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Victus Auxellias
uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.16 13:18:00 -
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What it is to be Caldari
If we are going to talk about lore regarding the Caldari the best way to explain Caldari society is to first deal with the misconceptions. First of the whole authoritarian image of Caldari society falls down to the militaristic behaviour the megacorporationGÇÖs exhibit due to the discipline of our Nation and the constant war as a race we have endured which leads to our militaristic and aggressive tendencies. Culturally we are unwilling to corrupt our way of life and this is one of the issues other races have when trying to deal with us as we have a set way of how we conduct ourselves. To be Caldari is not one singular race either so ideas that the state are innately racist are untrue we are a collection of founder races that form the Caldari nation. Which broken down today are the Deteis, Civire and Achura all of which are individual and unique in their physical appearance and there ideology and temperaments but all of which identify as Caldari and live by shared principles and codes of conduct. Though it must be made clear that the state has no religion and neither of the distinct Caldari groups are in anyway spiritual in terms of believing in a god, the spiritual Achura themselves are what could be considered as future Buddhism and the spiritual teachings are in the form of purity but as a Deteis I have little interest in spiritual teachings other than the respect and protection of the beliefs held by the Achura as Caldari citizens. We are an atheist nation and do not believe in the supernatural. Those that fall out of these groups in terms of the other bloodlines that make up the state are expatriates mostly ethnic Gallente, Intaki and khanid origin. The majority of which are individuals that evacuated with the state with the loss of Caldari Prime to the Newly formed state. Little to no emphasis is placed on ethnic background with most identifying as Caldari first, followed by their loyalty to their parent corporation. Ethnic Caldari though make up 95-99% of the state but it must be made clear that expatriates from the other races are welcomed into the state so long as they follow the roles and are willing to meld into the Caldari society. Though it is their children that are born in the State that will receive the full myriad of benefits that full citizenship can bring alongside access to free and full medical services that are provided to every citizen as well as education to the highest standard for every individual.
The corporate Capitalism
The state as it should be known is governed like none of the other factions being made up of eight distinct mega corporations each of which holding dictatorial powers but each of which being bound by the same Caldari customs and laws as the individual, with the fierce, continual competition by each of the corporations ensuring a healthy, consumer-based social environment which benefits everyone with no corporation holding absolute domination. But it must be made clear that profits are not and never will be the only concern for any Caldari but the betterment of the entire state. Greed and self-preservation are not traits that Caldari share and are indeed frowned upon with no individual being placed as more valuable than another. Self-sacrifice is indeed the Caldari way and every citizen is willing and prepared to protect the state and their fellow citizens when the need arises. What must be made clear is that the state is a form of democracy that works in a radical fashion alongside the idea of meritocracy which is the manner in which you are valued within the state through hard work. No position in the state is safe from demotion even as a CEO of a megacorporation with those who show drive and skill in their profession able to rise in the ranks based purely on personal achievement and success and the lack of which leads to demotion which no family tie or connection can change as positions in the state must be earned not inherited. These corporations are then managed and controlled by the Chief Executive Panel a political entity jointly owned and run by each of the eight mega corporations with a CEO from each on the panel board to ensure that companies are kept in line when competing with each other and the smoothing over of potential conflicts before they escalate out of control. The Chief Executive Panel (CEP) also handles foreign policy of the state and is the closest thing to the government that the Caldari have with the panel holding executive authority over the Caldari Navy these independent organisations make up the remains of the state where 90% of all property in the state belongs to the Big Eight. The house of records was also set up by mutual agreement as a central source for record keeping across the entire state acting as a national archive for every transaction, business deal and government interaction. Then you have the Caldari Business Tribunal which operates independently of the eight mega corporations as the second most powerful entity in the state to mediate in, modify or cancel any deal, transaction, or agreement made between corporations within the state. With the lowest unemployment rate across all factions of 1.84% which of those unemployed will be in their position by their own doing either by an unwillingness to work, incompetence and crime with plentiful opportunities being provided within the state by each of the mega corporations who also provide relevant housing, medical care for employees alongside the myriad of benefits. So while disciplined corporate culture it is one that rewards hard work.
