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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Aug 17, 2010 22:11:38 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern sat in the middle of camp quietly by herself, it was the middle of the night and no one else seemed to be awake which was lucky for her, because she didn't feel like smiling at the moment, she looked down at her belly which was getting larger everyday almost it seemed, she sighed sadly folding her ears back, normally she wouldn't be brought down so easily but lately she couldn't get the kits of her mind. She wasn't worried about birthing that wouldn't be a problem, it was the fact that she wasn't supposed to have them, it was against the code she grew up by and followed loyally, she was now a disgrace, a traitor, and a heart-broken she-cat. She had promised him she would return home one day but now that seemed impossible, she had broke three of the most important rules, she would never be able to forgive herself for it. Dreamwyvern sighed again and looked up at the moon she trailed off thinking of her home.
The beautiful valley filled with a huge forest, a lake, some rivers, all surrounded by a ring mountains, she thought of all the cats she had ever met and she thought of him, a sleek black furred cat with beautiful green eyes that made her melt everytime she saw them, "Darknessfire" She whispered to herself caught up in her dream, the name snapping her from her dream, she shook her head fanticly she had to forget him, but that was so hard considering she was having his kits. She held back tears, and tried to think of something else, she thought of her new home and how friendly some of the cats could be, she liked saying hello to them and smiling softly, but being on her own she could really just think.
Dreamwyvern liked Fireclan, it was nice, but it just wasn't her old home, she closed her eyes trying to reconnect with her heritage with no luck she sighed, she felt so lonely, she couldn't see anything anymore she couldn't hear the voices, they had all disappeared within this new place, she heard under this sky that the four clans had another called Starclan, which was just like the Forever Stars Tribe, but she couldn't see them either here she was just a Queen. The term confused her at first but now she was used to, she however always ended up calling herself a kit-mother. She sighed softly thinking how strange this place really was.
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Post by Emzie on Aug 18, 2010 9:54:17 GMT -5
A tiny grey kit mewed sporatically in the darkness, but no one answered its call. Other cats were nearby, but they seemed deaf to the cries. The kittens voice became hoarse, and soon it could cry no more....and it slipped into the darkness.
Gloomheart awoke from his dream panting heavily with cold shivers all over his body. He had dreams like this often, and he knew exactly why. When he was younger, his blind brother got the vast majority of the attention. Gloomheart was expected to be independent from a young age.
He sincerely believed the dreams would stop after the passing of his parents, but they didn't. The cause might be that he never told his mother how he felt....yet he had forgiven her silently for it. At this point, the dreams were more frustrating and pointless than ever to Gloomheart. They still gave him an awful fright though.
Knowing it would be awhile before he would be calm enough to sleep again, he decided to get up and go for a walk. He stretched and carefully stepped over the other cats in the den and out into the camp clearing.
He was surprised to find that someone else was awake as well. A queen who had recently joined Fireclan. He tried to recall her name...Dream...Dreamwyvern? It was an odd name, but still had similar construction to the warrior names he was used to.
Gloomheart pondered for a moment on going back to the den and leaving her alone. He supposed though that he should at least check if she was okay first. Padding closer to her and speaking softly, he asked, "Is everything alright, Dreamwyvern?"
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Aug 18, 2010 21:08:02 GMT -5
"Is everything alright, Dreamwyvern?" Dreamwyvern heard the voice say she blinked, and her green orbs searched around for the sourse still she found it, it was a grey tom with sad blue eyes that were beautiful in the relfecting moon. She tried to recall his name, she knew she had heard it, Gloomheart that was his name. She forced a smile on her face dispite the fact she was feeling blue and quite home sick she didn't want to worry anyone...or have to tell the truth, perhaps that was her fear, she hated lying but it she couldn't face the truth not yet anyways. "I'm fine" She meowed gently, "I um..I'm just not used to this place yet" She added, she hated lying to him, but how could she explain the fact she was a traitor, a disgrace and a promise breaker, it seemed impossible right now. Dreamwyvern slightly hoped he would buy it.
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Post by Emzie on Aug 18, 2010 21:47:42 GMT -5
Gloomheart could tell there was something more that the she-cat wasn't saying. She seemed far too distraught for such a simple explanation. And yet....was it really his place to prod? Was it really his business why Dreamwyvern was upset?
He felt compelled to try to comfort her, even if only slightly, "I can't imagine what it must be like to join a clan as an adult....I bet our customs are really different than what you're used to." He sat down besides the queen, close enough so they could speak softly and hear one another without waking anyone else, but far enough away so that he wasn't invading her space.
