Dance "Deer" Friends 12508
Also known as “Deer Friends” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Bob Anderson (2000)
- Intensity
- 800/844/844/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- For Una Lennam to teach at a workshop in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
For Una Lennam to teach at a workshop in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
"Deer" Friends 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c cross down RH (2c up), cast behind 3c, cross RH and cast up | turn P LH and join RH with 3cnr into diagonal line
- 9–
- 1c+3cnrs set R (change hands with cnr) {1}, 1c+3cnrs turn LH ½, 1c joining RH in middle {1} | 3cnrs set along the diagonal while{2} 1c set R {1} and turn LH ½ to face 3cnr {1} ; ½ Reel4 on 1diag, finish on 2diag, 1c LHJ to P and RHJ to 4cnr
- 17–
- Repeat [9–16] with 4cnrs, 1c at the end crossing LH to (3x,1x,2x)
- 25–
- All S&Link3 twice (2,1,3)
"Deer" Friends 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
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1s cross down RH, cast behind 3s, cross RH, cast up 1 place, turn 3/4 LH to join RH with 3rd corners in a diagonal line
- 9-12
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Balance in Line figure:
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9 All set 1 step Right, change hands so that 1s and 3rd corners take LH
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10 1s and 3rd corners 1/2 turn LH, retain LH and 1s join RH in middle of line
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11 All set 1 step R, 1s join LH & drop hands with corners
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12 1s 1/2 turn LH to face 3rd corners while corners set 1 step Left turning to face diagonally in
- 13-16
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1s dance1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 3rd corners, finish facing 4th corners
- 17-24
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Repeat bars 9-16 with 4th corners, 1s crossing LH to finish in 2nd place opp sides End (3)(1)(2)
- 25-32
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Set and link for 3 couples twice to finish 213 on own sides
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel club 01/05/17 | Unknown | 2017-05-01 | aec50 | April 28, 2017, 11:44 p.m. |
| Cumnor Class 6 November 2019 | Unknown | 2019-11-06 | Sandra McLevy | Nov. 4, 2019, 1:01 p.m. |
| Tuesday 21st Feb 2023 NSCDS | Unknown | 2023-02-21 | Patricia Harland | Feb. 20, 2023, 8:57 a.m. |
| Leicester Class - Wed 13 Sept 2023 | Class | 2023-09-13 | Margaret Spence | Aug. 24, 2023, 4:15 p.m. |
| Tuesday March 14th 2023 NSCDS | Unknown | 2023-03-14 | Patricia Harland | March 11, 2023, 5:37 p.m. |
| SGV October 2023 Cakewalk Dance | Function | 2023-10-21 | Ward Fleri | Sept. 23, 2023, 11:56 p.m. |
| Chiswick Scottish Sunday social 7-9pm with Jim Cook (10.9.2023) | Informational | 2023-09-10 | Iris Ronayne | Aug. 29, 2023, 6:40 p.m. |
| RSCDS Sheffield Annual Dance 7th December 2019 | Unknown | 2019-12-07 | Debbie Crossley | Nov. 12, 2019, 6:04 p.m. |
| White Rose Afternoon Massed 2022 | Unknown | 2022-07-09 | Catherine Livsey | June 17, 2022, 3:02 p.m. |
| 27.2.2022 Kew Sunday Dancing TW9 2AJ | Unknown | 2022-02-27 | Iris Ronayne | Feb. 21, 2022, 5:01 p.m. |
| Kew 13.3.2022 Katy | Unknown | 2022-03-13 | Iris Ronayne | March 7, 2022, 5:59 p.m. |
| 7/5/22 Arr.6.30 Cambridge Scottish Society Annual Ball Robert Whitehead CB3 0GP | Unknown | 2022-05-07 | Stephen Webb | Feb. 15, 2022, 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday Dancing Kew, 6.2.2022 | Unknown | 2022-02-06 | Iris Ronayne | Feb. 1, 2022, 12:44 p.m. |
