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IS WON6 ,NO MATT] ": Y -E F1 ,,Y ,,>E
  ,,ALL ,,TEXANS

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DE> FRS1 G BACK 6YR HOMES4 ,YR HUSB&S W
JO9 Y AT ! ,SAN ,JAC9TO40
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,ISABEL1 LL D>L+1 Y W N NE$ 6CRY ANY M =
YR RI2ONS1 & MANTILLAS1 & PRETTY
DRESSES40
  8,?OMAS6 ,Y H N M* FEEL+1 ,I ?9K4 ,:AT
,I WANT 6"K AB1 IS ,LUIS4 ,Y ?9K ( NO
"O2 &1 Z = MY DRESSES1 & MANTILLAS1 ,I
D>E SAY ,FRAY ,IGNATIUS HAS SOLD1 OR
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  8,QU]IDITA6 ,0 ,I CRUEL8 ,LUIS IS
WELL4 ,HE HAS N A
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TOO40
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2 AT
  ! RE>8 ,HE IS ,G5]AL ,H\/ON'S FR1 & "O
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  "KS ANO!R LION40
  8,PRETTY "O1 D N 2 ANGRY ) ME4 ,I W
TELL Y "S GD NEWS4 ,LUIS IS -+ "H1 UN.S
Y G BACK AT ONCE ) ME40
  8,WE W G BACK ) Y1 ,?OMAS4 ,I AM FULL
( IMPATI;E4
  ,I REMEMB] MY DE> HOME4 ,I W G 6X1 L A
BIRD 6XS NE/40
  ,9 HALF AN H\R !Y _H TURN$ ! H1DS ( _!
HORSES WE/W>D AG4 ,!Y W5T S RAPIDLY1 & 7
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IMPOSSI#4 ,&! ,S5ORA AL FELL 96A S.D
SLEEP Z SOON Z ! F/ HOMEW>D /EPS _H BE5
TAK54 ,:AT"E _H BE5 MADE "KN
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ASSUR$ & HAPPY4 ,%E SLEPT TILL !Y R1*$ !
VICTORI\S CAMP1 & H] HUSB& AWAK5$ H] )A
KISS4 ,%E ANSW]$ HM ) H] OLD *ILDI%
IMPULSIVE;S4 ,& AM;G ! F/
  ^WS %E SD1 W]E0 8,ROB]TO1 MY 2LOV$1 ,I
H SE5 ,JUAN40
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NO?+ 9CR$I# 9 ! /ATE;T4 ,! TIE 2T A "M &
H] * IS N BROK5 0D1?4 ,0 X UNLIKELY1 !N1         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BJ
  T ,JUAN %D H BE5 3SCI\S (1 & T\*$ BY1
! M5TAL AGONY : 8 UN"TLY D1? _H CAUS$ A
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*ANG$4 ,A "D OR TWO ( SPR+ _H BR"\ \ !
FL[]S & UNFOLD$ E GRE5 ?+4 ,DOCTOR ,WOR?
TOOK 8 FAMILY 6A F9E ,MEXICAN
  M>QUEE1 & AM;G O!R -=TS ! ,S5ORA F.D
"! ! *OCOLATE %E _H S L;G CRAV$1 & "S
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_H EXPECT$ ! VISIT & PREP>$ = X Z F> Z
H] LIMIT$ W>DROBE P]MITT$4 ,& H] F9E
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! *>M+ 9NOC;E ( H] MANN]S1 ADORN$ H] Z !
COLOR
  & P]FUME (! ROSE MAKE ! B1UTY (! FL[]4
,%E
  0 S LOVELY T %E CD D>E 6BANT] ,LUIS ON
! SPL5DOR ( 8 ATTIRE4
  8,X IS EVID5T1 MI MADRE1 T ,LUIS HAS         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BA
F.D AT L1/
  ! BA7AGE (A MAJOR-G5]AL4 ,S* VELVET &
SILV] EMBROID]Y6 ,S* A SILK SA%6 ,!Y >E
FIT AT !
  V L1/ =A SULTAN (! ,TURKS40
  ,HE CAME 6H] CR[N$ ) VICTORY4 ,L A H]O
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PRETTY ?+S 6SAY TO
  EA* O!R2 &A ?\S& BLISS;L PLANS 9
PROSPECT4 ,LIFE
  6!M _H N"E 2F BE5 S WELL WOR? LIV+4
  ,9DE$1 A WOND];L EXALT,N POSSESS$ BO?
