How To Use Lent In A Sentence

The pain in his side was crushing, as if there was a steel hand in there relentlessly closing on an organ. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
The snow relented and we were back to a rocky descending path.
Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.

She also lent me a couple of Ben Elton books which were good, but not as good for relaxing as they have a whole dark seedy side.
Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
I'd say name it except for your second point, that named Wealden brachiosaurids are plentiful and once better material is described, some would near certainly be synonymized. ‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV
He was, when he chose to lay aside his mountebankery, an excellent and inspiring conductor. Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857
The authors concluded that creativity and psychotic symptomatology do indeed reflect equivalent forms of cognitive processing.
That these are things as silently present and inarguable as iron, or night. Times, Sunday Times
My writing partner is a violent, chauvinistic semi-literate adolescent.
For winemakers in the Rhone, 2002 was a disastrous year, with violent storms and huge rainfall during the harvest.
And when they have done ye wrang, even when ye hae gotten decreet of spulzie, oppression, and violent profits against them, what better are ye? The Waverley
Sed vt bonis et cordatis omnibus, etiam extraneis, satisfaciam qui maledicentiam istam Germanicam lecturi vel audituri sunt, aut olim audierint, ne et hi nos meritò calumniam tantam sustinere credant: Tum etiam vt alios qui istis virulentis rhythmis A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas
Now the word "prayer" to non-Muslim readers will evoke an image of people perhaps silently clasping their hands together, leaning forward in a pew, and either silently, to themselves, or in a quiet tone, speaking heartfeltly to God. David Horowitz Freedom Center
There was something captivating about this man, who dedicated much of his time to his artistic talents, his creative genius, and photographic exhibits.
I overheard two fifteen year old girls behind me at the ATM planning to get together tomorrow night and eat ice cream and comfort each other when they didn't get any valentines.
Some concepts in Chinese medicine have no exact equivalent in Western medicine.
Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.
Our nearest relatives, the chimps tend towards matrilinear, while patrilinear seems more prevalent in a majority of the different aboriginity groups in more modern times. Discovered: the basis of human civilization.
Because there were still plenty of crayfish in the becks and streams, and they are the first to go if there is pollution.
She has the ambition and talent to make something of herself.
The architectonics of the sculpted locks, the author argues, augment their power to fend off sorcery and other malevolent forces.
Something of an all-star outfit, each band member is an accomplished musician with an impressive r sum and enormous talent.
It is also shifting plenty of feminine, lacy lingerie, in the kind of bright colours that go well with a sun tan.
If we posit a voiceless spirant value for Uralic *x by this stage anyway, over in PFP the closest equivalent would be śexćim. Update of my "Diachrony of Pre-IE" document
The strength and ruggedness of the chains provide excellent performance in mud, snow and on ice.
His second album released with Sony showed his talent as a serious music writer of original works.
It is patent that dusk found them weary and worn, plodding and wading silently "homewards," shovel on shoulder, across four or five kilos of desolate mud; falling and tripping over stagnant bodies, masses of tangled wire, bricks and jagged wood-work everywhere impeding progress. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
I have caught plenty more on hook and line than they have noodling (they call it grappling around here), so I don't think it is something that we should be concerned with. What do you guys think about noodling? have you ever gone? or do you think its wrong?
Calculate the equivalent 35mm film focal length from the AOV AOV = arctan (28.62/72) * 2 Netvouz - new bookmarks
The companion star would emit plenty of its own UV radiation, but this radiation would be blocked in the direction of Eta Carinae by the thick nebulosity of the giant star's surrounding gas, dust, and stellar wind.
There's plenty of cupboard space in the kitchen for all your pots and pans.
Thelma has several drug-related convictions and is awaiting trial on a charge of violent disorder.
She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence. John Lennon
Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition.
He gnashed his teeth together and fumed silently.
A man might be cruel but if you show your trust he will relent. THE TATTOOED GIRL
Helen closed the door behind the man, and said a silent prayer of thanks.
By this time, Dad and I had replaced the old dipole with a short Yagi array, horizontally polarized of course, and screwed to one of the crossbeams in the attic, so now we had three channels with excellent reception.
Soprano Rosalind Sutherland sings in the New Year with an excellent selection of arias, polkas, marches and waltzes from Strauss.
Early screenings suggested as much, or suggested trouble at least, as preview audiences found the film too dark and violent, all in all too un-Leo.
MacFadzean plays Richie Excellent, the young funster who wields unearned celebrity.
