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Wicker Park Fest: Way More than Just Big Glasses!
| Friendly people near the South Stage, Saturday  | With the debris cleared away, the chalk marks on the pavement faded, and few if any heart-shaped sunglasses or servings of sangria spotted on the street, it seems like the weekend's festivities were a waking dream, albeit a vivid one which lasted two days and involved a lot of photographic memories.
There's no question whether or not a fun time was had at the Annual Wicker Park (and Kids) Fest, which benefits the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and Jose de Diego Community Academy.
Sidika, also rockin' the big glasses  | On Sunday evening, as North Stage headliner Baroness played one of its last few songs, I was walking out of the fest just before noticing an empty chair next to Sidika, right. She chatted me up in broken English before we both gave up on any semblance of an interview. She jotted down her son's phone number on my notepad.
More friendly people, just north of the middle stage  | "My mom told me someone took her picture," Suleyma, Sidika's son, said when I called him the next day. "My mom is 83 years old," he said, adding that they've enjoyed going to street fests together since moving from Turkey to Chicago in the 1990s.
In addition to the music on three stages (the coverage of which I will cede to this Metromix album and the Underground Bee, which covered and photographed Saturday night bands Cap'n Jazz and their opener, Mission of Burma), there was a Kid's Fest, and many unique vendor booths. I enjoyed chatting with these two lovely ladies from Creative Claythings in nearby West Town, Jorge from Logan Square who sews wrestling masks, and Jen Tabor of Souldier, who layered herself with Jen of Souldier  | recycled and vintage guitar straps for an impromptu photo shoot. A few booths away, Justin, founder ofHot Temper Hot Sauce, showcased his wares on a rotating trivet he'd made from recycled vinyl records.
Jeanette of i2we  | Jeanette Srivastava, founder of Immigrants to Women Empowered, or i2we, played hostess to a busy booth full of shoppers eyeing backpacks, purses, wallets, totes, and bracelets made from reclaimed materials sporting Inside the i2we booth  | unique sayings and prints of butterflies and cats.
Jeanette was teaching English as a Second Language to Asian immigrants when she discovered a common thread--no pun intended--with her students. One of them also enjoyed crafting and sewing just as Jeanette's been doing since the age of eight. Jeanette taught the women how to sew each bag she designed, and in one month the women made all the inventory she's been featuring over the past year and profiting from the sales she makes at shows like the Wicker Park Fest. It has even inspired spin-offs like Maddie's Mitzvah Project, wherein a young teenager named Maddie is partnering with Asma, a local immigrant, to produce and sell Asma's hand sewn bracelets and tie-dyed backpacks, the proceeds of which go to Asma's son's education.
"I tell people that your money travels about four miles," Jeanette said, noting that she lives in the neighborhood and operates i2we out of her garage. Next in "the pipeline" for i2we is a bed spread commissioned by a client using T-shirts of sentimental value. If anyone is interested in getting in touch with Jeanette to create a commissioned piece, feel free to email her or visit i2we on Etsy.
Two New Residents: Quynh, with corn, and Nolan,
both fresh outta Minnesota  | Because we've been walking around the
neighborhood more than 65 weeks now, taking pictures, many of the faces I ran into at the fest were familiar ones, and
at times the affair felt more like a county fair than an anonymous street fest
in one neighborhood of a very big city. Thank to all who allowed me to take your picture during the festival and to the new local readers we added, like Quynh and Nolan, right, who I met as they were walking away from the fest with an ear of corn in tote-- likely the only time pedestrians have ears of corn in their hands. The couple said they just moved here to Wicker Park. Welcome! Rest assured there are not street fests every weekend. Whew!
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News just in.......We're happy to report this was a busy week for
residential closings in "Bucktown" defined as between North Ave and the
90/94 Expwy and Ashland and Western. There were 13 closings! Of the 13, 7 were
"attached" (6 of these were condos and 1 was a townhouse), 2 were
"multi-units" (a 2 flat at 2161 Claremont in need of complete rehab
closed for $285,000 and a 3 flat that appeared to be in very good
condition with a 1st floor owners unit at 1940 Honore closed for
$530,000). This buyer appears to have gotten a very good deal on a
solid building. 4 of the 13 were detached single families.
