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A Few Of My Favourite Things... Full colour zine listing Kira’s favourite things. It’s a cute list and includes things I like too but would never have thought of including if I were to write my own! weight = 1 star £1.00
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A Million Birthdays #8 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
At first I couldn't tell if this was a collection of short stories or a particularly beautifully written series of journal entries. I think I came to a conclusion, see if you do too. weight = 3 stars £1.50 Only 2 left!
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Anatomical Heart #7 *description coming soon!* weight = 1 star £1.00 Only 1 left!
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The Art of Smelling and Feeling Paper *description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £2.50
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Black Carrot #13 Description by Emmy - thanks!
Dave starts the introduction talking about his parents’ trip to New York, caused by an idiot woman’s joke of a lawsuit about an accident that took place six years ago. It was a complete waste of time but his mum sounds amazing (not taking shit from customer service at an airport, organising other women to help until she gets her result, yes!) She asked Dave to say Kaddish at the synagogue for his parents/her grandparents on the anniversary of their death in case she won’t be back. He writes about how he goes to a GLBT centric synagogue and how they say Kaddish for the victims of GLBT hate crimes who have nobody to say Kaddish for them as well as friends and family, and how he couldn’t say his grandparents names at first when he needed to. He writes about finding out about their death in a car crash when he was 13 and wondering if it’s appropriate to ask for extra mustard on your sandwich at the wake. He needed a break from the seven days of mourning afterwards so his answer was to retreat to the basement and put on a Dead Kennedy’s record. The sound carries upstairs and his parents come downstairs whilst “Forward To Death” is on. It does not go down well. weight = 4 stars £1.25 Only 2 left!
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Black Carrot #14 Description by Sam - thanks!
In Black Carrot #14, Dave has written “50 Short Stories”, which are mostly short anecdotes about things that have happened to him, things people have done, conversations overheard and situations observed, as well as opinions on such topics as capitalism, work and breakfast cereals. These are all in no particular order and range from funny stories from childhood to recent birthday celebrations, from teenage angst over having a crush on a girl who already has a boyfriend, to his wedding. Dave also discusses being 29 and still being a punk, riding his bike, getting the bus to work and discovering heavy metal. It’s random and weird and funny and sad and entertaining. weight = 5 stars £1.25 Only 2 left!
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Brainscan #21 I’m not sure if I can do this zine any justice if I describe it myself. All I can say is that it is every bit of how Alex describes it, and more. “I haven't made an issue Brainscan in four years and I hope that this zine helps to explain why. Brainscan 21 explores my recognition of being in an emotionally abusive relationship, the attempts on both parts to right wrongs, the failure to do so, and gathering the strength to take the next step. What if your private life in your relationship is vastly different than what other people see? When do you know you are in an emotionally abusive relationship? How to you gain the strength to get out of it? What do you do when you know you can't handle the burden alone? What do you do when you feel so alone and terrified of the consequences of leaving, when if it means losing friends, a home, a job and a way life that you love? These are just some of the ideas explored in this zine through a three year personal narrative that also challenges you to examine your relationships with power, to identify how you express the power you have, and also how you relate to the power that of others possess. But most of all this, zine is about revelation, rebirth, and growth.” weight = 7 stars £1.50
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Brainscan #22 Titled “A Practical Body Modification”, this is both an informative and personal zine about using Intra Uterine Devices as birth control. Alex talks about her personal reasons and experiences choosing this method of birth control as well as answers questions she has received from curious friends and family. A really interesting read which will no doubt broaden your outlook on birth control. weight = 3 stars £1.00
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Brainscan #23 Description by Sam - thank you!
