Name: Walking through the only Colonial-era Town Common in NC
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Description: Historic Tarboro has a grassy patch of land older than the United States itself. The Colonial-era Town Common dates back to 1760, and is one of the last remaining in the US.

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Historic Tarboro has a grassy patch of land older than the United States itself. The Colonial-era Town Common dates back to 1760, and is one of the last remaining in the US. 

Hey everybody, this is heather leah WRL? S Hidden Historian. And today this beautiful, beautiful spring day. I have come to the town commons in Tarboro Now, this town common dates back to the 1700s before the Revolutionary War. And not only is it that old, but it's one of the only remaining colonial era town commons in the entire country. It's the second oldest, the first oldest being Boston. Uh and they do still have theirs as well, but this is really one of the only remaining ones in the entire country and we have it right here in north Carolina. So I'm going to show you around today and it's just a beautiful day to look around. But there's also a lot of cool stuff here to take a look at most towns did not keep their town commons, they've been developed over um and destroyed with years. So it's pretty incredible that Tarboro has managed to keep something from the colonial era right here in the center of town and you can see that it has developed around the town common. Now, I will say the town common was originally about 50 acres and now, it's I think closer, to 15. it is also pet friendly. So I brought the hidden historian pup today. This is Willow. Willow, take a look, say hello, that's my dog, Willow. She often comes on my adventures, but I don't always show her on camera. I keep her somewhere safe. Um, but I wanted you to see her today because it's a perfect day to bring her along for the adventure. So let's take a look around Now. Obviously some of these trees are newer, but some of these trees very likely date back to the origin of the commons being founded. Now these comments were established along with the town of Tarboro. So it happened at the same time, but some of these trees are so tall and so old. You can tell that they've probably been here since the beginning. Again, something that if you live in a larger city like Raleigh or Durham, you're not as likely to have these, these natural historic trees that that are still around now. There are some really cool things to look at here and a lot of them are that way and we're gonna go that way. But I wanted to show you this real quick because I did find out that there are a lot of monuments on the town common and we're going to look at some of them. Uh, Jessica. I don't know that history. I wouldn't be totally surprised though, but I I don't know if that's a fact or not that being said. Um I wouldn't be completely surprised if that were the case. What I do know this town common was used for uh, is they had two schools. Um those are historically documented that there were originally two schools. Town commons were also used as public grazing areas. Um so going back then we didn't have cars, we didn't have gas stations, we needed to fuel our transportation, which were our horses. So a lot of people, uh, could use the town commons as an area for public grazing. It's also a public park in a place for memorials. Now. I don't know about the Tarboro town commons, but a lot of time commons were also used as places for burying people and leaving memorials. And this one is not any different in that sense. And you're correct. Will I hope I'm pronouncing your name. Right. We are going to talk about George Washington because he did come here, which I think is pretty cool too. But anyway, this monument here uh, is for people that served in the spanish, uh, the United States spanish where I believe it was the spanish american war and these plates here are actually from the ship that sank during that war, which I think is a beautiful way of memorializing that and you wouldn't necessarily know that to look at that. That, that's part of the original ship. Now we're going to come down here and take more of a look now. We are in the historic district of Tarboro. I will tell you, I've come here several times for exploring history and there is a church here. Uh, that dates back to the 18 hundreds has the most beautiful churchyard I've seen. Um, if I have time, I will go there today and do a live stream as well because It's just beautiful. It's got gothic architecture and arches. It's got trees that date back to the 1800s, these trees from all over the world. It's a combination of a churchyard and an arboretum. So uh, that is very close by to here, Scarborough has a lot of history. And again, it's incredible to me to see these extremely tall big trees, Probably pretty old trees just in the middle of a downtown area. It's not something that you see as commonly anymore. Raleigh did have a couple of trees that were very big and tall and historic and beautiful, but we've lost them over the years. Sometimes trees are lost to development. Other times they're lost to just disease, age, storms, hurricanes, but there are several historic trees here. Now. We're heading up on what most of the pictures show when you look up the town common. Now the town common here is again, I believe it's 15 acres now so we won't be able to cover all of it. But we're gonna look at some of it and some of the memorials and also I believe there's a cannon down on