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JUHHA'S WONDERSWritten by Sheikha Al Shui<eiii

Once upon a time, there was a very smatl vittage in Baghdad. ltspopulation is very smatt. ln this village evenlbody knew each otherand knew every tittte or big problems that went on in the viltage. lnthis smatt viLl.a.ge there was a bakery, which v/as popLltar for ilsdeticious bre'ad. One day a poor old man was watking in the streetpassing the bakery and he stopped to smetl the scent of the breadwhich was spreading out of the bakery.

Suddenty, the baker caught the otd man and shouted at himdemanding the price of the bread's smett?!!? He r:ear[y took him tothe potice.

A very fam<lus wise man named Juhha heard the baker shouting. 5o,he went to him and asked about the problei'n. Juhha stood catnrtylisten'ing to the baker and he thought of a sotution.

After a few minutes Juhha's eyes glittered and an amused smite was on his face. Heasked the baker "How much mOney do you want?" The baker and poor man wereastonished, but the baker answered "3 dinar". Juhha took the m0ney out of hiswattet and putted it in his pocket and shook the moile!. "Did you hear the soundof the money?" Juhha asked. "Yes I did", the baker replied, and with a big smiteJuhha said "Wett then, this is the price of your bread's scent!

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The City of Clever Men

Once there was a padishah who had a contest organized in order todetermine which city in his realm produced the most capabte men.He had a big cautdron futt of food cooked for this occasion, and hehad this put in the middte of the square. He had a large spoon madethat was twenty meters [ong, and he put this spoon in the cautdron.He then had his town criers announce the fotlowing: "Whoever canfeed himsetf with this twenty meter [ong spoon by hotding it at thehandle end wit| ' be rewarded."

Many peopte tried it, but they atl realized that it was impossible tofeed themsetves in the manner prescribed by the padishah. Finattytwo men came atong who requested the padishah to provide anotherpoon of exactty the same kind. A second spoon, atso twenty-meters[ong, was made.

When this new spoon was produced, the two men took it and beganto feed each other with the two spoons. They were, in this way, abteto perform the feat rvhich the padishah had required. After thiscontest was over the padishah catted them to his presence and asked,"Where are you men from?"

The men reptied, "We are from Kayseri."

The Rabbit and the Wolf

One day when a rabbit was watking in the forest, he heard someonecryrng out, "Help! l-letp!" He looked around, and finatty he saw a wotf.A great stone had fatten on his back so that he coutd not get up. Heasked the rabbit's hetp, and said that he woutd die if nobody hetpedhim.

The rabbit worked very hard, and finatty managed to get the bigstone off the wotfs back. Then the wotf jumped up and caught therabbit in his mouth. The rabbit cried and asked for mercy, but thewotf insisted on kittine him for his mea[.

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Then the rabbit said, "No good person kitts someone who has hetpedhim. lt is not fair. You can ask the duck, who is very fat and knowseverything."

So both of them went to the duck. He listened to their story, andthen he said, "Show me the stone." They went to the stone.

"Now, let me be sure about this," said the duck. "Put the stone on thewotf's back exactly as it was when you found him." So the wolf taydown, and with much effort the stone was put on his back again.

"Wet[, what do you think?" the wotf asked the duck.

The duck thought for a moment. Then he said, "l think you werewrong to be cruet to the rabbit, who had hetped you. Now see ifsomeone etse witl hetp you!

And leaving him in the sorry state in which the rabbit had come uponhim, they went their way.

LailaWritten by Slvikha aI- Shukaili, FatemaYousef , Harum Rasherl, i\{urtttt Salerri

Once upon a time, there was a tittte beautiful girl named Laita . Shetived with her mother in a smatl house. in the forest . One day hermother asked her to take some food for her grandmother who tivedon the other side of the forest.

White Laila was watking happity and singing cheerfut songs, suddenlythe wotf appeared to her in the middte of the way. "What is yourname ? Where are you going ? " the wotf asked Laita . "l am going tomy grandmother " said Laita . " What do you have in youi bcskef ?" Heasked, Laita said " I have some food in it. I am sorry because I am latefor my grandmother ". The wotf ran to Laitas grandmother house andhe tricked the grandmother by making his voice the same as Laitas.When he entered the house he swattowed her and put on her ctothes.

