->And they're here all day with the teachers.</v>

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And so it means a lot to have that loving relationship.

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<v ->I think also you said it so well its a team.</v>

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And that actually happens to be part of our motto

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is that HCS is a team

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and it does take us all working together.

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And I think we even appreciate it more now

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that we all are back together and that's so important.

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So thank you for your partnership

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and your willingness to be here today.

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<v ->Of course.</v>

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<v ->Parents are such a pivotal part</v>

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and critical part in making this work

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and at the end of the day

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we're all champions of our children.

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So thank you so much.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Yeah.</v>

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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Hey, joining us now we have Luke Brooks

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and he is one of the students in Ms. Pace Sewer's class.

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Hey Luke, how are you doing?

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<v ->Good.</v>

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<v ->So how's first grade this year?</v>

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<v ->Good.</v>

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<v ->Good?</v>

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Tell me what you love the most about first grade

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<v ->Recess.</v>

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<v ->Clearly recess is awesome, right?</v>

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<v ->Yes ma'am.</v>

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<v ->The best.</v>

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What's your favorite thing you do in recess?

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<v ->Tag.</v>

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<v ->And when you play tag, are you the fastest?</v>

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<v ->Yes, ma'am.</v>

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<v ->So you win?</v>

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Awesome, that's awesome.

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Now, is Ms. Pace Sewer your first grade teacher?

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<v ->Yes ma'am</v>

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<v ->What do you love the most about Ms. Pace Sewer?</v>

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<v ->That she reads books.</v>

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<v ->She does?</v>

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Does she read 'em to you guys on the carpet?

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<v ->Yes ma'am</v>

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<v ->I love that.</v>

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And so you get to go

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and then read your own books and take AR tests?

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<v ->Yes, ma'am.</v>

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<v ->That is fantastic.</v>

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Well, I know you are an amazing first grader

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and I know she loves you a lot too.

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So, I hope you have a great end of the first grade year

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and you're gonna have a great second grade year.

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You know why?

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<v ->No.</v>

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<v ->Because Ms. Pace Sewer is a great teacher, right?</v>

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<v ->Yes, ma'am.</v>

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<v ->Very good.</v>

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You know what?

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It was so nice talking to you today, Luke.

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<v ->Yes ma'am</v>
<v ->Thank you so much.</v>

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Thank you.

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We've heard from our parents, we've heard from a student

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and now we're gonna hear from the most important person

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and that's the teacher, Ms. Pace Sewer.

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I wanna thank you so much for being here today.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Had an opportunity to talk to some</v>

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of your parents and one of your students

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and they all shared the same message,

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which was they appreciate you so much,

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especially recess by the way.

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<v ->Oh, absolutely.
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<v ->Yeah, it's very important.</v>

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But you know, this week we're celebrating teachers.

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Its teacher appreciation.

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We appreciate teachers every day and for the work you do.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->So, tell us why you chose teaching.</v>

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<v ->When I was in first grade</v>

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is when I decided I wanted to be a teacher.

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And I've taught first grade for 24 years.

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And, I'll do it for the light bulb.

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For that light bulb moment of when it finally clicks

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and they get it and you see them

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and they're so excited about their learning.

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It just makes it all worth it when it clicks

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and they know it and they got it

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and they can just fly with the knowledge that they have.

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It makes everything worth it.

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<v Christie>Absolutely.</v>

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And we have many of our teachers listening right now.

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So, if there was a message you can send to them,

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what would it be?

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<v Pace>Don't give up, keep going, keep doing it</v>

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keep giving it your all,

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because it's all worth it in the end.

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And when those kids grow up and they come back to see you,

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it's just the best feeling in the world.

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They come back and say,

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" I can remember being in your class.

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I remember doing this." So just...

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<v ->You make such a difference and all our teachers do.</v>

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So we wanna thank you.

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<v ->Appreciate it.</v>

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<v ->Congratulations for your 24th year.</v>

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<v ->This 26, I did one and fifth and one in kindergarten.</v>

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<v ->Oh, fantastic.</v>

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And I hope there's many more

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because you really do make a difference in a child's life.

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And to all our parents, thank you.

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I think Mrs. Brooks put it well, it really is a team effort.

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Our parents, our students, and especially our teachers,

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we appreciate what they do every day.

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And to our teachers,

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thank you for always being champions of our children.

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And I hope you have a wonderful teacher appreciation week.

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I'll see everyone else on the road.

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