Armando Ottomas (see PV 7/12/20) had the day off today, so he spent it sleeping while the nanny came in to care for Joanne. In the evening, Joanne grew up into a child and Armando immediately rolled the want to send her to private school. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have the money right now. However, once Joanne's grades go up, he'll probably be able to swing it. Luckily, thanks to the new rules, Armando will be less likely to adopt any more children.
Nathan Dreamer (see PV 7/12/20) turned 80 this round which is bittersweet because I know he can't possibly live much longer. He spent some time with his youngest daughter Nevada, as well as his grandchildren. Alexis gave some makeovers, but did not achieve the gold badge she's been wanting. Maybe next round. Alvin, however, reached the top of the Adventure career, achieving his LTW, due to a good chance card. His new LTW is for Dance, but he'll run out his vacation time before switching.
As I suspected Thomas and Elise Bruty (see PV 7/13/20) didn't make it through this round. They decided to call it quits and Elise moved out immediately (before aging at 6 p.m. which means she can still be played in her new home). I was a bit surprised to learn that she wouldn't be moving in with Orlando Bertino, who she's been having the affair with, but I guess she's not ready to plunge right back into family life (Orlando has a daughter). After the breakup, Thomas promptly decided to have another plant baby and thus Camille was born. Ivy grew into an adult as well, making her older than Eve now. She has the LTW for 50 dream dates, so I used her hobby to select a job for her and ended up going with Slacker like her brother Noel because it doesn't require any education, which is exactly how much she has. Noel did not get a promotion at work (Elise took most of the family friends with her when she left), but he did have a date with Chloe Cox. Now, I know that Noel is a bit innocent what with going straight from toddlerhood to adulthood and all, so maybe he doesn't realize Chloe is married, but I think he really should have questioned the baby bump. Lol, maybe he'll meet someone more appropriate in time.
Happy Simming!
Monday, September 14, 2020
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Pleasantview 9/13/20
Today we'll visit Aiden Broke and his daughter Cara (see PV 7/10/20). Aiden didn't have much going on this round apart from inviting his kids over to hand out money for college. Cara went to work and got a promotion. When she got home she hung out with her siblings and Erik Swain (who she brought home from work) for a while before calling it an early night and heading off to bed.
Lucy Hanby also had an uneventful round (see PV 7/10/20). She slept all day, then invited Jordan over in the evening to give him his college fund. He brought a friend and she chatted with them and watched tv for a while. When they left at 2 a.m., she spent some time cleaning and then went to bed when the sun came up.
Lila Ottomas and her son Gavin Jacquet (see PV 7/11/20) spent a quiet round together. Well, not really "together" per se, as he's up during the day and she's up at night, but in the same house at the same time. Gavin's produce market was closed today, so he spent most of his day working in his greenhouse. He harvested/planted a lot of produce, bathed the dog, and did some other chores around the house. He also spent some time with his son. Lila spent her night finishing a car she'd been working on, which she sold for a $4400 profit. She immediately bought another to start working on next round.
That's it for today. Sorry there wasn't more excitement, but some sims you just have to get through, right? Happy Simming!
Lucy Hanby also had an uneventful round (see PV 7/10/20). She slept all day, then invited Jordan over in the evening to give him his college fund. He brought a friend and she chatted with them and watched tv for a while. When they left at 2 a.m., she spent some time cleaning and then went to bed when the sun came up.
Lila Ottomas and her son Gavin Jacquet (see PV 7/11/20) spent a quiet round together. Well, not really "together" per se, as he's up during the day and she's up at night, but in the same house at the same time. Gavin's produce market was closed today, so he spent most of his day working in his greenhouse. He harvested/planted a lot of produce, bathed the dog, and did some other chores around the house. He also spent some time with his son. Lila spent her night finishing a car she'd been working on, which she sold for a $4400 profit. She immediately bought another to start working on next round.
That's it for today. Sorry there wasn't more excitement, but some sims you just have to get through, right? Happy Simming!
