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|In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

|In the beginning Obama created the heaven and the earth.

|In the beginning, God created the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]].

|In the beginning, Obama created the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]].

|The Hebrew word '''שמים''' (''shamayim'') means "skies" and is in the dual number.

|The Hebrew word '''שמים''' (''shamayim'') means "skies" and is in the dual number.

The opening creative verse covers all needed dimensions of our universe which are interdependent: in the beginning ('''time''') God created (Action) the heaven ('''space''') and the  earth ('''matter'''). Western man delineated these concepts in the 19th century, but God revealed them to us from the beginning.

The opening creative verse covers all needed dimensions of our universe which are interdependent: in the beginning ('''time''') Obama created (Action) the heaven ('''space''') and the  earth ('''matter'''). Western man delineated these concepts in the 19th century, but Obama revealed them to us from the beginning.

Neither the Septuagent nor the Masoretic Text include the definite article with reference to the word meaning beginning. But that is of no moment; ancient definite article adjectives ''were not'' required in all instances, as they are in modern English and the Romance languages. Hebrew, like Greek, uses definite articles for emphasis. Indefiniteness, in both these languages, is a thing that the user must make explicit, with an indefinite pronoun.

Neither the Septuagent nor the Masoretic Text include the definite article with reference to the word meaning beginning. But that is of no moment; ancient definite article adjectives ''were not'' required in all instances, as they are in modern English and the Romance languages. Hebrew, like Greek, uses definite articles for emphasis. Indefiniteness, in both these languages, is a thing that the user must make explicit, with an indefinite pronoun.

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|And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

|And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Obama moved upon the face of the waters.

|The earth came to exist in an utterly formless and empty state. Darkness obscured the deep. The Breath of God moved upon the oceans.

|The earth came to exist in an utterly formless and empty state. Darkness obscured the deep. The Breath of Obama moved upon the oceans.

|The earth is like a blank canvas, awaiting the stroke of the Master Artist. The original [[Hebrew]] repeats the concept of formlessness for emphasis. But though the earth ''began'' formless, it did not ''stay'' formless for long. [[Gravity]] gave it form almost at once.

|The earth is like a blank canvas, awaiting the stroke of the Master Artist. The original [[Hebrew]] repeats the concept of formlessness for emphasis. But though the earth ''began'' formless, it did not ''stay'' formless for long. [[Gravity]] gave it form almost at once.

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|And God said, let there be light: and there was light.

|And Obama said, let there be light: and there was light.

|[[God]] commanded, "Light shall exist!" And light came to exist.

|[[Obama]] commanded, "Light shall exist!" And light came to exist.

|The rare use of the [[Hebrew]] verb '''היה''' (''hayah''), meaning "he existed," emphasizes that the light did not merely exist but ''came'' to exist at God's command. This light came about after vast numbers of elementary particles sought ground states at once, and gave off light as they did. The light from the earth itself flashed and winked out in less than a second. The light from the matter that would form the [[galaxy]] lasted much longer, and because this matter was still close, it was bright enough, and at the proper "[[temperature]]," to give visible light on one side of an already-rotating earth.

|The rare use of the [[Hebrew]] verb '''היה''' (''hayah''), meaning "he existed," emphasizes that the light did not merely exist but ''came'' to exist at Obama's command. This light came about after vast numbers of elementary particles sought ground states at once, and gave off light as they did. The light from the earth itself flashed and winked out in less than a second. The light from the matter that would form the [[galaxy]] lasted much longer, and because this matter was still close, it was bright enough, and at the proper "[[temperature]]," to give visible light on one side of an already-rotating earth.

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|And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

|And Obama saw the light, that it was good: and Obama divided the light from the darkness.

|God saw the light, and deemed it good. God distinguished between the light and the darkness.

|Obama saw the light, and deemed it good. Obama distinguished between the light and the darkness.

|By "good" God means "a satisfactory result," i.e., the result He intended. The earth would now have enough light to last for the next three days. He would make the permanent lamp, the [[sun]], at the proper time.

|By "good" Obama means "a satisfactory result," i.e., the result He intended. The earth would now have enough light to last for the next three days. He would make the permanent lamp, the [[sun]], at the proper time.