When Laita arrived she knocked the door and she entered the houseand the wotf totd her come in. When Laita noticed her grandmother'slong ears she asked "why are your ears very big ?" "To hear your sweetvoice" he said . "Why do you have a big nose?" she said, he answered "So that I coutd smelt your scent". Laita asked " Why do you have sharp

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teeth?" suddenty the wotf cried " To EAT you". Laita ran away as quicktyas she coutd frsm the wolf in to the forest. She found a hunter, whosaved her and kitted the wolf. Then the hunter cut the wolf 's stomachand got out Laita's grandmother. They thanked the hunter andappreciated what he had done.

The Cat and the Tiger

They say that the cat is the uncte of the tiger. Anyhow, one day astrong tiger saw her uncte the cat and asked hirn, "Oh, my uncle, whyare you so smatt?"

The cat said, "lf you were in the hands of human beings, you woutdknow why I am so smalt."

Then the tiger said, "Show me a human being, witl you, uncte?"

"Fottow me!" said the cat.

White they were going along, they saw cows grazing. "What arethose, uncte?" asked the tiger. "Are they human beings?"

"Huh? A very young one of the human beings can gather a hundred ofthem before him and can bring them to these fietds,"said the cat.

After some time they saw several camels. The tiger asked, "Uncte,are those human beings?"

'No," answered the cat. "A chitd can gather fifteen of them and cangraze them."

They went on and met a woodchopper. The cat totd of their mission.When the woodchopper heard this, he asked the tiger to put herforefeet between the two huge pieces of wood and hotd them apart.When the tiger did this, the rail which was hotding the two piecesapart fetl down, and the forefeet of the tiger were pressed tighttybetween them.

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The woodchopper laid down his axe and came to watch the tiger. Thecat ctimbed up into a tree. The tiger began to ask, 'What do youthink, uncte? Witt they set me free when I am as smatl as you are?'

"l do not know mew," said the cat whenever the tiger asked thisquestion.

They say that the mewing of the cat began with this happening.

The Pigeon, The Fox and the Peacock

There lived a beautiful pigeon in a nice littte nest on a high tree.Unfortunatety for the pigeon, a fox used to visit her whenever heryoung came out of their eggs. He woutd stand under the tree and saythat he woutd ctimb up and catch her if she did not drop her youngbirds down to him. And the frightened pigeon used to drop her youngones every time the fox came.

Once a peacock saw her, and heard her crying over her lost babies.When he learned what was the matter, he advised her that the nexttime the fox came she shoutd say to him, "Come and catch me if youcan."

The fox came as usual and shouted to her to drop her young. Shesaid, "Come and catch me if you can," just as the peacock had taughther. And the fox, knowing that his trick had failed, asked her, "Whototd you to say that, sweet pigeon?"

Without thinking, the pigeon answered, The peacock taught me that,Mr. Fox."

The next day the fox went to see the peacock to punish him. Whenhe met the peacock he began praising him. "How wonderful yourfeathers are, and how beautiful your neck is," he said. "Tel[ me; howdo you keep your beautiful eyes safe from dust when the wind btowson you, my dear?"

The peacock answered at once, "l put my head under my wing, Mr.Fox."

The fox asked the peacock to show him how such a thing was done,and the trusting peacock, tittte suspecting what was in store for him,tucked his head under his wing.

Instantty the fox jumped on him, saying, "You shoutdn't haveinterfered in matters betonging to others." And what a fine, fat mealthe peacock was!

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Ali Baba

W ri tten by Dalal,Salma,NadaandFati ma

Once upon a time there were 40 thieves who put their stoten moneyand treasures in a cave saying to the cave entrance (Open Sesame). Apoor person saw them white they were doing that , so he heard theopening word . After they teft he rvent towards the cave and openedit . Suddeniy he found a very large quantity of money and gotdentreasures . He took some of it and went back home .

