Oh! I’m so sorry! I forgot again!
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: [name_u]Forest[/name_u]
@GeographyDragon it’s alright!!
the girl glanced at me warily, tears still glistening in her amber eyes. “i can’t go in there!” she whimpered. i shrugged, indifferent, but i turned back and said, more softly, “look. you have to.” then i turned back around and started to go down the path and into the forest.
from a story i wrote a long time ago that doesn’t have a name lol
He smirks, then he steps to the side of the path and disappears into the [name_u]Forest[/name_u]. I pick up my pace and break into a jog as I continue down the twisting dirt path. It’s drizzling a bit, just misting, really, and the ground is damp, slowly turning into mud. [name_f]My[/name_f] boots are already filthy from five years of heavy work and running through the woods, so I don’t mind too much. And after all my training, the sodden dirt underfoot doesn’t affect my speed either.
next word: dust
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From the 4th Beware Of Dog Book
“We’ll see right now.” [name_m]Spike[/name_m] opened the garage door and saw his beautiful car sitting there. He ran up to it and took off the dust cover.
“See, right where she’s supposed to be.”
“Ruby! I’ve missed you, my lovely! Two long years, but I’m back! Finally— Butch!”
“What?! What’d I—”
“What is that on my baby’s dashboard!”
“Oh… um—”
“It better not be what I think it is, Butch!”
“Jeez, chill Spike!”
“If that’s a moldy orange, you’d better run for your life!”
“Um… it might be.”
“What have I said about leaving food in my car!”
“I didn’t know we weren’t comin’ back!”
From a currently untitled book
“Aren’t Vampires—”
“Able to teleport? Nope. [name_u]Super[/name_u] fast? I don’t think so. Only able to enter someone’s house if they’re invited? No. And we don’t burn to a crisp or turn to dust in sunlight either, as you saw earlier.”
“Aren’t you nocturnal? Awake mainly at night?”
“Not here in Phibia, anyway. I can see in the dark, though. Which is awesome!”
Next Word: Fast
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“We have to get out of here,” Aleesa decided. “Fast.”
“No, we don’t!” [name_u]Loren[/name_u] protested, a glazed look in his eyes.
“Yeah!” added [name_m]Dev[/name_m]. “We should stay here forever!” The boys gave each other high fives, which only served to prove Aleesa’s point that something was very wrong.
[name_f]Esperance[/name_f] flew through the palace as quickly as she dared without flapping her wings too loudly. [name_f]Chrysalis[/name_f] was fast, and if they noticed her, then the whole plan was ruined.
Next word: forever
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From the 3rd Beware Of Dog book
“And I’m… forever! At your service my… my…” [name_m]Ciro[/name_m] couldn’t figure out what that word was. “My lie… my lah…”
“It’s liege.”
“Of course! [name_f]My[/name_f] liege. Any… battle! Any war, you can… trust! That I’ll be fighting on… your! Side.”
“I get the feeling you can’t read very well.”
“What makes you think that? I can read fine!”
“You’re very hesitant and you don’t sound certain.”
“So what? I mean, can’t you just tell me the lines?”
“I could. But, in the long run, that won’t help anything.”
“Yeah it will.”
“I’m not always going to be around.”
“Then somebody else can tell me.”
“Ciro, I don’t mean to sound nasty when I ask this, but how did you even graduate school?”
“School? Oh, yeah… I didn’t. Dropped out at twelve and never looked back.”
“How did you do that? The dropout age is sixteen.”
“Well, not everybody plays by the rules.”
From Calling All Those With [name_u]Power[/name_u]
“I feel so… so weak!” [name_m]Keverne[/name_m] exclaimed. “Rise, spirits of sorcerers past! Help me regain my strength!” Nothing happened. “No! No, this isn’t happening! [name_f]My[/name_f] necromancy! It’s gone! I’m ruined! Ruined!”
“You’re ruined?! What about me?!” [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], still in wingless dragon form, shrieked. “No fire! No powers! And, thanks to you, I’m stuck like THIS! A big clumsy lizard! Forever!”
“I can’t do anything either! Powerless! Me, [name_f]Vaseelia[/name_f] DeVaughn, powerless! I could do everything before! Now, I’m nothing!” [name_f]Vaseelia[/name_f] wailed. “Nothing! I’ll never conquer my kingdom now!”
“Okay, just calm down everyone— wait a minute! [name_f]My[/name_f] teeth!” [name_m]Elam[/name_m] howled.
“What’s wrong with your teeth?” [name_m]Jarred[/name_m] asked.
