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Posted:
I've finally put up new videos on thevenue.org's fire spinning section: https://www.thevenue.org/firespinning_videos.htm
In particular, for your viewing pleasure I bring you: Dervishly Yers (from now on, this one will be known as "Nick With Fire II"
I had more videos up for a while, but then I received a $75 invoice from my hosting company, for the 10+ Gigs of traffic that the videos generated. Sadly, I can't afford that. So I've cut back the video selection until I find a cheaper place to host the files, or until I figure out how to make more money fire spinning.
I've also posted video clips of environmentally friendly shake off techniques: Poi Shake Off and Staff Shake Off
I had "Nick With Fire" on the site for quite a while, and I received some great feedback from a variety of homeofpoi.com-sters. It meant a lot to me as inspiration, so here's back atcha.
Peace,
Nick
(p.s. I'll post these in quicktime and maybe another format as well as soon as I get my hands on the right software)
--
"A wise man can see more from the top of a mountain than a fool can from the bottom of a well"
-Proverb (my little brother told it to me)
[ 20. June 2003, 03:44: Message edited by: Meenik ]
I've finally put up new videos on thevenue.org's fire spinning section: https://www.thevenue.org/firespinning_videos.htm
In particular, for your viewing pleasure I bring you: Dervishly Yers (from now on, this one will be known as "Nick With Fire II"
I had more videos up for a while, but then I received a $75 invoice from my hosting company, for the 10+ Gigs of traffic that the videos generated. Sadly, I can't afford that. So I've cut back the video selection until I find a cheaper place to host the files, or until I figure out how to make more money fire spinning.
I've also posted video clips of environmentally friendly shake off techniques: Poi Shake Off and Staff Shake Off
I had "Nick With Fire" on the site for quite a while, and I received some great feedback from a variety of homeofpoi.com-sters. It meant a lot to me as inspiration, so here's back atcha.
Peace,
Nick
(p.s. I'll post these in quicktime and maybe another format as well as soon as I get my hands on the right software)
--
"A wise man can see more from the top of a mountain than a fool can from the bottom of a well"
-Proverb (my little brother told it to me)
[ 20. June 2003, 03:44: Message edited by: Meenik ]
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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Posted:
Staffs... I had some video of staff somewhere... where'd it go... hmmm.
If I've still got it, I'll post it. I'd gotten a bit rusty with staff when we videotaped, so I wasn't that keen to put it up. Later in the summer I'll be sharp with staff again, and I'll put some video up then.
And on the video tip, it seems I've already run up a bill for about six GB of downloads. I might have to take down a couple, or figure out how to make money as a fire spinner.
Staffs... I had some video of staff somewhere... where'd it go... hmmm.
If I've still got it, I'll post it. I'd gotten a bit rusty with staff when we videotaped, so I wasn't that keen to put it up. Later in the summer I'll be sharp with staff again, and I'll put some video up then.
And on the video tip, it seems I've already run up a bill for about six GB of downloads. I might have to take down a couple, or figure out how to make money as a fire spinner.
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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Location: United Kingdom
Lambretta Fanatic
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Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
you should come work with us in Edinburgh, i showed Tree your vids and she sat with her mouth wide open mumbling what i could make out was wow...awsome...he's good... we need him
videos= bandwidth killers huh!
you should come work with us in Edinburgh, i showed Tree your vids and she sat with her mouth wide open mumbling what i could make out was wow...awsome...he's good... we need him
videos= bandwidth killers huh!
back from the dead...sort of
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Location: 43°41'N 79°38'W
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Location: 43°41'N 79°38'W
Posted:
Nick, I was away from HoP when these videos first went up, but I've seen them now, and they're outstanding. Congratuation man.
Can't wait to meet you at Om! See you tomorrow~!
Nick, I was away from HoP when these videos first went up, but I've seen them now, and they're outstanding. Congratuation man.
Can't wait to meet you at Om! See you tomorrow~!
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted:
Eek. Sadly, I'm not making it to Om. A couple of months back I emailed Dave to say I would try, but things didn't work out. Stupid money/jobs/etc
As for Edinburgh: You never know!
I've taken down some of the videos. Hopefully that will reduce my traffic costs.
Does anybody know where I can host video files with low traffic rates?
nick
[ 20. June 2003, 03:46: Message edited by: Meenik ]
Eek. Sadly, I'm not making it to Om. A couple of months back I emailed Dave to say I would try, but things didn't work out. Stupid money/jobs/etc
As for Edinburgh: You never know!
I've taken down some of the videos. Hopefully that will reduce my traffic costs.
