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Teddy Bears (Stuffed Animals)

Posted by timethief • 1 year ago • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS]
Topics: sentimental attachments, stuffed animals, teddy bears

1. Do you own one or more teddy bears or stuffed animals?
(a) If so, what does your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal look like?
(b) Where did it come from?
(c) What do you associate your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal with?

2. If you do not own a teddy bear or stuffed animal then why don't you have one?

User Comments

9/06/08

keropidark

Yes and no? I have one Bear that is blue and about the length of a pillow, and monkey which is smaller. I got the monkey from my boyfriend. The bear I don't remember. I associate both of them with comfort and they take the spot on my bed when my boyfriend does not sleep over.

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9/06/08

annaswan

My poor husband took me to a county fair, and I spotted two enormous stuffed tigers - of course I wanted them and ALL he had to do was knock down 3 milk bottles with a baseball. How hard could that be for a guy who played baseball in school??

Well... about $150 worth of "throws" later, I finally had my cats. I was okay with this - but he's never gotten over the fact we could have purchased the same cats from a department store for $29.99. LOL

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1. 9/06/08
  
  keropidark
  
  That is the joy of being a special woman with a wonderful husband.
2. 9/06/08
  
  timethief
  
  @annaswan
  Thanks for sharing your tigers story. It made me smile and then I laughed out loud. It sounds like your partner is a winner in all respects.
9/06/08

ender

i own loads of stuffies. there's andrew, the turtle; there's davin the monkey; and a slew of others.

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1. 9/06/08
  
  timethief
  
  @ender
  Exactly how many do you have? Which one is your all time fave?
2. 9/06/08
  
  ender
  
  would take too long to count them all!
  
  my current favourites are the two i mentioned, davin and andrew.
  
  here's a peek at just the monkey stuffies i have:
  www.coyotethunder.com/RedMonkey/archives/2006/06/more_monkeys.html
3. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  @ender
  Holy guacamole! You sure have a huge collection of really cute monkeys of all sizes. I'm impressed.
9/06/08

keropidark

Timethief do you?

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1. 9/06/08
  
  timethief
  
  @keropidark
  Yes. I have made most of the ones I own and I will answer the questions too, after everyone else who wants to answer them has posted.
9/06/08

sayzlim

I don't have any,
I'm a boy and I think Teddy bear doesn't suit me...

That's all...

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1. 9/06/08
  
  keropidark
  
  You know what sayzlim I feel the same way. If my boy had a teddy bear I'd be concerned.
  
  Do you have a girlfriend/sister that has teddy bears? What do you think of them?
2. 9/06/08
  
  sayzlim
  
  Yeah, I have 2 young sis and both of them have Teddy bear when they was 6-8.
  
  But now, one prefer accessories than bear,
  
  the youngest is better... Independent and can manage her money well, she is studying in Singapore now. Alone and she is just 14 years old. Proud of her. TT
3. 9/06/08
  
  timethief
  
  @sayzlim
  If your sister is anything at all like you then I'm proud of her too. I'm also rather concerned because 14 is a very young and impressionable age. So I will send my best wishes for her to you through you. Maybe one day you will find a teeny tiny little teddy bear or other stuffed animal she will like and send it to her in Singapore to remind her that her big brother loves her when she holds it.
4. 9/06/08
  
  sayzlim
  
  Sure, and I plan to take them tour the world when I become one the successful young entrepreneur.
9/06/08

lettershome

I don't have one but my daughter does! It's a lion cub she got from my brother when she was just a baby. Calls it Gordie Lion after him and has taken it everywhere - twice to Canada and South Africa, to London, Zurich, all around Germany... she loves it. :-)

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I'm a Leo and I approve of lion cubs. I'm wondering if your daughter is a Leo too or if she associates her lion cub with Jungle Book.
9/06/08

kdawg68

When I was a kid I had many, many stuffed animals. Had a rabbit that I was particularly fond of. Looking back I think that experience prepared me well for fatherhood.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I have both bears and bunnies that I have made. One bunny dates back to my childhood. It was among the first items I ever sewed myself.
9/06/08

Sylvia

With 2 young daughters, we are a home full of stuffed animals. My 7 year old has her favorite, she can't go to be bed without it, it is so sweet, because it is just a simple little green stuffed bear, she's had it since she was 2 and it is starting to wear but omg if we ever lose it

My 2 1/2 year old has many but she hasn't latched on to anyone yet.

