Thursday, February 26, 2009

Live reports from the O2 Arena in London

Setlist & show notes
Photos: COF / Heron / Cureheart / Lee / Hooligal / Getty Images / Solobasssteve / Paul / Wonker
Reviews: COF / The Guardian / The Independent / The Final Word / This Is London / The Telegraph
Video: Maybe Someday / Primary / One Hundred Years / Boys Don't Cry/Jumping Someone Else's Train/Grinding Halt / Killing An Arab / 10 minute mix / UTS 1 / UTS 2 / Killing An Arab / Disintegration / Shake Dog Shake / A Forest / Three Imaginary Boys / Inbetween Days 1 / IBD 2 / Just Like Heaven / Boys Don't Cry 1 / BDC 2 / FtEotDGS/End of the World/A Forest/Inbetween Days / A Forest/Inbetween Days
Posted by Craig at 11:47 AM

492 comments:

  1. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    i should tell the youtube guy that does cure "acapella" covers to do jset into grinding halt LMFAO that would crack me up!

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  2. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Craig: Oh, and what secret is that?

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  3. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    chris - :)

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  4. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Craig: Hahaha, yes!!!! :)

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  5. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    10:15 Saturday Night.

    What's that dripping? : P

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  6. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    oh gawd andy that would be killer!

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  7. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    sara - I think your internet boyfriend DOES do a rendition of grinding halt

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Amen April! Maybe we can get a group rate at the funny farm!

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  9. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Craig: I think you know!

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  10. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Craig: ewww, dirty.

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  11. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Craig: and then the dripping. sick!

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  12. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    thistle - we all need to be committed

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  13. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    boyfriend??? HELLL NAWWWWW that guy is WHACK! LOL but i must check out that grinding halt

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  14. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    Aww, it's just the tap, Andy. : )

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  15. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    Yeah, Andy, what did you think it was?!? Geez! ;)

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  16. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    sara - you know you want a piece of that!

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  17. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    PLEASE dont let that be the last song

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  18. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    All: yeah, i'm a bit of a sick-o. sorry. Sex on my mind.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    And everyone said Andy was such a nice boy...

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  20. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Andy is a perv!

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  21. StigmurderFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Looking like the last song of the set then.

    Overall: damn good setlist =)

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  22. christinaPFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    hellz yeah!

    the psychedelic freak-a-licious version of killing an arah ever!!!!!

    i LOVE what they have done to it!

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  23. AndrewV127February 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    No Wrong Number?!?

    I didn't curse it!

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  24. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Sex is on every man's mind!

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  25. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

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  26. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    (0.o)

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  27. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    freak-a-licious?

    ROFLAWL chris!!

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  28. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    lol april no way! Deej wants him! i couldnt do that to her!

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  29. ScReAmErFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    Andy...No more penis comments, I promise, LMAO, it's just, well you know, It's a conchords thing...

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  30. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    Andy: Nothing wrong with that. : )

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  31. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    WHAT sara?! i dont want anything!! especially when i dont know what it is! :l

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  32. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    gotta go to class! be back! maybe ill post on my phone!

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  33. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    So it's over?

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  34. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  35. sarab543February 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    deej- face it. you want him. you already told me you wanted him one on one in the loving room. :X just be sure to have a lovesock handy

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  36. christinaPFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    aw bye boosarta!!

    its prob the last song

    the only thing that could follow this would be


    the faith encore....

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  37. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Hey, I'm just saying it to make V happy. I'm still innocent! Where's Jo when you need her? : )

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  38. AndrewV127February 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    They only ran over by 25 minutes...

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  39. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    Andy: Pretty much, yeah!

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  40. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    deej is in love with an internet freak

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  41. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    End of show. 1 hour 50 minutes.

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  42. jonno_ukFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    'The Hungry Ghost' live is so much better than the studio version - Porls guitar goes right through you its amazing!

    Whats 'Want' like live? I've never seen it.

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  43. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    Craig: Yeah yeah yeah, blame it on me. :P

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  44. christinaPFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    EEEWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

    A LOVESOCK!!!!!!!! NAYASTY!!!