"But really, being a part of Fireclan is great. Almost all of the cats here are nice...good company and protection too." Shifting a bit in nervousness where he sat, he added, "If you need anything....I mean....like if you have any questions or need help....or maybe if you just wanna talk.....I'd be happy to."
The grey tom didn't really have many companions. In fact, he wasn't close to anyone except his brother, Mistedsky. Perhaps if Dreamwyvern accepted his friendship things would be better for him too. Maybe the dreams would stop.....
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Aug 18, 2010 21:57:19 GMT -5
"I can't imagine what it must be like to join a clan as an adult....I bet our customs are really different than what you're used to." Gloomheart spoke he sat down beside her, she nodded it was true she wasn't used to it at all here, everything was so strange to her, the terms, the way they run things, Warriors both hunt and fight, unlike her home where you had two Platoon Prey Catchers, and two Platoon Fighters, they didn't have heads of the warriors either, not like the four Platoon leaders, and they had a deputy instead of a 2nd in command, they had elders but not a council, Queens instead of Kit-mothers, and Medicine cats instead of Wyverns. Everything right now to the location of the camp was strange to her she didn't understand much and many stared at her when she said something that she would normally say.
Here she was what one would call a Queen because she was having kits, the thought made her look down at her round belly, but even so she couldn't stop thinking like a Wyvern what she really was. Dreamwyvern looked back up at him, he made a good point everyone here was nice dispite the stares, and it was nice to hear those words, she saw his nervousness and wondered why he was so tense, "If you need anything....I mean....like if you have any questions or need help....or maybe if you just wanna talk.....I'd be happy to." He said the words hesitently but they still made her smile, "Thanks" She said gently, her smile was true not force, "I would like that very much" She said.
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Post by Emzie on Aug 23, 2010 16:47:24 GMT -5
He was relieved when she smiled back at him, thanking him for his kind words. Her smile and gentle voice melted all of the nervousness out of him. Gloomheart felt far more comfortable, and he hoped Dreamwyvern felt the same. Looking at her, it was very clear she was having kits; fairly soon, and probably at least 3 of them. He wasn't bothered by it, but rather intrigued instead. The few times he had been around kits, he enjoyed them. He was unsure how she would respond, but he felt compelled to ask about her brood, "You excited for your kits to come? Must be soon...?" |
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Aug 23, 2010 21:50:19 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern blinked a bit her mind trailed off, it was true she was going to have her kits soon, she didn't know when though, she wasn't pleased to have them completely, she loved kits, she still does, but to have them, what if one looked like him, if one did she knew she would break down completely, she couldn't, she jsut couldn't see him again. Dreamwyvern nodded hesitently, "Y-Yes, I am" She stammered a bit, "Soon, soon pretty soon I think" She said quietly.
She didn't know if she could handle giving birth to his kits, she needed help, she didn't want to have the kits, and yet she still did, curse her love for kits. She glanced at Gloomheart seeing his calm look, made her calm down slightly she really needed to think this through.
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Post by Emzie on Sept 3, 2010 9:32:02 GMT -5
Gloomheart nodded to her response. Dreamwyvern's answer was stammered and seemed uneasy, which intrigued him. Most would assume she was just nervous about giving birth, but he sensed something else was bothering her. He felt very awkward interrogating her about her personal issues though. They gray tom figured it might have to do with the kits' father. It was common knowledge now that Dreamwyvern was expecting when she joined the clan and she hadn't indicated anything about who her mate was. He wasn't quite sure either why she had left her original home. Perhaps the two issues were related? She looked at him, and he saw a tang of panic in her beautiful green eyes. At the same time though, it faded away as she glanced at Gloomheart. Not even fully realizing what he was doing, he placed an affection lick upon her ear. He instantly felt he shouldn't of done it. What would other think of him, getting close to a she-cat carrying another tom's kits? He turned away for a moment, heart racing. |
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Sept 3, 2010 12:06:57 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern was a different kind of cat, she was almost always calm, she always had a kind smile on her face when around others, she she was dreadfully stubborn, she liked to get things done right, and even then she liked to get them done, but this... the kits, it was just to much for her, she hoped she could handle it. Everything in her body, mind and soul told her to at least tell someone of her past, but she slipped, once someone asked her where she was from, she would always say simple answers, always.. But when it came down to Darknessfire she broke off into tears just trying to say his name, she regreted that night, she regret having to leave him behind, she loved him very much, it couldn't be helped they grew up together, and fell in love, now she was having his kits, and she wasn't supposed to have kits at all. She hoped that Gloomheart wouldn't ask her to much, but she knew keeping inside would only make it hurt so much more.