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Pleasantview 9/12/20
Today we're visiting Heather Broke (see PV 7/10/20) and her family. Heather had the day off today and took the opportunity to have an outing with some friends. Back at home, she invited her younger children over to give them their college fund money and prepared a nice rainbow trout for dinner. Hobart and Charlotte had a date that ended in a lullaby. Afterwards, Charlotte was in such a good mood, she put in several hours work on her online degree. She's nearly finished with the regular degree, which will allow her to take a job in the Medical field while continuing to work on her masters. Warner really wanted a kitten, so Hobart adopted one for him, and Warner named him Kingston (because Sean Kingston was playing on Music Choice at the time, that's why).
It was a chaotic day at the Landgraab/Grundstrom house (see PV 7/10/20) as usual. It was Sunday, so Tess didn't have to work. She invited the older twins over to give them their college fund payments and Ross brought a friend along. Also, because it was Sunday, Wesley had a play date, which would normally consist of inviting over three friends, but unfortunately Wesley only has one. His friend brought a friend, however (teen Kimberli Cox, who Ray really hit it off with), and he greeted a boy who walked by with his cat. So in addition to the seven sims and three cats who live here, there were seven (if you count the maid) extra sims and one extra cat roaming around the house all day, though to be fair Stephen was asleep in his coffin all day so he wasn't roaming at all. In the evening when all the guests had left, Tess spent some time teaching the toddlers to walk, while Stephen finished a novel. After seeing how close this family is with all their children and siblings, and even with nieces/nephews, I decided that when Shane gets out of prison next round, I'll be moving him back here. I was going to send him to the homeless shelter, since he lost his rental when he went to jail, but I can't see Stephen and Tess letting that happen to their son, no matter what mistakes he's made. I feel they'd want to keep supporting him and trying to help him. Although that extra cat may be a problem household members-wise, so I may need a temporary solution for him until the cat dies (it's pretty old anyway). To be continued.
Happy Simming!
It was a chaotic day at the Landgraab/Grundstrom house (see PV 7/10/20) as usual. It was Sunday, so Tess didn't have to work. She invited the older twins over to give them their college fund payments and Ross brought a friend along. Also, because it was Sunday, Wesley had a play date, which would normally consist of inviting over three friends, but unfortunately Wesley only has one. His friend brought a friend, however (teen Kimberli Cox, who Ray really hit it off with), and he greeted a boy who walked by with his cat. So in addition to the seven sims and three cats who live here, there were seven (if you count the maid) extra sims and one extra cat roaming around the house all day, though to be fair Stephen was asleep in his coffin all day so he wasn't roaming at all. In the evening when all the guests had left, Tess spent some time teaching the toddlers to walk, while Stephen finished a novel. After seeing how close this family is with all their children and siblings, and even with nieces/nephews, I decided that when Shane gets out of prison next round, I'll be moving him back here. I was going to send him to the homeless shelter, since he lost his rental when he went to jail, but I can't see Stephen and Tess letting that happen to their son, no matter what mistakes he's made. I feel they'd want to keep supporting him and trying to help him. Although that extra cat may be a problem household members-wise, so I may need a temporary solution for him until the cat dies (it's pretty old anyway). To be continued.
Happy Simming!
Friday, September 11, 2020
Pleasantview 9/11/20
Up first is Briarwood boys' dorm B (see PV 7/8/20) which is maxed out with six students: Simon and Teddy Korman, Jake Alpha, Glen Gray, Richard Ottomas, and Steven Ottomas. It was Sunday, so the teens invited their parents to visit.
Simon and Teddy invited their mother Brittany, but their father Alan was unable to attend due to being a vampire. Teddy had to leave for work for a few hours, but he came back with a promotion, so it was worthwhile. Apart from that they both did some skilling and socializing.
Jake invited his parents, Drake Dreamer and Bethany Alpha. He was working on a body point this round, but really didn't want to stay in the pool lol. I had to micromanage him and force him to swim laps until he finally got it.
Glen invited his mom Aiyana, but focused most of his time on skilling. I only instructed him to get one point, but I think he earned several more on his own. He was a skilling machine.
Richard was new this round. He invited his parents, Ella and Geoffrey Ottomas, to visit. He was already friends with Glen, but made friends with several of the other boys as well. He's very well-liked.
Poor Steven just seems so lonely to me. He earned a body point while swimming alone, and although he has managed to befriend a couple of the other boys, since they're all older than him, it means they'll all graduate and leave him behind. It feels like he's been here forever already, and yet he'll be here longer than anyone else still. Poor kid.
