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  1. Thanks. I still envision someone in an rundown apartment (flat) in a large city, sitting down in their cramped kitchen by candle light with a shortwave radio writing down the numbers and then decoding them with their one time pad to find out where the next dead drop is
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  2. Excellent video. Thanks for covering this. Not many people know this, but on July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building because of fog. 14 people died and the damage was $1 million in 1945 dollars but the building wasn't affected otherwise. Also something amazing occurred. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was thrown from her elevator car on the 80th floor and suffered severe burns. First aid workers placed her on another elevator car to transport her to the ground floor, but the cables supporting that elevator had been damaged in the incident, and it fell 75 stories, ending up in the basement. Oliver survived the fall due to the softening cushion of air created by the falling elevator car within this elevator shaft, however she suffered a broken pelvis, back and neck when rescuers found her amongst the rubble. This remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall. - Wiki
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  3. Thanks for another fascinating video. Another mysterious radio signal are those Driftnet Radio Buoys (DRB) which transmit 3 letter Morse Code used by fishing boats operating in open seas and oceans for collecting fishing nets. These are low power and operate between 1600 khz and up to 4.000 Mhz including thr 160 meter band. On a good night they can be heard for hundreds or even thousands of miles.
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  4. Those directional array MF (AM) antennas are very common here in the U.S....While stations here have to protect other stations on the same frequency. Some stations use directional antennas on purpose to concentrate their signals into a city or a large metropolitan area. A lot of New York City AM stations actually have transmitters and antennas over in New Jersey and they use directional arrays to concentrate their signal east into New York City.
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  5. Many years ago in the early to mid 1990's, Brother Stair had a ton of interesting guests on his broadcast from the patriot and conspiracy community. Including Linda Thompson, Anthony J Hilder, Mark from Michigan, Jeff Baker, Jim Keith, Terry Cook and even William Cooper (who would go on to broadcast his own show "The Hour Of The Time" on shortwave and satellite). If you thought Art Bell and his UFO stuff was interesting listening, you should have heard what was on Stair's broadcasts in the 1990's with his guests! I first ran across his shortwave broadcasts in 1993 on WRNO shortwave, transmitter was from New Orleans. A bit later I found WWCR. Now whether or not you believed Stair (or his guests). He was interesting to hear. In fact, in the 1990's in the U.S. there was all types of conspiracy related programming from many other broadcasters other than Stair that made for most compelling listening throughout the shortwave dial.
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  6. Looks like CB is getting more of a comeback than here in the states. Oh and that FM CB sounds really good, the FCC finally made FM legal here.
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  7. Great story, I'd like to hear more of this. Cheers from the States
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  8. I'm sorry to see that they shut off the AM service over there. I was was a bit surprised that they put out 200,000 watts. Here in the U.S., AM stations are limited to 50,000 watts with many stations running far less than that. On the other hand, it may open the doors for some AM DXing possibilities for you. It may come of a bit surprise to some , but a few stations from the U.S. and Canada do make it across the pond. Including the 50,000 watt New York City stations such as 710 WOR, 1010 WINS, and 1130 WBBR as they beam their signals east. Check out the many Transatlantic AM DXing videos out there on YouTube,. Cheers
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  9. They could used those different frequencies as propagation beacons although using 3,700 khz was a bad idea.
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  10. That was really interesting. Here in the states the FCC gutted their monitoring stations years ago, I guess to save money. Years ago the FCC used to take ham radio violations very seriously and amateur radio operators were always on their toes not to mess up. These days, they don't really seem to care as evidenced on the ongoing nonsense on some of the ham radio bands.
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  11. LOL...Sounds like he was trying to do a bad Monty Python skit. Surprised that the broadcasters don't digitally encrypt their STL's (Studio to Transmitter Links). Cheers from across the pond.
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  12. There was a 2,063 foot tower in North Dakota, for awhile it was the tallest tower in the world. After the FCC did the digital repack, it was shortened to 1,987 feet. It is called the KVLY-TV mast located near Blanchard North Dakota, halfway between Fargo and Grand Forks.
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  13. You definitely have one of the best channels around. 0:02 The sign looks like it says "Piss Holders Only" lol Cheers from the U.S.
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  14. This is fascinating, Interesting stuff. I never heard of these before. I wonder if it is possible to get one of these and look it up to a TNC and be able to do regular Amateur Radio Packet Radio.
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  15. Here across the pond.. You had to be 18 or over to get a CB license. CB licenses cost $20 in the early 1970's dropping later to $4 and by 1977, the licenses were given out for free. By 1982 our FCC threw in the towel and stopped requiring licenses for CB altogether. After decades of AM/SSB , the FCC finally approved FM for CB radio in October 2021.
