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By BILL STEIDEN 0f saving money by avoiding "r’ 2 ‘° , a . ’i i " ,~ ' . ._ I; . '. ~ '.‘
Senior Staff Writer duplication of programs. ’ _ _ t’ . . . 3 _ {.
'I‘heCommittee on Higher Educa- However, he said the committee _ ‘ ' . , 3 I; .

tion in Kentucky’s Future is not op- , is “not opposed to consolidating 5‘ “\ a » - 1"

posed to proposed prOgram some (programslif it isamore ef— . _ u” t“ ‘ W“ I g ‘

mergers and tax increases as ficient way of using resources,“ “'5‘ _ ' ”‘7 ' ‘ . 3 .' 1

means of improving the financial pointing out that the state supports . ‘ ‘ t , » i ,. 3.. ; i

situation of the state‘s public three law schools, two dental a”... 1 .

universities, according to COmmit- schools and colleges of communica- \‘x '-.. ‘ g i a",

tee member Ed Pritchard. tions at every public university in . . _ j‘ ;' E 'j

The gubernatorial blue-ribbon the state. a... (. ..._ _-

committee passed a resolution at 3 “There’s more institutions of- ~ ......» > K “‘ ‘~ ‘i- 7 i ‘1 r ,

meeting in Louisville Wednesday fered than are needed,” he said. . I . l 2.. . t. . ' ' A, ,.

urging that higher education be ex— “We feel it is a desperate situation. rW ' '1 . t i ‘ ' . , ~ --~ " -

empt from budget cuts in the com- Further cuts will go beyond the . -. . ‘ - . 2 , 2 - . .. Mm 2.’ .

ins year, according to an article in muscle and meat to the bone. The I 4 3- .

yesterday’s Courier Journal- next step wouldbe amputation." ' f . ' '

He attributed “this mess" to a ‘ .

60“ JOh" Y- Brown cut_ the 1979 special session of the state
J budget for the .514?in While “HIV?!" legislature which cut state property 3... . 1f
sities $30 "“1110" "“5 year 1“ taxes $189 million, and said he was '_.- " '
response toa $114 million deficit in not optimistic about support for .3 ‘, ; ,_
state revenues, and larger cuts are Brown’s recent tax increase pro- '; . .~

expected in 1981-82 when the deficit posal. . ' ‘~ -. g 7'
maThexceeii 3:30 million. tedl “Public opinion is so strong .

e "50 u 1°" was ““9ch Y a aimt tax increases, if ou took , . . 7 . ~ ~'
presented "earthe end “the eight_ p5“ it would probably Yeome out: . . By J.D.VA!\HOOSE/KernelStaff :3
hour meeting by former Gov. Bert three-to-one against this kind of Maklng muSlC " -'
Combs, a committee member, in thing,"he said. a . .‘ .
conjunction with Pritchard, a Guitarist Carey (fennison plays a few chords for Karen Greenblatt in a North Campus courtyard. ‘ f .
member of the Council for Higher Pritchard said the committee’s ‘- _ .
Education and vice chairman of the job will be to “influence political '_

, state Democratic party. opinion" so that the governor will 0 ' 4
Pritchard said the committee not be “committing political BlaCk [e [Slators 0 0S6 6 S l } mer er . _ 3"." ;
plans to present the resolution to suicide" by advocating restoration p g 3, .3 . 3
Brown and the CHE in the near of the taxes, adding, “if he is to do : .3
future. although no date has yet what we think is right, this is what , ;.j_ :
been set. It also calls for retention we must do." By The Associated Press “We should understand the situa- mittees, discussing recommenda— youngsters are being consistently ,y _ 2'
of at least a 17 percent allocation 0f Donald Clapp, UK vice president tion thoroughly and keep our cool.“ tions for budget cuts in higher asked to make sacrifices.“ she add ,' .‘ -,
the general fund for higher educa- for academic affairs, said he was FRANKFORT. Ky. — Kentucky The four black members of the education. came within one vote of ed. , g '_ .
tion through 1984. “very, very encouraged” by news State University regents reassured General Assembly, meanwhile. an- proposing that KSU be closed as 3 Lexington regent Barney Tucker. .- _ .: , ' .
of the resolution, adding that he the student population yesterday nounced that that they won‘t four-year school and turned into a seeking to reassure students, said '.~' ‘
He said that while he could not “could not improve" on the reac- that the school has a future despite tolerate any plan to close KSU. community college operated by the that before “anything is done of g. f
specify what further action the tion of UK President Otis suggestions that it be closed or Such a move would be a symbol University of Kentucky. substance. there will be plenty of ’, ‘,
committee might take, “we’re not Singletary, quoted in the Courier- merged with another. to black students everywhere that KSU President William Butts told time for everyone involved to have '_3 " ,
going to jtst pass this resolution Journal article as saying“the com- The issue dominated most of the state government doesn't care the regents that the university is aninput.” I,
andsitdown." ments I‘ve heard have been the meeting during which student about them, declared Rep. Carl planninga number of programs to Tucker said recent developments g .5 .

