#poverty Timeline

100d

I may have finally learned my lesson about procrastinating on fundraising, so we need to crowdfund the remaining August rent #HousingRequest #MutualAidRequest ($288/$1210)

Hi everyone,

For those of you who haven't followed my soap opera-like existence here on the Fediwebs, my partner, our co-dependent border collie and I have unfortunately had to rely on the community here to survive, thanks to our chronic mental health challenges.

I've also made several expensive financial mistakes lately trying to prioritize which of our ongoing monetary crises; the most simple of which is I felt embarrassed fundraising non-stop and procrastinated too long, costing us steep, unnecessary fees.

The total amount of the aforementioned fees was a bit of a slap in the face that seems to have finally gotten through my thick head.

So.. we owe $1210 at the time of this writing which is due by August 14th and instead of waiting until the last moment, for once I am being proactive and starting this right away.

My sincere apologies that we've had to constantly begpost lately.

My plan is to try and raise this as soon as possible and then move immediately to working on September's total and have that in place *before* the end of the month.

By that point, we're hoping and praying that my partner will have new employment by then that doesn't constantly trigger his PTSD, and/or I find a second job.. or potentially go back to school. Or something. (Onlyfans maybe? lol) Because things are clearly not fucking working as they are currently.

I know many (most) of you are understandably sick and tired of seeing our begposts. My friends, please don't give up on us yet. I swear we're trying our best, meager as those efforts may be.

If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.

Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
GFM: https://gofund.me/12171be3

#Solidarity #BPD #PTSD #Poverty #MentalIllness @mutualaid

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149d

NEW: More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #Food #SNAP #Children #Kids #Poverty #USPolitics

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93d

These are the dilapidated tents of Gaza’s residents 🏚️💔, sweltering ovens in this intense heat 🥵☀️ and without electricity ⚡️❌ or clean water 💧❌. We just want to live with dignity 🙏❤️.
https://chuffed.org/project/189777-help-hanans-four-children-survive
#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #lgbtq #kofi #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #poverty @mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st
@worldboard
@disability
@lgbtq

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88d

*URGENT* #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay inside another day

Goal (adjusted, due 8/19 11am MST):
$5/$84

Trying to get an earlier start on raising for tomorrow’s shelter after needing to ask for extra time from the desk this morning. Trying to raise $86 by 11am MST (August 18) to keep @LukeOrion and I inside another day. The $86 goal is based on what the hotel website is currently giving for a price and might be adjusted later. The past two morning the actual price in the morning has been slightly different than it said the night before (this morning it was slightly more, the morning prior it was slightly less).

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple with limited resources trying our best to survive. We have been dealing with homelessness for over a year.

Please boost for us, thank you so much!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

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142d

Have you ever noticed your monthly SNAP benefits are low?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are the victims of EBT theft. If you think your SNAP benefits may have been stolen, we want to hear your story.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/ebt-snap-theft-share-with-propublica

#SNAP #Government #Food #Theft #Crime #Poverty

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139d

*sigh* It's that time again. #Housing #MutualAidRequest ($25/$1500)

Folks, every time I write these I keep hoping it's the last time we'll ever need to engage in digital begging, yet here I am again like a broken record.

This month has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. Interestingly, I'm just realizing that the "ups" of said rollercoaster mostly coincide with having money to live (making rent, buying groceries, our nifty new scooters that I absolutely adore) and while I know correlation doesn't equal causation, it is certainly a lot of curious coincidences.

It is also worthy of note that every one of those save for maybe groceries were given to us through people's donations. Our friends here on Mastodon and the Fediverse are who keep the roof over our head and the lights on.

My partner and I are barely able to earn enough money to eat, and not much more. My weekly hours at my retail job haven't been completely sufficient but they at least seem to be holding steady.

On the other hand, I'm very, very proud of my partner for adapting to public transit (despite the its anxiety-provoking nature for him, on top of some sort of PTSD-triggering aspect that is so deeply ingrained that he can't really tell me about it) for getting to work due to our car being out of commission.

Said car will likely remain that way for the foreseeable future due to my not being as active about fundraising for it as I should have been; and now that it's the last week of the month, I need to set our focus on staying housed.