this other end here and we'll go take a look at that as well. Now this is what I saw pictures of whenever I saw the photos of the town commons, this fountain popped up and in my head I guess I hoped that it was From the original 1700s, but it's not. Um, this was built in the 1900s, It gives it a very historic look, but obviously when I got here and saw that it had electricity. I knew that it was not as old as I had hoped, but still very beautiful. This is a monument. Okay, Two Henry Wyatt. Now Henry Wyatt, he was the first north Carolinian to die in the Civil war. And so that is what this monument is too. And so it also lets you know that the first north Carolinian to die in the civil war was from Tarboro. He wasn't from one of our larger cities, but now Tarboro, even though it is a smaller but very historic town, it is one of the oldest towns in the state. And you can see here letting us know that we're at the town common established in 1760. To put that in perspective. Um, if you're looking at some of the places like say Raleigh, there aren't that many things in Raleigh that dates all the way back To the 1700s, there are some who are much more likely to find things from the 1800s going across the road here. And then here is the marker that lets you know that Washington state here, which is pretty incredible when you think about it. Uh, that the first president of the United States spent the night here in Tarboro. Uh, right here in this area. Mm hmm. Now they have preserved a lot of the original land, a lot of the original trees as as time passed. So this would originally have been again, just a public space used for grazing used for. They also would um, perhaps have military camps out here. Um, they did do military related things out here again, probably more in the 17 and 18 hundreds, not as time went on and we had larger military bases to go to. But the town comments might be used for that. The town commons might also be where someone would go If there were an attack. You've got to think in the 17 and 18,000,000 there were risks. There were wars that, you know, came into north Carolina and did affect us here and your town doesn't exactly have a wall around it to protect it. So people might go to the town commons for safety for a place to gather. And I believe that that is why we have this cannon out here now. Like I said, these town commons are really, really big. I don't think I can walk all the way to the other end. But I do know that there's, I'll take some pictures for the story so you can see it. There's a uh, device. I don't remember what it was. I think like some sort of cotton related Uh, device, but it's down there. If you're from tarboro, you might actually know what I'm talking about and I haven't had a chance to go see it yet, but it's the only one left in the world and it's here in tarboro from the 1800s. But here you can actually see, you can actually see um, you know, I guess it's not a cannon. I thought it was a cannon. It looks like it's actually perhaps the type of gun, mm hmm. But they have this out here in the town common as well. So there's just a ton of pieces of history out here to let you really, When you walk through here, it's kind of amazing to realize that you are standing where people stood in the town of tarboro over 250 years ago. You can walk on the same grass that they walked on beneath the same trees that they walked beneath and really get a sense of the history of the area. Again, this is, This is one of the only remaining colonial town commons in the entire country. So most of these, which were very important in the 17 and 1800s kind of lost their relevance and were destroyed as you know, time passed and they became less important to the economy. But Tarboro has managed to save a good portion of theirs. Now, there will be a story on this on Wrl dot com. I'm out here today to research and gather photos and get some footage, which is why I wanted to go live. So you can take a look. But for the story itself, which will be going up tomorrow, uh, there'll be a lot more in depth history. So, if you're curious about what these monuments mean or what they're part of. There's gonna be a lot of that in the story. I'm also finding photos Of what this place looked like 100 years ago, 200 years ago. So there'll be a lot to look at if you're really interested in the history of the town commons and all of the things that are still here today. So for today, thank you for exploring this beautiful park, this beautiful piece of history. Um, and take a look for the story tomorrow, which will have a lot more information about what the comments were used for and you know what, What has happened since they were built in the 1760s. I also want to find out a little bit more about George Washington and what he did while he was here. So, uh, take a look for that story. Like I said, it will be up tomorrow. I wanted to come out here before Easter Sunday so that I could have all that stuff ready to put up online. So I'm glad you could join me today for a walk. If I have a chance, I will go by that church because they have a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful churchyard and I will see if I can go live there as well. But thank you for joining me to explore the town comments today. I hope you look for the story tomorrow on WRL dot com. Thanks everyone. Bye.

Heather Leah

Walking through the only Colonial-era Town Common in NC

Tarboro Historic Colonial Town Common: One of the only remaining Colonial-era town commons left in the United States is right here in NC.

