Rita Montoya
@Montoya4MCPS
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Mom 👦🏻👦🏻🐕🦺 | Candidate, At-Large, MoCo Cty Board of Ed | By Authority: Friends of Rita Montoya | Ignacio Sandoval, Treasurer |
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Today I joined
@MomsDemand
& MoCo advocates for gun safety to honor lives lost to gun violence & to protect our kids from future gun violence.
#gunsensecandidate
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Goooood Moooorning, Montgomery County! It’s a beautiful day to vote!
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As a kid, I stood on the picket line w/my mom to fight for benefits & fair wages for families just like ours. Today, I picked my kids up from school & we proudly marched w/teachers because budget cuts hurt our teachers, kids & families.
#mcps
#kidsfirst
#thesecutsdontheal
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Always a pleasure to see my forever law school professor
@jamie_raskin
at the voting polls!
#auwcl
#mcps
#boe
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Like every test in every classroom, there is a wrong answer, and cutting teacher positions is the wrong answer.
#mcps
#montgomerycountyboardofeducation
#fullystaffschools
#kidsfirst
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Lovely as always running into Council Member
@willjawando
at the early voting site at Veteran’s Plaza. Get out the vote!!
#montgomerycountymd
#boardofed
#mcps
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A Friday 610pm notice to principals to cut a teacher in the next few days is an embarrassment & insult to MCPS principals, educators, students & families. When times get tough, leaders know that we must
#chopfromthetop
& not from our most valuable & vulnerable.
#mcps
#boe
#mcea
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The smile on your face when you just finished your first year of instrumental music in MCPS 🎺
#fundfinearts
#mcps
#fixbrokenmusicinstruments
#boe
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Community advocacy in action! 100+ people showed up to fight against Oakview ES’ loss of 24-25 Title 1 status & secure funding. Summer school, afterschool tutoring, parent-principal coffees, and STEM classes are all potentially cut. Thanks
@TulkinAnnie
@communitycheer
#mcps
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So many wonderful events in MoCo this weekend but I couldn’t miss Cub Scout Camping! So lucky to have an amazing co-ed pack, parent leaders and enjoyable families! 🏕️ 🪵 🐻
#outdoorlearning
#cubscouts
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Celebrated
#Juneteenth
in
#Kensington
today! As a descendant of enslaved peoples (that Spanish surname isn’t ours!), I am esp. grateful for the work of the Racial Justice Comm. in educating
#mocomd
about enslavement history in our area. Honest conversation leads to progress!
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It was lovely chatting with Congressman
@MaxwellFrostFL
about the importance of public school education!
#gotv
#mcps
#boardofed
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Who’s a good dog? 🐕🦺 She hung with me until 1230am placing lawn signs at the precincts. See you bright and early at the polls!
#gotv
#mcps
#boardofed
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Bigger class sizes will undoubtedly affect students with 504s and IEP’s as overburdened teachers will understandably have a hard time complying with the various requirements while managing increased class sizes. Our kids deserve better.
#mcps
#specialed
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It’s an honor to be awarded the 2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction. Gun violence prevention and gun safety are critical to providing kids with safe school environments.
#momsdemand
#gunsafety
#momsdemandaction
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Happy 1st Pride Poolesville! Many thanks to Dave & Sandy from Locals for donating this amazing space; Angela from Riverworks for bringing the Afro-Latin fusion & most importantly, the
#Poolesville
community for welcoming me to the fun!
#pride
#mocomd
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Couldn’t miss Global Bites in
@Rockville411
! Solar cooked brownies by
@rockvillesci
, food from around the globe & Lion Dance performance Shaolin Hung Fut Kung Fu School.
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As a current
@mcps
parent, I am horrified that a school principal would perpetrate violence on a child at their school. Thank you
@RockvilleCityPD
for doing your best to keep our children safe!
@mocoboe
After a joint investigation by the RCPD and the Montgomery County State’s Attorneys Office into an assault on a student at Ritchie Park Elementary, Andrew Winter has been charged.
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I’m so grateful for the opportunity to stand on the stage with
@davidjtrone
@AdamSchiff
@MartinezforMD
and
@Teresa_Saavedra
to speak to MoCo residents about the importance of this election and getting to the polls!
#GOTV
#montgomerycountymd
Just stepped off the stage in Silver Spring with Congressman
@AdamSchiff
, Delegate
@MartinezforMD
,
@Montoya4mcps
, &
@Teresa_Saavedra
!
