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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200505T193000
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SUMMARY:STILL LIVES 3
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions we will collaboratively create short pieces of writing\, building on personal experience/observations led by Lydia Allison. \nWe will focus on everyday\, domestic challenges and observations. Topics will include plans which get cancelled\, things you see day to day in your house\, and internalised arguments about what you believe is the right thing to do in relation to every day activities. \nYou will be asked to imagine outside perspectives looking in at your lives\, swap and stories\, adopt another voice\, write individually at first and then collectively in threes.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/still-lives-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200505T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200505T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200501T094040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T094040Z
UID:7670-1588699800-1588705200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:PROSE WRITERS MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on prose writers\, there are other groups for poets and scriptwriters. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-writers-mini-goals-session-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200504T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200504T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200501T093938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T093953Z
UID:7665-1588613400-1588618800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SCRIPTWRITERS MINIGOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on scriptwriters\, there are other groups for poets and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/scriptwriters-minigolas-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200501T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200501T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T181525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T181658Z
UID:7590-1588361400-1588366800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:STILL LIVES 2
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions we will collaboratively create short pieces of writing\, building on personal experience/observations led by Lydia Allison. \nWe will focus on everyday\, domestic challenges and observations. Topics will include plans which get cancelled\, things you see day to day in your house\, and internalised arguments about what you believe is the right thing to do in relation to every day activities. \nYou will be asked to imagine outside perspectives looking in at your lives\, swap and stories\, adopt another voice\, write individually at first and then collectively in threes.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/still-lives-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200429T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200429T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200427T112745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200427T112745Z
UID:7609-1588181400-1588185000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:POETS MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on poets\, there are other groups for script and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200428T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200428T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T181428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T181743Z
UID:7588-1588102200-1588107600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:STILL LIVES 1
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions we will collaboratively create short pieces of writing\, building on personal experience/observations led by Lydia Allison. \nOpen to all Squads to writers in any genre. Please only sign up below if you can make all three. They will be on Zoom and you will be sent a link on the morning of each workshop. \nWe will focus on everyday\, domestic challenges and observations. Topics will include plans which get cancelled\, things you see day to day in your house\, and internalised arguments about what you believe is the right thing to do in relation to every day activities. \nYou will be asked to imagine outside perspectives looking in at your lives\, swap and stories\, adopt another voice\, write individually at first and then collectively in threes.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/still-lives-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200428T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200428T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200427T113006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200427T113006Z
UID:7616-1588095000-1588098600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:PROSE WRITERS MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on prose writers\, there are other groups for poets and scriptwriters. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-writers-mini-goals-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200427T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200427T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200427T112905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200427T112911Z
UID:7613-1588008600-1588012200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SCRIPTWRITERS MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on scriptwriters\, there are other groups for poets and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/scriptwriters-mini-golas-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200424T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200408T125216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T125216Z
UID:7573-1587754800-1587760200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:ZINE WORKSHOP with Lauren Vevers
DESCRIPTION:Join Squad grad Lauren Vevers for a relaxing evening of zine making in your own home. \nYou’ll be sent a simple list of materials to gather\, be invited to do a bit of writing\, we will have a quick overview of zines\, instructions on how to make a simple zine format\, then time to make and chat\, with a sharing at the end. \nNever tried before\, please try this at home! \nYou will be sent a Zoom link before the workshop\, along with a simple list of things you might want to have to hand.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/zine-workshop-with-lauren-vevers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200425
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CREATED:20200409T181901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T181901Z
UID:7596-1587686400-1587772799@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SQUAD 10 SELECTION MEETING
DESCRIPTION:Times TBC
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-selection-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200423T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200423T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T181205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T181205Z
UID:7586-1587650400-1587655800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:RAINBOW RAINBOW RAINBOW 3
DESCRIPTION:Responding to the queer canon through reflection\, discussion and poetry writing prompts led by Louise Essex. \nWorkshop 3  \nQueer Narratives/ Queer Silence \n– comparing openly queer poetry with silenced queer poets \n– exploring queer silence and what it means today \n– ‘what makes a poem queer?’ \n– ‘do we want to “queer” our poems purposefully? Why?’ \n– ‘do we ever feel “not queer enough”?’ \n– writing our queerness (coming out poems etc.)
