After the beginning of autumn, the temperature dropped sharply.
Lu Yao wore a beige windbreaker, black trousers and small leather boots, and put on light makeup. He walked out of the cinema, attracting the attention of passers-by.
The owner is slender and tall. Her short hair, which was just above her ears in the early spring, has passed her shoulders in more than half a year. Her carefully groomed hair is soft and light, with fluffy curves at the ends.
The people nearby are gradually accepting this kind of dress, but when they see the owner occasionally change his style, they can't help but secretly look at him.
Lu Yao got on the carriage and called Harold and Ye Xiao: "Let's go."
Harold glanced at Ye Xiao and got on the carriage first.
Ye Xiao drove the carriage and arrived at Suzaku Gate.
The eunuch Changrong, whom Lu Yao had met last time, was waiting in front of the red-painted gate. When he saw the carriage, he immediately came to meet him.
Riding horses or driving carriages is not allowed in the inner palace.
The carriages in the cinema were filled with machines for playing movies. Eunuch Changrong brought the Emperor Wu's oral order, and the guards of the imperial army lifted the curtain of the carriage and took a look before letting him go.
Lu Yao brought a can of cookies, a small can of popcorn, two cans of fruit-flavored soda, and two brand new keychain dolls for Changrong.
They were not expensive items, but they were rare in the palace.
The packaging was as small and light as possible, and the size was just right, so it would not be visible when stuffed into the sleeve.
Young eunuch Changrong sat in front of the carriage, smiling from ear to ear, "You are too polite, Mr. Lu. His Majesty has ordered me to take you to Yu Garden to set up the stage first. His Majesty and the ladies will come around 12:00. If you need any help with the heavy work of setting up the stage, moving things, or any other difficulties, just let me know."
Changrong said that Emperor Wu was still reviewing memorials in the Qinzheng Hall to make time for watching a movie in the afternoon.
The carriage drove into Yu Garden, attracting many young palace maids and eunuchs who were watching the excitement.
They poked their heads in and looked around secretly, their eyes full of curiosity.
Emperor Wu selected the flattest and brightest garden in Yu Garden as the screening venue. When Lu Yao and the other two arrived, the audience seats had already been set up.
Lu Yao roughly counted and found more than fifty chairs.
It was said that not only Emperor Wu and the concubines in the harem, but also the princesses and princes who had not yet married would come.
Lu Yao thought that the projection screen prepared was large enough, otherwise it would be embarrassing if it was an ordinary home-use one.
Chang Rong thought it would be troublesome to set up the stage, so he called more than ten palace maids and eunuchs to help.
As a result, the equipment in the cinema was semi-mechanical, and the two men, under the guidance of Lu, the shopkeeper, finished it in two quarters of an hour.
Chang Rong half-raised his head, eyes wide open, and asked hesitantly, "Is that it?" Lu Yao
nodded: "We are ready here, and we can invite His Majesty and the ladies to come after testing whether the screen projection can be normal."
Before Chang Rong went to invite the masters of the various palaces, the news that His Majesty invited the cinema to the palace to show movies had already spread in the inner palace.
As soon as Lu Yao and his party entered the Suzaku Gate, the concubines in the harem had received the news and sent people to keep an eye on them.
At this time, a group of concubines gathered in the Fengqi Palace of the Queen Mother, and heard the eunuch say that the Yu Garden was ready.
Concubine Xian was a person who loved to watch the excitement, and she couldn't wait to act coquettishly to the empress: "Your Majesty, everything has been settled there. Let's go quickly."
Concubine De put down her teacup, held up a handkerchief and lightly touched the corner of her mouth, and joked: "Sister Concubine Xian, you are too impatient."
Concubine Xian stamped her feet lightly: "I don't believe you are not impatient. The people outside the palace watch movies every day, but we poor little ones have never watched a single movie at this time."
The concubines in the harem had never watched a movie, but they had heard about the stories of countless movie theaters. Due to their status, they could not experience them in person.
The empress was also quite curious about the cinema. Seeing that the concubines were almost impatient, she stood up first and said, "I heard that the manager of the cinema is a wonderful person. Let's go and meet him first."
It was no secret that Emperor Wu had announced that he would meet the manager of the cinema. Especially when they learned that the manager was a young woman, there was a lot of commotion in the harem.