' Pritchard declined to comment most encouraging ones I've heard regent Zachary Royal reported that Hines. D—Louisville, during a news enhance its position in the system. don‘t mean the demise of KSU but ,.
on his personal opinion of the pro— in 12 years in this state." students are concerned “whether conference where he spoke for the Butts also said that a recent rather that “it is time to get things j .
posed merger of several state Clapp said that without the com- we will be here next year." other black legislators. order from the U.S. Department of in order. Let‘s not panic." ,
universities,including UK and Ken- mittee’s action, “there would notbe “I don‘t think we should panic." The controversy erupted 'I‘ues- Education‘s Office of Civil Rights Rep. Mae Street Kidd. D- ' . 3' ',
tucky State University, as a means much to look forward to.” said Henning Hilliard of Louisville. day when two legislative subcom- "I think it‘s unfair that black Continued on page 4 ... . .

Local dance troupe , UK students to hold showcase concerts ;. ’

By DENEEN LA'RD pieces arranged and produced by 'l‘heir studio, located at 109 E “We‘re really settled with the Seventy students are enrolled in Kruse, a Frankfort resident. has ' (it 3.".

Reporter the dancers and and will beaccom- Main .St., is the place where the group right now and there‘s no need classes; 15 are male, and most are been dancing for eight years. He 1» . - '

. panied by five area music groups. “magic” begins. to add more members," said Burr- in their early to mid 20's. said. “The 8031 i5 "Oi to think about ‘1 t' ‘. L3 '
They are three petite young Lizarbo, a Brazilian jazz group, “We‘re not making as much Pinson. “Besides, we don‘t have Bruce‘Blackbum, a native of it (performing). You have to be ,4 ' A. 1'

women who dance their way 301058 the Latin-American Percussion money as we’d like to and we often enough money (to allow more Pike County, has been dancing for aware of the sequence (of the ' 3’. 7’»; r

the state, rehearse eight hours a Ensemble. the Renaissance Dance have to deal with body aches and members at this time)“ six years. she said that the quality dance) but if you know it well ._ l . 9

day and teach dance classes at Ensemble, the Lexington String pains," Bruce-Blackburn said. She For those wishing to take dance of movement and the enjoyment of enough. you can just let yourself go. 3. »' . ' '

night. . ~ . _ Quartet and Don Richard, 3 UK added that the joy of dancing classes. the company offers begin- performing for an audience are Then it‘s a matter of self- ' " “a“

_w‘th v1v1d.color, CPeathltyi ar- baritone senior, will serve as makes everything worthwhile. ner, intermediate and advanced driving influences which propel her expression.“ ("1"; ‘.'

tistry and .plzzaz. Modern Dance musical background for the produc— “Dancing makes you feel like levels ofinstruction. The charge for while she is dancing. '-. .

