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Goldilocks
Goldilocks | Laura Lam
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johncadams
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I really enjoyed this science-fiction novel even though it wasn't exactly heavy on the science. Lots of focus on character instead.

#sciencefiction #fiction

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Decalino
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In a near future world ravaged by climate change, a group of female astronauts take matters into their own hands after women are excluded from the space program. A thought-provoking & sometimes tense read, but the kind of book that had me arguing with the author half the time. I can't say much more without spoilers, just that I wish a few things had gone differently. Definitely passes the Bechdel test, though! (But The Handmaid's Tale it is not.)

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Mrs_B
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It is all to easy to believe Lam‘s version of the future, with some of her predictions already coming true. A rollercoaster of a sci-fi story, some of it will keep me thinking for a long time.

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shadowspeak17
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Mehso-so

I thought the premise sounded great, but sadly this just wasn‘t for me. I thought there was too much telling rather than showing, and still there were certain things that I felt needed more explanation to feel believable, but they just didn‘t get much explanation. I found it more entertaining towards the end when the pace picked up, but I still had so many questions of how and why that I never fully got on board with what was happening.

monalyisha Aw, bummer! I thought the premise sounded interesting, too! 3y
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julesG
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#LitsySummerCamp @ImperfectCJ

1) cabin or yurt. Tent was okay when I was a few minutes younger. 😁
2) Camp Lazy Bum 🙊🙈
3) tagged - can't get more outdoorsy than space 😜
4) based on #2 and my kids being around: finish 3 books

TheBookHippie Few minutes younger is my new phrase🤍🏕 3y
julesG @TheBookHippie you're welcome. 😁 3y
ImperfectCJ “A few minutes younger“...love it! And I like how your lazy readathon goal is more than my semi-ambitious one...the beauty of a choose-your-own goal, I guess. :-) Great to have you at camp this week! 3y
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Caroline2
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This a dark, intense read that keeps you guessing and takes some weird and unexpected turns. A group of women steal a spaceship set for the colonisation of a new planet. It does get a bit gloomy but it will definitely motivate you to do your recycling! 😬

TrishB I have a real brick wall about books set in space 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 4y
julesG This was really good. Made me read Seven Devils afterwards. 4y
MsMelissa OMG. I have this book and bought it because I thought it was non-fiction about potential planets in the “Goldilock‘s” zone of stars. I must have totally mixed it up with another book. Good thing I enjoy science fiction 😂 4y
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squirrelbrain I think I‘ve only read one book set in space @TrishB but I did actually enjoy it. 🤷‍♀️ 4y
TrishB @squirrelbrain I‘ve had that on my kindle a long, long time!! 4y
Caroline2 @julesG Oh thanks, I‘ve just stacked it. 😉 👍 4y
Caroline2 @MsMelissa It reads like a very scary non-fiction set in the near future!! 🤯 4y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain @TrishB I kinda enjoyed The Martian but I found it very predictable. 4y
Oryx I enjoyed this one too. 4y
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Sumi
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Pickpick

Science fiction, feminism, dying earth- excellent space adventure about an all female attempt at finding a new home for humanity.

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Twocougs
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Wow, did not see those twists coming. One of the reviews said it is a cross between The Martian and the Handmaid‘s Tale, that‘s not too far off. Great read.

Soubhiville That sounds intriguing! Stacked. 4y
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rjsthumbelina
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#LMPBC #round10 #groupv @Hazel2019 @booksellerofyourdiscontent @shadowspeak17 here are my top 4 picks for #scifi reads! Which ones appeal to you all the most? (Seven devils is longer - over 400 pgs, but I couldn't bear to cut it!) The top 2 are both Laura Lam, who I've never actually read before. Vote in the comments!

rjsthumbelina Tagging the rest of them here! Choice 2 4y
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Hazel2019 For me the top 2 would be Golden State and The Space between worlds but honestly all of them look great 😊 4y
shadowspeak17 My vote‘s for Goldilocks, but I‘d be fine with any of these. 4y
wisherwishinguponastar The Space Between Worlds is also on my reading list, so I would be up for that! (edited) 4y
rjsthumbelina Looks like two votes for The Space Between Worlds! @shadowspeak17, is this one okay with you? 4y
shadowspeak17 @rjsthumbelina Yep, sounds good! 👍🏽 4y
Hazel2019 Yay, can‘t wait! 😁 4y
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GardenJess
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I really enjoyed it, and yet I‘m not totally sure a pandemic with our national political upheaval is the best time to read this one? A bit too real with the anti woman regime, the climate change, etc. That said I would recommend it, and very much appreciate that the author put a lot into the science in this sci fi thriller!

