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Sailing a Serious Ocean

Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

10 hours 37 min

After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the
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Making Waves at River View Cottage

An escapist, heartwarming read from Jennifer Bohnet

by Jennifer Bohnet ...

Narrated by Julia Franklin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she ... Read more

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***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she
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Cape Horn to Starboard

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.
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Mon premier Vendée Globe. Carnet de bord

by Violette Dorange ...

Narrated by Marie Oppert ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

En novembre 2024, à 23 ans, j’ai pris le départ du Vendée Globe, le tour du monde à la voile en solitaire, sans escale ni assistance, sur un monocoque de 18 mètres. Avec mon bateau, DeVenir, nous avons bouclé cette course mythique en 90 jours. Vous vous apprêtez à écouter le carnet de bord de l’aventure la plus folle de ma vie, le journal intime dans lequel j'ai consigné chaque jour durant trois ... Read more

$17.99 USD

En novembre 2024, à 23 ans, j’ai pris le départ du Vendée Globe, le tour du monde à la voile en solitaire, sans escale ni assistance, sur un monocoque de 18 mètres. Avec mon bateau, DeVenir, nous avons bouclé cette course mythique en 90 jours. Vous vous apprêtez à écouter le carnet de bord de l’aventure la plus folle de ma vie, le journal intime dans lequel j'ai consigné chaque jour durant trois
... Read more
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Evolución histórica y deportiva de los botes de vela latina en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 1876-1962

by Moisés Morán Vega ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Simón G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.La historia de la Vela Latina Canaria es muy rica y tenemos mucha información, sobre todo a partir de los años sesenta del siglo pasado, pero también contamos con información de los años anteriores, desde mediados del siglo XIX en adelante. Los datos obtenidos nos permiten tener una idea, más o menos clara, de cuál ha sido la evolución de este ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.La historia de la Vela Latina Canaria es muy rica y tenemos mucha información, sobre todo a partir de los años sesenta del siglo pasado, pero también contamos con información de los años anteriores, desde mediados del siglo XIX en adelante. Los datos obtenidos nos permiten tener una idea, más o menos clara, de cuál ha sido la evolución de este
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls

True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors

by Edward E. Leslie ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

21 hours 25 min

From Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson to Alive! and Adrift, tales of survival have always captivated readers. This powerful collection chronicles the remarkable true stories of real-life maroons, castaways, and other survivors as they struggle to endure against insurmountable odds. From the 1500s to the present, in the most isolated and unforgiving terrains imaginable, they faced ... Read more

$31.99 USD

From Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson to Alive! and Adrift, tales of survival have always captivated readers. This powerful collection chronicles the remarkable true stories of real-life maroons, castaways, and other survivors as they struggle to endure against insurmountable odds. From the 1500s to the present, in the most isolated and unforgiving terrains imaginable, they faced
... Read more
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Coming About

Life In the Balance

by Dr. Mario Dell'Olio ...

Narrated by Dr. Mario Dell'Olio ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets
... Read more
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Rescue Pilot

Cheating the Sea

by Jerry Grayson ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Bloomsbury presents Rescue Pilot by Jerry Grayson, read by David ThorpeJerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy’s Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Rescue Pilot by Jerry Grayson, read by David ThorpeJerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy’s Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing
... Read more
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RYA Passage Planning (A-G69)

by Peter Chennell ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Unabridged

2 hours 2 min

No sea voyage, whether long or short, offshore or within sight of land, should go ahead without adequate planning and this audiobook is your perfect companion to help you prepare thoroughly before setting off.RYA Passage Planning (A-G69) will take you through all you need to know and allow you to work through some examples of different passages. This will show you what you might need to think ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

No sea voyage, whether long or short, offshore or within sight of land, should go ahead without adequate planning and this audiobook is your perfect companion to help you prepare thoroughly before setting off.RYA Passage Planning (A-G69) will take you through all you need to know and allow you to work through some examples of different passages. This will show you what you might need to think
... Read more
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Uncommon Courage

The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II

by Julia Jones ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones, read by Mark Meadows.An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' – Griff Rhys Jones'A book that had to be written' – Let's Talk'People ashore don’t realise what a grim war we are waging at sea with the Germans. A
... Read more
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Allein zwischen Himmel und Meer

Meine 80 Tage beim härtesten Segelrennen der Welt - Boris Hermann erstmals ausführlich über seine Teilnahme an der Vendée Globe

by Boris Herrmann, Boris Herrmann, Andreas Wolfers, Toni Nirschl ...

