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Kirbynite Phan Phan  I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!!                   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Jolene: ... Did.. I come in a bad time?
Supa Dreamlander: No no, he's just still very suspicious about how things are being handle. Kirby steps towards Grey and spoke very quietly.. Supa Dreamlander: You lost your chance to question me about this 
Jolene seemed a bit nervous around Grey, but she still had a job to do. Jolene: Mr. Grubba wanted me to let you all know that the stipulation in this match is to appeal to the crowd atleast once. He wants everyone to be fired up. And next time, it will be Security that will escort you to the ring. Try not to get completely destroyed out there. Supa Dreamlander: ... Thanks, I think.  Anyway, I'm ready to go see how "fake" this thing is.
Jolene: Heh. --------------------------- The arena is roaring, with colored spotlights going everywhere. The jumbotron shows a camera panning across the arena before slowing zooming in on the announcer, Grubba. Grubba: Squarin' off next, folks... are the Hoppin' Hardheads... the GOOMBA BROTHERS! Aaaaaaaand.... Newcomers with hankerin' for clobberin'... Ssssssuupaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Drrrrrrreeeeeeeeeamlanderrrr and Company! The Goomba Brothers have been waitin' an' gettin' all het up for the fight. Let's check in! Grubba waddles over to the five goombas on the eastern side of the ring. Grubba: Howdy do, Goomba Brothers! How're ya'll feelin' tonight? Ya'll ready fer this fight? Goomba: Ha! Are you kidding, man? We're ALWAYS ready to bonk a fool or two! Who is this Supa Dreamlander rookie? A cocky idiot with a dumb name, that's who! Waiting just makes us mad! WE're gonna teach him and his tardy punks how to respect fighters with seniority! I think maybe you oughta call an ambulance for them now, just to save time later! (edited by Brixikyent on 06-15-06 02:00 AM) |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain    Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey couldn't help but talk trash back... this was a little too much bullshit for him to handle.
Grey: "Tardy? Tardy? You don't even have any arms! It's a wonder you can open the doors to get to the arena on time! What do you do, jump up and bite doorknobs? I don't have to stand for this..." He clapped Kir--- er, Supa Dreamlander on the shoulder and pointed at the cretins who dared to mock him. "We don't have to stand for this! Is there even a reason for us to have to take out this kind of rifraff? Seriously, it's like five steps and a victory. How are we supposed to draw this out?" Electricity began surging around Grey's hands... It was clear that he was getting slightly frustrated, and was beginning to have some severe difficulty seeing the rational side of things. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Supa Dreamlander: Grey, you totally killed my door-opening kick.
Kirby shook his head as he walked up the stairs to step onto the platform. It was only him, Grey, Fem, and Jack, as the rest were in Offline Trances. Of course, that wouldn't be a problem for a bunch of goombas... Grubba: Hot-diggety-DANG, fight fans! There's Supa Dreamlander now, stridin' on up! Ah tell you, these rookies got some guts, strollin' up late like he owns the place! Hoo! Okay, now, Supa D., listen up. Lemme just explain the rules of the match real quick.. Goomba: ENOUGH TALK, FIGHT NOW! One of the goombas soared through the air, and smacked Kirby on the head. The goomba backflipped onto the ground, and hopped back to his allies. Grubba has a nervous face as he takes several steps away from both teams. The bell starting the match went off. Supa Dreamlander: Bloody punks! You think you're cute for doing that?! Goomba: Aw, quit crying, will ya? That was just a little welcome gift for the rookies! Where's our thank-you?!? An afterimage of Kirby next to Grey was all that's left before appearing right next to the goomba. Supa Dreamlander: Right here! Kirby punted the Goomba into the air. Without letting the creature go too far, the bandana wearing berserker lunged into the air, caught the Goomba with one hand, and drove him into the ground. Kirby grinded the Goomba across the floor for a second before smacking the tanned mushroom-like beast out of the ring with a red glowing fist. (edited by Brixikyent on 06-15-06 02:57 AM) |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "Grrrrr......."
