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H&M Banner improvements

A somewhat odd creation from me, but! I have been really enjoying posing and creating poses, and in that process it dawned on me that it would be fun to have pictures of actual Sims in my clothing stores instead of the semi-ugly stuff that EA gave us. My friend at @kashmiresims was kind enough to pose out a bunch of her lovely townies for some recolors, but when I went to recolor the banner I discovered EA made the texture square. And to fit the Sim in that square, they chopped the legs off and placed them horizontally. I refuse to continue this folly, so off to fix it I went! I have three things for you today :)

1. A default replacement of the original banner, with improved mapping so that the texture is straight and easier to recolor. It was 256x256, now it is 128x512 so same total amount of pixels, it is just long instead of square. I've included redone versions of the original recolors, so they will look the same. However, if you had other custom recolors, they will be broken. Sorry, can't do anything about that unfortunately.

2. I made an add-on mesh that hangs lower because I find the original sits too high to be easy to use in most stores. It is repositoried to the original. Required the default, mapping will be wrong if you don't use the default.

3. 10 additional recolors sporting various sims from the lovely region of Kashmire, coming to your hood with their newest ad campaign. Seen in a store above, swatch below.

Installation instructions: Default file goes in zCEP-EXTRA folder in your documents The Sims 2 folder, recolors and add-on mesh goes in Downloads. Can place default in downloads too, but you won't be able to make recolors.

Download everything - Dropbox (SFS is down :() Download only meshes - Dropbox

Credits: Kashmiresims for the lovely pictures used for the recolors, as well as helping me fix the maxis recolors without them getting blurry. Thank you! :) @gayars who gave info on and tested getting SimPE to pick up on the new texture. @latmosims and @morepopcorn who taught me how to map things in Blender making this creation a possibility for me to do :)

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Optional autonomy for Pool, Poker and Mahjong

Love these group activity objects but find that Sims get annoying around them sometimes? I got some sanity help for you :) With this global mod, you can toggle autonomy off at whim and back on whenever you want.

I enjoy my sims playing poker and pool, but sometimes having these objects in a house or on a business gets annoying because the Sims are so obsessed to them. But I don't want to stop autonomy all the time because I do like them sometimes. So I came up with the idea of giving these objects an autonomy attribute, and making the interactions check what the attribute says. That way we can toggle autonomy on or off, depending on if we want the Sim to be able to use it in that moment :)

I am sure I will add more objects in future, but for now I have applied this to poker tables, pool tables, and mahjong tables. May not work on custom objects, it depends on how they were made. If you have one it's not working for, let me know and I can record a video of how one would fix it. I don't know of any right now so don't have an example to show it on :)

Download all on Dropbox (SFS is down :() Poker table only | Pool table only | Mahjong table only

Conflicts: None known. Will conflict with anything that alters the guardian bhavs of either of these objects, as well as menus. Use HCDU+ to check, it uses text lists so HCDU will not find everything.

Credits: Thank you @kashmiresims for help in testing and general encouragement to get this finished :) Thank you @simnopke for helping me spot the stupid mistake that was making the poker table not work.

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Happy Halloween!

I don't usually post stuff from my game on here, but I posed out a little themed scene this week and I wanted to share it :) I promise I will try to bring some treats as we head into the final two months of this year, I got a lot of things that are done I just need to buckle down and get to it. But in the meantime, enjoy some pictures from my 14-year old custom hood Evergreen! :)

Trick or treat! 🎃👀💀The Sawyer-family kids are enjoying their newfound freedom to do fun things by dressing up and going out and asking for candy 🍭🍪

Lulu Belle volunteered to chaperone her younger siblings, which surprised everyone, but it really shouldn't considering the Sernman-Nilsson house was among the destinations. They are finally here and Lulu is excited!

"Omigosh Karl, I didn't know you were going to be Danny this year! You look so cool!!" But of course, she knew 😉 No self-respecting teen girl will be unprepared for such an occasion! She overheard him discussing it with his buddies during lunch break, and her choice of dressing up as Sandy was most intentional. She is a smitten kitten and is just waiting for a sign that he feels the same 💘💝

"That's cool baby. You know how it is, just rockin' and rollin'."

