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COGS in Trinidad | Jim and Vickie Stewart ride the only tandem in the country on the Big Ride to Salybia. 45 miles across the island from Port of Spain |
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Sister Clubs Ride (Saturday, October 3)| The five clubs who co-produce RAPSody (Tacoma Wheelmen, BIKES of Snohomish, West Sound Cycling, Capitol Bikes and COGS) got together in Tacoma for a ride. Two different groups set off and got a tour of the great spots of Tacoma and the Narrows Bridge. Great turnout, especially by COGS! |
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RAPSody 09 (Sunday, August 23)Nearly 400 riders participated in this year's Ride Around Puget Sound! These are photos from the rest stop in Yelm on the second day.
A lot of riders, good food and happy people. |
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Hurricane Ridge (July 11, 2009)| This wonderful ride started at Sequim, and after a few short miles of chip seal, ended up on a very smooth 17 mile piece of pavement to the top of Hurricane Ridge. The return trip took us back on the scenic Olympic Discovery Trail. |
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Hood Canal (July 3, 2009)| A spectacular 'blast' of a ride, with exceptionally warm weather. The Hood Canal bridge was easily traversed, see pictures. |
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Around Lake Washington (June 20, 2009)| Around the lake, via Marymoor and West Lake Sammamish Pkwy. No bike pictures, just the food stops. |
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South Whidbey (6/7/09)| Dan Wakefield led about 35 of us on South Whidbey today. |
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Alki Car-Free Day (Sunday, May 31)| Dennis Grace got his Nox group together to ride and enjoy the car-free Summer Streets event at Alki. |
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Cle Elum to Leavenworth (May 30, 2009)| 35 riders started in Cle Elum and another 10 started at Liberty Cafe. Great weather with temperatures reaching over 90. |
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7 Hills of Kirkland (Monday, May 25)| The best weather ever accompanied a bunch of COGS who varied in mileage from the 40, 60 and 100. There were lots of hills, great descents, support and devilish brownies. |
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La Conner to Mt Erie (Saturday, May 23)| A beautiful ride from La Conner to Anacortes with a side trip to Washington Park and a "little climb" up Mt Erie. |
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Ellensburg Canyon ride (May 17th)| Your Canyon For a Day Ride along the Ellensburg Canyon. |
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Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass (May 16, 2009)| 40 riders showed up on a beautiful sunny day to ride from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass |
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Fun Miles of Sundials (Saturday, May 9)| Team Angell led COGS on a tour of sundials in Seattle. Not your typical "garden variety" sundials, these ranged in dials on a wall and dials you can walk on. |
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Seabeck & Dewatto Hills (Saturday, May 9)| COGS were joined by Laughers on a scenic yet challenging ride to Seabeck for pie and then up and over the Dewatto Hills to Belfair. Lots of hills, lots of views, good pie and a nice dog to play with. 90 miles and 5,300' of gain. A great day! |
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May Day Metric (Sunday, May 3)| The COGS crew participated in Phil the Mechanic's May Day Metric which is neither on May Day nor is it a metric century. It was 76 miles of new (to us) roads, scenery, friendly towns and pie at the finish-line bar. |
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Rollercoaster to Gig Harbor (Saturday, April 25)| Louise led a group of 8 on a fabulous 60 mile up-and-down route from Southworth to Port Orchard and Gig Harbor, and then back to catch the Southworth ferry via Olalla. |
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Martha's Training Ride over Cougar Mtn (Saturday, April 11)| On what ended up being a great day for riding, eight COGS set out from the I-90 tunnel, heading for Issaquah. We climbed over Cougar, spent a lot of time resting in Issaquah and took a spin around Mercer Island. |
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Mary Jo's Ballard Farmers Market (Sunday, April 5)| Mary Jo got a group together on the best weather day so far this year. They explored some neighborhoods and stopped at Ballard's Sunday Farmers Market for lunch. |
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Dan's Indianola-Hansville Ride (Saturday, April 4)| We finally got a beautiful sunny day and we took full advantage on this ride that had views to water and mountains, as Dan led up and down and around. |
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Dinner Out Agua Verde (Thursday, March 26)| Ten COGS enjoyed a night in Baja on Boat Street at Agua Verde. From left to right in 1st photo: Michael, John, Jacquie, Trina, Helene, Bob A, Bob N, Tim, Lynn. |
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Ron's Lake WA Ride (Saturday, March 21)| We finally got some sun on this first full day of spring! The goal of the ride was to visit the newly opened Papaya restaurant in Renton, co-owned by Ron's in-laws. On the way, we were treated to sunshine and views. |
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Bike Expo (March 14 & 15)These photos were taken by Gary at the BAW booth.