    BLEAHHH!!!

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  45. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    V: pretty much about me being the sick-o? or about the show being over?

    im gonna go have a cigarette guys. great show and glad to be in your company.

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  46. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    aww bye sara!! i dont know what youre talking about! ;)

    FAITH, not pop. come on robert

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  47. andythecurefanFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    jonno_uk: you need to see the 4Play in Charlotte video. I think Aaron has it up on youtube somewhere.

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  48. christinaPFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    i agree jonno!!!!

    HG live is the BEST!! with the spiralinig guitar!!

    OH MAN!!!!

    DEEJ WILL AGREE!!

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  49. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    *agrees 200% with chris*

    siren song and hungry ghost in the same setlist = porltastic

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  50. StigmurderFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Well I can finally go get some sleep now!

    Lookin' forward to pix and videos tomorrow!

    Night all =)

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  51. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Thanks so much to Olivier for doing the live setlist for us, and to Heron for sending what she could.

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  52. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Goodnight Stig!

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  53. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    And goodbye to everyone else!

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  54. christinaPFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    ok peeps. ima go home!

    was very reminiscent doing the listening party again!

    its been a while!

    now im sure the girls are out for some stalking!

    i told them to call me if they meet Robertboo!! and cat better! i called her when i met porl!

    dat bitch BETTAH call me!

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  55. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    bye y'all

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  56. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    Yay Oliver! Yay Heron! I hope Oliver gets a kick knowing we couldn't' wait for his next text. The updaters make these concert chats HAPPEN!

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  57. ScReAmErFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Have a good night peeps...

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  58. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Good nite all!

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  59. MareeFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Cheers, all. Thanks for the updates, etc. :^D

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  60. AndrewV127February 26, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Bye everyone. Gald everyone had a good night/day/morning etc where ever you are.

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  61. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Bye everyone! 'Twas fun, as always. :)

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  62. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    q and goodnight and goodbye peeps! homework and real world calls

    fun while it lasted!

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  63. AprilFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    what is this real world you speak of deej?

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  64. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Ha! Now Heron's texts are arriving!

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  65. vFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    Yay, now we can re-live the show all over again. ;)

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  66. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:40 PM

    april -the one called algebra *shudder*

    guess ill stick around for rev's stuff!

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  67. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    DJ: It's just the setlist...that we already know. : )

    And a photo from A Forest.

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  68. christl d.February 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    in that case, im out

    really excited to read everyones reviews and see ix, they must be so euphoric!

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  69. markFebruary 26, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    What an awesome setlist!!!!!! I can only hope coachella is as good!

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  70. Dumb AnguishFebruary 26, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    Wow! Sounds like an awesome show. I really hope everybody had a great time!!

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  71. cure_kittyFebruary 26, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    Wow what an Awesome Night! I'm sure everyone had a Great Time! Hope you all got a chance to see the band after the show! We need to pics, vids & reviews! Looking forward to seeing it all soon!

    And that's one Uber Dooper Super Cool Set-list! Just too cool!

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  72. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Note the video camera guy filming in the photo. Hopefully this gig ends up on Dime.

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  73. altr2eliseFebruary 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    Just back from the show - frigging awesome setlist.

    We were in the section referred to as "gold" by Fuji - on the rail in front of Simon.

    The setlist was unbelievable - who could ever have imagined something so fabulous.

    This has been amazing.

    COF Peeps ARE the best

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  74. Mad Bob RJSFebruary 26, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Hi everyone, i jut read all the comments and saw the amazing setlist.

    Pity...


    A Forest and In Between Days video of this show is up:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSpXIg8cQqM




    ;(

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  75. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    Yay Jo! How was hearing UTS live for the first time?

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  76. CraigFebruary 26, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    Mad Bob: At least they didn't play it. You can take some happiness in that, right?

    I'm so very sorry. : (

    There will be better days ahead, my friend. Trust me.

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  77. Mad Bob RJSFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    Thanks a lot Craig.

    I was very afraid on checking the setlist.


    I know better days will come soon.


    It´s not easy to get through over this, but i´m thinking positive.


