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		<title>HGL: Created page with &quot;===Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure (436–488)=== {| |- |...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;===Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure (436–488)=== {| |- |...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure (436–488)===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ōrtă dĭēs pōstquām tĕnĕbrās dīscūssĕrăt ātrās&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Pōrtĭtŏr ēxūrgēns praēfātām vēnĭt ĭn ūrbĕm&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Rēgālīquĕ cŏcō rĕlĭquōrūm quīppĕ măgīstrō&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dētŭlĕrāt pīscēs quōs vīr dĕdĭt īllĕ vĭātŏr&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hōs dūm pīgmēntīs cōndīssĕt ĕt āppŏsŭīssĕt&lt;br /&gt;
|440&lt;br /&gt;
|SSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rēgī Gūnthărĭō mīrātūs fātŭr ăb āltō&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Īstĭŭs ērgŏ mŏdī pīscēs mĭhĭ Frāncĭă nūmquăm&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Ōstēndīt rĕŏr ēxtērnīs ā fīnĭbŭs īllōs&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dīc mĭhĭ quāntŏcĭūs cuīās hŏmŏ dētŭlĭt īllōs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Īpsĕquĕ rēspōndēns nārrāt quōd naūtă dĕdīssĕt&lt;br /&gt;
|445&lt;br /&gt;
|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Āccērsīrɇ hŏmĭnēm prīncēps praēcēpĭt ĕūndĕm&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Ēt cūm vēnīssēt dē rē quaēsītŭs ĕādĕm&lt;br /&gt;
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|SSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Tālĭă dīctă dĕdīt caūsāmquɇ ēx ōrdĭnĕ pāndĭt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Vēspĕrĕ praētĕrĭtō rĕsĭdēbām lītŏrĕ Rhēnī&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Cōnspēxīquĕ vĭātōrēm prŏpĕrē vĕnĭēntĕm&lt;br /&gt;
|450&lt;br /&gt;
|SDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ēt vĕlŭtī pūgnaē cērtūm pēr mēmbră părātŭm&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Aērɇ ĕtĕnīm pĕnĭtūs fŭĕrāt, rēx īnclĭtĕ cīnctŭs&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DDDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Gēssĕrăt ēt scūtūm grădĭēns hāstāmquĕ cŏrūscăm&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nāmquĕ vĭrō fōrtī sĭmĭlīs fŭĭt ēt lĭcĕt īngēns&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Āspōrtārĕt ŏnūs grēssūm tămĕn ēxtŭlĭt ācrĕm&lt;br /&gt;
|455&lt;br /&gt;
|SDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hūnc īncrēdĭbĭlī fōrmaē dĕcŏrātă nĭtōrĕ&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Āssĕquĭtūr cālcēmquĕ tĕrīt iām cālcĕ pŭēllă&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Īpsăquĕ rōbūstūm rēxīt pēr lōră căbāllŭm&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Scrīnĭă bīnă quĭdēm dōrsō nōn pārvă fĕrēntĕm&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Quaē dūm cērvīcēm sŏnĭpēs dīscūssĕrĭt āltăm&lt;br /&gt;
|460&lt;br /&gt;
|SSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ātquĕ sŭpērbă cŭpīt glŏmĕrārĕ vŏlūmĭnă crūrŭm&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DDDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dānt sŏnĭtūm ceū quīs gēmmīs īllīsĕrĭt aūrŭm&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hīc mĭhĭ praēsēntēs dĕdĕrāt prō mūnĕrĕ pīscēs&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hīs Hăgănø aūdītīs ād mēnsām quīppĕ rĕsēdĭt&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Laētĭŏr īn mĕdĭūm prōmpsīt dē pēctŏrĕ vērbŭm&lt;br /&gt;
|465&lt;br /&gt;
|DDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Cōngaūdētĕ mĭhī quaēsō quĭă tālĭă nōvī&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|SDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Wālthărĭūs cōllēgă mĕūs rĕmĕāvĭt ăb Hūnīs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Gūnthărĭūs prīncēps ēx hāc rătĭōnĕ sŭpērbŭs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Vōcĭfĕrātŭr ĕt ōmnĭs ĕī mōx aūlă rĕclāmăt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Cōngaūdētĕ mĭhī iŭbĕō quĭă tālĭă vīxī&lt;br /&gt;
|470&lt;br /&gt;
|SDDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Gāzām quām Gĭbĭchō rēgī trānsmīsĭt ĕōō&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Nūnc mĭhĭ cūnctĭpŏtēns hūc īn mĕă rēgnă rĕmīsĭt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Haēc ăĭt ēt mēnsām pĕdĕ pērcŭlĭt ēxĭlĭēnsquĕ&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Dūcĕrɇ ĕquūm iŭbĕt ēt sēllā cōmpōnĕrĕ scūlptā&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Ātquɇ ōmnī dē plēbĕ vĭrōs sēcūm dŭŏdēnōs&lt;br /&gt;
|475&lt;br /&gt;
|SSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Vīrĭbŭs īnsīgnēs ănĭmīs plērūmquĕ prŏbātōs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lēgĕrăt īntēr quōs sĭmŭl īrɇ Hăgănōnă iŭbēbăt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Quī mĕmŏr āntīquaē fĭdĕī sŏcĭīquĕ prĭōrīs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Nītĭtŭr ā coēptīs dŏmĭnūm trānsvērtĕrĕ rēbŭs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSDSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Rēx tămĕn ēcōntrā nĭhĭlōmĭnŭs īnstăt ĕt īnfĭt&lt;br /&gt;
|480&lt;br /&gt;
|DSDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Nē tārdātĕ vĭrī praēcīngĭtĕ cōrpŏră fērrō&lt;br /&gt;
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|SDSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Fōrtĭă squāmōsūs thōrāx iām tērgă rĕcōndăt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hīc tāntūm gāzaē Frāncīs dēdūcăt ăb ōris&lt;br /&gt;
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|SSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Īnstrūctī tēlīs nām iūssĭŏ rēgĭs ădūrgĕt&lt;br /&gt;
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|SSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ēxībānt pōrtīs tē Wālthărĭūm cŭpĭēntēs&lt;br /&gt;
|485&lt;br /&gt;
|SSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Cērnĕrɇ ĕt īmbēllēm lūcrīs fraūdārĕ pŭtāntēs&lt;br /&gt;
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|DSSSDS&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sēd tămĕn ōmnĭmŏdīs Hăgănō prŏhĭbērĕ stŭdēbăt&lt;br /&gt;
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|DDDDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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|Āt rēx īnfēlīx coēptīs rĕsĭpīscĕrĕ nōn vūlt&lt;br /&gt;
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|SSSDDS&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Waltharius1Scansion|1–12: Introduction: the Huns]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 13–418: The Huns&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius13Scansion|13–33: The Franks under Gibich surrender to Attila, giving Hagen as a hostage]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius34Scansion|34–74: The Burgundians under Hereric surrender to Attila, giving Hildegund as a hostage]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius75Scansion|75–92: The Aquitainians under Alphere surrender to Attila, giving Walther as a hostage]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius93Scansion|93–115: Experience of the hostages at Attila’s court]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius116Scansion|116–122: Death of Gibich, flight of Hagen]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius123Scansion|123–141: Attila’s queen Ospirin advises her husband to ensure Walther’s loyalty by arranging a marriage]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius142Scansion|142–169: Walther rejects Attila’s offer of a bride]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius170Scansion|170–214: Walther leads the army of the Huns to victory in battle]]&lt;br /&gt;
** 215–418: The Escape&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius215Scansion|215–255: Walther returns from battle and encounters Hildegund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius256Scansion|256–286: Walther reveals to Hildegund his plans for escaping with Attila’s treasure]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius287Scansion|287–323: Walther hosts a luxurious banquet for Attila’s court; eventually all his intoxicated guests fall asleep]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius324Scansion|324–357: Flight of Walther and Hildegund from Attila’s court]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius358Scansion|358–379: The following day, the escape of Walther and Hildegund is discovered by Ospirin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius380Scansion|380–418: Attila is infuriated and vows revenge on Walther, but can find no one willing to dare to pursue him, even for a large reward]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 419–1061: The Single Combats&lt;br /&gt;
** 419–639: Diplomacy&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius419Scansion|419–435: Flight of Walther and Hildegund to the area of Worms]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** '''436–488: Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure'''&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius489Scansion|489–512: Walther makes his camp in a mountainous area and goes to sleep]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius513Scansion|513–531: Gunther and his companions approach Walther’s camp; Hagen unsuccessfully tries to dissuade the king from attacking it]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius532Scansion|532–571: Hildegund sees the Franks approaching and wakes Walther, who calms her fears and prepares for battle; he recognizes Hagen from a distance]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius572Scansion|572–580: Hagen persuades Gunther to try diplomacy before using force]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius581Scansion|581–616: Camalo is sent as a messenger to Walther, who offers to make Gunther a gift in return for allowing his passage]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius617Scansion|617–639: Hagen counsels Gunther to accept the offer, but Gunther rejects this advice, calling him a coward. Insulted, Hagen goes off to a nearby hill]]&lt;br /&gt;
** 640–1061: Combat&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius640Scansion|640–685: 1st single combat. Camalo is sent back to Walther, who slays him]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius686Scansion|686–719: 2nd single combat. Walther slays Kimo/Scaramund, Camalo’s nephew]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius720Scansion|720–724: Gunther encourages his men]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius725Scansion|725–753: 3rd single combat. Walther slays Werinhard, a descendant of the Trojan Pandarus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius754Scansion|754–780: 4th single combat. Walther slays the Saxon Ekivrid, after an exchange of insults]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius781Scansion|781–845: 5th single combat. Walther slays Hadawart, after an exchange of insults]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius846Scansion|846–877. Hagen sees his nephew Patavrid going off to fight Walther and laments the evil wreaked on mankind by greed]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius878Scansion|878–913. 6th single combat. After trying to dissuade him from fighting, Walther slays Patavrid]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius914Scansion|914–940: 7th single combat. Walther slays Gerwitus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius941Scansion|941–961: Gunther again encourages his men, giving Walther some time to rest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius962Scansion|962–980. 8th single combat. Walther is shorn of his hair by Randolf, whom he then slays]]&lt;br /&gt;
*** [[Waltharius981Scansion|981–1061. Walther is attacked by Eleuthir/Helmnot, assisted by Trogus, Tanastus, and Gunther; he slays all but Gunther]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 1062–1452: The Final Combat&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1062Scansion|1062–1088: Gunther tries to persuade Hagen to help him to defeat Waltharius; remembering his wounded honor, Hagen refuses]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1089Scansion|1089–1129: Hagen changes his mind and agrees to help Gunther, but advises that they must lie low wait until Walther comes down from the mountains into open ground]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1130Scansion|1130–1187: Walther decides to spend the night in the mountains. He rematches the severed heads with the bodies of his victims, prays for their souls, then sleeps]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1188Scansion|1188–1207: The following day, Walther and Hildegund set out from the mountains, taking the horses and arms of the defeated warriors]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1208Scansion|1208–1236: Hildegund perceives Gunther and Hagen approaching to attack; the king addresses Walther]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1237Scansion|1237–1279: Walther ignores Gunther and pleads with Hagen to remember the bond of their childhood friendship; Hagen counters that Walther has already broken their faith by slaying Patavrid]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1280Scansion|1280–1345: The fight begins and continues for seven hours; Gunther foolishly tries to retrieve a thrown spear from the ground near Walther and is only saved from death by Hagen’s brave intervention]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1346Scansion|1346–1375: Walther challenges Hagen; he severs Gunther’s leg, but Hagen again saves the king’s life]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1376Scansion|1376–1395: Hagen cuts off Walther’s right hand; Walther gouges out one of Hagen’s eyes and, cutting open his cheek, knocks out four teeth]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1396Scansion|1396–1442: Having wounded each other, the warriors end the battle, drink together, and engage in a friendly exchange of humorous taunt]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Waltharius1443Scansion|1443–1452: The warriors return to their respective homes; Walther marries Hildegund and eventually becomes king of the Aquitainians]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Waltharius1453Scansion|1453–1456: Epilogue]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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