Kdawg, you will love this, I have an old stuffed white horse my grandmother gave, been my favorite since I was 5 and I still keep it on my shelf I named her "Twinkles"

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  My grandma made my brother a stuffed horse when we were small and I coveted it. It didn't take long before he had no interest in her and Goldie found a place of honor on the shelf above my bed.
9/06/08

voodooKobra

I had a large one when I was small. My dad gave it to my mom when I was born, and I kinda stole it from her. We still have it in a box somewhere.

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1. 9/06/08
  
  keropidark
  
  awww, we finally see a sensitive side of you. Quick take it back before we call you human. (Just jesting)
2. 9/06/08
  
  sayzlim
  
  I see the human side of cobra... Let's celebrate !!!
3. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Ahhh ... that's so sweet.
9/06/08

SweetViolet

I have two stuffed tigers and a stuffed elephant, all gifts from my husband. The small tiger he bought for me in San Diego on our first romantic week-end getaway, the big tiger he carried as hand luggage all the way from South Africa to San Francisco as a gift for me, and the elephant he purchased at an American diner here in Cape Town, "just because."

I still have a stuffed animal I got for Christmas when I was five.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Wow! It sounds like you have quite the collection and one dates back to when you were only 5 years old. That's impressive. More impressive still is your husband being man enough to carry the tiger on the plane as hand luggage. He sounds like a thoughtful and loving man.
9/06/08

melindaville

I do have a stuffed teddy bear. It was my second Valentine's day present from Les in 2002. It's a rather 'high end' bear which he purchased for me at Harrod's in London. It's a fluffy white bear who wears a bright red velvet ribbon around his neck. He is the softest bear--I love the way the fur feels next to my skin.

When Les is gone on one of his frequent travels for business, I sleep with it (shhhhhh!).

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I promise I won't tell.
9/06/08

Shiley

When I was a child my uncle had a teddy bear that was his. On Christmas eve he and his friend came by his friend was in a Santa costume. They placed the teddy next to me not realizing I was still awake. They left the house and I jumped out of bed "Mommy, I saw Santa and he gave me this teddy! Only, mommy I thought Santa was white." My mom had to be stiffling giggles. She told me that that was my uncle and his friend and Santa wasn't there yet.

On the subject of teddy bears. There is a wonderful Australian organization that collects Teddy Bears for rape victims and the donates them to various charities for those victims.

teddytour.com.au/

Currently, they need teddy bear donations. Just putting it out there.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Thanks so much for telling us your story and for that link. Teddy bear donations are a great idea.
9/06/08

chrissymarie321

Hi TT, I have rather a lot of Teddy bears. At least 20plus
I could not tell you which one is my favourite, I like them all
There are stories behind every one of them:
chrissymaries.blogspot.com/2008/07/sebastion.html
This is sebastion and I made him a few years ago when I used to make jointed bears.
And on this post is a pic of Flopsy the rabbit. My step kids bought me this from a rummage sale and it went everywhere with me throughout my pregnancy, whenever I was working way, whatever!

chrissymaries.blogspot.com/2008/01/cardmaking-evening.html
Sorry bout the links, I am tired for sorting out the code

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I love Sebastian and Flopsy too. Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. I hope everyone clicks your link and sees them.
9/06/08

CrystalRaven

I have quite a few, Edward, a traditional mohair hair jointed bear that I got when I was 6 or so and was with me for every birth but had to stop sleeping with last year as he is disintergrating

Eeyore, that is hand crocheted by a now dead great aunt when I was born

my rag doll (has no name and is the one I sleep with) that hubby bought my soon after we met, years ago but she is still on the net www.childrenoftheinnerlight.com/shop/5.html (top right lol)

and then there is Binks, whom I recieved from hubby when I was promoted to having my own bus route, so he was my bus buddy and sat in the front windshield, when I changed jobs to cab driving, he again sat in the front window

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Yup your a stuffed animal lover for sure and somehow that doesn't surprise me.
9/06/08

offendedblogger

I collect them, a big black one is hanging on my wall.

