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10/26/03: The Celebration of a Work in Progress Day
A Special Thanks for the Following Volunteers:
- Lisa Caveny for enlisting the food helpers and helping herself throughout the day
- Linda Willets for her ongoing Co-Ordinating for Sunday Night Food
- John & Grace King for the Sunday Meal and helping out that night
- All of the people that worked on the house...coming in
and out throughout the day and greeting the church members, helping to talk
about the progress and what all went into the work
- Betsy, Jan Guiles, Todd,
and Brian Dean were a great help to me that morning - to make sure all was
accomplished before opening the doors - including the pictures and guest
book etc....
.... Angela
10/25/03
Those who worked: Dave Beers, Betsy, Ron Jennings and family, Lisa
Caveny, Sibyl Liedtke, Norma Santacrose, Kevin Talley, JoAnn Betka, Brian Dean, Brianna Dean, Ken ??(a teen,) Angela St Germain, Todd St Germain
and Chloe' St Germain
Projects completed:
- Outside windows scraped and painted
- Cleaned & Painted More Heating Vents
- Final Coats of Paint to Kitchen cabinets
- Completed Vinyl flooring & Rubber Molding Installed
- Front Porch Rug Installed
- Installed more Molding and Final Touch Up Painting
- Moved furniture into Place
- Shopping for Pillows, Supplies, etc
- Front Entry Way Painted
- Railings Sanded and Painted
- Lighting Intalled
- Sorted, Organized & moved paint tools/leftover tiles
- MAJOR clean-up for preparation for next day - lots of garbage removed!!
- Bathroom cleaned.
.... Angela
10/24/03
Those who worked: Ken Landon & crew, Dave Beers
Projects completed:
- Applied Stain to Floor
- Applied First Coat of Finish to Floor
- Installed Vinyl Tile Flooring
.... Sharon
10/23/03
Those who worked: Lisa Caveny, Sibyl Liedtke, Kristy Mansfield, Angela St Germain, Ken Landon & Company, Sharon Early
Projects completed:
- Continued Painting Trim in Main Room
- Sanded Back of Passthrough Wall
- Put a Different Finish on the Kitchen Cabinets
- Final Finish Sanding of Floor
- Applied Stain to Floor
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Semi-Finished Rooms
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Supporters that stopped by: Jan Devine, Todd St Germain (To rest & relax in a lounge chair that Lisa brought!)
....Sharon
10/22/03
Those who worked: Lisa Caveny, Ron Jennings, Mark, Tom Martin, Brian Dean, Dennis Maney, Al Luna, Todd St Germain, AJ Luna, Tom Keane, Brianna Dean, Todd Mansfield, Sharon Early
Projects completed:
- Installed Ceiling Tile (It is looking awesome!!!)
- Painted Trim and Door in Coat Room
- Painted Kitchen Cabinets
- Repaired and Spackled Front Entry Way
- Worked on walls in Girl's Bathroom
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Installing Ceiling Tile
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Supporters that stopped by: Tim Devine, Jim Santacrose, Matt Jennings, Lisa Caveny stopped by again to drop off some bean bag chairs, Angela St Germaine
also stopped by with coffee and donuts but then was 'politely' told by her husband that they forgot to eat dinner. She then did a sub run!
....Sharon
10/21/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, Dave Beers, Pat Telfer, Bruce Hemmer, Norma Santacrose, Angela St Germain, Todd St Germain, Beth Dean, Brian Dean, Sharon Early
Projects completed:
- Scraped Front Windows
- Prepared Ceiling for Ceiling Tiles
- Cut Finger - Made run to hospital (all ok but amazing what one will sacrifice for teens!)
- Installed the Stereo, DVD and Speakers
- Painted more Heating Vents
- Installed Carpeting
- Installed Floor Tiles in Coat Room
- Primed the Soffit Areas and Painted them
- Touched up the Red Wall
- Mudded up a bunch of walls both in kitchen and entryway
- Primed the entryway
- Went over the molding in the wine colored room
Supporters that stopped by: Cathy Landon, Kevin Talley, Marion Smith, JoAnn Betka - delivered bathroom
products for opening, Kristi Mansfield, Laura Howell (and most likely others!!)