,LUIS & ,LOPEZ4 ,! SOMBRE1 H&"S FACE (!
LATT] 0 TRANSFIGUR$ BY
  X4 ,HE KISS$ ! H& (! ,S5ORA1 & !N
TURN$
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%E SAW ! SURPRISE1 !
  SORR[1 ! SYMPA?Y1 YES1 ! ADOR+ LOVE 9
8 HE>T1 & %E 0 ?ANK;L 6HM =! RETIC;E T
RELIEV$ H] F SPECIAL ATT5;N4
  ,DOCTOR ,WOR? MADE ROOM = ,LOPEZ 2S
HM4 ,LUIS SAT 0,ISABEL1 ^U A PILE (         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BB
SPL5DID MILIT>Y SA4LE-CLO?S4 ,Z

%E SIPP$ H] *OCOLATE1 HE SMOK$ 8 CIG>ITO
  9 A LAZY FA%ION1 & GAVE HMF UP )
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  ,Z YET ! LADIES _H N SPOK5 (! BATTLE4
,X 0 WON4 ,T GRT FACT _H BE5 Z M* Z !Y
CD BE> AT F/4 ,! ,S5ORA WANT$ 6SLEEP4
,ISABEL WANT$ 6SEE ,LUIS4 ,ONLY ,ANTONIA
0 ANXI\S =! DETAILS1 & %E _H BE5 BUSY 9
PREP>+ ! RESPECTA# M1L : H] "M _H S L;G
CRAV$4 ,! APP>5T 9DI6];E 0 NATURAL 5\<4
,! ASSUR.E ( GD =TUNE IS ALW SU6ICI5T =!
F/ /AGE ( REAC;N F ANXIETY4 ,:5 ! MO/
URG5T P]SONAL FEEL+S H BE5 SATISFI$1 !N
-ES ! DEM& = DETAIL & 4CUS.N4 ,S N[1 Z
!Y SAT TGR1 ! ,S5ORA SD3
  8,NO "O HAS TOLD ME ANY?+ AB ! BATTLE4
,7 Y PRES5T1 ,ROB]TO80
  8,I _H T GRT HONOR1 ,M>IA4 ,LOPEZ &
,LUIS 7 )! CAVALRY1 & ,ORTIZ AL HAS _H         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BC
"S SATISFAC;N = ALL 8 WR;GS40
  8,V GD6 ,B ,I AM IMPATI5T =! /ORY2 S
IS ,ANTONIA2 & Z = ,ISABEL--BAH6 ! LL "O
IS LI/5+ 6ANO!R /ORY4 ,"O M/ EXCUSE H]4
,WE EXPECT$ ! BATTLE ON ! TW5TIE?1 B
NO60
  8,! 5EMY 7 EXPECT+ X AL1 & 7 9 HI< _SS
  & P]FECT PREP>,N4 ,H\/ON ?"\ X PRUD5T
6DA% _! 5?USIASM 0UNC]TA9TY & WAIT+4 ,B
AT DAWN1 ON ! TW5TY-F/1 WE HE>D ! ?REE
TAPS (! DRUM1 & SEV5 HUNDR$ SOLDI]S
SPRANG 6_! FEET Z "O MAN4
  ,H\/ON _H BE5 WAT*+ ALL NI<T4 ,HE
SPOKE 6U )A T;GUE ( FIRE & !N1 :ILE WE
COOK$ & ATE \R
  BR1KFA/1 HE LAY D[N & SLEPT4 ,! SUN
CAME UP )\T A CL\D1 & %"O B"RLY ON 8
FACE4 ,HE SPRANG 6HIS FEET & SD TO
,BURLESON1 Z HE SALUT$ HM3 _@,! SUN (
,AU/]LITZ HAS RIS5 AG40'
  8,"S "O BR"\ HM A PIECE ( CORNBR1D &
BROIL$ BEEF4
  ,HE SAT ^U ! GRASS & ATE X--OR R ^U !
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N[4 ,= _M WEEKS ,I _H N SE5 8 C.T5.E S
B"R2 ALL TRACES ( TR\# & ANXIETY 7 G"O4
,HE CALL$ ,D1F ,SMI?--!