Anyway.. I've only got about two hours before I need to leave for my soul-crushing retail job, where I work myself so ragged I can barely function on my days off, yet I'm not even getting full-time hours and frankly I don't know if I physically *could* do full-time right now.

Ugh. I'm so exhausted. Fucking mental illness, my friends.. it poisons everything. I literally can't afford it.

Long story short: We need help. Yet again.

If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.

Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
GFM: https://gofund.me/12171be3

#Solidarity #BPD #PTSD #Poverty #MentalIllness @mutualaid

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84d

Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret.
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The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, Oregon doesn’t have to provide the details of that spending.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-affordable-housing-cost-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oregon #Housing #Poverty #Homelessness #Homeless #Transparency

oregon-affordable-housing-cost-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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85d

URGENT #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay inside another day

Goal (due by 8/21 11am MST):
$15/$87

Daily shelter post:
@LukeOrion and I need to raise $87 by 11am MST tomorrow morning to keep staying inside. Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple with limited resources trying our best to survive. We have been dealing with homelessness for over a year. We’re trying to figure out our next steps.

Sorry for this being so brief today. I’m really low on spoons at the moment and am struggling with writing.

Please boost for us, thank you so much!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

magicalgrrrl

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89d

It's already that time again. #HousingRequest #MutualAidRequest ($175/$1600)

UPDATE: As I mentioned in another post, my partner just landed a job and they're having him start *today*! But it'll be a few weeks before he starts to see the income from it.. which means we definitely need to try and get this covered in the meantime because the sooner we do that, the sooner he can stop stressing over it and focus on adjusting to brand-new employment again. Thank you everyone!

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Hello Pocket Friends,

I sincerely apologize for back-to-back-to-back fundraising, but this month *seems* to have finally gotten the message into my brain that maybe waiting until the last second on these things is the wrong way to go about it.

Accordingly, I am going to attempt to do something that I'm.. not really sure I've *ever* done before: pay rent *before* the first of the month, instead of the last possible moment before late fees are assessed (or later.. 🙄)

While I truly wish we were able to accomplish this on our own, unfortunately we aren't yet in the position to do so; therefore despite the fact that we have just raised monumental sums of money for this month's rent and my car fiasco, I am trying to learn from these mistakes and be proactive by starting to begpost *now*, instead of in two weeks when it's already past the due date.

I understand and sympathize if you're getting begpost fatigue from us. I promise we're trying our best to get back on our feet. I want to be the one helping others, instead of always being the ones needing help.

Will that ever happen? I hope so. Dear god I hope so.

My dear Fedi friends, we can't thank you enough for keeping us going, for not giving up on us (even when we're ready to give up on ourselves), and for motivating us to become better, more compassionate people. We have a long, long ways to go but at least we're finally beginning that journey.

We are deeply grateful for everything you do for us, folks. We seriously couldn't make it without you. 🙏

If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *PLEASE DO NOT FEEL GUILTY* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.

Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
GFM: https://gofund.me/12171be3

#Solidarity #BPD #PTSD #Poverty #MentalIllness #MutualAid @mutualaid

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200d

Following our reporting, Connecticut legislators overhauled the state’s towing law last year to make it more fair for low-income residents who couldn’t afford the fees to get their cars back.

But we found that some towing companies aren’t following the new rules.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-companies-ignore-new-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Connecticut #Towing #Cars #Law #Poverty #Housing #Landlords

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134d

Note from Sabi
"Goal unmet AGAIN... Our acct is overdrawn

By some grace of the universe income (Mom's SS) that could have gone to gas, laundry, hygiene like pads and FOOD for the MONTH was all used for housing became "available"

As expected movement stalled as soon as Todd was too exhausted to post overnight"

https://ko-fi.com/post/Goal-unmet-AGAIN--Our-acct-is-overdrawn-L0C222H4MO

#SabiLewSounds #Traumasurvivor #CPTSD #Poverty #LightWithin #Fempreneur #MentalHealthAdvocate #LatinaMusician #DisabledArtist #DirectAid #MutualAidRequest

Fight for Sabi

Every week my friend busts her butt caring for herself and her mother while actively building a business to sustain their existence.

