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Honestly putting Gunslinger’s Girl under both Cobb’s retelling of how Marabelle betrayed the Crick and how he regretted being unable to kill her and Hardwon’s retelling of how the gods are going after each other’s hearts and how he regretted being unable to save Cobb may be one of the best musical parallels we have across the Bahumia campaigns.
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exc-lsior · 7 months
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in hopes of continuing to bask in the magic and pure joy that was naddpod at carnegie hall, here is a playlist of songs that were performed (as best as i can remember rn and minus the unreleased tracks)
plus some of mine and my friend’s reactions to the songs as they were being played in attempt to freak out quietly so that we didn’t interrupt the music 💀
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roll4gay · 5 months
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You guys. Emily Axford is just so multi talented and so human.
Like look at all her dnd characters and the incredible arcs they go through. The real, raw emotion she portrays with each one. The complete understanding of who her character is and the roll they play in that world. The relationships her character has and how each one is deep and unique.
Her music always tells a story. Each song feels “unfinished”, but that’s because musically most of them are missing that final “conclusion” chord? It leaves you with the feeling that there’s more. There’s more coming, there’s more life, there’s more than just that song, that moment. There’s always more…
She studied religion?? She went to school to learn what makes the world tick. How religion is the foundational pillar to so many societies and explains how communities function and treat others. People often define themselves by their religious beliefs, and she took the time to study it in depth. To understand people.
Honestly what a fucking incredible human being. Everything she does feels real and genuine and so raw and connected. I think that’s why I admire her and her work so much. Her heart is bared in everything she does, and she shows that she’s just so human. I don’t know how else to describe it
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Yall there is so much Emily axford music on the horizon im so fucking pumped
She was talking about a new album (completely unrelated to naddpod) and two new lyrical songs for campaign 3 on the hearthside chat from today!!!
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stone-stars · 3 months
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a while ago i made a post about naddpod music and @metamagic-adept brought up kingshammer in the replies. and yeah, i can't resist. so. kingshammer essay, let's do this.
first of all: huge, huge thanks to @operationslipperypuppet for helping me with this; she found a bunch of uses (esp for c3) and contributed truly so much to the analysis as well.
now, the use of kingshammer differs by campaign. so! really quickly. here is every use of kingshammer in naddpod.*
*as of c3e53. obligatory spoiler warning for every naddpod episode up to that point.
(continued under the cut as i was not kidding about this being an essay-- i will leave a tl;dr of sorts towards the end)
c1e45: The Kings protect the Boobs from the avalanche (except Hardwon)
c1e54: Hardwon's death*
c1e54: Hardwon's visions while he's dead*
c1e54: Hardwon is revivified*
c1e55: Hardwon's dreamless sleep after dying*
c1e65: JV and Rosa in the fog, when he gives her his lantern*
c1e65: JV, the Duskmother, and Moradin*
c1e69: Hardwon seeing the day his father died while in Galad's sword
c1e75: Hardwon speaking up in the astral council: "You don't broker a deal with someone who calls themself a God"
c1e80: Hardwon's flashback in Hell: "Looks like a Dwarf to me"
c1e81: Hardwon fuses the Bronzebeard and Coldain hammers
c1e86: Hardwon throws King Coldain the Kingshammer in the Tarrasque fight
c1e86: Coldain returns the Kingshammer to Hardwon in the Tarrasque fight
c1e87: Hardwon and King Coldain talk about succession of the throne
c1e90: Hardwon dreams of Grimthor MacGannis in the fall of Irondeep
c1e91: Hardwon notices that the debris from Irondeep collapsing is gone
c1e93: Hardwon and King MacGannis talk about the Godshammer / MacGannis offers Hardwon the MacGannis Kingshammer
c1e98: Pestilence sends Bev and Bubbles to a Maze
c1e98: Bev in the maze, following Bubbles (instead of Erlin)
c1e99: Bev Sr. possesses Balnor so he can bless Bev's sword
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c2e2: Fia and Zirk talk about their mentors and their books
c2e14: Jabari sees the past and is controlled to need to protect the King
c2e14: Jabari (still mind controlled) attacks Corbeau
c2e20: Bathilda retells the betrayal of the Blades / Cain and Moxora's attack on the Blades meeting
c2e21: Losgrar explains the Crux, and the cave in that killed hundreds
c2e22: The Third Mates plead with the Scrappers and Grez / The Scrappers and Grez stand off in the basement
c2e28: The Third Mates get through to Walder Lachnamoore (using Kenley's map and Remove Curse)
c2e40: The start of the ritual with the crown and Irina (that is ultimately corrupted by Moxora)
c2e41: Henry removing the crown
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c3e21: Callie approaches and soothes the Silver Serpent
c3e27: Big Bev and Callie go down in the High King fight, the King tries to escape, Calder fails to finish him
c3e34: Murph talks about Moradin, the Kingshammer itself, and the blessings people seek at his statue
c3e38: Callie tries to soothe the Bronze Serpent (first attempt)
c3e38: Callie tries to soothe the Bronze Serpent (second attempt)
c3e39: Callie tries to soothe the Bronze Serpent (final attempt, after bean rat, which succeeds)
c3e45: Callie enters the helm ("I'm coming Calder")
c3e45: Hardwon summons the spirit guardians
(note: uses in c1 marked as a * are credited instead as "A Sight For Sore Eyes", and i'd also like to mention that i didn't exclude side campaigns or oneshots from this list. kingshammer just... isn't used outside of the main campaigns.)