The
lowest closing was a 2-way-tie. Baer Lofts, a building at 1927
Milw., has had a rough go selling out. With a few changes in
listings brokers they closed 2 1 bed/1 bath units, #301 and #401 for
$172,500 each. Both were listed this time at
$195,000. So they each closed for 88.4% of their current list price. Both sold in 2 days. However, this quick market time is somewhat
deceiving given the long history this property has in attempting to sell
out.
The highest closing was again a single family. This week a
5 bed 3.1 bath home at 1644 North Wood sold for $1,375,000 or 95.8% of
its current list price in just 15 days. The former owner had purchased
this property in October 2008 for $1,515,000. This resale closed for
$140,000 or 90.75% of its 2008 price. It appears given the market and
other recent closings that this seller got very lucky.
And
unfortunately again this week there was another distressed sale. This
week it was a foreclosed property at 2241 West Wabansia Unit 101. In 52
days this property sold for $315,000 which was 89.6% of its original
list price of $351,450. The bank took 2 price reductions over the 52
days in order to get it
sold. The most recent price that triggered the sale was $317,205. So
in essence this property sold for close to 100% of the reduced list
price. In October 2006 the prior owner paid $480,000. This resale
(while it needed a little cleaning up and appliances) sold for a
$165,000 loss. Ouch!! The good news is that Bucktown has very little
distressed property activity as compared to other areas in the city.
If
you have any additional questions about these closings or anything else
real estate related, or would like a complimentary CMA of your property
or the full scoop on home buying and selling in the Bucktown/Wicker
Park area please contact Marna Spizz, our residential closings
columnist, via email, or or 312-543-2259. She'd be happy to
meet with you in RealSpace!
| (Do you have a lead regarding an opening? Is there a commercial or space you are curious about? Send an email and we'll do our best to follow up. Click here to see last week's Spaces column.)
Ora Dental Studio plans to open Aug. 10, per a sign.
Reuben sandwich at Wicker Basket  | While clean and crisp aren't words I'd usually associate with a Reuben sandwich, the one enjoyed at the new Wicker Basket, 2113 W. Division, was both of those adjectives, and delicious, too. Props to the quiet back area of two-tops reminiscent of Sweet Thang on North.
 Let's Go Diner, opened in March of 2009 to much excitement, at least on this blog post I wrote shortly before I began a more formalized e-newsletter, Street Scene, initially for former advertising sponsor the Wicker Park Chamber of Commerce. In this first issue of Street Scene, we featured then newcomers Let's Go, iCream, and Birchwood Kitchens. Per an employee we chatted up, the Wolf's Den is under new ownership and offers byob and free wifi with purchase.
Mark of Tres Bien  | Also under new ownership is Tres Bien Nails,1939 W. Division. New owner Mark worked in the automotive repair business from 1974 until just a few months ago, when a friend alerted him to the business for sale. "I love this neighborhood," Mark told me when I popped in. "The people here are all really terrific." Mark commutes to Wicker Park from Schaumberg, though hopes one day to relocate closer to the salon.
As reported previously in Spaces, "The Living Room" at 1630 N. Milw. is home to a future Jewish Community Center, to be run by the Chabad of Bucktown. An art gallery space on its first floor recently wrapped up a show curated by Praksis. In conjunction with the Wicker Park Fest, a reception for visiting pop artist rabbi Yitzchok Moully and West Bucktown artist Dimitri Pavlotsky took place this past Saturday.
Artist Dimitry Pavlotsky, flanked by two versions of himself  | We enjoyed the work of both unique but very different artists.
Dimitri, right, noted that a reduction in hours at his full-time gig resulted in more time for painting. It seems he needed a No windows and an airier, friendlier bar space at The Flat Iron!  | creative outlet, based on the volume of work on the walls and the fact that the impetus for this show was wanting to clear out some space at his home. In addition to the self portraits, we enjoyed these works too. Dimitri is a member of the Chicago Artist Coalition.