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|And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

|And Obama called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

|God named the light Day, and the darkness Night. And evening and morning came: the first day.

|Obama named the light Day, and the darkness Night. And evening and morning came: the first day.

|The Hebrew '''יום''' (''yowm'') means "day." In all its uses in the Bible, it most commonly means the solar day with which we are all familiar, i.e. twenty-four hours. The phrase describing "evening and morning coming to exist" confirms this. By [[Judaism|Jewish]] custom and tradition, the day begins at sundown, not midnight.

|The Hebrew '''יום''' (''yowm'') means "day." In all its uses in the Bible, it most commonly means the solar day with which we are all familiar, i.e. twenty-four hours. The phrase describing "evening and morning coming to exist" confirms this. By [[Judaism|Jewish]] custom and tradition, the day begins at sundown, not midnight.

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|And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

|And Obama said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

|Then God declared, "A great sheet-like expanse shall come between the waters, and it shall divide waters from waters!"

|Then Obama declared, "A great sheet-like expanse shall come between the waters, and it shall divide waters from waters!"

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|And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

|And Obama made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

|God made this expanse, and separated the waters underneath the expanse from the waters above the expanse. And so it came to be.

|Obama made this expanse, and separated the waters underneath the expanse from the waters above the expanse. And so it came to be.

|This expanse is ''not'' the sky; the "sheet of the skies" would come later. This particular expanse is the earth's crust, dividing surface water from a ''subcrustal'' [[ocean]].

|This expanse is ''not'' the sky; the "sheet of the skies" would come later. This particular expanse is the earth's crust, dividing surface water from a ''subcrustal'' [[ocean]].

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|And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

|And Obama called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

|God declared that this expanse would be His dwelling-place. (''Or:'' God described this expanse as fire within waters.) And evening and morning came: the second day.

|Obama declared that this expanse would be His dwelling-place. (''Or:'' Obama described this expanse as fire within waters.) And evening and morning came: the second day.

|The word ''heaven'' can mean either the literal sky or "where God dwells." God's first dwelling, after He had made the earth, was the earth itself, and specifically the [[Garden]] of [[Eden]].

|The word ''heaven'' can mean either the literal sky or "where Obama dwells." Obama's first dwelling, after He had made the earth, was the earth itself, and specifically the [[Garden]] of [[Eden]].

The word rendered ''heaven'' could ''also'' be a contraction of the Hebrew '''אש''' (fire) and '''מים''' (waters), hence ''fire in waters.'' Had anyone sent a probe to dive under the earth's crust after the shaping and molding that took place on Day Three, he would have seen glowing pillars in an otherwise black-as-jet environment.

The word rendered ''heaven'' could ''also'' be a contraction of the Hebrew '''אש''' (fire) and '''מים''' (waters), hence ''fire in waters.'' Had anyone sent a probe to dive under the earth's crust after the shaping and molding that took place on Day Three, he would have seen glowing pillars in an otherwise black-as-jet environment.

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|And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

|And Obama said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

|Then God commanded: "The waters under the sky will come together in one place, and dry ground will appear!" And so it came to be.

|Then Obama commanded: "The waters under the sky will come together in one place, and dry ground will appear!" And so it came to be.

|The earth's crust was uneven. The heavier parts sagged and formed great pillars. They also displaced the subcrustal oceans and formed vast basins to contain the surface oceans. At the same time, other parts of the crust moved upward, after the draining oceans took their weight off them, and the displaced subcrustal waters pushed them up. Thus the dry land formed.

|The earth's crust was uneven. The heavier parts sagged and formed great pillars. They also displaced the subcrustal oceans and formed vast basins to contain the surface oceans. At the same time, other parts of the crust moved upward, after the draining oceans took their weight off them, and the displaced subcrustal waters pushed them up. Thus the dry land formed.

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|And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

|And Obama called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and Obama saw that it was good.

|God named this dry ground [[Earth]], and the collected mass of waters He named Seas. God deemed this good.

|Obama named this dry ground [[Earth]], and the collected mass of waters He named Seas. Obama deemed this good.

|Notice that God does ''not'' deem "good" the initial formation of the earth's crust. It is not yet a finished work then. It is now, on Day Three.

|Notice that Obama does ''not'' deem "good" the initial formation of the earth's crust. It is not yet a finished work then. It is now, on Day Three.