After that he became a rich rnan and his brother wanted to know howhe became rich .

One day his brother fottowed him to sotve that mystery. Next day thebrother went back to the cave and opened it. He found a tot ofmoney but when he tried to get out he coutd not After a fewminutes the thieves came in and saw the brother .

The boss asl<ed him how he knew about the cave so he told them thestory. They kitted the brother and went to finci Ati Baba's house.

Next morning the thieves hid in big jars and went to Ati Baba's house. The boss and two of his men pretended that they were merchants .Ati Baba invited them to lunch .After lunch they took a rest . Thehouse maid went out and found 40 thieves in the jars , so she boitedhot oit and poured it on their heads to kitt thern.

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Once upon a time there was abeauti fuI gir t calted Cinderel laand she @! two ugty step sisterswho were very unkind who madeher do att the hard work. She hadto sweep the floors, do atl thedishes, white they dressed up infine ctothes and went to tots ofparties.

One day a special invitationarr ived at Cinderetta's house. l twas from the royal palace. Theking's onty son was a trutyhandsome prince was going to

have a grand batt. Three girts were invited to come. cjnderetta knewshe woutdn' t be at iowed to go to the batt . But the ugty s isters, ho hoho, they were exci ted. They couldn' t tatk about anything else.

When the day of the batt came, they made such a fuss. poorCinderetla had to rush about upstaii-s anc! cjclvnstairs. She fixed theirhair in fancy waves and curts. She hetped them put on theirexpensive new dresses. And she arranged their jewets just so. As soonas they had gone, Cinderetta sat down by the fire and she said. "Oh Ido wish I coutd go to the batt" . The next moment, standing beside herwas a lovely otd tady wi th a s i tver wand in here hand. "c inderel la,she said " I am your fa i ry godmother and you shatt go to the batt . Butf i rst you must go into the garden and pick a gotden punnpkin, thenbring me six mice from the mousetraps, a whiskered rat from the ratt rap, and six t izards. You' t I f ind the l izards behind the w{!er ing can.

5o Cinderel ta fetched a goiden pumpkin, s ix grey mice, Fwhiskeredrate, six l izards. Tiie fairy godmother touched thern with her wandand the pumpkin became a golden coach, the rnice became six greyhorses, the rat became a coachman with the most enormousmoustache, and the l izards became six footmen dressed in green andyellow, then the fairy godmol.her touched Cinderetla with the wandand her otd dress became a gotden dress sparkl ing wi th jewels whi teon her feet was the prettiest pair of gtass slippers ever seen.Rernember said the fairy godmother you must teave the balt beforethe ctock strikes twetve because at midnight the magic ends. "Thankyau fairy godmother" said Cinderel ta and she ct imbed into the coach.

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When Cinderetla arrived at the batl she looked so beautiful thateveryone wondered who she was! Even the ugty sisters. The Prince ofcourse asked here to dance with him and they danced alt evening. Hewoutd not dance with anyone etse. Now Cinderetta was enjoying thebatt so much that she forgot her fairy godrnothers warning untit i twas atmost nridnight and the ctock began to strike. One. Two. Three.She hurried out of the batlroom. Four. Five. Six. As she ran down thepatace steps one of her glass slippers fett off. Seven. Eight. Nine. Sheran on toward the golden coach. Ten Eteven Twetve. Then there wasCinderetla in her old dress. The gotden pumpkin lay in her feet. Andscampering down off down the road were six grey mice, a whiskeredrat and six green tizards.. So Cinderetta had to walk home and by thetime the ugty sisters returned home was sitt ing quietty by the fire.

Now when Cinderetta ran from the palace, the prince tried to fottolvher and he found the gtass slipper. He said, "l shatt marry thebeautiful girl whose foot f its this stipper and onty her. lN the morningthe prince rvent from house to house with the giass stipper and everyyoung [ady tried to squeeze her foot into it. But it didn't ' f i t any ofthem.