.... Angela
10/20/03
Those who worked: Angela St Germain, Lisa Caveny, Sybil Liedtke, Sharon Early, Ken Landon & Company
Projects completed:
- Front counselling room - painted and touchups, cleaned out prepared to carpet
- Did touch-ups on all paints
- Texturized the wine color paint (to hopefully hide more imperfections)
- Primed existing floor board
- Primed tunnel of love ceiling
- Started painting heater vents
- Did final coats on white window moldings
- Painted spackled walls along tunnel of love
- First coat of paint on Kitchen Cabinets
- Painted Molding that hasn't been put up yet
- Sanded Main Floor along with some repairs
Per Angela, we are putting in a disclaimer that due to mental breakdown and exhaustion we may
not list your name - so if you were there, please let us know!!
.... Angela
10/19/03
Those who worked: Angela St Germain, JoAnn Betka
Projects completed:
- Repaired & Primed Molding
- Painted window trim
- Repaired walls around molding
- Removed Railing and Fixtures from Entry Way
- Textured Red Wall in Kitchen.
.... Angela
10/18/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, John Caveny; Lisa Caveny, Kayla King, Todd St Germain, Angela St Germain, Pat Telfer, Bruce Hemmer, JoAnn Betka, Todd Mansfield, Steve Liedtke, Sibyl Liedtke, Nate Liedtke, Bryan Early, Tim Devine
Projects completed:
- Finished Shimming Ceiling
- Painting
- Started putting up trim
- moved electrical outlet off floor
- Finish Luan in Coat room
- Put Luan down in Entry Way
- Put in Front Windows
- Gave Thanks and Praise to God
God is really behind this project between adjusting schedules to allow work to flow more smoothly to providing more enthusiastic workers to do his work. The house has come amazingly far in the last two weeks. Let God continue to guide this project in the construction phase and as the youth start to populate the building. Lord, keep us focused on you and give us the strength to see the construction to completion. All Glory and Honor belongs to God as he is the true force behind this project. Amen
.... Bryan
10/17/03
Those who worked: Lisa Caveny, Kristy Mansfield, Beth Dean,Ron Jennings, John Caveny; Pat Telfer, Bryan Early, Nate Devine, Tim Devine, Kristin Devine, Jan Devine, John Guiles, Todd St Germain, Angela St Germain, Jack Smith, Norma Santacrose, Jim Santacrose, Sharon Early, Ken Landon and crew
Projects completed:
- Main rooms were painted
- Outside front door painted
- Started to Shim Ceiling preparing for tile
- connected TV and new Kitchen Circuit
- Ken Landon & company started sanding floors
- Worked on Floor in Coat Room
- More Painting
- Gave Thanks and Praise to God
Supporters that stopped by: Linda Glajch
.... Bryan
10/16/03
Those who worked: Lisa Caveny, Kristy Mansfield, Beth Dean, Brianna Dean, Sibyl Liedtke, Nate Devine, Tim Devine, Tom Keane, Todd St Germain; Angela St Germain, Ron Jennings, Sharon Early
Projects completed:
- A little more Sanding and Spackling
- Painted Girl's Bathroom (Which really brought to light imperfections in the wall - a new plan is now in place!)
- Primed Walls in Kitchen and Main Room
- Painted Back Door
- Continued Painting in Coat Room
- Sanded Windows in Coat Room
- Nailed floor board in Coat Room which mysteriously had all its nails removed?!!?
- Nailed scraps under holes in Main Room floor in preparation for refinishing
- Vacuumed (seemingly a futile task but much needed!)
- Continued Painting trim in Front Counseling Room
- Worked on Front Entry Way Floor
- Gave Thanks and Praise to God
Supporters that stopped by: Bryan Early (did clean the filter of the vacuum in his work clothes!), John Caveny, (Thank you, Thank you for lunch!! and primer), Todd Mansfield, Steve Liedtke (evaluating work on Front Windows)
Much work was accomplished with many people; however, there is still much that needs to be accomplished. Prayers and Workers would be much appreciated!