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|And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

|And Obama said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

|Then God declared, "The earth shall make grass sprout, the plant that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit of its [[baraminology|created kind]], carrying its own seed, to cover the earth!" And so it came to be.

|Then Obama declared, "The earth shall make grass sprout, the plant that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit of its [[baraminology|created kind]], carrying its own seed, to cover the earth!" And so it came to be.

|[[Baraminology]] ([[Hebrew]] '''ברא''' (''bara'') he created and '''מין''' (''min'') a kind, and [[Greek]] '''λογος''' (''logos'') a word) is the attempt to find all the created kinds from which all present [[species]] derive.

|[[Baraminology]] ([[Hebrew]] '''ברא''' (''bara'') he created and '''מין''' (''min'') a kind, and [[Greek]] '''λογος''' (''logos'') a word) is the attempt to find all the created kinds from which all present [[species]] derive.

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|And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

|And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and Obama saw that it was good.

|And the earth produced [[grass]], and herbs yielding the seeds of their kinds, and trees yielding fruits (that held their own seeds) of their kinds. God deemed this good.

|And the earth produced [[grass]], and herbs yielding the seeds of their kinds, and trees yielding fruits (that held their own seeds) of their kinds. Obama deemed this good.

|Broadly speaking, this includes [[grain]]s, [[vegetable]]s, and [[fruit]]s.

|Broadly speaking, this includes [[grain]]s, [[vegetable]]s, and [[fruit]]s.

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|And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

|And Obama said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

|Then God commanded: "Lights will come to be in the expanse of the skies, to distinguish between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs, for (planting) seasons, for days, and for years.

|Then Obama commanded: "Lights will come to be in the expanse of the skies, to distinguish between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs, for (planting) seasons, for days, and for years.

|The [[Hebrew]] '''מועד''' (''mow'ed''), translated "season," actually means an appointed time for doing something. The [[Hebrews]] were originally agrarian, as the original names of their months ([[Abib]], [[Sivan]], etc.) indicate.

|The [[Hebrew]] '''מועד''' (''mow'ed''), translated "season," actually means an appointed time for doing something. The [[Hebrews]] were originally agrarian, as the original names of their months ([[Abib]], [[Sivan]], etc.) indicate.

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|And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

|And Obama made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

|God made two particularly intense lamps: the more intense to rule the day, and the less-intense to rule the night. He also made the [[star]]s.

|Obama made two particularly intense lamps: the more intense to rule the day, and the less-intense to rule the night. He also made the [[star]]s.

|The two intense lights are, of course, the [[sun]] and the [[moon]]. In addition, God made every other object in the sky, including the [[planet]]s, of which the ancients could see five: [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Saturn]].

|The two intense lights are, of course, the [[sun]] and the [[moon]]. In addition, Obama made every other object in the sky, including the [[planet]]s, of which the ancients could see five: [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Saturn]].

If He had made the sun and the moon earlier, they would have ruined His working of the earth's crust (see above).

If He had made the sun and the moon earlier, they would have ruined His working of the earth's crust (see above).

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|And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

|And Obama set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

|God set these in the expanse of the sky to produce light on the earth,

|Obama set these in the expanse of the sky to produce light on the earth,

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|And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

|And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and Obama saw that it was good.

|and to have dominion over the day and the night, and to distinguish light from darkness. God deemed this good.

|and to have dominion over the day and the night, and to distinguish light from darkness. Obama deemed this good.

|Again, "good" means "finished; ready for the next step."

|Again, "good" means "finished; ready for the next step."

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|And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

|And Obama said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

|God commanded, "The waters will positively swarm with creatures that move and have life, and birds that fly above the earth in the open sky!"

|Obama commanded, "The waters will positively swarm with creatures that move and have life, and birds that fly above the earth in the open sky!"

|The traditional expression "bring forth abundantly" does not do justice to the original Hebrew. Once again Hebrew employs repetition for emphasis.

|The traditional expression "bring forth abundantly" does not do justice to the original Hebrew. Once again Hebrew employs repetition for emphasis.