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GardenJess
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Book, a blanket, and a pumpkin spice latte- feeling kind of hygge up in here. This was a slow start - mostly my attention span is to blame. But now I‘m 163 pages in and don‘t want to put it down. Alas 3 year olds don‘t really sleep in so I will have to call it for tonight.

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GardenJess
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Starting off the holiday weekend with chapter two of this one. Have you read it?

Trashcanman Dream the dream that never dies 😊 4y
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GardenJess
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Just keep knitting, just keep knitting..... put down the reading spree for a bit tonight and worked a few rows of this while watching an episode of Mrs. Maisel. May get it done this season.... maybe, lol.

Soubhiville I love it! Very pretty. 4y
GardenJess Thank you @Soubhiville ! The colors make me happy. Now if I could concentrate long enough to finish, lol. 4y
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imyril
Goldilocks | Laura Lam

A competent space thriller and a gripping personal drama. For all it has to say about the patriarchy and climate change, I think it's at its strongest in examining the relationships between children and parents, and in asking what it takes to step out of their shadow - both as individuals, as as a species.

Full review: https://onemore.org/2020/07/18/goldilocks/

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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julesG
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1) no. I grew up in another part of Germany, very rural, lots of green. Now I live in a city, still green though.
2) sore muscles, they show I moved a lot and took care of my old bones 😉

#thankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

Tagging some new followers @RobStark92 @Dcueto @Lizzy83 @Mskt6891

Tanisha_A Green is gooooood 4y
julesG @Tanisha_A It definitely is. I like seeing trees in my neighbourhood, walking through the park. I don't want to live surrounded by concrete only. 4y
squirrelbrain Well done on the moving a lot! 😘 4y
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Maike
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Pickpick

This one was a really enjoyable cozy space read!

#buddyread with @DuckOfDoom and @julesG
A full review is up on our blog : https://sceptre.sktc.hamburg/2020/06/june-buddy-read-goldilocks/

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julesG
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I haven't been tagged. 😢 And it's no longer Thursday where I live. 😁

#thankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

1 knitting, crochet, cooking, baking - keeps my hands busy, I can focus on disentangling thoughts or an audiobook

2 @squirrelbrain - Helen not only sent me a package of tea some months back, which keeps me going, but she checked in on me (virtually) and made me realise there are people out there who notice when I'm unusually quiet

TrishB Helens emails and messages cheered me up through some bad days recently! As did other friends on here ❤️❤️ 4y
squirrelbrain Aw bless you @julesG and @TrishB - that‘s what we‘re all here for, to support each other. I love Litsy and my Litsy friends -such a wonderful supportive place! 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River I hope you are feeling better and better every day 💚 4y
julesG @Cosmos_Moon Thank you. It was a very trying time. Homeschooling a recalcitrant teenager since mid-March was tough. I'm glad the school year is over now. I won't have to play the "do your assignments" record all day anymore. 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River I understand the homeschool struggles! I have two boys in grade school, and was working from home. I hope we can go back to life as it was at some point in the near future. 4y
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Joriebooks
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For my birthday (in 9 days) my mother-in-law had this Harry Potter bag set commissioned. All the bags were nestled inside each other nesting doll style, so I kept unzipping, thinking it would never end. The tagged book was part of the gift and I‘m so excited for it. 🤓📚

Texreader That‘s so awesome! 4y
Mccall0113 Very thoughtful 4y
CoffeeK8 Beautiful! 4y
BethM Awesome! 4y
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julesG
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I wanted to sit outside and read. The #GhostCat, though, wanted to play with the garlic greens and managed to turn over the planter.
While I was cleaning up this mess, #ShadowCat decided to overthrow a cactus.

What has got into my cats today?