Alex Wrekk begins this issue by saying good riddance to 2008, but that's all you'll hear about 2008. Instead, Alex tells a series of stories, with a general travel theme, from various periods of her life, from a family holiday in 1995 to zine tours and symposiums. On the surface, it's a travel zine, but these stories cover so many themes and issues from growing up and adolescent boredom; to failed relationships and sexist cyclists. Above all, as always, Alex's voice and politics are distinct – particularly so in the last story, “Cause I was on a Road Trip and I Wanted to Get Laid”, a story of past relationships, old friends, awkward silences and feminism. weight = 3 stars £1.50
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Brainscan #24 + #25 *description coming soon*
This is a monster of a zine pack in its own envelope! weight = 19 stars £3.50
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Cooking Hearts Up At The Stove #1 *description coming soon!* weight = 3 stars £1.00
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Culture Slut/Telegram Ma’am #17 Split Thanks to Eunice for the description!
Amber and Maranda have teamed up to produce another split edition of their zines. They tackle the same subject: the sudden knowledge that they have an older half-sister. But Amber seems to be less concerned and writes about it as an aside in her stream-of-consciousness style, while Maranda begins her zine about having always wanted an older brother. Amber writes about other people's ideas about twinship and it is interesting to see how different she and Maranda are. They both write from the heart and their zines are absorbing reads. weight = 3 stars £1.50
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Culture Slut #18 A little different from the usual Culture slut but still just as great! This issue consists of 44 polaroids (in full colour, hence it's a little pricier than usual) interspersed with cute little comments and stories about people and places. Amber describes this zine as "a celebration of springtime and adventures". weight = 4 stars £2.50
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Culture Slut #19 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
Amber calls this her 'coming out' issue. In it, she discusses what being queer means to her, what it's meant to others, and how she deals. I won't say too much because it's an interesting read and I don't want to give it all away. It also deals with assault so be careful when reading that, plus some love for Montreal and some zine reviews. weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Culture Slut #20 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
This issue of Culture Slut from the lovely Amber is about "getting settled in the city, queerness, cats and periods". Amber moved to Montreal eight months ago and here she tells of her adventures in a new city. She explains about the language barrier, and how she's learning French. She talks about what happened when she started school, intimidating post office encounters, bad sexual examinations and biking in the city. She shares her thoughts and feelings on being queer, queer culture and attending Pride. There's a list of things she would like to do before she dies, and a monologue on the word 'cunt'. Plus some zine reviews and more. This zine has long been a favourite of mine and #20 doesn't disappoint. weight = 3 stars £1.50
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Culture Slut #21/Stab Heart #11 split Exciting new split from Amber and Jane as these zinesters are so perfectly matched! Culture Slut #21 is full of lists, summer plans, happiness of her new life in Montreal, cute facts about French and zine reviews. Stab Heart #11 has lists (including a great ‘things to do in the winter’ list), lots of Jane’s beautiful photos, her goals for the future, some thoughts on where she is in her live at 22 and recipes for monkey bread and pasta salad – yum! weight = 2 stars £1.50
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DIY or Don't We? #1 Description by Fliss - thank you!
This community-focusses zine has a delightful cover, and the content is just as heartwarmingly inspiring. I particularly enjoyed hearing about the community of volunteers who run a cinema in Olympia, which puts on films and live events, something on community garden projects, and a lovely piece on memories of the importance of food and growing in communities. There's also stories on Bellingham Ladyfest, a Cambodian society, a guide to local media and outreach, and articles that question the world we live in, plus emphasis on the importance of community. This is a great, packed zine with an important theme. weight = 6 stars £1.75
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Doris #21 *Description coming soon* weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Doris #22 *Description coming soon* weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Doris #23 Description by Fliss - thank you!
Doris gives me one of the best feelings that a zine can give and that's a sense of awe for the writer's way of words. The sense of tranquil thought conveyed really draws you in and connects with you. These are all ponderings in a novel-esque form. Topics touch on tricky ground at times - such as childhood sexual abuse, rape, and the permanent damage and fears they can cause - but the zine also conveys a feeling of hope, as well as fun and adventure, with tales of canoeing, getting stranded by the beach and cuddling a loved one to keep warm, lunching with elderly ladies and the joy and enlightenment that brings. There is also a feminist angle, too, with pieces on womens health groups, and an explanation of ME (menstrual extraction). It's really the kind of zine you genuinely treasure, take quality time getting lost in and are made to feel sad when you reach the end. weight = 6 stars £1.50
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Doris #25 Thanks to Eunice for the description!
