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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Sunday, November 27: Fall Dinner
& Business Meeting
• Sat., December 17: Holiday
Potluck Party & Awards Ceremony
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• TrekTrax Atlanta announces
celebrity guests for 2012
• TrekTrax Atlanta
membership discounts for STARFLEET, KAG
• Aspen Book Shop to close
its doors
• Personnel Records
• Recent Chapter Event
Photos
SIDEBAR
• November Birthdays
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About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Star Trek
Sequel Filming Starts January 15th
— Hawaii
Film Commissioners in Discussions with Paramount
— Win a
Walk-On Role for Star Trek
Sequel
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Fall
Dinner & Business Meeting
7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011
Stevi B's Pizza
Briarcliff Village Shopping Center
2080 Henderson Mill Rd, Atlanta GA 30345
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The
Republic's 2011 Spring Dinner & Business
Meeting
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The
Republic typically holds two business meetings a year,
one in the spring and one in the fall, to set the chapter's
course for the following six months. At this meeting,
we'll be discussing the chapter's recent recommissioning by
STARFLEET International; making specific plans for chapter
activities from December through next May, including our second
annual convention, TrekTrax Atlanta, next April; and charting
our year-long course towards a very specific goal during 2012
as we approach our 25th anniversary in 2013: The
Year of the Phoenix. Members
and friends who wish to be more involved in the Republic's
operations and our TrekTrax Atlanta convention are especially
encouraged to attend. As always, the Republic's
many friends and guests are invited to join us; chapter membership
is encouraged but not required.
 We'll
be gathering for this very important dinner meeting at Stevi
B's Pizza Buffet Restaurant in the Briarcliff Village
Shopping Center at the intersection of Henderson Mill, Lavista
and Briarcliff Roads near Northlake Mall in Atlanta. Stevi
B's Ultimate Pizza Buffet includes all of your favorites and
many original Stevi B's creations, too. Don't see what
you're looking for on the buffet? Tell any Stevi B's
team member what you'd like on your pizza and they'll custom
make it and deliver it straight to your table. You can
choose from any of their fresh toppings to create your own
personal pizza masterpiece! Visit their web
site for more information on their complete menu.
We've booked their "party room" for our meeting
and, because we're such an awesome group of Trekkies,
everyone joining us for dinner will receive complimentary
soft drinks---a $1.99 value!
Please arrive no later than 7:00 p.m. to enjoy your dinner
and enjoy conversation with your fellow crewmembers. The
business meeting is scheduled to begin around 7:30 and will
likely last about a half-hour or so. This is your
chance to give feedback on our recent events and activities
and to make suggestions for where you'd like to go and what
you'd like to do as a member of the Republic in the
next six months, so please make plans to attend!
STEVI
B'S WEB SITE
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STARFLEET
Holiday Potluck Party & USS Republic Awards Ceremony
A joint event with the USS Atlanta
6:30
p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2011
Hosted by and in the home of Capt Bernadette Ackley
4111 Kings Highway, Douglasville GA 30135-3765
RSVP: Adm Mike Henigan by email
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The
USS Republic's 2010 Christmas Party & Awards
Ceremony in the home of ENS1 Mark A. Ozanick
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Make
plans now to attend the very first joint holiday party co-hosted
by the USS Republic and our sister ship across town,
the USS Atlanta! Hosted by longtime STARFLEET
friends Capt. Bernadette Ackley and her brother CRR
Brian Ackley, this joint event will be a potluck
dinner and will include the Republic's annual Awards
Ceremony, when we announce the recipient of this year's
prestigious Member of the Year Award. USS Republic
Commanding Officer Capt Eric L. Watts will also deliver
a brief but important "State of the Chapter" address
to announce the chapter's new year-long course and goal
for 2012: The Year of the Phoenix.
The
Ackleys' basement is "all sci-fi, with all sorts of
stuff to keep Star Trek, X-Files, Star
Wars, etc. fans happy to look at and have fun."
They also have a large screen TV, Blu-ray player and
a large movie collection with lots of space to play games
and have a great time. It will be an exciting evening
of fun, festivity and friendship, and Captain Watts and
USS Atlanta Commanding Officer Adm Mike Henigan
both hope you will plan to come
eat, drink and be merry with your fellow Star Trek
fans from all around the metro Atlanta area!
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USS
Republic Members of the Year, 2007-2010
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2007
Member of the Year
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
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2008
Member of the Year
ENS1 Hal Doby
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2009
Member of the Year
ENS1 Joanne Trew
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2010
Member of the Year
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
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An
Evite will be sent out in early December so that everyone
who plans to attend can RSVP with the number of guests and
type of dish they plan to bring. Alternately,
you can RSVP to Admiral Henigan by email
or (404) 688-2882. Either way, please do let us know
if you plan to attend so we can ensure sufficient seating
for everyone. Thank you!