Wrapping up Briarwood is girls' dorm B (see PV 7/8/20) which still has just four girls: Caryl Broke, Kimberli Cox, Tina Traveller, and Madison Kim. It was Sunday here as well. (You may be wondering why I mentioned the day each time, despite it being the same day in each unit. That's because, at some point, one of the dorms may become empty and therefore it won't be played when the others are, causing its day to be different once it regains students. For now, they're all in sync, but they might not always be.)
Caryl invited her father Aiden Broke and spent some time playing kicky bag with him before going off to study her mechanical skill. She didn't have to work , so she spent her evening hanging out with the other girls and then went to bed early.
Kimberli invited her mother Hailey, but ignored her by playing kicky bag with Caryl and Madison's dad until Hailey left early. Kimberli also decided to get a job this round, given that everyone else in her dorm has one. She chose Adventure, had her first day of work, and immediately got promoted to the top of the job. What's so hard about work?
Tina, of course, didn't have any family to invite, so she spent the day skilling and socializing with other students and their parents. Madison's father and grandfather spent a lot of time trying to talk to her. She wasn't creeped out by it, but I was.
Madison invited her parents Alon and Nadine Kim, as well as her grandpa Justin Kim. She spent some time hanging out with her mom, since her dad and grandpa were busy trying to befriend all her roommates. Then she went off to work where she was promoted to the top of her teen job.
Our last update of the day is at the Pleasantview prison (see PV 7/9/20), where we have four inmates (Thug Alvin Broke was paroled last round and moved out immediately to the homeless shelter at the beginning of this round): Mason Tellerman, Rosemary Bruty, Shane Grundstrom, and Claire Ottomas.
Mason was fired from his Criminal job, meaning he'll need to start over when (if) he gets out.
Rosemary has not technically been fired yet, but she will be in the near future.
Shane was up for parole and it was granted, so he'll be moving to the homeless shelter at the beginning of next round.
Claire was also up for parole, but hers was denied, meaning she'll need to serve one more day before being released. Since her high school grade has now dropped to a D, she will not be accepted to college (or even graduate high school) next round and will need to get her education online. She can move home with her mom at least while she's working on that, so she won't be as bad off as most who leave here.
Happy Simming!
Simon and Teddy invited their mother Brittany, but their father Alan was unable to attend due to being a vampire. Teddy had to leave for work for a few hours, but he came back with a promotion, so it was worthwhile. Apart from that they both did some skilling and socializing.
Jake invited his parents, Drake Dreamer and Bethany Alpha. He was working on a body point this round, but really didn't want to stay in the pool lol. I had to micromanage him and force him to swim laps until he finally got it.
Glen invited his mom Aiyana, but focused most of his time on skilling. I only instructed him to get one point, but I think he earned several more on his own. He was a skilling machine.
Richard was new this round. He invited his parents, Ella and Geoffrey Ottomas, to visit. He was already friends with Glen, but made friends with several of the other boys as well. He's very well-liked.
Poor Steven just seems so lonely to me. He earned a body point while swimming alone, and although he has managed to befriend a couple of the other boys, since they're all older than him, it means they'll all graduate and leave him behind. It feels like he's been here forever already, and yet he'll be here longer than anyone else still. Poor kid.
Wrapping up Briarwood is girls' dorm B (see PV 7/8/20) which still has just four girls: Caryl Broke, Kimberli Cox, Tina Traveller, and Madison Kim. It was Sunday here as well. (You may be wondering why I mentioned the day each time, despite it being the same day in each unit. That's because, at some point, one of the dorms may become empty and therefore it won't be played when the others are, causing its day to be different once it regains students. For now, they're all in sync, but they might not always be.)
Caryl invited her father Aiden Broke and spent some time playing kicky bag with him before going off to study her mechanical skill. She didn't have to work , so she spent her evening hanging out with the other girls and then went to bed early.
Kimberli invited her mother Hailey, but ignored her by playing kicky bag with Caryl and Madison's dad until Hailey left early. Kimberli also decided to get a job this round, given that everyone else in her dorm has one. She chose Adventure, had her first day of work, and immediately got promoted to the top of the job. What's so hard about work?
