How long will it take for people to wake up. We do not live in a democracy. We live in a Republic/Oligarchy. The Repucrat/Demopublican Party is one party designed to extract the most bribes for their service. Our Constitution says it's a Republic, which means people are elected to represent us. In truth it is a handful of people who buy elections, control the people you get to choose from and get all the service from their chosen lackeys. These same people also own the military/industrial complex so they make more money only if we are at war. They own the banks so our money is all debt to them. They own the newspapers, TV Stations, Insurance companies and so on so we are told to be good little consumers and send our children to war so they can get more oil, minerals and starvation wages from those we conquer. Our children come home with training with one job, hired killer. They shower us with things they say will make life better, so you will give them your hard earned money for things. Things and money can't buy happiness so we walk around saddled with debt, and a permanent cloud of gloom over our heads. Why is this true? because they distract you with sports, actors, drugs (yes they own and control the drug trade also), and pointing at others even less fortunate as the cause of your problems. WAKE UP PEOPLE! All of us, Red,White Black Brown or Yellow are used as cheap labor,slave labor in jail, or as dreaming supporters of the system.
Have you ever wondered why things are the way they are. Have you ever wondered why politicians lie? FOLLOW THE MONEY!
People ask me why I keep running for Congress as a Green here in TN First Congressional District. It's simple no elected official represents or speaks for the poor, the minorities, the disabled, the women, the animals, the fish, the birds, the creepy crawlys (including bee's), the trees and plants, the Earth itself, so I figure that's part of what needs doing.
Elders Wisdom:
The only real change in society comes when enough people see something
basically wrong with the way things are and do something about it.
Change never comes from the top down but from the bottom up. Just
remember you came into this earth for a short time to live, grow, learn
and interact. You owe it to the next seven generations to pass on
something good, something lasting and above all something which will
serve them in their time of need. Don't fail yourself or them by
standing by and saying it's someone Else's job.
Big Tree 7/23/2015
Bob Smith 7/23/2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Thoughts Jul. 12th 2015
So many people underemployed or unemployed. Many getting by with food bank and friends. We have to take a look at what were doing wrong.
To begin with we bailed out the wrong people when the banksters crashed our economy. They should all be in jail for running criminal enterprises instead of still committing crimes and getting bonuses. Besides they create money out of nothing and charge us interest on it. The money is backed by nothing, did not exist without a bookkeeping entry and More money exists on paper the is in circulation so we can never pay the debt off. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others keep falsifying cheating and getting fined but nobody has gone to jail and allof the big banks keepup their crooked ways.
I have 11.6 acres here,about seven are capable of growing crops. I am willing to let a CO-Op grow here rent free for a year if they will uses hoop houses, cold frames and so on to grow and harvest year round.
I am sure many other locations outside of CA are capable of doing the same.I know of one such operation in Down East Maine. It just depends on people willing to give their time,effort and a little money to get started. Better food, locally grown and provide income for out of work people at the same time.
In the same spirit, Wal-Fart has raised their prices here now they do not have local competition. So why not start a Co-Op buyers club to compete? They can buy stuff at wholesale, bring it into the local community to a distribution point and people can go and pick up what they ordered. You prepay, and get your stuff cheaper.
I don't know about where you live but here we have factories shut down and buildings sitting empty. We have experienced worker, managers, sales people and maintenance people out of work. All we need is a CO-OP to use those resource and make stuff we can sell within a hundred miles.
We already have a Farmers Co-Op, Credit Unions and so on here, just expand on the idea. We even have a local dairy here but very few dairy operations.Most of the farmers still in business here are raising beef cattle.
Anyone else have any ideas, even a arts and crafts Co-Op would help?
Bob Smith 7/12/2015
To begin with we bailed out the wrong people when the banksters crashed our economy. They should all be in jail for running criminal enterprises instead of still committing crimes and getting bonuses. Besides they create money out of nothing and charge us interest on it. The money is backed by nothing, did not exist without a bookkeeping entry and More money exists on paper the is in circulation so we can never pay the debt off. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others keep falsifying cheating and getting fined but nobody has gone to jail and allof the big banks keepup their crooked ways.