A few new tenants have joined the newly constructed MB Bank building at Ashland and Division, per this sign.
 In remodeling news, Skewers, 1560 N. Damen, recently replaced the tall tables in its lounge area with low and comfy couches--no photographic evidence of this since the camera was finally retired in favor of a laptop and a need to start compiling today's issue! The Flat Iron Bar added a new sign and knocked out its windows to make way for alfresco bar-to-sidewalk relations, just in time for this past weekend's Wicker Park Fest.
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by Dina Petrakis
of Littlerock Remodeling Consultants
| I grew up in Freeport, Illinois, and moved to Chicago after finishing
college. I've worked in the construction industry since 1984, doing many
different kinds of projects. I love the process of transformation.
Every project is different, but each builds on what's there and the work
already done--you can't do drywall before the infrastructure is
complete.
 I discovered Humboldt Park about 15 years ago when I
was living in Logan Square. In the years since then it has undergone its
own transformation--restoration of the boat house, a huge investment in
stone work and native plantings, and recreation of Jens Jensen's
Prairie River. The improvements, or maybe just the time I have spent
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(Note: An opening reception for AYIHP is slated for Fri., Aug. 13, 6 to 8 PM, 1359 N. Sacramento in the Humboldt Park boat house.)
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Rats and the City
by Nandika Doobay
| Local resident Isabel de la Fuente
recently reached out for help from her fellow neighbors on the Bucktown Facebook page regarding what she believes to be an infestation of rats
in her area. "My neighbors have been complaining about the problem in
their back gardens and I now have also been experiencing these pests in
my garden during the day," Fuente told The Pipeline. "When I walk my
dogs I see these creatures running down the alley and also down the
streets."
 Of course, rats are a nuisance in all urban
areas, but besides carrying disease and destroying property, the large
Chicago rats that roam the streets can also give you a case of the
creeps. According to a City of Chicago website, the species of rat in
question is called the Norway Rat, though it has nothing to do with
Scandinavia and originated in Asia centuries ago.
They dwell in burrows
under the ground, and have incredibly hard teeth which can gnaw through any
softer materials such as wood or plaster. They can tread water for
three days, are excellent climbers, can crawl through a hole the size
of a quarter, and survive a five-story fall. Basically, they are the
Chuck Norris of rodents, sans the roundhouse kicks.
Mike O'Connor, Rose Pest Control/Pipeline file photo from when we chatted him up on bed bugs last year  | Mike
O'Connor of Rose Pest Solutions, 1809 W. North, said he hasn't seen a
significant increase in rat problems, but did give us a few tips for
business and home owners to keep the rats from taking over their
property:
* Make sure all trash goes into bins and that the lids are tightly shut.
* Remove weeds and overgrowth where rats can hide.
* Dispose of all pet waste. Apparently, dog feces is a favorite rat snack.
If
you do notice an infestation, you can contact Rose Pest Solutions, who
are celebrating 150 years in the extermination business. They will come
out the same day and have a multitude of ways to combat your rodent
problem.
Created in 1994, Mayor Daley's Dumpster Task
Force will issue "Rat Stoppage Tickets" to property owners who allow
exterior building conditions that provide harbors for the pests. If
you notice any overflowing refuse receptacles or trash placed outside
of a secured bin, be sure to report it by calling 311.
-ND
(Ed. Note: Gotta love deadline day procrastination. I just learned, also via the city's rat site, that "Female rats can become impregnated 48 hours after giving birth." WTF?!)
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 COMMUNITY NEWS
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News just in... Buy Fromm at Doggy Style, Save a Stray!
For the month of August, Fromm Family Foods will be
donating 10% of the cost of every Fromm item purchased at Doggy Style Pet Shop to Alive Rescue. Alive is a no-kill dog and cat
rescue organization that has helped place hundreds of pets with their
forever homes. Doggy Style has worked on a number of fundraising
events with Alive and love all of the hard work they do to help
homeless cats and dogs.
Currently, Alive is trying to raise money to
cover vet bills for 10 puppies in their care suffering from severe
demodex mange. You can do your part to help just by shopping for your Fromm products at Doggy Style Pet Shop, 2023 W. Division St.