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/rainbow-rainbow-rainbow-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200422T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200422T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T103349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T103349Z
UID:7577-1587562200-1587569400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:BOARD MEETING
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/board-meeting/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200420T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200420T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T181049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T181049Z
UID:7584-1587391200-1587396600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:RAINBOW RAINBOW RAINBOW 2
DESCRIPTION:Responding to the queer canon through reflection\, discussion and poetry writing prompts. Led by Louise Essex. \nWorkshop 2  \nWriting in Response to the Queer Canon cont. \n– Queer 19th Century poets (Edward Lear\, Christina Rossetti\, Walt Whitman) \n– Queer Modernism (Virginia Woolf\, Elizabeth Bishop\, Allen Ginsberg) \n– rewriting queer symbols
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/rainbow-rainbow-rainbow-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200417T235900
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200417T235900
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200403T102648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T104639Z
UID:7541-1587167940-1587167940@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:A Diary of Windows Video Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Concept \nThe idea began from a conversation with Steve about doing something digital and collaborative during the lockdown that is open to the entire squad. I then began to think about how we\, as a group of writers dispersed across the planet\, could make a collective creative response to our very different\, yet very similar situations. This led me to an idea for a video diary piece that uses a format inspired by Christian Marclay’s 24-hour artwork “The Clock”. For those of you who don’t know it – it is a montage of film and television clips that have clocks in them that is ordered chronologically over a day. Then\, at the squad’s first Distance Social meeting last week\, we discussed how the small things we observe around us might be more interesting as a subject for our writing than the virus. At the same zoom meeting Louise Essex also commented that “We all have windows.” The concept for A Diary of Windows and Small Things is based on a combination of these three ideas. \nContribution Guidelines \nI am inviting each of you to create a short piece of observational writing (in any form that you choose). This writing should then be recorded as a voice over in a one minute video of the view from your window. Each piece will be made a particular time of day that is assigned at random and should be accompanied by a 5 second video clip of a clock that shows your assigned time of day. I will combine the contributions into a single film that will be published online through the Squad’s existing (and planned) digital channels. \nIf you’d like to take part\, then please email me at stevie@stevieronnie.com by Tuesday 7th April. I will then allocate everyone with a specific time of day at random. \nYou will then have until Friday the 17th of April to send me the following two videos (via wetransfer\, dropbox or similar): \n(1) A 5 second clip of a clock showing your allocated time of day and; \n(2) A 1-minute shot of the view from your window which includes audio of you reading your short piece of observational writing. \nThe videos should be shot using a mobile phone in landscape format at the specific time of day that you have been allocated. I will be at hand to assist with any technical queries throughout. \nStevie Ronnie\nSquad Core Team
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/a-diary-of-windows-video-deadline/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200416T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200408T122243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T122441Z
UID:7569-1587063600-1587070800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SPOKEN WORD SALON
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Salon is an informal\, virtual open-mic night\, with the opportunity to meet other Squad writers and practise reading / performing your work – of any form and genre – in a supportive space\, with the option of feedback. The writing does not need to be a final product or learnt by heart\, and there is no competitive element\, just a cosy sharing of work. We are looking forward to welcoming you to a fun and creative Friday night. Hosted by Liz Gibson. \nThis event will take place on Zoom\, you will be mailed a secure link on the morning of the event. \nTo sign up got to the link below
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/spoken-word-salon/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200416T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200416T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T180830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T180909Z
UID:7580-1587045600-1587049200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:RAINBOW RAINBOW RAINBOW 1
DESCRIPTION:Responding to the queer canon through reflection\, discussion and poetry writing prompts. Led by Louise Essex. \nOpen to all Squads for female identifying poets\, 8 places. Please only sign up below if you can make all three workshops. They will take place on Zoom\, you will be sent a link on the morning of each workshop. \nWorkshop 1 – Thursday 16th April 14:00-15.30pm \nWriting in Response to the Queer Canon \n-Sappho and what we can learn \n– Queering myths & legends
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/rainbow-rainbow-rainbow-1/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200415T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200415T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200409T103045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T103106Z
UID:7575-1586971800-1586977200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:POETS MINI-GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on poets\, there are other groups for prose and script writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-session-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200414T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200414T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200408T122039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T122401Z