I have 11.6 acres here,about seven are capable of growing crops. I am willing to let a CO-Op grow here rent free for a year if they will uses hoop houses, cold frames and so on to grow and harvest year round.
I am sure many other locations outside of CA are capable of doing the same.I know of one such operation in Down East Maine. It just depends on people willing to give their time,effort and a little money to get started. Better food, locally grown and provide income for out of work people at the same time.
In the same spirit, Wal-Fart has raised their prices here now they do not have local competition. So why not start a Co-Op buyers club to compete? They can buy stuff at wholesale, bring it into the local community to a distribution point and people can go and pick up what they ordered. You prepay, and get your stuff cheaper.
I don't know about where you live but here we have factories shut down and buildings sitting empty. We have experienced worker, managers, sales people and maintenance people out of work. All we need is a CO-OP to use those resource and make stuff we can sell within a hundred miles.
We already have a Farmers Co-Op, Credit Unions and so on here, just expand on the idea. We even have a local dairy here but very few dairy operations.Most of the farmers still in business here are raising beef cattle.
Anyone else have any ideas, even a arts and crafts Co-Op would help?
Bob Smith 7/12/2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Thoughts 6/6/2015
Since most of the USA's history is that of war and conquering or stealing other peoples land and resources perhaps we need a Constitutional Amendment to limit our military to protecting against any invasion of the United States and protection of trade routes on the high seas.
By the same note why not a Constitutional convention to include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the supreme law of the land? Just think that would include a voice for the minorities, the end of human rights violations by any government entities, equality for women in all ways and so much more. If Congress won't go along with this the States have the right and the ability to do so. After all it was the states who convened the first Constitutional Convention. Though it ended up limiting the states governing and ended up as a giveaway to the rich. We could even do away with the Senate which is not serving any purpose today.
The same convention could do away with several problems we have today. Legal person hood for corporations which is a farce. The other is to make all elections open to all candidates and publicly financed. By the same note why not limit every office holder. Just make it part of the Constitution that nobody can succeed them self in office. Does not prevent some one from holding the same office multiple times but does make office holders more open to the voters control.
Last but not least may we include a process to amend or even do away with central government every twenty years as a protection for all of us. No need for any more revolutions, just open voting by everyone.
Bob Smith 6/6/2015
By the same note why not a Constitutional convention to include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the supreme law of the land? Just think that would include a voice for the minorities, the end of human rights violations by any government entities, equality for women in all ways and so much more. If Congress won't go along with this the States have the right and the ability to do so. After all it was the states who convened the first Constitutional Convention. Though it ended up limiting the states governing and ended up as a giveaway to the rich. We could even do away with the Senate which is not serving any purpose today.
The same convention could do away with several problems we have today. Legal person hood for corporations which is a farce. The other is to make all elections open to all candidates and publicly financed. By the same note why not limit every office holder. Just make it part of the Constitution that nobody can succeed them self in office. Does not prevent some one from holding the same office multiple times but does make office holders more open to the voters control.
Last but not least may we include a process to amend or even do away with central government every twenty years as a protection for all of us. No need for any more revolutions, just open voting by everyone.
Bob Smith 6/6/2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thoughts May 29th. 2015
Community banks work. Look at the Bank of ND. In a republican state it has for some reason prospered despite the current depression. It was unaffected by the Mortgage bust. Why because the bank is owned by the state. The bank by law has to deposit every cent it receives into this bank. The bank on the other hand makes loans to small business and homeowners and community projects. All of which generate revenue for the bank. All of which benefit the state in the long run. All of which shields the state from the vagaries of and Federal Reserve caused recessions and depressions. So maybe state run banks are the future for other states. If not how about county or city owned banks to serve the exact same purpose. Even tribal banks owned by the tribal governments. They especially should think about this. After all they are sovereign nations within the United States or America or Canada. They do not even have to keep their accounts in Federal Reserve or Canadian notes. They can issue their own currency if push comes to shove. After all they are Nations in their own right. Right now we have five felon banks. What if they were taken over and operated as the bank of the United States of America? How quickly would our National Debt go away? After all right now they are criminal enterprises, serving only the management of the bank and nobody else. As a newly formed bank of the USA they would eliminate the Federal Reserve Charter and actually put some value into our legal tender. What good is money which is only a IOU for a loan that was never authorized or had any backing of real value?