.... Sharon
10/15/03
Those who worked: Todd St Germain; Angela St Germain, Ron Jennings, Al Luna, Norma Santacrose, Sharon Early & Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Sanded and Spackling
- Removed Toilet in Girls Bathroom so Painting could be done
- Pulled Speaker Cable & Coax to Bottom Cabinet
- Succeeded in getting the Furnace Running (no more popsicle workers!)
- Painted Walls in Coat Room
- Painted in Front Counseling Room
- Gave Thanks and Praise to God
Supporters that stopped by: Tim Devine, JoAnn Betka (Many appologies for mangling JoAnn's name in previous reports!)
.... Bryan
10/14/03
Those who worked: Sharon Early (during the day)
Projects completed:
- Finished Painting Front Porch Area (door does still need to be done)
Supporters that stopped by: Dennis Maney
.... Sharon
10/13/03
Those who worked: JoAnn Betka, Angela St Germain, Sarah Early, & Sharon Early (during day); Ron Jennings, Nate Jennings,
Todd Mansfield, Kristy Mansfield, Sharon Early (in the evening)
Projects completed:
- Painted Trim in Front Porch Area
- Fixed and painted the ceiling in Font Counseling room
- Chose ceiling tile pattern
- Painted the ceiling in the front coat room
- Painted the back porch room and started painting the trim
- Sanded & Spackled the main room
- Individually Gave Praise and Thanks to God (with everyone coming and going the evening gradually dwindled down to just the Jennings)
Supporters that stopped by: Bryan Early brought spackle and a choice of ceiling tile, the Guiles family stopped by a couple of times, the youth returning from their retreat, and of course Todd St Germain
With Oct 24th fast approaching, work will be occurring on an almost daily basis (both during the day and evening.) If you have an hour or two,
stop by and check it out (and hopefully contribute to the work in progress!)
.... Sharon
10/12/03
Those who worked: JoAnn Betka, Angela St Germain, Jon Beatty, Sarah Early, Cody Beblavy & Sharon Early
Projects completed:
- Finished Priming Front Porch Area
- Cleaned Windows and hung shelves in Font Counseling room
- Jon removed (tore off) the front screens in the Counseling Room in preparation for new storms/screens.
- Angela and JoAnn found the matching ceiling tiles for the Front Counseling room - Yeah!!
- Cleaned (once again!) the front coat room in preparation for painting
- Started painting the back porch room
- Removed hardware from kitchen cabinets in preparation for painting
- Gave Praise and Thanks to God
Supporters that stopped by: Ron Jennings (and I think Nate Jennings was tucked away in the truck) - This was a drive-by...basically, I think Ron was just making sure I was taking good care of his favorite step ladder!! Also, Chloe St. Germain and Rebecca Barney came by later in the evening.
Painting and prep-work were the main focuses of the evening - the next two weeks will be a push and anyone wanting to stop by to help would be greatly appreciated!!
.... Sharon
10/11/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, Nate Devine, Kristen Devine, Todd St Germain, Angela St Germain, Tom Keane, Bruce Hemmer, Jan Guiles, Sarah Early, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Finished hanging sheet Rock
- Two coats of drywall compound in Kitchen Area - Ready for final coat
- One coat of drywall compound in main room and tunnel of love
- Primed front door and porch
- Primed girls bathroom
- Had a wonderful meal brought to us by Sharon Early
- Gave Thanks to God and Ate.
Supporters that stopped by: David & Linda Glajch, Tim & Jan Devine, Sharon Early, Betsey, Jon & Nate Jennings, Mr & Mrs Holmes (not Pam & Chuck)
Significant Step were made today towards our goal of opening Oct 24th
.... Bryan
10/08/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, Todd St Germain, Angela St Germain, Jan Guiles, Bruce Hemmer, Al (the tuna) Luna, AJ Luna, Todd Mansfield, Nate Devine, Bryan Early (Tom Keane, John Guiles, Amy Guiles, Chloe St Germain, Matt Tsang were upstairs I'm sure doing something very helpful)
Projects completed:
- Opened with Giving thanks to God for the accomplishments and blessings the project has received thus far
- Hung sheet rock of sofits, hall and east wall of open room
- Learned the words to the muffin man (thanks Todd S. for getting that song stuck in our head all night)
- Ran Chase to second floor for Phase II wiring
- Boxed in Chase
- Ripped Out front entry floor so repairs can be made
- Fixed Front Counseling room Ceiling
- Finished?? Painting Font Counseling room
- Gave Praise and Thanks to God
Supporters that stopped by: Lisa Caveny, Megan Caveny, Jan Devine, Tim Devine, Kristy Mansfield and Sharon Early
Painting and Sheet Rock were the main focuses of the evening and a few side tasks as we prepare to open on the 24th.
