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ANCHOR=Jean
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News 7 at Five is next-
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A high school football coach from one area school will spend Thanksgiving in jail.
We'll have the story.
It now appears all three men who hijacked this plane may be dead after all.
Plus mother nature ices down parts of the country-
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
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Doppler radar shows a large area of rain headed this way. The soggy details just ahead.

MEDICAL-HEADS


ANCHOR=Connie
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On Health Check-- A Carilion employee speaks candidaly about the union effort underway at area hospitals.
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The story, plus-- doctors are being asked to switch from the common D-P-T childhood vaccine....to a new one.
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Lord Botetourt High School's head football coach will spend the holidays behind bars.
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5-Ward


ANCHOR=Jean
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Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
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Andy Ward will spend two weeks in jail, after breaking one traffic law too many.
Ward was sentenced this morning.
double boxes Eric/Jean


Eric Earnhart is following the story, he's in our newsroom.
Eric you've been checking out Ward's driving record, what did you find?
ANCHOR=eric
Jean, Ward was convicted of DUI twice this year...SUPER=@Eric1;

Once in Botetourt County, and once in Roanoke... the football coach's license was suspended, and so was his jail sentence.
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SUPER=03-Moneta/November 15;


But it was speed that landed Ward in real trouble.
In August, a deputy clocked him doing 90 on highway 460... driving with that suspended license.
This morning he pled guilty.
The Commonwealth's attorney asked the judge to send Ward to jail.
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((JOEL BRANSCOM/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; THERE WAS A DUI THAT HE HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE ON, AND HE WAS DRIVING AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS. PLUS THE DRIVING, UP AT 90 MILES AN HOUR, IT JUST ELEVATED THE SITATION THAT I THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE JAIL TIME))
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Neither Ward nor his attorney had any comment about the charges as Ward left the courtroom...
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The Assistant Principal at Lord Botetourt highschool told us he wasn't aware of Ward's past convictions, and didn't know about today's trial.
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He said Ward simply asked for the day off.
Jean?

5-Tech-Brawl


ANCHOR=jean
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Football players were in MONTGOMERY COUNTY Circuit Court today.
Advisement hearings took place for the nine Virginia Tech players indicted on criminal charges earlier this month.
Eight of them are accused of assaulting two members of the track team.
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The list of charged Hokies includes Brian Edmonds.
His attorney said the starting fullback
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could NOT have been involved because of a leg injury at the time of the alleged fight.
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((JOE PAINTER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: HE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THAT SEEN IN TIME AND ALSO HE'S ALLEGEDLY CHARGED WITH KICKING THE VICTIM. THIS WOULD BE HARD TO DO.))
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Trial dates were set for all nine players.
The first one is scheduled in January.
The last case to be heard is against All American defensive end Cornell Brown.
His trial is slated for April.

5-Simpson


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O-J Simpson is on the defensive today- in his civil trial.
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VO-NAT
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Lawyers accused him of changing his story about where he made a crucial phone call the night of the murders.
Simpson at first told police he made the call to girlfriend Paula Barbieri from his Bronco a little after ten.
But he has since changed the story saying he made the call from his front yard.
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5-Ice


ANCHOR=Jean
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Ice and bitter cold is causing trouble around the nation.
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It was 20 below in Hallock, Minnesota this morning-- The ice knocked out

power for many.
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((NAT SOUND SCRAPING))
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Scrapers and a little muscle--the only way to clear the windshield in Springfield Missouri.
Freezing rain knocked down trees and knocked out power.
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Arctic air also blasted the Southwest- bringing freezing rain, and sleet to Dallas.
Police reported dozens of accidents.
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The storm also swept across parts of Oklahoma-
At least six traffic deaths since yesterday are weather-related.
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toss to robin
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HARD MUSIC UNDER


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Next on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- State Senate candidate Roscoe Reynolds is apparently distancing himself from fellow democrat Don Beyer
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But first-- what happened to the hijackers who caused a fatal crash of an Ethiopian plane?
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ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- laser resurfacing.
The procedure is gaining popularity to help smooth out rough skin and eliminate fine wrinkles. 2-SHOT
Anchor=Jean


Also coming up- Patrick is tuning up with a duet at Roanoke College-
ANCHOR=Connie


A preview of the concert, still to come on NEWS-7 at FIVE. cc sponsor

5-Hijacking


ANCHOR=Jean
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It now appears all three men who hijacked an Ethiopian airliner were killed in the crash.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Comoros Islands;


Two survivors who were being held are innocent passengers.
Officials say they could be released today.
The Boeing 767 ran out of fuel and crashed off the Comoros islands Saturday.
Authorities say while seat belts saved some passengers from the crash- they contributed to the deaths once the aircraft began to sink.
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((GEORGE MARRAY/COMORO AIRLINES: MANY OF THE PEOPLE WERE STRAPPED INTO THEIR SEATS AND IT SANK IN THE WATER ABOUT 28 METERS DOWN.))
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The hijackers had ordered the crew take them to Australia, but refused to let the pilots land to refuel.
At least 127 people died- 52 survived.
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5-Saul


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A 20-year old killer made a deal today that'll save his own life.
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Christopher James Saul pled "no contest" to first- degree murder and robbery of a Roanoke County auto mechanic.
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The evidence is that Saul's car was in the shop over the New Year's weekend, and he was desperate to find a ride.
He stole Christopher Wilson's '86 Chrysler and beat him to death with a crescent wrench and a jackstand taken from Brambleton Imports where Wilson worked.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Saul faces life in prison when he's sentenced in January.