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In that institution's history. But all of you can and I have seen that enthusiasm and that understanding that you are part of something special over the past few years as you have prepared for this day. So to the staff of the museum, thank you. And it's not just staff, a project like this wouldn't have been possible without a lot of important partners on behalf of everyone involved in this immensely successful public private partnership. And in addition to the General Assembly's extraordinary investment, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the very generous supporters of the Dueling Dinosaurs capital campaign, the SECU Foundation, the Bank of America Duke Energy, the North Carolina Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, Wake County, friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences who really not only helped us in, in raising the funds but also in making this day happen and this opportunity happen. And so many others who are recognized on the campaign do donor wall just to the right of the exhibit entrance. So I encourage you as you go through there today to make sure you take a look at that wall. Now, along with the state's investment. This village of support has enabled the museum to open this new globally unique visitor experience. And on that note, I would like to invite Secu Foundation board chair, Chris Ayers to speak to the foundation's leadership gift, Chris. Thank you. Well, good morning fellow paleontologists. Um I'm excited to be here today representing the SECU Foundation and the over 2.7 million members of state employees credit union who fund that foundation. So this is a great day of celebration for the State of North Carolina, the Department of Cultural and Natural Resources and the many museum supporters and friends who have joined together to make this day a reality. I can tell you the foundation, the State Employees Credit Union has been looking forward to this day for a long time, going all the way back to when we got a sneak peek when they first rolled these fossils into the museum uh a number of years ago. So today's ribbon cutting ceremony shines a brilliant light on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as a research institution and the largest museum in the southeast of its kind. The work of the museum professionals and the world class facility benefits more than 1 million visitors each year. And we're delighted to help fund the Secu Dino Lab, which will be enjoyed by students, teachers and families from across the state and beyond. In addition to the SECU Diner lab, the foundation support of the museum also includes the large icon globe that we're in right now that you see outside the building, uh The SECU Daily Planet. As longtime supporters of the museum SECU is pleased that our collaborative efforts help bring the museum and our state to the forefront of natural sciences, education and research, innovative initiatives like this can only be achieved through incredible teamwork and support from the community if it isn't obvious. Let me say that we are so happy to be part of this team and we feel really lucky to have our SECU headquarters and our Sal Salisbury Street branch right next door where we get to see the daily droves of visitors year round. SECU is built on the principle of people helping people and our members live that philosophy through our support of nonprofits that uplift people and communities throughout our great state. For those of you who may not know the SECU foundation is funded through a unique concept known as the power of a dollar where SECU members contribute through the reallocation of their $1 monthly checking account fee. Collectively a dollar truly can make a profound difference. As you see here today, this summer marks the foundation's 20th anniversary. And over the past 20 years, our foundation's commitment to North Carolina nonprofits has surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars for scholarships, grants, financing for education, housing, health care, human services, all benefits to our great state. And we're going to celebrate that 20th anniversary. This fall dueling Dinosaurs is history in the making right here in downtown Raleigh. And we're so lucky to have a front row seat to marvel at the Scientific Discovery and the World of Paleontology. We at the SECU Foundation are honored to be part of this and I want to thank everyone for the great work and contributions that so many of you have made to make this day in this exhibit a reality. Thank you, Chris. Now I mentioned earlier about our staff and they really are all superstars, but there is one particular staff member who has as this project has developed over the recent years, kind of reached celebrity status. If you read Walter magazine, you probably read a profile of her and her work and how that has contributed to uh this particular exhibit. I'm pleased to introduce that person to you this morning. None other than uh the individual who had the vision to make this happen. Doctor Lindsay Zano, head of Paleontology here at the museum, Doctor Doctor Zano. Good morning. It's wonderful to be hosting you all this morning. You know, every week I get an email from a parent who wants their child to meet and talk to a scientist every single week. They want to fuel that child's love for science, encourage them to pursue their dreams. But more than anything they want that science to be real, they want it to be accessible, meeting those Children is wonderful. It's also not enough because not every parent has the resources of the opportunities to reach out to a scientist and arrange a one on one meeting for their child. Most of the Children who are interested in science will fall through the cracks and every public event I attend, I have a conversation with someone in our community who doesn't see the relevance of science to their daily lives who's never been invited to peek behind the proverbial curtain to see who scientists are and what we do and how we go about solving problems that are relevant to our