Another thing on the same lines is CoOperative business. Look at the City of Green Bay, WI. What do the 105,000 people in this city have in common? They own a professional football team by the name of the Green Bay Packers. What does the company Ace Hardware have in common with The Green Bay Packers? The headquarters and buyers and staff are all owners. The same thing was true of the Amana Corp which was community owned. The local Farmers CO-OP is owned by the local farmers. The Credit Union members own the Credit Unions. They are all cooperative business. So does your town hold empty factory buildings or warehouses? Does your town have many people either working for minimum wage or not working at all. How many of these are older managers, laid off factory workers, unemployed sales people, college students who can't find a job, or people who have given up on finding work like the homeless? So find something they can make, especially some product that can be sold in the region. Raise public money and use the resources available. You have a new tax paying job source in a hurry that will not leave the community unless it is mismanaged and goes out of business. Even our poorer tribes could do this. After all they already have a product. The Arts and crafts most of the Rez. people produce. So the Tribe buys/rents a storefront in a major city. Hires people from the tribe to operate it and sell/auction the production of the tribe's members. Making sure the people making it get $15 a hour plus the cost of material plus 10% for buying more materials. Selling it at auction for a minimum of 200% markup to cover the wages and upkeep and utilities of the store/auction house with any money left over going to the community/tribe as profit.
If you like any of these ideas, please share with others.
Bob Smith Peacemaker, Earthkeeper and candidate for US Congress TN 1st. Congressional District.
Another thing on the same lines is CoOperative business. Look at the City of Green Bay, WI. What do the 105,000 people in this city have in common? They own a professional football team by the name of the Green Bay Packers. What does the company Ace Hardware have in common with The Green Bay Packers? The headquarters and buyers and staff are all owners. The same thing was true of the Amana Corp which was community owned. The local Farmers CO-OP is owned by the local farmers. The Credit Union members own the Credit Unions. They are all cooperative business. So does your town hold empty factory buildings or warehouses? Does your town have many people either working for minimum wage or not working at all. How many of these are older managers, laid off factory workers, unemployed sales people, college students who can't find a job, or people who have given up on finding work like the homeless? So find something they can make, especially some product that can be sold in the region. Raise public money and use the resources available. You have a new tax paying job source in a hurry that will not leave the community unless it is mismanaged and goes out of business. Even our poorer tribes could do this. After all they already have a product. The Arts and crafts most of the Rez. people produce. So the Tribe buys/rents a storefront in a major city. Hires people from the tribe to operate it and sell/auction the production of the tribe's members. Making sure the people making it get $15 a hour plus the cost of material plus 10% for buying more materials. Selling it at auction for a minimum of 200% markup to cover the wages and upkeep and utilities of the store/auction house with any money left over going to the community/tribe as profit.
If you like any of these ideas, please share with others.
Bob Smith Peacemaker, Earthkeeper and candidate for US Congress TN 1st. Congressional District.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Thoughts May 27th. 2015
Just met a local church visiting group. Asked me to come to their church (meeting house) on Sunday. When they got ready to go one of them read or misread a passage from the King James Book. I corrected him on what it said as I have read the bible several times in different versions and told him i didn't believe in his religion. They left in a hurry saying I was going to Hell. I'm there right now. Oh I also asked him what his church stood for because in our whole conversation all I heard was were against this and that. I still want to know what the protestant movement stands for. Nothing good that I can see except to lord over others and point fingers. I remember something about Let he who is without sin. Oh well It was interesting and now my neighbors know I can't be bothered with what they preach. Their book has some great ideas on how to live but nobody tries to.
I learned at a very early age, that everyone is equal and should be respected unless they do or say something to loose that respect. The men's council deliberated on actions and so on. The woman's council held the final say on what the men proposed. In addition the thirteen year/fourteen year old's had the duty of speaking for thee elders. The Earthkeepers had the duty of representing the various animals, birds, fish, tree's creepy crawly's and invisible ones. Probably the hardest job was that of the eldest women for they were required to speak for the children. Though everyone including the children could and did call council if they saw a problem or a need. We have to get back to that. We have to learn to listen to others and then speak knowing what they said and why. Mankind is not to be governed by the richest, the most eloquent or the one with the weapons. It is supposed to be a voice for everyone and respect for all including the next seven generations.
