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The Monster Men

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Monster Men is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.
A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.
Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her headand then she got the gun into action.
At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.
It was the Rajah Muda Saffirhe had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.
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The Monster Men

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Monster Men is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.
Line 2
A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.
Line 3
Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her headand then she got the gun into action.
Line 4
At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.
Line 5
It was the Rajah Muda Saffirhe had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

Learner Dictionary

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Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.”

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A

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

about

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

action

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

and

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

another

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

at

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

been

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

behind

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

belched

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

bow

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

breast

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

by

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

cloth

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

confronted

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

danger

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

face

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

fearless

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

feet

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

fifty

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

for

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

forth

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

garbed

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

girl

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

girl's

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

got

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

gun

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

had

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

haste

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

he

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

head

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

heavily

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

her

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

his

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

in

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

instant

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

into

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

It

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

kris

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

Leaden

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

lust

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

machine

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

Malay

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

menace

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

minute

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

missiles

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

Muda

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

muskets

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

necessity

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

new

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

of

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

or

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

pellets

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

perceive

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

pirates

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

point

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

prahu

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

projectiles

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

protection

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

quick

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

rained

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

Rajah

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

rate

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

realized

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

richly

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

rose

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

Saffir

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

scant

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

score

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

seen

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

shield

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

sight

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

stern

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

stream

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

suddenly

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

supplanted

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From this reading It was the Rajah Muda Saffir—he had seen the girl’s face and at the sight of it the blood lust in his breast had been supplanted by another.

the

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

their

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From this reading A score of muskets belched forth their missiles at the fearless girl behind the scant shield of the machine gun.

them

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

then

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

threateningly

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

to

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

tore

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

upon

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

Virginia

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

was

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

waving

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

when

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

which

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

while

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From this reading Virginia was quick to perceive the necessity for haste, while the pirates at the same instant realized the menace of the new danger which confronted them.

white

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From this reading At the rate of fifty a minute, a stream of projectiles tore into the bow of the prahu when suddenly a richly garbed Malay in the stern rose to his feet waving a white cloth upon the point of his kris.

whizzed

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From this reading Leaden pellets rained heavily upon her protection, or whizzed threateningly about her head—and then she got the gun into action.

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