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The Russia Trap

How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe

by George Beebe ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Every American president since the end of the Cold War has called for better relations with Russia. But each has seen relations get worse by the time he left office. Now the two countries are facing off in a virtual war being fought without clear goals or boundaries.Why? Many say it is because Washington has been slow to wake up to Russian efforts to destroy democracy in America and the world.But ... Read more

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Every American president since the end of the Cold War has called for better relations with Russia. But each has seen relations get worse by the time he left office. Now the two countries are facing off in a virtual war being fought without clear goals or boundaries.Why? Many say it is because Washington has been slow to wake up to Russian efforts to destroy democracy in America and the world.But
... Read more
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Bleibt wachsam! Die neue europäische Kriegsrhetorik

by Hermann Selchow ...

Narrated by Digitale Stimme Gustav G ...

Abridged

3 hours 27 min

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Bleibt wachsam! – Die neue Kriegsrhetorik in EuropaWie Feindbilder entstehen, wer davon profitiert – und wie wir den Weg zum Frieden erhalten könnenIn einer Zeit geopolitischer Spannungen und medialer Dauerkrisen dominiert eine gefährliche Sprache unsere politische Landschaft: Kriegsrhetorik. Doch wie entstehen diese Narrative? Wer ... Read more

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Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Bleibt wachsam! – Die neue Kriegsrhetorik in EuropaWie Feindbilder entstehen, wer davon profitiert – und wie wir den Weg zum Frieden erhalten könnenIn einer Zeit geopolitischer Spannungen und medialer Dauerkrisen dominiert eine gefährliche Sprache unsere politische Landschaft: Kriegsrhetorik. Doch wie entstehen diese Narrative? Wer
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The Bomb

Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

by Fred Kaplan ...

Narrated by Edward Bauer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of
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Almighty

Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age

by Dan Zak ...

Narrated by Michael Quinlan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

On a tranquil summer night in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the “Fort Knox of Uranium,” Y-12 was reputedly one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world, a bastion of warhead parts that harbored hundreds of metric tons of highly-enriched uranium—enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs.The ... Read more

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On a tranquil summer night in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the “Fort Knox of Uranium,” Y-12 was reputedly one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world, a bastion of warhead parts that harbored hundreds of metric tons of highly-enriched uranium—enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs.The
... Read more
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The American Way of Killing

The Invention of an Epidemic

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Malcolm Gladwell returns with his most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America's epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest ... Read more

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Malcolm Gladwell returns with his most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America's epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest
... Read more
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The Rise of Nuclear Iran

How Tehran Defies the West

by Dore Gold ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Former UN Ambassador Dore Gold shows why engaging Iran through diplomacy is not only futile but also could be deadly.In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program. Yet, countries have repeatedly tried diplomatic talks and utterly failed. In The Rise of Nuclear ... Read more

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Former UN Ambassador Dore Gold shows why engaging Iran through diplomacy is not only futile but also could be deadly.In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program. Yet, countries have repeatedly tried diplomatic talks and utterly failed. In The Rise of Nuclear
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Night of Power

The Betrayal of the Middle East

by Robert Fisk ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce, Kit Griffiths ...

Unabridged

23 hours 23 min

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKYIn this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel’s conflicts with Palestine and ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKYIn this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel’s conflicts with Palestine and
... Read more
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History of Nuclear Weapons: From Scientific Breakthroughs to Cold War Standoffs and Modern Proliferation Risks

by Thomas Kline ...

Narrated by Thomas Kline ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Explore the tense military history of the atomic age, where breakthrough physics ignited a terrifying global arms race. Perfect for a focused commute, this immersive narrative transports you from highly classified desert laboratories to the high-stakes brinkmanship that defined the twentieth century. Witness how abstract equations transformed into the most destructive tools ever engineered.Feel ... Read more

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Explore the tense military history of the atomic age, where breakthrough physics ignited a terrifying global arms race. Perfect for a focused commute, this immersive narrative transports you from highly classified desert laboratories to the high-stakes brinkmanship that defined the twentieth century. Witness how abstract equations transformed into the most destructive tools ever engineered.Feel
... Read more
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Genocide

by Fintan Drury ...