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Victus Auxellias
uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.16 13:20:00 -
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Corporate Control
To explain life within the state you must understand that each corporation governs its own territories and provides its own security and corporate laws that its citizens must abide by. With each mega corporation having a force that can dwarf the entirety of the Caldari Navy combined. It also must be made clear that these mega corporations are made up thousands of companies ranging in size and profession. But when threatened as whole the state unites to defend one another as a unified state with corporate identity second to the Caldari identity and personal grievances between competing corporations are quickly forgotten in times of war. So to threaten a single company of a corporation within the state as an outsider you can soon find yourself facing the entire might of the state as it seeks to defend its own.
As a Caldari Loyalist I take great care and interest in understanding the state and all of which that is mentioned here is of personal knowledge backed by evidence of the EVE Source book, so if you really want to understand the lore that is your best manner in which to learn. If you have any questions feel free to ask but rather than try to cover everything I am just covering some basic principles that make up the state and our identity.
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Victus Auxellias
uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 00:24:00 -
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Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:knight guard fury wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:I have a little problem. From what I've been reading, I do think I support the Caldari, but I also support the Minmatar. Is there any way I can justify this lore-wise?  well the minmatar and caldari are neutral towards each other i dont see why some caldari here and there wouldnt support minmatar The thing that worries me is the alliance between the Amarr and the Caldari. Just how formal and strong is this 'alliance'?
You should not worry the alliance is out of necessity rather than choice, the Amarr empire provides a necessary buffer as a threat to the Gallente. It prevents the Gallente from directly attacking either Empire with full force in fear that once weakened either the Amarr or Caldari will strike directly into Gallente space and wipe them out. The fear arose that if we did not ally with the Amarr that if they fell to the minmatar being propped by the Gallente as a tool to wipe out the Amarr, that they would then be in a position to attack the State in all out conquest to wipe us out. Without the threat of the Amarr preventing an all out attack.
Caldari and Minmatar share similarities in the manner in which they value their traditions and culture and do not wish to see it corrupted which is what the Gallente are essentially doing to the Minmatar in which relations between the two Allies is not completely friendly. This is in part due to the Gallente dilution of the Minmatar Republic which in reality is an ongoing goal to assimilate the entire republic into the Gallente Federation even if relations appear friendly the long term goal will be an end to the independent Minmatar. The dilution as I call it is in relation to the slow collapse of the Republic thanks to propaganda and limited opportunities in the fledgling republic since the enslavement that crippled the society. Based on statistics this is clearer when i state that while 6.556 Trillion Free Minmatar exist within the Republic , 6.997 Trillion exist within the Federation with that figure growing overtime as more young Minmatar abandon the republic in the belief of a better life within the Federation. You then have the remainder of 10,712 Trillion enslaved Minmatar within the Amarr Empire as well as 214,491 Billion freed Minmatar with 98% of the entire Amarr Empire actively practicing religion which also causes issues when reintegrating the freed Minmatar thanks to the years of religious indoctrination that they have endured during slavery.
But it must be made clear that the Gallente only seek to better their own position in New Eden, with all other factions targets for assimilation in the long term while us Caldari are targets for the xenophobic paranoia that has engulfed the federation since the first war when the fascist party called the Ultra Nationalists took over the government after the terrorist attack by the Templis Dragonaurs on Nouvelle Rouvenor which should be made clear did have Caldari citizens within was bombed. Nouvelle Rouvenor being a underwater domed city killing nearly all of the half a million populace. Which in retaliation they blamed the entirety of the State and condemned us to Death or surrender and bombarded and invaded Caldari Prime killing both Gallente and Caldari civilians with billions still on the planet with street after district after neighbourhood were wiped of the map. To top this off the Gallente blockade seeked to prevent evacuation but understand this the soldiers of the State gave their lives willingly day to day in attempts to subside the blockade to allow for evacuation of all civilians regardless of ethnicity. If you want me to go into more detail regarding the events that transpired feel free to ask. But us Caldari will always remember what the federation did and while they play innocent behind the false provocation and justification for the attack we continue to resist. So if you wonder as to the hatred that many Caldari have towards Gallente it is not Gallente but members of the federation that are despised for the atrocities they committed far greater than any that they have suffered at our hands. With all attacks on the Gallente being after the events that transpired against us in defense of the State and our people.
So while the Gallente may appear to promote acceptance of other cultures and identities this a lie in their propaganda, and while they may accommodate the existence of the Republic to this day it won't be that way forever once the usefulness of a independent fighting force wears out. To the Gallente the Republic is merely a tool a buffer to keep the Amarr at bay and a long term political goal to take your independence from you as they will slowly and painstakingly subvert you into another puppet of the Federation and your culture and identity slowly mutated to fit the dominant Gallente ideology.
