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Twist the Leaf
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Challenge Questions for December 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 9th
Where should you direct your focus this week to foster your relationship with yourself?
Three of Gifts – Collaborate with others and aim for success. You will be happier with the end results (and by association with yourself) if you don’t try to carry everything alone. You will also be providing yourself some essential self care that is needed.
How can you connect more strongly with the world around you?
Four of Wassail Cups – This isn’t really the time for building stronger connections with the world around you. There just isn’t time. A little apathy in this area right now can go a long way into making sure you are balancing in this area.
What is your greatest strength that is currently hidden from you?
Five of Switches – One of your greatest strengths that you often forget about, especially when you are stressed or confronted with unexpected change, is the ability to deal with conflict in healthy ways instead of letting it descend into chaos.
How can you better connect with your intuition and decrease self-doubt?
Ace of Switches – Be enthusiastic about your connection with your intuition and follow its advice, even when you’re possibly not really a fan of what it’s trying to say. You create more problems for yourself when you ignore it and stubbornly try to pretend it’s not saying something you don’t want to hear.
What can you do to make riding out the holiday season more pleasurable?
Ace of Scissors – Follow your inspiration into the rabbit holes it leads you. Let the excitement of these new ideas inspire you. (Thus, the creation of Kainokami Ryūjin for the Hush rp.)
DECK USED: YULETIDE MONSTERS ORACLE
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Gideons Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge
Shifting Seasons
The vibrancy
of Autumn
falls away as
the winter solstice
draws near
and bright leaves
tumble
to the ground
to turn tattered
and brown
as the sky begins
to make promises
of snow
soon to come
… maybe.
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Finding the Positive for December 4 - 6
These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”
December 4
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Hanged One – “On the coldest days we build the warmest fires.” Sometimes it’s easy to get all tangled up and confused when you try too hard to see things only by your own perspective and not let in the views of others. If you relax and sink into the patience and openness needed to see things from a new viewpoint, it welcomes others in to share with you their own perspectives. This, in turn, creates comfort and community. Make sure you aren’t closing yourself off to the point you make others feel that they are being set out in the cold and shunned. Welcome them in instead.
DECK USED: TRICKSTER’S JOURNEY TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS (A HOLIDAY CARD GIVEN TO ME THIS YEAR)
December 5
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Judgment – “You are going to get through this just fine.” Stand tall under the judgmental eyes of others. Remember that your focus needs to be about who you are and who you want to become, not what they think you’re doing wrong or how “off-norm” you are.
DECK USED: NAKED HEART TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
December 6
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Seven of Swords – “Your joy is like a stocking filled with endless smiles.” Remember that your happiness is infectious. Do not sacrifice your joy for other’s to have theirs. They may not be thrilled to not have everything exactly as they anticipate it to be, but they’ll still be happy… because you’re there with them and happy as well.
DECK USED: SEASONAL FOX TAROT NIGHT EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
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DiscordTarotholicsDec2023 Challenge Spread 1
Bear – Introspection / Healing – How can a period of introspection help with healing the past year’s pain?
Seven of Pentacles – Sustainable growth takes time and goes through many different phases. One of those phases that encourages growth is time spent looking inward at the self. When we rush, we often try to skip this step, because it’s difficult and uncomfortable, but in taking our time to explore it instead, we come out the other side happier and healthier in the end.
Robin – Compassion / Patience – Where can I express more compassion and patience with others?
Ten of Pentacles – During family times your loved ones could use a bit less snap and snark, and a little more compassion and patience. The stress of the holiday rush is making you snipe more often when you would normally have more patience. An effort toward a bit more compassion and patience will allow everyone to come together comfortably instead of going off into their own corners.
Deer – Gentleness / Intuition – How can I use my intuition to encourage more gentleness and caring this holiday?
Strength – Lean into your interpersonal strengths and seek out the nudge of your intuition to help you learn what others need in order to soften their hard edges and allow them to relax.
Squirrel – Preparation / Resourcefulness – How can prep and resourcefulness help me through the holidays?
