updated March 17th 1998 -------------Wed Mar 18 14:22:48 PST 1998 128.100.160.124 Anonymous Missed ES on Conan, but check out: "http://mccluj.stu.rpi.edu/elliott/elliott.html" for a lot of high-quality screenshots from the show. --------- Wed Mar 18 00:49:36 PST 1998 204.31.227.242 Anonymous I saw elliott on "Access Hollywood" sunday night. who'd a thunked it? anyone catch him on conan? I missed it!!! --------- Sat Mar 14 18:37:43 PST 1998 199.71.188.22 Anonymous i just got elliott's "either/or" album. i think it's really good and i'm sure it will just get better and better with each listen. one of the things(other than the music) that make this album good is the length, some albums these days are way too long. does anyone know why he din't include the lyrics to "cupid's trick"? --------- Fri Mar 13 07:52:38 PST 1998 208.27.107.38 Anonymous Someone asked me what Elliott has against factory workers. Seems he thought the man sang 'no factory worker s'gonna push me around,' rather than 'no bad dream fucker...'For some reason, it just tickles me to think of Elliott having a grudge against factory workers. And singing about it. And I'd like to have those lyrics to Cupid's Trick too. --------- Fri Mar 13 05:15:29 PST 1998 207.123.193.66 YoBeckster I'm terrible at deciphering song lyrics. Case in point -- when I was a kid I thought the first line of the Rolling Stone's "Beast of Burden" was "I never smelt your pizza burning." Anyway ... "Cupid's Trick" is such a powerful in-your-face song, but for some reason Elliott chose not to grace us with the lyrics in the Either/Or liner notes. Does anyone have the lyrics, or at least the words to the chorus? I think that musical arrangement is sheer genius, but I feel that I am missing the whole picture without knowing the lyrics. PS - Any Elliott east coast tour dates??? Please e me if you know of any! Thx! --------- Thu Mar 12 12:12:32 PST 1998 152.163.204.20 Anonymous 13 isn't an Elliott song... it's a Big Star song.. --------- Wed Mar 11 18:35:37 PST 1998 207.86.156.55 Anonymous Does anyone know what album the song "13" is off of? I believe this is the proper title. I heard Elliott play it live on the web from Brownies. I didn't see any such track listed on any of his records. Thanks. -vrndavana@msn.com --------- Wed Mar 11 12:47:38 PST 1998 140.142.171.150 Anonymous Elliot was unfortunately sandwhiched between hanson's new video and some "romeo and juliet" rap video on MTV's 12 angry viewers. of course, they didn't like the video and it got the lowest score on the show. screw them. you don't really want him all over MTV now, do you? --------- Wed Mar 11 06:50:32 PST 1998 152.163.205.104 Anonymous Does anyone have any tour information for Elliot Smith? If so, please e-mail me. --------- Fri Mar 6 13:54:44 PST 1998 128.100.160.153 Anonymous The latest issue of SPIN features ES being interviewed by Mary Lou Lord. She asks him about his songwriting technique and about being an indie-rock heartthrob ... --------- Wed Mar 4 10:55:46 PST 1998 207.76.136.245 Anonymous eek! elliott's on conan o'brian tonight, March 4th! http://www.nbc.com/conan/ --------- Hi Anonymous. You didn't leave your email address so I am responding here. I hope you get this. I'm interested in getting some of your elliott tapes. I have one that I recorded that you don't have. It is from 7-11-96 Portland Music Millenium NW. I also have the 7-14-96 show that I taped. You also have that tape but the quality on mine is really great. I'd be interested to hear how yours sounds. I also taped the 3-22-96 and 5-15-97 shows. I don't remember trading them to anybody so I guess you have different copies. How do those sound? I also have other bands that I taped such as Quasi, Hazel, Jr. High, Sebadoh and a ton more. If you want to trade, let me know. ---------- Fri Feb 13 19:50:43 PST 1998 153.37.5.169 Anonymous i am looking for any elliott smith audio or video regardless of quality. my list is below. elliott doesn't mind being