It was great to see him!
If you took pics, let me know and I'll add them. |
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Issaquah to Black Diamond (Saturday, February 28)| The debut of the COGS Training Series was led by Martha and took us to the Black Diamond Bakery via hills, scenery and a fast return. |
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Tour de Fuel- Ride for Pie (Saturday, February 21)| A pie feast on wheels! We visited all three Fuel Coffee locations (Wallingford, Montlake and Capitol Hill) which is also the home to High Five Pie. A bunch of pie lovers on a beautiful route with gorgeous weather. Definitely a recipe for an annual COGS Event! |
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Everett Snohomish Lk. Stevens (Sunday Feb 8th.)| Bob Nyberg lead six(?) riders on a cool but dry (best we can hope for this time of year, right?) outing in Snohomish County. 38 miles and 2400 feet gain. |
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Edmonds & Three Lakes Ride (Saturday, Feb 7)| A ride with a lot of people and even more turns, we visited lovely Edmonds and three lakes: Serene, Stickney and Martha. The sun came out in the last 3 miles. |
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COGS Holiday Party (Dec. 11, 2008)| A few photos from the party at Hale's Ales, that included an exchange of classy "white elephant" gifts. |
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South Lake and Cougar (Saturday November 29th.)| Eleven riders came to work off their Thanksgiving turkey. Denny took us down Montroux from the Cougar summit. |
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Ken's Tacoma Vashon (Saturday November 22 2008)| Another great COGS ride! Ken Winkenweder lead Bill, Martha, Ron, Jim and Mark from Fauntleroy to Tacoma and back over Vashon. It Was cool but dry, with great views! We all made the Seattle ferry with moments to spare. |
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Dan's Turkey Day Ride (Thursday, November 27)| The Big Turkey took us out on a city ride around Magnolia, along the water to Beacon Hill, through the tunnel to Lake Washington and back to Gasworks. Happy Thanksgiving! |
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COGS President's Ride (Sunday, November 16)| What a great club we have! A huge showing for COGS' first official ride. Thirty riders and 40 miles with sunshine and beautiful roads. Thanks for making it a huge success. |
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Between the Nox at Alki (Sunday, September 7)Seattle Bicycle Club's weekly 'Between the Nox' riders enjoying pizza at Pegasus Pizza during the Car-Free Day at Alki Beach. It was so nice to sit in the restaurant and have an unobstructed view of Puget Sound.
It was so beautiful, peaceful and quiet; too nice for words. You would just have to experience it to understand it. |
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FSA Grand Prix at Marymoor (Friday, July 25, 2008)| A small group of SBCers gathered at Marymoor to watch some fast guys and gals from all over the country zip around the velodrome. This race is called the Madison and has teams of two who trade off by slinging each other. Damn, they were fast! |
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Hills of Ramrod, Greenwater-Chinook Pass (6/28/08)| Sunrise was closed to cyclists,so we rode up Chinook and down part way the other side. Hot, hot day! But all in all, a fabulous ride in the mountains. |
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Native Planet Classic (Saturday, June 21)| Ooh la la! What a way to celebrate the Summer Solstice...riding the North Cascades Hwy. |
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Tourdeblast ((6/20/08))| Ride up Mt. St. Helens with Ken W, Jean H, Michelle, Brian, Tom T, Mario, Monica, and others I didn't see. |
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Wed. Night Gasworks (6/11/2008)| Michael Hooning's "Blue Ridge-Locks-Magnolia" Ride, modified. This was Michael's first time leading the Wednesday night ride group. We explored the north end and some areas of Shoreline, and dined at the Red Door |
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Monroe Index Redux (June 8, 2008)| Splendid ride, great group and classic views |
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Two Tickets to Paradise (Sunday, June 1)| Most scored just one ticket, a few bagged due to the weather and one brave (and crazy!) soul completed the entire ride. |
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Rainier Mtn Tour (05/31/2008)| A great group braving mountain weather. |