Well, it's sort of stuffed, the taxidermist must have put stuffing in there somewhere!

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9/06/08

PotatoChef

My wife has two teddy bears on our bed. They are the size of young children. I don't get it....but I don't say anything. You have to pick your arguments.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  You have to pick your arguments. Truer words have never been spoken.
9/06/08

polybore

1. A) I have a panda (not a red one)
B) I got him as a child
C) I associate him with skiing as I use him to hold my skiing badges and medals.

Panda is not for cuddling purposes these days he is more of an ornament. I will remove the badges etc and give him to my son when he is old enough not to eat him

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I love the fact that you will be passing Panda on to your son.
9/06/08

Jeunelle

I had a Limited Edition Cartier Teddy Bear named "Juliette"
given to me from the Vice President of Cartier himself
but I sold that sucker for $500.00 on Ebay. Hell Yes It Was Worth It. Every Penny.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  That's so "you". I'm lol
2. 9/12/08
  
  Jeunelle
  
  LMAO...you know me too well.
3. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  So, what will your next "stuffed" investment be?
4. 9/12/08
  
  Jeunelle
  
  The only thing I liked stuffed is my pillow. Goose down feathered.
9/06/08

drjay1966

Don't know if I've ever had one....

Then, I had a friend who, in his 30's, took his stuffed bears with him everywhere and got upset when I wouldn't talk to them....

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Oh dear, I do hope he got the help he needed.
9/06/08

LGramlich

I don't have a teddy "bear," but I have other stuffed animals, including a stuffed longhorn steer, Canada goose, orangutan & Chtulhu. My favorite is a husky that my hubby bought for me when I first moved down here. He reminds me of my old, real husky, who I loved very much, but had to give away. The orangutan (another gift from my hubby,) is really sweet too, though.
I used to have a Mrs. Beasley doll (anyone remember "Family Affair"?) I had to sell her some years ago, unfortunately.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  You have a really unusual collection. I don't know anyone else with a stuffed long horn steer or a Chtulhu. How cool is that?
9/06/08

DrowseyMonkey

I love stuffed animals ... awwww. I have a few teddys but I love bunnies, have a little collection of them. Of course, my drowsey doll has a prominent place on my desk ... beside my computer. You know, for inspiration My sister has always liked monkeys and has a little collection of those. Hence the name of my blog.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  I feel like I'm well acquainted with your drowsey doll, although we have never met. Monkeys have a rich symbolic history. Whether positive or negative, the monkey is said to be revealing something to you about what is going on in your inner world. A dream featuring a monkey may be an encouragement from you unconscious to continue to develop your personality by staying close to your own nature.
9/06/08

poisonapplesauce

1.I have a glow worm
(a) He looks like a glow worm kind of like this only pink and light blue
(b) My daddy bought it for me when I was really little
(c) comfort, happiness, family

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Your gloworm is cute.
9/06/08

acousticguitarist

Yes, he speaks Spanish

Came from the north pole but hates the cold

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  ¿Es su oso de habla hispana rojo en color?
9/12/08

ThriftShopRomantic

I have my old bear, Timothy, from when I was 7 and got him for my birthday. He's an aged bear now, and looks worse for wear, but he's a little bit of the history of my childhood.

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  Isn't it interesting how many of us have stuffed animals that date back to our childhood?
9/12/08

Theresa111

I am totally addicted to these soft creatures!!!