| 20160703 - Summer School ball | Unknown | 2016-07-03 | Zsofia Jozsef | June 24, 2016, 4:01 p.m. |
| Chiswick ~ 161023 Club Night | Unknown | 2016-10-23 | James Wilson | Sept. 21, 2016, 7:26 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 2023-05-17 | Class | 2023-05-17 | Murrough Landon | Sept. 9, 2023, 3:52 p.m. |
| 160215 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2016-02-15 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 24, 2016, 5 p.m. |
| Gerrards Cross Tea Dance | Unknown | 2017-01-22 | Petula Allen | Jan. 21, 2017, 8:01 p.m. |
| February Branch Dance | Unknown | 2020-02-15 | Catherine Livsey | Jan. 17, 2020, 7:24 p.m. |
| TSC in Sorrento (Band Week) 08-03-20 | Unknown | 2020-03-08 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 6, 2019, 10:04 p.m. |
| LEEDS BRANCH DANCE 18th March 2023 | Unknown | 2023-03-18 | Janet Brayson | Jan. 31, 2023, 8:51 p.m. |
| Summer Tuesdays 2023-08-15 | Function | 2023-08-15 | Murrough Landon | May 10, 2023, 7:12 p.m. |
| JUNE WALK-THROUGH DANCE | Unknown | 2022-06-30 | Christine Parker-Jones | June 6, 2022, 1:10 p.m. |
| White Rose Afternoon Massed 2020 | Unknown | 2020-07-11 | Catherine Livsey | Feb. 2, 2020, 3:29 p.m. |
| Ann’s 80th Birthday Celebration Dance - Saturday 3 August 2019 | Unknown | 2019-08-03 | Jan Collings | Aug. 1, 2019, 2:03 p.m. |
| Morlands 2019-05-28 | Unknown | 2019-05-28 | John Aitken | Feb. 16, 2019, 6:07 p.m. |
| 70, wow that was quick!! | Unknown | 2018-11-09 | Stuart Kreloff | Jan. 13, 2019, 10:25 a.m. |
| San Jose Class Party - 2019 June 10 | Unknown | 2019-06-10 | Rachel Pusey | May 24, 2019, 5:07 a.m. |
| Watford & West Herts Christmas Social Dance - 15 December 2016 | Unknown | 2016-12-15 | Stuart Kreloff | Oct. 29, 2016, 11:13 p.m. |
| Waltham weekly 2023-03-23 | Unknown | 2023-03-23 | John Aitken | March 17, 2023, 5:02 p.m. |
| Leicester Class - Wed 17 May | Class | 2023-05-17 | Margaret Spence | May 25, 2023, 4:27 p.m. |
| Leicester Class - Wed 28 June | Class | 2023-06-28 | Margaret Spence | May 25, 2023, 3:58 p.m. |
| SGVB Class 9/29/2022 | Class | 2022-09-29 | Anthea Macdonald | Oct. 8, 2023, 9:22 a.m. |
| Possible Entries 2018-2019 | Unknown | 2018-06-21 | Stuart Kreloff | April 3, 2018, 11:25 p.m. |
| Liz Mitchell’s 70th Birthday Ceilidh - Sunday 24 June 2018 | Unknown | Jan Collings | May 21, 2018, 2:26 p.m. | |
| White Rose Festival Afternoon Dances 2020 | Unknown | 2020-07-11 | Keith Rose | Jan. 19, 2020, 1:58 p.m. |
| White Rose Festival 2022 afternoon | Unknown | 2022-07-09 | John Aitken | May 18, 2022, 2:56 p.m. |
| Epping Forest Scottish Association Christmas Dance 2017 | Unknown | 2017-12-16 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 16, 2017, 3:04 p.m. |
| TSC Sorrento Week 2 2017-03-24 (Friday) | Unknown | 2017-01-24 | Amanda Peart | Jan. 15, 2017, 9:01 p.m. |
| Wembley Spring Social 2017 | Unknown | 2017-03-13 | Graham Hamilton | March 8, 2017, 10:23 p.m. |
| Summer Tuesdays 2023-07-04 | Function | 2023-07-04 | Murrough Landon | May 10, 2023, 11:10 a.m. |
| Headington Class 7 November 2019 | Unknown | 2019-11-07 | Sandra McLevy | Oct. 31, 2019, 5:44 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 24 February 2019 | Unknown | 2019-02-24 | Jacmel Dent | Feb. 25, 2019, 9:18 p.m. |
| NY List Suggestions | Unknown | 2020-01-22 | Margaret Mackenzie | Jan. 23, 2020, 4:34 a.m. |
| Waltham weekly 2023-02-23 | Unknown | 2023-02-23 | John Aitken | Feb. 18, 2023, 9:42 a.m. |