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces celebrity guests and much more for 2012 |
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At long
last, TrekTrax
Atlanta is pleased to be able to finally
announce our main celebrity guests for 2012: Todd Bryant
and Spice Williams, who played Klingon villains Captain
Klaa and Vixis, respectively, in Star Trek V: The Final
Frontier. Bryant also played an engineering
cadet in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and a Klingon
translator in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
and was Ron Perlman's stunt double in Star Trek: Nemesis. Williams
also played a Klaestron kidnapper in the Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine episode "Dax" and was Megan Gallagher's
stunt double in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
"Invasive Procedures." Joining Bryant and Williams
will be David Orange, who played the "Sleepy
Klingon" in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
 TrekTrax
Atlanta is also pleased to announce as our
guest for 2012 Morgan
Gendel, author of the fan favorite and Hugo Award-winning
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The
Inner Light," as well as "Starship Mine"
and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "The
Passenger" and "Armageddon Game." Gendel will
be hosting a one-hour multimedia presentation about his
work on "The Inner Light" and conducting a two-hour
writers workshop for anyone interested in developing their
writing skills for the screen.
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joining us from Indianapolis, Indiana, will be the three-man
musical troupe Il
Troubadore: The Klingon Music Project, who will
be presenting at TrekTrax Atlanta their hugely popular Midwest
production, "Klingon Ballet," complete with belly
dancers. Il Troubadore will also be joining One
Hard Night and the New
York Disco Villains as part of our Saturday night
live music concert.
But wait! There's more! In addition to cast
members from the fan film productions Starship
Farragut and Project:
Potemkin, TrekTrax Atlanta is pleased to announce
that cast and crew members from Star
Trek: Lexington and Star
Trek: Grissom will also be joining us for 2012. Discussion
panels and episode screenings from all four productions
will be a part of TrekTrax Atlanta's outstanding programming.
Endorsed
by the Klingon
Assault Group International as the National Klingon
Konvention and the new home of the world-famous Miss
Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant, TrekTrax Atlanta
is already shaping up to be the ONE Star Trek convention
that you MUST attend in 2012! Don't wait until
after the holidays to purchase your membership at a higher
rate... go ahead and purchase
your membership NOW at the lowest rate possible. Live
Long and... Q'pla!
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TrekTrax
Atlanta membership discounts for STARFLEET and KAG
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 TrekTrax
Atlanta
(TXA) is hosted by the USS Republic NCC-1371, the STARFLEET
International chapter
in Atlanta, and has been endorsed by the Klingon
Assault Group as the National Klingon Konvention. In
recognition and appreciation of our association with both
organizations, TXA is pleased to offer membership discounts
available only to members in good standing of STARFLEET and
KAG.
 TrekTrax
Atlanta will be held April 20-22, 2012. The regular
price of a TXA Adult Membership is currently $40. Until
December 31, STARFLEET members can get a $5 discount on the
purchase of their memberships by visiting the STARFLEET
Discount web page and KAG members can get a $5 discount
on the purchase of their memberships by visiting the KAG
Discount web page. These discounts are
available to any member of either organization anywhere in
the world, not just those in the Atlanta area... so spread
the word! Get your discounts now!
Valid STARFLEET and KAG memberships will
be verified prior to processing payments. One discount
per person. Discounts end January 1. See
respective web pages for additional details. |
| Aspen
Book Shop to close its doors |
 The
USS Republic regrets to announce that one of our longtime
Member
Benefits Program
Partners, Aspen Book Shop in Tucker, will be closing its doors
for the last time on Wednesday, December 7, after 36 years
of doing business in DeKalb County.
Aspen's owner, Al Head, has been a longtime supporter
of the Republic and has offered significant discounts
on his inventory of Star Trek paperbacks and other
sci-fi and collectible books for the last several years. Commanding
Officer, Republic, thanks Al for his years of support.
Please take this one last opportunity to visit Aspen Book
Shop to take advantage of his going out of business sale:
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All
paperbacks only $1.00 |
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All
hardbacks only $3.00 |
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Rare
books, first editions, art books and textbooks 50% off |
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Bookcases
$10-$35 |
Aspen Book Shop is located at 4987 Lavista Road in Tucker,
in the shopping center across the street from Tucker High
School. Business hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. The phone number is (770)
241-2906. Cash only, please... no credit or debit
cards. |
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Personnel
Records
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Congratulations
to ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker and Ens Richard Tucker
on the birth of their baby at 2:06 a.m. on Thursday, November
10. Zarena Nova Tucker weighed in at 6 pounds
6 ounces and was 17-3/4" long when she finally arrived. Mom
and Dad are doing fine and report that Zarena---the USS Republic's
very first onboard baby---is absolutely beautiful! Well,
of course she is! Just look at her!