Grey growled softly as he hunched over, the bell of the match and the recent bonking of his hardworking costumed cohort's cranium firing him up. He extended his right arm, and a shining baseball bat appeared in his outstretched fingers, with a tiny coin that resembled the Earth hanging from its handle by a chain. He stamped his foot a few times, getting a feel for the flooring of the arena, as tiny shocks of static electricity scattered from his toes' impact. The very air itself tensed around him, as his eyes first turned a dull green color, then began to flash every few seconds, the interval growing shorter and shorter. Finally, they fixed themselves at a brighter hue, and locked on a member of the opposing side that had the poor, poor fate to be in the front of the party. Meanwhile, the goombas around his target had begun to scatter, trying desperately to think tactically at a time when it was certain that one of them was going to fall no matter what happened. They watched and waited for Grey to move, anticipating a degree of speed that promised to surpass the normal spectrum of human movement. The electricity in the air continued to build, and rose to a level where the woolen sweaters of the shocked audience would spark a very energetic conversation with the atmosphere around them. For a moment, it all stopped. All of it, and even Grey's eyes ceased to glow. There was a quick flash, and Grey appeared on the eastern side of the arena, the bat in his hand stretched in front of him with both hands gripping its handle tightly. Only the swish of the keychain at the end of the weapon rustled the still air. Where his target had stood, oh poor goomba that he was, there was a bright sparkle like a fluorescent lightbulb in a dark alleyway, and a loud, wailing shriek like a banshee's lament. The sound of shattering glass filled the air for a brief moment as one of the arena's skylights grew a very precisely-targeted and exceptionally neatly-made goomba-shaped hole. The electricity that had been in Grey's path suddenly exploded upward from his body, taking out another skylight in the process. A spotlight at the top of the arena sparked and went out. Naught but a crater remained where the goomba had stood, as the number "9999" flashed briefly in the air in bright, white letters before fading like a spent firework. Grey sighed, straightened, and promptly collapsed, his baseball bat disappearing into nothingness once again. He lay there passed out on the floor, as the illusion faded and the goomba that had once been smashed out of the arena froze in place, an exp With three goombas left to handle, one was given to wonder just how it was possible that a team of trained fighters was able to get their asses handed to them by a ragtag band of misfits that had just met each other a week ago. (edited by Grey on 06-15-06 02:53 AM) (edited by Grey on 06-15-06 02:56 AM) |
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| The goomba that had just nudged his now-fallen comrade looked back to the other side of the ring, ready to attack, only to stop when he noticed something was amiss...
Goomba #3: Hey... Where'd the girly one go? Indeed, Fem was nowhere to be seen inside the ring. Grey's fancy illusion had given her the opportunity to fly up into the rafters unseen. She now dropped straight down, landing on and smooshing Goomba #3 and bouncing safely to the floor of the ring. She followed this up by turning to the audience and winking while blowing them a kiss with two fingers. Of course, the crowd loved this. Before either of the two remaining goombas could attempt to attack, Jack had somehow appeared behind them. Jack: I am ninja. In one swift motion, he grabbed the two goombas by the head (or is it their body?) and slammed them into each other, knocking them unconscious. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Supa Dreamlander dusted his hands and started walking to the center of the ring. The crowd was going wild as they were all surprised to be entertained by the quickest fight they've seen since Rawk Hawk vs the Koopinator.
Supa Dreamlander: Short and sweet. I'm in the mood for food now. Grubba: HOOOOO-WEEEEE! The Supa Dreamlander and Co. wins! Grubba, since Kirby was the closest one to him, catches the caped lad before he walks off. Grubba: Tell me, son, what was this first taste of victory like? Supa Dreamlander: That fight? What a joke.
Grubba: Ah'll tell you what Ah just saw, folks: a whuppin'! These kids got skills! We got ourselves some heroes! Let's hear it for them, folks! Yeah! Supa Dreamlander and Co.! ----------------------------- Eventually, everyone went back to the locker rooms, and were joined by Grubba and Jolene. Grubba: Well, Supa D., that fight wasn't a total loss... But listen, son, fighters gotta play to the crowd! You know, pump 'em up more! Supa Dreamlander: You're telling me this, of all people? Grubba: Ah'm hopin' you'll gimme more razzle-dazzle next time, huh? Supa Dreamlander: Right right. No need for boring the crowd even if we finish the fights in seconds. Grubba: We understand each other? Good. Ah'll be on mah way, then. Ms. Jolene here will give you yer fight money. See ya! Grubba steps outside of the minor-league room as Jolene approaches Grey. Jolene: Here's your fight money. Three gold coins each, and your team goes up from rank 20, to rank 19. The next fight will not be set until you select "Reserve a Match" on the terminal. Feel free to do whatever you'd like. Have a nice evening, everyone. Jolene bows and walks out the room. Supa Dreamlander: Well, I'm glad to see reaching champ status to be fast.. But.. still.. that's about another week or so... |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "We could just bang 'em all out right this second. That was nowhere near a real challenge. We totally wasted them!"