Dreamwyvern gasped when he licked her ear gently, it felt nice, but she shouldn't have let him do it, but she couldn't help it, "Thank you" She said gently smiling at him, it had felt nice, and it was just what she needed someone to comfort her.
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Post by Emzie on Sept 4, 2010 23:52:48 GMT -5
Gloomheart was extremely relieved that Dreamwyvern responded positively to his display of affection. It really worried him that he went a tad too far too quickly. Heck, he pretty much just met her moments ago. He found it odd to think that he felt closer to her than any other cat.
He supposed he was fairly close to his brother, Mistedsky. It wasn't a normal relationship you would expect siblings to have though; they weren't really open with each other at all. They had more of a mutual respect for one another, and Gloomheart tried his best to look out for his blind brother.
Gloomheart felt though that he could have an actual friendship, or perhaps more, with Dreamwyvern. He decided he didn't care what the other cats thought about her origins and her kits. No matter what, the grey tom was determined to be close with this amazing she-cat.
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Sept 5, 2010 0:00:04 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern smiled gently at him, she didn't know much about Gloomheart, in fact she hardly knew much about the clan either it was strange a different, and even though she was born else where she felt really close here, but her only friend was Gloomheart, he was ncie and kind and she felt different around him, almost happier. She hadn't felt this way since.. Darknessfire, but no she couldn't be, no it didn't seem possible, she figured she was just feeling like this from the kits. It wasn't till she felt a strange wave come over her that she really felt different, she had no clue what was happening, but she froze as she felt a sharp kick jab at her side. She felt another one shortly after and winced a bit in pain, this was not right something was wrong she could feel it.
Dreamwyvern felt weak and dizzy instantly, she tried to get up but stummbled back and sat down swiftly to avoid hurting the kits, "G-Gloomheart" She said nervously her voice shaking, "T-The kits" She said her eyes rolled back as she fell back and fainted on the ground.
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Post by Emzie on Sept 5, 2010 19:11:54 GMT -5
When Dreamwyvern fainted, Gloomheart started panicking. He had no idea what to do, and to make things worse no one else was around. He sprang up on his paws and paced for a moment, looking around everywhere and trying to decide what to do.
He knew there wasn't much time to dillydally about, so he rushed off to the medicine cat's den. Gloomheart called out nervously, "Come quick, Dreamwyvern needs help!"
Before the medicine cat could even reply, he rushed back to the camp clearing. He returned to Dreamwyvern's side, but felt completely useless. He prayed to StarClan that she and her kits would be alright.
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Sept 5, 2010 22:25:59 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern felt dizzy and out of it, there was a sharp pain in her belly, was that why she fainted, she didn't even remember why or how she fainted everything felt all light and warm. As she lay on her side half awake half fainted, she remembered all the fun times in her life. "Specklepaw you gave her thyme not poppyseeds" Dreamwyvern muttered quietly.
"Sorry Dreamwyvern" The small silver spotted apprentice said sheepishly, Specklepaw had been trainee, "Oh it's quite alright, but remember Thyme is given to those who who suffer from anxiety we might need it in the future" Dreamwyvern said softly. Specklepaw nodded smiling happily.
"Palecomet, oh mighty leader of our tribe why do you come to me now?" Dreamwyvern asked aimlessly nodding off.
"Great Wyvern?! What did you do to your paw?" Dreamwyvern asked looking at the sight of her leader's twisted paw, "I um.. broke it I think" Palecomet spoke quietly a bit upset about what had happened. "Do not worry I shall fix it right up" She said.
"Great Wyvern, Darknessfire what are you doing?" Dreamwyvern's words were rather quite strange.
"Rawr!! I'ma great huge bear! You kits will never get me!" Darknessfire laughed playfully, jumping and pretending to be a bear his beautiful black fur shimmered brightly against the sun, the four kits he was playing with were almost ready to be apprentices, she had helped birth them 4 moons agos. The kits laughed and tackled him to the ground playfully, "Oh no!?" he yowled, "You got me!" he meowed loudly pretending to be dead, Dreamwyvern giggled, Darknessfire opened up an enchanting green eye and looked at her, "My love! Dreamwyvern oh help me, I have fallen and cannot get up, these kits have hurt me I need your love to help me get better" He meowed dramaticly, Dreamwyvern giggled softly and walked over nuzzling him, he reached up and licked her gently, "EW!" The kits chirped and ran off, the two cats laughed together.
"Oh I don't feel good" Dreamwyvern said half waking up, she felt another sharp pain and winced.