The Star – Preparation and your resourcefulness assist in keeping things running smoothly, which in turn then allows you to more easily lean into hope and positivity instead of worry and self-criticism.
Wren – Inspiration / Enthusiasm – Where can I find inspiration to help me be enthusiastic about the holidays this year?
Nine of Pentacles – Stay focused on your accomplishments and how far you have come rather than allowing more negative inner narratives to take control. It’s through acknowledging your accomplishments (no matter how difficult they are to see, and no matter how small or inconsequential they might seem) that you are more easily able to see and enjoy the positives in life and fun in the world around you during the holidays.
Boar – Stubborn Persistence – In what way can stubborn persistence help me through the rest of this year?
Knight of Swords – It will allow you to stay on target and adapt to the sometimes unorthodox methods needed in order to meet your goals. Thinking outside the box is important in order to hit your target.
Owl – Trust / Knowledge – How can the knowledge I’ve gained this year help me to trust myself better?
Wheel of Fortune – Remember that everything you’ve learned is carried with you throughout your life. These lessons don’t go away, but are carried forward with you. Like learning a foreign language, the more you use what you’ve learned, the more it will stick and become natural to you. Use these lessons you’ve gathered through life well and often in order to keep them fresh and easily awakened when you need them.
DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT
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July 21 There may be a meditation today, but it hasn't happened yet. (I have plans to fit it in, but shit happens, so we'll see.) If it does happen, it will be focused on the combined message between the Thera-Pets affirmation and the tarot card pulled for today, which can be found below. Ace of Cups - Emotions don’t always need explanation or reason. Sometimes they just are, and that’s all there is to it. They feel overwhelming because they are new, and because you are allowing them to have space instead of pushing them away. You don’t have to do anything with them other than experience them. DECK USED: AWAKEN TAROT #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #aeakentarot #aceofcups #manifestation #tarotnerd #eclecticwitch #selfloveclub #dailytarotcard #tarotforpersonalgrowth #divinationtarotcommunity #divinationwitch #tarotforselfcare #innerchild #healingjourney #tarotscopes https://instagr.am/p/Cu-Jt9kPFIX/
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July 20 Today's meditation was fifteen minutes long, and was a combination of additional stretching exercises while focusing on the affirmation in today's Thera-Pets card. It was a reminder that resilience is about bending instead of standing rigid. Just as the trees bend to the wind instead of leaning into it and fighting against it. It's in the bend where you find your greatest ability to adapt, survive, and thrive. Seven of Coins - Right. So I struggled a bit with this card when I pulled it this morning. Mainly? Because I had a hard time with the red and the smears at the bottom. It's... not a color I would usually associate with the Seven of Pentacles, which is usually about slow growth and sustainability. What I initially see in the imagery here is violence, and it took me most of the day to get past that first impression (which happens a -lot- with this deck, incidentally, and is one of the decks I don't like reading with for clients because most of the time I struggle with how colors are used in the cards). At nearly the end of the day, I was sitting here at the computer looking at this card, though... and I considered all of the things that have taken me time and effort to accomplish. Ms B and Mr R used to have a saying that nearly always came up in the middle of projects around their property. "It's not a good job until you bleed on it." Work on the mower and cut your finger? It's going to be a job well done. Lay wood floors and snag your knee on a nail? Those floors are going to look spectacular when they're done. Sometimes, to have a satisfactory result to an endeavor, sweat and tears are not enough. Blood is also required. That is the message in today's card. Don't be scared to spill a little blood as you work towards your goals. It'll make the end results just that much sweeter. DECK USED: OCEAN DRY TAROT #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #oceandrytarot #sevenofpentacles #itsinthecards #tarotscope #tarotguidance #kitchenwitch #tarotgram #tarotnerd #tarotreading https://instagr.am/p/Cu-JkhYvuSi/