Tina, of course, didn't have any family to invite, so she spent the day skilling and socializing with other students and their parents. Madison's father and grandfather spent a lot of time trying to talk to her. She wasn't creeped out by it, but I was.
Madison invited her parents Alon and Nadine Kim, as well as her grandpa Justin Kim. She spent some time hanging out with her mom, since her dad and grandpa were busy trying to befriend all her roommates. Then she went off to work where she was promoted to the top of her teen job.
Our last update of the day is at the Pleasantview prison (see PV 7/9/20), where we have four inmates (Thug Alvin Broke was paroled last round and moved out immediately to the homeless shelter at the beginning of this round): Mason Tellerman, Rosemary Bruty, Shane Grundstrom, and Claire Ottomas.
Mason was fired from his Criminal job, meaning he'll need to start over when (if) he gets out.
Rosemary has not technically been fired yet, but she will be in the near future.
Shane was up for parole and it was granted, so he'll be moving to the homeless shelter at the beginning of next round.
Claire was also up for parole, but hers was denied, meaning she'll need to serve one more day before being released. Since her high school grade has now dropped to a D, she will not be accepted to college (or even graduate high school) next round and will need to get her education online. She can move home with her mom at least while she's working on that, so she won't be as bad off as most who leave here.
Happy Simming!
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Pleasantview 9/10/20
We are back at Briarwood Prep girls' dorm A (see 7/7/20). Five girls live here: Clarissa and Cybil Fancey, Noelle Tellerman, Amy Broke, and new student Daphne Dreamer. Today was Sunday which means teens invite their parents for a visit. In addition to that, since Daphne just arrived, Servo also needed to conduct a headmaster visit.
Clarissa and Cybil invited their father Luc, but since their mother Melissa is a vampire (and they're not at all close to her), she was unable to attend visiting day. Cybil took a few hours out to go to work where she earned a promotion, reaching the top of her teen job. Clarissa was less productive, choosing to spend most of her day harassing Amy to the point that they now dislike each other intensely.
Noelle invited her mother Katie and spent a little time skilling. She spent the rest of the day socializing with other students.
Amy invited her mother Annabeth and stepfather Dominique. I thought she might spend some time getting to know her stepdad, but it turns out she really hates him. She has a -34/-33 relationship score with him. Amy also got promoted at her job, though she's not at the top yet.
Daphne invited her parents Alexis Dreamer and Alvin Broke, as well as her grandpa Nathan Dreamer. She also went to work and also got promoted. Literally everyone who worked got promoted. It was a good day for teen jobs.
Next round it'll be Monday which means students will be focusing only on school and their studies for the next few rounds.
Next up is boys' dorm A (see 7/7/20) where five boys live: Jay Broke, Aaron GilsCarbo, Leo and Max Deppiesse, and Julian Delarosa. It was also Sunday here, so teens invite parents day.
Jay invited his father Aiden Broke, spent some time skilling, and went for a late night swim where he earned an additional body point.
Aaron had a long day. He invited both his parents, Marylena and Goopy GilsCarbo, as well as Goopy's current girlfriend Allyn Shahan. He didn't get to spend a lot of time with them however because he was busy skilling for both school and his job. Then he went to work, came home to finish skilling for his job, and crashed into bed completely exhausted.
Leo and Max invited their parents, Claire Deppiesse and Dylan Broke. They both spent most of their time hanging out with Dylan. I guess they were comforting him on the loss of their older brother Alon, who died in prison last round? When they weren't with him, however, Dylan was trying to reconnect with Claire. Those two may get back together.
Julian invited his parents, Florence and Renaud Delarosa, as well as his father's new girlfriend, whose name I forget. He chatted with his dad a bit over lunch, but spent most of his time with his mom. He's always been closer to her, given his father left when he was young.
That's it for today. We'll cover the other two dorms tomorrow. Until then, Happy Simming!
Clarissa and Cybil invited their father Luc, but since their mother Melissa is a vampire (and they're not at all close to her), she was unable to attend visiting day. Cybil took a few hours out to go to work where she earned a promotion, reaching the top of her teen job. Clarissa was less productive, choosing to spend most of her day harassing Amy to the point that they now dislike each other intensely.
Noelle invited her mother Katie and spent a little time skilling. She spent the rest of the day socializing with other students.