UID:7567-1586885400-1586890800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:PROSE WRITERS MINI-GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on prose writers\, there are other groups for poets and scriptwriters. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-writers-mini-goals-session-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200413T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200413T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200408T121930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T121930Z
UID:7565-1586799000-1586804400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SCRIPTWRITERS MINI-GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on scriptwriters\, there are other groups for poets and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/scriptwriters-mini-goals-session-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200408T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200403T110933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T112352Z
UID:7549-1586367000-1586372400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:POETS: MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on poets\, there are other groups for script and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone. \n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-session/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200407T235900
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200407T235900
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200402T102508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T104605Z
UID:7523-1586303940-1586303940@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:A Diary of Windows Email Deadline
DESCRIPTION:If you’d like to take part on Stevie Ronnie’s ‘A Diary of Windows’ project\, make sure you email him by the 7th April. \n  \nA DIARY OF WINDOWS AND SMALL THINGS \nThis is a call for contributions to a collaborative video diary focussing on our windows and the small things around us. It is open to everyone in the squad and if you would like to take part\, then please read through the concept and follow the contribution guidelines below. If you have any questions at all\, feel free to email me at: stevie@stevieronnie.com \nConcept \nThe idea began from a conversation with Steve about doing something digital and collaborative during the lockdown that is open to the entire squad. I then began to think about how we\, as a group of writers dispersed across the planet\, could make a collective creative response to our very different\, yet very similar situations. This led me to an idea for a video diary piece that uses a format inspired by Christian Marclay’s 24-hour artwork “The Clock”. For those of you who don’t know it – it is a montage of film and television clips that have clocks in them that is ordered chronologically over a day. Then\, at the squad’s first Distance Social meeting last week\, we discussed how the small things we observe around us might be more interesting as a subject for our writing than the virus. At the same zoom meeting Louise Essex also commented that “We all have windows.” The concept for A Diary of Windows and Small Things is based on a combination of these three ideas. \nContribution Guidelines \nI am inviting each of you to create a short piece of observational writing (in any form that you choose). This writing should then be recorded as a voice over in a one minute video of the view from your window. Each piece will be made a particular time of day that is assigned at random and should be accompanied by a 5 second video clip of a clock that shows your assigned time of day. I will combine the contributions into a single film that will be published online through the Squad’s existing (and planned) digital channels. \nIf you’d like to take part\, then please email me at stevie@stevieronnie.com by Tuesday 7th April. I will then allocate everyone with a specific time of day at random. \nYou will then have until Friday the 17th of April to send me the following two videos (via wetransfer\, dropbox or similar): \n(1) A 5 second clip of a clock showing your allocated time of day and; \n(2) A 1-minute shot of the view from your window which includes audio of you reading your short piece of observational writing. \nThe videos should be shot using a mobile phone in landscape format at the specific time of day that you have been allocated. I will be at hand to assist with any technical queries throughout. \nStevie Ronnie\nSquad Core Team
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/diaryofwindows/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200407T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200407T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200403T104736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T112436Z
UID:7547-1586280600-1586286000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:PROSE WRITERS: MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on prose writers\, there are other groups for scriptwriters and poets. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-writers-mini-goals-session/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200406T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200406T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T203410
CREATED:20200403T104453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T112513Z
UID:7544-1586194200-1586199600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SCRIPTWRITERS: MINI GOALS SESSION
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom meeting will last maybe about an hour and not longer than an hour and half. \nWe are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week\, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. \nThis is open to all Squad members with a focus on scriptwriters\, there are other groups for poets and prose writers. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting\, you are welcome to join\, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. \nYou will be sent a link before the meeting and you can go on Zoom from your computer or phone.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/scriptwriters-mini-goals-session/
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