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SUMMARY:Stage and Beyond Pass | Liverpool International Theatre Festival
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/4229/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events
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SUMMARY:Seniors Creating an Astor Academy Program
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/seniors-creating-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-01/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
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SUMMARY:Life Drawing an Astor Academy Program
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/life-drawing-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-03/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261208T110000
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SUMMARY:Seniors Creating an Astor Academy Program
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/seniors-creating-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-08/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260907T111535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T112151Z
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SUMMARY:Life Drawing an Astor Academy Program
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/life-drawing-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-10/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Life-Drawing-September-2026.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261215T123000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260905T205635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T135409Z
UID:10007216-1797332400-1797337800@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Seniors Creating an Astor Academy Program
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URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/seniors-creating-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-15/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261217T163000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260907T111535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T112151Z
UID:10007475-1797516000-1797525000@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Life Drawing an Astor Academy Program
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1756314945825{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFriday Evenings \n5:00 pm\nFREE\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Category: Cultural & Community Events[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:2.5em|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1760810317427{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”mainspecialtext”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1760810324582{margin-left: -15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756315486716{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \nCultural & Community Events\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763859402382{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Program Starts: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. \nAre you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights? \nJoin Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room\, this program will provide a fun\, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre\, TV\, radio\, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years\, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. \nShe hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County. \nIn this program\, the group study a specific playwright\, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events\, cultural events\, the forces that shaped the creation of the work\, and the reaction to the work when it premiered. \nThe first session will accommodate 15 women studying the Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay and his groundbreaking work “Les Belles Sœurs” (The Good Sisters). \nAt the end of the session\, the group will then do a staged reading of the play to members of the community in the Gorham Room – preceded by a short lecture on the cultural significance of the work and how it relates to the present day. \nThis will be a wonderful opportunity to expose the community to works they would never have a chance to see performed. More than just entertaining\, these staged reading events will also educate\, inform and challenge the community and the readers themselves. \nThis program will start with an information session and cold read through on Septebmer 25\, 2026. \nIndividual sessions will be scheduled and will last approximately 10 mins.  To register for your timeslot\, email boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca \n \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/life-drawing-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-17/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Life-Drawing-September-2026.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261222T123000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260905T205635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T135409Z
UID:10007217-1797937200-1797942600@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Seniors Creating an Astor Academy Program
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1756314945825{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFriday Evenings \n5:00 pm\nFREE\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Category: Cultural & Community Events[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:2.5em|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1760810317427{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”mainspecialtext”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1760810324582{margin-left: -15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756315486716{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \nCultural & Community Events\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763859402382{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Program Starts: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. \nAre you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights? \nJoin Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room\, this program will provide a fun\, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre\, TV\, radio\, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years\, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. \nShe hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County. \nIn this program\, the group study a specific playwright\, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events\, cultural events\, the forces that shaped the creation of the work\, and the reaction to the work when it premiered. \nThe first session will accommodate 15 women studying the Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay and his groundbreaking work “Les Belles Sœurs” (The Good Sisters). \nAt the end of the session\, the group will then do a staged reading of the play to members of the community in the Gorham Room – preceded by a short lecture on the cultural significance of the work and how it relates to the present day. \nThis will be a wonderful opportunity to expose the community to works they would never have a chance to see performed. More than just entertaining\, these staged reading events will also educate\, inform and challenge the community and the readers themselves. \nThis program will start with an information session and cold read through on Septebmer 25\, 2026. \nIndividual sessions will be scheduled and will last approximately 10 mins.  To register for your timeslot\, email boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca \n \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/seniors-creating-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-22/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Seniors-Creating-Poster-.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261224T163000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260907T111535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T112151Z
UID:10007476-1798120800-1798129800@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Life Drawing an Astor Academy Program