“This!” [name_m]Elam[/name_m] showed them all his teeth. His normal non-pointed teeth. “My fangs are gone! Which must mean…” he closed his eyes. “I’m not a Werewolf! I’m not a Dragonshifter! I’m just a plain old human!”
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Human
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[name_u]Saylor[/name_u] sighed. She didn’t like to do it, but she knew what would get [name_u]Ash[/name_u] to come back to himself. “I’m not a human right now,” she said, grabbing his shoulder. “I’m a bat.”
“No, you’re wrong,” said [name_u]Ash[/name_u], pretty much from muscle memory. Then he blinked. “Wait, what just happened?”
“Quiet, puny humans!” [name_f]Celestial[/name_f] roared. They were enjoying themself tremendously. Maybe a little too much.
You’re human too! [name_u]Silver[/name_u] nearly roared back, but remembered just in time that it would blow their cover to itty bitty pieces.
Next word: remember
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I am flooded with guilt, and if it weren’t forbidden, I would be sobbing right now. Okay, it wasn’t the last day she was alive, but it was the last day she was really there. Our parents’ deaths changed her in a way that I never thought anything could change my bubbly, vivacious older sister.
I attempt to push that thought out of my mind, but a terrible one takes its place. I can’t remember my sister’s name.
It’s been five years, five long, silent years. Not long enough. Not long enough to forget something like that.
next word: year
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From The Ghosts In The Attic
“Oh, we aren’t trespassing. [name_f]My[/name_f] brother and I live here,” [name_f]Violet[/name_f] replied casually.
“You’re lying!”
“Okay, okay. We don’t exactly live. But this is home.”
“Yeah. [name_f]My[/name_f] home. You have to leave.”
“I’d love to. But I don’t think [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] is willing to come with me now anymore than he was last year. And I refuse to leave without him.”
“Please! [name_f]My[/name_f] aunt can’t take much more of the haunting! You’re giving her migraines!”
“Haunting?”
“The walls shaking, things falling off of shelves, the lights flickering, the piano music, the unexplained footsteps in the middle of the night!”
“That would be my brother. All except the footsteps. That’s both of us.”
From the 4th Beware Of Dog book
“Yep. [name_u]Seven[/name_u] days a week, three hundred sixty-five days a year. With a few exceptions.”
“And you always get a banana muffin?”
“Yep. Gotta have some sort of routine, you know. Although, come to think of it, I’ll get two today. And everyday for the next three years.”
“Why?”
“Two reasons. One, they’re delicious. And two, I have to make up for the three years that I couldn’t eat them.”
“Three years? That’s the sentence you got for stealing a car?!”
“And crashing it. Let’s not forget that.”
“Seriously?! You’re a lucky Dog, to have gotten such a light punishment!”
“And I could have gotten longer, and I’m very lucky the car wasn’t totaled, etcetera, etcetera. Anything you’re gonna say, I’ve probably heard it already.”
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: [name_u]Reason[/name_u]
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[name_f]Esperance[/name_f] reached out with her mind. She knew it was rude, but she couldn’t help brushing across some of her classmates’ thoughts in the process. Snowwolf was thinking about Angelfish again (yes, she did indeed like him back), Silhouette’s mind was full of the mystery of the black cube she’d found the other day (it was fossilized wombat poop, sorry), and Thicket was contemplating Shadeprowler, and how there had to be a reason why he was so. . . like that (Esperance couldn’t help him on that one).
“There’s no reason for you to be so needlessly cruel!” [name_f]Esperance[/name_f] overheard Monsoon saying. The tiny RainWing never raised her voice, but it sounded like she was yelling anyway.
Next word: tiny
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From The Tiniest Dragon
But, the stranger in question grabbed my wrist and looked closer at [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] anyway. “Oh, yes. This is surely one of a kind.”
[name_f]My[/name_f] little friend was staring at him, unblinking. I could almost feel the anxiety radiating off of the tiny dragon. [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] didn’t like this guy. And, let’s be quite honest, I didn’t either. “Boundaries!” I snapped and tried to pull my hand away. However, the stranger’s grip was strong and I was unable to.
“Must be worth a fortune.” [name_m]Just[/name_m] as I realized what he was planning to do, he grabbed [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u]. But, that turned out to be a mistake. Because the little dragon, still holding his coin in his front talons, growled his squeaky growl and bit the thief. “Ow! It’s not a bracelet! It’s a living creature! Ow! With sharp teeth!”