Grey, having woken up from his sleep status, stretched out on a putrid locker room bench. For a handicapped line of set-outcome fights, this didn't seem so bad. He just had to be patient. Needless to say, that wasn't one of his strong suits. About four minutes of waiting passed before Grey picked himself up and stalked over to Kirby, imploring him to allow them to get in another fight and end their imprisonment. "Pleeeeeease? It's easy... I bet she's right there outside the door waiting for us to just hit the button." |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Supa Dreamlander: But.. I'm hungry... Well... Maybe--
???: Yo, Rooks! How's your first brawl, dawg? The koopa with a gold shell (or was it just yellow?) and cool shades approached Kirby and the others. King K: I'm King K, man. Just a bush-league scrub like ya'll. Good meetin' ya'll, man. Lookin' like a pack of stand-up peeps. I think I can hang wit' you. Supa Dreamlander: Ahum... Word?  ; |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey couldn't help but utter a phrase from ages long past, a sequence of words that devastated all rational thought and rendered all attempts to make sense of a situation of desperation, in which companionship was rightfully sought, completely useless. They echoed through the depths of his mind, swirling and whirling as the seconds did pass, until finally his gaze locked upon their new addressee, and halted.
Grey: "You seem trustworthy." |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| King K: Yeah, man. We're not bad peeps. Why don't ya'll meet the gang, huh? That man over there, he be Master crash.
The bob-omb with a scar over his eye looks over at everyone, and there seems to be a warm kindness in his look... erm, despite the fact that he's a living bomb.. Master Crash: Nice to meet you BOMB! If you need some advice BOMB, don't hesistate to ask BOMB-BOMB. Kirby weakly waves his hand. He then looks over at Grey. Supa Dreamlander: See? These guys don't seem too bad. Ahum... Despite the.. talking... King K: Yeah. My man's got, you know, some speech issues, but he's got good advice sometimes. Master Crash: Not just sometimes BOMB! Advice is ALWAYS useful BOMB-BOMB! King K: Riiight, man, whatever. Anyway, this lean machine over there is Bandy Andy. Kirby looks over at Bandy Andy, who seems to be a green Bandit Guy. Bandy Andy: Heh. Nice to meet you. I'm not in here too often, but if you see me around, say hi..... Oh yeah, don't worry about the beds over there. Despite how nasty this room looks, they're actually clean. It's not as cushy as the bed in the champ's room, though. |
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JDavis Nintendo Fanboy Local Mod Affected by 'The Golden Power' + Since: 11-17-05 From: Ada, OK, USA Last post: 6314 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Jack: Somehow, I don't think any of us plan on sleeping in here anyway. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Bandy Andy: Well, go right on ahead. Go out to the hotel, and use the same hard earned cash you just won to pay for a bed.
Supa Dreamlander: I'm sure we can find our own way, thanks. King K: OK, cool, and this last guy with the sweet purple kicks is known as Cleftor. The green boulder-like creature shifts his glowing, crossed eyes around. Cleftor: Grack! Cleftor no like make friend with sunglasses. Supa Dreamlander:
King K: Easy there, Cleft-dawg! Dude ain't the friendlest guy, but you get used to 'im. Anyway, that's the core minor-league crew, man! You need something, ask us. There are other minor leaguers, but they tend to hang out in other places. Oh, yeah... I almost forgot. You an' me.. we gotta square off eventually, so good luck, all of ya. King K walked towards a bed, and immediately plopped himself on. |
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JDavis Nintendo Fanboy Local Mod Affected by 'The Golden Power' + Since: 11-17-05 From: Ada, OK, USA Last post: 6314 days Last view: 6302 days |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Supa Dreamlander: That makes sense in a way, Jack. But at the same time, does it make sense for any of us go for so long without sleeping? Wait, what am I thinking? More fights, means approaching Schala faster!
Kirby quickly smacked the button on the terminal, bringing up an image of Grubba. Grubba: Howdy-do! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, all righty, then! Lemme just see here.... Yer next opponent will be.. Ranked 18 in the Glitz Pit.... The KP Koopas! Now listen, son: in this battle, do some kinda Super Special attack. Ah'm talkin' something that looks like it's using otherworldly powers. Ah think just one will get the crowd goin'. King K got up from the bed and approached Supa Dreamlander. King K: Hey, dawg... Looks like your next match is against me. Good luck, man... to both of us. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "Like I said."