| Berko Dem | Unknown | 2016-11-30 | Petula Allen | Nov. 29, 2016, 9:47 p.m. |
| TSC in Madeira (CD Week) 23-02-19 | Unknown | 2019-02-23 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 9, 2018, 9:49 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG Garden Dancing - 2019-07-16 | Unknown | 2019-07-16 | Keith Rose | June 29, 2019, 1:43 p.m. |
| Welland Dance 2019 | Unknown | 2019-08-31 | Amanda Peart | July 3, 2019, 9:09 p.m. |
| Sutton Coldfield RSCDS - Christmas Dance 2023 | Function | 2023-12-16 | Nicola Scott | Sept. 29, 2023, 4:12 p.m. |
| SGVB Wednesday Class 10/11/2023 | Class | 2023-10-11 | Doug Macdonald | Oct. 12, 2023, 8:42 a.m. |
| Thistle Club Hogmanay Dance 2019 | Unknown | 2019-12-31 | Stuart Kreloff | Dec. 23, 2019, 2:06 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 10 March 2019 Danielle & Jerry Evening | Unknown | 2019-03-10 | James Wilson | March 5, 2019, 1:49 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCDC Spring Charity Dance - Saturday 22 April 2017 | Unknown | Jan Collings | April 2, 2017, 10:26 a.m. | |
| Sunday Chiswick - Kew, 10.4.2022 TW9 2AJ | Unknown | 2022-04-10 | Iris Ronayne | April 5, 2022, 6:21 p.m. |
| Waltham weekly 2023-05-04 | Class | 2023-04-29 | John Aitken | April 29, 2023, 1:20 p.m. |
| Milton Keynes RSCDS 41st Annual Dance | Unknown | 2020-03-14 | Lesley Cashell | Feb. 18, 2020, 11:01 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2019-06-23 Social & AGM | Unknown | 2019-06-23 | Keith Rose | May 29, 2019, 12:30 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-04-04 | Unknown | 2021-04-04 | Amanda Peart | April 4, 2021, 7:54 p.m. |
| Milton Keynes RSCDS Annual Dance 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-14 | Sandra McLevy | Feb. 19, 2020, 12:47 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class in Tynemouth 17th September 2018 | Unknown | 2018-09-17 | Amanda Peart | July 21, 2018, 6:34 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark | Unknown | 2017-04-22 | Matthew Goulden | April 22, 2017, 12:19 a.m. |
| RSCDS Sheffield Social 29th October 2022 | Unknown | 2022-10-29 | Debbie Crossley | Sept. 18, 2022, 1:38 p.m. |
| Silver Cross dance | Unknown | 2020-01-04 | susan Koffler-Sluijter | Jan. 4, 2020, 1:33 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-07-23 | Other | 2023-07-23 | Amanda Peart | July 23, 2023, 11:16 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 9 December 2018 Kilts & Posh Frocks | Unknown | 2018-12-09 | James Wilson | Oct. 30, 2018, 3:35 p.m. |
| TSC in Madeira (Band Week) 27-02-19 | Unknown | 2019-02-27 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 9, 2018, 10:05 p.m. |
| RSCDS San Francisco Monthly Party May 2019 | Unknown | 2019-05-04 | Charlotte Greig | Feb. 27, 2019, 7:32 p.m. |
| Watford & West Herts Centenary Caledonian Ball 2019 - 16 March 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-16 | Stuart Kreloff | Oct. 6, 2019, 6 p.m. |
| Sunday 1st May Kew TW9 2AJ | Unknown | 2022-05-01 | Iris Ronayne | April 25, 2022, 1:58 a.m. |
| 27.3.2022 Kew St Lukes, TW9 2AJ | Unknown | 2022-03-27 | Iris Ronayne | March 22, 2022, 5:05 p.m. |
| Watford & West Herts Centenary Caledonian Ball 2019 - 16 March 2019 (Copy1) | Unknown | 2019-03-16 | Stuart Kreloff | Jan. 13, 2019, 10:34 a.m. |
| 190310 Chiswick An evening for Danielle and Jerry | Unknown | 2019-03-10 | Evelyn Wilson | Nov. 20, 2018, 4:55 p.m. |
| Leicester Wednesday Social - 24 May 2023 | Class | 2023-05-24 | Margaret Spence | May 18, 2023, 2:03 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 29th January | Unknown | 2020-01-29 | Annette Hughes | Jan. 4, 2020, 1:14 p.m. |
