How To Use Son In A Sentence

Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. The Sun
Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
Add white soy sauce and milk, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a simmer.
If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.

When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
In 1984, he started Oh Boy as an outlet for his songwriting.
As the holiday movie season winds down, we thought we'd preview the films of 2003 to see which ones stand out and which should stand down.
Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
In 1949, "pseudo folksongs" were banned by Dalstroi, the Gulag mining camps in Kolyma. Not so secret: deal at the heart of UK-US intelligence
I am told that Ferguson has called me 'unsellable'. The Guardian World News
To supplement his income, he taught private voice lessons in his home and sang in a church choir.
In 1850 Joy and Edward Wilson patented twin boilers working in parallel within the same casing.
Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production. Anton Yelchin and Fred Armisen Join The Smurfs | /Film
Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
Commander Laurel D' ken smiled wryly as the blue haired officer said to Allison, ‘We'll need to nursemaid them a bit but I think they'd be able to manage well enough.’
Today's lesson focuses on how to write a summary of a news article.
Not only by the immense number of adherents that were won to his views during his lifetime, but also by the literary productions he left behind him, Tsong K'aba's influence has been great during the last five centuries of Tibetan history. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior
When Connor sees that Michael's teenage son has witnessed the crime, it spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family.
Will you sing a song to us?
So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
She described him as 'maddening, but lovely' and the untidiest and clumsiest person she had met. Times, Sunday Times
And we -- it does extent all the way up toward Jacksonville, all the way down into West Palm Beach, all the way over to Fort Myers, and northward, almost kind of budging into the pan -- the Big Bend area, almost into the Panhandle, but not quite just yet. CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004
He was in awe of China and pleaded that if India should progress it should learn a lesson or two from the communist regime.
And approaching that very machine, his last pound coin clutched in his fist, was Felix Henderson McMurdo.
‘I had a dream,’ said Logan in his sing-song voice.
The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
The film also stars Jared Leto as Alexander's special boyhood chum, Rosario Dawson as his sex-starved wife, Angelina Jolie as his nagging mother and Val Kilmer as his abusive father.
Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything. Thomas A. Edison
A statistical model for decay and formation of heavy hadronic resonances is formulated.
And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
And Johnson has some advice for people aspiring to a comfortable living playing music: ‘I've set it in my mind that I will not jive anybody, and not be jived by anybody.’
· “Adult family member” is defined as “a person over 21 years of age who is the parent, grandparent, step-parent living in the household, or legal guardian” of the pregnant teen. Archive 2009-07-01
High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
He is an honourable person respected and held in esteem by his colleagues.
I don't otherwise want to move: I have a large place in a convenient location with reasonable rent that allows pets, which isn't easy to find.
I do not of course mean, Heaven forbid! that people should try to converse seriously; that results in the worst kind of dreariness, in feeling, as Stevenson said, that one has the brain of a sheep and the eyes of a boiled codfish. From a College Window
A fisherman's son opened this beachside restaurant, which stretches down into the sand. Times, Sunday Times
There is a fine square here called Madison, in the centre of which trees rise from fountain-watered grass, and statued figures of people who were men in their day and did things, palatial buildings, dignifying commerce, form the square. Impressions of a War Correspondent
Mewme was an old cat not like the playful little kitten that Alison had first encountered after her mother entered her life.
She is also survived by her sons, daughters and sister-in-law.
I think the argument of race as a cause of criminality like Walter brings up is somewhat off-point - The reason why those racial divides in criminality show up is mainly because those lines go together with education - or rather: the lack of good education. Can a Godless Society be a
That's pretty reasonable for being a motoring eco warrior. The Sun
She was very outgoing, a very bubbly, fun person. Times, Sunday Times
The parable Jesus told about the prodigal son shows us what love means.
Spring,summer,autumn and winter are the four seasons.
Bisbee is located about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson; take I-10 east to Benson, turning south on Highway 80.
Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market.
