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F.A.Q.
Who? Retired sound engineer who loves music from the 60's & early 70's.
What? My aim is to make rare stuff publicly available again with the best possible sound quality.
Thank you very kindly. I bought this record when it first came out, but never liked it and sold it in a moving sale. It will be interesting to hear what you have done with it. I really like your touch and am looking forward to hearing it again after over 50 years.
A HUGE THANK YOU!!!! This is absolutely Magnificent! Finally its possible to hear the Stereo Mix with the dynamic of the Mono Mix! I LOVE this album and its one of my top 3 of all time. THANK YOU so very much!
Thanks. Its such a pity you have used digital sources rather than analogue as this does significantly change the sound quality. But needs must. Great work. Thanks
You are of course entitled to your opinion, but as a high-end dealer/collector of 2nd vinyl who sold many copies of this title, I strongly disagree. The original UK pressings of this album do not sound as good as the sources used here, not even on the best equipment. Furthermore, it's analog that demonstrably colors the sound, not the other way around. Digital is exact, for better or worse.
Great stuff Prof, especially impressed with you managing to retrieve the drums from Apples and Oranges. Any plans to do anything similar with Vegetable Man and Scream Thy Last Scream?
After a late-night listening session over headphones, my excitement increased even more.....!!! Apples & Oranges: it sounds so different....so right....the drums and the bass carry the song now, and are not buried in the mix like on the original mono. I've always liked the song, and I still like MoR lp mix....but your remix is the first time I heard the song and literally felt what Waters was saying, the song had potential but poor production. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Ben
I’ll say it once, respectfully and hopefully: Are You Experienced stereo remix, pretty please with a cherry on top, whenever it may fit in your workflow. :prayer hands:
I am not an expert on the various sources and sound quality of this release. I have a few I have acquired or listened to over the years. This sounds tremendous. I think different is better in this case, but it's all IMO. Thanks so much for this and sharing all of your work through the years. I am glad you are still "at it"!
Thank you so much for this. Such a pleasure to listen to! Folks at Y! are very happy with your work as well: http://yeeshkul.com/forum/showthread.php?49936-Piper-at-the-Gates-of-Dawn-Mono-Stereo-hybrid-remix :)
I played this through a couple of times and your remix really works for me. The only thing that kept nagging at me was the final section of Interstellar Overdrive - the part you explain had to be a compromise because of the panning. To my ears it just sounds noticeably feeble when the group kick back into the main riff. I took the liberty of tweaking the volume on this section, just enough to avoid any clipping, and for me, it has made a difference. I no longer perceive this section as sounding feeble, although it does still sound a little lo-fi. No criticism intended - you can only work with what you've been given, after all.
I can clearly remember the first time I listened to this album: I was 13-14 years old (I'm 31 now), I knew nothing about Pink Floyd's music and I didn't liked it. Forward to a couple years later, in my seventeen's, now a Pink Floyd fan thanks to the Pompeii concert: I'm listening ti this album, walking on the street and suddenly the final part of Interstellar Overdrive hits me in the brain. I swear I almost fell, it was dizzing, the panning was horrible. Since those times I've grown to love this piece of art, even more in this year, listening for the first time to the mono mix and wondering why did I miss it all this time (less than one month ago I listened to this version while doing LSD and it was a cosmic experience). I want to tell you that you did a fantastic job, it is a superior job to the previous stereo version. One of my favorite songs here, Flaming...oh man, you really did it. Thank you, you are great.
This sounds so amazing, Prof! I had downloaded this and given it a quick listening-through when you first posted it, and was impressed then by the added dimensions and clarity you gave to the stereo mix. Since then, I've upgraded an aspect of my stereo equipment, and I re-visited this just now and I'm simply blown away. This is my go-to stereo mix of Piper forevermore! Much love back to you for this labor of love you have given to all of us. - David S CA
One guy posts a youtube link which bring us to a fan-made stereo remix of Lucifer Sam that was created from the original stereo mix.
https://youtu.be/lGkigDASF3A
So I listen, and this remix demonstrates precisely why the stereo is unusable as the source material for a demixed version. You hear how the sound changes everytime, the drums disappear and come back? That is an unwanted artifact created by the panning and phase trickery of the original recording.
Many thanks, Professor! Missed this the first time 'round I think. This is one of those albums that I feel like I really should like a lot but always kind of bounce off of. Happy to give it another try with your new version, which I'm sure will be the best presentation there is.
There is something about the abrupt end of Matilda Mother that puzzles me (example when listening to the original mono mix ending), but really it's a minor trifle. Maybe you had something on your mind about it? Genuinely intrigued.