Cindy writes, with an almost painful honesty, about her life. In this issue she has reached the letter "Q" and answers questions from other people. Every page of her zine is different; some with cut-and-past layouts and some with little cartoon drawings in the margins. She holds nothing back, even when tackling the subject of her addiction to alcohol. She creates beautifully produced, fascinating and deeply personal zines and this one is particularly moving. weight = 5 stars £1.50 Only 3 left!
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Doris #26 Description by Sam - thanks!
The doodle like butterfly surrounded by yellow on the cover give little away of the surprising depth and intelligence of this zine. Cindy Crabb discusses the need for revolutionary social change, an anarchic attitude to cynicism, whether people can change the world, shyness in the punk scene, the theory and her hopes for social ecology and the need for truth, using both writing and drawings. weight = 4 stars £1.50
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Doris #27 *Description coming soon* weight =4 stars £1.50
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Edgy #11 *Description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £1.50
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Edgy #15 *Description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £1.50
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Edgy #18 *Description coming soon* weight = 3 stars £1.50
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Edith Description thanks to Amber (who writes Culture Slut and Fight Boredom)!
Full disclosure: My twin sister wrote this zine. But even if we weren't related, her zines would still be among my favourites. You may know Maranda from her perzine Telegram Ma'am or her 24-hour zine Little Acorns. Edith is something a little different. Subtitled Tales Of Survival, this zine is made up entirely of short fiction. Maranda asked a few friends to each give her a list of ten random words, and she would write a short story containing said words. There are five stories, and while they may seem to revolve around girls who are very sad, they are also inspiring and triumphant. The layout is very simple, including typewritten and computer-made text, rubber stamp lettering and a little bit of photocopied lace. Maranda is an excellent fiction writer and I know that there will be a day when she's giving me her books rather than zines. weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Enthusiasm #2 Description by Eric - thank you!
This zine is an interesting mishmash of essays and short pieces on a variety of topics, from traveling and seeing new places to the problem of authenticitiy and identity in hip hop. This second issue also includes book reviews, poetry and brief contributor bios. weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Enthusiasm #3 Thanks to Jon (You Can't Say No To Hope) for the description!
Fun UK 'zine from a bunch of folks, each one contributing a well written article. There's stuff on graphic novels, sharing music, loving coffee, crazy people in history, cycling, and Obama. The whole thing's an engaging read with awesome layouts and illustrations. weight = 3 stars £1.00
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Exploding the Myth #2 *description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £1.50
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Exploding the Myth #3 *description coming soon* weight = 5 stars £1.50
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Fallopian Falafel #1 *Description by Fliss - thank you!
I was really interested to read a feminist fanzine from Israel, and the perspectives portrayed. This new zine collects informative articles written by Israel-based women on topics such as: Can Riot Grrrl exist in Israel?, the apparent drawbacks of being a strong, outspoken and clever woman in the face of most men (especially in relationships), reclaiming the word 'slut' with feminist power, and more. It's packed togehter neatly, so for a short A5 zine you get a lot of food for thought. It's also peppered with some really impressive personal sketches from editor Hadass, who writes so articulately and makes this a topical magazine from the heart at the same time to be taken seriously, as well as feel provoked and inspired by. weight =3 stars £1.00
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Fallopian Falafel #3 Description thanks to Eunice!
This issue is about the Goddess from a Jewish feminist point of view. It's a nicely laid out zine, with thoughtful articles about religion and a very touching story about a long-lost daughter. As the first writer puts it, "Religion is a significant aspect of Israeli society" and this zine is a good example of that. weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Fallopian Falafel #5 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
In this issue of the Israeli riot grrrl and feminist zine the theme is true beauty. There are articles on weight issues, body image, anaesthetic awareness during surgery, and an awesome discussion between a metal girl and a riot grrrl. There is also a little relevent poetry, and an eye-opening article on a beauty summer camp for young girls. weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Fallopian Falafel #6 Description by Kate - thanks!
