Thread #2: "Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking"

0rganism

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Mon May-24-04 01:00 AM
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Thread #2: "Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking"

Edited on Mon May-24-04 01:03 AM by 0rganism

Continuation of mammoth thread #1 at
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=575177&mesg_id=575177

May 23, 2004

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites ) suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon while mountain biking on his ranch. He was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell, said White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040522/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_injured_1

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Systematic Chaos

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Mon May-24-04 01:02 AM
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1. Fix the link so it points to the actual thread

instead of to a reply box to the original thread....

I don't wanna reply to it, I just wanna read it. :)

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0rganism

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Mon May-24-04 01:04 AM
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2. As they say in the trade... "D'oh!"

I have no excuse. :p

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Must_B_Free

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Mon May-24-04 01:06 AM
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3. I feel sorry for him

It looks like a terrible tumble. I makes me cringe to think about falling ogff a bike on my chin. Yikes!

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jean

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Mon May-24-04 01:21 AM
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10. The holes in his hands are pitiable - but don't forget the hundreds of

horribly maimed troops, some who have had their hands blown off, not to mention dead troops and dead and maimed Iraqis.

This man who can't ride his own bike is responsible for all the carnage.

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Sparky McGruff

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Mon May-24-04 06:21 AM
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24. Those wounds aren't from rocks...

The bandaids on his hands are covering up the stigmata. Saint W is sufferning for our sins!

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duvinnie

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Mon May-24-04 01:02 PM
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43. me too

it's the president, after all. i wish him a speedy recovery.

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Spinzonner

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Mon May-24-04 01:08 AM
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4. Who cares

was the Bike OK ?

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LiberalVoice

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Mon May-24-04 01:10 AM
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5. Awww poor bushy :(

Unless a glow stick got rammed up his ass in the tumble he has nothing to complain about.

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Mon May-24-04 08:43 AM
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30. My thought exactly!

I mountain bike nearly every weekend and have taken plenty of tumbles including a few face plants over the handlebars. 9 out of 10 times the first thing I check is the bike, did it screwed up, and who saw me crash. If nobody saw me crash then the crash didn't happen at the end of the day when the guys are BSing over a beer....With luck his face plant included cactux...wishful thinking.

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rocktivity

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Mon May-24-04 09:06 AM
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35. But do you wear a mouth guard, CRK?

According the stories, Bush was wearing a "helmet and mouth guard." Is that something that "serious" cyclists do?

:headbang:
rocknation

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Nihil

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Mon May-24-04 09:11 AM
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38. Full face helmet on a pedal bike?

Or maybe it was the helmet with the built in soother (to stop the baby
from making a fuss in the back seat)?

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Fridays Child

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Mon May-24-04 01:11 AM
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6. More likely that he was on the 17th mile of a 16-mile ride.

Sort of like that 19th hole at an 18-hole golf course--the watering hole.

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jean

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Mon May-24-04 01:16 AM
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7. The POTUS wipes out on his bike while the country goes to hell - why

can't they just hook him onto a treadmill and let him run like a hamster on a wheel?

He is enough of an embarrassment as it is and now we have to hear he can't hold his own on a damn bike?

Everything he does reiterates how incapable he is.

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ugarte

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Mon May-24-04 01:20 AM
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8. With those wounds on his hands

it's almost like...oh, my God...he's Jesus Christ!

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0rganism

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Mon May-24-04 01:28 AM
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12. Waiting for a crown of pretzels to appear

before I acknowledge his divinity.

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smirkymonkey

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Mon May-24-04 12:17 PM
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41. I am sure the fundies are having

a field day with this!

"He IS the messiah!"

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drumwolf

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Mon May-24-04 01:20 AM
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9. first a pretzel, then this (and wasn't there something in between?)

Funny thing is, his doctors have claimed that Bush is in absolute tip-top physical shape for a man his age.

You think something's up here? As in, with the bottle?

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Pachamama

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Mon May-24-04 01:57 AM
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16. Yeah, there was the "Segway" Episode...

...where Dumbya fell off of the Segway Transporter like the uncoordinated dufus that he is...

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NMDemDist2

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Mon May-24-04 01:23 AM
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11. what no one has mentioned yet is the West Wing episode

when POTUS fell off his bike

that was the first thing i thought "Did he run into a tree?"

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Sleepless In NY

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Mon May-24-04 01:33 AM
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13. Does one wear a mouth guard to go biking?

They say bush was wearing "a helmet and mouth guard" Am I missing something here? Is that usual? Protection against terrorists? What? Hate to admit it, but I still can't stop laughing, thinking off him falling flat on his face. DU threads on this will keep me laughing for weeks! LOL!

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Twillig

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Mon May-24-04 11:07 AM
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40. If by 'mouth guard' they actually

meant 'ball gag'....

And what's this out-of-nowhere mention of showtunes about?

hmmm. :evilgrin:

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Eye and Monkey

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Mon May-24-04 12:20 PM
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42. Will his handlers force a mouth guard on him for his War College speech?

They should, there's no telling what drivel he'll utter.

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7th_Sephiroth

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Mon May-24-04 01:51 AM
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14. awwwwww

poor baby got a boo-boo

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fortyfeetunder

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Mon May-24-04 01:55 AM
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15. Who are *'s friends these days?

I thought friends don't let friends ride bikes while stoned on either booze and/or pretzels?

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Pachamama

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Mon May-24-04 01:58 AM
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17. ...or chew gum and bike at the same time....Secret Service forgot to take.

