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This is a link post BBC Micro games, you say? HERE YA GO.

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 17:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post Tea-Bag Terror
pfft
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 19:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post plenty'o'lols there
teabag-terror-lols
(, Mon 17 Jun 2019, 13:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good find
Having a quick go of Prince of Persia.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 20:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hmm, Sugar Smash looks familiar.
Someone has actually back-ported Candy Crush to the BBC Micro.
I mean, wow. What a world we live in.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 23:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'd always wondered what might have been
Had they gave it a little more than 8 fixed colours.

Someone made a mod to give more colours to choose from, but only 16 on-screen. The result is pretty impressive!

stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13545#p177181
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 0:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post "how good could the graphics be on this old computer if we use hardware to make them better"
feels like a game with no limits
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 10:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Isn't that basically what the Spectrum Next is?
Some of the games look fun, but not very Spectrummy.

They should have house rules for games to retain the Spectrum feel, such as your character must not be human and you must feature a Sinclair C5 and/or Clive Sinclair at some point in the game.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 13:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think it was a bit overdone. I did want to see Timex/MSX style hi-colour, that the 128K SHOULD have had originally.
Although the point was to make a modern programmable machine, not a Speccy emulator.
Various kickstarter shitbags have robbed people of their money with that plan already.
(, Mon 17 Jun 2019, 12:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post I see where you're coming from
But PCs did kind of do exactly that from year dot with interchangeable graphics cards.

In this case I think it illustrates what could have been with a minor tweak in the design phase. The Spectrum Next feels like a total overhaul of a computer so it doesn't resemble what the spectrum stood for; a very budget-conscious computer with corners cut to meet a price point. The Beeb was by no means budget conscious, but its display capabilities felt so weak compared with everything else the computer had to offer.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 17:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post A 16-colour mode when you only have 8 colours does seem a bit daft.
The Speccy's FLASH bit was just as dumb an idea too. But that was intended as a working computer, not a games machine.
(, Mon 17 Jun 2019, 12:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cool.
This is one of the best games on that particular platform.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 17:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Always had a soft spot for
the Felix games myself.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 18:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh yes,
I played a lot of Felix and the Evil Weevils back in the day...

I probably hacked it for infinite lives and putting my schoolmates' names in the highscore table (I did that a lot...).
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 23:37, , Reply)
This is a link post Trailer I made I made this!
that was rejected by my client.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 13:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very good, but unless your client was James Cameron, who would want it?

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 14:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post Someone showing Titanic presumably.
Channel 4 or Channel 5, one of those sort of guys probably.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 20:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post you're on the right kind of lines :)

(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 20:15, , Reply)
This is a link post Top music vid skillz NSFW

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 12:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don't speak Black Metal meself however

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 14:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post I posted the video for 'Wires' many years ago

Will watch this shortly, cheers.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 18:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post
How dare you.

Athelete were fucking shit.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 19:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Prehistoric dog is ace!

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 19:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post VERY METAL©.

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 19:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Strong old school Mortal Kombat vibes here

I dig the song, too.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 23:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like this
Hints of Mastodon / Baroness, nice.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 6:16, , Reply)
This is a link post Ants work really hard


I post videos so seldom I always forget how to properly embed youtube urls : ( Sorry.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 8:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post That
is fucking great
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 10:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post
https://www.sciencealert.com/many-worker-ants-are-actually-lazy-slackers-but-there-s-a-good-reason-for-that
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 12:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post
It was great because of the commentary on human society, not the scientific accuracy regarding ants.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 13:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like this ant music

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 12:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Then the random characters after the '/' if it's a shortened link.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 0:29, , Reply)
This is a link post more robot abuse

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 7:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post A clip from this is doing the rounds on twitter
I did not suspect, or read the watermark.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 8:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's very good isn't it :D

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 8:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yep.
Am actually aware of the channel, they're very SugarApe.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 15:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post That is exactly what will happen.

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 8:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post HAHAHAHA

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 9:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Had me fooled for far too long.
Which is either a worrying reflection my critical thinking ability, or the speed at which this technology is evolving in the real world.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 9:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post It wasn't until it first fought back/grabbed the stick that I realised
Even when he hit it with a bottle I was thinking why on earth do these boston dynamics people do that, because it didn't seem that out of character for them :D
It's startlingly good CG for a joke video, although once you realise its easy enough to spot errors
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 15:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post The feet don't quite stand properly on the balancing boxes, but it is still very well done.

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 22:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like this

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 10:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahah!

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 10:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post
"You have 20 seconds to comply"
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 12:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post "you have 15 seconds to comply"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0InSlbNakOs


(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 18:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Fooled me! I only spotted the watermark at the very end, just before the bot went postal.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 13:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Aces!