From The Guard Of Dosta Series
[name_m]Weylin[/name_m] didn’t answer her. He was figuring out the best way to introduce himself. Finally, he decided on “I’m [name_m]Weylin[/name_m] [name_u]Hendrix[/name_u] and my [name_m]Guardian[/name_m] isn’t around right—” Unfortunately, [name_m]Achilles[/name_m] chose that moment to climb onto his shoulder. “Now.”
“I’m right here!” The salamander’s tiny voice exclaimed.
“I don’t know what this tiny pathetic thing is doing,” [name_m]Weylin[/name_m] grabbed [name_m]Achilles[/name_m] and placed him back on the ground. “But he’s not mine.”
[name_f]Estee[/name_f] rolled her eyes at him and bent down to say hello to [name_m]Achilles[/name_m]. “You’re cute. Don’t worry about that guy, he clearly doesn’t appreciate you.”
Next Word: Cute
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From The [name_u]Pirate[/name_u] Maiden
“Admiral [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m] has a house on the beach? Cool! So, where is it?”
“Don’t you dare gather up some of your pirate friends and try to break in. The guards will not hesitate to—”
“Relax. I have no desire to break into your father’s house. I kind of like my life. So, what did you see?”
“I walked out onto a small dock that used to be there and sat down to look at the stars. Suddenly, I felt something wrap around my legs. When I looked to see what it was… I saw a huge tentacle. Like an octopus’, only much bigger. It started to pull me into the sea, but I scr— um, shouted for help and stabbed it with a pointy stick I had picked up earlier. It let go and slipped back below the depths. I ran back to the house and told my parents about it. They said it was cute that I was playing pretend. Then they said that I could have fallen asleep and dreamt the whole thing.”
“Nobody believed you? Not even a tiny bit?”
“Not at all.”
“Well… that’s just plain rude of them. I mean, sure there are a million ways your story could be fake and—”
“You think I’m crazy.”
“One hundred percent.”
From another currently untitled book
“Oh, you thought I was just going to leave you unpunished for manipulating my dear cousin? Cute, very cute.”
[name_m]Deveraux[/name_m] rolled his eyes. “Have you nothing to do but insult us?”
“Yes, my enemies. I could be ordering some low-ranker around. But, I do believe you all deserve the insults I give. [name_m]Deveraux[/name_m], you are a wannabe turncoat. Unfortunately, though you were of great help to us Griffins, you are now just a traitor to your friend.”
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Traitor
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From Beware Of Dog 2
“I know. And that’s why I have to do this. You need help. I’m sorry for not seeing it sooner.”
“Right! So help me burn this place to the—”
“No!”
“Traitor, traitor, traitor! You know how I can’t stand traitors!” [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] turned and growled. “Remember that fight in that silly show you star in where the Scottish Terrier overpowers a Great [name_u]Dane[/name_u]? That’s what traitors deserve!” With those words, he bit [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] on the arm. Thankfully, his teeth weren’t very sharp anymore. “There! You want me to bite you again? Let me go! [name_u]Or[/name_u] I promise I will!”
“I deserved that.”
“You bet you did! You bet, you bet, you bet!”
“Yes I do.”
(Yes, [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] has issues with his mental health. Yes he gets the help he needs in the end. No, he is definitely not the villain of this book.)
From The Guard Of Dosta’s sequel series
“You helped her escape! I know you did!”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I’ve learned by now that you aren’t stupid, [name_f]Ver[/name_f]! You helped the canary escape! And you’re still helping her hide!”
“The canary is dead, Leviathan.”
“Is she?!”
“Yes.”
“You must be dumber than I thought if you think I believe that! You’re a traitor! And do you know what happens to traitors?! They die!”
(Leviathan, however, is definitely a villain.)
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: [name_m]Burn[/name_m]
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Both are from the Jungle Tamers, my current book:
[name_f]My[/name_f] face burns and hopelessness swells inside my chest. The truth is obvious; Celestia’s won.
Then. Behind her. Quick as a flash, a figure appears from out of the trees. I fight to hide my grin from [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], as I recognise the person behind her. Short-cropped blonde hair, perfectly framing her face. Intense blue eyes. [name_m]Sharp[/name_m] cheekbones. A fierce, determined smile. I would know that face anywhere. I notice [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], lying unconscious behind [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], and suddenly I know what to do.
Two women are riding the horse bare-back. I recognise them both, and I’m not happy to see either of them.
In front is [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], hatred burning in her eyes. In her hand is a silver, barred cage. A whimpering [name_f]Hina[/name_f] sits helplessly inside, scratching at the bars, desperate to escape, and my heart wrenches for her.