taped, so i suppose it's okay for me to post this. all shows are for trade only....no...i do not sell 9-17-94 Umbra Penumbra- Portland, OR 40m (SBD AUDIO) 3-6-95 Bottom of the Hill- San Francisco, CA 40m (AUDIO) 2-13-96 Stinkweeds- Tempe, AZ 35m (VIDEO) 3-22-96 La Luna- Portland, OR 35m (AUDIO) 7-14-96 La Luna- Portland, OR 55m (AUDIO) in soon 7-19-96 Westbeth Theatre- New York, NY 45m (AUDIO) 9-16-96 Gibson's- Tempe AZ 35m (VIDEO) 10-96 "Lucky Three"- Jem Cohen video 11m (VIDEO) 3-31-97 1st Avenue- Fargo, ND 45m (VIDEO) in soon 4-7-97 Club Soda- Kalamazoo, MI (AUDIO) 4-17-97 Terrace Club- Princeton, NJ 55m (AUDIO) 5-1-97 Stinkweed's- Tempe, AZ 55m (VIDEO) 5-6-97 M.B.E.- KCRW- Santa Monica, CA 35m (AUDIO) 5-15-97 EJ's - Portland, OR 75m (AUDIO) 7-15-97 Yo Yo A Go-Go- Capitol Theater- Olympia, WA 25m (VIDEO/AUDIO) 8-29-97 Champoeg State Park- Champoeg, OR 55m (w/ Quasi) (AUDIO) in soon 9-5-97 Westbeth Theatre- New York, NY 40m (w/ Quasi) (AUDIO) 10-26-97 Supper Club- New York, NY 40m (AUDIO) 11-14-97 La Luna- Portland, OR 75m (AUDIO) 1-4-98 Green Street Grill- Cambridge, MA 40m (AUDIO) Elliott will be playing at Spaceland in Los Angeles (I think it's in Silver Lake but I'm not sure) on Thurs. 2/26. See ya there! Thu Feb 12 15:43:08 PST 1998 153.34.196.139 Anonymous A quote from somewhere.... 'Featured performer Elliott Smith gets an Academy Award nomination for Original Song for ``Miss Misery,'' written and recorded exclusively for the film at the request of director Gus Van Sant, himself an Academy Award nominee for Best Director. Composer Danny Elfman also gets the nod for his orchestral contributions for Best Original Dramatic Score -- ``Good Will Hunting.'' The soundtrack was released on Dec. 2 of last year to rave reviews. The success of the film has paralleled the success of the soundtrack. Tuesday's announcement is timed perfectly to coincide with the launch of the ``Miss Misery'' track to radio, with a video release to follow shortly. Upon learning of the ``Good Will Hunting'' nominations, Smith commented, ``It's cool that there was a bunch of nominations for 'Good Will Hunting.' I'm happy to be one of them. Between Gus, Matt, Ben, Minnie, Robin and Danny, I definitely like the company that I'm in. Soundtracks were never really my thing; this was sort of a happy accident.''' Wed Feb 11 05:19:28 PST 1998 152.163.232.27 Anonymous ohmygawd - you're right! i forgot all about the dreaded dance numbers framing the academy award nominated songs...UGH! maybe if elliott can get into the absurdity of it and go with it a la beck - you know, powderblue polyester suit, stiff whiteboy dance steps. could be pretty funny. (just kidding) really, though - it just blows my mind that the academy would even recognize a song that is so subtle. i just hope this level of exposure and the accompanying noteriety is where elliott wants to be... Tue Feb 10 22:24:54 PST 1998 207.194.19.101 joco I HAVE ES SELFTITLED ALBUM AND I LOVE IT_ IS ROMAN CANDLE GOOD? I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ALBUM CAME OUT FIRST. IS THE DREAMWORKS ALBUM OUT NOW AND WHAT IS IT CALLED? I NEED TO KNOW MORE. EMAIL ME @ ohara_scarlet@hotmail.com Tue Feb 10 18:01:39 PST 1998 128.100.160.124 Anonymous I wonder if E is gonna show for the Oscars ... whether or not he does, I dearly wish the producers don't inflict some horrible production-number on "Miss Misery", like they did to the "That Thing You Do" song last year ... Tue Feb 10 08:16:02 PST 1998 152.163.232.26 Anonymous brilliant! just heard that elliott smith snagged an academy award nomination for best original song: "miss misery" my heart's a'flutter picturing him in his t-shirt & jeans, strumming an acoustic guitar, singing barely above a whisper with eyes closed amidst the over-the-top glitz of the award's show...now that's what i call "must see t.v." way to go elliott - congratulations! Tue Feb 10 00:36:48 PST 1998 205.184.191.185 Anonymous Does anyone have elliott live tapes to