Ingundis; and Leovigild, whose two sons, Hermenegild and Recared, were the issue of a former marriage.] [Footnote 128: Iracundiae furore succensa, adprehensam per comam capitis puellam in terram conlidit, et diu calcibus verberatam, ac sanguins cruentatam, jussit exspoliari, et piscinae immergi. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
You are a very scray person because you have shown that you will do, or say anything to get what YOU WANT. Supporter says Clinton getting desperate
Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant.
Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums. Ronnie Van Zant Speaks « Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie
But, outside the darker imaginings of the internet, it is hard to find such a person. Times, Sunday Times
His rapid rise through the ranks after an eye-catching performance in the April trials was a rare highlight in a troubled season.
When the tax credit was in place, a person could buy a house for $8,000 down (the bluebook value of a 2005 Dodge Caravan). Tom Silva: Why Should We Care About Housing?
However, your best bet is to look for a personal fitness trainer that is trained and certified in post-rehabilitation, a manual physical therapist, or an osteopath .
Helen Hunt Jackson was a known activist who campaigned for the rights of the Native American Indians.
And all of this is done without a sonic screwdriver. Times, Sunday Times
The fifth position went to a phishing activity, in which a university hacker stole Internet users' personal information by luring them to provide confidential data on disguised Web sites.
For no apparently good reason, she told me that she hates the word "coochie" just as much as she hates the word cunt, maybe more. Drbigbeef Diary Entry
A wistful little architectural songwriting gem. Times, Sunday Times
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. Bill Clinton
This is criminal negligence at best or treason at worst. The Sun
But the initial reason was unascertained and needed further investigation, particularly a toxicology report. Times, Sunday Times
However, even during adulthood we are constantly learning the faces of new individuals, both personal acquaintances and media figures.
Thanks to her doctor’s recommendations she finds herself feeling decafargic by noon. cardiacpopups – the messages that popup on your computer when you are in the middle of an important project and warn you that your computer is about to conk out. on 07 Sep 2007 at 5: 52 pm Kimberly defurrify – to remove pet hair/dander from a person or thing on 07 Sep 2007 at 6: 12 pm Heather Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writer Unboxed’s CONTEST, CONTEST!
Also, thankfully, Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry Christmas includes a version of "The Chanukah Song" that should give that mensch Adam Sandler a whole lot of nachas. David Wild: The Perfect Semitic Storm: Five Reasons Everybody Should Buy the New Christmas Albums by Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan And Barry Manilow This Season
No reasonable person wants animals to suffer. Times, Sunday Times
I don't think you're playing devil's advocate (a word every/filmer seems to want use) simply by making entirely senseless comparisons between films like Transformers and There Will Be Blood, and ranting on with points of view that even someone in defense of Transformers would never use. Things I Noticed While Watching 20 Minutes of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek | /Film
Season with salt and pepper and tie string around each saddle to secure the caul fat.
nonpersonal forces
Mr Johnson said that sometimes Pete was on morphine to control the pain.
And Buddhism and Hinduism were sketched out in the India issue: the less personalised and politicised nature of these religions makes it easier.
We may reasonably shake our heads at these romantic resolves. Times, Sunday Times
Italian is rich in broad open vowels and liquid consonants.
The general turned his gaze from one person to the other present at the summit meeting.
He is turning into a horrible person. The Sun
Although there were additional conditions in the Heuer and Reisberg study the interesting comparison is between the arousal and neutral conditions.
Our simple submission is the majority in the Court of Appeal got it right for cogent and sound reasons.
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. Ralph Waldo Emerson
And this is the cause that disputes with such persons are generally fruitless, especially as immixed with that intemporancy of reviling other men wherein they exceed; for if that be a way either of learning or teaching of the truth, it is what the Scripture hath not instructed us in. Pneumatologia
It also discusses the harm in detail according to the comparison of acid gases between different. the research provides selection of fire-extinguishing agents in terms of harms.
No rational person would ever behave like that.
Most intriguingly, among the described symptoms of fugu poisoning is progressive limb paralysis while maintaining consciousness.
This is the obedience of faith to which personal conviction leads.
There wasn't a puff of wind for most of an unseasonally cold day and the heavy overnight rain had softened both the fairways and greens to make them more receptive.
It has an immense bill, and in breeding season its distensible gular pouch is olive to red.
Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
At fourteen he was sent to the University of Glasgow, where he came under the influence of Francis Hutcheson, and in 1740 he went up to Oxford as Snell exhibitioner at Balliol College, remaining there till 1746. Introductory Note
Laplace called probability theory ‘the calculus of inductive reasoning.’
Peter said, signaling to the waiter: "When I got that letter from Mrs. Dawson I felt sick, positively _sick_. Working Murder
The pitahaya season in San Diego goes from October 1 to around mid-November.
Each person makes his or her own decision according to personal perception and understanding.
Hello, Swanson," he said without surprise.
It should also be noted that there are no contact-period materials from the Johnson site and that the only historic materials recovered date to the nineteenth century and did not occur in the provenances associated with the figurines.
With cross-sectional data it is not possible to make precise comparisons between changes in employment and economic activity over time.
Fox relied heavily on the strength of his personal image as a caudillo, which is by no means a new phenomenon in Mexican politics.
Searle wants to deny that collective intentions are analyzable in terms of singular intentions, but he also wants (and in my view with better reasons) to deny that there are collective spirits or other mysterious creations.
But true-life tales of memory loss don't offer just drama - they also shed light on the mysteries of identity and personality.
Several hormones are produced from cholesterol like estrogen and testosteron, cortison and aldactone. Physiology or Medicine 1985 - Press Release
Now that Gonzalez has rejected the Yankees, perhaps he can concentrate on turning a disappointing season into another banner year.
Yet marital relations were a constant theme of controversy, discussion, humour and, of course, song.
A colleague's dyslexic son particularly loved it. Times, Sunday Times
I was arraigned the very next morning and released on a personal. Show Stoppah
Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person. Horace
On the seventh floor there is a big tea room where you can watch television and get a coffee while you wait for us to finish with Jason so you can give him a lift home.
Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.
Johnson and a cohort of industry representatives have been busy banging the drum for London's fintech scene.
The other key aspect of the restoration involved repointing the exterior masonry, in the facades of limestone, sandstone, and granite.
Referring to some of the songs of that year, it complained that ‘some fellow gets shot, and his baby and his best friend both die with him, and some cat's crying or ready to die’.
It is this potential for music to express contradictory, sometimes inexpressible emotions that drives Ward to write songs.
I followed the daily activities of a trivial little person. Somewhere East of Life
Still Life with Action Figure," a particularly realist exercise, actually occurs in suburbia, where an artist son visits his artist father, who has resumed painting despite suffering from parkinsonism. Ccfinlay: You Make My Heart Sing
The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.
Reproof with threats sore terror, frightful malison. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true. William Faulkner
An early season bloomer, about 18-inches tall, its subtle fragrance has been described as elegant, sweet, and tartly fruity.
The compilation(techniques) of legislation law and the limitations of statute law such as hysteresis effect are the(fundamental)reasons why Legislation Law is criticized.
This is mostly true for fans, friends, and family of unsung folk hero Tim Hardin, the prolific songster who wasted his life living wasted.
Years of early art, pencil sketches, architectural renderings, magazine covers, newspaper clippings and personal photographs are also on display in the new gallery.
They were too cool to play an encore, or perhaps they had simply run out of songs. Times, Sunday Times
Ireland we say 'aitch' that is the Presbyterians do - for some reason which escapes me Catholics say 'haitch' - another argument for integrated education. Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court
Rich, warm string tone, sweet, elegant winds, and mellow, sonorous brass are the hallmarks of the ‘Saxony sound’.
His second album released with Sony showed his talent as a serious music writer of original works.
These people write reasonable, well-balanced letters, disclaim any belief in racialism, and back up everything they say with copious instances. As I Please
When he discovered, in 1954, that dimethylnitrosamine was hepatotoxic he noticed that the poisoned livers contained enlarged cells similar to those seen in veno-occlusive disease.
There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits.
They understood, as his son-in-law and daughter fled with their son from the city.
A gob of crimson pouring from his lips, he spat it out, wiping the excess with the back of his hand.
This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort.
The primary reason for the adoption of this life-style is the attitude to the economic rewards of work.