now, looking at this list, there's something that's immediately obvious: you can't talk about kingshammer without talking about hardwon surefoot.
... and i say that, but i'm going to immediately do the opposite of that and talk about non-hardwon uses in c1 and c3, as well as all uses in c2. also, keep in mind that not every use 100% fits these categories, sometimes kingshammer is just the right song for the moment, and that's fine. let's get into it!
first: moradin. the man who created the hammer, so of course it would be used for him. i would place both of JV's scenes here (the first scene, though not featuring moradin directly, is tied to JV's afterlife), as well as the c3e34 moradin statue scene. (i also wouldn't be surprised if the JV scenes get kingshammer partially because of its link to jake like. on a meta level. but i digress)
second: once the godshammer is created in episode 93 (put a pin in that), kingshammer is no longer used for hardwon or the weapon itself. in the first campaign, the song shows up a few more times, all for beverly: when he's in the maze during the pestilence fight, and when bev sr. possesses balnor to speak to bev. these fall in line, to me, with the early uses of kingshammer for hardwon (post his death in ep54). being beyond the planes of the living, being trapped. hardwon sees lydia there and has to leave her behind for his friends; beverly sees erlin and does the same.
third: in eldermourne, kingshammer is largely used for rituals and betrayals, and is especially tied to the cycle of mistrust and betrayal that surrounds the children of the trickster; the final use being when henry goes to remove the crown from irina in the finale. it's seeded with the introduction of the guardians of the grove books in ep 2, and continues throughout. i'm not going to touch on every use here, some fit more obviously, but i want to call out a few things: 1. re; the use in e28, walder lachnamoore was specifically involved in the downfall of the summer and autumn children of the trickster after they had been manipulated by moxora/heredecia and 2. every other use comes in a pair (the use in 2 sets up bathilda's story in 28 / the two uses in 14 are both jabari getting controlled / 21 and 22 are the ghost dragon / 40 and 41 are both the crown)
fourth, i'm just going to quote emily on the c3e27 short rest: "kingshammer in [campaign 3] i'm trying to put under dragons and serpents, 'cause they're the weapons of this campaign." this covers the uses in eps 21, 27, 38, and 39. the use in 34 is for moradin, and the only other c3 use left is the one in episode 45. put a pin in that.
and with that we've covered all the other kingshammer uses. so, finally, let's talk about hardwon and kingshammer.
hardwon is definitely the strongest association the song has. especially in campaign 1, where it's almost exclusively used for hardwon and the kingshammer (the weapon, not the song) until the godshammer is created in episode 93.
i want to break these uses up real quick; first, let's look at the first handful of uses in campaign 1: 45, 54 (all of them), 55, 69. here, the song comes in as things get dire. the mountain collapses, and it looks like even as the kings save his friends hardwon is going to die. then, he dies and sees that lydia is trapped. he watches his father's last stand. kingshammer isn't a heroic theme for hardwon here, it's a theme he struggles against. it's not prompted by his actions, it's prompted by something happening to him. it's the weapon he wields, but in 69 it's even actively rejected him due to his vampiric nature.
and then, well, a few things happen. he's reborn, for one (literally). and then in episode 75, for the first time, hardwon prompts the song. he speaks up in the astral council, and says "you don't broker a deal with someone who calls herself a god." and his friends and allies stand with him.