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  16. You could still hear NDB's from Canada to Florida on the Longwave band on a good Winter night here in the U.S.
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  17. My only experience with pirate radio in New York was me listening to the legendary WHOT 91.5 out of Brooklyn NY circa 1989 from some 20 to 25 miles miles away with a directional FM antenna.. Hank Hayes and Jim Nazium were the main DJ's with Tommy Edison sometimes on the air too. They had a deep echo, played a LOT of custom jingles . Their format was mainly oldies and some current tunes like Veronica by Elvis Costello, Angel of Harlem by U2 and of course I won't back down by Tom Petty. They'd operate every weekend when the licensed local station WNYE would go off the air and WHOT would take over the frequency. Hank and Jim ran a great station and they were very entertaining and often very funny too. I know there were other Brooklyn pirates at the time. But WHOT "Ninety one and a half" was the one I listened to. They were a great station with a very talented staff. I think Hank is broadcast engineer now, not sure what Jim and Tommy are doing these days. Thanks for covering the NY pirates...This brings back memories of WHOT from long ago.
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  18. Thanks again
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  19. I understand some industrial machines only run on older operating systems like Windows NT 3.5 or 4.0 because the manufacturer never updated their software on that particular machine. They'd rather you buy a completely new machine to get newer software to run on it. When new machines cost anywhere from $250,000 and up, and the older machines still work perfectly. It doesn't make sense to replace it. I still use Windows XP Pro to make MP3 CD's for my pickup truck using an old version of Nero.
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  20. There is a video of the original World Trade Center observation deck where they show all the antennas and you can hear a buzz in the video from the all the RF power. I forget the exact name of the video, but it's on YouTube. I think the video was probably taken by a tourist.
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  21. Here in the states, CB got so big that nearly every town had a CB store by the mid to late 1970's. CB's were also sold by Radio Shack, Department Stores, Appliance Stores, Truck Stops and even Drug Stores. CB went to 40 channels in 1977 and later that year, the licenses became free. April 28 1983, the FCC dropped licensing requirements for CB. Some sixty-four years after the introduction of CB radio in 1958, our FCC finally approved FM for CB radio in 2021.
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  22. Sounds like a great band, too bad we can't use it here in the states though maybe someday though that could change.
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  23. This is one your best videos to date. Thank you for covering this very exciting subject.
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  24. Being from the U.S. I've never heard of them. That briefcase transmitter with the built in antenna is pretty cool, I wonder how much they cost new. Also how much did the mobile unit cost new?
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  25. I've driven in the Lincoln and Holland tunnels under the Hudson River and the radio worked perfect down there.
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  26. That's probably the only band we can't use here in the U.S.
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  27. Fascinating subject. I wasn't aware of the Times Square antenna tower. Before 9/11 the FM and TV stations used to transmit from both the World Trade Center, and the Empire State Building. Regarding WBGO 88.3 they used to or maybe still do mainly transmit from one of the tall insurance buildings in downtown Newark. The last time I heard them, they were an all jazz station.
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  28. I didn't realize there was so much pirate activity in the U.K. If the powers that be actually put on the air a decent radio station that the people wanted, chances are there would be less pirates on the air. One of the famous pirates here in the U.S. was the legendary WHOT 91.5 in Brooklyn, New York Circa 1989
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  29. Surprised no has used The Beatles "Revolution 9" ....number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 ...lol This was really interesting, thanks. Those EV02 phrases were hilarious
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  30. Thanks and cheers from the Midwest U.S.
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  31. If you're interested. There is CB audio from 1969 Philadelphia on YouTube, it is called "CB Radio talk and disputes 1969 Philadelphia PA"
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  32. Interesting story, thanks
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  33. Thanks again
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  34. Yes, more number stations. Thanks again for another great video.
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  35. Long time ago in the Northeast U.S., there was a single mutual aid frequency that the cops in different towns used to talk to each other on the air in case there was say a stolen car passing from one town to another. Every Friday and Saturday night that channel would come alive as the cops took turns pursuing a stolen car as it went from one town to another. What a time
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  36. I have no real clue what that is, but it is certainly intriguing. Greetings from the U.S.
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  37. That's one band that we're not allowed to use here in the states
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  38. Wish we had access to the 4M band here in the U.S. too
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  39. Not sure if we ever had anti-repeater groups in the U.S. But DID have RTTY repeaters on 2 meters back in the 70's!
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  40. Congratulations on 10 years and thanks for the all the videos. Cheers from across the pond
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  41. Mucho trabojo poco dinero
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  42. Thanks, we don't get BBC Radio 4 here in the states.