communities. Today, we mark the next step in the evolution of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. We celebrate the opening of the dueling dinosaurs experience. This is one of the most daring public science projects ever imagined at its heart is a world class specimen and the barrier breaking sccu Dino lab that houses it. The specimen represents a single moment in time 67 million years ago when behemoths like tyrannosaurs and triceratops battled for life. The lab is a place where there are no walls between the scientists and the communities that we serve. One where the term behind the scenes loses all of its meaning. A place where every kid regardless of their socioeconomical status can talk to a scientist every day, any day, a place where they can look in the face of a scientist and see themselves staring back at them a place where science is done for the public with the public and transparently in front of the public and for those that cannot make it to us on site, we're broadcasting this project all over the world. Now, the dueling dinosaurs experience is fueled by an amazing team of scientists who I'm so proud of. And in the past two years, we've grown from 6 to 14,000. And that's because a year and a half ago, we launched our public science project Cretaceous Creatures. And already over 14,000 middle school students from around the state have made once in a lifetime scientific discoveries as real members of our scientific team. And we are just getting started. I want to close this morning by thanking the state all of our incredible donors, my amazing museum colleagues, and especially my team for believing in this project, for believing in my vision. I want to thank them for tirelessly working for eight years to bring this project to the people of North Carolina and beyond. You are all dreamers and I could not be more honored to be on this journey with you. One thing we can all agree on is the world loves dinosaurs. So today we're going to bring the next generation of leaders in science and technology and engineering and innovation and have them born right here in North Carolina. Let's show the world how it's done. Thank you. Make sure I didn't mess up the screen and dropping that. Um Thank you, Doctor Zano and I don't know what the acoustics are back there. But standing up here as you were talking about Children in that next generation from up here, you could hear all the Children up there in nature Research Center visiting the labs and it just kind of brought to life. What you're talking about this experience will mean it's now my pleasure to introduce to you, my boss, uh Secretary Reed Wilson. Now I can tell you, Secretary Wilson, this is a special project. He does a lot of openings, ribbon cuttings for our sites all across the state, state parks aquariums and not to play favorites. But I know this one ha holds a special place in his heart. He was telling someone this morning that he's been working on this project for seven years and so Secretary Wilson, I'm pleased to introduce you and we finally got here. Thank you, Jeff. Good morning, everybody. Uh Thank you all for being here this morning and to all involved. Uh Congratulations. This is an amazing huge day for North Carolina and for this museum, you know, making doing dinosaurs a reality has been a collective effort. And I want to thank some people that have already been thanked, but you can never thank these people enough. First, our sponsors, we would not be here today without your generous support. No doubt about that. I also want to thank the board and the staff of the friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences and three of the four board presidents who have been presidents during this period are here with us today. Um, but the whole board has been invested in this and not only did you all raise significant sums of money, but you tiptoed way out on that branch of risk. I remember the conversations. Well, we really sure we wanna do this. Uh But you were, you made the decision to, to just dive in um because you kept your eyes on the prize and, and understood what the risk was, but all that risk went away. Uh I wanna thank the museum staff. Um Thank you so much. I know that every section of this museum has been involved with this. And I, I dare say that there isn't anyone on the staff of this museum who wasn't involved in this project at some point. Um And obviously to Doctor Zano and your paleontology team. Um Y'all are just amazing. You're brilliant. All of you. Um Javin Sutton and your ex exhibition team, Christy Flint and your education team. I mean, I could mention everybody in this museum, everyone's been involved. It's been a long process and you've done a phenomenal job because here we are today and of course, we wouldn't be here without substantial public support. Thank you to members of the General Assembly um who prioritized the investment in this state of the art lab in particular. I do want to thank the leadership of the legislature speaker Moore, Senator Pro TEM Berger, minority leader, blue and minority leader Reeves. Uh, they're unable to join us today, but I think we should give a round of applause to the entire general assembly who supported this project. So it's taken us a while for us to get here today. And as Jeff mentioned, I've been involved with this one probably since the first week I was in this department in early February 2017. Um So it's not been quite 67 million years, but sometimes it felt like it. Um Is that my wife laughing? I remember, I do remember vividly the early Sunday morning in April 2017, almost exactly seven years ago to this day when these specimens arrived. I watched as the movers painstakingly removed them from the tractor trailer truck and carefully moved them into their hidden storage places. It was definitely a goose bumps moment for hours and then we had the groundbreaking in the midst of COVID, uh which complicated everything. And as I said, then at the groundbreaking, when this lab opens, our state will become a must see destination for dinosaur lovers everywhere, from young kids to academics