From the garden, no other property is visible and the only sound is that of birdsong.
Statistical analysis for significant difference in the slope of mutant induction in the presence or absence of vanillin was performed using the f-test for comparison of slopes.
I record my favourite songs onto blank tapes to play in the car and I normally do them by mood or genre.
Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure. Thomas A. Edison
Christie knows that the continuity in playing personnel is a major strength and it's not one he plans to undermine with a cut-price garage sale.
A person today who seems to have a great sense of self-esteem has his or her childhood days to thank for it. Stephen Richards
I'm personally offended both by the error on the Times website and by your association of me with what you call the intentional slander of US marines. Rightwing Spin That Haditha Massacre Never Occurred
HIV-positive Pedro Zamora from the San Francisco season, for example, put a face to the stigmatized disease of AIDS and did a world of good with his exposure -- even getting the recognition of then-president Bill Clinton. Ryan O'Connell: Auditioning for the Real World Is Too Real
Jackson and Lee continued to preside over the wanton slaughter of men, women and children to defend the rights of freedom for white Virginians while supporting the slavery of black Virginians, among others.
The forest all along the mountain curve was spotted with dots of red, yellow, purple and gold, trees just beginning to turn with the season.
Jackson Starfield is possessed of the most rock'n'roll name in town and a nice feral howl to match.
Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
The sow, the mouse and the cow sounded a rousing song.
The excruciating embarrassment of finding one's personal peccadillos exposed to public scrutiny makes kiss-and-tell the perfect vengeance-fodder.
A son of Israel has no gods whom he can libate," he said, playing with the water to hide his amazement, now greater than before. Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ
These companies will also sell you mason bee cocoons, if you don't want to wait for the neighborhood bees to stumble across your beehouse on their own. Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
I guess you can get the smart person award for the person who got that little denotation!
I could not but acknowledge that the local governments had, as it seemed to him, evinced but little sympathy with Hindooism; and that whatever might be European policy in respect to religion, the East India Company might have participated in the desire which prevails in Europe to develop ancient customs, and the reasons of those customs. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
Drawing an ultrasonic syringe from a cabinet in the wall, she slapped it against Kohlberg's arm and pressed.
The latest strategy is now seen dropping unsupported accusations across the media spectrum to the effect that the intelligence agency's assignment of Ambassador Joseph Wilson to look into the now-discredited Iraq/Niger/uranium claims were all part of a long-term insidious scheme to try and discredit the Bush Administration. Brad Friedman: Wingnuts Declare Coordinated All-Out Cross-Media War on CIA as Newest Front in TreasonGate!
After that, Feingold joined a Madison law firm and practiced civil litigation, including First Amendment law.
It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
Whether Mr. Johnson was speaking metaphorically or just plain sillily, the fact he was expressing concern over adding many US military personnel to a small island displays concern for the overall impact on the Guamites … Guamians … Guamicans, hell just what does one call a resident of Guam? Think Progress » Rep. Johnson worries that the island of Guam will ‘tip over and capsize’ if U.S. troops relocate there.
Season of the Inundation: Sweet, black silt mingled with holy myrrh, melilot, hyssop, spikenard, balsam, cedar, and a hint of melting snow from the Abyssinian hills. Thor's Day
At about the time Hanson began making his realistic figures in the 1960s, other artists were also making life-sized figures molded from actual people.
It was hard to believe that something so simple could be so tasty, a creamy potato flavour that was concentrated by long slow cooking in olive oil, seasoned with the sweet tang of long cooked onions all morticed with beaten eggs. At My Table
He was a true person and he inspired love in his friends. Times, Sunday Times
Of course, the kobold’s nonexistence is no reason to stop playing the game … Matthew Yglesias » The New Atheism
In other words, a person cannot be domiciled in a federation or confederacy.
Goodness of fit was assessed by diagnostic plots and the statistical significance of the Pearson chi-square of the fitted model.
As a consequence, the important benefits of collation and comparison of data from different sources are lost.