Tom Tedder's tragedy was that he had a perfectly accurate estimate of his own talents as an artist.
Of course the bulk of those opulent knick-knacks manufactured for the Carolingian and Ottonian Emperors, and now to be seen at Aachen, are as beastly as anything else that is made simply to be precious. Art
But when he returned to his room to give his other half the glad tidings, the housekeeper, who was listening to the story, interrupted to tell them that she knew of plenty of empty rooms.
This film does an excellent job of easing you into its world.
Despite the noise, they hadn't got in, and Sam offered up silent thanks to the miller who had built so well. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Be genuine and conceal noting.I write every wiod I wand to say on this small card.I wish my honey a happy Valentine's day.
The hotel provides excellent facilities for children.
The car slows to a stop in front of the house and the engine falls silent.
To our no small surprise, very soon after this quietus had been given to bibliomaniacal hopes, the books in question appeared before us in excellent condition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865
La Cuisine is positioned at the upper end of the ‘middle’ market and its food is generously served and is excellent.
Coblentz had its ancient name of Confluentes, from its standing at the junction of the two rivers. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 04: Caligula
While San Mateo is a pleasant destination for home shopping and browsing, it also has excellent restaurants and cafes.
This stuff doesn't merely placate the listener with predictable, danceable nursery rhymes but lashes out and lacerates the eardrum relentlessly.
Patients are marooned on trolleys because there are no available beds even though there are plenty of beds available in private nursing homes.
That's no mean boast, since there's a surfeit of super-featherweight talent around.
Bromley's sporting talent is to be rewarded in the Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements.
And there is plenty of food here-both the trawls and acoustic surveys have revealed an abundant supply of myctophid lanternfish, the most common prey eaten by large Humboldt squid in these waters in other years. Scientific American
Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity.
Finally after 15 minutes of perseverance the team scored -- not to the liking of the opposition, who had been defending excellently.
Shares are currently trading at $0.68, so this is an excellent time to get into the market.
Trichuris was more prevalent in urban children, Ascaris and hookworm were more common in rural children, and hookworm was particularly rare in the urban area.
There's usually a queue outside this pizzeria right opposite Cibreo - the reason being the excellent, echt Neapolitan pizzas made with the finest ingredients.
_ When a scirrhus affects any gland of no great extent or sensibility, it is, after a long period of time, liable to suppurate without inducing fever, like the indolent tumors of the conglobate or lymphatic glands above mentioned; whence collections of matter are often found after death both in men and other animals; as in the liver of swine, which have been fed with the grounds of fermented mixtures in the distilleries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Transport aircraft carrying supplies kept the German columns moving swiftly, and finally relentless bombing helped to force Warsaw into submission.
Apart from a pale yellow primula, snowdrops are the only flowers in the front garden but despite this there is plenty of other interest.
What is not said in these notes is that this piece is a responsory, found in most manuscripts on Monday in the first week of Lent.
Now the agitation in the country and the violent disorder it threatened could be directed against the Government.
Unfortunately, I found the obvious talents of him and the director to have been gelded along the way and prevented from reaching the level of punch and impact that I think could have otherwise been delivered.
As if a lentivirus from a genetically modified cocoa plant is going to implant a promoter in out cells that will lead to cancer. A Genetic Quest for Better Chocolate - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
At that price an annual payment of ￡10 would be equivalent to a 20 percent rate of interest.
After the triumph followed the faire Parthenopeian _Leria_, with a lawrell crowne, accompanied with _Melanthia_, whose habites and voices represented the pride of Greece, [A] whereupon the great Macedon rested his head: She bare a splendent lampe, communicating the light thereof with hir companion, then the rest more excellent both in voice and song. Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame
He continued he'd no doubt she would make an excellent councillor for the Ward 3 area and he had great pleasure in proposing her for the seat.
I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
There were plenty of other chefs to help cook, so the task did not take as long as she thought it would.
And in any case, there will be plenty of memories gained and stories to embellish after another extravaganza of Celtic solidarity.
At the moment, the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science.
In rat liver, it has been shown that tamoxifen forms covalent DNA adducts, implying a genotoxic mechanism for its carcinogenicity in this tissue.
Some of their work, he felt, was terrific, and they should be able to display and develop their talent.
The shamal comes in quickly and silently, like an ocher paint roller, and can blow for several days straight, subsiding slightly at night when the air is cooler. Peace Meals
His eyes were black too, but had nothing of fierce or insolent; on the contrary, a certain melancholy swimmingness, that described hopeless love rather than a natural amorous languish. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
Worse, as the streams bend to equalize pressure behind the foil, and may set up a turbulent gyre further slowing the foil by induced drag.