Subtitled “EMPOWERpuff grrrls” issue six of this jam-packed feminist zine includes an interview with Alissa White-Glutz, singer of Canadian death metal band The Agonist on sexism & female representations within the music industry, a review of Inga Muscio’s book/wo-manifesto ‘Cunt: A Declaration of Independence’, a look at the legacy of Mexican painter & feminist icon Frida Kahlo, critical articles on the effects of pop culture, Barbie and Bratz dolls on young girls and their self-esteem PLUS poetry, cunt art and much more! Decorated with clip art of Tank Girl, Powerpuff Girls, Pippi Longstocking and other female heroines, this smart, interesting and funny zine packs a mighty feminist punch. weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Fallopian Falafel #7 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
An awesome issue on the vagina and the female body from this group of feminists from Israel. As usual, great writing from various contributors about the Vagina Monologues in Jerusalem, menstrual cups, celibacy, vulva tips, and more vagina writings. Do you have a vagina? Do you like vaginas? Then get this zine! weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Fanzine Ynfytyn #9 **** Awesome perzine with pieces on the time Emma didn’t dance with Kathleen Hanna, her love of 2p machines in arcades, a review of how her childhood ambitions are going, thoughts on amoebas (very cute!), things she would like complete sets of and things she’s on the hunt for in charity shops. A quick but fun read! weight = 2 stars £0.50
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Fat Quarter #1 *Description coming soon* weight = 12 stars £2.50
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Fete #2 Description by Emmy - thanks!
This issue is bound with yellow wool and tied in a bow which just reinforces the concept and hands-on-ness (!) of it. It features contributions from a wide variety UK artists and craftladies who work in different mediums – lots of projects to try including origami, bunting and making chai as well as poems, drawings for sculptures and artist statements. It has details on village summer fetes in England and a feature about a Craft Mafia Meeting in Nottingham as well as telling you about the movement. It also has an illustrated story about rabbits and their carrot factory! weight = 4 stars £1.50 Only 2 left!
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Fete #3 This issue includes tea recommendations for different crafts, ‘catwalk report’, how to make your own corsage, Christmas pudding and Christmas cake recipes, origami gift box, how to patch as well as lots of contributions and information about other crafters and artists. weight = 5 stars £1.50
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Fete #5 *description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £1.00
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Fight Boredom #1 + #2 Fight Boredom #1: I was really looking forward to this zine (as I love Amber’s Culture Slut perzine) but certainly wasn’t expecting anything quite this awesome! This zine is stuffed full of interesting pieces by a multitude of zinesters and other people (not that zinesters aren’t people…). There’s a pieces on tattoos, violence in Northern Ireland, feminism, being a twin, making a notebook, a poem, peace, sexuality, an interview with Maranda Farthing, plumbing, Elizabeth Bagshaw (she illegally set up the first birth control clinic in Canada), making a small town your own and not forgetting fighting boredom. Dotted throughout are bits of art and collages as well as loads of zine reviews. This zine is a truly amazing project which you need to get. weight = 6 stars £2.00
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Fight Boredom #4 *description coming soon* weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Fight Boredom #5 *description coming soon* weight = 3 stars £1.50
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Giantess #7 + #7.5 This is Candace’s coming out story. She ends “I’m telling you this because I’d have liked to read it in a zine. Closeted me would have appreciated it, and I guess this is for her.” The first time I read this zine was on a train trip to London. The train arrived before I finished reading and I actually just stepped off the train onto the bustling platform and stood there, with everyone whizzing around me, reading the last few pages. I could relate to so much in this zine and Candace’s writing style just sucked me in and left me wondering why there aren’t more zines with people sharing similar stories. weight = 2 stars £1.00
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Giantess #10 Description by Kate - thanks!
