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Wisdom in Space<p>Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.<br> -- Voltaire</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Absurdity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Absurdity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Atrocity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atrocity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hammock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hammock</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/KinderhookCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KinderhookCreek</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a></p>
Svenja Künstler<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedihum.org/@lavaeolus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lavaeolus</span></a></span> Das wusste schon <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a>. <br><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Candide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Candide</span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Pleasure Is the Object, Duty, &amp; Goal, Voltaire 1694–1778⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ambition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ambition</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Existence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Existence</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fran%C3%A7oisMarieArouet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrançoisMarieArouet</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Life</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pleasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pleasure</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfImprovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfImprovement</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/zVkmSR" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/zVkmSR</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Benoît Melançon<p>Justin Trudeau et <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> • <a href="https://curiositesvoltairiennes.tumblr.com/post/779105371643052032/discours-de-justin-trudeau-4-mars-2025-source" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">curiositesvoltairiennes.tumblr</span><span class="invisible">.com/post/779105371643052032/discours-de-justin-trudeau-4-mars-2025-source</span></a> • <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/lumi%C3%A8res" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lumières</span></a> • Merci à <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@brian_gettler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brian_gettler</span></a></span> •</p>
franebleu<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.io/@felis_catus_domesticus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>felis_catus_domesticus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@Sibshops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Sibshops</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@idoubtit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>idoubtit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>QasimRashid</span></a></span> </p><p>A slaver and tyrant ball-sucking clown. <br>Rousseau may have been more serious about these things.</p><p>(*autotranslate)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoltaireWasAClown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoltaireWasAClown</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWUNkxUz1Uc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=SWUNkxUz1Uc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
:rss: ARTE Concert<p>De longs cheveux aux pouvoirs magiques, c’est l’histoire d’un Opéra maudit : Samson – ARTE Concert<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2aallxhzno" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=a2aallxhzn</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/youtube_arteconcert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube_arteconcert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ARTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARTE</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ARTE_Concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARTE_Concert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musique</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/sc%C3%A8ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scène</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/gig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gig</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/samson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samson</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/op%C3%A9ra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opéra</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/rameau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rameau</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theatre</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/claus_guth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>claus_guth</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/raphael_pichon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raphael_pichon</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/classique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classique</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baroque</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_de_l_Archev%C3%AAch%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Théâtre_de_l_Archevêché</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Festival_d_Aix_en_Provence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Festival_d_Aix_en_Provence</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/musicale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicale</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/th%C3%A9%C3%A2trale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>théâtrale</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/compositeur_fran%C3%A7ais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compositeur_français</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/compositeur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compositeur</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/mezzo_soprano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mezzo_soprano</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/soprano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soprano</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Dalila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dalila</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Partition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Partition</span></a></p>
Henryfoxfirstlordholland<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>18thCentury</span></a></p>
Forrest Tanaka<p>Voltaire on smallpox inoculation from Lettres Philosophiques, translated from French to English.</p><p>In short, Lady Wortley Montague brought the idea of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/smallpox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallpox</span></a> inoculation to England after witnessing the Ottomans performing this procedure. The English tested this inoculation on prisoners before gaining royal approval. The Queen’s support led to its widespread adoption, which <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> observed the practice preventing deaths and disfigurement. France resisted due to religious and medical opposition, though the Chinese had used a similar technique for centuries.</p><p><a href="https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1778voltaire-lettres.asp#Letter%20XI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/17</span><span class="invisible">78voltaire-lettres.asp#Letter%20XI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1778voltaire-lettres.asp#Letter%20XI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/17</span><span class="invisible">78voltaire-lettres.asp#Letter%20XI</span></a></p>
Ericka Simone<p>Your favorite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> books please. Short formats preferred.</p>
:rss: ARTE Concert<p>Samson, l’opéra perdu de Voltaire &amp; Rameau renaît grâce à Claus Guth &amp; Raphaël Pichon – ARTE Concert<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiQJLfDIC78" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=IiQJLfDIC7</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/youtube_arteconcert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube_arteconcert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ARTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARTE</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ARTE_Concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARTE_Concert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musique</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/sc%C3%A8ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scène</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/gig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gig</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/rameau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rameau</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/raphael_pichon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raphael_pichon</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/op%C3%A9ra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opéra</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/trag%C3%A9die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tragédie</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/amour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amour</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/claus_guth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>claus_guth</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opera</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/samson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samson</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/opera_perdu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opera_perdu</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/op%C3%A9ra_fran%C3%A7ais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opéra_français</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/jean_philippe_rameau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jean_philippe_rameau</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/trag%C3%A9die_lyrique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tragédie_lyrique</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baroque</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/contemporain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemporain</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orchestre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchestre</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orchestre_baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchestre_baroque</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/com%C3%A9die_musicale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comédie_musicale</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/com%C3%A9die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comédie</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>théâtre</span></a></p>
Robert Fairhead<p>Commonsense is not so common. ~ <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a>, Dictionnaire Philosophique <a href="https://aus.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/commonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commonsense</span></a></p>
John Scotus<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <br>Voltaire writes about trumpism <br>"We understand by trumpism at present a religious madness, gloomy and cruel. It is a malady of the mind, which is taken in the same way as small pox. We seldom get heated when reading in solitude, for our minds are then tranquil and sedate. But when an ardent man of strong imagination addresses himself to weak imaginations, his eyes dart fire and that fire rapidly spreads, his tones and gestures absolutely convulse the nerves of his auditors and they rush to the fight" <br>from the Philisophical Dictionary 1764</p>
Roland Maurice<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voltaire</span></a></p>
skua<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@CoolerPseudonym" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CoolerPseudonym</span></a></span> </p><p>Might recategorising some activities previously rejected on the basis of juvenilia allow for increased joy, lightness and blood flow?</p><p>Perhaps avoiding the mature approach of cognitating on which activities to reclassify could be acheived by experimentation?</p><p>Please do however remember the immortal caution of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voltaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voltaire</span></a>'s reply on being invited to a second night of entertainments by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarquisDeSade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarquisDeSade</span></a>.<br>"Once is philosophy, twice is perversion."</p>
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Potsdam. Schloss Sans-souci. Voltaire-zimmer , ca. 1890-1906 Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 Homes & haunts,Voltaire, 1694-1778 Homes & haunts,Schloss Sanssouci (Potsdam, Germany),Castles & palaces,Interior decoration,Germany Potsdam

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The image depicts an ornately decorated room from Schloss Sans-Souci in Potsdam, Germany. It features a richly patterned wallpaper with intricate floral motifs and hanging ornaments. A large mirror adorned with greenery hangs on the wall above a luxurious fireplace mantel that has detailed marblework. To its right is a draped curtain panel with blue fabric decorated with red flowers. The room contains vintage furniture including chairs, an armchair, a sofa set featuring emerald-green upholstery with floral patterns, and a sideboard or small table displaying porcelain items. The flooring consists of checkered tiles in shades of brown and beige. A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling providing light to this opulent setting. Additional decorative elements include vases filled with flowers placed on tables throughout the room, as well as various framed artworks depicting birds and botanical scenes, enhancing the historical ambiance of Voltaire's private chamber within Schloss Sans-Souci during Frederick II's reign.
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