...Dumbya's Bubble gum away before embarking on his "big ride"

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dArKeR

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Mon May-24-04 02:13 AM
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18. I've updated the Pretzel Bicycle here: Please post thanks.

seemslikeadream and TroubleMan posted earlier.

http://darkerxdarker.tripod.com/pretzelbrain.htm

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lumpy

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Mon May-24-04 10:44 AM
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39. Love your bike pics, darker,

good laugh.

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Piperay

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Mon May-24-04 02:17 AM
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19. Awwww phooey

chimp was drunk again :beer: and crashed into something or perhaps Pickles or mama Bar smacked him :spank: for his drunkeness and now because of his 'big' speech they came up with the bicycle story. :hangover: :hurts: :nopity:

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Scaramouche

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Mon May-24-04 02:25 AM
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20. It looks like in the fight against terra...

Edited on Mon May-24-04 02:27 AM by Scaramouche

terra kicked his ass...

On edit: BTW- It hasn't rained there in the last 10 days.

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Nihil

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Mon May-24-04 04:27 AM
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21. Is it my memory ...

... or did Bush not talk about "taking the training wheels off" at the
end of last week?

:evilgrin:

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Judi Lynn

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Mon May-24-04 05:27 AM
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22. You'd be tempted to believe a good President would be meeting

with his advisors continually, trying to hammer out some plans and solutions for this country and Iraq.

His frolicking around on his mountain bike simply makes him seem stupid and out of touch with reality.

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leftchick

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Mon May-24-04 05:44 AM
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23. I totally agree JudyLyn....

For cripes sakes Iraq is a disaster, gas prices are Sky high, The prison torture scandal grows by leaps daily, investigations of his criminal cabal are growing and his poll numbers are in the crapper! Yet his handlers let this doofus go play on his bike?!? He seems so out of touch with reality it really makes one wonder just how much he is aware of what is really going on around him. Do you think he even knows his poll numbers or do they keep that from the little king?

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Bridget Burke

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Mon May-24-04 06:24 AM
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25. "Frolicking around on his mountain bike"--at his vacation home!

Exercise is good for you. I'd be glad for him to use the White House workout room, the indoor pool, or any of those facilities we provide for the President. He nees a break from the intellectual intensity of planning for Iraqi sovereignty, fighting terror & planning for the economy. (Stop laughing!)

But he has to fly to his vacation home once again, to find a more interesting form of recreation. (If they aren't lying about that.) Work is the last thing on his mind.

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arwalden

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Mon May-24-04 06:58 AM
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26. Good! The Criminal Son Of A Bitch Deserves More

I hope the inhuman bastard suffers.

-- Allen

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ablbodyed

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Mon May-24-04 08:01 AM
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27. This happened while Condi was....

wearing her dominatrix outfit.

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Ganja Ninja

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Mon May-24-04 08:26 AM
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28. I can't wait to see how the make-up artist tries to cover up the ...

damage from his recent face plant at tonights speech.

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JETS

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Mon May-24-04 08:39 AM
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29. That's what happens when you take the training wheels off too quickly! n/t

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DFWJock

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Mon May-24-04 08:50 AM
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31. I guess

this means that all chimps cant be trained to ride a bike

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llmart

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Mon May-24-04 08:52 AM
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32. These two threads on the bike incident are making my day!

I want to respond but I'm still laughing at the incredible amount of humor DU'ers have. I can't think of anything to top what has already been said here. The guy was in all likelihood drunk. First he falls off the couch, then the Segway and now a bike? Give me a friggin' break! There's nothing more to say. He's a total embarrassment to our wonderful country.

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ze_dscherman

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Mon May-24-04 08:55 AM
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33. He rides again!

As proudly presented by Fox (I warned you, didn't I?): http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=31D95460-475B-4377-80DC-7900D95B15F1

"But Bush got back on the bike, riding more than 20 miles without falling Sunday, a White House spokesman said. Bush had fallen about 16 miles into a 17-mile ride on his ranch in Crawford.

Bush also spent some time Sunday polishing his Monday night speech on Iraq, one of a series he will be delivering on the subject. But there were few details of the speech."

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Nihil

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Mon May-24-04 09:10 AM
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36. Oh for a security video from that event ...

> "But Bush got back on the bike, riding more than 20 miles without
> falling Sunday", a White House spokesman said.

"That's because we fitted the exercise bike with a seat-belt and made
sure the Jim Beam was out of reach this time."

> Bush also spent some time Sunday polishing his Monday night speech on Iraq

... and it's sure lookin' shiny now boys!

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bitchkitty

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Mon May-24-04 08:56 AM
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34. Maybe Laura kicked his ass again?

Rumor has it that the previous incident stemmed not from pretzels, but a blow from a tequila bottle, swung by Pickles.

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doc03

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Mon May-24-04 09:10 AM
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37. Just saw Bush* arriving at the White House on CN, Barney was waiting

on the other side of the driveway. I guess he doesn't want dropped today.

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saigon68

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Mon May-24-04 01:10 PM
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44. Its too Bad the Lying piece of Crap didn't break his neck

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Vext

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Mon May-24-04 02:09 PM
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45. He wasn't wearing bike gloves?

But he brought his doctor along? How convenient.

The mouth guard is the weirdest part.

And his ranch is big enough for a 17 mile ride? Or was he doing laps?

At least I was spared pictures of W in bike shorts.

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neuvocat

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Mon May-24-04 02:43 PM
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46. Now, do they still expect us to believe he can fly a plane?

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arwalden

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Mon May-24-04 02:44 PM
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47. I Love Reading And Re-Reading That Headline

and the photos are now part of my screensaver slide-show. It just delights me to see that son of a bitch in pain.

Is that so wrong?

-- Allen

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