At last the prince came to Cinderetla's house. First one ugty sistertried to squash her foot into the stipper. But her foot was too wideand fat. Then the'other ugly sister tried but her foot ivas too longand thin. Piease said Cinderella, let me try. "The siipper won't f ityou", said the ugty sisters. "You didn't go to the batt!" But Cindereltastipped her foot into the gtass stipper and it f i t perfectly. The nextmoment standing beside her was the fairy godmother. She touchedCinderetta rvith the wand and there she vras in a gotden dresssparkting with jewets and on her feet was the prettiest pair of gtassstippers ever seen. The ugly sisters wer'e so surprised that, for oncethey couldn't think of anything to say. But the Prince knew fihat tosay. He asked Cinderetla to marry him.

And then there was a happy wedding. Everyone who had gone to theba[[ was invited, even the ugty sisters. There was wonder-ful food,tots of music and dancing. And the Prince of course danced everydance with Cinderel ta. He would not dance with anvone etse.

The Golden Tree

Once upon a time a [ong, tong, tong time ago in a littte vittage therewas a big patace bigger than the vittage itsetf and in the patace theretived a King. The King wanted to be rich.

Now one day the King promised one of his gardeners three miltiongotd coins if he coutd grow a tree atl year round which bore richgotden fruit. The gardener searched att over the countryside but hecoutd not find the right seed to grow a tree which would bear gotdenfruit.

So at last he went to see the wise otd owl who lived deep in theforest and knew atl about many many things. The wise otd owt totdhim what to do and where to go to get the right seed to plant. Thegardener went exactty where he was totd and did exactty what hewas totd. He ptanted the seed and gave it some water, somefertil izer and he waited. Suddenty the tree sprang up so quickty thati t made the gardener jump.

The gardener watched as the tree began to bear rich gotden fruit. Heran back to the patace and took the king to see the tree. When theking had stood there for a tong time, staring at it open-mouthed, thegardener asked for his three miltion coins. So the king agreed to therequest and the gardener took his money and went home and livedhappity ever after.

Mouse Deer and Farmer

Mouse Deer toved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest.But he toved something etse even more.

He loved the vegetabtes in Farmer's garden.One day, Mouse Deer went to the edge of the forest. He looked

out at row after row of vegetabtes."Mmmm," said Mouse Deer. "Juicy cucumbers! Yummy yams!"

He started into the qarden.

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Snap! "Oh!"His teg was caught in a snare! Mouse Deer pulted and putted.

But he could not get away."Oh, no!" he said. "Farmer wit [ have me for dinner!"Then he saw Farmer coming. Mouse Deer thought fast. He tay

on the ground and made his body stiff."Wett, wett," said Farmer. "Look what I caught. A mouse deer!

But he looks dead."' Farmer pushed him with his foot. Mouse Deer didn't move.

"Maybe he's been dead a long time," said Farmer. "Too bad! Iguess we can't eat him."

He putted Mouse Deer's leg out of the snare. Then he tossedMouse Deer back into the forest.

Mouse Deer landed with a soft plop.Then he jumped up andran. Behind him, he heard Farmer yett.

"Hey! You tricked me!"Mouse Deer taughed. "Farmer is smart. But MOUSe Deer is

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A few days passed. Mouse Deer kept thinking about at[ thosevegetabtes. One day, he went back to the edge of the forest.

"Mmmm," said Mouse Deer. "Tasty gourds! Scrumptious sweetpotatoes! "

Then he saw something new. lt tooked tike a man. But its headwas a coconut, and its body was rubber.

"A scarecrow!" said Mouse Deer. "That sitly Farmer. Does hethink he can scare me with that? l 't[ show him how scared I am!"

Mouse Deer marched up to the scarecrow. "Take this!" He gaveit a big kick.

But his leg stuck to the Scarecrow. The scarecrow was coveredwith sticky sap from a rubber tree!

"Let me go!" said Mouse Deer. He putted and he putted. Thenhe pushed with his other front teg.