Narrated by Charlie Kelly ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Beginning with Donald Trump’s return to power and culminating in the White House’s bombastic claim of a historic ‘peace deal’, Drury exposes how Western governments, fully aware of Israel’s methods, deepened their political, military, and moral investment in a project of ethnic cleansing.Opening amid the surreal theatre of Trump’s Knesset address and the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit, the ... Read more

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Beginning with Donald Trump’s return to power and culminating in the White House’s bombastic claim of a historic ‘peace deal’, Drury exposes how Western governments, fully aware of Israel’s methods, deepened their political, military, and moral investment in a project of ethnic cleansing.Opening amid the surreal theatre of Trump’s Knesset address and the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit, the
... Read more
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Strange Stability

How Cold War Scientists Set Out to Control the Arms Race and Ended Up Serving the Military-Industrial Complex

by Benjamin Wilson ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

17 hours 16 min

Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic ... Read more

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Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic
... Read more
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American Gun

The True Story of the AR-15

by Cameron McWhirter, Zusha Elinson ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

14 hours 46 min

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 presents the epic history of America’s most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 presents the epic history of America’s most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal
... Read more
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Basic Pistol

Living and Dying by the Gun in America

by Harel Shapira ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

12 hours

**From an award-winning scholar of the political right comes an immersive and revelatory journey through the world of gun schools and the curriculum of fear they teach.“At once page-turning and deeply disquieting, Harel Shapira’s Basic Pistol is a must read."—Heather Ann Thompson, author of Fear and Fury and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood in the Water**To understand why so many people die by the ... Read more

$33.00 CAD

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**From an award-winning scholar of the political right comes an immersive and revelatory journey through the world of gun schools and the curriculum of fear they teach.“At once page-turning and deeply disquieting, Harel Shapira’s Basic Pistol is a must read."—Heather Ann Thompson, author of Fear and Fury and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood in the Water**To understand why so many people die by the
... Read more
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The Twilight of the Bombs

Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

by Richard Rhodes ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

The culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’s monumental and prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, offering the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post–Cold War age.The past twenty years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons drastically. With extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding, Rhodes makes clear how the five original nuclear powers—Russia, ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

The culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’s monumental and prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, offering the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post–Cold War age.The past twenty years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons drastically. With extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding, Rhodes makes clear how the five original nuclear powers—Russia,
... Read more
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The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy

New, Updated and Completely Revised

by Lawrence Freedman, Jeffrey Michaels ...

Narrated by Richard Elwood ...

Unabridged

24 hours 45 min

First published in 1981, Lawrence Freedman's The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acclaimed as the standard work on the history of attempts to cope militarily and politically with the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons. It has now been completely rewritten, drawing on a wide range of new research, and updated to take account of the period following the end of the cold war, ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

First published in 1981, Lawrence Freedman's The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acclaimed as the standard work on the history of attempts to cope militarily and politically with the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons. It has now been completely rewritten, drawing on a wide range of new research, and updated to take account of the period following the end of the cold war,
... Read more
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La violencia vino del norte

Cómo el flujo de armas desde Estados Unidos alimenta la violencia en México

by Carlos A. Pérez Ricart ...

Narrated by Chema Ramos Roa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

El mar de sangre en México es generado por un río de arsenales estadounidenses.Cada año, entre 72 000 y 258 000 armas cruzan la frontera hacia nuestro país.La violencia vino del Norte revela el factor decisivo detrás de la catástrofe que desde 2007 padece México: la política armamentís****tica de Estados Unidos. Sin el acceso masivo a esos arsenales, la masacre y l... ... Read more

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El mar de sangre en México es generado por un río de arsenales estadounidenses.Cada año, entre 72 000 y 258 000 armas cruzan la frontera hacia nuestro país.La violencia vino del Norte revela el factor decisivo detrás de la catástrofe que desde 2007 padece México: la política armamentís****tica de Estados Unidos. Sin el acceso masivo a esos arsenales, la masacre y l...
... Read more
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Future War and the Defence of Europe

by John R. Allen, Frederick Ben Hodges, Julian Lindley-French ...

Narrated by Liam Price ...

Unabridged

12 hours 48 min

Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914. Taking as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic and way it will inevitably accelerate some key global dynamics already in play, the book goes on to weave history, strategy, policy, and technology into a ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914. Taking as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic and way it will inevitably accelerate some key global dynamics already in play, the book goes on to weave history, strategy, policy, and technology into a
... Read more
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Treachery

How America’s Friends and Foes are Secretly Arming Our Enemies

by Bill Gertz ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

In this explosive book, New York Times bestselling author Bill Gertz uncovers the most significant threat to US national security today: America's enemies—including radical terrorist groups—are arming themselves with the world's most dangerous weapons. And they're doing it with the help of America's supposed allies. Worst of all, the United States has let it happen.Only Bill Gertz has the contacts ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

In this explosive book, New York Times bestselling author Bill Gertz uncovers the most significant threat to US national security today: America's enemies—including radical terrorist groups—are arming themselves with the world's most dangerous weapons. And they're doing it with the help of America's supposed allies. Worst of all, the United States has let it happen.Only Bill Gertz has the contacts
... Read more
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Nuclear Weapons: A Short History, How They Work, and What Their Future Means for Humanity

by David Kaczmarek ...