The warrior society which was and is by traditon not the ones who speak out for war but those who watch and take action before the warclub is necessary. Prevention instead of killing or arresting is the job of any who call themself warriors.
The five large banks that just were found to be felons are not. They are criminal enterprises. How many times do we have to fine them for criminal activity before we realize the people running those banks and not the banks are the criminals. What they do is steal from all of the rest of us and put it in their packets. So when are we going to jail them, break up the big banks and return some of their crooked gains to the people?
I learned at a very early age, that everyone is equal and should be respected unless they do or say something to loose that respect. The men's council deliberated on actions and so on. The woman's council held the final say on what the men proposed. In addition the thirteen year/fourteen year old's had the duty of speaking for thee elders. The Earthkeepers had the duty of representing the various animals, birds, fish, tree's creepy crawly's and invisible ones. Probably the hardest job was that of the eldest women for they were required to speak for the children. Though everyone including the children could and did call council if they saw a problem or a need. We have to get back to that. We have to learn to listen to others and then speak knowing what they said and why. Mankind is not to be governed by the richest, the most eloquent or the one with the weapons. It is supposed to be a voice for everyone and respect for all including the next seven generations.
The warrior society which was and is by traditon not the ones who speak out for war but those who watch and take action before the warclub is necessary. Prevention instead of killing or arresting is the job of any who call themself warriors.
The five large banks that just were found to be felons are not. They are criminal enterprises. How many times do we have to fine them for criminal activity before we realize the people running those banks and not the banks are the criminals. What they do is steal from all of the rest of us and put it in their packets. So when are we going to jail them, break up the big banks and return some of their crooked gains to the people?
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Thoughts 4/15
Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos),
meaning "few", and ἄρχω (arkho), meaning "to rule or to command")[1][2][3]
is a form of power structure in
which power
effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be
distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, religious
or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent
families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next,
but inheritance is not a necessary
condition for the application of this term.
Throughout history, oligarchies have often been tyrannical (relying on public obedience and/or oppression to exist). Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich,[4] for which another term commonly used today is plutocracy.
We have been a Oligarcy or Plutocracy for a long time. How many times has it been reported that a school board, town council or some other level of our government Including the State Houses and Congress itself have made self enriching and self empowering decisions that were not good for the majority?
If you think we have freedom of speech or freedom of association all you have to do is look at The Dept. of Justice/ FIB led attack on the Occupy Movement. A attack on both the freedom of speech and freedom of association. Not to mention the guarantee that property can not be seized, destroyed or otherwise taken without a warrant. What happened to the books, computers, tents clothing of the people who were raided in the middle of the night by the barbarians of NYP and LAPD and other cities from coast to coast? For that matter, what has happened in even the smallest cities to the residents of homeless camps? I know of one case where a family photo album and family bible were all a individual ent had only to watch the po-LICE destroy those items.
How many people have been executed by the police since the first of the year? The best number I have found so far is 176 for the month of January. Yes #Black Lives Matter, so do Red lives, Latino Lives and poor lives.
This is top down government where only those who can afford to buy our lawmakers/political parties have any say in what goes on in the world and they are using the po-LICE to enforce this decision.
The Republican Party has a basic tenet that only the very powerful should or do have any rights. The rest of us are surfs, useless eaters and scum not worth bothering with except for lies and falsehoods at election time. The Democrats have exactly the same guiding principle. Thus they are both criminal organizations running scams to ensure the maximum bribes to support their elected/appointed members. They also maintain strict control of who gets elected, making sure it's those open to bribery. Thus elections are a waste of time for the most part.