    "Time will heal, make me forget"

    "The best idea I think
    Is for me to go my way... ( you know the rest )".



    So, now, i´m off to bed.



    Again, thank you, thank you so much Craig.


    See you soon around here.


    Good night.

    :)

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  78. CraigFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    Goodnight, Mad Bob. Take good care of yourself.

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  79. perfect.murderFebruary 27, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    493 posts! cant read all that..in a nutshell awsome setlist and order of play was great..A forest so early worked for me....shit venue outside far too corporate..ok once inside...a croos btween Bercy and Barcelona..sounds cavernous?it is...but close to the stage was good...2 grate nights for me !! xx

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  80. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    Bloody brilliant set, wonderful night underneath the dome!

    At least one song from each album ~ Robert, you're a genius xxx

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  81. Robert but not THE RobertFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    Wonderful show and setlist. Robert was clearly racing against the clock to get it all in under the time constraints and he kept his promise about a journey through time. One song from albums 1-12 and 6 from 4:13 (for us in the UK who had only previously seen TOO and Freakshow).

    Heron and Jo - Great to meet you albeit very briefly. Sorry to rush off straight after but we had a long drive ahead of us.

    Hope at least some of the video is usable. I got told to stop twice by security, had trouble working it and it was quite tight where I was stood. Most of the footage is of my feet I fear! ;-(

    More on the show later - work beckons!!

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  82. thomasFebruary 27, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    great show, i danced like a maniac from The Forest (that came early!) onwards, on level 4 at the side of the stage, quite a few other people dancing up there too, mostly chilled and no trouble. it did look great from up there, the sea of people below, though quite steep and not a perfect angle, and it did feel like a full Cure set, the encore obviously helped.... ;-)

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  83. Simon QuickeFebruary 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    what did he mean at the end "see you in May"?

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  84. KateFebruary 27, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Sorry to have missed the chat, but what a setlist! I am so happy for those who were able to attend, too!

    Thank you to Olivier, Heron and Craig!

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  85. sarab543February 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    he said "see you in may"? weird! is that when that festival in europe is? maybe they will do a dark album tour :D *wishful thinking*

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  86. sweet and tender hooliganFebruary 27, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    he said see you again!!!

    quality set list my wife went mental when they brought back disintegration as it is one of her favourites,

    All the songs of the new album sounding strong.

    we done Bob with all my ticket hassles (yes i had presale nightmare with the company going tits up) i loved you stuck it to the nme as very few "hits" for the casual fan

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  87. hynreckandjoeFebruary 27, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Those posted reviews are nice, overall.
    Wish I could have seen it all... but I'm stuck in my wooden shack in freezing Québec.

    But now it's time for the dark album to rise!!

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  88. CarlosFebruary 27, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    i liked to reviews, the last one not so much but overall i enjoyed them.

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  89. FujiFebruary 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Hey Jo, thats "Gallup Gold" section.

    The week in the Procure/COF unit was incredible. I met so many people id almost die for that im in cure fan heaven.

    Dont ever want this week to end.

    That setlist was worth every mile over russia that i covered.

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  90. cure_kittyFebruary 27, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Thanks to everyone who posted their pic & videos! I loved looking at it all! Makes me feel like I was there.

    Thanks for the reviews too. Glad to read that jo, perfect.murder, thomas, s&th, fuji & robet had a Awesome Night! The Golden COF Peeps!!! Great set-list too!

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  91. AndrewV127February 27, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Do you think the reviewer from The Final Sound liked the gig?

    That was one of the most positive reviews I have read in recent history about The Cure. Pitchfork should start taking down notes from critics like that (i.e critics with ears).

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  92. altr2eliseFebruary 28, 2009 at 3:02 AM

    Craig, my heart soared when I heard the waves. There were no tears for me at the shows, but I swear, as I sit here in London on my last morning, the tears are stating to flow.

    What an AMAZING week! I love my Cure friends and I adore the Cure.

    Words can NEVER explain what this experience has meant for me.

    I am so glad that I can put faces (and hugs) to so many names.

    Thank you to everyone.

    Hopefully, I will see you all in Vegas.

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