Karl has been acting the goof ever since he grew up to a teen. Flexing, styling his hair… he thinks he's the coolest. No doubt Lulu's constant fan girling over him contributes to that belief. He's secretly pleased to see her costume matches him. Every Danny needs his Sandy, after all! 😎

Joe Bob is a little shy about this whole going around to people's houses thing, but when he's holding Anna Nicole's hand it's okay.

Her costume is his favorite, dragons are cool! And if that knight guy even thinks of coming for his dragon sister, like the knights in the stories his mother reads to him, he's going to show him what bears are made of! He can growl real scary, just you watch him! Rawr! 🐻

Tamie Lee bravely holds out her pumpkin to ask the lady in the dress for a treat. She's not sure what Halloween is but if it means she gets a bunch of candy, she's all for it! 🍭🍬🍫

Emma, the mother of this house, is very happy to see the Sawyer kids come by. She runs a play center for local kids that offers play-time for children that don't have space at home, or whose parents can't afford much toys. Karl who visited the Sawyer home once has told her how depressing the trailers these guys grew up in were, and she's been especially welcoming to the Sawyer kids ever since. These guys get extra candy rations! And an invitation to come to the play center real soon 🥰

Sigrid is pleased that her friend Junior stuck to their plan to dress up as Santa's Elves. She wishes she could go with him and his siblings on their rounds, but her parents already arranged for her to go with her cousins later. Dang parents! Maybe next year Sigrid! 🙂

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Memory creation related resources

I am streaming making custom memories, and I wanted to gather all the links in one place that I can easily point people towards. So here you go!

Original creation by DiLight

Tutorial by DiLight on making your own

My custom memory object

Picknmix additional wizards

Game icons for thumbnail creation

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Hi Gummi, I wanted to know if it's be hard to add the "elder" group to your "age groups for teleporters" mod, I use inge's cat teleporter and I'd like to have an elder option to move in townies into a retirement home. Would you consider a quick tutorial or a new version of the mod?

It is not that difficult, and actually something that's already on my list to do :) At this point I may as well do adult as well, because I'm sure that'll end up being requested too at some point xD I'm not sure when I will get around to it as my brain fog levels are pretty bad right now but it will come :)

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A really neat dorm that Shoque/StandbyEntrance was kind enough to build for my Uni that desperately needed somewhere non-maxis to live. If you are looking for a dorm, go get it! :) I'm especially fond of the eating area, and the library.

And although Standby roasts me for the choice, I think it looks very nice with this hood deco sport field by Criquette on MTS. Can't you see your Sims standing out on that narrow balcony, cheering on their housemates that are on the team? :3

Sims 2 - DuShoque Hall

DuShoque Hall, established by Lady DuShoque is one of the most prestigious dorms at the University. Sims 2 Requires All Expansions No CC You may wish to replace the interior stairs with modulars. Per Gummi. Download Links Provided Below.

Residents are greeted by our gracious founder, Lady DuShoque. The dazzling socialite was known for her generosity and contributions to academia.

The storied corridors proudly display the achievements of past residents of this elite dorm. DuShoque Hall's Alumni include many renowned artists and athletes alike. Perhaps one day your achievements will be displayed beside them.

Residents have exclusive access to state of the art exercise equipment and a cozy sound studio for practicing what your heart leads you to.

A comfortable study space overlooks the campus. When your hunger for knowledge is satisfied, the on-site kitchen will fill your stomach.

The elite students that walk our halls require a prestigious place to unwind. Two different lounge areas keep our residents entertained.

Finally, after a long day of practice, studying, and lounging, a spacious dorm to call your own.

Thank You to Gummi for the pictures and the inspiration to bring this dorm to life. As you can tell, she really enjoys it facing a CC hood deco sports field. There's also a back entrance that would complete this aesthetic or be perfect against a quad.