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! ONLY BRIDGE ACR ! BAY\4
  8,AT N9E O'C1 ,G5]AL ,COS JO9$ ,SANTA
,ANNA ) FIVE HUNDR$ & =TY M51 &=A MO;T
,I ?"\ WE _H
  MADE A MISTAKE 9 N ATTACK+ ! 5EMY 2F 8
RE9=CE;TS CAME UP4 ,B ! K T ,COS 0
PRES5T1 RAIS$ 5?USIASM 6! HI<E/ PIT*4
,\R TROOPS REMEMB]$ 8 P>OLE AT ! ,ALAMO1
&! %AME;L MANN] 9 : HE _H BROK5 X2 & "!
0 N A MAN :O DID N L;G 6KILL HM = X4
  8,AB ?REE O'C 9 ! AFN1 ,H\/ON ORD]$ !
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DIVID$ 96?REE BODIES4 ,I SAW ,H\/ON 9 !
V C5TRE (! L9E1 & ,I H A 3FUS$ MEMORY (
,MIL>D & ,LAM>1 ,BURLESON & ,%]MAN &
,:>TON1 9 FRONT ( _! DIVI.NS40
  8,W]E ! ,MEXICANS EXPECT+ ! ATTACK1
"F80
  8,!Y 7 9 P]FECT ORD]1 ,ANTONIA2 & :5
,%]MAN %\T$ ! BATTLE-CRY3 _@,,REMEMB]         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BE
,,! ,,ALAMO6 ,,GOLIAD ,,& ,,!

,,ALAMO60' X 0 TAK5 UP 0! :OLE SEV5
  HUNDR$1 & S*

  A %\T ( V5GE.E MORTAL E>S N"E HE>D 2F4
,! AIR 0 FULL ( X1 & X APPE>$ 6BE E*O$ &
REP1T$ 09NUM]A# VOICES4
  8,) ? %\T ON \R LIPS1 WE ADV.ED 6)9
SIXTY
  PACES (! ,MEXICAN L9ES1 & !N A /ORM (
BULLETS W5T FLY+ OV] \R H1DS4 ,"O BALL1
H["E1 %ATT]$ ,H\/ON'S ANKLE1 & ANO!R
/RUCK 8 HORSE 9 ! BR1/4 ,B BO? MAN &
HORSE 7 (! F9E/ METAL1 & !Y PRESS$ ON
REG>D.S ( _! W.DS4 ,WE DID N ANSW] !
VOLLEY
  UNTIL WE P\R$ \R L1D 96_! V BOSOMS4
,NO "T = RELOAD+ !N4 ,WE CLU2$ \R RIFLES
TILL !Y BROKE1 FLUNG !M AWAY & FIR$ \R
PI/OLS 9 ! EYES (! 5EMY2
  !N1 NO?+ ELSE REMA9+1 TOOK \R B[IE-
KNIVES F \R BELTS & CUT \R WAY "? !
WALLS ( LIV+ FLE%40         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BF
  ,LOPEZ ROSE AT ! ^WS4 ,X 0 IMPOSSI# =
HM 6EXPRESS HMF SU6ICI5TLY 9 AN ATTITUDE
( REPOSE4 ,8 EYES
  GL[$ L FIRE1 8 D>K FACE 0 L A FLAME1
HE ?REW UP 8 H&S Z HE CRI$3
  8,NO?+ -P>A# 6T *>GE ) KNIVES 0 "E
MADE
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VAPOR !
  MI<TY %ADE ( ,B[IE L1D+ X1 ,I %D N H
BE5 SURPRIS$40
  8,P]H 9DE$1 HE DID L1D X10 SD !
,S5ORA1 9 A SOLEMN VOICE4 8,I SAW YES1
0ALL ! SA9TS ( ,GOD6 ,I SAW A
  GRT HO/ ) MY ,JUAN4 ,!Y /RET*$ \ VA/1
%AD[Y >MS--!Y MADE ME ,,FEEL :AT ,I C
N"E TELL4 ,B ,I % HONOR ,S5OR ,H\/ON4 ,I
% SAY 6HM "S "D4 _@,S5OR1

! UNSE5 BATTALIONS--! MI<TY D1D Z WELL Z
  ! MI<TY LIV+--WON ! BATTLE40' ,ROB]TO1
  2LIEVE ME1 "! >E
?+S WOM5 "U/& BETT] ?AN WISE M540         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #BG

  ,A LL AWE1 A SOLEMN SIL;E1 ANSW]$ !