Our democracy needs us now more than ever! As Senator, I promise to protect our democratic values and build a stronger, more equitable Maryland!
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From the softball diamond to the classroom to the courtroom & the voting polls, my Papa has always cheered me on & reminded me that I can do anything I set my mind to because that’s who I am. Happy Father’s Day to my number one fan! ⚾️ 👩🏽🎓👩🏽💻🗳️❤️
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One thing we all agree on is that our kids need schools with fully staffed teachers and reduced class sizes. Please March to Support MCPS Educators on Monday 6/10 from 430-630 at Veterans Plaza.
#mcps
#supporteducators
#kidsfirst
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Starting my day
@glenechopark
for Pride Family Day! Come check it out, chat w/CM Glass & staff and don’t forget to vote for your favorite carousel ride 💫
#pride
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FREE Summer meals for kids 18 & under. No identification or registration required. Just show up. Call 211 or Text “Food” to 304-304 for site info.
#mcps
schedule is below.
#montgomerycountymd
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Sneak peek of the Montgomery Blair HS Oliver cast!! The 1st show is this Friday at 7pm. Support kids in theatre arts!!
#mcps
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Thank you for your vote of confidence
@JheanelleW
!
📍The Maryland Presidential Primary Election is on May 14 and Early Voting will start May 2-9! Here are my picks for federal offices and the Montgomery County Board of Education.
Find your polling place and get more info on the election at
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Educators provide a valuable service to students, families & communities! This week and every week, thank you for your service!
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It is an honor to be endorsed by Progressive Neighbors. I support grassroots community organizing & agree we need “schools that give all students an opportunity to reach their full potential” & that “local elections are where we can have the most impact.”
#progressiveneighbors
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People deserve to be safe, especially our most vulnerable humans—our children. Please use your voice, in whatever way suits you, to protect our kids from machine guns and violence.
#kidsfirst
Justice Sotomayor, dissenting in the bump stock case:
"Today, the Court puts bump stocks back in civilian hands. To do so, it casts aside Congress's definition of 'machinegun' and seizes upon one that is inconsistent with the ordinary meaning of the statutory text and
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@EstherLWells
@june_traicoff
@ModeratelyMoco
🎯 re ESSER funded programs. These types of special source funding – – to include grants, scholarships, etc. – – absolutely create fiscal cliffs when, after the first year or two, there is no more funding but programs are expected or relied upon to continue. Major mismanagement.
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They are my “why,” every single day, every single time. Happy Mother’s Day!
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@JoeVogel_
@EvanMGlass
Balancing the budget requires hard conversations and decisions but we can’t do that without all of the information. Please require more oversight and transparency. Our kids deserve it.
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Pride means the freedom to be who you are! I had a great time today at
@Rockville411
Pride—listening to music, chatting with community members and watching the creation of a wonderful mural. I even ran into
@April4Congress
campaign including
@fcps
SMOB Brooke Lieberman!
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Last Webelos hike. Saw this statue on the way out…On to Arrow of Light. I’m really enjoying Cub Scouts and highly recommend it.
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An evening w/the Maryland Band Directors Band—school band educators, most from Montgomery County!
@mcps
students are lucky to have them!
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Greater transparency in MCPS is long overdue. Thanks
@CMEvanGlass
!
Here’s my letter to the Washington Post calling for greater transparency in Montgomery County Public Schools’ $3 billion budget.
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As a kid, unions fought for my family’s health benefits & fair wages. If elected, I’ll fight for our teachers & their families.
#mcps
#mcea
#UnionStrong
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Shoutout to my kids for joining us and to my Mama for teaching me about the power of labor unions ❤️❤️❤️
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After many requests by MCCPTA, I’m grateful to MD Leg & Gov for stepping in to force the MoCo BOE to provide gun safety info to families. Signed 4/25/24, HB0416 req’s public school systems to inform parents of MD gun storage laws each school year.
#mcps
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@dingle_kerry
@JeremiahRabitor
I agree with you. Until we get that information, that audit, that accountability, it’s our kids who suffer. I’m going to keep fighting to get all of that—as I know many of you will too—but until then our kids’ schools need more funding. We really are fighting for the same thing.
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@SchShosh
Exactly. And many also have kids in MCPS. Consistency is key for kids and having to move and change schools is not good for our teachers’ children either.