Does anybody know where I can host video files with low traffic rates?
nick
[ 20. June 2003, 03:46: Message edited by: Meenik ]
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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Posted:
homestead.com charges 70 bucks to start up yearly account. you get 5 GB per month on that plan. They are some crooked B@54rds though, they only take credit card and they will automaticaly raise your prices every year without telling you befor hand.
homestead.com charges 70 bucks to start up yearly account. you get 5 GB per month on that plan. They are some crooked B@54rds though, they only take credit card and they will automaticaly raise your prices every year without telling you befor hand.
we eat and we drink and we smoke and we try!
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Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
GISOL 1000mb server space, 65GB per month in traffic.... doubt you will find better for $7/$8 a month, with contorl pannels, php,mysql and all other fine cookies in one bag for that price. i'm even thinking of transfering to them, once i have the funds. only thing thats putting me off, is how to tranfer my MYSQL database over to a new server without starting afresh.
:edited for currency change from £ to $
[ 21. June 2003, 22:28: Message edited by: Trait Of 1112™ ]
GISOL 1000mb server space, 65GB per month in traffic.... doubt you will find better for $7/$8 a month, with contorl pannels, php,mysql and all other fine cookies in one bag for that price. i'm even thinking of transfering to them, once i have the funds. only thing thats putting me off, is how to tranfer my MYSQL database over to a new server without starting afresh.
:edited for currency change from £ to $
[ 21. June 2003, 22:28: Message edited by: Trait Of 1112™ ]
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Posted:
SWEET! that is an awsome price for that kind of bandwidth and storage!!!
SWEET! that is an awsome price for that kind of bandwidth and storage!!!
we eat and we drink and we smoke and we try!
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Location: United Kingdom
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Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
wooooooooW!
That's loooovely!
Nick, man, I was gobsmacked by your first and have just been floored by your second!
Beautifully aestheticly stunning my man...top job!
please do more!
wooooooooW!
That's loooovely!
Nick, man, I was gobsmacked by your first and have just been floored by your second!
Beautifully aestheticly stunning my man...top job!
please do more!
NYC
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Dunno why it took me so long to see this one but it's right lovely. Smooth as silk... Clearly well defined moves... uniquely fluid style.
Dunno why it took me so long to see this one but it's right lovely. Smooth as silk... Clearly well defined moves... uniquely fluid style.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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Posted:
Well, my plan is to spend the winter on poi retreat in Thailand. Then I'll come home in March and make a video that's another step up!
At that point I'll find a better server solution. For now it seems to be ok, now that I've taken a couple videos off. I promise I'll put a whole whack of stuff up next spring.
Also, I'll hopefully be able to bring back some nice video footage from Thailand. Not that I have a video camera, but somehow I'd love to get some footage anyway.
peas,
nk
Well, my plan is to spend the winter on poi retreat in Thailand. Then I'll come home in March and make a video that's another step up!
At that point I'll find a better server solution. For now it seems to be ok, now that I've taken a couple videos off. I promise I'll put a whole whack of stuff up next spring.
Also, I'll hopefully be able to bring back some nice video footage from Thailand. Not that I have a video camera, but somehow I'd love to get some footage anyway.
peas,
nk
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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no excuses. no apologies.
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Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
noones posted on this thread for a while.
nik! post some more videos!
massive.
(where's that beer you promised..?)
noones posted on this thread for a while.
nik! post some more videos!
massive.
(where's that beer you promised..?)
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
A three year bump!!
if you follow Nik's links you'll find 4 that came out last year.
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos.htm
pssst Shen-shui, Nik did also just film and edit some new stuff.
It' just not released yet. Teaser: from some roughcut footage that I saw, it rocks.
A three year bump!!
if you follow Nik's links you'll find 4 that came out last year.
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos.htm
pssst Shen-shui, Nik did also just film and edit some new stuff.
It' just not released yet. Teaser: from some roughcut footage that I saw, it rocks.
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Posted:
Is it mean to tease? oh well, haha I have seen some too, and to say it rocks, well, might be somewhat of an understatement!
Looking forward to see what comes gfrom this trip Nick!
love ya
A
Is it mean to tease? oh well, haha I have seen some too, and to say it rocks, well, might be somewhat of an understatement!
Looking forward to see what comes gfrom this trip Nick!
love ya
A
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Posted:
What an interesting those people in there :R
What an interesting those people in there
:R POI THEO(R)IST
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Posted:
thanks for the heads up
thanks for the heads up
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
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Posted:
Shen, Nick is in New Zealand at the moment. Why not send him a message and go to meet him in person? He is lovely. (or maybe you already have, hence the beer...)
