Jenny Irish
@jenny___irish
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Creative Writing @ASU , Common Ancestor, I Am Faithful, & Lupine ( @BlackLawrence ) Tooth Box, HATCH ( @northwesternup )
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I’m thrilled to share that my next book HATCH, an apocalyptic vision of a possible future, will be published this spring by
@northwesternup
. HATCH is available for preorder now 👶🍖🦠
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On our walk, Nellie and I found this cactus that looks like an agonized ghost bleeding from its eyes.
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Cover reveal! My chapbook of monsters LUPINE is available today for pre-order from
@BlackLawrence
http://blacklawrencepress/books/lupine/
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It’s HATCH’s official pub day! Thank you to everyone who has supported this project! ❤️
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I’m happy to be working with
@BlackLawrence
again! Lupine, a collection of dramatic monologues and prose pieces in the voices of figures who are perceived as monstrous 🐺 🧛🏻♂️ 🧙♀️ 🐍 👧🏼🦑 will be out in 2023.
"...a scarcity response. This is what drives a wolverine, in winter, to kill more than it can consume. With the first prey pulled down, a trigger is pulled in the brain, and a trigger pulled is a trigger pulled."
--from Lupine by
@jenny___irish
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ASU Casual Summer Workshop: Over the summer I facilitate a free, no-credit, casual summer workshop for creative writers, open to all genres. It meets once a week for about two hours for 6-8 weeks. This summer it will be conducted via Zoom. Contact me if interested!
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Thank you
@CatapultStory
😊! My story collection, I am Faithful, with a piece originally published in Catapult, is in the world today!
🎉Congrats to Catapult contributor
@jenny___irish
on her debut short story collection, I am Faithful! You can read one of the short stories included in the collection here: .
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HATCH, the story of an artificial womb who gains consciousness and goes on the run, learning human history and her role in the continuation of the species, is available for preorder now from
@northwesternup
🌱 🥚 👶 🍖
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“Resplendent with magnificent animals, abundant flora, and unforgettable voices, Lupine is a showcase of the dramatic monologue at its wicked best.” -Mary Biddinger, Department of Elegy 💀 Lupine is available for preorder now from
@BlackLawrence
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TOOTH BOX, UNBOXED. Enormous thanks to
@katyhoranart
,
@JessicaACuello
,
@gaylebrandeis
,
@gothratitutde
, and Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Tooth Box is here & is available through
@SpuytenDyvil
. (*hoarse whisper of horror* my second pandemic book)
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Pleased to have two pieces in
@EL_DIAGRAM
from my collection LUPINE, which is coming this spring from
@BlackLawrence
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I’m thrilled to be able to share the cover for my new collection Tooth Box, with artwork by the amazing
@katyhoranart
. Tooth Box will be out later this year and is available for preorder now from
@SpuytenDyvil
.
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"Jenny Irish writes girlhood like none other, splaying its great intensity, its loneliness, sufferings, longings, imaginings, and let-downs all."
-Jenny Boully author of The Body
Order I AM FAITHFUL at: or to support small presses.
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HATCH my collection about a metal womb who gains consciousness and goes on the run, learning human history and her own role in the species continuation in the midst of environmental and societal collapse, is available for preorder from
@northwesternup
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It’s interesting—or, I think it’s interesting—that the pieces that I like the most often take the longest time to find a home (when they do). Thanks to
@Salamander_Mag
for including “Harpy” in this beauty -packed (!!!) issue. Harpy is from my forthcoming book LUPINE.
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LUPINE has been swifted. 💀 Thank you
@tswiftasbooks
. LUPINE is available for preorder from
@BlackLawrence
.
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It’s very sweet receiving these at the end of the semester. I’m so grateful for the students I work with.
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A first sighting of HATCH in the world
@northwesternup
table among beautiful company.
We’re so excited for
#AWP24
! Even if you can’t join us in person, you can still tour the booth here.
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Look who has arrived! Thank you so much to
@BlackLawrence
and everyone who supported this book along the way! I am so happy to have I Am Faithful in the world💓
@asuEnglish
#ASUHumanities
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I’m excited to have a piece in the newest issue of
@Gulf_Coast
. I just started reading through this issue and it’s so good!
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A big thanks to
@FracturedLit
for giving space to “The Scientist” and for the nomination. Congratulations
@MarioAliberto3
.
Happy Friday to our Best of the Net Nominations! Congrats to
@jenny___irish
and
@MarioAliberto3
. We're thrilled to celebrate your writing again!