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1756314945825{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFriday Evenings \n5:00 pm\nFREE\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Category: Cultural & Community Events[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:2.5em|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1760810317427{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”mainspecialtext”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1760810324582{margin-left: -15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756315486716{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \nCultural & Community Events\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763859402382{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Program Starts: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. \nAre you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights? \nJoin Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room\, this program will provide a fun\, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre\, TV\, radio\, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years\, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. \nShe hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County. \nIn this program\, the group study a specific playwright\, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events\, cultural events\, the forces that shaped the creation of the work\, and the reaction to the work when it premiered. \nThe first session will accommodate 15 women studying the Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay and his groundbreaking work “Les Belles Sœurs” (The Good Sisters). \nAt the end of the session\, the group will then do a staged reading of the play to members of the community in the Gorham Room – preceded by a short lecture on the cultural significance of the work and how it relates to the present day. \nThis will be a wonderful opportunity to expose the community to works they would never have a chance to see performed. More than just entertaining\, these staged reading events will also educate\, inform and challenge the community and the readers themselves. \nThis program will start with an information session and cold read through on Septebmer 25\, 2026. \nIndividual sessions will be scheduled and will last approximately 10 mins.  To register for your timeslot\, email boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca \n \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/life-drawing-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-24/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Life-Drawing-September-2026.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261229T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261229T123000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260905T205635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T135409Z
UID:10007218-1798542000-1798547400@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Seniors Creating an Astor Academy Program
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1756314945825{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFriday Evenings \n5:00 pm\nFREE\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Category: Cultural & Community Events[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:2.5em|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1760810317427{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”mainspecialtext”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1760810324582{margin-left: -15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756315486716{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \nCultural & Community Events\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763859402382{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Program Starts: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. \nAre you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights? \nJoin Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room\, this program will provide a fun\, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre\, TV\, radio\, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years\, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. \nShe hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County. \nIn this program\, the group study a specific playwright\, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events\, cultural events\, the forces that shaped the creation of the work\, and the reaction to the work when it premiered. \nThe first session will accommodate 15 women studying the Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay and his groundbreaking work “Les Belles Sœurs” (The Good Sisters). \nAt the end of the session\, the group will then do a staged reading of the play to members of the community in the Gorham Room – preceded by a short lecture on the cultural significance of the work and how it relates to the present day. \nThis will be a wonderful opportunity to expose the community to works they would never have a chance to see performed. More than just entertaining\, these staged reading events will also educate\, inform and challenge the community and the readers themselves. \nThis program will start with an information session and cold read through on Septebmer 25\, 2026. \nIndividual sessions will be scheduled and will last approximately 10 mins.  To register for your timeslot\, email boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca \n \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/seniors-creating-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-29/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Seniors-Creating-Poster-.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261231T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261231T163000
DTSTAMP:20260908T033739
CREATED:20260907T111535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T112151Z
UID:10007477-1798725600-1798734600@astortheatre.ca
SUMMARY:Life Drawing an Astor Academy Program
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1756314945825{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFriday Evenings \n5:00 pm\nFREE\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Category: Cultural & Community Events[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:2.5em|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1760810317427{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”mainspecialtext”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1760810324582{margin-left: -15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756315486716{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \nCultural & Community Events\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763859402382{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Program Starts: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. \nAre you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights? \nJoin Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room\, this program will provide a fun\, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre\, TV\, radio\, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years\, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. \nShe hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County. \nIn this program\, the group study a specific playwright\, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events\, cultural events\, the forces that shaped the creation of the work\, and the reaction to the work when it premiered. \nThe first session will accommodate 15 women studying the Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay and his groundbreaking work “Les Belles Sœurs” (The Good Sisters). \nAt the end of the session\, the group will then do a staged reading of the play to members of the community in the Gorham Room – preceded by a short lecture on the cultural significance of the work and how it relates to the present day. \nThis will be a wonderful opportunity to expose the community to works they would never have a chance to see performed. More than just entertaining\, these staged reading events will also educate\, inform and challenge the community and the readers themselves. \nThis program will start with an information session and cold read through on Septebmer 25\, 2026. \nIndividual sessions will be scheduled and will last approximately 10 mins.  To register for your timeslot\, email boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca \n \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://astortheatre.ca/event/life-drawing-an-astor-academy-program/2026-12-31/
LOCATION:Astor Theatre\, 219 Main Street\, Liverpool\, Nova Scotia\, B0T 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cultural & Community Events,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://astortheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Life-Drawing-September-2026.webp
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