after this, the uses in episodes 80-93 (keep that pin in episode 93) are pretty obviously tied to the weapon itself. the kingshammer. as it gets stronger, so does hardwon. the "looks like a dwarf to me" flashback is the first time he wields it. every other use concerns the hammers and the dwarven kings. the kingshammer isn't what makes hardwon a hero, not by a long shot. but the thing that's interesting to me is the turn here. it's no longer a song that happens to hardwon, not really. it's often a song prompted by hardwon's action, and it's more hopeful now. it represents the weapon and its legacy, which is a thing hardwon is coming to embrace.
now, about that pin. in episode 93, hardwon and macgannis talk about the godshammer. when macgannis offers hardwon his own hammer, hardwon says: "i don't necessarily have to be the guy, you know, if you wanna swing it--" and the song cuts off. they wrestle for the hammer, hardwon wins, and the godshammer is restored.
after this point, kingshammer is not used for hardwon again until campaign 3 episode 45, when he summons the spirit guardians at the 11th hour of the lord ultrus fight.
i just want to emphasize that; hardwon tells macgannis that he doesn't have to be the one who wields the kingshammer, and the song doesn't get used for him again until he accepts it back in campaign 3. when he says "hey boys, i think we have a friend to avenge," stands against ultrus, and his friends and allies stand with him. when he accepts himself as the wielder of the kingshammer again, and what that means to him (being a hero).
do you see-- i am talking directly to you, the single person who read this far-- do you see why the song use in this podcast is insane?? like! did murph know, back in the first campaign, that hardwon would return, be retired, and have given up the kingshammer? definitely not. does the use of kingshammer for hardwon mirror his arc in an insane way? yes.
so that's an overview of hardwon and kingshammer. however, we're not done. let's look at it all together: moradin, the kingshammer (the weapon), the uses for bev and jv in c1, betrayals and rituals in eldermourne, the serpents and dragons of c3, and hardwon's relationship to the hammer and the song.
kingshammer is a song for weapons. emily says it, when talking about campaign 3. and that is 100% a common theme here. but, going a bit further, it's also a song about the interaction of mortals and divine/otherworldly power.
often, it's mortals wielding that power. the kingshammer (the weapon) is a divine gift, given by moradin to the dwarven kings. a huge chunk of the uses, especially in c1, are directly tied to the weapon and hardwon's wielding of it. the spirit guardians is a huge example of this as well, as hardwon and his allies are touched by the kingshammer's magic and able to stand against ultrus. and also; bev sr uses the power of the shadowfell to bless bev's sword. and the serpents are oberon's weapon against the destruction of nature; glen uses the silver serpent for his own gains, gromdal does the same to the bronze. callie, meanwhile, doesn't use the serpents, not like glen or gromdal-- instead, kingshammer comes in when she attempts to soothe them. because ultimately, that's the way she wields their power. through connection.
sometimes, they're being pulled at by its influence instead. positively, or negatively. JV, when he's beyond death, meeting the gods. hardwon after his death, torn between lydia (who was put in this position by a god) and his friends. beverly, trapped by an avatar of thiala's magic, being guided by the ghost of erdan. the souls of irondeep being pulled from the prime material by lydia, the lord of shadowfell. callie, entering the helm where ultrus was trapped to save calder.
in eldermourne, this is less tangible. however; the betrayals and the children of the trickster. this cycle of betrayal is the biggest divine influence that remains in eldermourne. the blades are tied up in it, due to their ties to cerenysus and the betrayal by the blades who sided with moxora. walder is tied up in it, as i mentioned before, and he remains in his undead form because of the influence of moxora. jabari is influenced by the prophet-ed king into betraying his friends. the ghost dragon, an otherworldly being, is created by pain caused by mortal actions. and then the crown ritual, at the very end. when moxora, disguised, betrays them and shows irina the third mates "betraying" their ideals, out of context. and the last use, with henry, is as he steps up to end the cycle, one that he had been a part of before.
it's all mortals and the otherworldly, and the places they meet. it's hardwon and his mortal allies, standing together on the premise that you don't broker a deal with someone who says they're a god. and, at the same time, it's hardwon and his allies finding strength in the kingshammer's magic to stand against the avatar of one. it's the ways the two influence each other. an intervention by one onto the other. sometimes they draw strength from each other, other times they're opposed. it's a song that is dire, and also hopeful. oftentimes, which of those is the case is determined while the song is playing.
tl;dr: kingshammer has a lot of uses, but it's very consistently used to represent (divine) weapons, and the interactions between mortals and the divine/otherworldly. when applied to hardwon specifically, it has a lot to do with his journey as a hero and accepting that that's what he is.