trade? I'm especially looking for shows from 1995, but I also collect the new shows. If interested contact steve at: nyd00@ix.netcom.com Mon Feb 9 07:43:32 PST 1998 142.150.128.108 PNM Yes, it's in EW, but Matt Damon & Ben Affleck are on the cover ... small box in the Music section Sun Feb 8 13:07:25 PST 1998 152.163.206.87 Anonymous I checked out the latest Entertainment Weekly... Couldn't find the article??? Sure it was that magazine??? Leonardo DiCaprio on the front?? Sun Feb 8 10:41:05 PST 1998 129.112.9.52 Anonymous I heard e.s. on Good Will Hunting, bought the soundtrack solely for his songs (the rest sucks) and have not stopped listening to it it since I got it. I have placed an order for either/or, but it is harder to get than gold. It has been on back order for weeks now, and I am getting frustrated. Elliot is one of the most refreshing sounds I have heard in a long time. I can't believe he was ever in a punk band! Does he ever come to texas? Sat Feb 7 09:30:13 PST 1998 206.163.127.99 Anonymous ES's next album is out on Dreamworks.... welcome to the big six! Fri Feb 6 19:32:34 PST 1998 128.100.160.128 PNM There's a short article on ES in the latest Entertainment Weekly, with a photo ... E's pretty droll about working with an orchestra for the GWH soundtrack ... Thu Feb 5 13:21:08 PST 1998 152.163.213.218 Anonymous Elliott's on Kill Rock Stars Label... order from them or they shall direct you... Does anyone know if he's doing any other L.A. shows? What up with Largo this Friday... Is he playing with Jon Brion? Thu Feb 5 12:35:38 PST 1998 209.136.164.232 Anonymous i want to buy some of elliot's stuff...........do you know where i can order it? thanks for your help.. Wed Feb 4 04:31:36 PST 1998 128.223.116.84 Anonymous hi there, look for THE SECRET SHOW, PORTLAND THURSDAY FEB. 5 see you THERE.....shhhhhhh Mon Feb 2 07:49:00 PST 1998 166.77.22.235 Anonymous what bus is elliott on?? ELLIOTT is SPELLED WITH 2 T's and 2 L's ...get it! Sun Feb 1 10:01:57 PST 1998 199.224.85.170 Trevor P. Stottlemyer Hello, I am Looking for a copy of the Elliott Smith Film "Lucky Three" and looking to contact other ES fans. E-mail me stottle@epix.net Sat Jan 31 15:45:59 PST 1998 204.128.192.50 BUTA GLEE ELLIOT IS ON THE BUS, AND THAT'S WHAT HE SINGS ABOUT. Fri Jan 30 14:23:42 PST 1998 130.86.21.134 mill h i saw good will and heard elliot. i just bought the soundtrack. i don't know about the rest of it, but his stuff is pretty fuckin good. Thu Jan 29 11:53:36 PST 1998 166.77.22.236 Anonymous rumor has it that Elliott just signed to Dreamworks Records... this is fucked.. Wed Jan 28 06:21:25 PST 1998 199.238.253.11 Anonymous sure, we could make a tape.... but there is a lot more material than you could possibly fit on one tape!!! you will need at least two or three!! you should go buy the last Heatmiser... well worth it!!
Wed Jan 7 08:33:04 PST 1998 166.77.22.236 Anonymous
Elliott was interviewed by Jeneanne GArofolo on MTV's Indie Outing (Monday Jan 7th)...mostly re: Good Will Hunting..they played some snippets from his one video Comin'Up Roses and some clips from a short sonic docu film by Jem COhen..it features elliott playing Angeles, Between the Bars, and a cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" in diff. locales in Portland OR. (the film is called 'lucky three').
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Wed Jan 7 08:28:38 PST 1998 166.77.22.236 Anonymous
elliott is recording his next LP in late Jan and early Feb. dont know how he could be recording then too..
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Wed Jan 7 08:15:35 PST 1998 128.100.160.126 PNM
Latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a review of the Good Will Hunting OST -- while generally praising ES's contributions, the critic drops in some bullshit about him being a 'slacker folkie'. I'm so tired of that slacker label, especially when ES is so prolific and so obviously dedicated to his craft, as songwriter and as musician ...
