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In this episode, we'll unravel the secrets hidden in the

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heart of Paris as Helene follows enigmatic clues to reconnect

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Speaker 1: Pupuier de paris, ya peticum le fetdanced mons, depart seleclen

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re larencerotru disd zavonte Georgie latmos very different, delene priocupe

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in Syrie, do not mysterious ataparidon so na partemo say

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credis de seven mo loco Aveacan precision, problant sassois i

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impetted tablon bois and cafe creme de ville irregar the

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lauros Aveacan sistence, Laurent common, selene send marquette, je vous

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compandriquillgri hippocui, laurent tou joor, calm leve les sourci to

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crois ramon zetem portan, the mounti lancierro tonson espresso, belene

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superre le seven monte crison, reel, deleno de viendo prison

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pre specific, Laurent francis sourci mer niclea, the curiousity bridounces

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you decor di tilfina mon juvetted measures, the septic elen

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es kiss and sourier a sally not the sunsak check

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note the rita vexois li creatures use more calligraphy el

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monsion des ansi don com in pandemitro wamarche s de

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montfermei roderdoon Ladernia not sigier elene e laddipri iria wabas

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act the lascene and socre believe as so reavily Laurent's

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a grad later sassung let trumpo dramatic no magrillo dut

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de laurent elene determine ensengle i decei the sirouses and

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this is sudiri veralascenne bonsolitaires address susan gonsol elene so

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paunch poe examine shak de tai finan mon troove i

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petted what cache suliban lenard ron blant eluver dudon darnia

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not in photo delpettit five kingie a needle call setetoir

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anna nell meretelle reconnaissan le creature and la photo su

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suvian de satamiki. You have a promide zavon mister use

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a la demenage avexafamiri, elonan casenot sweart internative dati reeson attention,

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Elene suturna ver laurent and sourier nostagik solelev setin Nani

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dan France, el voulesuvienn e cougela rotrouve laurent O chalattet

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el ausi grass sesandrig elene na persons mon resolu mister

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mela roteruve in paradossan passi and for a conference and

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sesansta a seis ave c lorent ees saveglis messi du

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blu kim paris avec tusi sucre l ra al d.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Ou pierre de paris, jen petque fi charmon.

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Speaker 4: In the heart of Bahi. There is a charming little

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cafe on the corner of a busy street, Le.

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Speaker 1: Fey morte dns du s mons le trotois ton di

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diuefa di porte.

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Speaker 4: The dead leaves dance gently on the sidewalk, while the

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enchanting aroma of coffee drifts out from the doors.

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Speaker 1: Sela qui elenri lorenz ro tru sau von pur disqui

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de lrde laventieur.

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Speaker 4: It is here that Illin and Lejoe often meet to

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discuss their latest adventures.

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Speaker 1: A giorgi let mos ferre di ferrand.

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Speaker 4: Today the atmosphere is different.

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Speaker 1: De lene e priu quippe.

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Speaker 4: Elene is preoccupied in sirid note mysterious e ta barno

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sona bar. A series of mysterious notes has appeared in

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her apartment.

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Speaker 1: Sinort tredis de siven mor loco a vecin precision proulan.

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Speaker 4: These notes predict local events with troubling accuracy.

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Speaker 1: A cecois and Petita blon bois an gefe crende volle

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irregul deloro a vecan cistence.

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Speaker 4: She sits at a small wooden table. A copy came

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in front of her and looks at Lehoe intently.

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Speaker 1: Lahent come on Selene sint manquete.

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Speaker 4: Lahoe begins Elene. These notes worry me.

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Speaker 1: Jevau compond riquilisicri hippocoi.

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Speaker 4: I want to understand who is writing them and why.

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Speaker 1: L'hent tou jour ques elme leveles sourci.

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Speaker 4: Lehoe always calm raises his eyebrows.

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Speaker 1: To cuivre montan porto.

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Speaker 4: Do you really think it's important?

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Speaker 1: De monti lancierro tonson fresso.

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Speaker 4: He asks, sipping his espresso.

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Speaker 1: De len soupire Ellen sighs lisven monte crison reelle.

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Speaker 4: The events described are real del.

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Speaker 1: Not de vien de pusson pus pecifique, and.

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Speaker 4: The notes are becoming more and more specific.

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Speaker 1: Laurent Frncier sourci ne nitia de curiousity Bridancisieu.

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Speaker 4: Lohoe frowns, but a spark of curiosity shines in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Deca di tir finano.

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Speaker 4: Okay, he says, finally, give te di, I'll help you

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measures de septic, but I remain skeptical.

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Speaker 1: Helene esquissin surier. Elene sketches a smile es sorely note

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de son sec. She takes the notes out of her

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bag cheques note di ritte vic sin dicritio monteligrafi.

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Speaker 4: Each note is written with care. The writing carefully caligraphed.