The overall result as always is a positive blast and an honor made to this masterpiece, thank you again!
I stumbled upon your comment about Piper in the Beatles Rubber Soul remix post, it seems to fit my guess that the limitations must have been challenging to deal with.
Thank you for your version of this classic album. Many times what was released, even with recent upgrades, sound too sterile and cold. This does not. Bravo.
Once again, thank you for sharing your labor of love. An incredible amount of time, thought and energy. Finally have a stereo I'm very happy with and I'm sure it's going to be a lot of fun.
Prof, Stoned, I was actually listening to your fine remix earlier this week, and was just dropping by now to say that it has given me incalculable joy. I’m happy to also find an update.
Dear Prof Stoned, this is Julian Palacios (author of 'Dark Globe: Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd'). Always been a fan of the stereo mix done by Norman Smith & classical engineer Graham Kirkby in a 9-hour sessions. Everyone else on earth likes the mono mix. THIS version that you have fiendishly concocted in your laboratory is what I have been waiting for. Its amazing. And I've heard every damn version of 'Piper' imaginable, but this is the one.
Fantastic work! Thought about doing something similar and very glad to have found it was already done and much better than I could have hoped to attain. Thank You!
This is great, absolutely a super presentation of one of my favorite psych albums!. Thought you had hit an alltime high with your 13th Floor Elevators mix, but this is even more fascinating. THANKS! (And please keep up the fantastic work!)
Prof, I'm listening now to your brilliant work on the early singles. I have to ask: In the notes to this wonderful comp, you say that "Piper at the Gates is easily in my top 5 of all-time best records." What, if I might ask, are the other four?
Cheers -- and keep up the fantastic work! My ears thank you. :) :) :)
Thanks for all the hard work put into this one, it might be your crowning achievement. I've always listened to the mono version in the 40th anniversary box, because I didn't really like the stereo mix, but your remix is my favorite by far.
I can't even imagine the work it takes to do something like this. I just listened to some of these and they sound heavenly. It always bothered me very much how inconsistent or straight up bad the mixes for this LP are so this scratches a very specific itch I've had for a long time now. THANK YOU!!!
According to stereofidelic blog today the multi-tracks were "Smuggled out of Joe Boyd's clutches, sampled in 24 bit and uploaded to a Russian server then dispersed via a number of 'secret unknowns' to a select few." It's time for a new remix.
Really appreciate this, plus that you included the singles (See Emily Play, Paintbox, etc.) as well! Thanks for the efforts and making it available for all.
I had long preferred the mono mix (2007 CD), but your stereo remix may now be my go-to version. Very listenable - and the added tracks (two of which I'd never heard) are a nice bonus. Thank you.
awesome work Prof, totally gorgeous. been attempting some amateur demixing myself but this knocks it out the park, this is now my go to for sure. many many thanks.
Oh I can't wait to hear this one. Thanks in advance kind sir!
ReplyDeleteWow! As with many who follow you I have bought several versions. Really looking forward to giving this favorite a listen tonight! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear this. Your mixes always end up being my go-to versions and as this album is an old favorite, I am sure this will be no exception.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteThank You!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks PS!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very kindly. I bought this record when it first came out, but never liked it and sold it in a moving sale. It will be interesting to hear what you have done with it. I really like your touch and am looking forward to hearing it again after over 50 years.
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Much obliged, Prof S - I'm really looking forward to hearing this one.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, prof. I am looking forward to spending many hours with your remix of an old favourite.
ReplyDeleteProf, I thought tackling The Beatles was going to be the apex of your projects but it seems that your just warming up. Sir, you are incredible.
ReplyDeletelistening now,excellent job.your comments were spot on,especially the improvement with drums.TY
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteBuenas noches!! Cómo puedo bajarlo o escucharlo ?? Muchas Gracias saludos
ReplyDeleteI've just been re-listening to early Floyd, so thanks so much for this. Can't wait to hear what you've done with it!
ReplyDeleteFar out Prof! I'm going to love this one. Thanks for your work and sharing with fans
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prof.!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this wonderful record.
ReplyDeletethank you!
ReplyDeleteoh yes this is right up my street, many thanks for tackling this seminal record
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof looking forward to this. FYI pretty sure there is a stereo Apples & Oranges & Paintbox think I have them from an official release
ReplyDeleteThis is remixed from that. PS
Deleteyay! thanks for this! Antonyj
ReplyDeleteThanks for this - your mixes are always stellar!
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof! Much appreciated!