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Congratulations to ENS1 Julianne Trew, an art
major at Kennesaw State University, who is on the fast track
to a successful art career.
 Ensign
Trew entered one of her subtractive Automatist paintings in
the Off-the-Wall Pin-Up Show & Sale at the Museum of Contemporary
Art of Georgia on Thursday, November 16. Someone purchased
her piece and the panel of judges placed three stars on her
wall tag, indicating it was one of their "top picks."
Mark Karelson, the co-owner of Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery
in Atlanta, has offered Ensign Trew gallery representation,
wants to represent her and to premiere her work in his gallery
in February.
Mr. Karelson also wants her work in "Fresh Blood,"
an exhibition of current and recently graduated visual art
students in Georgia. Mason Murer chooses 20 of
the best up-and-coming undergrads and grads for this annual
exhibition. The show will open on May 18, 2012,
and run through the final week of July.
 Mr.
Karelson also wants to take Ensign Trew's work to Art Basel
Miami Beach 2011 in December. The exhibition is considered
by many people to be the most prestigious art show in the
Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North
America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take
part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists. Ensign
Trew has reached a representation agreement with Mr. Karelson
for all of the career opportunities listed above.
Anyone who knows Ensign Trew will testify that she deserves
this success. She is a prolific creator and is adept
at managing the professional practices aspects of her career.
As a result of her hard work she has already had two
solo exhibitions this year. Please view some of her
work on her web
site and pat her on the back the next time you see
her.
Something special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
Recent
Chapter Event Photos
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TrekTrax
Atlanta Staff Meeting || October
23, 2011
Top Photo, clockwise from far left, and Bottom
Photo, clockwise from top center: CO Capt Eric L.
Watts, USS Atlanta CO Adm Mike Henigan, Matt
Steinberg, Elise Mason, Lee Diamond, Joshua Elek,
Nora Robillard, Vicki Greve, Dawn Benton, Marq Collins,
Kevin Parker, Marilyn Teague, ENS1 Julianne Trew,
ENS1 Elisa Roper, Gaylen Greve, James Newton, Matthew
Duncan, Cmdr Dave Churvis, Michael Churvis, Scott
Ash, Barry Bynum, Ken Cribbs.
SEE
MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT ON FLICKR
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Wednesday, November 16
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
Sunday, November 27
ENS3 Tracey S. Harwell
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of November 20, 2011, the Republic crew includes 31
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
The Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, frequently partnering with
other local science fiction groups in the Atlanta area
for joint activities, but does not hold meetings on a
consistently fixed date each month.
Because the USS Republic is a duly commissioned
chapter of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed
by its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. Combined
annual dues for both groups are $25 per person and is
collected by the chapter (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes access to our YahooGroups
message board, voting privileges in chapter elections
and a personalized laminated membership card which entitles
the member to discounts and rebates on products and services
offered by our Member Benefits Program Partners. Additional
information on Republic membership and how to join
is on our award-winning web site.
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| Star
Trek Sequel Filming Starts January 15th |
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By
Anthony Pascale
November 16, 2011
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Things continue to progress for the Star Trek sequel,
recently reported to be in consideration for a 2013 release.
TrekMovie has an exclusive update on the status for
preproduction on the project including locations, the script
and casting. |
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has learned from trusted sources that the official start
date for production on the Star Trek sequel is January
15, 2012. This is over four years and two months after
the start of production for the 2009 Star Trek movie
(which began shooting on November 7, 2007). |
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for the Star Trek sequel has been underway for a
few months. It began using the famous "extensive
outline," but sources tell TrekMovie a draft script
has been completed and submitted to the studio. In
fact, just yesterday, cowriter/producer Roberto Orci made
a comment here at TrekMovie.com noting that the script has
"been done for a while" and they are currently
working on the third draft. In another comment posted
at TrekMovie, Orci himself noted "rewriting is a good
thing which normally makes the script better. We
like to keep pushing the script, even if no one gives us
notes." |
| Sources
tell TrekMovie that the writing team of Orci, Alex Kurtzman
and Damon Lindelof are currently working on a draft to ensure
the film fits into the budget the Paramount has set. The
studio is said to be "very enthusiastic" about
the project and very supportive of producer/director Abrams
and his core team. |
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of the design work for the film has been completed, with
the team again headed by Scott Chambliss as production designer. And
construction has already started for some of the new sets.
Many sets and location set dressing elements from
the 2009 film (such as the USS Enterprise) have been
in storage and will be reused for the sequel. In
addition, ILM has already started work on some of the effects
shots for the movie. While effects work is often
considered part of post-production, there are many space
effects shots which can be made without the need of any
filmed elements. |
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addition, the team lead by director J. J .Abrams is currently
picking locations. TrekMovie has learned that Abrams
himself traveled to Hawaii to scout a location which is
being seriously considered for a "jungle planet." Shooting
will also include a museum in Los Angeles, standing in for
what a source said was a "famous Star Trek location."