Downloads

Residential Version

Dorm Version

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If you enjoy taking pictures, perhaps this photography "contest" is for you :)

Sims Crafters Photography Event

We are hosting a photography event (I won't say contest because we aren't really judging but submitted photos will be put into a sims calendar for the 2025 year). The pictures need to be seasonal, holidays are welcome, and remember the calendar has both Northern and Southern hemisphere options so that if you want to shoot a Christmas scene in the summer there is a place for that picture! If you wish to join, please stop on by! and ask for a contestant role.

Pictures need to be either 512 by 512 or 1024 by 1024.

The contest will run from October 5, 2024 to November 24, 2024 so there is time to make the calendar before the New Year and before all the holidays. The calendar will be available first to Sims Crafters members as a reward for participating.

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Compatibility update & slight bug fix for dressers require laundry mod

I have updated my dressers require laundry mod, which is an add-on for the Sun & Moon laundry mod. The changes are

All versions are now compatible with Picknmix's Specific Clothing Racks mod. My file must load after WH's file.

Laundry counter now only reduces if your Sim actually makes it to the dresser and changes clothes. I placed my code a little too early and I did not pick up on this issue in my original testing, my apologies. It is now fixed.

Please visit the original thread and re-download if either of these fixes are of interest to you :)

Find original upload post here

Thank you rionaaurelius and @acoustichousemusic for the conflict report :)

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20th Anniversary of Sims 2 Gifts!

We are at two whole decades of this amazing game! May we get many more to come, because my love of this game will not run out. I still do something sims 2 related every single day and I wouldn't change it for the world! Thank you for the years of fun, and thank you sims 2 community for making the experience even better! :)

As so many are doing, I wanted to share some gifts for this happy occasion. I come bringing treats, literally and metaphorically! I have something for you, for the sims, and for the pets! Yay!

Gift for Players - Posebox function that remembers last used pose

Gift for Sims - Updated Simslice Beer Keg

Gift for Pets - Functional Pet Treat Bucket

Original plan for pets was easier stray adoption. That will be coming but I was not able to finish testing in time, so for now, they get pet treat immersion mod :) I hope you all have had a lovely Saturday with lots of Sims 2 activities and community events. If you have free time, I hope you'll check out the twitch stream train currently going on that is hosted by ChocolateCitySim and Ranabluu!

Heart Balloons by Gayars, shared for anniversary here.

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More immersive pet treats - Giving treats now requires Sims to go out and buy them!

My anniversary celebration gifts so far have given us players a treat, the sims a treat, and as a player that also enjoys having pets, I thought it might be nice to finish off by giving the pets a treat! :) I enjoy making my game more immersive, and giving my Sims reasons to go out and buy things in OFB businesses as well as more chores/responsibilities. Now if your Sims want to reward their adorable furbabies, they best get on down to the pet store and buy some delicious delectable pet goodies!

The original object used was by RetailSims, who kindly agreed to let me use her objects for my pet global mods. I have improved upon the mesh to include cat treats, remapped it a little and made it easier to recolor. I am not that great at photo-editing but thankfully the kind and generous @kashmiresims agreed to create some fresh new recolors for it, providing textures for cat/dog, big dogs, small dogs and cats :)

How the mod works 1. Mod impacts current family only, because maybe your visitors brought treats with them. I do that sometimes :P 2. Only impacts residential and apartment lots, so that if you encounter strays on community lots, or took a pet on vacation, you don't have to worry about it (unless it is an owned vacation home). 3. For active family to feed treats to pets on residential or apartment lots, they must have a treat bucket object present on the lot, with treats left. Every time you feed a pet a treat, the bucket capacity goes down. When it runs out, you have to buy a new one. 4. Default setting on bucket is 20 treats. It is controlled in BCON 1003 on the object, so if you want a different number you can easily change it :) The bucket is quite large, so 20 seems a little ridiculous, but I wanted your Sims to actually need to buy one every so often and 20 seemed a good compromise. A smaller version of the bucket will be coming eventually.