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ReplyDeleteA HUGE THANK YOU!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely Magnificent! Finally its possible to hear the Stereo Mix with the dynamic of the Mono Mix!
I LOVE this album and its one of my top 3 of all time.
THANK YOU so very much!
Ben
Whats the actual source for this? Is it the original vinyl?
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DeleteThanks. Its such a pity you have used digital sources rather than analogue as this does significantly change the sound quality. But needs must. Great work. Thanks
DeleteYou are of course entitled to your opinion, but as a high-end dealer/collector of 2nd vinyl who sold many copies of this title, I strongly disagree. The original UK pressings of this album do not sound as good as the sources used here, not even on the best equipment. Furthermore, it's analog that demonstrably colors the sound, not the other way around. Digital is exact, for better or worse.
DeleteGeez, another vinyl vs digital nonsense talk. What's this remix really needs is rolled off high end and surface noise.
DeleteGreat stuff Prof, especially impressed with you managing to retrieve the drums from Apples and Oranges. Any plans to do anything similar with Vegetable Man and Scream Thy Last Scream?
ReplyDeleteNope sorry, but I did remaster the 2010 remixes of those. See elsewhere here.
DeleteArguably the best rock album of 1967 which is another way of saying best rock album of all-time. Can't wait to listen to this!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your effort and sharing. Great Job. Your ears are really perfect. I appreciate the person who love music like you. You are the sun...
ReplyDeletethank you
ReplyDeleteAfter a late-night listening session over headphones, my excitement increased even more.....!!!
ReplyDeleteApples & Oranges: it sounds so different....so right....the drums and the bass carry the song now, and are not buried in the mix like on the original mono.
I've always liked the song, and I still like MoR lp mix....but your remix is the first time I heard the song and literally felt what Waters was saying, the song had potential but poor production.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Ben
Cheers Ben
DeleteThanks for another brilliant effort Prof! Eternally grateful for all your posts.
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Fabulous. About to settle into a heat blasted Sunday afternoon with a ice cold beer. Going to enjoy this I'm sure/
ReplyDeleteSuperb - HIGHLY recommended!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Professor!!
ReplyDeleteI’ll say it once, respectfully and hopefully: Are You Experienced stereo remix, pretty please with a cherry on top, whenever it may fit in your workflow. :prayer hands:
many Thanks PS
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to hear this! One of my favorite albums of all time. Thank you Prof.!
ReplyDeleteDanke Professor!
ReplyDeleteI am not an expert on the various sources and sound quality of this release. I have a few I have acquired or listened to over the years. This sounds tremendous. I think different is better in this case, but it's all IMO. Thanks so much for this and sharing all of your work through the years. I am glad you are still "at it"!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check it out. I personally think the mono mix as of this writing was the best version.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeletePiper now feels complete. I don't think it can sound any better after your treatment. Thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks! I'll be listening to this a lot over the summer.
ReplyDeleteCheers Prof. Really looking forward to this one.
ReplyDeleteSounds great, cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your hard work Prof, sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this. Such a pleasure to listen to!
ReplyDeleteFolks at Y! are very happy with your work as well:
http://yeeshkul.com/forum/showthread.php?49936-Piper-at-the-Gates-of-Dawn-Mono-Stereo-hybrid-remix
:)
Thx for sharing :)
DeleteMany thanks! Bought this when it came out in UK (mono) - and several times since. Will be very interesting to hear this version.
ReplyDeletethank you!
ReplyDeleteProf: Just when my mind/ears were almost recovered from the last post, here you are again! :) Thank you kind Sir!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic! Thank you, Prof Stoned.
ReplyDeleteI just can't wait to hear this. Thank you, Professor.
ReplyDeleteGrreat thanksss
ReplyDeleteOutstanding. Simply outstanding. Once again you blow my mind.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour stereo remixes of See Emily Play and Candy & A Currant Bun are a revelation. It's impossible to thank you enough!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks PS!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great. In particular, See emily play and Apples & Oranges were excellent sounds. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks boss
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Thanks Prof for this and everything else.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I haven't listened to this in a long time, and it brought back lots of memories. Matilda Mother made me cry.
ReplyDeleteI played this through a couple of times and your remix really works for me. The only thing that kept nagging at me was the final section of Interstellar Overdrive - the part you explain had to be a compromise because of the panning. To my ears it just sounds noticeably feeble when the group kick back into the main riff. I took the liberty of tweaking the volume on this section, just enough to avoid any clipping, and for me, it has made a difference. I no longer perceive this section as sounding feeble, although it does still sound a little lo-fi. No criticism intended - you can only work with what you've been given, after all.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your hard work!