#CatsOfLitsy

#buddyread with @DuckOfDoom @Maike

Susanita My sister used to have a lot of plants and had managed to teach her cat not to bother them. I still have a mental picture of her sweet cat walking daintily amongst the plants. 4y
julesG @Susanita They rarely throw down a plant. I guess the garlic greens were just too tempting swaying in the breeze. And the cactus was hidden behind the curtain. I'm certain they'll make it up to me tonight by snuggling extra close to me in bed. 🥵🥴😉 4y
OrangeMooseReads Cats are turds lol 😸 hope you got some reading in. 4y
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julesG
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Thanks for the tag @wanderinglynn

1) I think 6 or 7 stacks.
2) the tagged book. #buddyread with @DuckOfDoom and @Maike

Tag, you're it!

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 😊💜📚 4y
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CaitlinSiem
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Pickpick

All female astronaut crew? Count me in.

I enjoyed this one. The way women were viewed and treated is something that could easily happen in the future (and not in a good way). That, along with the way Earth was dying... it made for a very believable setting.

I enjoyed the characters for the most part. I loved how there was a villain aspect, it really added a unique layer. I didn‘t care for how the timeline however; it jumped around a bit too much

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julesG
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#JoysOfJune #readathon @Andrew65

It's nearly 10.30am, we have muggy 24°C with the sun making a few casual appearances.

#GhostCat is enjoying her new lookout. I will have to beg the new neighbours for another piece of scrap wood so #ShadowCat can have his own seat. The lady doesn't want to share.

I'm trying to read my tagged buddyread while my daughter is playing cards with her best friend.

Also in the picture, my tentative TBR for today.

Cathythoughts Lovely pic 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Andrew65 Have a good day 😊 4y
VeganCleopatra Is that a net I see to keep the cats safe? 4y
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julesG @VeganCleopatra It is. We live on the second floor (US: third), it's for their protection, especially when wasps, pigeons and squirrels tempt them, and my peace of mind. I like to leave the balcony door open all day in summer, so they can go outside to watch the sunrise while I turn around in bed. 😉 4y
VeganCleopatra It works well then? I'm a worry wart so I'd constantly be worried. Do they try to climb it etc? 4y
julesG @VeganCleopatra They don't climb it, it's not tight enough (on purpose). One of the cats managed to scale the wooden board I attached the net too and sat on the concrete wall dividing my balcony from that of the neighbours. When she jumped back she was on the other side of the net and my heart was in my throat. I managed to get her back onto the safe side and immediately secured the small gap at the top of the net. No more chance of escape now. 4y
julesG @VeganCleopatra I check the net for gaps once a week now. 4y
VeganCleopatra 😱 she probably thought nothing of it too! 4y
julesG @VeganCleopatra She's a lioness in mini format. She loves hunting wasps, bumblebees and hornets. She got stung by wasps so often last year. She's fierce. 4y
VeganCleopatra She was ok after being stung or does that require a vet visit? Is she the one in the photo above or no? 4y
julesG Yes, she's the little lion queen in the picture. Seal point siamese mix. Cuddly and fierce. She didn't need the vet after the wasp sting. One time she had a swollen chin, then the next day she had a giant paw. But she won't leave the wasps alone. 4y
julesG @VeganCleopatra see above. 🤦‍♀️ Also, I cooled the stings, when the lady let me, and she was right as rain within 24 hours. 4y
VeganCleopatra She sounds and is absolutely adorable...but clearly is a pain in the butt (said with love 😏). She let you ice her face and paw? Surprising. Ah, I miss having a cat. 4y
julesG @VeganCleopatra It's not like icing a sprain, more like getting her to sit down with me and then trying to put a cold cloth on it for more than 2 milli-seconds. 😁 4y
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Oryx
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There's no synopsis on Litsy for this book, so thought I'd share the inside blurb.

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Oryx
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Quite enjoying this one. A little bit of feminist sci fi on a bank holiday is the way to go.

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madams421
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Having always been fascinated by space and the possibility of escaping our world edging closer and closer to environmental catastrophe, this book offered relatively realistic plot and interesting character development (which I know stems from the author's space research and scientific sources mentioned in the afterword). I loved the twists in this one, the darkness I hadn't suspected in the slower beginning. Definitely worth checking out!