Kentucky, 15 the only company 0f tion. you‘re doing something {01‘ your classes is $5 for a half-hour lesson “It seems like I have an extra bit Kruse summed UP their feelings . 5. j

its kindln the state. . Burr-Pinsn, a Minnesota native. bOdY-" and $45.50 for weekly classes for of adrenalin when I 'm in front of an toward their work. ”it's a anllege ' 1' ,,

After two months of preparation, has been dancing for 15 years. She The company receives approx- three months. audience," she said. to make a living with creativity “ ft r . - '. .
artistic directors and dancers Pen- said she is excited about the show. imately $19,000 annually in grants- " 7'. .t'. "
figurgfilason, E1333, Tonli Meriah Modern Dance Kentucky was in-aid from Ashland Oil Co, IBM, 0 e ‘ ' 7-:

e, . aly ruce-B ackbum, founded in 1977 with five charter the Ky. Arts Commission, the K . St d t t h l k if; ‘5‘»
24, and nine 0f their students Will members. Now, wih all the original Humanities Council, the Bank if u en S our w l e war lng ;, '.i.' 5.;
mom tilntuA ShowcaseheConcert'l' members gone. the company is a Lexington and other private sup- ’1. ’ :5 .‘

yan omorrow att Recita full-time job for the three women. porters. . . v , In the st. UK students have ma be willin to do it a ain." she ' ‘
Hallln the Center for theArts. , They. divide their time between Although small, the company is $3313?“ RLI‘ worked asp: bartender in Scotland, saitll. g g “, '

The company “"11 perform 51" practiceand teaching. “0t looking for more members. a chamber maid in London and a Newberry said once students join ,~ .'
0 Some students are becoming news agent's assistant in Dublin. the program there are no hidden ,
“workin tourists" to meet the ris- Tori Young. an arts and sciences costs. Students are asked to take at ,‘..-‘"
sen. Ford Opposes Educat Ion CUtS ing costsgof traveling abroad. junior. and a friend spent the sum- least $300 to cover their expenses '5 ..,
Through a special labor agree- mer asacaterer's assistant. until they finda job. Young said she ‘3. 2,2
, ment between Britain and the “We arrived on Wednesday and spent half that amount of her own . ‘2 , 1'
By CINDY DECKER states that have more m cohhhm' United States, students are able to went into work the following money. .' . "
' Staff Writer , l particularly m termsof helping the purchase work permits for $50and Wednesday.“ Young said, adding She earned $180 a week and, ‘ ' .‘-_ If
. ' h national” Situation m. terms 0f work anywhere in Britain for up to that while she got her job by while unable to actually save -‘ 1;.

. UK and other state universities ' _‘: energy, Rockefeller 531d; . . six mantis. answering a newspaper ad. the money.she was able to afforda trip -' .‘i ,
cannot withstand more budget cuts, in . 3. Kentucky and West Vlrglma — Jane Leslie-Newborr% assistant British Universities North to Germany after she quit her job. " ~ . .
Sen. Wendall Ford said in an inter- it“ you, name those two states and director of the office for interna- American Club (BUNACi in Lon- “We had plenty toliveon and meet .' . = .’
view last night at the Fayette Coun- . f as; '- it: you ve got the answer to most ofthe tional students, said while the work don supplies American students our expenses,"she said. I» f ; ' ‘
‘3’ Democratic Party's Banahan '2'”. problems 0‘ .Oh dependency upon permit does not guarantee a job, with a list of prospective Young‘s job included a small ' .I--' '
Award dinner - “at " the OPEC nations, he continued. only six of the approximately 1000 employers. breakfast and full-course noon .~ - ~ ,-

“me the statements I‘ve seen 2 h Rockefeller saldheand Kentucky students in the program last year “The list includes places that meal, which cut down on her eating , z _' 3‘, ‘
from President Singletary and -. Gov. John Y. Brown oppose the di dnot get jobs. have hired students in the past and (‘ontinuedonpaget .
others, it’s going tobevery difficult .3; ' ngalrglo 0‘. the Appalachian . ~ , ,
to stand any more. I think they’re / ~ ION! mmlSSlOll- Pl] ffibl k h] C e d b Ed ds ‘ 3 '
going to have to look away from \I ‘ ' . . ght 0 2“) at eteS tra y war , ~ . '
education into some other areas to K \ ‘ We re “(1111118 to accept CUtS — , x 3 '
budget cuts,”Ford said. \ all of us Will be Willing to accept . , . 2‘ 2 .