Candace reveals in the intro that this will be the last issue of Giantess, but fear not, she still plans to be active within the zine world. In the list of reasons for retiring Giantess amongst them is the conundrum “is this a ‘personal zine’ or a ‘literary zine’? Does it matter? It does to me.” She then includes an obituary detailing past issues and their contents, a short piece of fiction about two best friends who share a kiss and the awkwardness that ensues & more lists such as “things that will make me faint” & “things I like writing about”. Alternately handwritten and typed with a simple layout & a few drawings, this is a sweet way to say a final good bye. RIP Giantess! weight = 2 stars £1.00
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Hairy Issues Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
This is an A3 sheet (double sided) folded to quarter size making for an unwieldy read on the bus. However, I loved the content. It's a compilation of tales on body hair, why we remove it, why we don't, and why it matters. weight = 1 star £0.25
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Here. In My Head #3 Description by Cath
Here. In My Head #3 is a special half-sized issue dedicated to the release of my debut demo, the Not Sorry EP (which is available to buy at marching stars distro!). Included are my thoughts on the music scene, the zine scene, my personal insecurity and jealousy issues, feelings of loneliness and guilt, and some lyrics from the EP. Cover also comes in a variety of colours. Enjoy! weight = 2 stars £1.50
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Here. In My Head #4 Thanks to Bettie (who writes the wonderful Anatomical Heart) for the description!
In her fourth issue, Cath talks about taking a little break from the zine world because of not being happy with how previous issues had turned out. I think it's wonderful that she didn't give up on zines and is striving to improve her zines and herself. Cath has definitely succeeded in her goal. This zine includes discussions on the importance of friendships, girl love, sexism, and creativity. Oh, and lists! I love lists! weight = 3 stars £1.00
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High on Burning Photographs #4 *description coming soon* weight = 3 stars £1.00
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Hoax #1 *description coming soon* weight = 4 stars £1.75
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Hop A Plane (somewhere else) Description by Fliss - thank you!
Put together by our very own distro owner, Hop a Plane is Lizzy's travel zine from her gap year venturing across Canada and America. her travels took in a lot of Tegan and Sara, as well as zine zine related events and meetings. There are lots of observations and recollections, including the joy of meeting twins Amber and Miranda (of Telegram Ma'am and Culture Slut zines) in Lindsay, and all the surprising, exciting aspects of the Portland zine symposium. It's put together with lots of photos taken on the trip, which make a great accompaniment to the travelogue. This is Lizzy's first zine, and the tone is easy and friendly, so it makes for a really nice read. weight = 3 stars £0.75
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Hop A Plane (to yet another Tegan and Sara show) I love Tegan and Sara. I took a year off between school and university. Between August ‘07 - September ‘08 I saw Tegan and Sara play 27.5 times in 8/11 countries (depending on how you count). I kept a diary for 22 of those shows. This is the padded out version of that diary, complete with lovely pictures and other random things I picked up along the way. You should get this zine if: you love Tegan and Sara, you love another band and want to follow them on tour, you love another band and have followed them on tour or you want to see what happens when someone loves a band and has a spare year with more time and money than sense.
Description thanks to Amber (who writes Culture Slut and Fight Boredom)!
This is the latest offering from Marching Stars distro owner, Lizzy. Sort of a companion piece to the first issue, she continues on the theme of travel by writing about following Canadian folk / pop duo Tegan & Sara on tour. She saw them 30 times in something like 10 different countries - now that is dedication! Inside are the tales of endless queues, long-distance friendship and meeting her favourite musicians. She reviews various shows, and makes mention of opening acts Northern State and Uh Huh Her. Cut and paste style, featuring many live photos (I admire Lizzy's ability to get good photos from the crowd, as I know how tricky that can be), ticket stubs, newspaper clippings and fliers. weight = 7 stars £1.00
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