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1. 9/12/08
  
  timethief
  
  @Theresa111
  Okay ... 'fess up. How many do you have?
9/12/08

aningeniousname

I don't have a stuffed animal but I am a big fan of taxidermy and have already requested that I be stuffed at the moment of my death. Things like this can sometimes be a bit tacky but I believe the tinted glass display case and "authentic" pub surroundings will lift it far above the usual taxidermy fare of cross eyed owls and electrified cats

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9/12/08

JanelleV

I have several teddy bears and various types of stuffed animals. Most of them were gifts (Valentine's day) or from my childhood & I just couldn't get rid of them so they're in a storage box.

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9/12/08

blackrose78

First it was a little white bear with black circles on his paws, eyes and the end of his nose that got stolen when I was 13 whose name was TayTay (I couldn't say Teddy when I got him), who slept with me, and went everywhere with me. Then, I had a teddy that was given to me when I was 14 and called the police on my brothers, because they were threatening my mother. That bear, whose name was Fuzz (bad play on the fact he came from the police) from then on went everywhere, from my Navy boot camp graduation (in my mom's carry-on luggage, with his head out 'so he could breathe'), to my tech school with the Navy where he slept with me, as he had since I got him, to Italy when my now ex-husband proposed, he sat on the head table at the wedding and held my bouquet, and he even joined us on the honeymoon. He went EVERYWHERE, even had his own email address. When we lost him, it was heartbreaking, because I was pregnant, and in a very stressfull situation (I was homeless, with two small children, and going through a nasty divorce). NOW, we have a pink build-a-bear who wears a Supergirl tshirt, and my husband's build-a-bear triceratops who sleep with us, and a bear that I swear is TayTay's twin, so her name is TeeTee. But, we're also a multiple with a couple of littles inside, so it's not suprising that we're so attached to our million and one stuffies, to the point there are nights when the bed is so covered in stuffies, there's no room for my husband. We also collect stuffed pigs.

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9/12/08

fstasu

I love my teddy bear, oh you meant the stuffed kind. I have a lot of stuffed animals, mostly bears. I even have the panda that belonged to my Grandmother that I remember playing with that sweet panda when I was really young, he's been loved a lot and is thread bare, but he's a treasure for sure.

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7/08/09

TeddyBearTop10

Teddy bears and stuffed animals do represent a large portion of our childrens beds. They love to pile them up at the end leaving about 80% left for sleeping. Most of our collection comes from www.cuddleworks.com/

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1. 7/08/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Thou shall not bump threads! Especially a TT one.
7/08/09

celticmusicfan

I have five teddy bears in my closet. one is a christmas bear named pookie.

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1. 7/10/09
  
  timethief
2. 7/10/09
  
  celticmusicfan
  
  sorry i miss this. sure i will post pookie later.
3. 7/10/09
  
  timethief
  
  Great!
4. 7/11/09
  
  celticmusicfan
  
  As promise...that brown one is Pookie
7/08/09

crpitt

I am not a fan of stuffed beasties, but I have been stuck with The Doll since birth

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1. 7/10/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  That thing is scary.
  
  *shudders*
2. 7/10/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Hey! she is not! She also has two faces...
3. 7/11/09
  
  timethief
  
  I agree that she looks scary at present.
  Maybe that's because she's worse for the wear.
  The drawing is more appealing than the real thing.
7/09/09

hatingtherain

I have a rabbit that my dad gave me. I used to have more, but certain people tend to steal them from me.

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1. 7/11/09
  
  timethief
7/09/09

Friday13

I'm terrified of teddy bears since watching Sharon Gless' character on Nip/Tuck

(she better get nominated for it!)

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7/09/09

ArsenicCookies

1. Do you own one or more teddy bears or stuffed animals?

Yes, sort of. It is a glow worm so it has some stuffing

(a) If so, what does your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal look like?

A lot like this

(b) Where did it come from?

my daddy

(c) What do you associate your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal with?