| IntermediateVISCDS_Core20192020 | Unknown | 2019-09-03 | Gael Forster | Aug. 19, 2019, 6:14 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 25 November 2018 | Unknown | 2018-11-25 | James Wilson | Nov. 26, 2018, 11:14 a.m. |
| Lucy Clark Charity Dance - Saturday 14 April 2018 | Unknown | 2018-04-14 | Jan Collings | Feb. 20, 2018, 3:33 p.m. |
| 2019 Lafayette Tween Party | Unknown | 2019-12-28 | Salina Welsh | Dec. 16, 2019, 9:18 a.m. |
| SWS 2018 Video Possibilities | Unknown | Margaret Chambers | Oct. 30, 2018, 5:25 p.m. | |
| Dance Scottish NYC 2023-Aug-03 | Class | 2023-08-03 | Margaret Mackenzie | Aug. 1, 2023, 1:01 a.m. |
| Waltham weekly 2023-05-18 | Class | 2023-05-18 | John Aitken | May 12, 2023, 9:04 p.m. |
| Cambridge Scottish Society Summer Dance 2023 | Unknown | 2023-06-10 | Joanna Camus | April 15, 2023, 6:18 p.m. |
| Epping Forest 200229 | Unknown | 2020-02-29 | Ken Martlew | Feb. 23, 2020, 8:12 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club Spring Dance | Unknown | 2016-05-21 | Jeremy Dent | April 7, 2016, 10:13 a.m. |
| Mountain View 10/05/19 Party | Unknown | 2019-10-05 | JIAN PENG | Sept. 11, 2019, 5:57 a.m. |
| Christmas Vienna 2018 | Unknown | Beatrix Wepner | Dec. 14, 2018, 9:28 a.m. | |
| Waltham weekly 13 APRIL 2023 | Unknown | 2023-04-13 | Sue Ronald | April 8, 2023, 6:27 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian, 30th October | Unknown | 2019-10-30 | Annette Hughes | Oct. 15, 2019, 1:39 p.m. |
| Chiswick Scottish 29.1.2023 Social 7-9pm | Unknown | 2023-01-29 | Iris Ronayne | Jan. 25, 2023, 7:03 p.m. |
| 23-02-19 Chiswick | Unknown | 2023-02-19 | Evelyn Wilson | Feb. 4, 2023, 4:06 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 10 February 2019 | Unknown | 2019-02-10 | James Wilson | Feb. 12, 2019, 6:45 p.m. |
| RSCDS SF Party - Oct 2019 | Unknown | 2019-10-05 | Rachel Pusey | Aug. 17, 2019, 12:39 a.m. |
| Chiswick - 21 October 2018 (orig) | Unknown | 2018-10-21 | James Wilson | Oct. 24, 2018, 10:06 a.m. |
| Chiswick - 21 October 2018 | Unknown | 2018-10-21 | James Wilson | Oct. 24, 2018, 10:11 a.m. |
| Richmond 27.3.19 | Unknown | 2019-03-27 | Simon Stewart | March 25, 2019, 10:52 a.m. |
| Sunday evening TW9 2AJ, outside ULEZ, 7-9pm | Unknown | 2022-01-30 | Iris Ronayne | Jan. 25, 2022, 4:44 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 25 November 2018 (orig) | Unknown | 2018-11-25 | James Wilson | Nov. 26, 2018, 11:10 a.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2017-06-25 Social | Unknown | 2017-06-25 | Keith Rose | May 27, 2017, 12:14 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2016-06-26 Social & AGM | Unknown | 2016-06-26 | Keith Rose | June 9, 2016, 1:02 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 10 February 2019 (orig) | Unknown | 2019-02-10 | James Wilson | Feb. 12, 2019, 6:41 p.m. |
| Chiswick ~ 160925 Social Dance | Unknown | 2016-09-25 | James Wilson | Sept. 24, 2016, 3:42 p.m. |
| Cambridge Scottish Society Autumn | Unknown | 2022-09-24 | Joan Blake | Sept. 20, 2022, 4:42 p.m. |
| Ken & Petula's Wedding Ball | Unknown | 2016-10-28 | Ken Martlew | Aug. 20, 2016, 4:31 p.m. |
| Chiswick Scottish at TW9 2RG, 10.12.2023 Sunday Social 7-9pm with Jim Cook | Class | 2023-12-10 | Iris Ronayne | Dec. 9, 2023, 12:41 a.m. |
| Glaramara - February 2023 workshops | Class | 2023-02-14 | Nicola Scott | Sept. 8, 2023, 10:58 a.m. |