Now, on top of recovering from their past eviction and fundraising to keep a roof over their heads-even temporarily they are again being hung out to dry.

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70d

"Speak not of liberty, poverty is slavery!" Pëtr Kropotkin, Anarchism: its philosophy and ideal #anarchy #poverty #liberty #philosophy

Quote card: full text of a passage by Pëtr Kropotkin, rendered in white monospaced type on a dark background with red accent bars. Source: Anarchism: its philosophy and ideal. The passage begins: "In fact, we know full well today that it is futile to speak of liberty as long as economic slavery exists. "Speak not of"...

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83d

URGENT #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay inside another day

Goal (due by 8/23 11am MST):
$20/$86

Daily shelter post:
Very happy to say that @LukeOrion and I made our goal for today inside overnight. Hoping we can keep up that good luck for tomorrow. We need to raise $86 to cover the room for tomorrow (August 23). Payment is due by 11am MST.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple with limited resources trying our best to survive. We have been dealing with homelessness for over a year. We are currently figuring out how to get back to Rapid City where Luke is from and is more affordable than our current location (Colorado). It just wouldn’t be at least for a month, and we need help getting by until then.

Please boost for us, thank you so much!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

magicalgrrrl

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81d

Rated Gali Guleiyan 7/10

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81d

Rated Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat 6/10

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Rated Underground Fragrance 6/10

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103d

#religion #poverty #starvation #catholic #catholisism #jesuschrist

Danny Neary

@itsdannyneary

Jesus:

This is my body and my blood.

Catholics: This is 100% literal, every

week we perform a cannibalistic ritual.

Jesus:

Feed and clothe the poor.

Catholics: That's actually a

complicated parable, that doesn't really mean help the poor.

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81d

*URGENT* #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple get back inside for two nights (or week)

Goal (UPDATED! needed ASAP):
$0/$82 (one night)
$0/$146 (two nights)
$0/$461 (one week)

@LukeOrion and I are currently outside. No donations since yesterday morning. Making a new post to try and get us two nights inside. Trying to raise $209 to get us back inside ASAP. If the current rate of $117 for just one night keeps up, booking two nights would save us $25. We’re both really struggling being outside right now. We just want to be able to get back inside as soon as we can.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple with limited resources trying our best to survive. We have been dealing with homelessness for over a year.

Please boost for us, thank you so much!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

magicalgrrrl

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13d

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117487352623348826

Urgent 🚨

No movement day 5
Out of meds day 3
Co pay due in 4 days

Really overwhelmed and needing support. If anyone could help at all, it would be a huge relief and help my blood sugar.

V: d_fay
P: peach77

Tags:
#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #disabled #disabledartist #DisabilityCrowdfund #crowdfund #lgbtq #queer #gay #poverty #artist #catmom @mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disabledvoices @disability @lgbtq @queer #spoonie #halloween #diabetic

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79d

September MA Request for necessities & Ongoing Laptop Fundraiser ❣

- Laptop: $25/$400 - please put "laptop" in note!
- September: $100/$550

Please read the flyers below for more detailed info! I truly appreciate any help. Even a few dollars makes a big impact.
Thank you!

Tags:
#mutualaid #directaid #disabled #artist #queer #lgbtq #poverty @mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disabledvoices @lgbtq @lgbtq@newsmast.community @creativearts @povertyandinequality #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #catmom @spoonie @queer

Urgent
Mutual aid request
Elle is a disabled diabetic lesbian who is unable to work. She lives 26% below the poverty line and needs help surviving each month.

September need is $550 all together and i currently have $450 left to go (i have raised $100)

How to help
V d_fay
P peach77

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Help needed
$400 goal
By sept 21st (ideally)

laptop broken

A disabled queer artist who cant work due to pain and illness, living below the poverty line needs your help! Shes 70% housebound, so a laptop is a lifeline.

I took it to a repair shop and was told buying refurbished is cheaper than fixing. My laptop is how i attend most of my drs appointments. And my only access to streaming media

Please put "laptop" in the note!