When the empress mentioned it, the concubines suddenly became a little alert.
A group of concubines stepped into the Yu Garden with great momentum. Lu Yao
was still testing the projection screen.
On the snow-white screen, a new lipstick advertisement was playing.
On both sides of the screen were young eunuchs and palace maids. Since the moving figures appeared on the screen, they couldn't stop the exclamation in their eyes.
After making sure that there is no problem with the screen projection and the small speakers have been placed in the appropriate position, start testing whether the sound is normal.
The sound amplification is normal, the screen projection is normal, Lu Yao drags the progress bar to play the lipstick advertisement from the beginning again.
The sound came from all directions, and the queen and concubines stopped and looked around with terrified expressions.
After a moment, they reacted and looked at the curtain in front of them, and then they couldn't take their eyes off.
Seeing is believing, people are really moving on that strange wall.
However, this is not the most important thing at this time. The women on the wall are so beautiful. The sudden change of clothes is shocking and can't be taken away.
Where did the lipstick they used come from? Why is there no lipstick in the palace?
Lu Yao naturally noticed this large group of women, adjusted the machine, turned around and walked over, observed their expressions, and took the initiative to talk to them: "These beauties are using lipsticks jointly produced by the cinema and Rouge House. Lipstick is also called lip gloss. However, this set of lipsticks is different from those ordinary lip glosses. The extremely rare Persia herb ingredient is added to the raw materials. It can not only relieve and repair dry and cracked lips, but also not fade easily and is gentle and easy to remove. There are four colors and four styles. Women of different ages and identities can find the color that suits them."
The shopkeeper didn't act or prepare, and he started with a set of modern classic grass-planting rhetoric, and it was a very hard one.
Concubine Xian's eyes were almost glued to the curtain, and she didn't pay any attention to who was talking. She asked anxiously, "Where can I buy this lipstick?"
The queen coughed lightly, pulling back the concubines' almost lost minds, "Are you Lu Yao?"
Lu Yao nodded slightly, "Hello, Madam."
The concubines reacted, and dozens of pairs of eyes were cast at Lu Yao, and they were shocked again.
This woman is indeed young, but she is different from what they imagined.
Weird.
Very weird.
Not to mention her appearance, what kind of clothes is she wearing?
Moreover, she entered the palace without tying her hair up, how arrogant is that?
Doesn't she want a head anymore?
Concubine Xian glanced at the empress's face, and stepped out with a handkerchief in her hand, intending to establish authority for the empress. Lu Yao
waved to the front, and Harold took out a box from behind the curtain and handed it to the little palace maid beside him.
Harold and Ye Xiao were not supposed to appear in the Yu Garden.
Emperor Wu made an exception for the movie screening.
Under such circumstances, neither of them had the intention to take the initiative to approach the concubines in the harem.
Perhaps the atmosphere was too heated, and everyone forgot for a moment that they had not saluted.
The little palace maid walked over quickly, saluted the empress and the concubines first, and handed the box to Lu Yao after getting their consent.
Empress Xian was interrupted for a moment, and when she wanted to speak again, Lu Yao opened the box and took out the lipstick and hand mirror: "I brought a few sets of the latest lipstick today. All the colors that have appeared in the advertisements are available. Do you want to try them?"
Lu Yao showed it briefly and presented the box to the empress.
She had already inquired about it when she came. The empress was of a distinguished family and had a
deep love with Emperor Wu. This empress was talented and virtuous, wise and upright, deeply loved by Emperor Wu, and had great prestige in the court.
The empress lowered her eyes, did not refuse, and asked the aunt beside her to take the box.
A group of concubines gathered around, completely forgetting their plans when they came.
The lipstick tubes that had never been seen before, the lip balm with beautiful and moisturizing colors, and the mirror that reflected people clearly as if they were real, were all rare things.
The concubines were already lost in the world of lipstick, only the queen sat in the main seat, dignified and calm. Lu
Yao turned around and waved to Harold, who once again took out a box from behind the curtain and handed it to the little maid.
The queen's fingers on the armrest of the chair moved slightly, and her eyes fell on the box.
Lu Yao stepped forward to take the box and tilted his head to look at the queen: "Your Majesty, please allow me to take a picture of you."