So it is sad that in my eyes an alliance of an independent State and Republic would be a far more suiting match for the preservation of our freedoms to live the way wish too, to protect our traditions and culture.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 00:51:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:In the end there is no point basing your choice of faction based on real world notions of what is right and wrong. It stops mattering in New Eden when you realise that no faction is just, moral, and ethical in practice.
The Amarr want to unite humanity but practice a rigid social hierarchy and slavery to achieve those means. Is this right? Culturally yes. Moral? Hell no. Ethical? Yes.
The Gallente envision a free cluster where all live well but their society is ruled by the self serving who care little for the liberties of others. Is this right? Yes. It is Moral? Yes. Is it ethical? Hell no.
The Caldari wish to thrive and prosper in their own way without intervention by outside forces. Yet this makes them interventionist and their society is xenophobic and close. It this right? Yes. Moral? Maybe. Ethical? Maybe.
The Minmatar are a burgeoning people living in a post war empire reassembling their cultural identity while being galvanised to violence and unending bloodshed by Elders who claim to have their best interests at heart. Is it right? Yes. Moral. Gods no. Ethical. Sure.
The state has never been xenophobic , the state has always accepted non Caldari into the State as long as you are willing to abide by the rules. As I have previously mentioned to be Caldari is not a racial aspect to be Caldari is to be a member of the state to be a citizen, alongside the three dominant races that founded the nation being the Deteis, Civire and the Achura you also have other bloodlines. The state is nationalist not xenophobic and this is because of the long term conflict that has been endured making us extremely defensive. A citizen identifies firstly as Caldari as a way of life, secondly the loyalty to their corporation and if mentioned at all then the origin of the ethnicity but this is irrelevant to a Caldari other than in cases of traditionalism when marrying with the three main ethnicities rarely intermarrying due to the differences in temperament and partly due to the conduct in which Caldari are paired regarding corporate controlled marriage to only suitable partners based on rank and status and a myriad factors including personality compatibility and matching appearance but within the State no matter ethnicity once a citizen of the state you are identified as racially Caldari.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 01:20:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Victus Auxellias wrote:True Adamance wrote:In the end there is no point basing your choice of faction based on real world notions of what is right and wrong. It stops mattering in New Eden when you realise that no faction is just, moral, and ethical in practice.
The Amarr want to unite humanity but practice a rigid social hierarchy and slavery to achieve those means. Is this right? Culturally yes. Moral? Hell no. Ethical? Yes.
The Gallente envision a free cluster where all live well but their society is ruled by the self serving who care little for the liberties of others. Is this right? Yes. It is Moral? Yes. Is it ethical? Hell no.
The Caldari wish to thrive and prosper in their own way without intervention by outside forces. Yet this makes them interventionist and their society is xenophobic and close. It this right? Yes. Moral? Maybe. Ethical? Maybe.
The Minmatar are a burgeoning people living in a post war empire reassembling their cultural identity while being galvanised to violence and unending bloodshed by Elders who claim to have their best interests at heart. Is it right? Yes. Moral. Gods no. Ethical. Sure. The state has never been xenophobic , the state has always accepted non Caldari into the State as long as you are willing to abide by the rules. As I have previously mentioned to be Caldari is not a racial aspect to be Caldari is to be a member of the state to be a citizen, alongside the three dominant races that founded the nation being the Deteis, Civire and the Achura you also have other bloodlines. The state is nationalist not xenophobic and this is because of the long term conflict that has been endured making us extremely defensive. A citizen identifies firstly as Caldari as a way of life, secondly the loyalty to their corporation and if mentioned at all then the origin of the ethnicity but this is irrelevant to a Caldari other than in cases of traditionalism when marrying with the three main ethnicities rarely intermarrying due to the differences in temperament and partly due to the conduct in which Caldari are paired regarding corporate controlled marriage to only suitable partners based on rank and status and a myriad factors including personality compatibility and matching appearance but within the State no matter ethnicity once a citizen of the state you are identified as racially Caldari. The State is incredibly xenophobic when it comes to the preservation of their blood lines and culture. Especially in some of the more traditional Megacorporations like Sukuveesta, CBD, and Nugoeihuvi...and lets not forget the Waschi Uprising...... The Caldari do fit the term xenophobic as they generally do have a mistrust for those from other cultures. It's not a hostile xenophobia it's just a general cultural facet that they dislike being influenced by outside sources and rather prefer their own ways to others.