That teg stuck too."TLtrn me loose!" He putted and he putl.ed. Then he pushed with

his two back [egs.They stuck too."PUT ME DOWN!" He putted and he pushed and he putted and he

pushed. But Mouse Deer was trapped.Then he saw Farmer. Mouse Deer thought fast. But he didn't

have any ideas!"Wett, wett," said Farmer. "How nice of you to come back."He putted Mouse Deer off the scarecrow and carried him to the

house. He put him outside in an empty chicken coop.

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" l ' t [ keep you here tonight," said Farrner. "And tomorrow you't [be our dinner. "

Att that night, Mouse Deer coutdn't steep. He didn't want to bedinner! When the sun rose, Mouse Deer just lay there sadty.

Then he heard something. "Why, it 's Mouse Deer! So Farmercaught you at last. lt seryes you right!"

It was Farmer's dog. Mouse Deer thought fast."What do you mean, Dog? Farmer didn't catch me.""Then why are you in the coop?" said Dog."Because there aren't enough beds in the house. you see,

Farmer is hotding a feast tomorrow. And l'm the guest of honor.""Guest of honor?" said Dog. "That's not fair! I 've been his toyat

friend for years, and you're just a thief. The guest of honor shoutd beme!"

"You know, Dog, you're right. Why don't you take my ptace?When Farmer sees you in here, he'tt make you the guest of honorinstead. "

"Reatty?" said Dog. "You don't mind?"n'Not at atl," said Mouse Deer. "You deserye it.""Mouse Deer, you're not so bad after att. Thank you!" Dog tifted

the latch and opened the door."You're welcome, Dog. Enjoy the feast."Mouse Deer ran for the forest. Then he watched from the forest

edge. He saw Farmer come out and stare at Dog. Then he heardFarmer yett .

"You stupid dog! You let the mouse deer get away!"Mouse Deer laughed. "Farmer wi[[ have to find a different

dinner now!" Then he went off singing his song.

l 'm quick and smart as I can be.Try and try, but you can't catch me!

The fr4osquito and the Watdr Buffalo

One day a tiny mosquito sat on the rough, thick,skinned neck of awater buffato. Just then, a car passed by, and the water buffato wasfrightened and started running as fast as he coutd go.

The poor mosquito, surprised at the extent of her might, came to theedge of the water buffato's ear and said, "Brother water buffato, Ididn't mean to hurt you so much when I sat down. Ptease forgive me."

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The Lion's Den

Once the [ion, king of att the animals, assembted his subjectssaid, "You are a[[ my friends. Te[t me honestty. How does my

smelt?

After a timid sitence, an otd dog spoke up. "Your majesty." said the

honest but unwise dog, "it smetts rather unpleasant. ln fact forgive

me, but i t st inks!"

"How dare you!" roared the lion, and, springing upon the dog, he tore

him to bits.

Then the tion repeated the question. Seeing that an honest answer

was not what the tion wanted, an eager monkey said, "Sir, your

honorabte den smetls tike a patace garden. Over there," and hepointed to one corner, "your den smelts tike roses. Over here," and hepointed to another corner, "your den smetts tike hyacinths..."

"Oh?" said the [ion, interrupting him. "Wett, for this fatse ftattery you

deserve the same treatment as the dog," and he destroyed the

monkey, also.

The question was this time directed at the fox. "Your majesty,"reptied the fox, "for some time now, I've had a bad cotd, and I reattycan:t tett..." and saved his precious life, of course.

A BEAUTIFUL GIRL AND THE PRINCE

Writt e n Dy SANAA,AISIiIA,F-OZYA

Once upon a time there was a beautifut girl catted Sarah, who tivedwith her step mother. She was a very domineering , greedy andegotistical woman and she hated Sarah a tot .

One day when her father was working out side , the step mother hitSarah and expetted her from the house .She went out side and walkedfar away from the house . Suddenty she saw a big meton farm andwent in it. After that she hid in a big melon .She used to go out ofthe melon and get her food.