Police called up water cannon to combat violent left-wingers in the capital.
So numerous and various were the influences, formative and impellent, which combined to bring the colonies up to the precise ripening-point of their independence, as to make it difficult to assign each its proper force. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876
Of course, he does this not through imagery alone but through turning the paint itself into a kind of turbulent human clay.
The editors of BLACK ENTERPRISE recognize that philanthropy is the giving of money, time, and talent.
She has a reservoir of talent, which needs to be nurtured and taken to higher levels.
In other words, you're soon going to be paying me the equivalent of several place settings of Fiestaware. IN A STRANGE CITY
With abundant rainfall and a temperate climate, crops were plentiful; citrus and olive groves abounded.
There was a Malay steward behind each chair, and over in the corner, silent but missing nothing, the squint-faced Jingo; even he had exchanged his loin-cloth for a silver sarong, with hornbill feathers in his hair and decorating the shaft of his sumpitan* (* Blowpipe.) standing handy against the wall. Flashman's Lady
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt.
Across the street, protesters denounced what they called a fraudulent vote and urged a boycott. Undefined
May you have a wonderful Valentine's day!
Japanese TV sets are, for the most part, of excellent quality.
Evidence of the region's turbulent history is everywhere.
At least we get a trailer and a filmography that does a decent job of showcasing the film, and the talent involved.
That's what makes football ... the greatest is the violent side. Clinton Portis: Crackdown on hitting could make game less exciting
The whole Valentines racket is arbitrary and false. Let me count the ways « Write Anything
The franchise mode has been expanded with a scouting report and a minor league system that will let hands on managers cultivate talent.
Gesenius considers this equivalent with "cohabit;" and from this single passage draws the sense which he assigns to [Hebrew: 'iyzebel] This seems rather far-fetched. Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850
Once the new bacteriophage is packaged, the now-virulent viruses lyse the host cell and escape into the surrounding medium to infect other hosts, producing further progeny.
The tea was excellent, with a light mint flavor; and the scones tasted wonderful as well, peppered with raisins and full of butter, a perfect repast for the relaxing traveller.
They lived for some days on the excellent flesh of the maskalonge, on clams from the beach -- enormous clams of delicious flavor -- on a new fruit with a pinkish meat, which grew abundantly in the thickets and somewhat resembled breadfruit; on wild asparagus-sprouts, and on the few squirrels that Stern was able to "pot" with his revolver from the shelter of the leafy little camping-place they had arranged near the river. Darkness and Dawn
This is a comparatively extrovert third album from the talented and technically advanced young Scots harper and pianist, now sojourning in Barcelona and soaking up even more musical influences.
Tom Tedder's tragedy was that he had a perfectly accurate estimate of his own talents as an artist.
All this material reveals Daley as a writer of more variegated talents than was previously realised.
In delay there lies no plenty , Then come kiss me , sweet and twenty , Youth's a stuff that will not endure .
He's intelligent, witty, a loving husband, and an excellent cook into the bargain.
I've harped on about this before, but was interested in Bryan Caplan's critqiue of the Levy-Peart project: I'm going after analytical egalitarians because they're wasting their talent and energy defending the undefendable. Baffled by "Analytical Egalitarianism", Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
It took a moment to acclimatize to the sudden light and to the brightness of violent colour; there was blood everywhere. CHAMELEON
Thankfully, some excellent work by the chassis engineers means that there is no sign of wheelspin, often associated with powerful front wheel drive cars.
Despite a string of victories-the judge's stinging decision enumerating Allen's "fraudulent modus operandi," occasional media coverage, and the support of real CIA agents and military heroes-he is no closer to collecting the $40,000 he says was "conned" from his family in 1993. Edgar Allen
The challenge is that the main ingredient in glass, sand, is plentiful and cheap _ often cheaper than cullet, which is glass that has been prepared for recycling. Breaking News: CBS News
When standing on the dancefloor, I could have been in any typical club around Leicester Square or Piccadilly Circus… plenty of drunks, try-hards, sleazes, idiots, and easy girls all packed in.
The Other in Being and Nothingness alienates or objectifies us (in this work Sartre seems to use these terms equivalently) and the third party is simply this Other writ large. Jean-Paul Sartre
Pre-season training will be an important time for Charlie because players with his talent should be performing at a high standard more often than not.
There should be plenty of thunder left in the powerful arms and lower body he has developed since arriving in America as an underfed teenager with bright eyes and a voracious appetite for success.