@SundressPub
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Thank you to
@POETSorg
for including HATCH on their Poetry Month Reading List! I love that HATCH is right by EXPLODING HEAD & RETRIBUTION FORTHCOMING, books I know & love by authors I know & appreciate.
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LUPINE is available for preorder now from
@BlackLawrence
. Preorders are an excellent way to support a small presses and the work they do.
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Challenging our preconceived notions of narrative, Irish lets wildness pulse at the edges of her sentences, “obscene up close,” but “all a-light…” -Jenny Molberg, Refusal 💀 Lupine is available for preorder from
@BlackLawrence
💀
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Deep in proofs for my next collection, Tooth Box. I’m so pleased to be working with the lovely people
@SpuytenDyvil
on this project—she’ll be here soon! 🦷 🩸 ♥️ ⛸ 🔪
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Look at all these beautiful chapbooks from
@BlackLawrence
. If you are at AWP visit them at booth
#1127
in the Book Fair.
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I have had a totally positive experience working with
@BlackLawrence
. Not only are the editors supportive, but there is genuine warmth among pressmates. I would encourage anyone interested to submit a manuscript or proposal. ♥️ 📚
It's our June Open Reading Period! Now through 6/30 we are accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, chapbooks, anthology proposals, and more.
We look forward to reading your work!
#BlackLawrencePress
#SmallPress
#ReadMore
#BooksConnectUs
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HATCH is an apocalyptic vision engaging with the most pressing concerns of our sociopolitical moment: reproductive rights, climate crisis, gender & racial bias in healthcare & technology, disinformation, pseudoscience, & the possibilities & dangers of artificial intelligence.
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HATCH the story of a metal womb who gains consciousness and goes the lam, learning human history as she forced to confront her role in the continuation of the species, in the midst of societal and environmental collapse, can be preordered from
@northwesternup
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Hatch, the story of a metal womb who gains consciousness & goes on the lam, learning human history & her role in the continuation of the species in the midst of societal & environmental collapse is available for preorder from
@northwesternup
.
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HATCH is a speculative collection about human rights & bodily autonomy, following a metal womb who gains consciousness and goes on the run, learning history & her own role in humanity’s legacy of violence in the midst of an environmental & societal collapse.
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I have copies of LUPINE which I would be happy to sign and pop in the mail for anyone interested in a personalized copy. Please DM me.
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Thank you so much to Sara
@the_ethelzine
for bringing would-be future-humans into the world! Sara does such incredible work!
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I'm happy to share that
@BlackLawrence
and I will be donating all author proceeds from the presale of I am Faithful to
@theYoungCenter
, which performs vital advocacy for immigrant children who enter the US alone. Order a copy here:
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I am so happy to have HATCH as part of this family of books forthcoming from
@northwesternup
.
Curbstone publishes all sorts of books, from novels, to memoirs, to essays, to translations, and more. And when it publishes poetry, those collections are inevitably extraordinary.
We can’t wait for you to see what’s coming in spring 2024.
#poetry
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The familiar made strange 🪲 The seemingly supernatural 👻
@ElectricLit
let me write about the isolating nature of uncanny and share some of my favorite uncanny books 📚
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Thank you to the amazing
@marybid
for her support of my forthcoming collection LUPINE! Mary’s most recent collect Department of Elegy is available from
@BlackLawrence
and you can find recent work of hers in
@EL_DIAGRAM
&
@PitheadChapel
🖤
Praise for Lupine.
" Resplendent with magnificent animals, abundant flora, and unforgettable voices, Lupine is a showcase of the dramatic monologue at its wicked best."-Mary Biddinger
Pre-order Lupine today -
.
@jenny___irish
.
@marybid
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HATCH a series of interconnected prose poems following a metal womb who gains consciousness & goes on the run, learning human history & her role in the continuation of the species during societal & environmental collapse is available for preorder
@northwesternup
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HATCH is an apocalyptic vision engaging with the most pressing concerns of the sociopolitical moment: human rights, climate crises, mass extinctions; gender & racial bias in healthcare and technology; disinformation, conspiracy theories, & pseudoscience.
@northwesternup
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HATCH an interconnected series of prose poems about a metal womb who gains consciousness & goes on the run, discovery human history & her role in the continuation of the species in the midst of societal & environmental collapse, is available for preorder
@northwesternup
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Olivia, our dear, clever girl, is so tough that she didn’t let anyone know she wasn’t feeling well until she was very sick. Today she had surgery and is, thankfully, already feeling much better. 14 🦷 lighter!