Next word: fierce
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From [name_f]Eira[/name_f] [name_u]Ivory[/name_u] And [name_f]Rhoda[/name_f] [name_f]Arusha[/name_f]
Later, at dinnertime, [name_f]Rhoda[/name_f] brought up the topic of [name_m]Nanok[/name_m] [name_u]Isle[/name_u] again. She hoped that she might convince [name_u]Ivory[/name_u] to refuse to go. “You know what happened the last time the Protectors tried to explore [name_m]Nanok[/name_m] [name_u]Isle[/name_u], right?”
“That was over ten years ago,” [name_u]Ivory[/name_u] replied. “I don’t remember the original story and neither do you. It’s gotten so twisted over time.”
“One of the explorers didn’t return. That is as true as true gets.”
“Avery Pygmalion.” [name_u]Ivory[/name_u] said sadly. “Described by everyone as a boy who was eager to please and as brave as can be.”
Both girls were silent, remembering the story as they sat at their small table in their quaint cottage. They had been a little over five years old at the time. Three Protectors were sent to [name_m]Nanok[/name_m] [name_u]Isle[/name_u], the story said. All was well for about a day, then a fierce blizzard started. When it was finally over, the two older explorers realized that their young companion was missing. All that day, they searched.
From a currently untitled book
Swiftnose was relieved that he, Keensight, and Bonechewer were all okay. Leopards were fierce, terrifying creatures. They could move very quickly, not to mention quietly. They were strong, powerful, and deadly. It was unlikely that three Hyenas would all be uninjured after a fight with one. Luckily, the fight had been avoided.
Keensight limped in front of her group. Swiftnose sniffed the air, nervously. His [name_u]Alpha[/name_u] always limped a bit, favoring her front left paw. It had been broken during a fight with a Rhinoceros many years before Swiftnose was born. Thankfully, it had healed well enough for her to walk on it. But, it still bothered her sometimes. Lately, more often than not. The Pack was worried about her. Cloudspot, her [name_m]Chief[/name_m] Advisor, tried to insist that she give up going out scavenging. That she let other Pack members bring her food. Because, if she had to run, it was unlikely that she’d be fast enough.
Keensight insisted that she was fine. She wouldn’t just lie around all day. The boredom would make her extra irritable, which even she knew wasn’t good for the Pack. Besides, she was an expert Scavenger, able to spot signs of prey from miles away. And the Pack needed their best Scavengers out scavenging right now. They hadn’t eaten more than a few small lizards in days.
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Prey
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From Freak:
“Miss!” she calls, raising her hand in mock innocence and then glaring at me menacingly, as if to make clear that in this situation she is the predator and I’m just the meek little prey. I know one thing for sure - [name_f]Britney[/name_f] does not slack when it comes to payback. Miss [name_u]Harper[/name_u] turns to face her, exasperated, as [name_f]Britney[/name_f] says, pouting, “Jana’s crying!” She pats me on the shoulder sympathetically, as if she wasn’t the one causing my tears.
(I looked through a few and could only find one but I didn’t want this thread to go dead so thought I’d just go with the one, sorry!)
Next word: innocence
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@Iwritestories4 That’s perfectly fine, sometimes I can’t find two excerpts either. Thanks for helping keep the thread alive🙂.
From Beware Of Dog 4
“Big mistake, you three. There’s no one around. No one knows you’re out here. By the time they find you, it’ll be too late.”
“Well, if this is the end… At least we didn’t run over any innocent pedestrians. I think we can count that as a major victory. Right guys?”
“Always look on the bright side, even when it’s not very bright.”
“Yeah.”
“However, I think we have more of an advantage than they think,” [name_m]Chuck[/name_m] whispered. “It’s two against three. We have them outnumbered.”
From The [name_u]Hero[/name_u], The [name_f]Queen[/name_f], And The Prisoner
“Thank you. I know I’ve said a lot of things that I shouldn’t of and—”
“I’ve done a lot of things that I shouldn’t have. [name_f]My[/name_f] deeds are partially why you distrusted me so much. I was as blinded by my anger as you were by your loyalty to Osmund.”
“Osmund is why you—”
“Exactly. Him and his nobles. But you? Everyone else like you? You didn’t do anything to me. Yet, how many innocent people have died in this war? How many people have I… When I think about it, I feel like a monster. While I was trying to make [name_m]Osmund[/name_m] suffer, there were people like you who were already suffering. And I just made it worse.”
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Worse
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From Dreams of Dahlias:
“No, no, I’m fine - promise.” The lie curdles in my stomach, somehow making it worse. “We’ll be there soon anyway and then I can get some fresh air. I’m sure I’ll feel better in no time, don’t you worry.”