(also, since i'm writing this before either happens: don't be surprised if it's used for the ice knife (the weapon) and/or the final serpent whenever we meet it. both of these have a high chance of getting kingshammer applied to them considering everything that's been set up about the ice knife and also, y'know, serpents.)
in conclusion: you can pay careful attention to the music in naddpod, but watch out. you might accidentally write 2.5 thousand words about a song. thank you for reading.
and go listen to kingshammer-- aside from all the meaning it also just kicks ass.
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notes, disclaimers, etc:
for the purposes of this, if the song loops, it's part of the same use. if it is used later in the same episode, it's noted separately.
this is mentioned above, but not every use fits 100%. murph and emily very deliberately use music throughout the story to inform it, and also sometimes kingshammer is just the right song for a moment. both are true.
as a follow up to that, i'm not claiming that all of this was the specific intention. i'm just saying that when you look at kingshammer's uses as a song, there are some pretty strong themes, and it's fun to examine those.
i am not perfect. this is for fun. if i missed one, i'm sorry, feel free to point it out, and also i'll edit this post if that's the case
i would once again like to call out alli operationslipperypuppet for her help. she pointed out the divine connection first, and in general helped immensely. and, if naddpod music interests you, she's another person who often goes insane about it.
i am not above doing this for other songs, if you're interested let me know (few songs are as prolific as kingshammer, however)
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queencaramilflinda · 3 months
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What's the deal with Murph and aarakocras?
Short answer: it’s a NADDPod Dungeon Court thing
Longer answer: People who play aarakocras are notorious for being Problem Players, and Murph has made his opinions on those players very clear (negative) on the show Dungeon Court. It’s been a running thing for years now to the point that whenever aaracokras are mentioned Murph will be biased against them on principle. It’s all in good fun though.
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IF ONE BIG BED HAS ZERO FANS I AM DEAD!!!
IF EMILY AXFORD HAS ZERO FANS CALL THE POLICE I HAVE BEEN KILLED!!
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thebookishwallflower · 7 months
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(The last two are under an alias of her’s, Sierra Needle)
Pray tell in the tags of which you chose (and also your favorite by album art)
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brainrockets · 22 hours
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Emily has written at least one, maybe two songs with lyrics for Campaign Three!!!!
And a Greek myth themed album maybe?
Ready to add to my Playlist the second they are available.
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andie-platonically · 26 days
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Introduction Post:
hi, my name is andie! this is my new account, since i had some technical issues on my old one that tumblr wouldnt fix
here are some things about me:
i am grayromantic; sometimes i call myself aroace, sometimes lesbian ace, but mostly i just say asexual
i make drawfee comps & animatics! my youtube channel is andie's friend shaped
i also write fanfiction! ive been writing about qprs lately in my fantasy high fic, we only know how to love through violence
sometimes ill post art, but not very often
i love talking to people, so dont be afraid to message me :)
other fandoms/things i post about: d20, naddpod, drawfee/secret sleepover society, wtnv, leverage (/redemption), lupin, musicals
-- Andie
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have you ever seen someone (me) react to a the song list on a naddpod episode and wondered why? have you ever looked at a naddpod episode song list and thought "i think i recognize some of these but idk"?
knowing that not everyone is as insane about music in naddpod as me and some of my friends, i want to present you with a list of some of the most recognizable naddpod songs, what their presence implies, and a rating on a scale of 1-10 how worried you should be (based solely on my personal opinion).
A Wizard Tournament [shit (either good or bad) that went down in the last episode] 0/10
Corrupted [shit's going down with Alexandrite] 6*/10 (*could be worse depending on who the shit is happening to, no way of knowing just from song list)
Prodigal Sister [shit went down and now it's forgiven in an emotionally painful way] 7.9**/10 (**8.5 if used in a c3 episode post-53)
The Kingshammer [shit's going down with a powerful weapon in a dire moment] 8.2/10
A Fate Refused [shit's going down but something good will result from it] 8.3/10
Forsaken [shit's going down and you should feel incredibly unsettled about said shit] 8.4/10
Mee Maw's Burden [shit's going down in an emotionally devastating way, usually for one person] 8.5/10
Into the Flame (Fire) [shit's going down very fast] 8.7/10
Demigod [shit's going down in a way that will fuck you up or from a powerful dude who will fuck someone up] 8.8/10
The Purge [shit's going down due to a threat that the PCs need to start running from immediately] 8.9/10
Unknown Tome [shit's going down that involved someone being bamboozled or making a deal] 9.1/10
Valiant Ol' Cobb [shit's going down in that someone's going down (to 0hp)] 9.3/10
there isn’t a 10/10! no music should make you feel that stressed about an episode! and all these numbers are subjective to me personally and aren’t hard and fast rules, a lot of the devastating ones have been used for silliness as well.
as you move forward with this information please remember: you can pay attention to the naddpod music. but watch out.