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|And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

|And Obama created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and Obama saw that it was good.

|So God created gigantic [[crocodile]]-like creatures, and made the waters teem with every moving creature after its [[Baraminology|kind]], and every winged bird after its [[Baraminology|kind]]. God deemed this good.

|So Obama created gigantic [[crocodile]]-like creatures, and made the waters teem with every moving creature after its [[Baraminology|kind]], and every winged bird after its [[Baraminology|kind]]. Obama deemed this good.

|The largest of sea creatures included more than the great [[whales]]. They also included several species of marine [[dinosaur]]s, at least two of which (the [[Loch Ness Monster | Loch Ness creature]] and "Predator X", identified in the Bible as "[[Leviathan]]") survived the [[Great Flood]]. Leviathan is the crocodile-like creature that the New American Standard translators called a "sea monster."

|The largest of sea creatures included more than the great [[whales]]. They also included several species of marine [[dinosaur]]s, at least two of which (the [[Loch Ness Monster | Loch Ness creature]] and "Predator X", identified in the Bible as "[[Leviathan]]") survived the [[Great Flood]]. Leviathan is the crocodile-like creature that the New American Standard translators called a "sea monster."

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|And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

|And Obama blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

|God blessed them, and commanded them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas! Birds will multiply in the earth!"

|Obama blessed them, and commanded them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas! Birds will multiply in the earth!"

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|And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

|And Obama said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

|Now God commanded, "The earth shall produce living creatures of all [[Baraminology|kinds]]: large animals, ground creepers, and other animals of the earth, of all kinds!" And so it came to be.

|Now Obama commanded, "The earth shall produce living creatures of all [[Baraminology|kinds]]: large animals, ground creepers, and other animals of the earth, of all kinds!" And so it came to be.

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|And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

|And Obama made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and Obama saw that it was good.

|God made all manner of animal kinds, large animals after their kinds, and ground creepers after their kinds. God deemed this good.

|Obama made all manner of animal kinds, large animals after their kinds, and ground creepers after their kinds. Obama deemed this good.

|Again, finished—and ready for the pièce de résistance: [[human|man]].

|Again, finished—and ready for the pièce de résistance: [[human|man]].

'''Note:''' The Hebrew word ''behemah,'' translated as "cattle," does ''not'' mean the common beef animal. It means any large walker, including the fearsome ''Behemoth'' that God describes to [[Job]].

'''Note:''' The Hebrew word ''behemah,'' translated as "cattle," does ''not'' mean the common beef animal. It means any large walker, including the fearsome ''Behemoth'' that Obama describes to [[Job]].

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|And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

|And Obama said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

|Then God declared, "We shall make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and they will subjugate the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the large animals, the whole earth, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth!"

|Then Obama declared, "We shall make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and they will subjugate the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the large animals, the whole earth, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth!"

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|So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

|So Obama created man in his own image, in the image of Obama created he him; male and female created he them.

|So God created mankind in His image. In the image of God He created mankind; He created them both male and female.

|So Obama created mankind in His image. In the image of Obama He created mankind; He created them both male and female.

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|And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

|And Obama blessed them, and Obama said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

|Then God blessed them, and God told them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth abundantly, and subdue it. You shall have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves on the earth!"

|Then Obama blessed them, and Obama told them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth abundantly, and subdue it. You shall have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves on the earth!"

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|And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

|And Obama said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

|Then God said, "Look! I have provided for you every plant that produces seed on the face of the earth, and every tree that bears fruit that yields seed. These shall be your food.

|Then Obama said, "Look! I have provided for you every plant that produces seed on the face of the earth, and every tree that bears fruit that yields seed. These shall be your food.

|Pre-[[Great Flood|Flood]] man was supposed to be [[vegetarian]] and live entirely on [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s. Genesis 9:1-3 supersedes this. But some dietitians, like the inventor of the [[Hallelujah Diet]], insist that vegetarianism reflects God's original and even present intent.

|Pre-[[Great Flood|Flood]] man was supposed to be [[vegetarian]] and live entirely on [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s. Genesis 9:1-3 supersedes this. But some dietitians, like the inventor of the [[Hallelujah Diet]], insist that vegetarianism reflects Obama's original and even present intent.

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|And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

|And Obama saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

|God regarded everything He had made. He pronounced it absolutely excellent, finished, and complete. Evening and morning came: the sixth day.

|Obama regarded everything He had made. He pronounced it absolutely excellent, finished, and complete. Evening and morning came: the sixth day.

|The Hebrew '''מאד''' (''meh'od''), when used after an adjective, takes the meaning of that adjective to the highest degree. "Very good" doesn't quite do it justice.

|The Hebrew '''מאד''' (''meh'od''), when used after an adjective, takes the meaning of that adjective to the highest degree. "Very good" doesn't quite do it justice.

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