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Post by &. SHADiE on Sept 11, 2010 1:00:39 GMT -5
((I'll be playing Oakleg because Spy isn't here to play him :3 ))
He prodded the leaves once, twice, making sure they were nice and neat and sorted. This time they didn't curl and roll off the ledge, and he let out a sigh. Finally! With another sweep of his eyes the brown tom spotted a little shortage in his diverse store of herbs. Dissaprovingly he made a note to fetch more goldenrod. "There, everything seems to be organized" he mewed to himself and he gave a little nod of satisfaction.
Oakleg was just about to get himself a shrew from the fresh-kill pile, he really did like shrews, when he heard quick pawsteps. He started to turn to face the cat who apparently needed him--who else would come into the medicine cats den?-- when his tail-tip accidetnly brushed the poppy seed pile, sending half of the little seeds rolling from their neat arrangement. Ready to give a hiss of annoyance the sound was caught in his throat as the newcomer let out a single sentence, Come quick, Dreamwyvern needs help!
The murky brown tom quickly forgot the poppy seeds and his eyes clouded with worry. Moons of learned mixtures and herbs ran through his mind as he took on the calm, quick nature of a medicine cat. "Can you tell me what is wrong?" he meowed but the cat, Gloomheart was his name, had already left. He padded swiftly out of the den and spotted the top looming over the body of a she-cat. Narrowing his eyes in thought Oakleg went up to her. "What's wrong?" he asked, out of habit. He didn't need an answer. His quick eyes recorded the symptoms, and noted the fact that she was heavily pregnant. "It looks like the kits are coming, Great StarClan, if I would've known I would have grabbed some more herbs this morning. Nothing to worry about, of course" the tom added. "Let me grab my herbs." His calm face betrayed nothing and his voice was calm and smooth. Only his lively eyes portrayed his flitting thoughts. |
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Post by Emzie on Sept 12, 2010 21:04:38 GMT -5
Gloomheart was entirely in panic mode. It seemed like time was dragging on extremely slowly as he waited for Oakleg to come. Dreamwyvern then seemed to be dreaming or hallucinating about something and was saying things that didn't make any sense. She mentioned some names Gloomheart didn't recognize, and he figured they must have been in her old clan.
Oakleg then finally appeared, but once he realized what was happening he rushed back to his den for supplies. Gloomheart waited by Dreamheart impatiently, feeling completely useless.
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Sept 12, 2010 21:44:04 GMT -5
~And I'll watched the Moonrise with my memories of you, And I'll watch the Moonrise till the day I'm gone too~
Dreamwyvern felt awful, the constant pain only felt worst as she tried to move, "Great Wyvern" She winced painfully, how could she-cat stand this, she had helped give birth to so many litters and now that it came to her own she was nervous and afraid and could hardly believe that she was having kits. Not now, she couldn't handle it, what if one looked like him, she would simply die if one did, if one had sleek beautiful sliky black fur that shone so brightly in the sun and gleamed dimmly in the moonlight, and his enchanting green eyes, his wonderful voice that made her melt on the inside. She hated herself for that night, the wonderful, no nightmareish night, how could she do that it was forbbiden... did he know, she wondered, did he know she would never return and that's why he did it, so she would never forget him, perhaps deep down, she knew it to and that's why it happened.
~And I'll try not to cry when your not here by my side, But I know that I will always love you~
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Post by &. SHADiE on Oct 10, 2010 0:00:07 GMT -5
There was a rustle in the medicine cat den, and it was a few moments until the dusty brown tom came out again. His tail twitched and his gait was short and quick. In his mouth was a small bundle of herbs that swayed slightly as he walked. His eyes glanced at Gloomheart and gave a small understanding nod. "Stanph by er anf com down. She'll wat er mate by er side." he meowed quickly, his words muffled by the herbs he carried. What he really said was 'Stand by her and calm down. She'll want her mate by her side' but it came out slurred and hard to understand.
Not bothering to see if Gloomheart comprehended, the medicine cat dropped his bundle by Dreamwyvern's side. Carefully opening the leaf the wrapped the herbs he picked out a couple of dark green plants, along with a small stalk of chamomile. "Eat these" Oakleg murmured, nudging them closer to the queen. "They'll calm out down and make things easier, I even put a little honey on it." He had seen how Dreamwyvern's kits had been close to coming and had taken the time to get fresh honey the other day.