Narrated by Stefan Wilkening ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

"Es lohnt sich, alles zu versuchen, einen Lebenstraum zu verwirklichen. Es ist riskant. Aber das größte Risiko wäre, es nicht zu versuchen." Boris HerrmannEr ist als erster Deutscher bei der Vendée Globe, der berühmtesten und härtesten Regatta der Welt, gestartet. Nach einem atemberaubenden Rennen belegte Boris Herrmann mit seiner Yacht Sea Explorer einen spektakulären fünften Platz. Hier ... Read more

$28.99 USD

"Es lohnt sich, alles zu versuchen, einen Lebenstraum zu verwirklichen. Es ist riskant. Aber das größte Risiko wäre, es nicht zu versuchen." Boris HerrmannEr ist als erster Deutscher bei der Vendée Globe, der berühmtesten und härtesten Regatta der Welt, gestartet. Nach einem atemberaubenden Rennen belegte Boris Herrmann mit seiner Yacht Sea Explorer einen spektakulären fünften Platz. Hier
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To the Ice and Beyond

Sailing Solo Across 32 Oceans and Seaways

by Graeme Kendall ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas. An enthralling adventure, To The Ice and Beyond will inspire you to live your dreams and to never give up.During his extraordinary solo circumnavigation, Kendall became the first person to sail the Northwest Passage ... Read more

$15.99 USD

All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas. An enthralling adventure, To The Ice and Beyond will inspire you to live your dreams and to never give up.During his extraordinary solo circumnavigation, Kendall became the first person to sail the Northwest Passage
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RYA Day Skipper Handbook Sail

by Sara Hopkinson ...

Narrated by Sion Alun Davies ...

Abridged

3 hours 38 min

This is the official audiobook supporting the RYA Day Skipper Sail Course. It includes practical and detailed advice on key skills, expanding on the course companion notes.Being a good skipper is not difficult; it requires essential skills, knowledge, experience, patience, good communication and at times a sense of humour! This engaging audiobook aims to equip you with the essential knowledge and ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the official audiobook supporting the RYA Day Skipper Sail Course. It includes practical and detailed advice on key skills, expanding on the course companion notes.Being a good skipper is not difficult; it requires essential skills, knowledge, experience, patience, good communication and at times a sense of humour! This engaging audiobook aims to equip you with the essential knowledge and
... Read more
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Unmoored

Coming of Age in Troubled Waters

by J. R. Roessl ...

Narrated by J. R. Roessl ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

It’s the sixties. Everything’s groovy. Teenagers bask in the freedom of a country transformed. Counterculture is on the rise, and the times, they-are-a-changing. Everything, that is, except the author’s young life.She doesn’t swoon for the Beatles or scream for the Stones. She doesn’t protest the Vietnam War or fight for women’s rights. Instead, from age seven to sixteen, she accompanies her ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It’s the sixties. Everything’s groovy. Teenagers bask in the freedom of a country transformed. Counterculture is on the rise, and the times, they-are-a-changing. Everything, that is, except the author’s young life.She doesn’t swoon for the Beatles or scream for the Stones. She doesn’t protest the Vietnam War or fight for women’s rights. Instead, from age seven to sixteen, she accompanies her
... Read more
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Unter Segeln in ein neues Leben

Eine Überfahrt zu mir

by Christian Klünter, Christian Klünter ...

Narrated by Christian Klünter ...

Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

Was macht man, wenn man den Traum hat, ein eigenes Segelboot zu besitzen, aber kaum praktische Erfahrung vorweisen kann? Man kauft sich eines in England, restauriert es und überführt es nach Hamburg. So hat es zumindest der Autor gemacht. Es war keine Weltumsegelung. Und doch eine Reise in eine bis dahin neue Welt. Hinein in die Weiten des Meeres. Mit all den amüsanten und teils dramatischen ... Read more

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Was macht man, wenn man den Traum hat, ein eigenes Segelboot zu besitzen, aber kaum praktische Erfahrung vorweisen kann? Man kauft sich eines in England, restauriert es und überführt es nach Hamburg. So hat es zumindest der Autor gemacht. Es war keine Weltumsegelung. Und doch eine Reise in eine bis dahin neue Welt. Hinein in die Weiten des Meeres. Mit all den amüsanten und teils dramatischen
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Storm: Stories of Survival From Land and Sea

by Sebastian Junger ...

Narrated by Terence Aselford ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that.
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The Call of the Sagas

by Pekka Piri ...