The queen didn't know what taking pictures was,
but this woman was indeed a bit strange.
Her words and deeds were obviously not polite, but she didn't feel offended or annoyed when she was with her.
Such a lively person is too rare in the palace.
The queen leaned forward and took a closer look at what was in the box. She had never seen anything like it before, so she asked casually, "How do we do it?" Lu
Yao took out a Polaroid camera and took a picture of the queen. After the picture was formed, he handed the paper over and said, "This is the photo." The queen took it and was slightly stunned. Her face appeared on the small piece of paper, and the Empress Xian and the beauty who were trying on lipstick beside her were also included in the picture. The strange thing is that unlike the portrait, the person in the photo is exactly like her, with almost no deviation. Concubine De came over to take a look and covered her mouth in surprise, "This is too real." The concubines were attracted by the photo again and begged the queen, saying that they also wanted photos. Lu Yao took out the camera again and took a few group photos for the concubines. He held up the machine to demonstrate: "This machine is different from the previous one. The imaging effect is more realistic and clear. The disadvantage is that you can't get the photos immediately. You need to take them back to the cinema to develop them." After Lu Yao demonstrated the photo function, he further demonstrated the video function. The concubines were amazed, and even the queen lost her usual dignity and laughed with her companions. Lu Yao took individual photos of the queen and the concubines one by one, and took some group photos. He said that he would send the developed photos in a few days. Then he asked the queen to take some photos of the flowers and buildings in the palace, and the queen readily agreed. Fu Chi wanted the impact data in the palace, and Lu Yao didn't want to take secret photos, so he thought of this method, and it went smoothly. When Emperor Wu finished his government affairs and came to the Yu Garden, Lu Yao was telling the concubines some interesting stories about the cinema, and the palace maids and eunuchs standing by were fascinated. The emperor's personal presence suddenly broke the relaxed atmosphere. After another half a minute, several princesses and young princes who had not yet left the palace came to the Yu Garden. Emperor Wu did not have many children. After the first crown prince had an accident, the remaining adult princes were not very competitive. Now only the eight prince, who was only seven years old, was smart and precocious, and was deeply loved by Emperor Wu. While watching the movie, the rest of the princes and princesses sat beside their biological mothers, only the Eighth Prince was called by Emperor Wu to sit in front of him. Lu Yao saw the Empress glance at the Eighth Prince, and then gently looked away. The Empress had only one son, the deceased Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince's death, there were people in the court who kept petitioning Emperor Wu to appoint a new Crown Prince as soon as possible. But Emperor Wu always ignored them. But in recent years, his health seemed to be not so strong, and there were more petitions in the court asking for the appointment of a Crown Prince. Lu Yao stood in the shadows, his eyes calm. After not seeing him for a few days, the number on Emperor Wu's head had become smaller. I wonder if he knew it himself. Due to the existence of this string of numbers, Lu Yao couldn't judge what really worried him. This time, Emperor Wu ordered three films, in order: "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers", "The Serial Murders on the Sea", and the 2D version of "The Moon Landing Plan". "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers" is set in an ancient fictional setting, which is easier to immerse yourself in. At the end, a group of concubines burst into tears, and the palace maids and eunuchs standing around also secretly wiped their tears. When "The Serial Murders on the Sea" was playing, Lu Yao saw Princess Deyi in a gorgeous dress. The two of them made eye contact in the air, and neither of them felt surprised, and nodded as a greeting. The queen noticed this look and whispered, "Does Deyi know Lu Yao?" Wan Baozhu generously admitted that she often went to the cinema to watch movies, so she was naturally familiar with Lu Yao, which made the female relatives look envious. The background and story of "Sea Train" are not as easy to understand as "Falling Flowers", but the novel gadgets such as the sea train, telephone and telegraph are also eye-catching. Especially after seeing the camera, it is easy for everyone to believe that the objects in the film really exist. When "Moon Landing Plan" was about to be played, it was already dark. Emperor Wu ordered the palace
The people prepared the meal, and they continued after they had dinner together.
The visual experience of the 2D version of "Moon Landing" is not as strong as the 3D effect, but the image of "moon landing" itself has a lot of imagination.
On the screen, after nearly thirty years, Chinese astronauts finally landed on the moon.