.... Bryan
10/04/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, Todd St Germain, Angela St Germain, Cloe St Germain, Bruce Hemmer, Todd Mansfield, Brian Dean, Beth Dean, Briana Dean, Tom Keane, Matt Tsang, John Guiles, Jessica Early, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Hauled trash to dump
- Boxed in Beam
- Framed Hall
- Put Furring Strips up in Main Room
- Closed off one doorway to Girls' Bathroom
- Painted Front Room
- Painted Shelves
- Roughed in outlets for TVs and Refrigerator
- Ran Cable for TVs
- Ran Speaker Wire
- Cleaned messes that were created during the day
- Gave Praise and Thanks to God
Supporters that stopped by: Betsey Jennings, Nate Jennings, Jon Jennings, Sharon Early, John Caveny & Megan Caveny
Saturday was a very busy day at the youth house. We are rapidly approaching the opening weekend (Oct 24th) and still have a long list of tasks to complete. Saturday we accomplished what we set out to do; finished framing so sheetrock can be hung starting Wednesday. With God's guidance, prayer support and many hands we will complete the necessary tasks by opening weekend.
.... Bryan
10/01/03
Those who worked: Bruce Hemmer, Ron Jennings, Todd St. Germain, Brian Dean, Nate Devine, Al Luna, Todd Mansfield & Bryan Early
Projects completed:
The BEAM is now set!!
We closed in prayer giving thanks and praise to God for blessing this project
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Supporters that stopped by: Several stopped by that unfortunately, due to the focus on the beam, we could not put to work but appreciate the moral support that was given while they were there. Those that stopped by were
Tom & Alison Mayer, Betsey Jennings, Nate Jennings, John Jennings, Angela St. Germain, Brianna Dean, Sharon Early, John Early, Megan Mansfield, Jessica Early, Sarah Early, Amy Willets and John Beatty.
It was a very exciting evening at the youth house. The BEAM is SET! It went up as smoothly as a 510 pound hunk of steel could go in place. God's guidance, many hands and two lifts made the task go extremely well. One can now really see 30 to 40 excited kids learning about God's love and grace in the open space that was created.
.... Bryan
09/27/03
Those who worked: Todd St. Germain, Angela St. Germain, Tom Mayer, Bryan Early,
Ron Jennings, Allison Mayer, Tom Keane, Steve Liedtke, Sibyl Liedtke Nate Liedtke, Bryce Liedtke, Angela StGermain
Projects completed:
- Firring Strips and Soffit work in kitchen and main
rooms
- Work in the old closet..I believe electrical, structural, and
reorganization
- Moved lots of stuff into storage on 2nd floor
- Removed carpet from front room. Also removed tacks, shutters, nails and hanging things
- Cleaned windows, walls, and spackled walls to prepare for painting.
- Removed old flooring, tacks, and cork from entryway
- Removed shutters. Cleaned windows and flourescent lighting fixtures in side
room
- Cleaned walls and shelves. Spackled and prepared to paint.
- Both bathrooms had old fixtures removed plus ceiling tiles from one bath. Walls wiped
down, cleaned and prepared to paint
- Lots and lots of little picky jobs and details - we are fast approaching the sheetrock, mudding & painting.
- A light can was installed in the soffit
- More jacking up of the floor
- Setting the temporary beam
- Gave praise and glory to God.
Supporters that stopped by: Sharon E. - taking pictures and moral support, Nate
Jennings, Rebecca Barney, - gave tour.. Erica Barney and Chloe' St. Germain. Mark Dozoretz, a friend of the St. Germains - just checking out
the project. Susan Mayer also stopped by.