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MS Social Studies teacher: don’t defund Go Guardian. Make more difficult for students to learn. Biggest challenge is keep kids attn. Teachers need to be able to monitor. MCPS: agree—not removing monitoring tool; using different cheaper tool next yr.
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Welcome to MCPS, Dr. Taylor! I wish you the best during this time of transition and look forward to your leadership!
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Just as we should not cry about the cut of the MCPS medical office when we don’t bat an eye at cutting a school for sick kids, we should not highlight a program as a MCPS badge of honor when its students & staff are fighting for it to stay alive.
#mcps
#budgetcuts
#tonedeaf
#boe
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@EstherLWells
@ModeratelyMoco
@Karadowd
The redundancies is a great place to start. I think Julie Yang raised this at some point (why is MCPS paying for what should be county/state services)? Do you remember that
@EstherLWells
?
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Many thanks to
@AIMforPower
for hosting this powerful advocacy event for universal pre-k in Montgomery County! As a Head Start grad, I strongly support universal pre-K!
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As a
@mcps
parent, I am grateful for brave students, teachers and assistant principals like those at Ritchie ES for protecting our children. ALL kids deserve to be safe at school.
@mocoboe
As a current
@mcps
parent, I am horrified that a school principal would perpetrate violence on a child at their school. Thank you
@RockvilleCityPD
for doing your best to keep our children safe!
@mocoboe
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@SmPotatoes
I’d also forgo the $50k rent for the new BOE space and hold mtgs at high schools—like the budget forum held at Blair HS. That obviously doesn’t get us to 30 million but you can see where I’m going with this…
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@afcbsupporter
@PCMC1
@CourtneyBEvans
It’s unfortunate we have to say this but BOE must follow the law & MVA community must have access to current data so they can advocate for their students, staff & school. I marched w/MVA today & it sounds like they got data to the BOE on their own? It shouldn’t be this hard.
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@bnhowe
@ModeratelyMoco
The lack of engagement on the issue by the BOE is very concerning. I hope they show up to the community meeting next Friday. I will be there.
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Support
@MBHSmusic
! Your purchase supports the Blair HS Music Dept and helps kids thrive 🎷 🎻 🎺
Prices are 30-50% off retail, and the Music Department receives a portion of the sales to help with much-needed repairs and upgrades.
The attached flyer has a coupon for a free set of sheets with mattress purchase! PLEASE retweet and help us spread the word!
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@AaronDrol
@ShebraEvans
@Lynne4Students
@LauraStewartBoe
@FitzgeraldMofor
@Bethany4BOE
@RebeccaOnBoard
Thanks for asking!
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Vote Catherine Ladd, a 1st grade teacher at Wood Acres Elementary in Bethesda (MCPS), for the Reader’s Digest America’s Favorite Teacher Contest!
#mcps
#montgomerycountymd
Local Teacher is Semi-Finalist in “America’s Favorite Teacher” Competition
Click below for full article.
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@EstherLWells
@dingle_kerry
@AaronDrol
@mocoboe
@ShebraEvans
@Lynne4Students
@LauraStewartBoe
@FitzgeraldMofor
@Bethany4BOE
@RebeccaOnBoard
@Vote4RickyFMui
@ZimmermanforBOE
@BrendaMDiaz4BOE
@AbyThioye
I’m honestly still trying to figure it out. They fussed already about it this morning when I mentioned it—another challenge for parents.
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@dingle_kerry
@AaronDrol
@mocoboe
@ShebraEvans
@Lynne4Students
@LauraStewartBoe
@FitzgeraldMofor
@Bethany4BOE
@RebeccaOnBoard
@Vote4RickyFMui
@ZimmermanforBOE
@BrendaMDiaz4BOE
@AbyThioye
Not a fan. Will see how it goes Monday w/2nd & 4th graders.
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These amazing MD high school are here w/me at the Senate Finance Committee to testify in favor of SB 571 Maryland Kids Code.
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Lots of events this month including this Wednesday’s Community Engagement Session about Special Education at 7pm via Zoom. Please join me!
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@ModeratelyMoco
@ShebraEvans
@Lynne4Students
@LauraStewartBoe
@FitzgeraldMofor
@Bethany4BOE
@RebeccaOnBoard
@Vote4RickyFMui
@ZimmermanforBOE
Thanks for asking!
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Accountability is key
Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board Seeking Applicants
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@wolverinevv1
@MrsMasiello
@MCPS
@MoCoCouncilMD
So little faith
@wolverinevv1
! It’s ok; I’ll still fight for your kids too! And thanks for caring about our kids so much that you ran for BOE!