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July 19 There was no meditation today, and the Thera-Pets affirmation was rolled into the reading of the tarot card pulled for today. King of Pentacles - Do what’s right for you and your life and those you choose to share it with. Focus on stability and fuck the rest. DECK USED: DIVE TO YOU TAROT #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #divetoyoutarot #kingofpentacles #pagan #guidance #onlinetarot #spiritualcommunity #tarotfun #witchcraft #taroteveryday #abundance #tarotreading #witchcore #tarotcard #tarotwithoutborders https://instagr.am/p/Cu-Jig6PeXh/
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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Death Prompt: “Pull the Death card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?” Modern Love Tarot – When I look at the imagery in this card, I see vanity, and how very fleeting beauty can be. That, in turn, speaks to me of the need to cherish the beauty in our lives while it is there, for it will not last forever… just as everything is temporary, so too is that. The advice I see in this card is about cherishing the good so that you can hold onto memories of these good things once things change. Healing Waves Tarot – A brand new eco-system using the skull of the dead as its foundations is what I see in this card, and it speaks to me about what comes after loss. Change and loss create a void, and in time that void is filled with something new. We cannot have that something new that is to come until we have gone through the loss that precedes it. I would read this card as a reminder of what to look forward to, and a reassurance that something more is to come to fill the void left by what has been lost. Dive To You Tarot - With change comes loss, and with loss often comes the painful feelings of grief. This card focuses on one’s grief, and encourages us to not shut it out but to experience it and process it. It’s okay to cry, or even rail at the universe for those things we have lost. It’s a part of letting go and processing what has been taken away and/or left behind by change that is upon us . It speaks of healthy processing rather than burying one’s feelings in the face of change. Seasonal Fox Tarot Day Deck – A fox looks back and considers the shadows of the past and what is lost. In lingering too long, the fox is also then cast in shadow. Although, after change has happened, it is okay to look back now and then, make sure you do not linger in the past. Doing so keeps us from embracing the future and making the most of what is to come. When you consider living in the past instead of seeking the future, a part of your future dies along with what you’re already leaving behind. https://instagr.am/p/Cu-JeGKPtJ8/
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July 18 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which says “you will survive this”. Although not feeling particularly powerless at the moment, this card is a good reminder when you’re feeling vulnerable that you’re not going to crumble to dust just because you’re feeling out of sorts. It’s okay, and you’ll get through it. You’ll come out the other side just fine. Queen of Swords – It’s always a good idea to keep in mind, though, when feeling out of sorts not to take those feelings out on others. There’s no need to lash out. You can glide through it silently without hurting others feelings or dragging them down to feeling as crappy as you do in that moment. DECK USED: ELEVATE TAROT (MODIFIED) #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #elevatetarot #queenofswords #tarotforhealing #instagood #tarotcardmeanings #tarotquestions #witchycommunity #tarocchi #tarotwitch #GardenWitch #witchesofinstagram #tarotreaderofig #witchcore #selfloveclub https://instagr.am/p/Cu-JaZ0Pr-2/
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July 17 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which states “You are strong enough.” This is a message that I think everyone needs to hear sometimes and I’m no exception. Sometimes things feel so overwhelming, and it feels like there’s no way forward or no way to make it through. The thing is, though? We will make it through, and are far stronger and more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. Myself included. Eight of Cups – Remember that it’s okay to say “fuck it” and strike out on your own. It’s about what’s right for you. If it’s not working for you? It’s just not going to work for you. Instead of self-sacrificing and making yourself miserable? Let it the fuck go and walk away. DECK USED: MIMIT TAROT #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #mimittarot #eightofcups #dailytarotjournal #tarotscopes #transformation #tarotgram #positiveenergy #tarotquestions #tarotreadingonline #NatureWitch #onlinetarot #witchessociety #tarotstudy #tarotforhealing https://instagr.am/p/Cu-JXJJvp_U/