There is no mistrust for other cultures only hatred towards the federation predominantly thanks to events that transpired on a whole to label the entirety of the state as Xenophobic is absurd when the defense of the Intaki by the state was the highest priority and the Intaki and Caldari have been long allies with the main example being that of Mordu's Legion that fought alongside the Caldari State. The perpetrators of the Waschi Uprising were disbanded and punished and the alliance between the Intaki and the Caldari exists today. You cannot use extremist and isolated events and groups as a basis to label an entire nation as xenophobic.
The CBD Corporation is one of the biggest exporters/importers in Caldari space in which being xenophobic and mistrusting of other cultures is not practical. They are not traditional by any means in which they go against on many occasions the codes and conduct of the state and what it is to be Caldari the three you mention belong to the practical political bloc and have all three ties to organised crime and the underworld of New Eden in which they deal in unethical business tactics. But I have to make this clear once again their is no emphasis on the blood lines, ethnicity is not and never has been a relevant factor to any Caldari and the dislike to being influenced by outside forces is shared by all factions neither would be willing to capitulate nor does the State impose their way of life on the other factions they only wish to exist freely and independent. As xenophobia goes hand in hand with racism and the preservation of culture is merely the way of life that we have within the state not a racial agenda the state exists of numerous ethnicities and races and are in fact innately non xenophobic as we all identify as racially Caldari no matter of ethnicity. So the only mistrust you can refer too is that towards the federation which is justified with the ongoing conflict are their wish to undermine the state and cease its existence.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 01:29:00 -
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Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:I have a little problem. From what I've been reading, I do think I support the Caldari, but I also support the Minmatar. Is there any way I can justify this lore-wise? I'm in the same boat as you. I know the caldari always try to open up deals with the minmatar, but I don't know what the minmatar do for the caldari, if anything.
It would usually be on the lines of research agreements, shared projects and the such taking example the birth of the Ishukone Submachine gun a joint venture. You also have a shared use and knowledge of shielding and it would pretty much boil down to technological advancement, building relations between the two.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 01:41:00 -
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Mina Longstrike wrote:Victus Auxellias wrote:There is no mistrust for other cultures only hatred towards the federation predominantly thanks to events that transpired on a whole to label the entirety of the state as Xenophobic is absurd when the defense of the Intaki by the state was the highest priority and the Intaki and Caldari have been long allies with the main example being that of Mordu's Legion that fought alongside the Caldari State. The perpetrators of the Waschi Uprising were disbanded and punished and the alliance between the Intaki and the Caldari exists today. You cannot use extremist and isolated events and groups as a basis to label an entire nation as xenophobic.
The CBD Corporation is one of the biggest exporters/importers in Caldari space in which being xenophobic and mistrusting of other cultures is not practical. They are not traditional by any means in which they go against on many occasions the codes and conduct of the state and what it is to be Caldari the three you mention belong to the practical political bloc and have all three ties to organised crime and the underworld of New Eden in which they deal in unethical business tactics. But I have to make this clear once again their is no emphasis on the blood lines, ethnicity is not and never has been a relevant factor to any Caldari and the dislike to being influenced by outside forces is shared by all factions neither would be willing to capitulate nor does the State impose their way of life on the other factions they only wish to exist freely and independent. As xenophobia goes hand in hand with racism and the preservation of culture is merely the way of life that we have within the state not a racial agenda the state exists of numerous ethnicities and races and are in fact innately non xenophobic as we all identify as racially Caldari no matter of ethnicity. So the only mistrust you can refer too is that towards the federation which is justified with the ongoing conflict are their wish to undermine the state and cease its existence. There is mistrust and abuse of other cultures - if you're not caldari... we don't care about you (unless you're willing to become a client-state). There is also heavy emphasis on bloodlines despite the caldari identifying as a single race, as marriage is largely corporately controlled.