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Heartfelt gratitude to all of my dear fellow writers & students who came out on a brisk evening to make Hatch’s entry into the world so special. Thank you to poets Jacqueline Balderrama, K’Ehleyr McNulty, & Susan Nguyen for sharing your words alongside mine. ❤️
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LUPINE is an anticipated book!—and available for preorder now from
@BlackLawrence
. (The coolest part of having Lupine here are the other books it’s with, including
@jezzbah
BUFFALO GIRL, available for preorder now from
@boaeditions
, which I am so excited for.)
Independent Book Review's Joe Walsh curated a list of upcoming independent press releases for early 2023 and Lupine made the list! Check it out
#FeministPoetry
#ProsePoetry
#NarrativePoems
#FeministProsePoetry
.
@IndieBookView
.
@jenny___irish
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I am weak. I couldn’t resist picking up a few more
@the_ethelzine
books! They are
@triohousepress
440 in the book fair and have
@hmvanderhart
’s book and
@jezzbah
’s mini book! And many other delights!
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Support small presses by ordering directly from them. ❤️
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Please look at this box of treasures from
@the_ethelzine
. Not only did
@the_ethelzine
make a special order of gorgeous chapbooks for my class, but they also sewed every writer a beautiful blank journal from book scraps. Thank you, ethel birds! 🪡
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one more day until HATCH hatches 🌱 🐣 👶 🥩 🔥 🐊👩🏼🔬🦌💧🦴🐆🌎
We are so incredibly ready to pry open the hatch and crawl out of the metal womb.
Preorder a copy of
@jenny___irish
’s Hatch and explore poems from an apocalyptic feminist future. (You might even get your copy by its official pub day: March 15!)
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Northwestern University Press is currently having a flash sale. Hatch is 50% with the code BIRD. Also check out work by
@ethelrohan
@jorrellwatkins
@MaggieNye
@laurachowfun
@nicholasmolbert
& The Perfect Bastard by Quinn Carver Johnson
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Thank you so much to my dear fellow writers
@jezzbah
&
@gaylebrandeis
for the time they spent with HATCH, & for their beautiful engagement with the collection. 🌱 🐣 🍖 💀 🦌 🪦 🌎
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*whispers* all the books sales 🥹🫠😅 A whole bunch of great independent and university presses are having book sales right now! Here are some:
@BlackLawrence
,
@splitlippress
,
@lsupress
,
@BullCityPress
,
@DeepVellum
,
@northwesternup
(&
@action__books
has a subscription option 🤤)
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Violet is 140 in dog years and credits her health and longevity to a ride in car at least once a week and a nip of sherry in the evenings.
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As LUPINE gets closer to be a book in the world, it’s time to get pre-publication 🦆 🦆 🦆 in row, duties I always feel squeamish about, though I love writing & am grateful for the opportunity to share work. Book Reviewers, please DM me if you’d like a review copy of LUPINE?
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Though writing is often solitary work, I don’t think any book enters the world without a lot of help along the way. I’m incredibly grateful for the support LUPINE received from
@kitfrick
,
@LFCoutley
,
@jennymolberg
,
@marybid
, &
@CTsalazar_
🖤
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One of my “favorite” pieces from LUPINE, originally published in
@the_ethelzine
. Something I find really interesting about putting work out into the world is that pieces closest to my heart tend to be those that are never accepted…or that find a special home. 💀🖤🐺
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I’m so lucky to work with writers I admire as artists & people, who I have continuously learned alongside. In
@lithub
a phenomenal group
@KalaniPickhart
,
@cgdantoni
, Winslow Schmelling & Arya Naidu share thoughts on community & ghosts
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An enormous and heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the local release of HATCH. I am so grateful to share the evening with you all & so grateful to my fellow writers Arya Naidu, Winslow Schmelling, and Tarah Knaresboro for their beautiful readings.
Thanks to
@jenny___irish
, Tarah Knaresboro, Winslow Schmelling, and Arya Naidu for a great reading last night at
@changinghands
! Great to see some of
@asuEnglish
’s best in action.
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Amplify the voices of at least 10 women and keep it going:
@jessicalgjacobs
@jezzbah
@gaylebrandeis
@bethjmayer
@dorothykchan
@theclaudster
@ruthmadievsky
@LuisaMuradyan
@kalanipickhart
@CallistaBuchen
@AveryMGuess
@brennacamping
@mag_gabbert
@eawright
ALL BEAUTIFUL WRITERS!