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mittee, received the 1%) Banahan . . ' . ' B ROBBIE KAISER nse of the black student and tion. . l '
Award. 'I‘heawardis presented an- oflocalDemocratlc headquarters. Brown said he would fight as Styaff Writer Eider can be helped most by the Before a responsive audience in» V- ‘
nually to an outstanding local Rockefeller said that Kentucky hard as he could to keep the ARC understanding that “We‘re (the cluding UK basketball players ‘ i‘
Democrat. and Wet Virgima have much m from being eliminated, and would The chance that a black athlete black community) proudof them as Fred Cowan and Sam Bowie and ‘ .

The 38mm“ Award “8 named °°m"?°" and a" ”Th8” he. “W whh‘ "ht as hard.” keep ”ham will besigned toa professional con- long as they nit the books and the assistant coach Leonard Hamilton. . J .
in honorof melt!“ Steve Bammnv m2“““°““°‘"“?‘e““m°m"°‘" "h“ supports '" the federal tract is just a little slimmer than library. Even if they can‘t hit their Edwards traced the plight of the ‘ .
Sr.. long-time Fayette County In fact, ldon t know of any two. budget. that of his being hit with a falling plates with their forks, we‘reproud black athlete from youthful poten- .
Democratic chairman. ——_——-—-———————— star, said Dr. Harry Edwards in a of them.“ tial to growing pressure to a .

John D‘ “Jay” Rockefeller, OUtSIm 'flSid e speech 133‘ night ‘03 nearcapacity Now a sociology professor at the statistic on a police record. ’ .
Democratic governor of West _____..-.—__—————————-———————-—- audience in Memorial Hall. University of California at Berkley. “From the beginning of his .
Virginia. was the guest 399““ “l Spring-like weather will continue The UK vs. LSU basketball game And, said Edwards. the ill- Edwards attempted to organize a athletic career. the athlete eats. ‘
the dinner. “W by more than today. flights will be in the low so; is previewed in a column by Sports prepared black athlete falling from boycott of the 1968 Olympia by drinks. and sleeps sports. Theblack '
“Wt ‘nledinner is theannusl with a good dlance of spotty light Editor John Clay. Seepage 5~ stardom in a society WhiCh pro- U.S. athletes to protest exploitation athlete IS under particular _
find-raising event fortheoperetion rain through the region. motes the black athlete at the ex— of blacks on all levels of competi- Continued on pages