Download on simfileshare

Conflicts: None that I know of. The bucket is a new object, separate from the original so you can have both.

Credits: HChangeri at RetailSims for the original bucket object, @kashmiresims for the lovely new recolors and generally motivating me to get things done! :) @gayars, @morepopcorn, @klaartjesimblr and @crispsandkerosene who kindly helped answer various meshing questions when I got stuck during the making of the new version of the bucket. Gayars who made the very cute heart ballons, that you can get here! DeeDee for the party hat accessory that I made an object and OMSP wrangled into a pet hat :3

This was part 3 of my Anniversary Gifts, find the rest here!

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SimSlice Beer Keg Update

Why should only we get to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sims? Nah, the Sims themselves should get to enjoy turning 20 too! :) And what better way than to revive this popular old object that lets our Sims' get drunk and perhaps make some stupid decisions! Bring on the party!

I have made three changes 1. The beer keg is now refillable, like my refillable fruit punch barrel, so that you don't have to keep going into buy mode to buy a new one every time it runs out

2. A much needed family check has been added to romance interactions. I enjoy mistakes, but that is not a type of mistake that I want in my game. Flirts and engagements can now only happen with non-related targets. 3. Because simslice was paranoid about people cloning their object, they intentionally made the object hard to read. I have gone over all the bhavs, renamed them by standard naming conventions. This doesn't functionally make any difference, but if anyone would like to further improve this object, they will have an easier time of it :)

Download on Simfileshare

For those unfamiliar with this object, it is essentially a clone of the game fruit bunch barrel, but that is more adult-minded and interprets the drink as alcoholic and makes your Sims act drunk. They may throw up, they may start fights, they may flirt or propose to a Sim, and various other social interactions. They drink, they act up :P

Credits: Simslice for the original object, Rachums/@kashmiresims who gave me the idea to add refillability and family checks :)

This was part 2 of my Anniversary Gifts, find the rest here!

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Posebox 2.0 - Memory function for pose used

In 2024 I have really been getting into staging posed pictures to further enhance my stories and enjoyment of the game, thanks to inspiration and teachings by the wonderful Rachums on twitch. I enjoy it, but one of my struggles is the fact that I have very severe brain fog and remembering what the heck I used to undo it is a challenge. So I thought I'd bring my bhav-savvy, and celebrate the 20th anniversary by giving poseboxes a little quality of life addition! :)

Which is how I landed on this creation, which adds support for the posebox to remember what pose you last used.

Unfortunately I can't automatically apply it to existing poseboxes, but I can provide a base for posebox creators to use and start adding this functionality to new boxes! :) That is the creation I have for you today. It is based on the VeninOrchid base provided in the Shenanigans workshop on pose creation, but a separate clone with new guid, and my new code added. I have included creator resources (images and a video) of what is different when adding poses to this base.

Download base on simfileshare

I hope to in future also post a video on how to apply this code to already created poseboxes, for creators who would like to do it, but find it overly tedious to re-do the posebox from scratch (which yeah, that would suck!). And perhaps for simpe-comfortable posebox users to edit their favorite boxes if the original creator doesn't want to themselves :)

Credits: Kashmiresims/Rachums who inspired me to get into posing, picknmix who helped me get better at modding and helped me get to a point where I could actually know to make this, VeninOrchid who made the original base and from whom I learned to make poses myself :) Also wanted to shoutout NikkaSims who is my current favorite posebox maker, if you like posing you should definitely keep a close eye on her socials!

This was part 1 of my Anniversary Gifts, find the rest here!

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Nikkasimms has some really great poseboxes, I recommend checking her collection out if you haven't! I especially appreciate that there's lots of kid-boxes, I'm always on the prowl for ways to enrich the lives of my Sim kiddos :)

Branching Out Posebox!! These poses are made for children who like to climb! Can be used with various trees and playground equipment etc. It definitely requires OMSP's and some angles when snapping pics but is great for little monkeys! Download HERE (sfs)

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Table and Counter Controller edit has received an update by Picknmix

I have posted an update to this creation, brought to you by the wonderful Whoward from @picknmixsims. Some people were annoyed by the hours originally set by Inge and wanted it to be easier to alter the cut offs the object uses for the four parts of the day. Whoward was kind enough to modify the code to pull from a BCON, so that you can pick what you want with ease! He is allowing me to post that updated version in my original post, to have less versions of the same thing running around and make it less confusing for you all.