I'm Tom, a 57 year-old single dad of a 14 year old boy living now aux alentours de DÃ©troit, that famous French city ! Joyeux - French Word-A-Day
Enfin pourrait-on dire, l´occident, après des décennies de surdité, en vient lentement à combattre ce fléau criminel économique qui gangrène autant le développement de l´Afrique qu´il engraisse l´illégalité fiscale en Europe et de par le monde. Global Voices in English » Paris court investigates three African leaders
He sighed with pleasure after the excellent meal.
Mr Cole remained sombre, straight-faced and silent as the returning officer pronounced Ms Greene, a local school governor, the victor with a 2,000-plus majority.
Interestingly, for all Rauch's fractious subject matter, his painterly touch isn't turbulent at all, but instead measured, calm and neat.
Enraged by the success of "We's Lives," he writes a violent, nihilistic, dialect-strewn thug novel he bitingly titles "My Pafology. A Protean Chronicler of Racial Puzzles
Yes, some teachers and parents reflexively hand out the equivalent of a doggie biscuit every few minutes, the result being that kids habituate to it and it has no impact. Alfie Kohn: Criticizing (Common Criticisms of) Praise
The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm.
It is notable for excellent supplying and selling with good quality, reasonable price and prompt shipment.
British summers mean we get rain, wind, sun, snow and frost all in the same week but our winters are just so glum, no blizzards just unrelenting dankness.
When I wrote, imprecisely, that domestic subsidies for agricultural commodities are equivalent to protective tariffs, I was groping at the notion that in both cases (1) domestic consumers/taxpayers pay a premium above the world price and (2) that foreign producers are discouraged from entering the domestic market. The Case for Free Trade, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Nopalitos also fare well in stews with other vegetables, and, in lieu of the celebration of Lent, with red meats. Nopales, tunas and pitayas
To this end he will be eating as little as possible from the beginning of Lent until Easter.
Every day will be Valentine's Day if you are with the right person.
The best parts of Brian's talent are still here, as if this was the long-delayed sequel to Smile or something, as the close-cropped vocal harmonies, the thick arrangements, and his affecting, if quaky lead vocals are all here in force.
As already noted, there are plenty of things we can do in the meantime.
Cook the inaniwa pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until cooked, then refresh in cold water and drain.
Similarly, managers and directors appeared to share an equivalent value orientation to the fans and were more receptive to their opinions.
He's a talented athlete who competes nationally and internationally.
His talent is raw and undisciplined.
Of course, it never hurts if a biographer's subject boozes and ... whatever the non-gender-specific equivalent of "wenches" is. ON PARNASSUS FOR 15 MINUTES
See the city's fine Victorian architecture, and visit its excellent museums.
Text speak, such as xlent (excellent) and fone (phone) are part of the lexicon. Times, Sunday Times
It is sad that there are ineffective ministers and somnolent bureaucracy giving the people a raw deal.
I found my page and there was a photo of myself and underneath it my talents were pithily described.
There were still flowers in plenty, pink campion, toadflax, small blue scabious, honeysuckle, and six-inch mushrooms, inedible no doubt, but the blackberries were ripe and juicy enough to quench thirst.
The causes which make dolente a solemn word to the Italian ear, and dolent a queer word to the English ear, are causes which have been slowly operating ever since the Italian and the Teuton parted company on their way from The Unseen World and Other Essays
Through oversubtle and even fraudulent construction of law, he said, much wrong was committed (De officiis I. EQUITY IN LAW AND ETHICS
His exceptional talent at putting acrylics and oils together on board and letting them ooze is a lesson on how to do this kind of thing and all those kids in ARI-land should get down to the Wynne and check it out.
Elected officials, he lectured, should not speak unthinkingly, but rather, when doubts exist, keep silent.
Success has come so naturally that the young Italian exudes an innate, unquestioned belief in his own talents.
Eurovision is the grandaddy of all talent shows and the Super Bowl of singing.
Sometimes the second reading, usually made from the Apostolic writings, had the same theme especially in Lent or Advent.
We've all heard of mermaids, but know less of their male equivalent, the merman.