As per usual with a Star Trek film, studio
shooting will take place on a number of stages on the Paramount
lot. |
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course, all the main cast from the original Star Trek
movie are returning and the casting process for new characters
is currently being discussed. However, sources
indicate none of the new roles have been cast so far. |
| TrekMovie
does not have any details to report on the plot of the film
yet, but it is described as "bigger" in scope
than the 2009 Star Trek film. |
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Hawaii
Film Commissioners in Discussions with Paramount on Star
Trek Sequel |
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Anthony Pascale
November 20, 2011
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TrekMovie already broke the news that J. J. Abrams and team
are seriously considering shooting part of the Star Trek
sequel in Hawaii. Now a report confirms that
Hawaii film commissioners were at Paramount last week to
discuss the possible shoot. |
| Live
Long and... Aloha? |
| Earlier
this week, TrekMovie broke the news that J. J. Abrams had
flown to Hawaii to scout possible locations for the Star
Trek sequel, to be used as part of an alien jungle location.
Today, the Honolulu Advertiser has confirmed
our story and has some additional details, noting that scouts
visited three of Hawaii's islands in late summer: Oahu,
Kauai and the Big Island. |
| According
to the report, Honolulu Film Commissioner Walea Constantinau
and Hawaii Film Commissioner Georja Skinner were in Los
Angeles last week to meet with a number of studios regarding
possible productions in Hawaii, including a meeting at Paramount
about the Star Trek sequel. The report also
confirmed TrekMovie's report that while Hawaii was being
seriously considered, a decision had not yet been made.
Commissioner Constantinau is quoted about Star
Trek, saying: |
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filmmakers were interested in shooting here. It was
at a very early stage. They are not ready. It is still
in development. Everybody got all excited about
something that is exploratory. It's all kind of a
moving landscape. We hope they are still thinking
of us. |
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course, the Star Trek creative team are very familiar
with shooting in Hawaii. Hawaii was home for almost
all of the production for Lost, which was executive
produced by Star Trek producers J. J. Abrams, Damon
Lindelof and Bryan Burk. Hawaii is also home to Hawaii
Five-O, which is executive produced by Star Trek
co-writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. |
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Win
a Walk-On Role for Star Trek Sequel in Super 8
Sweepstakes |
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By
Anthony Pascale
November 20, 2011
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| As
part of their promotion for the release of J. J. Abrams'
Super 8, Paramount Home Entertainment has put together
a sweepstakes that can land you a walk-on role for Abrams'
Star Trek sequel. |
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"Super 8: Watch It & Walk-On" sweepstakes
will award two winners (non-speaking) walk-on roles for
the movie. Winners also receive travel and accomodations
for two nights. |
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get a chance to win, just visit www.Super8Sweeps.com and
answer three Super 8 trivia questions. The
sweepstakes starts November 20 and runs until December 4.
The contest is open to adult U.S. residents 18 years
old and you can submit one entry per day. |
| Pick
up J. J. Abrams' Super 8 this week on DVD or Blu-ray.
You can pre-order at Amazon. |
| Abrams'
brief Star Trek sequel update |
| Speaking
of J. J. Abrams, Super 8 and Star Trek, the
director gave Entertainment Weekly an interview for
the home video release of Super 8 and the subject
of the Trek sequel came up in the context of Abrams'
trademark secrecy. J. J. gave this very brief summary
of how things are going: |
| EW:
But by being so mysterious about your projects, like Super
8,
you make people even that more eager to figure out what
it is ahead of time. |
| Abrams:
I think a fun aspect of not knowing is wanting to know.
I think we're so accustomed to getting what we want
instantly that it's nice to have to wait it out. It's
never meant to be a trick to get people excited and freaked
out. The fact that that ends up being a result
of not getting all the information and knowing answers to
what's going on in a show or in a movie, it says that there's
a kind of value in it. There's fun to be had in anticipation,
there's nothing wrong with living with that and being a
little bit hungry for the answers. It will make the
answers, if satisfying, that much more rewarding. Getting
the answer instantly deflates the importance of the moment
because the instant you had that itch, it was scratched.
I think there's something great about protracting
that itch a bit so that when you finally get there and see
the movie and get the answers and understand what the story
is, you've lived with and you've engaged with it and it's
more meaningful because of it. |
| EW:
Coming on the heels of that, this question is going to be
both ironic and quite likely hypocritical: How is Star
Trek 2 coming? |
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Abrams: [Laughs] Good, good. It's coming
along great. |
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