I have updated the files in the original post, and I am also including a second version that is set to more realistic meal times based on where I live. I chose to because I know not everyone is comfortable with SimPE, but the whole point of Whoward's update is that it is easy to edit so please make use of it and tune to your liking! :)

If this update sounds interesting to you, you can grab the new files in the orginal post.

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It's been a while but I am back with another creation! I am very excited to share this with you, because it builds upon the work of a much beloved modding duo and I love being able to contribute to work by others in the community :) If you are a user of Sun&Moon's Loads O' Laundry, have you ever found yourself wishing that your Sims would have to do laundry if they wanted access to clean clothes? I love giving my Sims chores to do, I have to do them so they do too. And in this case of laundry, I wanted their hard work to mean something by actually needing the clean laundry for something. So I created an add-on to the original, that gives dressers a clean laundry count! Now your Sims use of them is limited, and they require restocking with clean batches of laundry to be usable.

This mod is meaningless without Loads O' Laundry, which recently got an update that you can read more about here. However, the two mods are entirely separate, mine is an add-on that alters dressers. The overlap is that it uses the clean laundry pile object from Loads O' Laundry.

What the mod does - Dressers now have a clean laundry count visible to you (except some CC, see more info below) - Dressers are given a default clean laundry count of 10. Easily changed in BCON if you want a different number. Your Sims dressers will start out with this amount, both those already placed and newly purchased ones. - When your Sim uses the dresser to change their clothes, outfit change count reduces by 1 - When clean laundry count hits 0, the menu option to change clothes disappears. Your Sim has no laundry in it, so they can't change their clothes! Does not affect dressers on community lots. - All dressers (except some CC, see more info below) gain access to a new put away laundry menu, with a custom interaction to take clean laundry piles in inventory and add them to the dresser to stock up outfit changes. Available to children, teens, adults and elders.

Here is a little video showing off how it works and looks :)

Unfortunately this mod has some conflicts, and I apologize in advance for the fact that this makes downloading it a little confusing for users. I have made compatible versions so you can use it with these mods, but you'll need to figure out which version you need based on what you use. The two conflicts I am aware of is Inteen, and PregnancyWearAnyOutfit. Update: Originally conflicted with Picknmix's Specific Clothing Racks, but I have now added compatibility with that mod in all versions, just make sure mine loads last and both will be okay.

There may be other conflicts I am unaware of. Please note this mod edits text strings, which means you'll need HCDU+ to check for conflicts I may have missed. The original HCDU does not scan for text string conflicts so it might miss some. Please let me know if you find any, so I can update the information :) Now, on to the links!

If you do not use Inteen or PregnancyWearAnyOutfit, download the regular version

If you use Inteen, but not PregnancyWearAnyOutfit, download inteen compatible version here (my mod must load last!)

If you use PregnancyWearAnyOutfit, but not Inteen, download PregnancyWearAnyOutfit compatible version here (my mod must load last!)

If you use both Inteen and PregnancyWearAnyOutfit, download the version compatible with both here (my mod must load last!)

In addition, I have a second version that I made specifically for ChocolateCitySim (whom you'll find streaming Sims 2 every sunday on her twitch channel) that allows Sims to change to their pyjamas and underwear even if their dresser is empty, as a sort of "I'm out of some clothes but not others"-thing. I have not made conflict-compatible versions because it's confusing enough as is, but if you'd like the idea of this version you can get it here. Can't be used with PregWearAnyOutfit, load order will not help, you either get my mod or theirs. Can't be used with Picknmix's Specific Clothing Racks, the menu's will look weird and laundry counter will act wonky. Can be used with Inteen if loading after, though your teens will lose the ability to do romantic interactions in AL closets.