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New Moon in Cancer Tarot Reading with the Healing Waves Tarot July 17, 2023 Today is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by Leo at @apollo.tarot . How can I best nurture the feminine and masculine energies that make me who I am? Feminine – Four of Earth – When you foster a stronger sense of stability, it allows these more feminine energies within you a chance to surface and breathe. Masculine – The Letter atop Nine of Air Rx – Don’t allow rocky seas and unexpected surprises to send you down into a downward spiral of negative inner talk and anxiety. Doing so diminishes the masculine energy within you. How can I best support my family and those dear to me? Five of Water Rx – Stay positive, and make sure that you are pushing a positive perspective on them as well, so that they too are unable to completely wallow in a pessimistic viewpoint. Where in my life should I apply love unconditionally? Page of Water – Everywhere. Be open to sharing your love with everyone and everything. You are in a learning phase when it comes to your emotional intelligence and your own emotions, and you cannot learn if you are closing yourself off. What unresolved matters from the past need to resurface? Seven of Fire – Take a look at the things that have made you feel defensive lately. Bring them back up and into the light. Look at them again, and work through them instead of pushing them aside. What areas of my life do I need to go with the flow? Three of Water – Don’t forget that getting together with friends and having a good time is a good thing, and good for you and your emotional well-being. You can’t be staid and steady all of the time. Sometimes cutting loose with others is needed. (Continued in Comments) https://instagr.am/p/Cu022AWO9-T/
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July 16 Today's meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which is a reminder about treating yourself kindly. Not just physically being kind to your body, but mentally making sure you're not calling yourself names and that your inner voice isn't being an ass and beating you up. Sometimes, when we feel like crap (especially emotionally), it can be really hard not to let that inner voice hold sway. Just remember... it's a liar. Don't listen to it. The Magician - For some reason? I saw this card and it said "MONDAY!" and I just went along with it and it was Monday all day today... even though it was actually Sunday. The end result? I got a lot done that I normally would have had to do tomorrow... and I got to spend time with Gideon as well. How about that? DECK USED: KITTEN NUGGET TAROT #kittennuggettarot #magiciancard #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #GardenWitch #tarotistas #shadowwork #onlinewitch #crystalmagic #dailytarot #tarotacrossborders #psychicreading #cartomancycommunity #witchcraft #tarotforgrowth #selfhealingjourney https://instagr.am/p/CuytD4BupiM/
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July 15 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was about tenacity. It’s about being confident about things moving on past bad experiences. Shit happens. Change happens. Things sometimes go wrong, and sometimes when things go wrong? It creates an opportunity for something better. But you have to get through the bad part first, yeah? That’s what today’s meditation is about. Getting through the hard parts, and having faith that when you get through the hard parts? There’s something more, better, or just different on the other side. Two of Wave Songs (as in… Cups) – Today’s card is about the “honeymoon phase” of relationships with others. That’s what the geyser of water lifting up to support the cherubs makes me think of as the two little cherubs play in the water, uplifted by heightened emotion and blind to the pitfalls. That “honeymoon phase” is a natural part of relationships with others, whether they be platonic, romantic or even with a place or thing rather than a person. Today’s card is a reminder that the honeymoon phase is just that. A phase. Enjoy it and the bliss it offers, but remember that there are depths to explore beyond it as well, and that not -everything- about anything or anyone is all good and right and perfect. It’s okay to enjoy what is, though. DECK USED: SONGS FOR THE JOURNEY HOME TAROT #songsforthejourneyhometarot #twoofcups #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #highvibelife #dailydivination #fortunetelling #tarotoftheday #selflovewitch #tarotaddict #crystalenergy #tarotscope #crystalsandtarot #witchysvibes #spirituality #healingjourney https://instagr.am/p/CuytCBoOzDG/
