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    SUMMER

    Artist: Monet

    Music: Peter and the Wolf

    Themes:

    MaySpring and Flowers

    June/JulyCities and Towns

    AugustPonds and Water

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    SUMMERBOOKLISTLIBRARY? OWN?

    The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

    Babushkas Dollby Patricia Polacco

    Peter and the Wolf translated by Maria Carlson

    The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

    A Chair for My Motherby Vera B. Williams

    The Market Square Dogby James Harriot

    The Little Houseby Virginia Lee Burton

    Lentil by Robert McCloskey

    When I was Young in the Mountainsby Cynthia Rylant

    The Story about Pingby Marjorie Flack

    Katie and the Waterlily Pond or Katie Meets the Impressionistsboth by James Mayhew

    The Tale of Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter

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    MAY

    Theme: Spring and FlowersHymn: This is My Fathers World

    Poem:Im Nobody

    Storytelling: Lazy Jack

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    IM NOBODY

    by Emily Dickinson

    I'm nobody! Who are you?

    Are you nobody, too?

    Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell!

    They'd banish us, you know.

    How dreary to be somebody!

    How public like a frog

    To tell your name the livelong dayTo an admiring bog!

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    THIS IS MYFATHERS WORLD

    This is my Father's world,

    and to my listening earsall nature sings, and round me rings

    the music of the spheres.

    This is my Father's world:

    I rest me in the thought

    of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;

    his hand the wonders wrought.

    This is my Father's world,

    the birds their carols raise,

    the morning light, the lily white,

    declare their maker's praise.

    This is my Father's world:

    he shines in all that's fair;

    in the rustling grass I hear him pass;he speaks to me everywhere.

    This is my Father's world.

    O let me ne'er forget

    that though the wrong seems oft so strong,

    God is the ruler yet.

    This is my Father's world:why should my heart be sad?

    The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!

    God reigns; let the earth be glad!

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    LAZYJACK

    ONCE upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common.

    They were very poor, and the old woman got her living by spinning, but Jack was so lazy that he

    would do nothing but bask in the sun in the hot weather, and sit by the corner of the hearth in thewinter-time. So they called him lazy Jack. His mother could not get him to do anything for her, and at

    last told him, on Monday, that if he did not begin to work for his porridge she would turn him out to

    get his living as he could. This roused Jack, and he went out and hired himself for the next day to a

    neighbouring farmer for a penny; but as he was coming home, never having had any money before,

    he lost it in passing over a brook. "You stupid boy," said his mother, "you should have put it in your

    pocket." "I'll do so another time," replied Jack.

    On Wednesday, Jack went out again and hired himself to a cow-keeper, who gave him a jar of milk for

    his day's work. Jack took the jar and put it into the large pocket of his jacket, spilling it all, long before

    he got home. "Dear me!" said the old woman, "you should have carried it on your head." "I'll do so

    another time," said Jack.

    So on Thursday, Jack hired himself again to a farmer, who agreed to give him a cream cheese for his

    services. In the evening Jack took the cheese, and went home with it on his head. By the time he got

    home the cheese was all spoilt, part of it being lost, and part matted with his hair. "You stupid lout,"

    said his mother, "you should have carried it very carefully in your hands." "I'll do so another time,"

    replied Jack.

    On Friday, Lazy Jack again went out, and hired himself to a baker who would give him nothing for his

    work but a large tomcat. Jack took the cat, and began carrying it very carefully in his hands, but in a

    short time pussy scratched him so much that he was compelled to let it go. When he got home, his

    mother said to him, "You silly fellow, you should have tied it with a string, and [154] dragged it along

    after you." "I'll do so another time," said Jack.

    So on Saturday, Jack hired himself to a butcher, who rewarded him by the handsome present of a

    shoulder of mutton. Jack took the mutton, tied it to a string, and trailed it along after him in the dirt, so

    that by the time he had got home the meat was completely spoilt. His mother was this time quite out of

    patience with him, for the next day was Sunday, and she was obliged to do with cabbage for her

    dinner. "You ninney-hammer," said she to her son; "you should have carried it on your shoulder." "I'll

    do so another time," replied Jack.