Getting over fear. Initially of the dark, then rejection, then auditions, etc. He is my glow in the dark homie

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1. 7/10/09
  
  crpitt
  
  My younger sister was obsessed with glow worm things, she loved hers.
2. 7/10/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  they are like little glowing gods haha
7/09/09

SweetViolet

Most of the stuffed animals in this house belong to Puddin', the Yorkie. I regularly stitch on detached arms and legs, collect stuffing from the floors and replace it, stitching the hole(s) closed, and have even been known to add squeakers to increase her enjoyment of torturing and killing them. Right now Fred, her stuffed dog, is awaiting a surgical reattachment of a limb, and Duckie needs his quacker repaired as she has disabled it.

I have two stuffed tigers my husband gave me when we were dating...they live WAAAAY up on top of the bedroom bookcase where she cannot reach them...they remind me that he is tenderhearted and loves me enough to buy them in South Africa and then carry them all the way to America as a gift to remind me of him when he would have to go back.

I worry what Puddin' will do when we get the new puppy in September...

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7/10/09

Stillthinking

When I was a kid, I had a pink My Melody bunny from Sanrio. My dad got her from Japan for me when I was 4.

Mine was just like the one on the right.

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1. 7/10/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Now they are weird!
2. 7/10/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  I also had a Hello Kitty!
3. 7/10/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Blurghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how I hate those things.
  
  One of my friends was absolutely obsessed with Hello Kitty
4. 7/10/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  Well, I am Asian and Sanrio is HUGE over in Korea and Japan. When I was a kid, I had tons of Hello Kitty.
5. 7/10/09
  
  crpitt
  
  My mate was Asian too, well she still is actually lol
6. 7/10/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  see I can never look at hello kitty the same after what this person did to it hahaha www.flickr.com/photos/automaton-design/3429357519/ I saw it awhile back but it still pops into my head everytime I see Hello Kitty.
7. 7/11/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  Hahahaha! Zombie kitty!
8. 7/11/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  just watch, next time you see hello kitty, images of the zombie kitty will flood your head.. and you will laugh while people just look at you scratching their heads wondering what the hell is so funny (it happened not to long ago).
7/10/09

Deray28

I've had a few ducks since high school, I had a crush on a guy whose nickname was duck so all my friends gave ducks ;-) My favorites now are my Daffy Duck pillow that I got for a birthday from my best friend and my white teddy bear, the bear was a Christmas gift from my Godson, he told me he asked his mom to get that for me so I wouldn't sleep alone in Tucson, awwwww.

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7/10/09

amybyrd21

I have a blue dead bear. I bought it years ago at a pot shop. It still smells like incense. I would never part with it,. I forgot to say it reminds me of my carefree youthful days when I could do what I wanted when I wanted and not care about urting someone or there being someone home waiting for me.

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7/10/09

rainforestrobin

What an adorable post. I'm amazed at how many people have their special "cuddly" toy. I think it's cool. This is a warmhearted discussion that was fun.

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7/10/09

idealpinkrose

I have lots of stuffed animals at home. They are remembrance from the countries that we visited. There are kangaroos and koalas from Australia, elephants from Thailand, and other dolls from other countries. But my favorite is the big red beaver that my hubby gave me when he visited Canada. The stuffed animals are decorated in one room including all the stuffs that we bought from other countries.

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7/10/09

becthomasphotograp

Umm my do has several, she really likes to pounce on them and bite them in the middle to shake feircly, then she will bring them to you to play a game of tug o war.... She will be happy to snatch anyone elses stuffed animals also...

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7/10/09

christibroer

I own teddy bears, a stuffed wolf puppet and quite a few odds critters as well. My grandchildren really enjoy them and so do I.

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7/11/09

MikeWJ

I still have the teddy bear my mom gave me when I was a child sitting on the headboard of my bed. Sometimes, after a hard day at work, I feel like hugging it while I cry myself to sleep. But then I think that's silly behavior for a grown man. Then I think, hey, nobody's looking, who cares? But I still can't bring myself to do it, so I just sort of touch it a little bit, forlornly, wishing I was 8 again. But if wishes were teddy bears, I'd probably get mauled. That's life.

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