When the earth was seen as a watery blue planet from the universe, a little eunuch was stunned and accidentally fell to the ground.
The Emperor Wu, who was sitting in the main seat, had a deep gaze, and there was also surprise in his eyes.
The eighth prince, who was called by the Emperor Wu to his side, sat upright, with his hands on his knees, his eyebrows flying, his eyes staring at the screen without blinking, and his dark pupils glowing.
Beyond the heaven and earth, there is such a vast world.
The astronaut who landed on the moon alone, holding a flag tightly in his hand, walked forward slowly and firmly, step by step.
That back figure was steady and lonely.
Emperor Wu's eyes moved slightly.
This man who successfully landed on the moon was so similar to the emperor.
In the end, he was finally alone. It's lonely
at the top.
After the three movies were over, it was already past curfew time.
The concubines in the harem got up reluctantly, and before leaving, they kept secretly winking at Lu Yao, trying their best to convey the meaning of "next time you come to send photos, bring more fresh things."
There is a lake next to the Yu Garden. After watching the movie, Emperor Wu strolled towards the lake, and his worries seemed to be heavier.
Lu Yao told Harold and Ye Xiao to pack up the machines, turned around and followed.
Emperor Wu stood by the lake, his hands behind his back.
The palace maids stood in the distance, and Lu Yao approached without saying anything to stop him.
A full moon was reflected in the lake, like a cake.
Lu Yao stopped behind Emperor Wu, wondering how to start.
This might be the only chance to find out what the emperor was thinking.
Emperor Wu looked up at the moon in the sky: "Now when I look at the moon again, it doesn't seem so far away."
Lu Yao seized the opportunity and stepped forward: "Climbing high and looking far, looking far will give you new things. You are now standing higher than before and seeing the scenery farther away, which means you have taken a step forward, so it is naturally not as far away as it was at the beginning."
Emperor Wu was silent.
Lu Yao felt embarrassed, but he had taken the words and could not take them back.
Fortunately, a few minutes later, Emperor Wu waved away the palace maids and spoke again.
It was like a confession, but also like talking to himself.
Emperor Wu's words were very obscure.
But Lu Yao had met Wan Baozhu many times, and with the information revealed by Jiang Yudie, plus the emperor's preference for the eighth prince when watching the movie, and the attitude of the empress, he quickly figured out the whole picture of the matter.
Among Emperor Wu's sons, the most talented in governing the country was the crown prince. He was the eldest daughter of the empress, and he was both virtuous and talented. Unfortunately, he died before this old man.
After the death of the crown prince, Emperor Wu was depressed for a long time.
During this time, Princess Deyi, as the orphan of the crown prince, became Emperor Wu's sustenance.
When he came to his senses, he realized that Deyi had ambitions that she shouldn't have.
Emperor Wu reflected and felt that it was because he spoiled Deyi that she had such thoughts.
But what troubled Emperor Wu was that Princess Deyi was very much like the Crown Prince. She was intelligent, studious, sensible, courageous and bold, and even more concerned about the country than her uncles.
The only pity was that she was not a man.
Among all the remaining sons of Emperor Wu, only the young Eighth Prince was the most favored by the Emperor.
The Eighth Prince's biological mother was the Empress's cousin. I don't know if it was because of this relationship that the Eighth Prince and the Crown Prince were somewhat similar in their childhood, and even their temperaments were similarly quiet and introverted.
Emperor Wu seemed to be very worried about the establishment of the crown prince, and it was Princess Deyi who made him waver and think over and over again. Lu Yao was actually
a little surprised. According to normal development, Emperor Wu would definitely choose the Eighth Prince.
For the emperor, this is not a difficult choice.
But now he is still deeply troubled by the issue of appointing a crown prince. Is there something else about Deyi that makes him concerned? Or is it something he is jealous of?
It is as if he has no choice but to appoint Deyi as crown prince, but he is extremely reluctant in his heart.
Lu Yao decided to test the waters: "Your Majesty, I have read a
story before."
Emperor Wu tilted his head to look at Lu Yao, his eyes deep: "Tell me about it."