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 13:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post That’s really nice.
Can’t work out if it’s a good song made better by a fun video or not though :)
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 10:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Close your eyes and play it again
I think it's quite a nice ditty but a chord change might have been nice
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 14:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wife
is OMG gorj
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 0:01, , Reply)
This is a link post What's the last banger u stumbled across that you'd never heard before??
Today I just found this nice little ditty by the Magnetic Fields - Two Characters in Search of a Country Song
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post the magnetic fields have some truly awe inspiring tunes
but the catalogue is so huge, they can be hard to find
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Got any recommendations?
I want to dive deeper, but as u pointed out, they have been rather prolific over the years
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post 69 Love Songs is the best place to start, I reckon.
Most of the songs are pretty short, so it's not quite the undertaking it sounds.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 23:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 13:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post
To my shame, I'd never heard Killing Joke's 'Night Time' LP before a week ago. Obviously I'd heard Love Like Blood and Eighties before, but that whole album is astonishing. They shoulda been bigger, they knew how to put a tune together.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 19:16, , Reply)
This is a link post Indie Game Review: Mushroom Cats I made this!
Cats. Mushroom. Point and click. What's not to like?

This is possibly my shortest review ever. What's not to like?
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 19:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post MCaC

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post A true emotional rollercoaster

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pleasant game
Short and sweet.
Could do with more levels though..
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 1:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nice review
and good candles to you too.
(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 23:09, , Reply)
This is a link post Office chair racing
Japan
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 17:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Trufax
I tried to enter the German downhill office chair race quite a few years ago, but was rejected when the race organisers said they were no longer running it for foreign entries. I want to do this, but have to convince missus Fadge to take a trip to Japan...

For reference https://youtu.be/SoGLrznAvTg
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post so why not organise an event wherever you are?

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Why did I never think of this before!!

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post no office chair racing association either so you could setup that as well

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 19:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post *takes notes*

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post Why stop at racing? Why not a full office chair tournament?
I'd compete in an office chair joust with french loaves if you organised it. I'd need someone to push my chair though so I could concentrate on pin-point baguette accuracy obvs.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post *SCRIBBLES FURIOUSLY ON NOTEPAD*

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 21:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post There should be an office chair + desk race
where the contestants have to do admin while racing
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post *collapses on floor*
*spazzes out*
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post Some adaptation of horseback archery as well...
Perhaps crumpled paper trashcan throwing while on the move.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh and office chair curling
with office cleaners
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Henry hoovers
Shirley?
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 23:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post
That sounds more like the shot-put event to me
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 8:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Just think about the merchandising!
You could set up shops all over the country selling office furniture to fans.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 12:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post after all, what would it take to set up an Office Chair Racing Association website
Then buy the google adword for office chair racing, before spamming the search engine so it comes up as a suggested autocomplete search term?

Must be worth a few visits from those who search for such things, any distraction from looking for them online must be welcome.

Need to get some ads on the site.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 20:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post I read that as 'missus Farage'

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post *wanks*

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post *crashes helicopter*

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 21:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post surely there are limits...

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post As 2 unlimited used to say

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post IRONY

(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 16:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Titanium?
*sucks teeth*

4 brass furniture coasters would have been cheaper.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post It would look ridiculous

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 15:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well I think that looks rather fetching.

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 16:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Propellers would probably have been cheaper
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 15:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh really?
And what is going to drive the props, pray tell? Cat farts and hope?
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 16:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cats and buttered toast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XpQ6MehInc
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post \o/
Nicely done.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 17:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post \o/

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 17:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post That mangy thing looks permanently terrified
And in agony.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post He is expected to improve
I hope they post a follow-up video.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 19:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post ....using magnets

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Improve with upgraded limb attachments?
Like Han from Enter the Dragon?
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 21:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Like Steve Pawstin

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 21:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's okay, they got a popular video out.
I would euthanise it.
(, Sat 15 Jun 2019, 16:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post That will stop the bastard clawing the furniture

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:55, , Reply)
This is a link post No more adverts of men playing football, or women cooking dinner then, I suppose?
What about adverts for incontinece pads? Are those only going to feature men, now?
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 12:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post *auditions for new bodyform ad*

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 12:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Why don't we just ban all adverts?
Forever.

To answer your specific questions, we can still have men playing football if they're also talking about their feelings on the pitch, we can have women cooking dinner if they have previously chugged 3 pints of lager. Incontinence pads will be advertised by fit healthy 25 year olds, with cast iron urinary tracts.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 12:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Finding it hard to give a fuck about the content of something I go out of my way to avoid

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 13:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fair point. Myself and Mrs. Penis don't watch commercial telly either.
But is still feels a bit fucking wet.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 13:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very much this.
I suppose it is some pushback against old stereotypes.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Mummy or chips?

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 13:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Did you read the entire article?
"However, the new rules do not preclude the use of all gender stereotypes. The ASA said the aim was to identify "specific harms" that should be prevented.