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July 14 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which was about those times when one is feeling defeated, and like you have nothing left to give. Just recently, I was doing some time helping an elderly woman in her recovery from first gall bladder surgery, and then shoulder surgery soon after. There were times when I really thought I had reached the end of what I was capable of… and yet there was always more to do. By the time I made it home, I felt broken… and yet? I recovered. This affirmation is a reminder of that resilience and that we can bounce back if we give ourselves what we need to recover from times of struggle. Five of Wands – Are you going to butt heads all day with everyone you come across? Or are you going to foster community and allow everyone to have their say, then encourage them all to work together to get something productive done? Differing opinions and methods don’t always have to end in negative outcomes. Sometimes? It becomes like a brainstorming session, and something even better comes out of it in the end. DECK USED: SEASONAL FOX TAROT DAY DECK #seasonalfoxtarot #fiveofwands #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #manifestation #tarotforhealing #tarotcommunityofinstagram #lovetarot #psychicreadings #tarotlovers #ILoveTarot #pagan #magick #tarottribe #tarotacrossborders #NatureWitch https://instagr.am/p/Cuys_99u4Uf/
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July 13 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which is about what a liar anxiety is, and a reminder of how easy it can be to fall into anxiety’s thought patterns and traps, and end up stuck there. The Lovers – The Lovers isn’t always about romantic love, unions, and the like… but today it is. Today’s card is a reminder to reach out to Gideon and make sure that your energies are intertwined and in sync instead of out of rhythm or tangled. Sometimes, when things are feeling stressful, you have a habit of closing yourself off from others. Don’t do that today… reach out to him instead. DECK USED: SPACIOUS TAROT #spacioustarot #loverscard #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #crystalcollection #selflovejourney #tarotcardmeanings #ILoveTarot #tarotcardsreading #tarotforpersonalgrowth #showmeasign #GreenWitch #askthecards #tarotistas #cartomancycard #tarotdeck https://instagr.am/p/Cuys-BPOIpu/
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July 12 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which speaks of struggle not being an indication of failure. It’s hard sometimes when struggling with something not to see yourself as failing at it. So many things come easy, especially when one knows what they like and what they’re good at, that when something comes along that really challenges us, it feels like we’re not doing good at it and might fail. That isn’t the case, but it feels that way. This affirmation is a reminder that what we’re feeling in those moments isn’t failure, but growing pains. The Hierophant – This card is about tradition, and the learning of “old ways” of doing things. So often in today’s society we balk at tradition, always seeking the new and different, discarding the old, well worn, and often tried-and-true ways for new ones. It’s important to remember, though, that there’s value in the old ways of doing things. Wisdom in the generations of knowledge seeking to be passed down. Today’s card is a reminder that as great as new and shiny cool things, thoughts, methods, perspectives, and mentalities might be… there’s value in the past that we need to seek to preserve rather than discount and reject outright. And even when those perspectives might not fit today’s climate or society, they still hold knowledge and value in allowing us to see where we’ve come from and the perspectives we have grown from as people and a society. DECK USED: TAROT OF TALES #tarotoftales #hierophantcard #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #tarotreadingonline #tarotreadings #onlinetarot #magick #cardslinger #lovetarot #tarotcardmeanings #ILoveTarot #tarotcollection #eclecticwitch #tarotcardreading #tarotgram https://instagr.am/p/Cuys7f7uVUi/
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July 11 Today’s meditation was ten minutes long and focused on the affirmation in the Thera-Pets card for today, which were words of encouragement and a reminder that you are a fighter. A survivor. You are strong and stubborn and know what is right for you. Don’t allow yourself to be beaten down and buckle under the pressure of the world around you when it tries to push what you know isn’t right down your throat. Temperance – Moderation is important. As much as you hate it. As much as you struggle with it. It’s important. You can only do so much. You can only afford to expend so much energy, or spend so much money, or fit so many things in an hour or a day. Like in spoon theory, you have to pick and choose, and be happy with what you manage to accomplish instead of always pushing yourself for more. DECK USED: TINSELTOWN TAROT #tinseltowntarot #temperancecard #therapetsemotionalsupportanimalcards #therapets #cotd #cardoftheday #mentalhealth #positivity #thinkpositive #optimism #tarotformentalhealth #affirmation #affirmationswithtarot #tarotaffirmations #spiritualnoema #naturalwitchcraft #selfhelpclub #tarotcards #divinationtools #taroteverydamnday #tarotcommunityofinstagram #transformation #crystalcollection #ProfessionalTarotReader #greenwitchcraft #witchesofinsta #cardslinger https://instagr.am/p/Cuys4fBOljs/
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