Lu Yao sorted out his thoughts, finished his speech, and told the story: "There is an old man named Jia in the city. He has thousands of houses, thousands of acres of fertile land, and countless wealth. Everything about Mr. Jia's life is good, except that he has few children and grandchildren. One year, Mrs. Jia's belly finally moved. Ten months later, Mrs. Jia gave birth to twins. The elder sister is smart and sensible, and the younger brother is free and unrestrained. Both of them are loved.
"Year after year, the twins are already fourteen years old. The younger brother has been a casual person since he was young. He doesn't like to study, doesn't care about family affairs, and only loves to make friends and have fun. The elder sister is well-educated, dignified and steady. She usually looks after the accounts and manages the shop for Mr. Jia, and helps Mrs. Jia, who has been in poor health since giving birth, to take care of the backyard. Neighbors say that the daughter of the Jia family is capable and sensible, and is no less capable than a man. Some people also say that Mr. Jia is lucky to have twins in one pregnancy, a son and a daughter, but it's like he had two sons.
"A year later, Mr. Jia met with danger outside and was sent back to the Jia Mansion. Mr. Jia was seriously injured and was in a coma for three days before waking up. After waking up, Mr. Jia ordered someone to call Young Master Jia to his bedside. He was bedridden and asked his son to manage the family and take over the family shop and fertile land. However, Young Master Jia had no choice but to make friends and have fun. He didn't like to be entangled in mundane affairs the most. He threw all the household affairs to his sister and the housekeeper, and sneaked out every day to meet friends and drink.
"Mr. Jia knew it, and called his daughter to the bedside to scold her. Miss Jia explained that she just wanted to share the worries of the family. Mr. Jia felt that it was his own indulgence that had led to his daughter's heart, and he was furious. He also blamed Mrs. Jia for not educating his daughter well, and for raising her to be unlearned and not to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, but to covet her younger brother's things. "
The system said weakly: [Hey, Lu Yao, stop talking.]
Emperor Wu stared at Lu Yao coldly with a fierce look in his eyes.
Lu Yao seemed not to notice, and ignored the system, and continued: "Mrs. Jia came out of Mr. Jia's room wiping her tears, and then came to Miss Jia's room. Miss Jia was heartbroken because of her father's accusations, and seeing her mother's red eyes, she felt guilty again. When Mrs. Jia saw her daughter, the first thing she said was, "Why do you want to covet your brother's things? Aren't my father and I good enough to you?" Miss Jia was shocked and took a step back. She obviously just liked to do those things, checking accounts, receiving stewards, inspecting the land, and listening to the tenants report the annual production. She just liked doing business more than being confined to the backyard, but even her mother thought she was coveting her brother's family business.
"Jia Qianjin suddenly thought that the favor she had received over the past decade was actually conditional. She herself could not remember when she learned to read people's eyes, and when she learned that her brother did not like going to school and made her father unhappy, she accompanied her brother to school every day, and Master Jia was barely coaxed into stopping making a fuss about not wanting to study. Jia Qianjin was therefore commended by Master Jia.
"When she was older, her brother had no intention of taking over the family business, and Master Jia had a headache. Jia Qianjin learned to check accounts and manage the shop, and Master Jia always praised her for her intelligence and generosity. Now thinking back carefully, the look on her father's face when he looked at her was clearly filled with deep regret. At that time, her father must have thought that it would be better if it was her brother.
"Women must be virtuous, generous, and know when to advance and retreat. They must obey their fathers at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands die. This is the condition for them to be favored. If they do not do so, they are evil, vicious, and cruel women with deep scheming, greed, and ambition."
Emperor Wu's face was dark and ugly. It was hard to see clearly in the night, but the anger emanating from the emperor was like substance.
Not far away, Harold and Ye Xiao stopped what they were doing, stood up and walked a few steps towards the lake. Lu Yao
looked directly into the Emperor's angry eyes and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to continue listening to the ending?"
The Emperor clenched his hands into fists behind his back, and then slowly loosened them, "Go ahead."
"In a rage, Mr. Jia found a match for Miss Jia, and the wedding was scheduled for three months later. Miss Jia didn't want to get married, but she couldn't resist her parents.
"Two months later, Miss Jia's wedding was approaching. Mr. Jia suddenly lost contact. He had been away for seven days and hadn't returned home. Mr. Jia and Mrs. Jia were so anxious that they fainted several times. The servants in the family searched for Mr. Jia for a long time, but couldn't find him. Jia Qianjin remembered that her brother had said he was going to meet friends outside the city when he went out. Jia Qianjin went out of the city to look for her brother and found his body in a valley.