Next word: promise
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From The Twice-Cursed [name_f]Princess[/name_f]
“I promised I’d get you to Valdenius. And, if I make a promise, I will keep it unless I absolutely cannot. So, I’m going to get you where you need to go unless one of us dies.”
“One of us could have today.”
“I know that. [name_m]Garvan[/name_m] could have to.”
“I’m sorry. I should have been watching—”
“I’m not mad at you. The only one to blame for what happened is me. I knew we were entering [name_u]John[/name_u] MacCurdy’s territory. I shouldn’t have left you and [name_m]Garvan[/name_m] above deck.”
From Another Currently Untitled Book
“I promised your mother I’d protect you! I intend to keep that promise, Enzo!”
“But what about you! I can’t just leave you!”
“Enzo!”
“Kylor!”
“Forget what I said about not knowing how you’re Kree’s son! You are definitely Kree’s son!”
“Yeah! I am!”
“So I will protect you!”
“And you’re Head Protector [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_m]Way[/name_m] Is The Best Way!”
“Yes! I am!”
“But you’re wrong!”
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Wrong
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From The Jungle Tamers:
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] lifted his head to meet my questioning gaze, surprised. “You’ve never heard of her? [name_u]Dove[/name_u] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]? Doesn’t ring any bells?”
I shook my head. “I don’t hear much locked away here.”
“Oh well. Most people here have. She’s kinda like a celebrity, but just… in the jungle, without social media," he said, shrugging and dropping the subject. But now I was curious. Who was this mysterious [name_u]Dove[/name_u]? Whenever anyone talked about her they became secretive all of a sudden, and it was getting irritating.
From Dreaming of [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]:
Another first draft, don’t judge 
“Here’s the spot,” [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] announces, coming to a stop beside a large boulder and inhaling deeply, as if to breathe in the very presence of the seaside air. We flop onto our towels and I wriggle my bare toes, loving the feeling of the soft sand trickling between them.
“So, how were things back in England?” she asks, glancing at me curiously.
“Um… good, sort of. I wasn’t exactly doing the best at school, my grades just kept getting lower and lower." I pause, looking around and taking in my surroundings before continuing. “I was taking my life down the wrong path, I guess. I thought a fresh start would be good.” [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] smiles, nodding in recognition. I suddenly notice how open I am with [name_f]Saffron[/name_f]. I’ve only known her a week but she already feels like my best friend.
She doesn’t reply once I’ve finished speaking, instead staring off into the purple-hued sunset like she’s thinking about what I said. I suddenly think of how similar she is to Rozalina, and feel a sense of homesickness wash over me. [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] may be great, but nobody can fill the hole for how much I miss [name_f]Roz[/name_f].
Next word: locked (or lock, locks, locking etc)
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From A Tale Of Sorrow And Woe
“Exactly,” [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] finally spoke. “Villains never succeed, [name_m]Flavian[/name_m] Hollis.”
“Oh, I’m no villain. I’m simply saving my kingdom from having to have [name_m]Marcel[/name_m] as a king. Honestly, what does your small ‘army’ really see in him? He has no leadership qualities. As [name_m]King[/name_m], all he will do is lock himself away and never come out, even as the kingdom falls to pieces.”
“King Flavian?” [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] the guard tried again.
“Yes, Samuel?” [name_m]Flavian[/name_m] asked. “What is so important that you need to tell me now?”
“Your [name_u]Majesty[/name_u], they have a Necromancer. So do we. What if, instead of us all fighting, we just let the Necromancers battle each other. Whoever’s Necromancer wins is the side that wins.”
“That is actually not a bad plan,” [name_m]Flavian[/name_m] smiled. “Not bad at all.”
“We’re not doing that!” [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] exclaimed. [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] wouldn’t win. What would she do? Summon an army of skeleton squirrels?
From City Of Goblins
A huge wolf. It was crouched amongst some weeds only a few feet away. The look in its yellow eyes was murderous. She knew that wolves didn’t normally attack people unprovoked, but this was clearly no ordinary wolf. It looked more like she’d always imagined a dire wolf from a fantasy novel would. Far bigger than any real wolf species she knew about.
Before [name_f]Lily[/name_f] had any more time to think, the wolf bared its teeth. The realization that it really was going to attack her sank in. Not knowing what else to do, she turned and ran towards the old rusty car. Maybe the doors would be unlocked. Maybe… But, when she reached it, she was alarmed to discover that they were not. She glanced back at where the wolf had been, praying it had decided to ignore her. But, it was doing the complete opposite. It was stalking closer.
[name_u]New[/name_u] Word: Stalk
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