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Speaker 1: El moncien de sidont co vinpan denito ua marchi su

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de montfermi.

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Speaker 4: They mentioned incidents like a metro outage or a suddenly

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closed market.

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Speaker 1: Reggherdon la denier, not sigier. Helene.

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Speaker 4: Let's look at the latest note, suggests Elene.

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Speaker 1: El la di pi ille voibess.

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Speaker 4: She unfolds it and reads softly.

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Speaker 1: A couti de las sin an sur cre bive surre villi.

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Speaker 4: By the sin a forgotten secret will be revealed.

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Speaker 1: Oh grat lete.

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Speaker 4: Lojo scratches his head, sassant.

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Speaker 1: Le trempe dramatique.

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Speaker 4: No, that seems a bit dramatic, doesn't.

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Speaker 1: It margrillo du de lent Elene de termini.

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Speaker 4: Despite Loho as doubt, Elene is determined.

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Speaker 1: Ensani de suois.

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Speaker 4: Together they decide to follow these clues.

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Speaker 1: Is diver lees sen juabon sol sodres susan gonsoul.

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Speaker 4: They head to the sane, where a solitary bench stands

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under a large willow tree.

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Speaker 1: Elene sus.

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Speaker 4: Dita Ellen leans in to examine every detail.

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Speaker 1: Finan mont e trouvinputit what cachile.

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Speaker 4: Finally she finds a small box hidden under the bench.

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Speaker 1: Lenand tremblant el uvre.

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Speaker 4: With trembling hands, she opens it.

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Speaker 1: Dudn yendernier, No tinfuto del fetitie vigee ni de l cal.

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Speaker 4: Inside there is a final note and a photo of

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her as a little girl with an old school friend.

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Speaker 1: Cetetoi Anna neo meretel rocl triciu.

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Speaker 4: It was you, Anna, she murmurs, recognizing the handwriting.

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Speaker 1: A voillo la futu e sou souvien du seta niki

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rieve promidisasterius.

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Speaker 4: Seeing the photo, she remembers this friend who had promised

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her mysterious adventures.

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Speaker 1: E la de minagi a ve seferie.

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Speaker 4: She had moved away with her family a long time ago.

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Speaker 1: Quissinot suetintnte tide tier son na toncion.

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Speaker 4: Could these notes be an attempt to capture her attention?

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Speaker 1: Eileen sou ton ver laurent and sourier nostag.

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Speaker 4: Ellene turns to lehoe a nostalgic smile on her lips.

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Speaker 1: Set nenidn France.

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Speaker 4: It's a childhood friend.

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Speaker 1: El vuletreuve.

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Speaker 4: She wanted me to remember and find her again.

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Speaker 1: Laurent l e tete loho nodded ela reisi. She succeeded

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grass seisantrig elen na passon montre Zulia, mister me la

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rotruve pardo soci for son.

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Speaker 4: Thanks to these intrigues, Elline not only solved the mystery,

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but she also rediscovered a part of her past, strengthening

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her trust in her instincts.

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Speaker 1: And Seve gloren e seve melis rega messi dut blue Kim.

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Speaker 4: With Lahoe, she knew she would never let doubts hinder

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her path again.

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Speaker 1: Paris evictusu sucre la ra bart al du.

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Speaker 4: Bahi, with all its secrets, now belongs to the both

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of them.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lucier lecuer, leucuier, the heart, lucour, lucoin, lucui, the corner,

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a vuto a vouton outo enchanting, le barfa, le barfin,

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le barfa, the aroma, prio cupi, prio cupi, pre cupi,

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preoccupied in Syrie, in Syrie, in Syrie, A series, mysterious, mysterious, mysterious, mysterious,

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Le Bartemon, le bartemon, le bart mont, the apartment, precision,

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precisim precisium, accuracy, avacansistance, avacansistance, a vacan si stance intently soupiree,

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soupiree soupire, the sai specific specific specific specific esquisurier, esquissi,

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a sourier, esquissier, a surier.

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Speaker 4: Sketch, a smile, le bon, le bon, le bon, the bench,

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le soul, lesoul, le sul, the willow.

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Speaker 1: Tom blant, tom blant tone bland, trembling, leffutu, leffutu, leffutto

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the photo, mermirie, nermiree, merremiree, the murmur nustaegique, nu staigique,

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no stagique, nostalgic, a bartigner, a bartigne, a bardignier, the

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bologne BLEUETOTOI let trotoi lettrotoi.

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Speaker 4: The sidewalk, the pi di pier de pi ye two unfold.

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Speaker 1: Suponchet suponchet, susponche touline blandie blandis landies, the clue so gretti, segretti, segretti,

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the scratch, too blant two blant two bland, troubling, cicheppe, cichepee, cichepe,

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to drift surrivili, surrivili, surivili, to reveal booforci baulforci alfci.

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To strengthen Lausta, Lausta, Lausta, the instinct.

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