Tyson pays his respects to the last guy who beat him and Britain's undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Well, sir, I won't say anything about the hextry gas, though a poor widder and sevenpence hextry on the thousand, but I'm thinkin 'if you would give my Rosie a lesson once a week on that there pianner, it would be a kind of set-off, for you know, sir, the policeman tells me your winder is a landmark to' im on the foggiest nights. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
You are entering a period when you will emit such strong personal magnetism that no one will be able to resist you. The Sun
These antibodies, called autoantibodies, target a person's own molecules and tissues. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
A troubleshooter is being appointed to make the prison service more efficient.
In my scenario, the Senator tells the drowning person that it was the flailing non-swimmer's fault for falling in and not learning how to swim, not the Senator's doing, just before the erratic splasher goes under the surface for the last time. Norman Cressy: Musings II
But spring is here now, the fighting season is upon us. Times, Sunday Times
The iron hooks that prisoners were chained to are still visible on the walls.
Thompson claimed that his grandmother, who lived in Blyth, Northumberland, was a pagan high priestess, and that she had passed on her powers to him. Sex cult leader jailed for forcing girlfriend into sex with others
Again, close liaison between obstetrician, midwife, general practitioner, cardiologist, and neonatologist is vital.
This, the coming-of-Buddha symptom, Dr. Anderson describes as prolapsus. Hemingway on Hunting
Ms. Miller's imprisonment for civil contempt of court was less a perfect storm — to use one of the press 'hoarier clichés to characterize a grim convergence of unpleasant events — as it was a brownout, a distressing midsummer sign that a full power outage is on its way. The Great D.C. Plame-Out, Or: Novak, Lord of the Journo-Flies
However, some patients seek help late in the season, when their symptoms have progressed from a runny nose to sticky yellow mucus with red, hot itchy and swollen eyes.
The police had a good defence to the claims in false imprisonment and unlawful detention. Times, Sunday Times
The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the king.
If we fail to develop emotional intelligence, or cannot control or restrain our emotions, we will lose our intellectual ability to think, reason and live rationally and intelligently. Dr T.P.Chia
Personnel from HMAS Anzac set off to do a tour of Egypt while the ship is anchored near the entrance to the Suez Canal.
Cereal song earth: Fictitious tellurion software, be together satellitic picture, map, encyclopedia and flight simulator conformity, decorate in an earth on three-dimensional model.
Incommon law countries such as Canada, thetest of criminalliabilityis expressed by theLatinphrase, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means that “the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty”. Man Not Criminally Responsible for Greyhound Bus Beheading; Victim’s Family Call for Punishment : Law is Cool
The work is done by prisoners at a unique computor workshop inside Gloucester jail, visited this afternoon by Princess Anne.
Pour over the artichoke hearts and season lightly with salt and pepper.
The band are hoping to relaunch their career with a new song and a new image.
The corrector is a modification of the Crank - Nicolson equation.
Within four years he managed to dislodge the shah then in place Ahmad Shah Qajar and coronate himself, making his 5-year-old son crown prince. A Monarch Dethroned
And when they espied the dukes daughter, that was a full fair woman, then by their false covin they made debate betwixt themself, and the duke of his goodness would have departed them, and there they slew him and his eldest son. Chapter XV. The Thirteenth Book. How Sir Galahad Fought with the Knights of the Castle, and Destroyed the Wicked Custom
His demeanor was that of a person who is far from pleased with the course of events, and the word glum best describes his expression. A Life of Gen Robert E Lee
One of the big reasons why many Americans don't like buses is that they are so rumbly. Why streetcars are better than buses
With the collapse of the Soviet economy, prisons could no longer function as an industrial monolith.
Indeed, there's reason to hope that even the most benighted moral equivocators may come to realize that the message is the exact opposite of the one they've been preaching.
If a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking. - Woodrow Wilson
Describing the species as "cocooned", Ferguson then lamented the present day "look at me" culture. Sir Alex Ferguson: I'm in no mood for retiring at Manchester United
Hula hoops and pet rocks were fads; personal computers and cellular telephones are trends that are changing the way people live.
In its scale and some of its details Smith's building has an affinity to Richardson's 1875-1876 Hayden Building in Boston.
We have developed a very close, personal relationship, a relationship of trust.

How To Use Son In A Sentence

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