    On the next Monday, Lazy Jack went once more, and hired himself to a cattle-keeper, who gave him a

    donkey for his trouble. Jack found it hard to hoist the donkey on his shoulders, but at last he did it,

    and began walking slowly home with his prize. Now it happened that in the course of his journey

    there lived a rich man with his only daughter, a beautiful girl, but deaf and dumb. Now she had neverlaughed in her life, and the doctors said she would never speak till somebody made her laugh. This

    young lady happened to be looking out of the window when Jack was passing with the donkey on his

    shoulders, with the legs sticking up in the air, and the sight was so comical and strange that she burst

    out into a great fit of laughter, and immediately recovered her speech and hearing. Her father was

    overjoyed, and fulfilled his promise by marrying her to Lazy Jack, who was thus made a rich

    gentleman. They lived in a large house, and Jack's mother lived with them in great happiness until she

    died.

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    JUNE/JULY

    Theme: Cities and SkyHymn: Let Us Break Bread Together

    Poem: Love between Brothers and Sisters

    Storytelling: The Queen Bee

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    LOVE BETWEEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS

    by Isaac Watts

    Whatever brawls disturb the street,

    There should be peace and home;

    Where sisters dwell and brothers meet,

    Quarrels should never come.

    Birds in their little nests agree;

    And tis a shameful sight,

    When Children of one familyFall out and chide and fight.

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    LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHERAn African American Spiritual

    Let us break bread together on our knees,let us break bread together on our knees.

    When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

    O Lord, have mercy on me.

    Let us drink wine together on our knees,

    let us drink wine together on our knees.

    When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

    O Lord, have mercy on me.

    Let us praise God together on our knees,

    let us praise God together on our knees.

    When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

    O Lord, have mercy on me.

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    THE QUEEN BEETwo kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a

    wasteful foolish way of living, so that they could not return home again. Then their brother, who was a

    little insignificant dwarf, went out to seek for his brothers: but when he had found them they only

    laughed at him, to think that he, who was so young and simple, should try to travel through the world,when they, who were so much wiser, had been unable to get on. However, they all set out on their

    journey together, and came at last to an ant-hill. The two elder brothers would have pulled it down, in

    order to see how the poor ants in their fright would run about and carry off their eggs. But the little

    dwarf said, 'Let the poor things enjoy themselves, I will not suffer you to trouble them.'

    So on they went, and came to a lake where many many ducks were swimming about. The two

    brothers wanted to catch two, and roast them. But the dwarf said, 'Let the poor things enjoy

    themselves, you shall not kill them.' Next they came to a bees'-nest in a hollow tree, and there was so

    much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and

    kill the bees, so as to get their honey. But the dwarf held them back, and said, 'Let the pretty insects

    enjoy themselves, I cannot let you burn them.'

    At length the three brothers came to a castle: and as they passed by the stables they saw fine

    horses standing there, but all were of marble, and no man was to be seen. Then they went through all

    the rooms, till they came to a door on which were three locks: but in the middle of the door was awicket, so that they could look into the next room. There they saw a little grey old man sitting at a

    table; and they called to him once or twice, but he did not hear: however, they called a third time, and

    then he rose and came out to them.

    He said nothing, but took hold of them and led them to a beautiful table covered with all sorts of

    good things: and when they had eaten and drunk, he showed each of them to a bed-chamber.

    The next morning he came to the eldest and took him to a marble table, where there were three

    tablets, containing an account of the means by which the castle might be disenchanted. The first

    tablet said: 'In the wood, under the moss, lie the thousand pearls belonging to the king's daughter;

    they must all be found: and if one be missing by set of sun, he who seeks them will be turned into

    marble.'

    The eldest brother set out, and sought for the pearls the whole day: but the evening came, and he

    had not found the first hundred: so he was turned into stone as the tablet had foretold.The next day the second brother undertook the task; but he succeeded no better than the first; for

    he could only find the second hundred of the pearls; and therefore he too was turned into stone.

    At last came the little dwarf's turn; and he looked in the moss; but it was so hard to find the pearls,

    and the job was so tiresome!so he sat down upon a stone and cried. And as he sat there, the king of

    the ants (whose life he had saved) came to help him, with five thousand ants; and it was not long

    before they had found all the pearls and laid them in a heap.

    The second tablet said: 'The key of the princess's bed-chamber must be fished up out of the lake.'

    And as the dwarf came to the brink of it, he saw the two ducks whose lives he had saved swimming

    about; and they dived down and soon brought in the key from the bottom.