So, for example, adverts would still be able to show women doing the shopping or men doing DIY, or use gender stereotypes as a way of challenging their negative effects."
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 13:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post But women are terrible at parking
It's just a genetic fact
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post oldie but a goodie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTiXqRUvZo
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha
Then of course this classic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vupgBykQnko

It's misogynist Friday!
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post That is genuinely hilarious.
I love how she'd have carried on trying except someone else's car physically prevented it so she had to try something else.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 15:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 17:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post Should keep ASA busy as this stuff is very subjective
endless rows ahoy
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post No, the real problem is that fucking retarded advert showing a kid lifting its leg and being a ballarenia?!
But that token, when I smeared my own shit all over the floor as a baby I should now be a world famous artist!
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 18:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pretty sure the ASA have no real power.
They are like IPSO but for advertising.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 20:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh Stew, that political correctness has gone mad.

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 22:01, , Reply)
This is a link post Baby Sandwich I made this!
Another very silly sketch I helped on
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 10:19, , Reply)
This is a link post Who's on first?
Someone reminded me about this gem earlier, so I thought I'd share it because it's 66 years old and still makes me laugh like a drain
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 9:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post The clips from The Shining look good.

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 1:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post only the elevator doors is from the original
the rest is reshot
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 8:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well, they reshot those well,
or well enough to look good on my first and only viewing. It really does look awful.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 9:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post The clip from Bartok sounds crap

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 8:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post glad to see that there's a bit where he looks through a hole in a door
Imagine the hoohaa if he hadnt looked through a hole in a door
Will he look through a hole in a door as well as Jack Nicholson though? Only time will tell
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 9:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post hopefully they've updated it to have a modern pop culture reference
Whatever James Corden says or something from Mrs Browns Boys perhaps
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 10:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post Danny has an iPhone

(, Sun 16 Jun 2019, 12:26, , Reply)
This is a link post Trailer for the Banana Splits movie
I love the Banana Splits, Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky.

I bet this is fun family entertain...

Oh.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 22:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post This looks terrible, but I'll watch it
It looks like the violence could be a bit like it is on 'Happy!', which is also a great show but has just been cancelled by SyFy. Bastards.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 23:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post The second season lost it
It was better when he wasn't going through an existential crisis, just like every comedy character goes through just before their show is cancelled.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 11:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post "Horror, Violence and Gore"
- looks promising
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 1:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yep - I'll be watching it.
Tra la laaaa la la la laaaaa! ;-)
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 12:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well
there goes my fucking childhood.
(Old enough to be a fan during the original run of the show.)
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 14:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^ This
It was good
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 21:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wow that looks utterly horrible.
Will NOT be watching.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 19:31, , Reply)
This is a link post Grace Jones has died

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 19:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Slave to the arrhythmia

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 19:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post very good.
But I fear you've wasted your ammo from when the other Grace Jones conks out in an Ibiza hot tub
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 21:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post pull up to the not bumper

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 4:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cold Leatherette

(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 17:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Russell Harty died in 1988. Friends say he never fully recovered from their 1981 encounter.

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post so its now Hilda Clulow's chance to race up the chart

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post Changed a bit as she got older.

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Strange
I've seen that face before
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 21:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post Max Zorin can finally rest in peace.

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 21:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh christ.
That's moved my gran one place nearer to the top spot.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 21:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's also moved you up
Just in case you wanted something else to worry about tonight.

Unless of course you're already dead, in which case, carry on!
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 22:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'll never make it that far, but my gran's really hanging on for that TV interview
She's 104 and can't wait to tell the nation about her polymyalgia and what she thinks of forrin food.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 22:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post And Brexit?

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 22:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post She'd have a thing or two to say about that.
And Russia.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 23:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post 'gingham-top jars of racial hatred'

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 23:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post The militant wing of the WI

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 23:24, , Reply)
This is a link post Giving this fine upstanding citizen's age seems a little redundant.
I mean, in normal human years, our dog is only 13. But she's absolutely fuckered, too.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 18:18, , Reply)
This is a link post Find the pipe! I made this!
Click the pipes to find out which one is the pipe, can you find the pipe?
Pipe.


(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 16:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post {:-D

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 16:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 18:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Baltimora.

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is that a new crisp flavour?

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Presumably pizza-curry flavour.

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Best eaten whilst running
with your trousers down.
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 13:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ma-great
Was expecting a | symbol.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 18:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post isn't there one after "yeah" at the bottom?

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post I was tempted.
but to find the real one is more fiendish and unfair than that
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 9:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pfffffffffffffft

(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 20:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh fuck off
And I clicked more than one pipe. I mean why? So tired...
(, Fri 14 Jun 2019, 19:03, , Reply)
This is a link post footballers = slaves? I made this!
Episode two of my new nine part series. This one addresses a real sad reality for many premiership footballers.
(, Thu 13 Jun 2019, 12:49, , Reply)

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