Shen, Nick is in New Zealand at the moment. Why not send him a message and go to meet him in person? He is lovely. (or maybe you already have, hence the beer...)
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
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Posted:
*singing off key*
an-ti-cipation...an-ti-ci-pa-a-tion it's makin me wait...
*singing off key*
an-ti-cipation...an-ti-ci-pa-a-tion it's makin me wait...
taken out of context i must seem so strange
~ ani di franco
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Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
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Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
-ahem-
he's been staying with me here.
who needs videos when you have the real thing?
:P
yay.
(still waiting for that beer - we've run out...)
-ahem-
he's been staying with me here.
who needs videos when you have the real thing?
:Pyay.
(still waiting for that beer - we've run out...)
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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Posted:
Yes, Shen Shui has been good to me, and istantly became a good friend. He has a habit of making me drink beer every time I go over to his house, though, which always makes me incapable of demonstrating whatever trick I had finally mastered earlier the same day.
Regarding videos: Yes, I actually have some done, but I'm waiting to finish the new website to release them, as I want to use them to promote the new website, as well as all the EXCITING PLANS.
I'm also about to go to a TOP SECRET location to engage in a TOP SECRET and very exciting video project. I could tell you what and where, but then I'd have to kill you.
Hopefully we'll have a workable version of the website up in two weeks, and I'll start releasing videos
In the meantime, I've got a blog going at www.playpoi.blogspot.com
n
Yes, Shen Shui has been good to me, and istantly became a good friend. He has a habit of making me drink beer every time I go over to his house, though, which always makes me incapable of demonstrating whatever trick I had finally mastered earlier the same day.
Regarding videos: Yes, I actually have some done, but I'm waiting to finish the new website to release them, as I want to use them to promote the new website, as well as all the EXCITING PLANS.
I'm also about to go to a TOP SECRET location to engage in a TOP SECRET and very exciting video project. I could tell you what and where, but then I'd have to kill you.
Hopefully we'll have a workable version of the website up in two weeks, and I'll start releasing videos
In the meantime, I've got a blog going at www.playpoi.blogspot.com
n
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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Posted:
paints an interesting picture...
if offering someone a beer is tantamount to holding a gun to their head and forcing them to drink, then consider me guilty (but i didnt shoot the deputy - that was sherrif dan brown).
nik's lovely and funny. im honoured to have him around.
paints an interesting picture...
if offering someone a beer is tantamount to holding a gun to their head and forcing them to drink, then consider me guilty (but i didnt shoot the deputy - that was sherrif dan brown).
nik's lovely and funny. im honoured to have him around.
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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Posted:
Hey man, guns aren't the only way to manipulate people. You're a great guy, feng, but sneaky, man, sneaky. Forcing me to drink a beer would be waaaaayyy to obtuse for you chi-energy types. No no. you have to wait for me say something like, "hey, can I have a beer?" and BOOM, you're in there! I bet you learned that in Chinese medicine school, you psychopath. It's a good thing you gave me all those new poi ideas and acupuncture and massages, or I'd start to wonder why I hung out with you every day.
And in other news, VIDEO NEWS, I give you all some fun little videos of Matt, the world's best spherculist, doing sphercular things:
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos/MVI_0405.AVI
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos/MVI_0406.AVI
Originally posted on my new blog: https://playpoi.blogspot.com
Cheers,
nick
Hey man, guns aren't the only way to manipulate people. You're a great guy, feng, but sneaky, man, sneaky. Forcing me to drink a beer would be waaaaayyy to obtuse for you chi-energy types. No no. you have to wait for me say something like, "hey, can I have a beer?" and BOOM, you're in there! I bet you learned that in Chinese medicine school, you psychopath. It's a good thing you gave me all those new poi ideas and acupuncture and massages, or I'd start to wonder why I hung out with you every day.
And in other news, VIDEO NEWS, I give you all some fun little videos of Matt, the world's best spherculist, doing sphercular things:
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos/MVI_0405.AVI
https://www.playpoi.com/poivideos/MVI_0406.AVI
Originally posted on my new blog: https://playpoi.blogspot.com
Cheers,
nick
"They're interdimensional fractal intelligences. That's why they wear funny shoes."