I have already mentioned this and the factors that decide marriage are more complex than mere race as while they rarely intermarry they do on occasion when criteria is met. Secondly cultures are not abused, if you are unwilling to abide by the rules and abandon your previous culture you would not decide to live within the state in the first place also while you may not be full caldari the children of those who join the state will be identified as racially caldari and thus receive the myriad of benefits that citizenship brings, as individuals would not decide to reside in the state if such abuse existed we do not mistreat non Caldari and emphasis on bloodlines is clearly mentioned as non important when in reference to the state as a whole being identifying firstly as Caldari and secondly corporate loyalty, bloodlines only comes into play when it comes to marriage suitability due to the variation in temperament that will make individuals incompatible in comparison to those of the same bloodline.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 01:49:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:I don't think Nouvelle Rouvenor, Heuromont, Waschi, and the recent Provist regime led by a suspected Templis Dragonaur are isolated examples.
That being said in having read about the Caldari a bit more it's clear there is an 'Us and Them' feel to the way they interpret nations/culture.
Predominantly all of these actions were carried out by the same group the Templis Dragonaurs led today by Tibus Heth who is a radical, the majority of the State do not share those views. To label them as anything but isolated would be incorrect as they are isolated in regards to the State as they are not common practice or shared agenda and the patriot bloc of the State is against the Tibus Heth regime which is seen as overly extreme and ultranationalist. Though it pales in comparison to the atrocities committed by the Ultranationalist fascist party of the Gallente that are responsible for acts of terror during the attack on Caldari Prime which billions of lives of both Caldari and Gallente citizens as well as the other races who were on Caldari Prime at the time were slaughtered in a xenophobic attack. To label one as xenophobic and the other not is absurd.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 01:54:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Victus Auxellias wrote: Interestingly biased viewpoints..... You have quite the positive view of the Caldari don't you?
I am neither positive or negative this is not a case of believed superiority over the other factions. The Caldari aren't the good nor the bad there is no definitive black and white answer here I only care for the end of misconceptions are labelling of Caldari as a xenophobic racist faction. All the Caldari care about is our independence, all factions have committed atrocities that's just the way it is. I just accept the way we are rather than try to deny events all sides are in the wrong at one point in time.
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.17 02:00:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Victus Auxellias wrote:True Adamance wrote:I don't think Nouvelle Rouvenor, Heuromont, Waschi, and the recent Provist regime led by a suspected Templis Dragonaur are isolated examples.
That being said in having read about the Caldari a bit more it's clear there is an 'Us and Them' feel to the way they interpret nations/culture. Predominantly all of these actions were carried out by the same group the Templis Dragonaurs led today by Tibus Heth who is a radical, the majority of the State do not share those views. To label them as anything but isolated would be incorrect as they are isolated in regards to the State as they are not common practice or shared agenda and the patriot bloc of the State is against the Tibus Heth regime which is seen as overly extreme and ultranationalist. Though it pales in comparison to the atrocities committed by the Ultranationalist fascist party of the Gallente that are responsible for acts of terror during the attack on Caldari Prime which billions of lives of both Caldari and Gallente citizens as well as the other races who were on Caldari Prime at the time were slaughtered in a xenophobic attack. To label one as xenophobic and the other not is absurd. And yet for all that talk about 'One People'........
One people refers to unity a united people of a united nation not one race one ethnicity one being the Caldari State one being the Gallente federation
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uptown456
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Posted - 2015.06.21 22:16:00 -
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Alena Ventrallis wrote:I support the Caldari because their way of life reminds me a lot of my time in the military and I love the structure of it. I also like their "Leave me alone" mentality. But one of the flaws of the Caldari is their xenophobia.
No, they're not xenophobic like "KILL ALL WHO ARE NOT CALDARI!!!" but they do not trust or really even like people who were not born Caldari. I feel like Victor is taking the word xenophobia harder than it really is. We don't trust other peoples, its as simple as that. We don't have witch-hunts for people who are outsiders living in our lands, but the fact remains that we hold native Caldari in higher esteem than outsiders. This is xenophobia to a tee.
A problem I have with Caldari game-wise is the lack of decent channels to join. I was in State Task Force for awhile, but all I ever heard from them was people whining and shouting matches when we should have been queueing. Plus, while I like to fight for Caldari, I choose playing with friends and having fun over leaving a queue just because they want to play for Gallente sometimes. Enjoying the game and the people I play with come first, then Caldari loyalty. Apparently that rubs some people in STF the wrong way. Regardless, I'd like to join a cfw channel that isn't so uotight as to expect me to stop playing with my friends because they are queueing Gallente.
Who is Victor I am Victus ?
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