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. . on the Playboy interviews with UK women. Chan and and many other prizes The group that brings in the l. e ’7 /j, "'
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‘ ‘ . school, that the students don't seem to “care." Well. Soplease, won‘tyou helpus by Plelhg UP your entry '.- 13 r’ ' '
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,- ’ Week.“ _which Will be a week of specxal projects and The game was held to kick of the Cardinal Hill I hope this was only an oversight on the part of the
' 7 .. events intended to False money for Cardinal H‘" M3”? “u" . . , Hospital telethon at UK. (Cardinal Hill is the primary organizer.
' ' I ”frnalgfielhosl’llal ca”: forfcripplleéd ELEM?“ 3:“ Publ'c Relations (‘omm'uee'bA handicapped health facilityincentral Kentucky, deal- Perhaps the next time someone decides to do
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.‘ - l ‘ " ., The peOple who-go to Car dim]. H'“. “we‘ve mp "O‘Ch Hypocfltlcal plannmg exisding dozensof Ufitudents. pped ly handicapped students, they willmm foresfit to
. T treatment in c0ping With their disabilities ‘ ' What the organizers didn‘t consider, apparently, is at least talk tombeforehand.
. .Bm they ,"eed money ‘0 continue prowding the lfitweren’tsuchasad commentaryonthedisregard theunfortunatefactthatAlumni Gym,thefacilityused Incidently, due to the virtual inaccessibility for
j p , highest quality care. and you can help! During the (most of it admittedly unintentional) of handicapped to raise money to benifit disabled people at Cardinal disabled students of the Enoch Grehen Journalism
T * '7 - . . week 0t March 26‘ 5A Will he hOldlhg a Contfil ‘0 False Students at UK and handicapped persons in society 853 Hill, is inaccesibletostudents in wheelchairs. Building, which houses the Kernel, I had to have so-
l . .. . ““55?“ funds The’? w'llbeman-V pmes awarded ‘0 WhOle-lhe irony ofthesituation wouldbeamusing. Being a student in a wheelchair, I think it is meonedeliver this letterfor me.
. , ,j . the indiVidual. fraternity, sorority. dorm and any other l’m referring to the benifit basketball game between hypocritical that an event supposedly held to benefit
, _‘ ., ' campus organization that ”“505 the mOSl money. the UK Student Association and the WKQQ Basket handicapped people could not be attended by the han- EdBennet
' ‘ ‘ The mdeual Who ”“585 the most money can “1" a C355 held Tuesday . Feb. 24 in Alumni Gym. dicapped students at UK because of the gym‘s inac- Handicapped Electrical Engineering Sophomore
. 3 .1 dinner for two at the Glass Garden, a membership at The irony of the situation is this: cessibility.
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,. Bysill-Harlin.DAWAHARE in sugarcanespan tha nation‘s cen- land in Altagracia is planted in temptswere madeon Giraldi'slife. quality of state roads in coal- fight back. Labor has organized.
|;, ,- . ,‘ ‘2‘. Contributing (‘olumnist tral and eastern provinces, cane sugar cane, creating a food shor- Giraldj is certain that his stand producing counties compared with Scholars and writers such as Harry
' .‘ a, 'i fields that are almost exclustvely tage in one of the Dominican against the colonic was motive for the four-lane state‘roads found in Caudill and others have champion-
V ‘~’ W0 arc fortunate. here at the owned or operated by the U-S-' Republics most fertile regions. the assassination attempts, but his Kentucky cities such as Louisville edthe rightsofthepeople and their
f . '1 ‘ _ . University of Kentucky. to have an based multinational corporation. And like the Appalachian roads position against GW is firm; “I call or Lexington. land. State legislators have ",ch
'1'- : ‘ .' 3', excellent Appalachian Studies Pm‘ GUJf'WeSlel‘h- The way in Wthh destroyed by over-weight coal this company a state within a state Similar exploitation goes on in 1y seen fit to pay more attention to
' ,l ' . 4 V gram. as well as dlStlnSUlShed CW and its PredeceSSOl'. the South trucks, or the air and water pollu- that constiutes an attempt on the the Dominican Republic. Cane cut- the needs of the people they repre-
~ ' scholars in the field such as Harry Puerto Rico Sugar Company. at- tion caused by strip mines. life on thenation. It is stronger than ters, for example, are mostly Hai- sent. And although there is still ’
i.‘ lulu ‘ it ('audlll A (‘t’nh‘alPOlnt lnlhe Sllldy tained Dominican land for sugar Altagracia has seen its roads the government itself, and it con- tian immigrants, liketheEuropean much to be fought for by AP-
.' , ., of Appalachian politicaleconomy production is very similar to the destroyed by cane trucks as well as tinues to expand." Giraldi's state- immigrants that found their way to palachians, their lot has improved
, ‘- i‘, is colonization methOdS employed by coal and Oil the stench created by sugar ment points to the very core of the Appalachian coal fields in the early over thepast five decades.
:j ‘ 1 I Much has been written about the shale Operations in Appalachia. refineries. Once again. however, it problems shared by Appalachia part of this century. These cane The Dominican Republic, on the
'~ ": 5‘ concept of Appalachia as a colony. Most recently. Appalachia has is the similarity in land acquisitions and the Dominican Republic. workers earn an average of $2 a other hand, has only started down .
‘ ’ . Many articles compare the Ap- seen mineral rights leased in a in these two regions that is most Generally, a colony is thought to day and a bowl of rice mixed with this path. Marrero Aristy's novel