E>NE/ WOMAN4 ,LUIS & ,ISABEL CAME CLOSE
6H]1 & ,ISABEL TOOK H] H&4 ,LOPEZ RESUM$
! 3V]S,N4 8,I "K ,COLONEL ,B[IE10 HE SD4
8,IN ! LA/ "DS AT ,SAN ,ANTONIO ,I 0 (T5
) HM4 ,BRAVE Z A LION1 TRUE 6HIS FRS1
REL5T.S 6HIS FOES1 0 HE4 ,! KNIFE HE
MADE 0 ! EXPRES.N ( 8 "* 9 /EEL4 ,X IS A
KNIFE ( EXTREME UNC;N--! OIL &
  WAF] >E ALL T REMA9S =! M5 :O FEELS XS
$GE4
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IS A GRT SATISFAC;N 6ME 6HOPE T ,B[IE1 &
,CROCKETT1 & ,TRAVIS1 & ,FANN91 & ALL _!
-PANY 7 PRES5T AT ,SAN ,JAC9TO4 ,IF ! J
,GOD P]MITT$ X1 'TWAS A FAVOR ( SUPREME
JU/ICE40
  8,B !N Y >E N AL"O 9 ! ?"\1 ,LOPEZ4 ,I
HE>D ,G5]AL ,%]MAN SAY1 _@,POOR ,FANN96
,HE HAS BE5 BLAM$ = N OBEY+ ,H\/ON'S
ORD]S4 ,I ,,?9K ,,HE ,,OBEY$ ,,!M ,,TO-
"D40'
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PLA9 6ME4 ,HE ?"\ ,FANN9 _H BE5 PRES5T1
& P]H X 0 ? 2LIEF MADE HM S IMPETU\S &
9V9CI#4 ,HE F"\ L
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  8,%]MAN IS (A GR& /OCK10 SD ! DOCTOR2
DESC5D$ F ! WISE ,ROG] ,%]MAN2 BR$ 9
,MASSA*USETTS & TRA9$ 9 ALL ! H>DY
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BATTLE-CRY ( _@,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO60'
SPRANG40
  8,B !N1 ,ROB]TO1 NO?+ % P]SUADE ME T
MY C.TRYM5 >E C[>DS40
  8,ON ! 3TR>Y1 ,M>IA1 !Y KEPT _! GR.D )
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/OOD :5 ! BATTLE 2GAN4 ,TW5TY-SIX (FIC]S
& NE>LY SEV5 HUNDR$ M5 7 LEFT D1D ^U !
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X 0
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! FIR+ ONLY =A V %ORT "T10 SD ,ANTONIA4
  8,AF WE R1*$ _! BR1/"WS X LA/$ J
EI<TE5 M9UTES4 ,AT F\R1 ! :OLE ,MEXICAN
>MY 0 D1D1 OR FLY+ 9 E DIREC;N1 &!
PURSUIT & SLAU<T] 3T9U$ UNTIL TWILI<T4
,TRULY AN UNSE5 P[] MADE ALL \R MOVES =
U4 ,X 0 A MILIT>Y MIRACLE1 = \R LOSS 0
ONLY EI<T KILL$ & SEV5TE5 W.D$40
  8,I AM SORRY ,H\/ON IS AM;G ! W.D$40
  8,HIS ANKLE-B"O IS %ATT]$4 ,HE IS
SU6]+ M*4 ,I 0 ) HM :5 HE LEFT ! FIELD &
,I 0 DELI<T$ ) 8 PATI;E & DIGN;Y4 ,! M5
CR[D$ >.D HM4 ,!Y
  SEIZ$ 8 BRIDLE2 !Y CLASP$ 8 H&S4 _@,H
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ANSW]$4 _@,Y H WRITT5 A GR& PAGE 9
,AM]ICAN HI/ORY ? "D1
  BOYS4 ,= X 0 N = FAME NOR = EMPIRE Y
F"\2 B = YR "RS Z FREEM51 = YR HOMES &
YR FAI?40'
  8,! NEXT MO;T HE FELL F 8 HORSE & WE
LAID HM D[N         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #CJ
  AT ! FOOT ( AN OAK TREE4 ,HE _H FA9T$
F LOSS ( BLOOD &! AGONY ( 8 W.D1 -B9$ )!