    The third task was the hardest. It was to choose out the youngest and the best of the king's three

    daughters. Now they were all beautiful, and all exactly alike: but he was told that the eldest had eaten

    a piece of sugar, the next some sweet syrup, and the youngest a spoonful of honey; so he was to guesswhich it was that had eaten the honey.

    Then came the queen of the bees, who had been saved by the little dwarf from the fire, and she

    tried the lips of all three; but at last she sat upon the lips of the one that had eaten the honey: and so

    the dwarf knew which was the youngest. Thus the spell was broken, and all who had been turned into

    stones awoke, and took their proper forms. And the dwarf married the youngest and the best of the

    princesses, and was king after her father's death; but his two brothers married the other two sisters.

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    AUGUST

    Theme: Ponds and WaterHymn: How Great Thou Art

    Poem: The Story of Fidgety Phillip

    Storytelling: The Cat and the Mouse

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    THESTORYOFFIDGETYPHILLIP

    by Heinrich Hoffmann

    Let me see if Philip can

    Be a little gentleman;

    Let me see if he is able

    To sit still for once at table:'

    Thus Papa bade Phil behave;

    And Mamma looked very grave.

    But fidgety Phil,He won't sit still;

    He wriggles,

    And giggles,

    And then, I declare,

    Swings backwards and forwards,

    And tilts up his chair,

    Just like any rocking-horse-'Philip! I am getting cross!'

    See the naughty, restless child

    Growing still more rude and wild,

    Till his chair falls over quite.

    Philip screams with all his might,

    Catches at the cloth, but thenThat makes matters worse again.

    Down upon the ground they fall,

    Glasses, plates, knives, forks, and all.

    How Mamma did fret and frown,

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    When she saw them tumbling down!

    And Papa made such a face!

    Philip is in sad disgrace.

    Where is Philip, where is he?

    Fairly covered up you see!

    Cloth and all are lying on him;

    He has pulled down all upon him.

    What a terrible to-do!

    Dishes, glasses, snapped in two!

    Here a knife, and there a fork!Philip, this is cruel work.

    Table all so bare, and ah!

    Poor Papa, and poor Mamma

    Look quire cross, and wonder how

    They shall have their dinner now.

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    HOW GREAT THOUART

    O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,

    Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

    Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

    Chorus:

    Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

    How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

    Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

    How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

    When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,

    And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.

    When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur

    And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

    Chorus

    And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;

    Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;

    That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,

    He bled and died to take away my sin.

    Chorus

    When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,

    And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

    Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,

    And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

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    THE CAT AND THE MOUSE

    The cat and the mouse

    Play'd in the malt-house:

    The cat bit the mouse's tail off. "Pray, puss, give me my tail." "No," says the cat, "I'llnot give you your tail, till you go to the cow, and fetch me some milk."

    First she leapt and then she ran,

    Till she came to the cow, and thus began:

    "Pray, Cow, give me milk, that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me my own

    tail again." "No," said the cow, "I will give you no milk, till you go to the farmer, and

    get me some hay."

    First she leapt, and then she ran,

    Till she came to the farmer and thus began:

    "Pray, Farmer, give me hay, that I may give cow hay, that cow may give me milk,

    that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me my own tail again." "No," says thefarmer, "I'll give you no hay, till you go to the butcher and fetch me some meat."

    First she leapt, and then she ran,

    Till she came to the butcher, and thus began:

    "Pray, Butcher, give me meat, that I may give farmer meat, that farmer may give

    me hay, that I may give cow hay, that cow may give me milk, that I may give cat milk,

    that cat may give me my own tail again." "No," says the butcher, "I'll give you no

    meat, till you go to the baker and fetch me some bread."

    First she leapt and then she ran,

    Till she came to the baker, and thus began:

    "Pray, Baker, give me bread, that I may give butcher bread, that butcher may give

    me meat, that I may give farmer meat, that farmer may give me hay, that I may give

    cow hay, that cow may give me milk, that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me

    my own tail again."

    "Yes," says the baker, "I'll give you some bread,

    But if you eat my meal, I'll cut off your head."

    Then the baker gave mouse bread, and mouse gave butcher bread, and butcher

    gave mouse meat, and mouse gave farmer meat, and farmer gave mouse hay, and

    mouse gave cow hay, and cow gave mouse milk, and mouse gave cat milk, and cat

    gave mouse her own tail again!