We had another donation - The Liedtke's went out and bought screen windows for
the front counseling room. They stopped by Home Depot and found the correct size and
delivered them last night at youth group...It is truly awesome and amazing how God is
working in our midst on this project!
I hope I remembered everyone and all the jobs - and as always we are thanking God for HIS Awesome presence and plan!
.... Angela
09/24/03
Those who worked: Todd St. Germain, Angela St. Germain, Tom Mayer, Brian Dean, Ken
Landon, Al Luna, Tom Keane, A.J. Luna
Projects completed:
- Ken did a b-e-a-utiful job on repairing the many broken planks in the wood flooring
- Firing strips were fitted and attached to the ceiling
- Wires were removed from the hallway where the closet used to be, also a rug was removed from there.
- All the wood planks and old molding were sorted and nails removed, then moved to the room off of the deck, for
storage
- Organized all the supplies, wood, paint, etc. into the same room
- The main room was organized and swept clean of any debris
- The two front rooms were prepared for painting by removing tacks in the floor and sweeping
and moving any items to the storage room.
- The backporch was also cleaned and those items were moved
- And finally, the Fire Alarm wiring was roughed in
- As always, we gave praise and glory to God.
Supporters that stopped by: Pam Davis, George Rynack
Things are getting very exciting! It's so good to see God's people working
together to further His work.
.... Angela
09/20/03
Those who worked: Ron Jennings, George Rynack, Todd St. Germain, Angela St Germain, Brian Dean, Brianna Dean (although there is a rumor that her hands never left her pockets!), Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Moved refugee donations to Loder Storage building
- Prepared for beam installation
- Finished kitchen soffit
- Completed open space wiring
- Planned for painting
- Gave thanks to God
Supporters that stopped by: Bob Thomas, Sharon Early, JoAnn Betka
.... Bryan
09/17/03
Those who worked: Al Luna, AJ Luna, Todd St. Germain, Cloe St. Germain, Ron Jennings, Jon Jennings, Tom Keane, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Built soffit in kitchen
- Pulled nails in recovered wood
- Installed temporary lights in kitchen and open space
- Gave thanks to God
This project has been truly God driven. Just this week we have had tables & chairs,
TV, pool table, ping pong table, foosball, air hockey and a refrigerator donated on top
of all the electrical supplies that have already been donated. The real eye opener
was a Master Electrician came to the house tonight and offered his services for the
project. God is Great!!
.... Bryan
09/13/03
Those who worked: Kevin Talley, Kristen Talley, Brian Dean, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Finished wiring rough-in
- Gave thanks to God
.... Bryan
09/10/03
Those who worked: Todd St. Germain, Dillon, Nate Devine, Tom Keane, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Removed dividing wall between kitchen and back room
- Restored electrical wiring disconnected with remodeling
- Gave thanks to God
.... Bryan
09/06/03
Those who worked: Todd St. Germain, Tom Keane, Ron Jennings, Bryan Early
Projects completed:
- Removed closets to provide second egress from back room
- Pulled out ceiling in kitchen
- Finished figuring wiring out
- Gave thanks to God and went to prepare for camping at the Hickories
.... Bryan
09/03/03
Those who worked: Todd Mansfield, Taylor Mansfield, Al Luna, AJ Luna, Ron Jennings, Bryan Early
Those who stopped by: Pam Davis stopped by concerning the paint. Sharon Early & John Early also stopped by.
Projects completed:
- Jacked up floor 1/4 inch
- Finished Soffit
- Pulled more wire for lights
- Gave thanks to God and called it an evening
Next work day - Saturday September 6 at 10:30.... Bryan
08/27/03
Those who worked: Matt Tsang, Tom Keane, John Guiles, Sarah Early, Bryan Early
Those who stopped by: Pam Davis stopped by to consult on the paint and came to the rescue when I discovered that I did not bring enough pipe fittings. Sharon Early & John Early also stopped by.