_‘ palachian case to that of questionable manner by the Ad— similar. beaterritory whichiscontrolled by milk. They live incampsofbamboo Over was among the “’5‘ literary
underdeveloped nations. especially dington brothers in order to mine The broad-form leases med by another nation which hOpes to at- huts which are constructed on land works in latin America to indicate
...! g ' those in Latin America. For the oil shale Usmg broad-form leases, the Addington brothersin Kentucky tain certain economic gains. To- owned or leased by ow. Although the multinational comrations in
_ ‘ ’ .. most part. hoiivcver, these articles these two men have attained the are similar to those used by the day. people and regions tend to be thelivingconditionsintlmecamps that region for their exploitative
, ' ' seldom go beyond abstract con- mineral rights to large amounts of first coal companies to move into the colonies not only of nations, but (no running water, no sanitation, behavior. Statesmen such as Juan
2 I cepts such as economic dependen- farm land in M Kentucky counties. Appalachia. This type of lease of large corporations. In Ap— etc.) are generally worse than Bosch have fought for the people,
i j '.' .' 0y. capital exportation, and other According to several accounts. allows the mine operator to palachia. large mining companies, thme of the Old company towns of only to be overthrown in "11”er
. . . . . , 2 forms of economic exploitation. many lease holders signed manipulate the leased land in any such as us. Steel, moved in, ex- Appalachia, their feudal nature is coups. Organized labor is fighting
. f f I. They tend to focus on the way large documents after being tOld that it way he wishes. But the Addington ploitedthe region‘s wealth, and left very similar. The similarity in an uphill battle in the Dominican
. ' . .1 corporations can exploit a land and was just “another oil company brothers leases are not only broad- with that wealth. For over 100 government exploitation lies in the Republic, and it will definitely take
'. . , . its people. rarely taking specific looking for a tax break and willing form. they are perpetual as well _ years. coal was mined at the ex- quiet acceptanceoftheexploitation them yearsto achieve astatiis even
. ., ', cases and examining them in dep to pay for it. even though they a type of lease seldom med today pense of the land and its people; of Dominican labor by the close to that of the United Mine ,
,« ' ‘, r . th ()ne nation whose problems bare never intend to mine the land since it gives the lessee me of the there were no reclamation laws, Dominican government, not only in Workers.
. , ,. 1.] I a striking resemblcnce to those of anyway," Other land owners who contracted land virtual]! ad in- and a good deal of leased property the case of cane worka‘s, but in Countless other comparisons
1 ,. Appalachia is the Dominican Signed leases were fooled byalegal finitum. was ruined. Likewise, state govem- other instances as well. Near the could be made of Appalachia and
, ,i t ' Republic document that mentions oil shale ln the Dominican Republic, the merits saw fit to contribute to the villageof Bonao, lead miners work the Dominican Republic ._ m
' 1 f ‘ The Dominican Republic oc- lDevonianionly once. rights to plant sugar cane were. exploitation. State taxes were in hazardous conditiom similar to mmplesdecononflc exploitation,
‘ .' .' cupies about twothirds of the island In the Dominican Republic. CW and still are.attained by often ques- leviedoncoal —coalmined, for ex- those faced by generations of Ap- and the effects of exploitation on
I . , of Hispanola, which it shares with controls some 159,004 acres of land tionable methorb. Alberto Giraldi. ample, in eastern Kentucky,butthe palachian coal miners. Conditions rural life and husbandry. But of all
' , Haiti Located near the equator. it in the eastern province of for example, owns 1.500 acres of new funds were spent outside the subject to absolutely no govern- unwints made in compel-immune
'. ' . has a tropical climate. productive Altagracia alone; 109,642 acres are farm land whichherefisestolease mining region, mually in order to mentla regulation. stands clear — these are two
' ' 5 , farms land, and is rich in mineral owned by ow, the remaining 49.362 to Gw, He is also the head of a enhance the governor's popularity Thus, it would seem that “matched" regions, and um ‘
, , deposits including SOld- lead. and acres are leased. All Of this land is coalition of Altagracian farmers in more highly populated urban Giraldi's statement was correct. threatshoiildbemetand battledby
, . other metals The major commodi- planted in sugar cane. which is sold who oppose the land-lease, or col- areas where more votes were to be M corporatiom are a threat to their We-
ty produced in the Dominican on the international market. and onia system in which GW lease the had. Physical evidence of this sort the land and people of the regions Mr. Dewahare credits the quotes
‘ Republic is sugar. Hundreds of mainly to the United States. In right to plant only sugar cane on of behavior by state governments they dominate. In Appalachia, used in his text tow Ledger's
. square miles of fertile soil planted sum. nearly 90 percent of the farm contracted land. In 1975, three at- can readily be seen in the poor however. the people have begun to Hungry For pron“,
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