ReplyDeleteI can clearly remember the first time I listened to this album: I was 13-14 years old (I'm 31 now), I knew nothing about Pink Floyd's music and I didn't liked it. Forward to a couple years later, in my seventeen's, now a Pink Floyd fan thanks to the Pompeii concert: I'm listening ti this album, walking on the street and suddenly the final part of Interstellar Overdrive hits me in the brain. I swear I almost fell, it was dizzing, the panning was horrible. Since those times I've grown to love this piece of art, even more in this year, listening for the first time to the mono mix and wondering why did I miss it all this time (less than one month ago I listened to this version while doing LSD and it was a cosmic experience). I want to tell you that you did a fantastic job, it is a superior job to the previous stereo version. One of my favorite songs here, Flaming...oh man, you really did it. Thank you, you are great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all you've done, Prof! I'm really enjoying this. Sounds amazing and powerful
ReplyDeleteI love this! Your new mix will definitely my prefered version from now on. Thank you very much :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so amazing, Prof!
ReplyDeleteI had downloaded this and given it a quick listening-through when you first posted it, and was impressed then by the added dimensions and clarity you gave to the stereo mix.
Since then, I've upgraded an aspect of my stereo equipment, and I re-visited this just now and I'm simply blown away. This is my go-to stereo mix of Piper forevermore!
Much love back to you for this labor of love you have given to all of us. - David S CA
Thank you so much. You do some wonderful work here.
ReplyDeleteHow do you download it? Help I would love to hear this thank you
DeleteJust put the kettle on for a cuppa.
ReplyDeleteShall sit down and listen to this.
[late edit the tea was good...and so was the Music] Thank You
Ahhh, this one is really nice too. Thank you Professor! :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much ,xmas Syd!
ReplyDeleteA milion thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir.
ReplyDeleteSweet! Much appreciated, PS!
ReplyDeleteWow ! I never was much fond of this album, but your remix really rock !!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I wish Ingo Brode could hear this.
ReplyDeletev1.0: 15-07-2022
ReplyDeletev1.1: 25-02-2023 (phase problems on Lucifer Sam vocals repaired)
Re: Update - Can't hear the difference
DeleteIt's subtle, but it bugged me.
DeleteTa, Prof! Looking forward to hearing this! IMO any tweak,no matter how minor,is a MUST HAVE! :)
ReplyDeleteThank You very very much!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updated work.
ReplyDeleteBlistering mix! Thanks so much for all your work on the remixes so far.
ReplyDeletegreat work as usual
ReplyDeleteThere's a thread on Hoofman's board that touches on the subject of remixing Piper and someone mentions my release:
ReplyDeletehttps://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/do-the-master-tapes-from-the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn-still-exist.1168824/
One guy posts a youtube link which bring us to a fan-made stereo remix of Lucifer Sam that was created from the original stereo mix.
https://youtu.be/lGkigDASF3A
So I listen, and this remix demonstrates precisely why the stereo is unusable as the source material for a demixed version. You hear how the sound changes everytime, the drums disappear and come back? That is an unwanted artifact created by the panning and phase trickery of the original recording.
Thanks for going where no Piper has gone before!
ReplyDeletethanks for the update! the improvement is noticeable
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say except thank you?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Professor!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Professor! Missed this the first time 'round I think. This is one of those albums that I feel like I really should like a lot but always kind of bounce off of. Happy to give it another try with your new version, which I'm sure will be the best presentation there is.
ReplyDeleteWell, this should be interesting. Thank you so much, Sir! Mike F
ReplyDeleteThere is something about the abrupt end of Matilda Mother that puzzles me (example when listening to the original mono mix ending), but really it's a minor trifle. Maybe you had something on your mind about it? Genuinely intrigued.
ReplyDeleteThe overall result as always is a positive blast and an honor made to this masterpiece, thank you again!
I stumbled upon your comment about Piper in the Beatles Rubber Soul remix post, it seems to fit my guess that the limitations must have been challenging to deal with.
DeleteWOW! Mind Officially Blown!!!! Great stuff, Prof!
ReplyDeletewich is the password
DeleteThank you for your version of this classic album. Many times what was released, even with recent upgrades, sound too sterile and cold. This does not. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteMany many thanks to you for this!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly. Great work.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thank you for sharing your labor of love. An incredible amount of time, thought and energy. Finally have a stereo I'm very happy with and I'm sure it's going to be a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing this, I'm looking forward to listening.
ReplyDeleteThank you Prof! I look forward to listening to this.