SUP]HUMAN EX];NS & ANXIETIES (! PA/
WEEK40
  8,B HE IS BETT] N[80
  8,YES2 ,I DRESS$ ! W.D Z WELL Z MY
APPLI.ES P]MITT$2 B HE W N 2 A# 6USE 8
FOOT = "S "T4 ,NO "O SLEPT T NI<T4 ,WE>Y
Z ! M5 W]E1 _! EXCITE;T & HAPPI;S 7 TOO
GRT =! BONDS ( SLEEP4 ,9 ! MORN+ ! RI*
SPOILS (! 5EMY'S CAMP 7 DIVID$ AM;G !M4
,H\/ON REFUS$ ANY "P 9 !M4 _@,MY %>E (!
HONOR IS SU6ICI5T10' HE SD4 ,YET !
SPOILS 7 V VALUA# "OS 6M5 :O B A FEW
H\RS 2F _H NO?+
  B ! CLO?+ !Y WORE &! >MS !Y C>RI$4
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MUSKETS1 ?REE HUNDR$ VALUA# MULES1 "O
HUNDR$ F9E HORSES1 PROVI.NS1 CLO?+1
T5TS1 & AT L1/ TWELVE ?\S& DOLL>S 9
SILV]40
  8,W]E Y ON ! FIELD ALL ! "T1 "F80
  8,I 0 NE> ,H\/ON F F/ 6LA/4 ,:5 HE SAW
!         ,,REMEMB] ,,! ,,ALAMO       #CA
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NE$.S SLAU<T]4 ,B M5 ON A BATTLE-FIELD L
,SAN ,JAC9TO _C 2 R1SON$ )2 AF A C]TA9
PO9T1 !Y CD N EV5 2 -M&$4 ,! MAJOR;Y _H
"S PRIVATE REV5GE 6SATISFY AF ! PUBLIC
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  8,H\/ON LOOK$ AT HM1 & SD "S?+ AB M]CY
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TWO ( MY BOYS AT ,GOLIAD1 & MY BRO!R AT
! ,ALAMO4 ,I'LL N SP>E A ,MEXICAN :ILE
,I'VE ! /R5G? 6KILL "O4 ,I'M ON ! SC5T =
,SANTA ,ANNA1 &1 0;,G--1 IF ,I F9D HM1
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? _W8 ,I
  0 ASSUR+ MYF T HE 0 9 "O N S -=TA#4
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9SULT 6HUMAN;Y 6LET HM LIVE4 ,H Y ?"\ (
YR BRO!R ,JUAN8 ,GIVE ME ! KNIFE 9 YR
BELT1 ,?OMAS1 IF Y _C USE X40
  8,MY DE> "M--0
  8,M>IA1 MY LIFE6 ,?OMAS CD N WISELY
KILL S IMPORTANT A PRISON]4 ,TEXAS WANTS
HM 6SECURE H] P1CE & 9DEP5D;E4 ,! LIVES
( ALL ! ,AM]ICANS 9 ,MEXICO MAY DEP5D ^U
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DE> A SATISFAC;N4 ,ON ! BATTLE-FIELD HE
MI<T H BE5 LAW;LLY SLA9--& HE 0 WELL
LOOK$ =2 B N[1 ,NO40
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6H BE5 SLA91 A ?\S& "TS OV]40
  8,LUIS1 ,I WI% T Y _H BE5 A H]O1 &
KILL$ HM4 ,!N ALL \R LIFE L;G1 IF Y _H
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  8,B MY *>M+ "O1 ,I PREF] 6BE OB$I5T TO
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  ,LET U N ?9K (! CR1TURE2 HE IS B A D1D
DOG40
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TELL U AB ! CAPTURE40
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  8,! NEWS SPR1D L WILDFIRE4 ,Z WE TOOK
HM "? ! CAMP HE TREM#D AT ! LOOKS & ^WS
T ASSAIL$ HM1 & PRAY$ U 3T9U,Y1 @_@=!
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