Narrated by David Kaczmarek ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Master the science and military history of humanity's greatest existential risk in this gripping historical narrative. Perfect for an engaging commute, this thought-provoking deep dive translates complex physics into plain language while exploring the terrifying choices that reshaped global politics forever.Navigate the shadowy logic of global deterrence and the heart-stopping near-misses that ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the science and military history of humanity's greatest existential risk in this gripping historical narrative. Perfect for an engaging commute, this thought-provoking deep dive translates complex physics into plain language while exploring the terrifying choices that reshaped global politics forever.Navigate the shadowy logic of global deterrence and the heart-stopping near-misses that
... Read more
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Das Ende westlicher Dominanz

Die Neuordnung der multipolaren Welt

by Hermann Selchow ...

Narrated by Digitale Stimme Gabriel G ...

Abridged

6 hours 26 min

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Das Ende westlicher Dominanz – Die Neuordnung der multipolaren WeltDie Welt befindet sich in einem historischen Umbruch. Die jahrhundertelange Vorherrschaft des Westens bröckelt, während neue Machtzentren aufsteigen und die geopolitische Ordnung grundlegend verändern. China, Russland, die BRICS-Staaten und der Globale Süden fordern die ... Read more

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Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Das Ende westlicher Dominanz – Die Neuordnung der multipolaren WeltDie Welt befindet sich in einem historischen Umbruch. Die jahrhundertelange Vorherrschaft des Westens bröckelt, während neue Machtzentren aufsteigen und die geopolitische Ordnung grundlegend verändern. China, Russland, die BRICS-Staaten und der Globale Süden fordern die
... Read more
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The Dead Hand

The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

by David Hoffman ...

Narrated by Bob Walter ...

Abridged

9 hours 35 min

**“A tour de force of investigative history.” —Steve CollThe Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today.**The Cold War was an epoch of massive overkill. In the last half of the ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

**“A tour de force of investigative history.” —Steve CollThe Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today.**The Cold War was an epoch of massive overkill. In the last half of the
... Read more
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Hell Bomb, The

by William L. Laurence ...

Narrated by Nathan Edwards ...

Unabridged

3 hours 46 min

The Hell Bomb by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William L. Laurence is a sobering, meticulously detailed account of the dawn of the hydrogen bomb era. Written in the early 1950s, this scientific and political examination offers a front-row perspective on one of the most terrifying technological advancements in human history. Drawing on firsthand experiences from his time at Los Alamos and ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Hell Bomb by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William L. Laurence is a sobering, meticulously detailed account of the dawn of the hydrogen bomb era. Written in the early 1950s, this scientific and political examination offers a front-row perspective on one of the most terrifying technological advancements in human history. Drawing on firsthand experiences from his time at Los Alamos and
... Read more
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: How One Person’s Idea Can Change the World (The Man Who Developed the Atomic Bomb, Ignited the Nuclear Age, and Grappled with the Weight of His Creation)

by Bobby Ouzts ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

4 hours

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book explores the film's immersive portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer's life, the moral complexities of scientific innovation, and the enduring relevance of historical events. Through compelling storytelling, nuanced performances, and meticulous attention to historical accuracy, "Oppenheimer" prompts contemplation on the ethical responsibilities ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book explores the film's immersive portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer's life, the moral complexities of scientific innovation, and the enduring relevance of historical events. Through compelling storytelling, nuanced performances, and meticulous attention to historical accuracy, "Oppenheimer" prompts contemplation on the ethical responsibilities
... Read more
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The Shadow World

Inside the Global Arms Trade

by Andrew Feinstein ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

25 hours 2 min

The digital audiobook edition of Andrew Feinstein's powerful exposé, The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, complete and unabridged and read by the actor Gildart Jackson.Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind weapons deals ranging from the largest in history - between the British and Saudi ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

The digital audiobook edition of Andrew Feinstein's powerful exposé, The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, complete and unabridged and read by the actor Gildart Jackson.Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind weapons deals ranging from the largest in history - between the British and Saudi
... Read more
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Has China Won?

The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy

by Kishore Mahbubani ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

**From a former President of the United Nations Security Council, an authoritative look at the US, China, and the defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century“Mahbubani has written an excellent and important book on the biggest question in international affairs: how will the relationship between the US and China evolve?” —Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator,** Financial ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

**From a former President of the United Nations Security Council, an authoritative look at the US, China, and the defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century“Mahbubani has written an excellent and important book on the biggest question in international affairs: how will the relationship between the US and China evolve?” —Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator,** Financial
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