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Special thanks to all of my supporters, endorsers and contributors locally and nationwide~ WE DID IT!!
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@Dawn_LCPC
@BrendaMDiaz4BOE
@Bethany4BOE
@ShebraEvans
@RLynneHarris
@FitzgeraldMofor
@LauraStewartBoe
@ZimmermanforBOE
@Vote4RickyFMui
@RebeccaOnBoard
@AbyThioye
Thanks for helping the community access this important information!
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@rmaterese
@PCMC1
@MCPS
My high school in California did. Opened up space for me to take another class or have an end of day free period to practice my sport.
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Wonderful student art show today at Quince Orchard HS! Thanks
@QOHSPrin_Thomas
for letting the community know how amazing your students are! You can also drop off your ballot out front.
#supportart
#mcps
#GOTV
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@ModeratelyMoco
@Karadowd
The reduction of teachers; cutting the medical office; cutting MVA—those are allocations which are less than they were previously. I agree the overall budget allocated by the County Council is not less (or a “cut”) but the categorical allocations by MCPS & BOE are.
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Informative & collaborative connection & conversation this morning with MCPD—who are officers AND parents—about safety in our schools
@MCPS
@mcpdced
@2dCommander
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@EstherLWells
@AdamPagnucco
I also wonder if there are certain math content areas showing patterns of low proficiency. All of this plays a part in determining a solution. 2/2
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@QOHSPrin_Thomas
@PorscheShanelle
@mcpsequityteam
This look great! I am disappointed, however, to see that Native American & Indigenous students are not included.
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The kids & I had a blast this morning
@I_Stage
—laughing for an hr is a great way to start the day! Esp. ❤️ed references to
@Rockville411
,
#passover
#juneteenth
& the 495! If you think your kids are too old, they’re not!
#kidstheatre
#wheresmsnelson
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@EstherLWells
@dingle_kerry
@AaronDrol
@mocoboe
@ShebraEvans
@Lynne4Students
@LauraStewartBoe
@FitzgeraldMofor
@Bethany4BOE
@RebeccaOnBoard
@Vote4RickyFMui
@ZimmermanforBOE
@BrendaMDiaz4BOE
@AbyThioye
We haven’t received the 4th grade packet yet. I think we’ll have to spread it out too. All at once won’t work for us.
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Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day. I wore orange because our kids deserve to go to school without fear of gun violence. THIS mom demands ACTION!
#gunsensecandidate
#kidsfirst
#momsdemandaction
#safeschools
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@kerszi
I love this! Thank you! I’ve worked with my kids on Google app projects in the past and this will give them some new ones.
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It was an honor and a privilege to advocate for our kids and the privacy of their data before the MD Senate Finance Comm. My written testimony is below.
#SB571
#MDKidsCode
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Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day! Here’s to current, retired and aspiring teachers!!
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Many thanks to
@NataliFGonzalez
@afrithrive
@Habitat_org
and most importantly the Kemp Mill ES community for allowing me to take part in the clearing!
Over 50 community members came together today to help us clear the area for our urban farm. Thank you all for your dedication and love. Photos of before and after the clean up 💚
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Parenting can be hard and we’re all doing the best we can. As we head into
#mcps
#springbreak
, may we all find some time to truly take a break.
This is your reminder that you don't need to know everything in order to be an awesome parent. For more resources on helping your kids to grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, visit .
#EmotionalWellbeing
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URGENT need for diapers & wipes in
#mocomd
. Please donate to: THE UPCOUNTY HUB
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, MD 20874
240.912.1077
Urgent call for diapers! Families in our community urgently need diapers in sizes 1 and 2 for their new kiddos THIS WEEK. Please consider donating and helping our neighbors in need. We will accept donations at our offices Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Baby wipes also! 🙏
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Let’s talk about Special Education tomorrow at 7pm via Zoom! All welcome. Register here:
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As you go about your weekend, take a moment to ask yourself why and what we as adults can do about it.
#mcps
#education
#montgomerycountymd
#publicschools
Why are people who have disabilities still not treated well in public school, even after all these years of progress?
It makes me sad when I look at the news and see stories about students who have autism and other disabilities not being treated well in school.
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@ModeratelyMoco
@DKaplanFox5DC
I care, have young MCPS kids and get heavily involved. It’s possible.
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