| TSC in Evora 10th March 2018 | Unknown | 2018-03-10 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 23, 2017, 3:54 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCDC Summer Social Dance - Thursday 4 July 2019, 7.30pm till 10.30pm | Unknown | 2019-05-02 | Jan Collings | July 2, 2019, 1:43 p.m. |
| half-setting dances | Unknown | Bruce Herbold | Jan. 28, 2020, 8:18 p.m. | |
| ASCDS 2023, Massed Dances | Unknown | 2023-05-20 | John Aitken | Nov. 10, 2022, 11:50 a.m. |
| RSCDS Leeds Branch May 2022 | Unknown | 2022-05-21 | Catherine Livsey | April 25, 2022, 2:47 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCDC Spring Social Dance - Friday 31 March 2017 | Unknown | Jan Collings | March 16, 2017, 10:59 a.m. | |
| Waltham weekly 2023-04-20 | Unknown | 2023-04-20 | John Aitken | April 14, 2023, 6:16 p.m. |
| RSCDS San Francisco Monthly Party June 2019 | Unknown | 2019-06-01 | Charlotte Greig | Feb. 27, 2019, 7:33 p.m. |
| SGVB New Cues 2022 | Class | 2022-09-14 | Anthea Macdonald | Oct. 8, 2023, 9:22 a.m. |
| RSCDS Sheffield 1st October 2022 Social Dance | Unknown | 2022-10-01 | Debbie Crossley | Sept. 6, 2022, 11:12 a.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian Society | Unknown | 2021-12-15 | Andrew Osborne | Dec. 13, 2021, 9:34 p.m. |
| Wheathampstead (Copy) (Copy) | Unknown | 2018-04-07 | Ken Martlew | April 6, 2018, 11:20 a.m. |
| Club Night with David Hall Chiswick Scottish, Sunday 2.4.2023, 7-10pm, TW9 2RG | Unknown | 2023-04-02 | Iris Ronayne | March 27, 2023, 3:24 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2019-05-18 Annual Ball | Unknown | 2019-05-18 | Keith Rose | Jan. 15, 2019, 1:36 p.m. |
| Chiswick Scottish with Ian Muir (Prestwick) 5.3.2023 | Unknown | 2023-03-05 | Iris Ronayne | Feb. 1, 2023, 5:12 p.m. |
| Long_Awaited_Party_2 | Unknown | 2018-11-30 | Stuart Kreloff | April 24, 2018, 11:12 p.m. |
| Silver Cross Dancing Group 190601 | Unknown | 2019-06-01 | Peter Dixon | April 12, 2019, 5:57 p.m. |
| SS | Unknown | 2020-01-01 | Simon Stewart | Nov. 26, 2021, 6:56 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCD Club Spring Charity Dance - Saturday 23 March 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-23 | Jan Collings | Jan. 6, 2019, 10:07 p.m. |
| Reading St Andrew's SDS 2021 Ball | Unknown | 2021-02-06 | Duncan Barnet | July 17, 2020, 4:52 p.m. |
| Reading St Andrew's Ball | Unknown | 2022-02-05 | Duncan Barnet | Nov. 19, 2021, 5:14 p.m. |
| Leicester Summer Dance - 19 August 2023 | Function | 2023-08-19 | Margaret Spence | May 12, 2023, 8:32 a.m. |
| Berko Dem Dances | Unknown | 2015-09-14 | Petula Allen | Sept. 13, 2015, 11:15 p.m. |
| Rose and Stuart Kreloff's 30th Anniversary Dance | Unknown | 2016-07-16 | Stuart Kreloff | May 24, 2016, 10:32 a.m. |
| Possible Entries 2018-2019v2 | Unknown | 2019-06-20 | Stuart Kreloff | Feb. 25, 2019, 4:53 p.m. |
| New NY Dance List - 2020-21 | Unknown | 2020-01-25 | Peter Price | Feb. 21, 2020, 1:47 a.m. |
| SWS 2018 | Unknown | 2018-01-01 | Margaret Chambers | July 19, 2018, 12:09 p.m. |
| SGVB Yearly Dance Program 2023 | Informational | 2023-08-28 | Doug Macdonald | Aug. 29, 2023, 8:12 a.m. |
| 2023-24 O C Dance Program | Informational | 2023-09-01 | Tony McQuilkin | Aug. 18, 2023, 8:38 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Friday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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The "slither"
Jeremy Dent · May 18, 2016, 4:22 a.m.
We’ve named the setting and crossing the “slither” and it’s an elegant movement merging into diagonal reels of four. It’s a feelgood Strathspey.
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