5-Reynolds


ANCHOR=Jean
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It's official.
Rocky Mount Congressman-elect Virgil Goode has resigned his state senate seat.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;


That's after the state Board of Elections certified his 60-point-eight percent of the vote in his congressional victory today.
The Governor's expected to set that special election for December 17th.
Republican delegate ALlen Dudley and Democratic delegate Roscoe Reynolds are wasting NO time running for Goode's seat.
Both scheduled 250-dollar a head fundraisers in Richmond today.
Reynolds' fundraiser was co-hosted but NOT attended by Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer, an event Reynolds says was planned before Beyer announced his support of FDAA regulation of tobacco.
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The invitation to Reynolds' fundraiser says Reynolds' election is critical to helping Beyer "promote his balanced agenda for Virginia" in the Senate.
Reynolds says he was unaware the invitation was worded that way.

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Ready for some holiday music? Patrick has found the soothing sounds of the harp and flute.
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stocks bump next

5-HARP&FLUTE


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'Tis the season for festive music and we know where to find it. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans has a preview of a performance this weekend at Roanoke College to help usher in the Holidays.
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SUPER=22-Salem;
SUPER=01-Song Hee Uhm/Harpist;
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DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
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Wind/52-54;
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health music under


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Ahead-- the hype is already underway for the state showdown between the Hokies and Cavaliers.
Anchor=Connie


On Health Check-- while kids are off at day care--
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They're not only sharing toys and games, they're sharing germs.
And then of course, they take them home.
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((WHAT HAPPENS IS HE GETS IT, THEN MY HUSBAND GETS IS, THEN I GET IT AND HE GETS IT BACK FROM ME. ))
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We'll explain some of the crucial things for day care centers to do, to prevent the cycle of sickness.
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((I THINK HANDWASHING IS REALLY THE BACKBONE OF ANY INFECTION CONTROL OR INFECTION PREVENTION MEASURES.))
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5-Carilion


ANCHOR=Connie
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The recent union movement at the Carilion Health System has been no secret.
But getting employees to talk about it is another story.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Lisa Vautrot (voh-troh) is stepping forward, though.
The cardiac care nurse heads Virginia Nurses for Change, which is trying to unionize fellow nurses at Roanoke Memorial and Community hospitals.
SUPER=04-File Tape;


Vautrot says the union drive was prompted by a system wide reorganization, which has nursing assistants handling work traditionally performed by licensed nurses.
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((LISA VAUTROT/CARILION CARDIAC NURSE: HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW WHAT THE COMPLICATIONS ARE, WHAT THE TREATMENTS ARE FOR THE COMPLICATIONS AND HOW TO CATCH THE SUBTLE SIGNS OF A PROBLEM ARE PART OF WHAT WE GO TO NURSING SCHOOL FOR.))
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Soon after the union campaign became public, Carilion announced it was reassessing the pace of the change.
But it did not say that this move was in response to the organizing effort.
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5-Legionnaire's


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Legionnaire's disease has claimed another victim, this one in Central Virginia.
The patient died Thursday night at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Health officials say this was an isolated case of Legionnaire's and was NOT connected with the outbreak in the New River Valley.
One person died and 16- others were hospitalized there.

5-Vaccine


ANCHOR=Connie
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Doctors in the U-S are being advised to switch from a common childhood vaccine-- to a new one.
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Researchers say the treatment is safer than the usual D-P-T series of vaccinations, for diptheria, pertussis and tetnus...which is believed to be linked to severe reactions in some children.
The new vaccine is called D-PAT, and has already been approved by the F-D-A.
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5-Day-Care


ANCHOR=Connie
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Parents meanwhile are also being advised to keep a close eye on their child's day-care center.
Experts say even the cleanest can be parasite playgrounds.
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(( DR. JOSEPH ROCCHIO/PEDIATRICIAN: I WOULD IMAGINE THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT UPPER RESP TRACT INFECTIONS IS TO PUT THEM IN A BUBBLE AND THEN SENT THEM TO THE DAY CARE CENTER.))
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Experts say care-providers should be washing everyone's hands several times a day, especially after "play-time" and diaper-changing.
And they should also wash all toys.
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Children who attend daycare are twice as likely to come down with a respiratory ailment as other kids--and 3-times as likely to get a stomach bug.
If your child is coming down with something, don't just assume it will pass and drop him off at daycare anyway.
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(( DR. JOSEPH ROCCHIO/PEDIATRICIAN: THEY CAN REDUCE THE ILLNESSES OF THE CLASSMATES OF THR CHILDREN BY NOT SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL IF THE CHILD HAS SOME SORT OF SYMPTOM.))
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Ultimately, pediatricians say kids spread germs, and there's no magic solution for protecting them.
The good news is-- they're building immunites they'll need as they get older.
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5-Resurfacing