"Just keep breathing deep, even breaths" he said, placing an expert paw on her side. "Tell me if anything's up, okay? You too, Gloomheart" Oakleg said, not looking up from his gentle prodding paw. |
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Post by Emzie on Oct 11, 2010 11:19:04 GMT -5
Gloomheart barely understood Oakleg's muffled words, but he understood enough to know he should stay by Dreamwyvern. One of the words he caught, without a doubt, was mate. He definitely wasn't her mate, and yet he decided to take on the job happily and without protest.
He nodded at the medicine cat's request and stayed close by, watching over Dreamwyvern intently while his body quivered with nervousness.
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Oct 11, 2010 19:44:07 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern nodded a bit, she had heard a little bit of what was said it mostly came as blurred slurrs to her, but she heard one word, Mate. She closed her eyes painfully, Darknessfire wasn't here, he was her mate, but he wasn't here then who was he talking about? Gloomheart, she opened her eyes a bit and looked at him, she had onlt just met him, he wasn't her mate, but he was her friend and she was glad to have him here beside her. Dreamwyvern nodded a bit and reached out eating the chamomile and other herbs she reconized, she would have used them as well and honey added a lovely touch and made it easy to swallow. She winced a bit and nodded her head, she was ready and hoped nothing went wrong.
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Post by &. SHADiE on Oct 16, 2010 0:00:43 GMT -5
Oakleg noticed the cats' reactions as he spoke, though he showed no signs of caring. Mate. That dreaded word was a distant memory, so far away now that perhaps it was a memory of a dream. He was a medicine cat. He couldn't have kits, in a few ways he didn't understand, but he was bound to duty anyway. End of story. It wasn't bad exactly.. sometimes it was hard to be so different than his clanmates.
"Ok Dreamwyvern.." He murmured. He put his paw down and put on a small smile. "You're doing fine." The medicine cat glanced down at the herbs he had brought out. With a small movement of his head Oakleg nudged over two small black seeds: poppyseeds. "This part might hurt.." he meowed. In other words, this would be the most painful part. "These seeds will dull the pain slightly. Not sleepy exactly, since it is only two seeds." His cool voice spoke of years of practice and experience. [/size] |
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Oct 16, 2010 22:18:28 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern nodded a bit, it wasn't the pain she was fearing, it was the outcome, she begged Great Wyvern that one didn't look like him, she nodded again and bit more sure of herself, she was already in so much pain, she really didn't want it to get worst, but she had no choice, it was all her fault to begin with, this was her punishment. "T-Thank you" She meowed softly, in pain, she ate the two seeds up, she knew very well how to deal with it, she had been Wyvern once, she thought of dropping her name and be more warrior like as they called it, but she couldn't, she couldn't let go of everything, she would lose herself if the did. She thought of him, of Longtail, and of Specklepaw, Speaklewyvern most likely. She wondered if Palecomet was still alive and what of his son? She wondered if Darknessfire was chosen for Second in command. She wondered so many things, she just wanted to get her mind off the pain, but it was growing stronger.
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Post by &. SHADiE on Oct 17, 2010 3:08:33 GMT -5
The medicine cat had seen many injuries, outcomes resulting in either happiness or grief. He was not sqeemish of blood nor burdened with the thought of getting his paws dirty.
This, however, was something he did not experience everyday. The she-cat's injuries seemed to be internal: her heart and mind. Love, even. Something he lived without, walking on the fine line between knowing love and never having it as his own.
Oakleg could see her body tense slightly. Great StarClan, she should worry about things after the kits are born! he thought in a dry sort of tone. His internal voice softened a bit. Dreamwyvern was strong, even if she hadn't always been a warrior.
"Ah, here comes the first kit" He meowed. "Get ready Gloomheart, you're going to help lick them." |
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Post by Emzie on Oct 24, 2010 21:12:07 GMT -5
Body still quivering with nervousness, he nodded once again to the medicine cat's request and stood at the ready. He hoped everything would go well, but Dreamwyvern's behavior was frightening, with the things she was saying at the way she was attacking. Gloomheart was no medicine cat and had never witnessed kitting firsthand, so he hoped it this was at least somewhat normal.
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Post by ~Ravenpaw~ on Nov 7, 2010 21:39:40 GMT -5
Dreamwyvern groaned with pain, Oakleg wasn't kidding when he said this was the most painful part, she knew it was though, she always knew, she had delivered kits before, so she knew what to do. But she couldn't stand going through it herself, she should have listened, she shouldn't have done what she did. She was foolish, foolish, the only reason she went through it all was because she couldn't stand to kill the lives of innocent kits, innocent kits that haven't had a chance at life, it was unfair of her to be so selfish, but she still hated herself for all the damage she did.
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