Amplify the voices of at least 10 women and keep it going. Here are some of my favorite fem writers- some new, some a book or do into their careers
@KimMStoll
@exclamate_
@sargzem
@jenny___irish
@jessb915
@minewordhord
@rachelandoga
@kimmagowan
@sothisisnaddy
@megiddings
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Asks self: gosh, where has this day gone? Realizes I have read two books cover to cover. Well, that explains it. Takes next book from pile.
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I’m already overwhelmed by AWP. But, I’m pleased to be reading with some of my dear pressmates, and will also be signing books, if anyone wants a copy of LUPINE.
@BlackLawrence
has a wealth of events worth checking out.
We are going to Kansas City for
#AWP24
!
Details of events and book signings-
Can't make it to AWP in Kansas City? Use code AWP24 on our website to get 10% off and FREE SHIPPING until February 12.
#LiteraryEvent
#PoetryReading
#AuthorEvent
#BookSigning
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Thank you
@susanlleary
!
HATCH has landed! Congratulations to
@jenny___irish
on this new collection! Will be sharing poems soon! 💚
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Every semester I make everyone their own little “curated” package of stories, and every semester at about this time, I lose sight of my desk & what began carefully organized, descends into lovely paper chaos.
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For our uncanny class, to enhance the uncanny experience, I have tried to scent our handouts with a smell evocative of what we are discussing. Tonight: the grass and dirt of premature burial. 🪦
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Fixed Star by
@litwindowpane
from
@JacklegPress
is a finalist for the FOREWORD INDIE in poetry! 🌟
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OMGOODNESS! LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL
@litwindowpane
’s WHIPSAW IS
Cover reveal! I’m so thrilled to share the cover of WHIPSAW coming from
@Anhinga_Press
in April. My gratitude to acclaimed sculptor David Altmejd for gracing the cover with a detail from his powerful sculpture “Le Trou” and many thanks to the David Kordansky Gallery. 1/4
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I’m almost finished reading the writing people shared after a workshop I facilitated through
@BlackLawrence
a few weeks ago & W O W! So many exciting drafts! Thank you, everyone, who shared. It’s been such a pleasure to spend time with your writing. ♥️
Much appreciation to
@jenny___irish
for yesterday's excellent workshop on powering narrative 💡
@BlackLawrence
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Twenty years ago today, when we just kids starting high school, the sweetest, smartest, funniest boy asked me out on a date, and twenty years later, here we are. 💗
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This event is incredibly special to me because I’ll reading with the women HATCH is dedicated to, writers who I have learned so much alongside and value so much.
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On April 4th, I’ll have the pleasure of reading with
@erinslaughter23
whose newest collection, The Sorrow Festival is forthcoming from
@CLASHBooks
&
@BrennaWomer
whose newest, Cost of Living, is available for preorder from
@FLPress
. Register below.
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It really means so much when anyone reads your work and takes the time to let you know! Thanks so much for the kindness
@laughingyeti
!
Hey
@jenny___irish
! I enjoyed Tooth Box so much and thank you for sharing your stunning poetry with us! Congratulations!
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Yesterday the final members of the cohort who entered our program during the height of Covid—not an easy time to start an MFA!—gave their defenses. Hearing each read from their work was such a special experience. They are all so talented. CONGRATULATIONS!
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Working on final proofs! She’ll be here soon! I cannot wait to share the amazing cover art by
@katyhoranart
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Amplify the voices of at least 10 women and keep it going! Too many amazing women (never too many amazing women!); I had to do 2 lists!
@Drrramina
@mollyegutman
@MichalskiJen
@la_ilianarocha
@CristinaLAlfar
@bkadams
@KelliAgodon
@KdeVosAuthor
@TheFreeMFA
@Aimee_Baker
@KelliAgodon
Amplify the voices of at least 10 women and keep it going. Here are some of my favorite fem writers- some new, some a book or do into their careers
@KimMStoll
@exclamate_
@sargzem
@jenny___irish
@jessb915
@minewordhord
@rachelandoga
@kimmagowan
@sothisisnaddy
@megiddings
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Today marks our 1,000th or so anniversary. It’s been a long time. I’ve lost count. ♥️
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As we approach the end of our semester as ASU, I want to say how grateful I am to the staff
@asuEnglish
&
@piper_center
& how appreciative I am of my colleagues.
@mdbell79
, our program director, has done a lot to ensure students feel supported & things run smoothly. Thank you!
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I had the good fortune to talk about LUPINE with my colleague, the gorgeous poet, generous teacher, and thoughtful editor
@suz_poet
. You can read our conversation
@adroitjournal
🖤 Thanks to everyone there for giving space to this!
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