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1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻The photos show human remains

Bevan ThomasThe ceffyl dŵr is a Welsh fairy horse that inhabits mountain pools and waterfalls. In south Wales, it's often benevolent. But in north Wales, it isn't. The ceffyl dŵr likes to get someone to ride it, fly into the air, and then become mist, so that the rider falls to their death. 🎨 Jaimie Whitbread <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairyTaleTuesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monster</a>

Marcial Tenreiro-BermudezArchaeoethnologica: Hallstattic princely burial mounds in Bohemia / Túmulos principescos Hallstátticos na Boémia+iNFO in: <a href="https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/tumulos-principescos-hallstatticos-na.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/tumulos-principescos-hallstatticos-na.html</a><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Protohistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protohistory</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/IronAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IronAge</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/metallurgy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metallurgy</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/burial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#burial</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Hallstatt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hallstatt</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/LaTene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTene</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/materialculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#materialculture</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openaccess</a>

Maddy Waves🇬🇧 Most people have heard about Beltane and Samhain before, but did you know the <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> also had a festival called <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Lughnasadh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lughnasadh</a> celebrated on August 1st? If you'd like to learn more about this fascinating tradition, I've written a blog post about it two years ago:🇩🇪 Die meisten haben schon mal von Beltane und Samhain gehört, aber wusstet ihr, dass es ein keltisches Fest namens Lughnasadh gibt, das am 1. August gefeiert wurde? Wer gerne mehr über diesen faszinierenden Brauch erfahren will, ich habe vor zwei Jahren einen <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Blogpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blogpost</a> darüber geschrieben:<a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tumblr</a> (ENG): <a href="https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh</a><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Kelten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kelten</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/keltisch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#keltisch</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegendaryWednesday</a>: `The <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> invented the sickle.` <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> Source: Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford <a href="https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/114863911529650909" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/114863911529650909</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegendaryWednesday</a>: `Thanks to their innovative iron plows and various other inventions - like sealable underground pits to keep the corn fresh and a kind of manure made from dung and chalk/loam - the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> were able to achieve more successes in agriculture than any other people of the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/IronAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IronAge</a>. Not even the Roman plows of this period, which could only carve furrows into the soil, were comparable to those of the Celts.“ <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> Source: <a href="https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh</a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/114863190684159979" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/114863190684159979</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegendaryWednesday</a>: `The <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> were the first people to significantly change Europe’s landscape from the Atlantic coast all the way to the Black Sea, turning primeval forests into a cultivated landscape of fields, farmsteads, and settlements. This was in no small part due to their ability to process iron, which was used for a multitude of agricultural tools such as axes, scythes, and sickles, allowing them to work the land with ease.` <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> Source: <a href="https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/724471705160105984/celtic-seasonal-festivals-part-3-lughnasadh</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FindsFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FindsFriday</a>: `Three <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> cult districts with a total of two large and five smaller cult sites have been identified in Roseldorf/Sandberg, Lower Austria. This is an unusually large number of sanctuaries, which is why it must be assumed that Roseldorf was a cult centre of the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> far beyond the region. The sanctuaries are all different in terms of their construction and cult activities. It would appear that all the sanctuaries existed at the same time, but were dedicated to different gods. It therefore stands to reason that different god cults took place in the sanctuaries. In addition to animal and human bones, weapons, chariot parts, horse bridles, jewellery and much more were deposited in the sacrificial pits of almost all the sanctuaries. However, there were great differences in the distribution of the types of offerings in the individual sanctuaries.` Source: <a href="https://www.nhm.at/jart/prj3/nhm-resp/main.jart?rel=roseldorf_de&content-id=1512158078245&reserve-mode=active" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nhm.at/jart/prj3/nhm-resp/main.jart?rel=roseldorf_de&content-id=1512158078245&reserve-mode=active</a>

Bevan ThomasThe Welsh say the reason Gwent is famous for wheat, Pembroke for barley, and Lleyn for rye is that the magic pig Henwen birthed these seeds in those places while King Arthur hunted her throughout Britain. Eventually, she birthed the monster known as Palug's Cat. 🎨 Mielle de Lange<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairyTaleTuesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingArthur</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthurian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthuriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthuriana</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monster</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Welsh Arthurian legends, many of King Arthur's warriors have superpowers. Kynddelig the Guide can intuitively guide his companions through a country he has never seen as easily as through his own home, becoming a sort of a living map for any place he visits. 🎨 Eric Belisle<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingArthur</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthuriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthuriana</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MythologyMonday</a>: There`s a pre-Celtic cosmic tale in which the winter sun’s daughter is born as an old woman and grows younger through the winter, ending as a lovely maid, which was adopted by the arriving <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> and melded to their own myth of the bestowal of sovereignty on the chosen king, who typically had to kiss or have intercourse with the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Cailleach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cailleach</a> in her hag form before she revealed herself as a splendid young woman. Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> Mythology & <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a>`

Bevan ThomasAccording to Welsh mythology, when the giant British king Bran the Blessed was killed, his companions buried Bran's huge head where the Tower of London now stands. As long as it's there, Britain can't be invaded. However, some say King Arthur dug it up, s he didn't want anyone except himself to be Britain's guardian. 🎨 Peter Diamond<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegendaryWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a>

celtgreeklatinPSST, celtgreeklatin has an account on Mastodon <a href="https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rome?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rome</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roman</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greek?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greek</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greece?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greece</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/celts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celts</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/celtic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celtic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiquity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiquity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/classics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classics</a>

Marcial Tenreiro-BermudezArchaeoethnologica: Late Iron Age in Central Europe - Book / A Idade do Ferro Tardia em Centroeuropa - Livro+INFO in: <a href="https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-idade-do-ferro-tardia-em-centroeuropa.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-idade-do-ferro-tardia-em-centroeuropa.html</a><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Protohistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protohistory</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/IronAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IronAge</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/LaTene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTene</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/CentralEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CentralEurope</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celts</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/celticarchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celticarchaeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/materialculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#materialculture</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openaccess</a>

Bevan ThomasThe Arthurian knight Tristan was a master of disguise, and posed as a swineherd in Welsh legends. When King Arthur jokingly challenged some of his knights to steal pigs from this apparently innocent swineherd, Tristan clobbered them one by one with his staff. 🎨 Chrispijn van den Broeck<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WyrdWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelshFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingArthur</a>#Arthuriana

Bevan ThomasSulis, a goddess of healing and curses, is one of the few deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered some hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MythologyMonday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a>

Bevan ThomasDuring the day, owls are often attacked by other birds. According to Welsh myth, this is because the wizard Gwydion transformed the woman Blodeuwedd into an owl after she tried to murder Gwydion's ward Lleu. Part of her curse was that all other birds would hate her. 🎨 Jenny Dolfen<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MythologyMonday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelshFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mabinogion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mabinogion</a>

Bevan ThomasThe Welsh Triads say that there are Three Great Enchantments of Britain: the Enchantment of King Math (taught to his nephew Gwydion), the one of Uther Pendragon (taught to Menw, King Arthur's magician), and the one of Gwythelyn the Dwarf (taught to his nephew Coll).<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingArthur</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthuriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthuriana</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthurian</a>

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