That means our choices as human beings is very limited. One we can have armed rebellion. That worked early on when the Shays Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion forced the extreme rich to give us the bill of rights. Two we can try to vote all of the scoundrels out. With the money raised against us that has the snowballs chance in hell. We can as a people we can dissolve the Republic or change it the same way Washington, Jefferson and all the rest of the rich did away with individual states being nations onto them self despite the common belief that they were solving problems in the Confederation of Nations (States). One other way exists, and it's iffy at best. Charge the Republican/Democrat Party under the RICO act as existing as criminal enterprises, designed only to maximize the bribes they rake in by pretending to oppose each other.
Throughout history, oligarchies have often been tyrannical (relying on public obedience and/or oppression to exist). Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich,[4] for which another term commonly used today is plutocracy.
We have been a Oligarcy or Plutocracy for a long time. How many times has it been reported that a school board, town council or some other level of our government Including the State Houses and Congress itself have made self enriching and self empowering decisions that were not good for the majority?
If you think we have freedom of speech or freedom of association all you have to do is look at The Dept. of Justice/ FIB led attack on the Occupy Movement. A attack on both the freedom of speech and freedom of association. Not to mention the guarantee that property can not be seized, destroyed or otherwise taken without a warrant. What happened to the books, computers, tents clothing of the people who were raided in the middle of the night by the barbarians of NYP and LAPD and other cities from coast to coast? For that matter, what has happened in even the smallest cities to the residents of homeless camps? I know of one case where a family photo album and family bible were all a individual ent had only to watch the po-LICE destroy those items.
How many people have been executed by the police since the first of the year? The best number I have found so far is 176 for the month of January. Yes #Black Lives Matter, so do Red lives, Latino Lives and poor lives.
This is top down government where only those who can afford to buy our lawmakers/political parties have any say in what goes on in the world and they are using the po-LICE to enforce this decision.
The Republican Party has a basic tenet that only the very powerful should or do have any rights. The rest of us are surfs, useless eaters and scum not worth bothering with except for lies and falsehoods at election time. The Democrats have exactly the same guiding principle. Thus they are both criminal organizations running scams to ensure the maximum bribes to support their elected/appointed members. They also maintain strict control of who gets elected, making sure it's those open to bribery. Thus elections are a waste of time for the most part.
That means our choices as human beings is very limited. One we can have armed rebellion. That worked early on when the Shays Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion forced the extreme rich to give us the bill of rights. Two we can try to vote all of the scoundrels out. With the money raised against us that has the snowballs chance in hell. We can as a people we can dissolve the Republic or change it the same way Washington, Jefferson and all the rest of the rich did away with individual states being nations onto them self despite the common belief that they were solving problems in the Confederation of Nations (States). One other way exists, and it's iffy at best. Charge the Republican/Democrat Party under the RICO act as existing as criminal enterprises, designed only to maximize the bribes they rake in by pretending to oppose each other.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Thoughts 3/30/2015
Today is special day as is every day. Today someone asked me if I have any hope for mankind.My answer is yes I do. Not as we are today a fear ridden, consumer society. Not as a top down leadership society but as a new /old society. I have been trying to preserve Teachings of the elders who helped raise me. I have also had visions of the future and like most visions they show to outcomes, each based on the choices we face today. Some of those visions show dark and bloody outcomes. Some show A transition into a new and very positive change in society. Both are within reach of the people I know, love, interact with and cherish.
The society I have been trying to preserve is goes back anywhere between 1000 and 10,000 years and is the oral traditions and teach hings of one small place in the 1950's. A small doomed Seneca Community called Kinzua on the banks of the Allegheny River in NW Pennsylvania. A community that even as i was growing up and visiting often had the shadow of a 700 ft. dam just downstream.I am working on a book, parts of which I have shared as Elders Wisdom. A book I hope not only will connect people with the tribal and cultural past but even more give us starting points to change both our selves and our world. It is that which gives me hope because many people are seeking to live such in every day life. Not remotely and culturally outside of every day life but in every day life no matter where they find them self.
Today i have been following the news which is mostly about prejudice, war and crime. A news that if taken literately brings out the most dark and dire of the future I have been shown. A time when mobs storm the capitol and all capitols. A time when politicians decorate every light pole in Washington, Dc and even the local town halls are torn apart board by board by the people they are supposed to serve. A time when Nuclear war touches not just remote nations but even Chicago and Houston. A time of starvation, rape, killing and little hope for anyone to survive. Though even then small pockets some even within cities will come through. Though I pity the rich, the banksters and the movers and shakers of today for they will face the same end as the French Aristocrats. That is the dark side of what I was shown. I will probably see the beginning of this if it comes about. That like I said is a matter of choice, not by the powerful but by people like you and I.