Other conflicts: JellyMeduza has their own version of this mod which offers compatibility with some mods that I do not, so if you have a conflict that isn't covered here, I would check out their post and see if perhaps it is one of the mods they added compatibility for. There are some other minor differences in functionality, but the general gist is the same :)

If you'd like some place your Sim can always change their clothes, in case of emergency, I recommend my edited towel racks that allow your Sims to change to everyday, formal and pyjamas.

Compatibility with CC dressers Unfortunately, depending on how the dresser was made, some CC ones will not be compatible with this. Depending on how much it conflicts, some may give you 10 uses before they become unusable, others will immediately be unusable. Most likely to happen in older CC, made back when it was commonplace to move pie menus to private levels. But fortunately, regular dressers with no custom functionality added are very easy to fix. I have written down instructions that you can grab here, and I also made a video tutorial here. I am very brain foggy so it might not be the clearest I've done, but hopefully it is enough to help you figure out how to do this to any dressers you use that aren't compatible. If you really can't and you desperately want to use both, assuming I am in decent shape health-wise I can help you fix it.

Please note that this method should not be applied to dressers with custom funcionality, such as the Numenor/MaryLou object that lets you buy clothes at home. Their original is unimpacted by my mod, it won't pick up on the mod but they retain their prior functionality. HugeLunatic's 4t2 versions based on Numenors were incompatible, but HL was kind enough to update her files so that there is no longer an issue. If you use her gorgeous wall-mounted dresser racks from GoS, please re-download the files. I'm not aware of any other custom functionality dressers, but if they exist they are likely to be incompatible as well. I am not making a tutorial on how to fix them as it would depend so much on how they are made, so if you have one, please let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Recommendation: There is a weird game error that is triggered by some mods, I don't know why but I know Laundry Mod is one of them (because I myself got it, and I know others that have as well after getting it). It occurred to me that some of you might end up getting that mod because of my add-on, and I realized I should preemptively address it. The error happens in the Community Lot Populator, and is of the type "Index passed to Manage Inventory out of bounds." The in-game behavior (if testing cheats is off) is that no customers show up on owned businesses. Fortunately, Chris Hatch has a mod posted in a random comment on MTS that will fix it. You'll find it here.

Credits: @sunmoon-starfactory for the original Loads O' Laundry creation that this mod builds upon, some of the code in this is repurposed from the original creation's hamper mechanics, so thank you for both the idea, the reason to make it and parts of the code :) Fireflower also kindly provided dutch translations for the new strings. @kashmiresims for testing and feedback, finding parts I had missed including, as well as hyping up the creation on her twitch streams under the name of Rachums. @picknmixsims because he teaches me so many things and a lot of what I make today is using things I learned through his help answering questions. He often helps me when I run into problems, and I lose track of which creations he directly helped so he gets a shout-out always! @nikkasimms for the awesome posed I used in the thumbnail, love your poseboxes! Rachums and picknmix were also kind enough to assist me a little with the videos, splicing stuff I couldn't myself :) Thanks guys!

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Update to modified teleporter objects

I have posted an update to the edited teleporters creation, adding three new options to the teleporter cat and the simblender. The updates includes pets, young adults and toddler option now includes babies as well. I did not include pets and YAs in the originals because the Visual Teleporter already has that functionality. But I've realized that not every person hoards mod objects the way I do :P So I decided to include them to make life easier for people in my circle that do not share my mod object obsession.

If these new options sound appealing you to, you can get them now following the links in the original post. Pets are broken down to cats and dogs, and then playable and strays. Young adults has playable and dormie townie. Babies and toddlers only seem to exist among playables in my testing, and I did not see the need to separate those so they share one category together. I have also tidied up the menu to make them less cluttered, at the suggestion of Charmful/Rachums/Kashmiresims.

Please enjoy :)

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This very cool set is finally live! Excited to have some variation in perfumes my Sims can buy :)

Exotic Perfume Stand now uploaded!

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