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Tue Jan 6 21:40:20 PST 1998 206.170.1.81 Anonymous
No Portland, OR?
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Tue Jan 6 16:33:28 PST 1998 207.40.236.142 Anonymous
dammit! what about ohio, kentucky, virginia, west virginia, or anyplace i can ever get to!
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Tue Jan 6 15:35:37 PST 1998 152.163.205.217 Anonymous oooohhhhhh..... does anyone know exact tour dates for elliott?? what a treat to see him play yet again.
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Tue Jan 6 06:11:21 PST 1998 129.237.24.36 Anonymous something like feb. 6 through 17, nine or so shows, in cal., ariz., and texas only....
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ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT FUTURE TOURS/SHOWS?
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Sat Jan 3 15:54:50 PST 1998 207.40.236.196 Anonymous
someone say pudding? is it 80 proof?
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Sat Jan 3 03:28:14 PST 1998 206.163.123.8 Anonymous
awww i think elliotts just a confused little boy....:he is kind of a flake though*giggles*......apryl ----------------
Fri Jan 2 11:36:55 PST 1998 128.100.160.125 Anonymous
huh? someone's always got an axe to grind ... saw Good Will Hunting and loved the use of ES's tunes; I hope "Miss Misery" shows up on his next record, cuz it sounded great in the film but I don't wanna shell out for a sdtrk album of stuff I already have and / or don't want ...
-------- Tue Dec 30 17:07:48 PST 1997 199.60.118.216 Anonymous
There is a good review of Mr. Smith in Salon--compares his lyrics to Cobain and Drake and says the soundtrack to Good will hunting would have been much better if Gus Van Sant had collobarated entirely w/ E.S.
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Fri Dec 26 17:20:25 PST 1997 207.40.236.210 Anonymous
okay. So if the songs have always been there (kindof), have the events and feelings been there too (whereever there is), and what about the ones that just feel real? sorry. i just wonder.
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Wed Dec 24 09:58:10 PST 1997 152.163.205.105 Anonymous
yeah, right back at you.
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Tue Dec 23 20:51:20 PST 1997 207.40.236.186 Anonymous
only 28...so young for someone who sounds like he's lived so long. Looking forward to more music...sometimes seems like the songs have always been there, he just picked them out of the air somehow.
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Mon Dec 22 14:45:16 PST 1997 166.77.22.236 Anonymous
as well as in february ... o godly one
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he'll be recording in january.
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elliott's b-day is aug. 6th 1969 .. the day they bombed hiroshima.... now you better do somethin special with that.. he is gonna be recording a new album in february .. so it looks like an album will be out in late spring...
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Sun Dec 21 10:18:25 PST 1997 206.170.1.62 Anonymous
Is anyone going to tell us Elliott's birthday or are we just guessing for fun here??? I guess it's between the 1st and 31st of August. Do I win?!
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Fri Dec 19 08:33:10 PST 1997 199.238.253.13 Anonymous
is it the 28th of August??? It's about time for a new album..... can't wait!!! Has anyone heard any news??
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Thu Dec 18 12:22:41 PST 1997 152.163.201.8 Anonymous
has anyone figured out mr. smith's birthday??
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Tue Dec 16 20:04:00 PST 1997 152.168.82.141 Anonymous
help does anyone know what the bside was to the coming up roses 45, it was nonlp if i remember correct, did it come out on anything else? thanks -- will
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Did anyone see his "show"at E&O a couple of weeks ago in NY. Pretty hot! Check out Joseph Arthur on realworld as well. Peace -----------------------
Thu Nov 13 09:17:09 PST 1997 208.8.211.233 Anonymous
Saw an incredible show at the Crocodile in Seattle Tuesday. The place was packed. Elliott looked and sounded great. He had some Portland friends there with him so was in high spirits. He was very gracious and interactive with the audience as usual. Played 5 or 6 absolutely amazing new songs as well as a nice mix of stuff from the last two albums and 2 covers (Beatles and somebody else?). Seems to be writing more about love and relationships these days. The new work is just breathtaking. Can't wait for the next album. Later.