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    MAY SUMMARY

    JANUARY:

    Snow

    Book of the

    Week

    Adventure Art Baking Day Activity

    God's World The Gardener Chalk

    Flowers

    Plant Sunflowers

    Around the

    World

    Babuskas Doll Make Borsht Where I Live

    Nesting Dolls

    A Beautiful

    World

    Peter and the

    Wolf

    Peter

    Puppets

    Russian Tea

    Cakes

    Watch/Listen to

    Peter and the

    Wolf

    Extra Ferdinand Flower

    Search

    Yummy

    Dandelion

    Fun

    Supplies Needed: Construction paper, white paper, colored chalk, sunflower seeds (dirt, water), unpainted nesting dolls

    (available on amazon and etsy), acrylic paints, popsicle sticks, heavy books, water color paper

    Ingredients Needed: dandelions, powdered sugar, chopped nuts, (pancake and borscht ingredients depending on

    recipe of your choosing)

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    JUNE/JULY SUMMARY

    FEBRUARY:

    Night/Stars

    Book of the

    Week

    Baking Day Activity Art Adventure

    My World A Chair forMy Mother

    Snack Store Money Play

    A Beautiful

    World

    The Market

    Square Dog

    Puppy Chow Puppy Ears Visit a farmers

    market

    Gods World The Little

    House

    Moon

    Phases

    A Home in all

    seasons

    Around the

    World

    Lentil Sour (Lemon-Lime)

    Soda Pop

    (Pretend Soup pg 50)

    Attend a 4thJuly

    Parade and

    wave an

    American Flag!

    Supplies Needed: snacks, construction paper, felt, general collage items, American flag

    Ingredients Needed: chew mix, peanut butter, chocolate chips, powdered sugar, lemons, limes, apple juice concentrate,

    soda water, oreos

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    AUGUST SUMMARY

    MARCH:

    Serving God

    and Others

    Book of the

    Week

    Baking Day Activity Art Adventure

    God's World When I WasYoung in the

    Mountains

    UnderwaterViewer Find a creek orpond and go

    wadingwatch

    out for snakes!

    Around the

    World

    The Story of

    PingNoodle Soup

    (Pretend Soup

    pg 38)

    Visit a

    duck pond

    A Beautiful

    World

    Katie and the

    Waterlily PondPaint

    outside

    Visit an Art

    Museum

    Extra The Tale of

    Jeremy FisherPond Snack Beatrix Potter

    Memory Game

    Nature

    Journal

    Supplies needed: Large coffee can or other plastic container, plastic wrap, rubber band, duct tape, painting supplies

    Ingredients needed: Apples, Peanut Butter, Grapes, Mini-marshmallows, chocolate chips or raisins, ramen, spinach,

    mushrooms, corn, peas

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    MAY

    Chalk Flowers

    Cut flower shapes out of construction paper. Use as reverse stencils by placing

    shape onto a larger piece of white paper and rubbing chalk over it the shape and

    background paper. Lift the stencil to reveal the white flower.

    Where I live Nesting Dolls:

    Help your student paint a set of plain wooden nesting dolls (available on amazon andetsy) using acrylic paint. Solid colors will work best except for the smallest one

    which should be painted as a self-portrait. Toothpicks dipped in paint then dabbedon will make small eyes. Using a sharpie or a, write the name of your town, state,

    country and the world (if you have a 6 piece set, you could include home). An

    option for semi-artistic parents is drawing the outline of your home/state/countryand a dot on a smaller outline of the state for the city.

    Peter and the Wolf:

    Peter and the Wolf is available from several sources for free. Spotify has an audio

    version narrated by David Bowie and Youtube has an older Disney storybook format

    here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7m9i70JDg. Netflix has a newerClaymation video available online as well but Ive not seen it and have heard it has

    been updated/altered so I would highly suggest previewing.

    Peter Puppets

    Make puppets with the characters and their instruments. Cut out the flashcards fromthis site: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/more-peter-and-wolf.html

    and color if desired. Glue each piece to a square of construction paper then glue thetwo matching pieces to a popsicle stick. Let your preschooler act out the scenes

    and she listens to the story.