Narrated by Jonathan Hutchings ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

A THRILLING TRUE STORY THAT MADE NAUTICAL HISTORYIn the year 1994, skipper Pekka Piri and navigator Matti Pulli piloted a 7-meter motorboat from Helsinki over the Baltic Sea, North Sea and North Atlantic to Iceland.Both 48 years old, Piri had lost his career as a personnel manager, and Pulli had lost his ship, the freighter m/s Finnpolaris, in a wreck off the west coast of Greenland. Now what they ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A THRILLING TRUE STORY THAT MADE NAUTICAL HISTORYIn the year 1994, skipper Pekka Piri and navigator Matti Pulli piloted a 7-meter motorboat from Helsinki over the Baltic Sea, North Sea and North Atlantic to Iceland.Both 48 years old, Piri had lost his career as a personnel manager, and Pulli had lost his ship, the freighter m/s Finnpolaris, in a wreck off the west coast of Greenland. Now what they
... Read more
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An Audio Bundle: Storm & Deep Blue

by Sebastian Junger, Michael Groom, Gordon Chaplin, Jack London, Rick Bass, Jack LeMoyne, John Vaillant, John Muir, Whitney Balliett, Richard Byrd; Patrick O'Brian, Farley Mowat, Robert Louis Stevenson, Philip Ashton, Rockwell Kent, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Philbrick, Stephen Crane ...

Narrated by Terence Aselford, Rick Foucheux, Nick Sampson, Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Barrett Whitener ...

Unabridged

13 hours 1 min

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that.
... Read more
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RYA Foiling (A-G110)

The Only Book to Cover Foiling for Both Sailors and Windsurfers, RYA Foiling Will Get You Ready for Take-off!

by Royal Yachting Association ...

Narrated by Chris Ryle Wright ...

Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

The growth of foiling is the most exciting thing to happen to dinghy sailing and windsurfing in recent years. As well as specialist foiling boats and boards, conversion kits have brought fast, flying fun to sailors seeking speed.The RYA has launched the SAILfoiling and WINDfoiling courses to enable you to learn how to take part safely in this exciting activity, and this brand-new book will help ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The growth of foiling is the most exciting thing to happen to dinghy sailing and windsurfing in recent years. As well as specialist foiling boats and boards, conversion kits have brought fast, flying fun to sailors seeking speed.The RYA has launched the SAILfoiling and WINDfoiling courses to enable you to learn how to take part safely in this exciting activity, and this brand-new book will help
... Read more
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Sailing Alone around the World

by Joshua Slocum ...

Narrated by Bernard Mayes ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. A little over three years and forty-six thousand miles later, the proof was complete. This is Slocum’s own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage of the Spray.Whether Slocum was more ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. A little over three years and forty-six thousand miles later, the proof was complete. This is Slocum’s own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage of the Spray.Whether Slocum was more
... Read more
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Flirting with Mermaids

The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper

by John Kretschmer ...

Narrated by Mitch Crawford ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. In Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. In Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them.He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic
... Read more
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Farewell Mr Puffin

A small boat voyage to Iceland

by Paul Heiney ...

Narrated by Hugh Kermode ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

Bloomsbury presents Farewell Mr Puffin by Paul Heiney, read by Hugh Kermode.It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Farewell Mr Puffin by Paul Heiney, read by Hugh Kermode.It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England
... Read more
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Two Years before the Mast

by Richard Henry Dana ...

Narrated by Bernard Mayes ...

Unabridged

16 hours 31 min

Richard Henry Dana referred to this book as "a voice from the sea." Influencing such authors as Conrad and Melville, it has become a maritime classic that has inflicted legions of men with a passion for the sea.Dana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 on the brigPilgrimfor a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. Dana Point was named as a result of this ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Richard Henry Dana referred to this book as "a voice from the sea." Influencing such authors as Conrad and Melville, it has become a maritime classic that has inflicted legions of men with a passion for the sea.Dana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 on the brigPilgrimfor a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. Dana Point was named as a result of this
... Read more
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Surviving the Deep

Brain and Body Outlasting Ocean Storms

by Azhar ul Haque Sario ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

6 hours

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Surviving the vast, indifferent ocean requires more than physical endurance; it demands a radical, often violent, restructuring of the human mind and cellular biology.The ocean is indifferent to human courage. When a vessel fails, a planned journey violently pivots into forced confinement. You are no longer a traveler. You are a survivor. You are ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Surviving the vast, indifferent ocean requires more than physical endurance; it demands a radical, often violent, restructuring of the human mind and cellular biology.The ocean is indifferent to human courage. When a vessel fails, a planned journey violently pivots into forced confinement. You are no longer a traveler. You are a survivor. You are
... Read more

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