I also have received more then usual questions from people today about how to change what they see as modern slavery. What they see as a return to the world of Dickens and Scrooge. People who are looking for someone to lead them out of the wilderness of our war ridden, world of the homeless, the unemployed, the sick and the class/racially profiled dog eat dog world. I can give them pointers but they are the ones who have to change society. They are the people who have to take Elders Wisdom and other teachings and make those as starting points to create a heaven on earth. This to I will probably see the start of. Once again it is a matter of choice by the very people who will read what I have to share today.
In the mean time I have been asked by those on the other side to come back and help bring about the good changes. Changes in government where the government is not only for the people but is the people. Not a government which serves only those who can afford to buy the politicians. A government which sees every man woman and child as resources for and valuable to the community. A government where mankind is not apart from nature but a part of nature, conserving and renewing the world for the future generations.
Today I spent much of my day trying to get the appointments set up at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Institute. Because if I am to do what I came back from the dead to do I have to be stronger and able to get out in the community more. Hope to go and see what they can do with a tired old body.
Sometime tomorrow I will complete my seventy third trip around the Sun. So even if the mD's can not do anything for me I have had a great ride.
Bob Smith Peacemaker/ Earthkeeper and human being.
March 30th. 2014
The society I have been trying to preserve is goes back anywhere between 1000 and 10,000 years and is the oral traditions and teach hings of one small place in the 1950's. A small doomed Seneca Community called Kinzua on the banks of the Allegheny River in NW Pennsylvania. A community that even as i was growing up and visiting often had the shadow of a 700 ft. dam just downstream.I am working on a book, parts of which I have shared as Elders Wisdom. A book I hope not only will connect people with the tribal and cultural past but even more give us starting points to change both our selves and our world. It is that which gives me hope because many people are seeking to live such in every day life. Not remotely and culturally outside of every day life but in every day life no matter where they find them self.
Today i have been following the news which is mostly about prejudice, war and crime. A news that if taken literately brings out the most dark and dire of the future I have been shown. A time when mobs storm the capitol and all capitols. A time when politicians decorate every light pole in Washington, Dc and even the local town halls are torn apart board by board by the people they are supposed to serve. A time when Nuclear war touches not just remote nations but even Chicago and Houston. A time of starvation, rape, killing and little hope for anyone to survive. Though even then small pockets some even within cities will come through. Though I pity the rich, the banksters and the movers and shakers of today for they will face the same end as the French Aristocrats. That is the dark side of what I was shown. I will probably see the beginning of this if it comes about. That like I said is a matter of choice, not by the powerful but by people like you and I.
I also have received more then usual questions from people today about how to change what they see as modern slavery. What they see as a return to the world of Dickens and Scrooge. People who are looking for someone to lead them out of the wilderness of our war ridden, world of the homeless, the unemployed, the sick and the class/racially profiled dog eat dog world. I can give them pointers but they are the ones who have to change society. They are the people who have to take Elders Wisdom and other teachings and make those as starting points to create a heaven on earth. This to I will probably see the start of. Once again it is a matter of choice by the very people who will read what I have to share today.
In the mean time I have been asked by those on the other side to come back and help bring about the good changes. Changes in government where the government is not only for the people but is the people. Not a government which serves only those who can afford to buy the politicians. A government which sees every man woman and child as resources for and valuable to the community. A government where mankind is not apart from nature but a part of nature, conserving and renewing the world for the future generations.
Today I spent much of my day trying to get the appointments set up at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Institute. Because if I am to do what I came back from the dead to do I have to be stronger and able to get out in the community more. Hope to go and see what they can do with a tired old body.
Sometime tomorrow I will complete my seventy third trip around the Sun. So even if the mD's can not do anything for me I have had a great ride.
Bob Smith Peacemaker/ Earthkeeper and human being.
March 30th. 2014
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