    Russian Tea Cakes:

    1 cup butter cup powdered sugar (or blend sucanat into a fine powder) + extra for rolling

    1 teaspoon vanilla

    2 cup flour

    cup finely chopped nuts teaspoon salt

    Preheat oven to 400. Mix butter, cup powdered sugar and vanilla together. Add inflour, nuts and salt. Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Bake on ungreased

    cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly before rolling in powdered sugar.Enjoy while listening to Peter and the Wolf.

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    Flower Search:

    Go on a hike at a local park or search your backyard for flowers. Try to get at least

    three different types. Look for difference and similarities between them (colors,

    number of petals, leaf shapes, etc. Draw pictures and label if you know the names. Ifyou want to do more, try pressing them. You dontneed a fancy flower press. Dab

    the flowers with a paper towel to dry if needed then lay them between two pieces ofthick paper (water color paper works well) and gently place inside a large book

    such as an dictionary or phone book. Put another heavy book or two on top. Let them

    sit for a week or two.

    Yummy Dandelion Fun:

    Read the flower fairy dandelion poem. Talk about how many people consider

    dandelions weeds because they can be hard to get rid of but they are also useful.

    Then use some dandelions to make a tasty snack. Dandelion pancakes are made by

    adding dandelion flower heads to whatever basic pancake batter you normally useor try making dandelion lemonade:

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    JUNE/JULY

    Money Play:

    Explain a bit about money and coins then let them borrow a bunch and let the

    playing begin. How high can she stack pennies? Can she make a pattern with two orthree types of coins? What about with one type using both sides? Try making

    rubbings with paper and crayon or with aluminum foil. Use them for pretend storetime or if you have other small children in the house that make playing with coins

    dangerous, you can print play bills and coins from here:

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    Snack Store:

    Put out an assortment of snacks on different plates and label each with the cost (hard

    boiled eggs and cheese sticks are $0.25, strawberries are $0.05, grapes are a penny

    a piece, etc). Give your child a handful of coins and let them decide what they want

    to buy!

    Puppy Chow:

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    Puppy Ears:

    Using construction paper or felt, cut out a 1-2 strip long enough to fit around your

    childs head. Staple or glue into circle, testing fitting to make sure the size is correct.

    You could also use a plastic headband for the head portion. Add floppy ears. If youhave a large box lying around, try making a dog house for your puppy to play in.

    Visit a Farmers Market:

    Find a local farmers market. You might not find any lost dogs but you probably will

    find some yummy food. If your child is comfortable with the basics of money, you

    could try having them make a purchase on their own. Farmers markets are ideal forbeginning shoppers because the people tend to be friendly and the items often cost

    whole dollars so the math is easy.

    Moon Phases:

    Briefly describe moon phases by explaining that the moon doesnt have its own light

    like a star does, we only see it because the light from the sun bounces off of it. And

    depending on where the sun is, we see more or less of the moon. Make several

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    moon phases out of oreos. You can use the official terms if you wish, but keep itsimple. Go out and observe the moon several times this month and record the

    moons phase on the calendar.

    A Home in All Seasons

    Fold a large piece of paper in half and then in half again. Unfold and you should havefour rectangles. Draw a picture of your house in sections. Color and add collage

    items to turn one section into each season. Ideas: foam pieces for flowers and a sun,small leaves and acorns for fall, white salt or glitter for winters snow.If you have a

    calendar offirsts, read a few of your firsts from each season. If you dont have a

    calendar of firsts, consider starting one!

    (More about ours here: http://brcbanter.blogspot.com/2014/02/calendar-of-firsts.html)

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    AUGUST

    Make an Underwater Viewer:

    Start with a coffee can or other large cylinder shaped container. Cut the end off soyou are left with a tube. Wrap plastic wrap around the open end, securing with a

    rubber band. Cover over the rubber band with duct tape several times to create awater proof seal. Put the plastic wrap end into the water and you should be able to

    see all the plants, insects and fish that live in your stream.

    Pond Snack:

    Cut two slices of apple. Arrange like a frogs body. Using peanut butter as an edible

    glue, attach two small marshmallows with two chocolate chips on top for eyes. Using

    grapes cut in half for legs. Serve with goldfish.

    Beatrix Potter Memory:

    Print out two copies of the memory page. Laminate if desired. Play memory!

    Nature Journaling:

    Talk a bit about how Beatrice Potter loved stories as well as nature and aniamls. Shewas a good observer and practiced drawing and painting the things she saw in

    nature which is why she could make such wonderful illustrations. Then go outside

    and let your child pick what they want to draw.

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