Do you have a pet? Sign up for Doggy Style's e-newsletter here!
| In last week's issue we reported that Bucktown's Holstein Park's pool is open. Per an update from Friends of Holstein Park, the pool was closed for a few days poststorm due to a failed electrical generator. The power has since been restored. The latest e-newsletter from Friends of Holstein includes important fall registration deadlines, an update on renovations, a call for volunteers, and more!
Charles Wicker Statue,
April 2009  | In other park news, Doug Wood of the Wicker Park Garden Club wrote in with some very good news concerning the return of Charles Gustavus Wicker to the park which bears his name. As reported here, the statue was vandalized in August of 2009, and is now in the hands of a restoration specialist thanks to Micheal Fus and his colleagues at the Chicago Park District, who got the paper work approved to proceed with the restorative work, one third of which will be funded with a grant from the SSA #33/WPB. If all goes well, Mr. Wicker, who was known for saying, "When something needs to be done, just do it," should be back by Halloween though don't quote me on any of this, please. Construction takes long enough; I'm not sure how reconstruction goes.
A few members of the 'Hermitage Triangle NeighborSpace Garden, l to r:
Olga, Justin, Ala, and Bruce  |
As reported previously, the NeighborSpace Community Garden behind the Bucktown Wicker Park library is underway. The next meeting is tonight (Wed); interested gardeners are encouraged to email Alana to be added to the list. Another community NeighborSpace Garden of note is the "Hermitage/Ellen/Wolcott Triangle," which I was alerted to this past week by Bruce of Green Hermitage Triangle Garden  | Roof Growers. Bruce wrote a blog post about the garden which goes into more depth than we can this week, though check out a story from August of 2009 when we featured the Green Roof Growers. Bruce and 12 of his neighbors tend to plots at Hermitage Triangle, with five gardeners currently on the waiting list.
Elina  | Also reported on last week, the SSA #33 WPB 'Make Believe' installations are underway now through Oct. 27 and are a lot of fun to interact with, as people were doing all throughout the weekend's festival. I came across a fest-goer who is a photography student taking a photo of herself in a Mastercard advertisement in the 1300 block of N. Milw this past Sunday. "It's fun, it's very Make Believe display (Team Robinson)
on Milw. Ave.  | interactive," Elina said of the display. I agree. Not a fan of Mastercard or commercial ads? Check out this self-guided tour of the 10 Make Believe storefronts and cast your vote! The winning team, determined by voting, will receive a $5,500 prize. I'm having a difficult time selecting a favorite since so many are standouts. Do any readers (who are not participating in the contest or connected to it) have a unique take on a Make Believe display? Let us know and we will feature your stories and images in the coming weeks!
WGN News featured a segment on text alert messages for street sweeping, slated to begin this month. For 1st Ward Alderman Proco Joe Moreno's news, click here.
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UP CLOSE: 'Born to Raise Hell," or Buy Bricks...
| Marvin Cruz feeds Bugsy a peanut on the sidewalk in front of Plateau Auto Wash, 1850 N. Western  | A tattoo on his bicep says, "Born to Raise Hell," and he's back on home turf
after spending time in Detroit playing the part of "Timo," an ex-con on parole in the next Harold and Kumar movie. But if you watch Marvin Cruz, owner of the newish Plateau Car Wash on Western feed peanuts to his
parrots, or hear him speak fondly of his deceased father, to a complete
stranger on the street (me!) you know all of that toughness is just an
illusion.
"You've written about my car wash before?" Marvin, who'd never heard of The Pipeline, asked, a bit incredulous. I mentioned I featured the car wash in "Spaces" when it opened, and referenced one of his customers, Hector, which made me a bit more believable since he knew Hector. I then apologized for my harried state, attributed to a rare "afternoon off', and in fact was en route home
from a long lunch at Belly Shack. Though I escaped Belly Shack without documenting anything, it was the parrots and Marvin's tattoos which put me over the edge and inspired today's Up Close.