Amy invited her mother Annabeth and stepfather Dominique. I thought she might spend some time getting to know her stepdad, but it turns out she really hates him. She has a -34/-33 relationship score with him. Amy also got promoted at her job, though she's not at the top yet.
Daphne invited her parents Alexis Dreamer and Alvin Broke, as well as her grandpa Nathan Dreamer. She also went to work and also got promoted. Literally everyone who worked got promoted. It was a good day for teen jobs.
Next round it'll be Monday which means students will be focusing only on school and their studies for the next few rounds.
Next up is boys' dorm A (see 7/7/20) where five boys live: Jay Broke, Aaron GilsCarbo, Leo and Max Deppiesse, and Julian Delarosa. It was also Sunday here, so teens invite parents day.
Jay invited his father Aiden Broke, spent some time skilling, and went for a late night swim where he earned an additional body point.
Aaron had a long day. He invited both his parents, Marylena and Goopy GilsCarbo, as well as Goopy's current girlfriend Allyn Shahan. He didn't get to spend a lot of time with them however because he was busy skilling for both school and his job. Then he went to work, came home to finish skilling for his job, and crashed into bed completely exhausted.
Leo and Max invited their parents, Claire Deppiesse and Dylan Broke. They both spent most of their time hanging out with Dylan. I guess they were comforting him on the loss of their older brother Alon, who died in prison last round? When they weren't with him, however, Dylan was trying to reconnect with Claire. Those two may get back together.
Julian invited his parents, Florence and Renaud Delarosa, as well as his father's new girlfriend, whose name I forget. He chatted with his dad a bit over lunch, but spent most of his time with his mom. He's always been closer to her, given his father left when he was young.
That's it for today. We'll cover the other two dorms tomorrow. Until then, Happy Simming!
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Pleasantview 9/9/20
Today we have Casteroff Dorm (see PV 7/6/20) where Darius Goss and Dawn Grundstrom are still the only two students.
This round I noticed just how much Darius and Dawn have in common. They both have many siblings (though Darius doesn't really know most of his). They are both very good students, maintaining 4.0 GPAs. Neither has many friends outside of their family and the people they're dating. And neither apparently has any interest in speaking to the other. Their relationship is 0/0 despite living in this dorm together for the past four semesters. Nor are they friendly with any other dormies either. They literally don't talk to anyone they don't already know it seems. Weird, right? Anyway, Dawn finished her sophomore year this round and Darius will finish his junior year next round.
The final ALT lot is Mille House Dorm (see PV 7/6/20) where there are two students: Savannah Broke and Blake Tellerman.
Savannah finished her sophomore year with an A+ and a 4.0 GPA. She had a date with David Ottomas, but it got a little glitchy at the end when he got stuck in a photo booth. Oh, well. He got out eventually and complained that she invited him to stay the night but didn't let him sleep, which she didn't and he could have slept in the booth. Just saying.
Blake was a first term sophomore this round. He also earned an A+ and a 4.0. I was worried he wouldn't have any date prospects, but a dormie he knows moved up in his panel just enough to make her dateable. I'm not sure if she lived in this dorm or not (when Savannah brought David to the lot, the game decided he was moving in and moved a dormie out, who was later replaced by a different dormie), but she doesn't now. Blake took Amanda to a pet store for their date (I choose date locations randomly - sometimes they're weird) and it went well for a first date. She did leave early though because she tried to buy something and the cashier never got around to ringing her up, so she left in a huff after throwing her bags down.
That does it for Uni. Briarwood Prep is up next. Happy Simming!
This round I noticed just how much Darius and Dawn have in common. They both have many siblings (though Darius doesn't really know most of his). They are both very good students, maintaining 4.0 GPAs. Neither has many friends outside of their family and the people they're dating. And neither apparently has any interest in speaking to the other. Their relationship is 0/0 despite living in this dorm together for the past four semesters. Nor are they friendly with any other dormies either. They literally don't talk to anyone they don't already know it seems. Weird, right? Anyway, Dawn finished her sophomore year this round and Darius will finish his junior year next round.
The final ALT lot is Mille House Dorm (see PV 7/6/20) where there are two students: Savannah Broke and Blake Tellerman.