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14th Annual Cle Elum to Leavenworth (May 25, 2008)| About 30 riders enjoyed the views and Climbs over Blewett and Old Blewett Pass. This year we were fortunate to not have the headwinds into Cle Elum. |
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Tour of the Yakima Canyon (May 18, 2008)| The first of Mary Jo's tours of the year was to the Yakima Valley. Everyone enjoyed the sunshine, scenery and seeing old friends. |
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2008 Ride of Silence (May 21, 2008)| Almost 200 riders braved the elements to remember and honor cyclists killed or injured on our roads, to remind drivers that we have the right to share our roads safely and to confirm the courage all cyclists have. Many SBC members volunteered or rode the ROS. |
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Annual Snohomish Loop (May 3, 2008)| A beautiful, if wet, loop that amused a great group of cyclists. |
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Edmonds Everett Loop 2008 (April 27, 2008)| A fun spin through N. Edmonds and Everett with some new and old riders. |
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Gas Works Wednesday Evening Ride (April 16, 2008)| Ride Leader Brian inducted Special Guest Charlie, and the regular Gasper Workers, for multiple incursions onto Queen Anne hill! |
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Bainbridge Seabeck Bremerton Semi Loop (April 6, 2008)| A few of us braved what turned out to be a beautiful day to travel the backroads and challenging hills from Bainbridge to Seabeck for Barbies and then to Bremerton. The rest of you missed a great one! |
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Bike Expo 2008 (March 8 & 9)| Thanks to the work of Michele, Mario, Mark P, Rick and Louise, our booth at Expo really stood out. |
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Tour De Vashon (March 9, 2008)| 21 fun loving cyclists did the loop around Vashon and Maury. GPS data from the ride is c/o Brian Dirks at: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5132792. |
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Eastside Challenge 2008 (March 2, 2008)| 40 dedicated riders enjoyed a beautiful reprise of the Eastside Challenge over about 57 miles and up about 4500 feet of climbing. All finished in great spirits. |
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Fort Dent Black Diamond Loop (February 17, 2008)| Ed McCormack helped lead 34 wonderful riders around a beautiful course on an incredible day. |
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South King County Loop (December 9, 2007)| 4 brave souls braved the snow and cold and had a great ride |
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Logboom Paradise Loop Ride (December 8, 2007)| The sun shined brightly on nearly 40 riders (okay a few had flats) as we enjoyed a nearly perfect loop, well, except for the missing road, which the mapping program insists is there. |
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SBC Holiday Party (December 5)| The highlight of the SBC Holiday Party is the White Elephant Gift Exchange. Lots of creativity, laughs and even some friendly stealing. |
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Logboom Winter Loop (December 1, 2007)| 6 intrepid souls braved the snow to enjoy a fun ride |
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Edmonds Everett Loop (November 25, 2007)| An awesome day greeted 25 hearty riders as we toured the backroads of Edmonds and Everett |
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Potluck Ride (November 11, 2007)| Lynn Gill and Brian Kadish organized a fun event - a potluck and a potluck ride! |
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Welcome Back Jimmy Ride (November 4, 2007)| SBC welcomed Jimmy back to bike. Jimmy brushed off the many RR tracks, the rain, and the ride split, to enjoy the super group of people who came out to welcome him back. Jimmy was all smiles at the end. Thanks to all of you who came and supported Jimmy's rehabilitation. |
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Two Late October Fall Rides (October 27-28, 2007)| 40 rode north from Gas Works to explore the beautiful vistas in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Mountalke Terrace and Lake Forest Park on Saturday. On Sunday, Monica led 20 of us for another fun West Seattle Loop. |
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Logboom Snohomish Bothell Loop (October 13, 2007)| An amazingly beautiful day over an incredibly fantastic course with over 40 delightful cyclists. |
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RAPSody at Yelm Food Stop (August 26, 2007)Riders showed a lot of enthusiasm for the food and for the coffee stand and soft grass nearby.