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one day the prince visited the farm and saw the big meton. " cut thismeton I want to eat it" The prince said . The guards started to cut themeton but they heard a sound from it. Sarah said " Don't cut meptease !" They were atl surprised for this situation the prince said "who are you ? Don't fear, ptease come out." After that she came outand he fett in love with her . She totd him her story so the princedecided to marry her and they tived happity ever after

The Lamb and the Wolf

one day the wotf was staking his thirst at a stream when he chancedto see a [amb, atso drinking, at some distance down the stream.

Outraged, he growted, "You are muddying my drinking water. Now Ishatt eat you?"

The tamb protested, "But, sir, how can I be muddying your drinkingwater? I am farther downstream than you are. The water is ftowingfrom your part of the stream to where I am."

'Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water, and Ishatt eat you." So saying, the wotf teaped upon the lamb anddevoured him.

Thus it is with certain people: once they have made up their minds,not even reason witt chance them.

The Cat and the Rabbit

once in a forest there lived a cat and a rabbit. They were very goodfriends.

one day when they were watking together through the forest theyfound a big piece of cheese. They were very pteased, and agreed toshare it. They decided that the rabbit shoutd divide it into two equalshares. The rabbit tried hard to divide it equatty, but could not. onepiece was a tittte bit bigger than the other.

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They began to quarrel over the pieces, since each wanted to havethe bigger piece for himsetf. Just then a fox come atong and askedthem what their quarrel was a[[ about. They explained the matter tothe fox, and he reptied that he coutd sotve their probtem, since hecoutd make the pieces equat.

The fox took a bite of the bigger piece, to make it equal to thesmatter one. But the bite was too big; now the other piece wasbigger. He bit the other piece, but again the bite was too big. Onepiece was stitt bigger than the other. So he continued in this wayuntit both pieces of cheese were finished. "Wet[," said the fox as thelast crumb of cheese disappeared, "l wasn't abte to sotve yourprobtem, after a[t. But thank you for the cheese!" and he trotted offthrough the forest.

The cat and the rabbit took at after him as he went. "Next time," thecat decided, "We't[ sotve our probtem oursetves."

"And, after att," added the rabbit, "the smalter piece woutd havebeen better than none at at[."

The Peasant and the Minaret Seeds

One day a peasant visited lstanbul for the first time. He was greattysurprised by the many minarets of this city. He said himsetf, "Whatlot of beautiful minarets there are here!"'

A man who saw the peasant staring at the minarets with suchfascination asked him, "Friend, why are you looking so much at houseminarets?" _

"Aren't they strange, with their sharp-pointed tops? | wonder why wedo not have any of these in my vittage?"

"l suppose it is because you do not have the seeds for them." The mansaid.

"Do they grow from seeds?"

"Let us go together," said the man, "and buy some minaret seeds.Take these to your vittage and sow them, and then you too wil[ haveminarets, just tike those you see everywhere here." He took the

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As soon as her returned to his vittage. The peasant ptanted the seedsin his garden. He waited and waited for the minarets. The man atlstanbu[ had totd him the minarets shoutd be futty grown within sixmonth's time, but at the roots to see what was the matter with them.when he dug up one ptant, he found in the ground a carrot hatf ametre in tength. The peasant exclaimed, "wett, that rstanbul manwasn't a [iar, after att. I must have planted the seeds upside down."

The Clever Judge

Once a [ion, a fox, and a donkey set off for a day's hunting, afteragreeing that each was to hlve an equal share of what was iaught.After a time, they were abte to pull down and kitt a fat buck; and thetion asked the donkey to be so good as to divide the prize. As fairty ashe coutd, the obtiging clonkey cut up the buck into three equat parts,and then he invited the tion to take his choice.

At this, the tion ftew into a viotent rage, sprang on the poor donkey,and kitted him with a powerfut btow.

Then the lion totd the fox to divide the meat. This the fox did; but hewas cunning. He put aside a big heap for the lion's share, and keptonty a smatl piece for himsetf.

On seeing this, the lion looked very pteased. "Master Fox," he said,"this is indeed a most satisfactory divisor. who taught you to be soctever?"

The dead donkey has been my teacher," reptied the fox. "From hisfootish conduct I have learned to be wise."

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