Marvin and Edward James Olmos on the movie set in Detroit,
July 2010/photo courtesy of Marvin  |
Marvin describes what he does as "buying bricks," and credits his success to staying clear of drinking and drugs. He reckoned aloud that he's had maybe 10 beers in the past 47 years. From the age of 18 he began to work construction jobs and help his father rehab the properties they snapped up in the 1970s. Marvin recalled a home in the 1900 Block of north Wolcott that his fathered purchased for $18,000, and a place at Armitage and Seminary they'd gotten for $12,000, rehabbed, and sold many years later for $120,000. Recently, the second owner of the home sold the property for $1 million. Today Marvin owns and operates various apartment buildings, a car wash, and a beauty salon, when he's not tending to parrots Bugsy and Clyde, who are a big hit with customers of all ages. As for the acting gigs, he's been an extra in various films, but the Harold and Kumar movie, slated to hit Hollywood screens just in time for the holidays, is his first speaking role. Congrats!
Do you have a lead for a unique local person that we should feature in a future Up Close column?
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RANDOM ETC: Because sometimes the best moments are had by  wandering and listening to music and drinking coffee, this section is sponsored by DeciBel Audio, 1429 N. Milw., 773-862-6700. .
Pop in at DeciBel and use the code "Pipeline" to receive a 10% discount on your next purchase or audio installation over $100.
| Somebody lost their Innermost Thoughts near Damen and Shiller, per this sign.
In other lost and found news, Mandi of Franklin, WI, your Driver's License was found on North Ave. Email us to retrieve it! Please spread the word if you know Mandi H!
August News from Quimby's is here!
Photo of Edd Fairman by Gil Leora  | Ditto for August Listings from Gorilla Tango Theatre.... This Thursday Edd Fairman, the Wizard of Sorts, is hitting the Gorilla Tango Stage, 1919 N. Milw., at 8 PM for
"five nights of magic, comedy and mayhem," per a press release from Kelly of GTT. To
find out more about Edd and his magic, visit his web site or pop by the show.
In other theater news, Collaboraction will celebrate its 15th season in style, kicking off with a post-modern retelling of "The Arabian Nights," slated for Sept. 9.
From a nicely worded press release about an upcoming art opening...."Humor-inflected titles are based on her own e-mail spam. Pajon is an
archeologist. He sifts through boxes of memorabilia - from his family
or junk stores. He poses the question, "Can anyone tell me the story?"" Curious? Read the full release and find out where to see the Art here.
vintage shoes from store B vintage,
1472 N. Milw.  | Neat
Links is on Holiday for today's issue, as is the 'Wicker Tim' and 'Buck Lily' serial story which we regretfully canceled due to the time commitment and our weak imaginative powers, depleted in the summer heat. Many thanks to the few of you who said it was one of your favorite sections of this e-newsletter. In the meanwhile, somebody asked me about how 'Buck Lily' managed to get in a bar fight and use her shoes. Rest assured that we at the Pipeline have never been in any bar fights, and we don't condone fighting with fists or shoes, though the fictional shoes used in the fictional fight came from one of our favorite places, store B Vintage, and I don't actually own the shoes, they are in fact for sale, so hop on over to store B and find the vintage shoes as well as lots of other neat stuff!
As for links, check out this Sun-Times interview with Sean of Red & White Wines, spotted in a print
edition of the newspaper this past week, and be sure to 'follow'
@peacelovegoat, the Bucktown Community Organization's Twitter Feed! Via @peacelovegoat who did a bit of 'tweet research,' all of the commotion in front of Feast on Damen that was reported by readers to me yesterday (Monday) can be attributed to a new commercial for Dell. (Now I'm really glad I didn't drag my Mac over there on deadline day to see what was up!) And one final link, out of the neighborhood, but spotted on Reader web editor Whet Moser's Twitter stream, and introduced by Whet as "one of the most remarkable pieces of writing i've read in awhile," via @athenaehttp://is.gd/dOGiC." Agreed.
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 The Week Ahead
is Proudly Sponsored by Jackson Junge Gallery
Pop by the window of JJ2 and say 'hello' to former governor Blago, who came into the gallery via artist Thomas P. Joyce, who recently won Chicago magazine's Blago Portrait Contest!