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  43. Well if you ever come to the states, leave the PMR radios at home and buy a set of FRS radios here for $20
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  44. It's interesting to hear about the U.K. perspective in the early days of CB. Here in the states, CB got so big that nearly every town had a CB store by the mid to late 1970's. Also CB's were sold by Radio Shack, Department Stores, Drug Stores, Appliance Stores and of course Truck Stops. In 1977, CB got so big that licenses became free. Of course no one was really using their license calls (if they even had one), everyone used handles. On April 28 1983, the FCC stopped requiring a license to use a CB.
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  45. Yeah, I had a hard time believing that it was dead hand transmitter. But the concept of the UVB-76 The Buzzer would make for a fine spy thriller...James Bond on steroids lol. Cheers from the states
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  46. Interesting. Cheers from across the pond
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  47. Thanks for covering this
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  48. 56 miles? That's fantastic, that must have been tropo/lift conditions. Your PMR band is almost the same as our FRS band in the states, just different frequencies. I think ours have the same .5 watt limit and the antennas are fixed to the radio like yours are.
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  49. Another fascinating video, thanks.
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  50. Thanks as always from across the pond.
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  51. Thanks, I wonder if some of those antenna are for relaying telemetry data.
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  52. Great stuff, thanks again
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  53. Abandoned rail lines are always interesting and great for exploring but here in the states, it seems like they always make them into bike and walking trails.
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  54. Thanks for the top notch research and videos. Can you get hold of the original CIA photos now that they are declassified? I don't know where to look, maybe one of your subscribers could help.
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  55. I usually watch the 'Distant Signal' channel
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  56. Thanks, this is a great numbers station video
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  57. Interesting, watching from the U.S.
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  58. Nice research, thanks again
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  59. Interesting as always
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  60. Fantastic stuff, thanks again.
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  61. If you want to hear what CB radio sounded like in 1969. Just search for the video, CB Radio talk and disputes 1969 Philadelphia PA
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  62. Thanks again
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  63. Nice work as always and congratulations on 100,000 subscribers
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  64. Interesting as always, cheers from across the pond
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  65. Thanks fascinating stuff
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  66. Thanks for another interesting history of pirate radio
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  67. Excellent series, thanks and cheers from across the pond
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  68. Thanks, I wasn't aware of these antenna arrays
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  69. Some ham radio ops have home weather stations connected to their radios and can transmit the weather out to APRS.
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  70. Thanks
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  71. You should be able to get sporadic E-Skip on that band in about 2 months or so.
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  72. I appreciate these, cheers from the U.S.
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  73. Thanks I enjoyed the series
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  74. Interesting, thanks.
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  75. Thanks for covering this! Cheers from the Midwest U.S.
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  76. Thanks
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  77. Great video, thanks. You always have interesting stuff on your channel, watching from the Midwest U.S.
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  78. Thanks, watching from the Midwest U.S.
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  79. The most useless antenna was the back of the set antenna sold by Radio Shack.
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  80. Thanks
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  81. Most interesting.
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  82. Thanks for covering this
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  83. Thank you for covering this
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  84. Another fascinating video and topic, thanks and cheers from across the pond.
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  85. Cool, thanks!
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  86. There was a legendary pirate here in the states many years ago. WHOT 91.5 Brooklyn, New York. There were others, but WHOT was the best of them.
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  87. You always have interesting stuff on your channel, cheers from the U.S.
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  88. Thanks for keeping up on this
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  89. Thanks
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  90. Interesting stuff, cheers from across the pond
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  91. I suggest trying that same location again with a better antenna. Cheers from the U.S.
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  92. Watching from the U.S.
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  93. Fascinating
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  94. I appreciate you doing these videos.
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  95. There is supposed to be a cell tower disguised as a tree along the Garden State Parkway in Sopranos Land (NJ).
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  96. Thanks again
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  97. Fascinating subject and video. It is said that Cuban spy Ana Montes used number stations and one time pads until she was arrested in 2001
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  98. That radio sounds pretty good.
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  99. Amazing
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  100. Found this very interesting even though I'll probably never visit there...
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  101. Thanks.
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  102. Fascinating stuff as always. Thanks again
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  103. Fascinating stuff
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  104. Thanks again
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  105.  @RingwayManchester  Thanks
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  106. Excellent topic and video.
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  107. Thanks again and cheers from the U.S.
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  108. Thanks for another exciting episode
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  109. Fascinating stuff, cheers from the U.S.
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  110. Interesting demo
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  111. The battery looks bigger.
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  112. This is great stuff, I want to hear more of this
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  113. Thanks for another great video
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  114. I remember when night vision went north of $795.
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  115. I know they have tree cell towers in some areas in the states I think I saw a picture of one on the New Jersey Parkway somewhere. I've never seen any tree cell towers here in the Midwest U.S
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  116. Fascinating stuff
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