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Wed Nov 12 18:43:16 PST 1997 209.20.171.13 Anonymous
I got Either Or's lyric sheet in my Elliott Smith self titled record sleeve. Good Grief (but it still rocks... er.. emocores)
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nice job to slim at kill rock stars on that one...blame it on that oly beer..its cheap! Ranier beer is where its at man
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Tue Nov 11 16:10:36 PST 1997 166.77.235.211 see seventeen
chords to 'big nothin' and others at my site... https://members.tripod.com/~skylash
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Mon Nov 10 19:52:15 PST 1997 198.115.226.49 Anonymous
hello, i dig elliot...anyone know how to play "the ballad of big nothing"? jeepers, let me know.
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Thu Nov 6 16:37:13 PST 1997 128.125.30.119 stash
Hey! I've been looking for that Ferdinand the Bull pic forever now. Anywhere else other than Powell's bookstore that has it? Elliott inspired me! Saw a great show last night at this piece of S*#t bar in LA. Elliott was great, as usual.
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Thu Oct 30 17:49:10 PST 1997 136.167.227.209 butlermi
HI Everybody! I've recently moved and I am very interested in getting some Elliott Smith poster bills for my new pad. Of course I'm also interested in any tapes of shows or t-shirts or whatever. I'm also interested in any wanna-be Elliott pen pals. My e-mail is butlermi@bc.edu
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Thu Oct 30 01:46:07 PST 1997 206.163.123.143 Anonymous
watchout elliott...and casey.....im coming to newyork for a few weeks...........stayin with a friend....yahoooooooooooo....maybe ill run into one or both of you somewhere..........p.s....elliott has good taste in reading material....love,apryl........the one who runs one of the elliott pages..........
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Wed Oct 29 16:26:33 PST 1997 207.0.254.142 Anonymous
if this gets any more heartwrenching elliott will have to come with a tune for it...
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Wed Oct 29 12:09:26 PST 1997 166.77.235.211 Anonymous
why do you all suck so bad at posting..is life that internal?...perhaps i am just hopelessly devoted to finding an elliott mate...
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Sun Oct 19 15:31:19 PDT 1997 204.31.227.80 Anonymous
what scares the shit out of you? some dork with a fan club? lighten up chump,you sound like a jaded scenester
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Fri Oct 17 19:16:55 PDT 1997 207.0.254.166 Anonymous
If you ever find those tour dates, let us know.
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Fri Oct 17 19:06:31 PDT 1997 207.0.254.166 Anonymous
I just recently came across Elliott's work, and I'm thrilled to know other people are as appreciative of him as I am.
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Fri Oct 17 02:19:21 PDT 1997 129.237.24.35 Anonymous
this scares the shit out of me. it's really kind of morbid. i was looking for tour dates and this is what i found... poor elliott.
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Tue Oct 14 09:37:17 PDT 1997 166.77.235.211 Anonymous
elliott lives .... new elliott site in texas go to "https://members.tripod.com/~skylash" to get there. szfkdln zb oiudjfbo nzd;lnblgdb sdvkjl bokmdfl nbng i ll oo vv ee e l l i o t t !!!!!
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Mon Oct 6 14:34:23 PDT 1997 205.184.191.164 Anonymous
regardless,I think we are all just glad that elliott is o.k.
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Mon Oct 6 09:54:43 PDT 1997 166.77.235.211 Anonymous
why did everyone think elliott was so on the out or down low... does anyone play his songs ..or know any on guitar...? he is a genius...i wonder if he will release another album soon...l;ive... anyone heard the umbra penumbra stuff?
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Sun Oct 5 18:50:44 PDT 1997 130.212.37.201 Anonymous
A message from the authentic Elliott? I'm not so concerned about having all your 7 in, pictures etc. as I am that you're alive and well. regards, d.a.
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Sun Oct 5 00:42:45 PDT 1997 204.31.227.236 Anonymous
I'm having trouble figuring out the name of a elliott song that I heard,I don't know the song title.Some of the lyrics are:..."and took all the prescription pills,that brought my heart to a stop,but I wanna tell you,there's a riot coming,like a drunk in the water, a punch in the stomach.....I met a girl on the square,who taught me how to kill my cares....time's running backwards for me and you. Anbyway,does anyone know the name of this song and what album it's on?I love elliott's music so much...
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Tue Sep 30 13:46:59 PDT 1997 152.163.195.218 Anonymous
I know what you mean.
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Tue Sep 30 09:49:19 PDT 1997 206.216.147.2 pete greenberg
Elliotts' songs make me happy in that sad sort of way... or is it sad in that happy sort of way...
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