V d_fay
P peach77

Thank you so much

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65d

Urgent #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay sheltered

Goals:
$20/$140 (due by 11am MST Sept 10)

Hello Fedi. Really hoping that @LukeOrion and I are able to get support. We need to raise $140 by 11am MST tomorrow morning so that we can keep staying inside for two more nights. We’ve been having to use the savings we need for a car lately, and we *NEED* that to get a car so that we can get to South Dakota at the end of the month. On top of that, I need to see a dentist ASAP for an infected tooth, but can’t because we can’t afford the Uber to get there. We need to be able to get support so that we’re not indefinitely stuck in this position. We have an actual opportunity to get back on our feet again at the end of the month, but can’t if we don’t get the support to survive until then.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple that has been dealing with homelessness for over a year now. We’re trying to stay sheltered at an extended stay hotel, and get by until the end of the month when we’ll be able to move back to South Dakota and be sheltered again.

Please boost for us, thank you!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

magicalgrrrl

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64d

URGENT #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay sheltered

Goals:
$80/$160 (due by 11am MST Sept 11)

Feeling a little bit disappointed and frustrated. @LukeOrion and I didn’t get any additional donations and we ended up booking just tonight. Meaning we had to take from our car savings AGAIN, which is now several hundred dollars lower than it should be. REALLY hoping for better luck for tomorrow. The room is $150 for the next two days inside. That’s what we need to raise by the morning. If we have to keep using our car savings to stay inside we’re never going to be able to get a car and back to South Dakota at the end of the month.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple that has been dealing with homelessness for over a year now. We’re trying to stay sheltered at an extended stay hotel, and get by until the end of the month when we’ll be able to move back to South Dakota and be sheltered again.

Please boost for us, thank you!

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

magicalgrrrl

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Urgent #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay sheltered

Goals (due by 11am MST Sept 12):
$15/$65 (one night)
$15/$130 (two nights)

Kind of short on words and spoons right now. @LukeOrion and I wrote an update to our fundrazr earlier that gets into more details of our current situation and plans and why we need your support. We need to raise at least $65 by 11am MST tomorrow morning to stay inside tomorrow. If we can raise $130 we can get two nights.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple that has been dealing with homelessness for over a year now. We’re trying to stay sheltered at an extended stay hotel, and get by until the end of the month when we’ll be able to move back to South Dakota and be sheltered again.

Please boost for us, thank you!

Update with plans and details:
https://fundrazr.com/stories/1NXkT2

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

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Please uplift my friend!

Sabi is a Disabled Indigenous woman and the sole caretaker of her elderly mom who has dementia. Her mom is recovering from a hospital stay.

$171 for Nov 13th. Very Overdue!
$103 for medication for mom.

Please boost this post and contribute within your capacity! Every amount helps a lot! Let's keep them safe!

https://paypal.me/SabiLewSounds

https://venmo.com/Toadlyturtle (note Sabi)

https://ko-fi.com/sabilewsounds/goal

Our liberation is all connected!

@mutualaid @mutualaidspace @wrzky @wrzky@wrzky.com @mutualaidspace

#Disability #DisabilityCrowdfund #DisabilityMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #HelpFolksLive2026 #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid #IndigenousMutualAid #NativeMutualAid #Poverty #UrgentHelp #HelpFolksLive #Homeless #SupportDisabledArtists #Dementia #Elderly

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URGENT #MutualAidRequest to help a homeless disabled trans couple stay sheltered

Goals (due by 11am MST Sept 15):
$0/$65 (one night)

Daily Shelter post:
Giving up on asking for two days since we’ve only gotten $7 in help in the last 3 days. @LukeOrion and I need to raise $65 by the morning to cover the room for tomorrow. Hoping that things change soon, but honestly don’t have any hope and feeling abandoned.

Luke and I are a disabled and trans couple that has been dealing with homelessness for over a year now. We’re trying to stay sheltered at an extended stay hotel, and get by until the end of the month when we’ll be able to move back to South Dakota and be sheltered again.

Please boost for us, thank you!

Update with plans and details:
https://fundrazr.com/stories/1NXkT2

My Venmo, CashApp, or Luke’s PayPal
https://linktr.ee/magicalgrrrl

My Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/magicalgrrrl

#MutualAid #TransCrowdfund #DisabledCrowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #QueerCrowdfund #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #poverty

@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st

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