ReplyDeleteIncredible work on Piper, Prof Stoned! It's been a favorite for over 40 years and you've made it new to my ears again. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletev1.2: 28-6-2023 (repaired drum transcients which deviated to left channel on Tr. 1; this is the last fix, I promise)
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteA drum transients fix for track 1? I’ll take it!!
ReplyDeleteProf, Stoned, I was actually listening to your fine remix earlier this week, and was just dropping by now to say that it has given me incalculable joy. I’m happy to also find an update.
Have We Got It Yet? Oh YES we have. Thank you once again prof!!
ReplyDeletethanks, appreciate all your work
ReplyDeleteGreat album, thank you for this reworking. Saw them live in '68, performing this music.
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ReplyDeleteThanks once more, prof Stoned (prof Sober?). Thought I knew this albuym, but I guess not....
ReplyDeleteHoffman Forums brought me here. Thank you for your dedication!
ReplyDeleteYour dedication and expertise are very much appreciated. You are one of the reasons God gave us ears.
ReplyDeleteDear Prof Stoned, this is Julian Palacios (author of 'Dark Globe: Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd'). Always been a fan of the stereo mix done by Norman Smith & classical engineer Graham Kirkby in a 9-hour sessions. Everyone else on earth likes the mono mix. THIS version that you have fiendishly concocted in your laboratory is what I have been waiting for. Its amazing. And I've heard every damn version of 'Piper' imaginable, but this is the one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julian! Love your book, incredible research. Cheers!
DeleteHah, ace comment/endorsement right here.
DeleteWow...just...wow...excellent book, and phenomenal endorsement. Cheers, gentlemen!
DeleteThank you very much for your hard work on this amazing project.Aces!
ReplyDeleteYou've made an amazing record even more amazing. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFantastic work! Thought about doing something similar and very glad to have found it was already done and much better than I could have hoped to attain. Thank You!
ReplyDeleteThis is great, absolutely a super presentation of one of my favorite psych albums!. Thought you had hit an alltime high with your 13th Floor Elevators mix, but this is even more fascinating. THANKS! (And please keep up the fantastic work!)
ReplyDeletewhat a great listen, thanks so so much
ReplyDeleteProf, I'm listening now to your brilliant work on the early singles. I have to ask: In the notes to this wonderful comp, you say that "Piper at the Gates is easily in my top 5 of all-time best records." What, if I might ask, are the other four?
ReplyDeleteCheers -- and keep up the fantastic work! My ears thank you. :) :) :)
Oh, I dunno. Let's say Stooges Fun House, Beatles Rubber Soul, The Who Leeds 1995 CD & Led Zep2.
DeleteExcellent! Thanks, Prof!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much looking forward to experiencing...
ReplyDeleteThis sounds terrific. Thank you!
ReplyDeletethank you!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the hard work put into this one, it might be your crowning achievement. I've always listened to the mono version in the 40th anniversary box, because I didn't really like the stereo mix, but your remix is my favorite by far.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine the work it takes to do something like this. I just listened to some of these and they sound heavenly. It always bothered me very much how inconsistent or straight up bad the mixes for this LP are so this scratches a very specific itch I've had for a long time now. THANK YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Prof. Stoned - sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteAccording to stereofidelic blog today the multi-tracks were "Smuggled out of Joe Boyd's clutches, sampled in 24 bit and uploaded to a Russian server then dispersed via a number of 'secret unknowns' to a select few." It's time for a new remix.
ReplyDeleteSure, send over. PS
DeleteAgain - Thank you!
ReplyDeleteReally appreciate this, plus that you included the singles (See Emily Play, Paintbox, etc.) as well! Thanks for the efforts and making it available for all.
ReplyDeletethank you so much for this!
ReplyDeleteI had long preferred the mono mix (2007 CD), but your stereo remix may now be my go-to version. Very listenable - and the added tracks (two of which I'd never heard) are a nice bonus. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteAh man you rushed this...lots of stuff to correct yet.
ReplyDeleteSorry, no refunds.
DeleteJeesh. Maybe you could complete it.
Deleteawesome work Prof, totally gorgeous. been attempting some amateur demixing myself but this knocks it out the park, this is now my go to for sure. many many thanks.
ReplyDeleteImpatient d'écouter ton remix, merci pour tout ça
ReplyDeleteOutstanding. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteStill remember all your good stuff over at D*m*n*id, when it was still going.... :)
I love and greatly appreciate things like this, what you do. I have such admiration for what people like yourself create. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for making this available. You're doing great, great work.
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