Savannah finished her sophomore year with an A+ and a 4.0 GPA. She had a date with David Ottomas, but it got a little glitchy at the end when he got stuck in a photo booth. Oh, well. He got out eventually and complained that she invited him to stay the night but didn't let him sleep, which she didn't and he could have slept in the booth. Just saying.
Blake was a first term sophomore this round. He also earned an A+ and a 4.0. I was worried he wouldn't have any date prospects, but a dormie he knows moved up in his panel just enough to make her dateable. I'm not sure if she lived in this dorm or not (when Savannah brought David to the lot, the game decided he was moving in and moved a dormie out, who was later replaced by a different dormie), but she doesn't now. Blake took Amanda to a pet store for their date (I choose date locations randomly - sometimes they're weird) and it went well for a first date. She did leave early though because she tried to buy something and the cashier never got around to ringing her up, so she left in a huff after throwing her bags down.
That does it for Uni. Briarwood Prep is up next. Happy Simming!
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Pleasantview 9/8/20
Today we'll visit Romara Dorm (see PV 7/5/20) where there is still just one student, Lauren Greaves.
You may recall that Lauren is "marked for death", however after having two accidental deaths already last round, I made the decision that if Lauren survived all three days of this term I would abolish "marked for death" entirely. She did and I did. If the game wants to step it up there's no need for artificial deaths. In other news, Lauren earned an A+ this term, maintaining her 4.0 as she transitions to sophomore next round.
Up next is Lam Plaza Dorm (see PV 7/6/20) where we now have three residents: Lucas Broke, Gabriella Hamilton, and Jason Fancey.
Lucas graduated Summa Cum Laude this round with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He doesn't need a masters for Journalism, so he'll spend his final semester next round doing mostly nothing, since he's already quite wealthy and doesn't need to earn any money for an apartment since he already owns a mansion. Lucas is torn romantically, however, because he's been seeing a married woman for some time with no indication that she'll be leaving her husband anytime soon. Then Gabriella asked him on a date this round and he noticed her for the first time. Now he's in love with two women and he'll be leaving at the end of next term.
Gabriella finished her freshman year with a 4.0. She's been trying to get Lucas' attention forever, but now that she's got it, she wonders for how long? She'll only be halfway through sophomore year when he leaves, which means he'll be back in the real world, living his life, for a very long time before she graduates. Will he still be interested by then?
Jason is just starting out at ALT. He's majoring in Biology and planning for a career in Education. His actual LTW is to have 20 Lovers, which he started working on by having a date with Sydney Jacquet. One down, 19 to go. Before the round was over he rolled the want to become best friends with Gabriella and ask a sim on a date. Guess he's got his sights set on her next. Gabi may have more to worry about than she thinks.
Happy Simming!
You may recall that Lauren is "marked for death", however after having two accidental deaths already last round, I made the decision that if Lauren survived all three days of this term I would abolish "marked for death" entirely. She did and I did. If the game wants to step it up there's no need for artificial deaths. In other news, Lauren earned an A+ this term, maintaining her 4.0 as she transitions to sophomore next round.
Up next is Lam Plaza Dorm (see PV 7/6/20) where we now have three residents: Lucas Broke, Gabriella Hamilton, and Jason Fancey.
Lucas graduated Summa Cum Laude this round with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He doesn't need a masters for Journalism, so he'll spend his final semester next round doing mostly nothing, since he's already quite wealthy and doesn't need to earn any money for an apartment since he already owns a mansion. Lucas is torn romantically, however, because he's been seeing a married woman for some time with no indication that she'll be leaving her husband anytime soon. Then Gabriella asked him on a date this round and he noticed her for the first time. Now he's in love with two women and he'll be leaving at the end of next term.
Gabriella finished her freshman year with a 4.0. She's been trying to get Lucas' attention forever, but now that she's got it, she wonders for how long? She'll only be halfway through sophomore year when he leaves, which means he'll be back in the real world, living his life, for a very long time before she graduates. Will he still be interested by then?
Jason is just starting out at ALT. He's majoring in Biology and planning for a career in Education. His actual LTW is to have 20 Lovers, which he started working on by having a date with Sydney Jacquet. One down, 19 to go. Before the round was over he rolled the want to become best friends with Gabriella and ask a sim on a date. Guess he's got his sights set on her next. Gabi may have more to worry about than she thinks.
Happy Simming!
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