Hats off to Mark Reibman who has coordinated this rest stop for the past three years! |
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PROS 2007 (September 3, 2007)| 70 or so riders took the annual challenge of the Perimeter Ride of Seattle originally conceived by Dan Wakefield. This 80 mile ride had 4300 feet of climbing and, you got it, countless hills around the perimeter of Seattle. Great weather and great riders. |
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San Juan Tour (August 17th - August 19th)| We planned to do San Juan, Orcas, & Lopez but on the last day we got rained out from doing Lopez (heavy rain in late August,,, how appalling) ! |
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Birch Bay Washington (July 27th thru July 29th 2007)Beautiful Birch Bay (close to the Canadian border).
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Mt. Baker 2007 (August 12, 2007)| About 30 incorrigible cylists tackled the slopes of Mt. Baker encountering light rain, cold winds and steep slopes. |
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St Helens Ride (July 28, 2007)| 29 riders took on the awesome challenge of St. Helens. Hopefully, I will be able to add more pictures when you send them to me. |
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S King County Loop (June 18, 2007)| A challenging (4000 ft 80 mile) beautiful ride around S. King County |
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South End Loop (June 10, 2007)| 25 brave souls took a chance on the weather and had a glorious ride from Ft. Dent Park, to the big climb at 216th, through De Moines and then the climb out of Redondo. The group proceeded to Browns Point, Fife, Sumner, E. Lake Tapps, Auburn and then Kent. |
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Cayuse Chinook Sunrise (June 2, 2007)| 42 brave souls rode three of Mt. Rainier's great passes. |
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Blewett Pass (May 27, 2007)| Monica's annual ride from Cle Elum to Leavenworth and back |
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South Whidbey Island Loop (May 26, 2007)| A challenging 82 mile loop of the Island with 5600 feet of climbing ably led by Dan Wakefield. |
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Monroe-Index Ride (May 20, 2007)| Gary led a group of riders up to Index. The weather was fair at the beginning and then turned into a downpour. Still, a great ride with friendly riders. |
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Ride of Silence 2007 (May 16, 2007)| Almost 300 riders rode in silence to remember and honor cyclists killed or injured on public roads and to promote the bicylist's right to share the roads safely. |
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Port Orchard (May 12, 2007)Rider Leader Mary Jo:
A beautiful 12 mile ride along the waterfront from Myrtle Edwards Park, to the Fauntlaroy/Southworth Ferry. Then a 14 mile Pedal to Port Orchard, lunch on the water, dessert at a new and unusually good bakery, a 15 minute ride on WSDOT's Oldest foot ferry to Bremerton, and a relaxing one hour ferry ride back to Seattle/Myrtle Edwards Park (total very flat miles=28 ) |
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Vashon Tacoma DesMoines Loop (May 12, 2007)| Ocean views, climbs, park outlook, coast roads and the Narrows Bridge made a great day on the Loop |
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3 Ferries Ride (May 12, 2007)| Wonderful ride that takes in the beauty of Puget Sound. |
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Hood Canal 2007 (May 5, 2007)| A joint ride with West Sound Cycling Club |
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Yakima Ridges/Tieton Loop (April 28-29, 2007)| Summer-like temperatures in April made for a great ride weekend |
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Snohomish Loop 07 (April 28, 2007)| Challenging loop around Snohomish County. |
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Daffodil Classic (April 22, 2007)| Hosted by Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club. There were 40 and 60 mile loops. Most of us did the 60 loop. |
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Bremerton-Tahuya Ride (April 21, 2007)| Punishing hills of Tahuya...and Bremerton :) |
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Annual Tulip Ride 2007 (April 14, 2007)| A hearty group braved rain to see spectacular fields - and, of course, it did not rain. |
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Mt. Erie 2007 Ride (April 7, 1007)| Mark Peterson led us on a challenging 50 mile jaunt that culminated with the infamous Mt. Erie slog. |
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Seabeck ride (March 31, 2007)| Despite the weather forecast, we managed to stay dry for this beautiful ride from Bainbridge to Bremerton with a delicious lunch stop at Seabeck. |
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SBC Holiday Party 2005 (December 20, 2005)| SBC's annual gala holiday party was held in the stone & wood lodge at Camp Long in West Seattle, where a decorated tree and roaring fireplace added to the festive mood. Our Club provided delicious roast turkey; all the choice trimmings were potluck; and MarkP sourced a keg of merrymaking microbrew. Consequently, after ingesting so many good eats & utopian distillates, we simply had waaay too much fun doing our White Elephant Gift Exchange! :-) |
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