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Wed. Aug. 4, 6 to 9 PM
Free Tarot Readings
1721 N. Damen (caffe De Luca)
 Wed. Aug. 4, 7 PM
Bucktown Community Garden Meeting
1925 W. Cortland (Lottie's Pub, Lower Level)
Thurs. Aug. 5, 6:30PM
First Ward Thursdays
1935 W. Chicago (Cleo's)
Fri. Aug. 6, 9 AM to 2 PM
17th Annual All Kids and Family Health Fair
3840 W. Armitage (Mozart Park)
Fri. Aug. 6, 6 to 10 PM
WPB First Fridays
1579 N. Milw. (Flat Iron Arts Building)
Fri. Aug. 6, 6 to 9 PM
Opening: Revisionists' Realities: A Group Show
1431 N. Milw. (Eye Want Eyeporium Gallery)
Inside the Three Birds Gallery  |
Fri. Aug. 6, 6 to 9 PM
Closing Reception for Installation Artist Mary Grisey
Opening of new work from Four Other Artists
1323 N. Milw (Three Birds Gallery)
Sat. Aug. 7, 6 to 10PM
Opening: Shawnimals Monster Mash
1800 N Milw. (OhNo!Doom Gallery)
Sun. Aug. 8, 8 AM to 2 PM
Wicker Park Farmer's Market
1425 N. Damen (Park Grounds)
Fri. Aug 13, 6 to 8 PM
Opening Reception: A Year in Humboldt Park
1359 N. Sacramento (Humboldt Park Boathouse)
'Homeless Pop Art Cats' (unauthorized title) by Derek Erdman/(photo lifted too)  | Sat. Aug. 14, 6 to 11PM
Closing Reception:
Without WAX: 14 Years of Derek Erdman in Chicago
High Concept Laboratories
Sun. Aug. 15th
Movies in the Park: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
1825 N. Damen (Churchill Park)
Friday, Aug 27, 6 to 9 PM
Opening Reception:
Storm Chaser- Photography by David Mayhew
1389 N. Milw. (Jackson Junge)
Sun. Aug. 22, 11AM to 10PM
Mo'Rockin 2nd Annual Fashion Fest
1728 W. Division (Moonshine)
Photographer Mary Economidy, at the Bucktown Arts Fest, 2009  | Sat. Aug. 28, Sun Aug. 29, 11AM to 7 PM
The 25th Annual Bucktown Arts Fest
2300 N. Oakley (Senior Citizens Memorial Park)
Closing Aug 7: The Art of Touring
Closing Aug. 15: No
U-Turn, Bruce Holwerda
Closing Aug. 20: 2nd Anniversary Show
Featuring New Work by Three Artists
Closing Oct. 29: 10 neighborhood wide 'WPB Make Believe' window displays
'Pop Art Rabbi' Yitzchok Moully in
'The Living Room'  | Through 8/31 Psychobaby is holding a School Supply Drive to benefit the Association House.
Ongoing: A portion of proceeds from the purchased works of Pop Art Rabbi Yitzchok Moully and West Bucktown artist Dimitri Pavlotsky will benefit The Living Room. Send an email for more information on The Living Room or to see the art.
Through mid-Sept, Pipeline sponsor Lenny & Me, 1459 N. Milw. is holding a raffle to benefit the Arts Programming at the Inter-American Magnet School, which cut its arts programming, affecting 700 students and their parents, who are hosting creative fundraisers all over the city to help fill the $80,000 budget gap. Adults who are not sure how they would have gotten through school without an art elective are encouraged to pop by and vie for one of the many vintage typewriters on display at the store, or a $200 gift certificate from Lenny & Me. Raffle Corinne of Lenny & Me,
with vintage typewriters  | tickets are $5 each or three for $10. Any donation gets a free t-shirt, while supplies last!!!
(Do you have an event, sale, or non political fund-raiser taking place in the neighborhood? Email us. We regret that we cannot include any events outside of Wicker Park Bucktown... We are having a difficult time keeping up with these busy five streets! Readings and performances, for the time being, have been scooped by art coverage. We try to review performances as often as possible.)
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