Trente-six aspres valent un ducat de Venise; mais sur les cinq mille le tr閟orier qui les d閘ivra en retint dix par cent pour droits de sa charge. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
Life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.In the depths of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond; and like seeds dreaming beneath the snow, your heart dreams of spring. Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Kahlil Gibran
Tahoma has a work-release program for non-violent offenders and routinely has inmates doing some of their time providing labor at the cemetery. Reggie Buddle
It's the equivalent of a course in arboriculture for the amateur gardener and landscape professional, including the history and culture of trees, suggesting the climates where you might find them growing. Books to inspire endeavors in landscape design, gardening
Mares which are in the ambivalent early stages of estrus or which are mistakenly in diestrus pose a clear safety threat in close quarters. TheHorse.com News
Hannah lent me a sleeping bag since I didn't take one and I managed to find space in a room with a carpet to sleep.
Stevenson, Anne Noted for her realistic, fast-paced stories, believable characters, and excellent use of dialogue.
The region has a large and talented labour pool .
Moroccan lamb meatballs, halibut and shrimp cakes with romesco, brioche panini with fontina and truffle oil, roasted pepper and Serrano ham, fried risotto balls, tuna tartare with chermoula on toast, fried polenta with mushroom duxelle. Three Stages of Amazement
By the glimmer of light lent me, I can but guess greatness and descry vagueness. The Kempton-Wace Letters
Some days it will be hot and sunny and on those days, you will want to make plenty of lemonade to sell.
The approach to Broad Street was silent but for the sound of a beating drum.
Consumers should look out for the eight subregions of the "Denomination of Origin of Alentejo," a mark of quality. Trawling for Bargains
The print quality of the new printer is excellent.
They performed well - many have sustained their popularity for years mainly because they give excellent performance for low cost.
The city now seeks to amend the claim to plead fraudulent misrepresentation and deceit and to seek punitive damages.
For the main course I had the ‘crisp confit of duck’ with puy lentils and smoked bacon ragout with a red wine sauce.
It's like a silent alarm ringing on a carefully coded genetic clock.
You may, of course, disregard the whole thing without fear of violent reprisals: anapestic little bouffe Toast:
The Philippines’ most active volcano erupted again Monday, spewing ash and molten lava into the air, prompting volcanologists to warn of more violent eruptions in coming days.
Festival organizers seem to have keyed into the public anxiety over their use of the park and are offering plenty of reassurances.
He is disarmingly straightforward about his goofs and gaffes, of which he had plenty during his first go-round.
The increase in violent crimes is al'lied to the rise in unemployment.
When he was fairly mastered, after one or two desperate and almost convulsionary struggles, the ruffian lay perfectly still and silent. Chapter LIV
Parking at the event appeared well organised and there were plenty of marshals about to make sure cars were lined up properly and able to leave the ground easily at the end of the day.
Certainly there have been powerful nonviolent movements in which strikes, work stoppages, non-cooperation, and massive civil disobedience have been effective without any religious or moral reference.
The purpose of sport was to provide fun activities during recreation time from which people could derive plenty of pleasure, fun and enjoyment.
The latest crisis in West Indies cricket and the unceremonious sacking of the best WI talent is the ultimate insult to West Indians.
It is said that Scheiner, on hearing this in a Rome bookshop, turned purple and shook violently.
That daunting task was made worse by plentiful leanings, curves, twists and turns.
But despite the best efforts of his closest aides, it was not until two hours later that the Pope finally relented, the report said.
To keep informed about the most prevalent hoaxes, you can add a free Sophos information feed to your own website or intranet.
Plantations are equivalents of big zamindaris all along the Mississippi.
Something of an all-star outfit, each band member is an accomplished musician with an impressive r sum and enormous talent.
17 The writ, literally “for replevying a man,” was a means of procuring the release of a prisoner—an earlier equivalent of the writ of habeas corpus. A History of American Law
A talented winemaker whose drinking wine of the moment is Shiraz, Debbie has a clear idea about the wine that she likes to produce and the wine she likes to drink.
I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
The clerk regarded him with benevolent amusement.
Her husband was a violent man.
There were about 35 of us there, lots of friendly people, some gorgeous food, plentiful vino and lots of cheesy dancing!
I eased the door open silently, but the Fool's preternatural awareness served him well. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
Louise , Bethan and Sara have supported Laura Marling and have appeared at the excellent Communion label nights at the Notting Hill Arts Club. The F&M playlist
Her longings grew more varied and virulent with each passing year: raw pig meat, Hawaiian pineapples infeasible to procure in revolutionary Cuba, chewing tobacco, cockscomb stew. The Lady Matador’s Hotel
He always wrote like an angel, even though cogent political thinking did not figure among his talents.
Bourgeois believes the war on terrorism has taken a toll on King's nonviolent vision.

How To Use Lent In A Sentence

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