From the (snicker) “mind” of Hesiod:
HOW DO YOU SPELL IRONY?: Today, President Bush scoffed at the vote by Iraq’s parliament sex with your dog. He called it, now get this, “nothing but a rubber stamp for Saddam Hussein big dog sex.”
Well, he should know Bruno Beast. He’s an expert on “rubber stamp” legislative bodies.
You may all point and laugh now. Since this jackass doesn’t allow comments on his page, you’ll have to register your justified derision and mockery in email form. Have at it, kids, but play nice.
I’m just kidding. Play as dirty as you want!
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further theirMaybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
computer systems.
superiority.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
vulnerability.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
University or Diversity
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Wheeler Hall last spring.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I finally went and did it.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
nothing may stand in our way!
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
again soon, didn't we?"
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
A taste, just a taste...
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Why are you still here?!
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
I finally went and did it.
about equal probability.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
the Feds know about it.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
again soon, didn't we?"
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
about equal probability.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
being the reaction described above.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
vulnerability.
being the reaction described above.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
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I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
of the mass moron movement.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
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I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
vulnerability.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
lap dance.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
the not-being-a-jerk department.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
that I hadn't thought of it first!
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
superiority.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Why are you still here?!
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
nothing may stand in our way!
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
superiority.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
about equal probability.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Wheeler Hall last spring.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
looks like a green light, no?
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
cause, but I,
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
hacky-sack?"
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
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