"At that time, the body of Master Jia was already stiff, cold and smelly. Jia Qianjin sat for half a day and gradually digested this fact. From that day on, Jia Qianjin also disappeared.
"One
month later, a doctor and a medicine boy who went out of the city to collect herbs found a faceless female corpse. The clothes and body size were exactly the same as those of the missing Jia Qianjin. The government took the rotten corpse away and asked Master Jia and Mrs. Jia to come and identify the body. The body had already decayed and could not be recognized. Only the clothes and hair accessories on the body could serve as evidence. Finally, the Jia family confirmed that it was the dead Miss Jia.
"After Miss Jia's funeral, the Jia family was filled with gloom. Two months later, the missing Young Master Jia suddenly returned home. Mr. Jia and Mrs. Jia couldn't believe it. But although the returning Young Master Jia looked weather-beaten and dressed simply, his speech, personality, and hobbies were indeed that of their son.
"Young Master Jia said that he made a friend a few months ago and they had similar interests, so he planned to go out and travel with him for a few days. He originally planned to come back before his sister got married, but there were too many variables when he was away from home. His wallet was accidentally stolen, and then he met robbers on the road, and all the valuable items on his body were robbed. In order to go home, he suffered a lot along the way.
"Mrs. Jia was heartbroken after hearing this. She hugged her lost and found son and cried, 'It's good that he's back, it's good that he's back.
' "In the end, Young Master Jia took over the family business from Old Master Jia. Strange to say, this young master's temperament changed a lot after he went out. Although he still liked to go out to make friends and drink, he was experienced and decisive in taking over the shop, meeting with the manager, clearing the accounts, and disciplining the servants. Some people even talked about it behind their backs, saying that men are better than women. They said that Young Master Jia, who woke up to the world after going out at the age of fifteen, was no worse than his sister who died early when he took over the family business."
Lu Yao paused for a few breaths and continued, "Young Master Jia never married in his life, but the Jia family's business increased several times in his hands. The story ends here. "
The Emperor's face sank into the water, his eyes dark and gloomy, "I heard that you are familiar with Deyi?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "I met her today and found out that she is Princess Deyi. The princess always dresses up as a man when she goes to the cinema and calls herself Mr. Qian. Although I can tell at a glance that she is a woman and we have talked a few times, the princess and I are just nodding acquaintances."
The moon rose to the middle of the sky, but was suddenly covered by cumulus clouds, and the surroundings suddenly darkened.
Occasionally, there were insects chirping, which disturbed people.
After a long time, Emperor Wu said: "Go away."
The owner turned and left, and the system immediately popped up: [How dare you say that.] Lu
Yao walked briskly, as if he was not afraid at all: "Just telling the truth. "
If a woman wants to rise to a high position, make money, or do what she likes, she is ambitious, restless, and calculating. If
a man does the same, she is ambitious and motivated, which is
the true nature of a man. A woman must be sincere, kind, gentle, sensible, virtuous, and filial in front of others. She must not reveal any selfish thoughts, have any secret preferences, or make plans to get something.
If a woman wants to be favored, she must give up some of her desires and become a lucky man without claws and teeth . Auspicious symbol.
Otherwise, it means being ignorant and disobedient.
Many times, even women themselves think so.
Just like when giving evidence of a crime, the victim must be perfect.
The system was actually a little surprised. Even it could hear something wrong in the story, but Emperor Wu did not get so angry that he lost his mind as it expected, and even let Lu Yao leave the palace safely.
The system thought about it and couldn't help asking: [You already know what Emperor Wu is worried about, how do you plan to solve it?]
Lu Yao was alert: "You are very concerned about this matter."
The system pretended to be stupid and asked: [Do you want to help Deyi ascend the throne?]
Lu Yao spread his hands: "I'm just a small shopkeeper who runs a movie theater, how can I do that? In fact, gender is not that important. Who to make the crown prince, doesn't it still depend on ability? This is not our turn to worry about from the beginning. "
The system has a lot of tricks, as if it is deliberately guiding her to stand in a certain line.
Lu Yao shook his head secretly.
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