ANCHOR=Connie
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Smoothing rough skin from acne scars and eliminating fine wrinkles are possible through laser resurfacing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


The procedure usually takes less than an hour and patients are given local anesthesia and medication.
Missy King hopes her complexion will be smooth after the surgery.
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((I HAD HIM TAKE PICTURES BEFORE SO I COULD SEE THE RESULTS . I ANTICIPATE THEY'LL BE GOOD, OF COURSE I'M AN OPTIMIST! ))
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**CONNIE ON CART**
While it sounds simple, recovery is no piece of cake.
It can be messy and painful at times.
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((DR. ENRIQUE SILBERBLATT/PLASTIC SURGEON: I TELL PEOPLE TO THINK OF TIMES THEY'VE HAD BLISTERS, IF THEY POPPED AND TOOK SKIN OFF THE SKIN UNDERNEATH IS TENDER, LEAKS LOTS OF FLUID AND MUCOUS. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FACE. ))
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**CONNIE ON CART **
The first several days patients must clean their face every two hours and apply vaseline regularly.
The skin heals in about five days, but redness will remain for 3 to 6 months.
Mary Hayes had her laser treatment seven months ago.
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((THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION BUT HIS ASSISTANT SHOWS HOW TO APPLY CAMOUFLAGE MAKE UP SO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. ))
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Patients can count on missing at least a week or two of work during recovery.
Each must wear sunscreens, dark glasses and hats, and stay out of the sun and wind for months.
The younger look will also put a dent in your check book.
Depending on the area treated, laser resurfacing could cost you about 2-thousand dollars-- and it's not covered by insurance.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


Let's turn now to sports-- where football fans around the state are gearing up for Friday's big game.
ANCHOR=Connie


Mike Stevens is also getting ready for the game-- and has other sports to tell us about.

S5-Stuff


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Good evening everybody and welcome to an extremely busy Monday in sports.
For starters the day after Thanksgiving "Brawl Under The Star" professional fight card will not be a turkey afterall.
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This afternoon while Hearns was sparring at Victory gym, promoters reached an agreement with Carl Willis, to bring the "Hitman's" original opponent back on the card.
Last week he was believed to have an injury, it turns out he simply had problems with his handlers.
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While that was taking place, over in Salem officials from NationsBank and Salem high school were announcing the pairings for this year's Holiday Hoops tournament at the Salem Civic Center.
This year's event features six ares high schools plus, one from Northern Virginia and North Carolina.
SUPER=03-Washington DC;


And Terry Kirby led the Niners to an overtime win over the Skins yesterday, we'll from his tonight at six.
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S5-UVa


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Virginia is ranked 20thin the country, Virginia Tech is 17th and both are on their way to a bowl game.
This Friday in Blacksburg they will renew their rivalry with in-state bragging rights and the Commonwealth Cup on the line.
Steve Mason has more from the UVa end in Charlottesville.
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More on the rivalry coming your way tonight at six.
Have a good night everybody.

5-Kicker


ANCHOR=Jean
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It's almost Christmas in the Nation's capital.
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Tipper Gore placed a star atop the National Christmas Tree near the White House earlier today.
The Vice President's wife was lifted up in a cherry picker along with John Betch-kal, the president of Pageant of Peace.
The two placed a four-pointed gold trim star on the top of the 40-foot Colorado blue spruce.
The National Christmas tree is located on the Ellipse, south of the White House.
President Clinton will light the tree in a ceremony on December fifth.
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six-preview


ANCHOR=Jean
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What's a Thanksgiving dinner without turkey?
double boxes Jean/Keith


Keith Humphry tells us hundreds of hungry people could find out, Thursday.
SUPER=@Keith1;


Jean, local food banks say a slumping economy has cut into the donations of food they see this time of year.
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VO-NAT


That's especially true for turkeys.
Suppliers have not been overproducing this year, which means NO surplus birds for area food banks.
In Lynchburg, they've received less than half their usual number of turkeys this holiday season.
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ANCHOR=Keith


They're hoping to make up the shortfall by substituting venison.
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We'll tell you more about that at 6.
ANCHOR=Jean


Thanks Keith-- for more news later tonight-- full screen
check out the region's first local primetime newscast, NEWS-7 Primetime with Connie Stevens-- tonight at 10 on WEFC. Thanks for watching-- Goodnight. ANCHOR=Jean
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