Projects completed:
- Fixed cut pipes from Saturday (no leaks)
- Washed walls in two front rooms in preparation to paint
- Fixed wiring below pass through
- Gave thanks to God and called it an evening
Next work day - Wednesday September 3.... Bryan
08/23/03
Those who worked: Nathan Devine, Tim Devine, Matt Tsang, Tom Keane, Jessica Early, Sarah Early, Jessica Santacrose, Norma Santacrose, Colin DeLap, Bryan Early
Those who stopped by: Sharon Early (dropped two sleepy-heads off) & John Early
Projects completed:
- Finished Removing nails & Staples from Kitchen Floors (Yeah!)
- Pulled more new wiring
- Put down Underlayment in Kitchen with many, many nails with most in Straight!
- Started Soffit around pipes and Duct work
- Got a Shower (The water is back on, unbeknownst to the person cutting the pipe)
- Gave thanks to God
We had many eager hands supporting the Youth House today, more than hammers and planned tasks. Thanks to all for the great day and patience with the tasks.
.... Bryan
08/20/03
Those who worked: Nathan Devine, Kristin Devine, Matt Tsang, Cody Beblavy, Tom Keane, Jessica Early, Sarah Early, Todd Mansfield, Ron Jennings and Bryan Early
Those who stopped by: JoAnn Betka, Betsey Jennings, Nathan Jennings, John Jennings, Tim Devine, Jan Devine, Jessica Glajch, Sharon Early (states she did pull 2 nails) & John Early
Projects completed:
- Removed more nails & Staples from Floors (Unfortunately there are still more in Kitchen)
- Removed Unused wiring in basement
- Laid out Lighting for open space
- Started pulling new wiring
- Gave thanks to God
We had many hands and hearts supporting the Youth House tonight. It is amazing to see God's guidance in this project
touching many who are interested and getting involved. Thanks to all that either
stopped by or worked at the Youth House.... Bryan
08/16/03
In attendance: Tim Devine, Brian Dean, Ron Jennings, Todd St. Germain, Nathan Devine,
Shawn Jorgensen.
Projects completed:
- Removed all debris
- Shop vac the dust
- Pulled some staples
- Laughed and dreamed
Thanks everyone!
I will miss you!
See you in September.....
Todd
08/09/03
In attendance: Deron Biechele; Jess Early; Sarah Early; Todd St. Germain; Ron Jennings; Bryan Early; John Early & Chloe' St. Germain.
Projects completed:
- Made pass through from Kitchen to Open Space.
- Remove about a 1 million staples and nails from Open Space floor
- Removed 2 layers of Linoleum floor from kitchen
In Christ all is possible,
- Bryan
08/09/03
In attendance: Bryan Early, Angela St. Germain and Chloe' St. Germain
Projects completed:
- Wiring removed from dividing walls
- Duct work removed to second floor
- Suspended Ceiling grid and lights removed
- Finished removing Plaster and Lath from Dividing walls and 6" along ceiling where beam will be
- Removed 2 layers of Linoleum floor from Open Space
Next tasks that I see
- Remove another load of debris
- Beam Placement
- Cut Pass through to Kitchen
- Need to get water turned back on
In Christ all is possible,
- Bryan
08/02/03
In attendance:
Brian Dean, Todd St. Germain, Angela St. Germain, Shawn Jorgensen,
Codey Beblavy, Micah Banner-Baine, Jess Santacrose, Colin Delap,
Breanna Dean, Rebecca Schofield, Paul Schofield (Rebecca's Dad) and Chloe' St. Germain
We also had a few visitors stop by and not do a lick of work!
(Don't worry Ron I won't mention your name)
Projects completed:
- Moved everything from the first floor to new spot. Brian Dean brought 20 or so pallets for downstairs. They are all in
place.
- Removed all carpet and padding and tack strips from first floor and
Brian took it all away.
- Removed majority of plaster and board from load bearing wall and
dividing wall.
- Removed door by stairway for easier entrance.
- Removed non load bearing wall stud's and doorway.
- Began to peal plaster off of archway.
- Removed three pounds of wall dust from my nose and toes.
There are two good sized piles of stuff needing to be removed and taken
away.
An upstairs air vent became visible when the non load bearing wall was
removed. We may have to reroute it.
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