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bookinbear · 1 year
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Very exciting NADDPod collaboration coming in 10 days, keep an eye out for it!
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shadowgasps · 2 months
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I just finished Eldermourne and I'm SO EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT. The way they perfectly wrapped up each group of adventurers stories. I'm gonna miss this world and these characters so much 🥺🥺🥺
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uselessgaywhovian · 11 months
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have i mentioned how much i love Emily Axford
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stone-stars · 2 months
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Transcript:
Emily: And then-- Frankie. [Plodding piano as Murph talks.] Murph: I-- I think Frankie does his normal thing, which is to tell everybody he's going to bed, and then leaves the light on and smokes his pipe, and you can see the smoke coming out from under the door. [Emily laughs] And he also, I'll say, almost like he's a bad roommate playing darts or something, he has a throwing knife that he just throws into a beam on his wall that has a bunch of like-- slashes into it. And then he has another knife that was like a dagger that his wife Linette had, that he doesn't throw. He keeps it perfect. So he's got the one in his left hand that's her knife, just kind of like, flippin' it and lookin' at it. And then he's got his crappy one that he just throws into the wall over and over again. [Sound of a dagger being thrown.] Emily: As you flip Linette's dagger in your hand, the hilt of it familiar to you at this point-- you see the hilt of it is decorated with a sort of red poppy flower-- [Piano fades.] You hear Atticus' words in your head: Atticus (Emily): As a favor to your late wife. Frankie (Murph): (muttered) Keep her name out of your mouth. [Emily and Caldwell laugh] Emily: And you feel, in your stomach, the remnants of the Little Death that you... took just a dab of. And… a memory is needling at you. Frankie: Mmm. Emily: Do you… Murph: I dive in, yeah. [Jake laughs.] Emily: You dive in? Murph: Yeah. In fact, if I would've saved the vial, I t--try and take more. Emily: You huff the fumes of that Little Death, and you return to a moment… [Soft music begins, first a solo piano, but building as the scene continues.] Emily: You see in the corner of your bedroom, this vanity with a basin where Linette used to take the pins out of her hair after a night of dancing. And you remember a specific night: Linette, smiling at you in the mirror as her hair, curl by curl, falls to her shoulders, but with some mischief in her eyes. Linette (Emily): Hey, Frank? Emily: She pulls a coin purse from her corset. Linette: I think it's time to start lookin' at places in the Feywild. Emily: She tosses you the purse, grinning at you. It lands… heavy in your hand. There's a lot of coin in here. Linette: I got a raise, Frank. We're so close! I can taste it-- you, me, Pen. We're gettin' outta here! Emily: She takes the final pin out of her hair, which you now recognize is her dagger. She folds it gently into a handkerchief and she tucks it into a drawer. And then she turns at you, beaming, with a hope that is so… infectious, you forgot to question where all that money came from. Frankie: (joyful) Linette! O--Of course you got a raise! You're the best! They finally realized your worth! [Emily and Jake laugh softly as he talks.] Murph: And I-- I pull her in, I give her a big kiss… such a distant Frankie that no longer exists; I call for Penny-- Frankie: Pen! Get in here, bud! We got great news! [Emily gasps softly.] Penny (Caldwell): What? What's goin' on? Frankie: C'mere my special little guy! Get over here! [Caldwell, Jake, and Emily laugh as he talks. They continue to laugh through the rest of the exchange.] Frankie: Oh, god, aren't we just the perfect little family! Ain't nothin' ever gonna change! Nothin's gettin' us down! The Vantasmos! Penny: I love you ma, I love you dad! Frankie: Oh, I love you son! God! It's so simple! Ain't life simple, everybody? Penny: Everything's great, I'm just gonna do a cartwheel, okay? Frankie: Oh, wow, look at him go, Lin! Look at him go! There's my boy! He can do cartwheels better than anybody! [The laughter fades. The music fades back to only piano.] Emily: And then this beautiful memory dissipates-- [the music cuts out entirely] --like the smoke from your pipe, and you're back here. Frankie: (joyless) Yeah. Murph: I look in the mirror, and see myself looking back at me instead of Linette. Frankie: Ah. Emily: Yeah. Murph: I throw something over the mirror.
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wifeworm · 6 months
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a friend for life playing under hardwon and jaina’s conversation… I am unwell
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