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Tosser
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Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
Nick, thanks for those vids- matt is something of of an idol for me as I learnt all sorts of weird and wonderful things from him via the site- seeing him in action (and knowing hes brewing up all sorts of plans with you no doubt) is really exciting stuff
Just to add- Spherculism. com is down, but Spherculism.NET is up, and has been acting as a semi-temporary home whilst matt is off galavanting around the Australasia. I just thought you may wish to edit your blog entry
Thanks again
Nick, thanks for those vids- matt is something of of an idol for me as I learnt all sorts of weird and wonderful things from him via the site- seeing him in action (and knowing hes brewing up all sorts of plans with you no doubt) is really exciting stuff
Just to add- Spherculism. com is down, but Spherculism.NET is up, and has been acting as a semi-temporary home whilst matt is off galavanting around the Australasia. I just thought you may wish to edit your blog entry
Thanks again
AKA CLERIC
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Location: Staten Island , NY. USA
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Location: Staten Island , NY. USA
Posted:
Agreed.
That was awesome.
Written by: Mr Chutney
Nick, thanks for those vids- matt is something of of an idol for me
Agreed.
That was awesome.
We are defined by the choices we make
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Bastard Newbie Messiah
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Location: Apparently lost in my ego, USA
Bastard Newbie Messiah
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Location: Apparently lost in my ego, USA
Posted:
his wibbling has gotten a lot better down there..
thanks for sharing nick
his wibbling has gotten a lot better down there..
thanks for sharing nick
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Still wiggling
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Still wiggling
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Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Great to see you guys again
Great to see you guys again
Getting to the other side 
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
that was wicked! I love the way matt just stands there being a total ninja and going 'plus one.... minus one.....zero... plus two.. minus one....' like it's the easiest thing in the world!
that was wicked! I love the way matt just stands there being a total ninja and going 'plus one.... minus one.....zero... plus two.. minus one....' like it's the easiest thing in the world! Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
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Posted:
feng? :P
i gave you new poi ideas? -ahem-
here i was thinking it was the other way around.. maybe things DO swing both ways.. intriguing..
and, also, i just have to say... nik's my idol. out of all the vid's i've seen, his inspired me the most (followed by naganootch (aka cleric), and also including the amazing wibbler himself, matt terry. imagine my "we're not worthy (courtesy of waynes world)" when i saw he was coming to nz! and then: he rung me up! oh how my heart did beat faster and my nervousness get turned up to maximum.... and he stayed at my house! he talked with me! he spun with me! wow!
thanks, nik! a dream come true! i didnt think i'd get to meet and spin with you for a few years...
(and, i've PMed with matt, and he's coming to wellington at some stage in the next year or so, how about that? that only leaves the incredible cleric to turn up on my doorstep...)
(and just to keep things a little bit on topic: )
are not those vid's of matt's amazing? such smoothness and control.... i had to pick my jaw up off the floor a number of times when nik showed me them... far out!
Written by: meenik
You're a great guy, feng, but sneaky, man, sneaky
feng? :P
Written by: meenik
It's a good thing you gave me all those new poi ideas and acupuncture and massages, or I'd start to wonder why I hung out with you every day.
i gave you new poi ideas? -ahem-
here i was thinking it was the other way around.. maybe things DO swing both ways.. intriguing..and, also, i just have to say... nik's my idol. out of all the vid's i've seen, his inspired me the most (followed by naganootch (aka cleric), and also including the amazing wibbler himself, matt terry. imagine my "we're not worthy (courtesy of waynes world)" when i saw he was coming to nz! and then: he rung me up! oh how my heart did beat faster and my nervousness get turned up to maximum.... and he stayed at my house! he talked with me! he spun with me! wow!
thanks, nik! a dream come true! i didnt think i'd get to meet and spin with you for a few years...
(and, i've PMed with matt, and he's coming to wellington at some stage in the next year or so, how about that? that only leaves the incredible cleric to turn up on my doorstep...)
(and just to keep things a little bit on topic: )
are not those vid's of matt's amazing? such smoothness and control.... i had to pick my jaw up off the floor a number of times when nik showed me them... far out!
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Posted:
Oh damn... Matt, Nick, and Dan all in one spot. I think youre missing someone though... :cough:
Oh damn... Matt, Nick, and Dan all in one spot. I think youre missing someone though... :cough:
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
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Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
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Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
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Location: Angels Landing, USA
Posted:
what yuta?
Excellent work guys. gives me ideas for my next video.
what yuta?
Excellent work guys. gives me ideas for my next video.
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
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Posted:
Nah, Yuta is a bit too close to Nick style wise. I was thinking of someone wiith a little more variety... Perhaps someone on roller skates
Nah, Yuta is a bit too close to Nick style wise. I was thinking of someone wiith a little more variety... Perhaps someone on roller skates
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
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