He pulled the pilfered Star Stone from his vest, and stared at it as it glowed softly in his hands. He grinned. "So, does this count as "otherworldly power"? I'm a bit lash on how to use this. Is it just a "hold me in the air and say the magic words" thing, or more of an "I'm desperate and in dire need of help so make with the magic" kind of thing?" He tossed it from hand to hand as he spoke, barely noticing the slight tremors that reverberated through the walls of the locker room. |
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Supa Dreamlander: G-Grey. Don't be handling it like that now. Test it out when we're out there 
---------------------------------------------- After Kirby and the others walked up onto the fighting platform.. Grubba: Fer our next battle, we got the Merciless Executioners, SUPA DREAMLANDER AND CO.! And... The Shell Machines of Doom... The KP Koopas! On the other side of the ring stood a trio of gold shelled Koopas, with one of them being a winged Paratroopa. King K: Meet my peeps, Supa D.! Told you we's gonna square off, and now it's ON! Grubba: Get yerselves ready to.... BAAAAAATTLE! |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Mysteriously enough, Grey found himself at the forefront of Kir--- Er, I mean Supa Dreamlander's troops. He stared down the golden koopas, whose shells gleamed in the skylights like a duo plus uno of beacons, shimmering with menace. They grinned in delight at the shrimpiness of their foe, and the paratroopa even flexed a few muscles, at the crowd's utter delight.
And Grey? He was shaking in his shoes. He wasn't any good at anything more than smoke and mirrors! A real fight, this early in the tournament? Haha, no way. But then again, Grubba had said something about a flashy attack to spice things up. Maybe Grey was the right man for that kind of job. Maybe not. Grey: "Ay, SD!" He whirled around, a clearly angry exp "What gives? I ain't doing this alone!" |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Kirby walks up to Grey and pats him on the shoulder.
Supa Dreamlander: Fine fine! I'll back you up, Grey. Just go ahead and try it out before they get angry at us for not doing the first strike. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "Try it out? Try it out, you say. Do you know what'll happen if I use this?"
The crowd roared in an excited frenzy as Grey whipped his star stone out of his vest, shaking it (and, coincidentally, the floor) as he chastized S.D. for his "ignorance". "This is completely untested magic. I don't do magic, everything I do is from within. Do you really expect me to be able to just take this stone, and blow away whatever we're up against without a thought? Do you?" He gripped the stone harder, and his rising tension was felt throughout the arena's walls, as they quivered in anticipation of his next move. He raised the stone above his head... "Why, I might as well just huck the stone at the floor and shout out some crazy magic word, like "Alakazam!" and poof! Some kind of Earth Tremor-like att---" But he never got to finish his statement, as he had indeed thrown the stone at the mat, and he had indeed yelled out some crazy magic word that had indeed activated the stone, which had indeed sent out quite the earth-shaking tremor. The shockwaves that emanated from the stone were enough to throw Grey straight off his feet, as they fired outward in all directions, reaching heights that no earthquake could hope to touch. The waves hit King K. and his gang, throwing them onto their backs magnificently, and soon only the paratrooper was left to be fought, smugly floating above his fallen comrades. He, too, was overtaken by the waves in another instant, a look of surprise on his amphibiously-beaked face. His wings shattered in a puff of feathers, and he was knocked onto his golden shell, struggling like his allies to regain his footing. Grey got to his feet and dove for the stone, desperately trying to make the tremors stop. His hands clasped it tightly, and he stuffed it back into his vest as the crowd roared with delight at him floundering on the mats, wrestling with the shaking stone. He eventually managed to get it under control, and the KP Koopas were left shaking on the ground, their round backs restricting their movement ever the more. The ten count started, as King K. and his gang tried to get back onto their feet... "Man, who knew that'd work?" |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Kirby was busy fixing his sunglasses as he stumbled towards Grey.
Supa Dreamlander: I had a feeling it would... But I didn't expect that, at all. These stars definitely got something to them... Kirby looked at the opponents. They didn't seem to be struggling much to get back up. Infact, they weren't trying at all. The gnarly waves lashed onto them had dealt enough damage to tear away their willpower. And then... Confetti exploded everywhere as the audience was still going crazy. Grubba: We got ourselves a winner! SUPAAAAAAAAAAA DREEEEEEEAMLANDER AND COMMMMMMMPANYYYYYYY! Supa Dreamlander: Shoo, that was quick. ------------------------------- Everyone was back inside the minor-league locker room. Jolene: Here's your pay. Jolene walks over to Fem, and hands over several gold coins. Jolene: Four coins for each fighter, and your rank has risen to 18. Now, if you'll excuse me... I must be going... Jolene fixed her glasses before walking out the door. King K: Hey, way to hand out a beatdown out there, man. You beat me, straight up. Could swing the other way next time, though, you know what I'm sayin'? King K couldn't see Kirby's reaction due to the sunglasses, but Kirby had a slight worried look.. Supa Dreamlander: Er.. Sure. Alright... Kirby stretched for a bit and then yawned. His head lazily looked in Jack's direction. Supa Dreamlander: So... Food and sleep now? Or must I break out the fastu fowadu? |
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