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Ten years of slow reading, some lessons

still-wren-68
Ten years of slow reading, some lessons

Curious how others approach slow reading. I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

late-pine-121 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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amber-alder-78

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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wry-thistle-3

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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silver-thistle-1

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-otter-62

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-willow-36

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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late-birch-65

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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tidal-sedge-45

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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misty-birch-59

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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sunlit-beech-99

Saving this for later.
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bright-pine-79

Good question, following.
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silver-sparrow-73

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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woven-otter-86

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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wild-fern-2

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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dusky-clover-814 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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tidal-finch-372 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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late-clover-601 more

tidal-finch-37 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

This deserves its own thread.
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bright-pine-36

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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tidal-beech-67

The official docs are better than they look.
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rustling-heron-145 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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wry-sparrow-721 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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gentle-reed-72

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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dusky-clover-791 more

rustling-heron-14 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-moth-14

dusky-clover-79 wrote:

rustling-heron-14 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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copper-otter-96

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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silver-willow-67

Could you share a photo?
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hollow-pine-713 more

Same experience here.
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silver-clover-23

hollow-pine-71 wrote:

Same experience here.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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sunlit-alder-481 more

hollow-pine-71 wrote:

Same experience here.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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bright-yarrow-75

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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mossy-beech-8429 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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bright-pine-795 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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still-beech-581 more

Second this.
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tidal-hazel-63

still-beech-58 wrote:

Second this.

Good question, following.
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dusky-willow-72

bright-pine-79 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

This deserves its own thread.
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sunlit-heron-171 more

bright-pine-79 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Saving this for later.
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amber-heron-33

The official docs are better than they look.
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rustling-willow-317 more

mossy-beech-84 wrote:

That's fair.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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copper-alder-41

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-heron-712 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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amber-heron-33

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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silver-finch-5

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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silver-sparrow-332 more

Saving this for later.
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amber-birch-171 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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woven-yarrow-55

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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copper-otter-962 more

Good question, following.
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wild-finch-951 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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late-finch-24

This deserves its own thread.
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quiet-beech-172 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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late-pine-10

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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sunlit-thistle-43

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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rustling-sedge-382 more

Second this.
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wild-finch-951 more

rustling-sedge-38 wrote:

Second this.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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hollow-willow-94

The cheap option was fine for years.
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rustling-rowan-583 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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wild-willow-772 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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rustling-fern-2

wild-willow-77 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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silver-alder-91

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-clover-15

mossy-beech-84 wrote:

That's fair.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wild-yarrow-79

mossy-beech-84 wrote:

That's fair.

Second this.
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mossy-alder-62

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-clover-353 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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copper-reed-62 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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misty-beech-11 more

copper-reed-6 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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dusky-clover-79

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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sunlit-rowan-32

Same experience here.
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bright-fern-92

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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bright-lichen-446 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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bright-fern-2

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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woven-pine-173 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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mossy-alder-622 more

woven-pine-17 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Good question, following.
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tidal-alder-621 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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copper-beech-19

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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hollow-heron-54

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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woven-wren-533 more

Could you share a photo?
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dusky-beech-351 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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woven-willow-47

dusky-beech-35 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Good question, following.
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tidal-hazel-54

woven-wren-53 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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bright-moth-33

Good question, following.
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hollow-heron-53

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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slow-rowan-79

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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sunlit-hazel-13

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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gentle-moth-931 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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tidal-sedge-63

gentle-moth-93 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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copper-rowan-372 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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hollow-hazel-48

Saving this for later.
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mossy-rowan-23

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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slow-fern-46

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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rustling-yarrow-68

Could you share a photo?
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slow-sparrow-92

Same experience here.
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wild-finch-10

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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wild-fern-46

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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sunlit-hazel-25

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-thistle-671 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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wild-fern-10

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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silver-birch-4737 more

Saving this for later.
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misty-clover-914 more

silver-birch-47 wrote:

Saving this for later.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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wild-wren-10

This deserves its own thread.
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slow-sedge-472 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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copper-yarrow-40

The cheap option was fine for years.
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sunlit-hazel-20

slow-sedge-47 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Small correction, but the point stands.
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late-birch-6531 more

silver-birch-47 wrote:

Saving this for later.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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silver-pine-2612 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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hollow-beech-97

The official docs are better than they look.
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bright-yarrow-284 more

silver-pine-26 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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gentle-sedge-912 more

This deserves its own thread.
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rustling-birch-851 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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sunlit-hazel-65

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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bright-lichen-6

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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rustling-moth-371 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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gentle-pine-58

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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still-hazel-311 more

silver-pine-26 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Good question, following.
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dusky-yarrow-75

Second this.
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misty-wren-411 more

silver-pine-26 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-rowan-99

misty-wren-41 wrote:

silver-pine-26 wrote:

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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wild-finch-141 more

Good question, following.
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rustling-alder-3

Good question, following.
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gentle-pine-224 more

Same experience here.
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tidal-birch-92

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wild-beech-302 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wild-thistle-381 more

wild-beech-30 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-pine-79

Small correction, but the point stands.
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woven-yarrow-976 more

late-birch-65 wrote:

silver-birch-47 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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tidal-thistle-51

Could you share a photo?
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gentle-birch-733 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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dusky-fern-93

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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tidal-birch-34

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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rustling-moth-12

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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still-beech-28

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-moth-91

This deserves its own thread.
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mossy-otter-682 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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copper-fern-73

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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pale-beech-31

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-wren-311 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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gentle-hazel-15

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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silver-hazel-533 more

Second this.
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woven-sedge-11

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-reed-701 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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quiet-fern-6

Second this.
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slow-beech-31 more

Could you share a photo?
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sunlit-willow-70

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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misty-wren-23

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-rowan-86

Could you share a photo?
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wry-yarrow-19

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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quiet-finch-90

Good question, following.
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silver-moth-11

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-otter-12

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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gentle-clover-78

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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