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Oryx
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Book mail! This sounds right up my street.

caffeinated.wayfarer I hope you enjoy it! 4y
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caffeinated.wayfarer
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Just finished reading this book. I probably would have stayed up all night, but for once I decided to be sensible and get some sleep. This book is firmly science-fiction, but *definitely* seems like something that could happen. Plus there were some plot twists that I did not see coming, so yay! Artemis even gets a shoutout!

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caffeinated.wayfarer
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“They all knew of the Mercury 13. In the mid-twentieth century, at the same time as the Mercury 7 had all the fame for being space flight pioneers, thirteen women had tested just as well if not better than the men on the aptitude tests. But they‘d never reached space, even after bringing their case all the way to a congressional hearing”. **i know a fair amount of space travel and this was literally brand new information to me **

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caffeinated.wayfarer
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This arrived yesterday and I‘m excited to start this near-future sci-Fi that‘s billed as “The Martian” meets “The Handmaid‘s Tale”!

Cosmos_Moon_River Oooo, sounds interesting! 4y
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night_shift
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Want to win this #stack from Orbit books? Enter here: https://swee.ps/lIZBomATr

Open only for the US, unfortunately.

Has anyone read any of these? I haven't even heard of any of these, but have looked up a few and they sound interesting!

#giveaway

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SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime
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Eye-opening, thrilling, & timely, I devoured this book. Naomi has a real depth to her, adding a human aspect to a book about space travel & saving humanity.

Taking place in a near distant future, Earth is quickly becoming inhabitable & President Cochran has brought sexism to the White House, costing women everywhere their jobs.

The world had found a Goldilocks planet in a nearby galaxy & 5 female astronauts decide to commandeer the ship there.

esurient Holy heck I want. 5y
SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime @esurient I definitely recommend it 🙂 5y
Laney1733 Sounds awesome, this is going straight to the top of the tbr! 5y
SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime @Leo1733 i hope you enjoy it too! 5y
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Tracyantoon
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Lady astronauts saving humanity [insert mic drop here] That was all it took for me. But wait! There‘s more!
“Take a little jaunt to Mars and its shiny new warp ring. Fold space and time. Travel ten and a half light years. Establish a hardy colony on an alien planet. Wait for Earth to build the ships to start ferrying people across. Save humanity. Sounds doable enough, right?”
Tons of plot twists, feminist themes. Fun read. Thanks #netgalley!

TerriGreen Sounds so fun!! Love it! 👩‍🚀 5y
Nute Sounds terrific! Stacking! 4y
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unabridgedchick
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This weekend I'm starting Laura Lam's Goldilocks, a sci-fi-dystopia-maybe where an all-female space crew steals a shuttle when denied the mission. I feel like it's going to fit my mood of constant low-grade outrage.

What are you reading this weekend?

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shanaqui
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Received to review! My sister's gonna love it. I'm taking it slow because I'm not quite in the right mood, but I've offered her a promo spot on my blog and I really want to have a review to go with it!

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DuckOfDoom
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I am sooo locking forward for this book!!
Above is an excerpt from Laura Lam's book description, as found on Goodreads.
I have read only False Hearts by this author, but I loved it so much that I thought I would blurb about her new release.
#bookrecommendation

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Tracyantoon
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Just got approved for my first ever Net Galley request!! I know I am a newbie at this stuff but I am PUMPED!! Yay!!!! Sooo excited!! This one comes out in May. Lady astronauts saving humanity...ummm YES PLEASE!! Woo hoo!!! 😊🙌👏🤘🥰😍❤️📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jas16 🙌🏽 5y
TerriGreen So excited for you!! Can‘t wait to hear what you think. 🤔 5y
SaraFair I got a kindle copy through Goodreads. I am enjoying it!! 5y
Tracyantoon @SaraFair I am finishing my current ebook tonight and starting this one ASAP. I can‘t wait! It sounds fantastic! 5y
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rachelsbrittain
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Sci fi and doggo snuggles are the best 😍

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rachelsbrittain
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1. Goldilocks, Sweet Pea, Mostly Dead Things, and The Bone Witch

2. Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN

3. All-American Muslim and Wicked As You Wish

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rachelsbrittain
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Yes, please 😍

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rachelsbrittain
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Very excited about this book mail!

Mrs_B Ooo that looks good! 5y
rachelsbrittain @Mrs_B it's one I've been looking forward to so I'm really excited to have gotten it! 5y
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