to anybody. Um And so here we are and it's even better than I think any of us dreamed it could be. You will see when you go in there. What a special exhibit this is. We have the best dinosaur specimens in the world and the best setting for people to see them and learn from them. Hundreds of moments and of awe and wonder will unfold in there every single day. And I can't wait to just wander over here sometimes to watch the kids' eyes pop open. Now, at the heart of this project is the science. Our paleontologists will make discoveries as they carefully uncover these and analyze them. Science will be happening in front of the public's eyes. Um And so do doing dinosaurs is an excellent way for the state to engage students in scientist scientific discovery and to develop greater science literacy. So why is that important? Um It's important because the only way we're going to solve our big problems is to rely on the science and the experts who know what they're talking about. And the key to getting to that point is to expand science education to make sure that every child understands the value of science and how scientific discovery works. The Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit is going to pull people into this amazing world of science that's so important to our future. So I am now pleased to introduce a leader who uses science and facts and data to make his decisions as governor of the state of North Carolina and he has supported this project throughout its duration. Everyone please give a warm welcome to our Governor Roy Cooper. Thank you, Secretary Wilson. I'll tell you when we have cabinet meetings every Monday. His is always the coolest report, particularly when we get the updates on the dueling dinosaurs. Uh I am so grateful to everyone who helped to make this happen. The partners. Thank you so much for the work you've done all of the contributors. Uh My family, Chris is proud that our state employees credit union accounts that $1 a month is going to things like this. That is so exciting. And when I think about this week, I spent Monday Earth Day on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking at our amazing vistas uh in Western North Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, I got to spend time with North Carolina's own astronaut Christina Cook who set records for time that a woman astronaut spent in space and space walking. And she actually presented us with a lob Lily pine that had been germinated on the moon. Native plant, Karen, first lady made sure it was a native plant, uh excited about planting that in our pine forest at the executive mansion. And she presented us with the North Carolina flag that flew with her on her mission in the International Space Station for 11 months, presenting it to the people of North Carolina. Then I got to come over here with Doctor Zano, doctor Doctor Young and to go through this exhibit and to talk to these scientists and see see these dinosaurs and think about how amazing it was that this was happening right here in North Carolina. You know, North Carolina is the first and best in so many things. Now, we're the best in dinosaurs. I love it. You know, it is amazing and extraordinary that we have the best preserved and most complete tyrannosaur and triceratops in the world. Right here at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Scientists. This exhibit will add to an already excellent rep reputation that North Carolina has as a world class research university community College state. And I'm excited about that. I have been through this exhibit and, and to see the faces of the paleontologist, how excited energetic that they are. And they're also excited and maybe even a little bit nervous about sharing their work as they do it with the world, with the cameras on top of them, with their brushes and their equipment as they make discovery after discovery. And I said, you know, you're gonna get comments and praise and maybe some criticism from science, all scientists all over the world. They said, we know we know and we're ready for that and that's what makes this so special. Uh Doctor Young Doctor Zano, thank you for leading me through. Thank, thank you for the work. I asked Doctor Zano what she was gonna do this summer? She said, Utah, Montana and Mongolia. Wow, that's cool. Bring some stuff back with us uh to, to us but to compete, compete in today's world stem and steam classes. Are more important than ever. And our next generation of leaders will be walking through this museum every day that it's open and this exhibit will stimulate interest in a lot of them. I have declared 2024 as the year of public schools in North Carolina. And I am deeply grateful that the legislature stepped up and invested in this exhibit. Uh It, it took a lot of work to pull everything together and their work was instrumental and I am encouraging them now also to invest more in our public schools in our early childhood education. Our state has a history of investing in public education in order to fuel our innovation and our discovery. And when these young students learn in their school classes and they get to come here and meet face to face with these sci scientists. It's going to develop interest and it's going to create our scientists of the future this state of the art secu diner lab and the dueling dinosaurs belong to the people of North Carolina. It's open to everyone free of charge. That is amazing. Thanks to everybody who made this happen. This is a proud day for the state of North Carolina. Thank you so much. Thank you, Governor Cooper. Uh It truly is an exciting day for all of us and thank you for being here. Now, at this time, I would like to invite everyone to join us just outside the auditorium here. A little bit to the right at the at the entrance for doing dinosaurs for the official ribbon cutting. And I want to invite all of you up there on the 2nd, 3rd floor. Presents. Come on down and join us. So let's go celebrate. Thank you. Yeah, we're at the back line up a little bit. It's gonna be quite a few people here. They are going to be coupled. OK? Don't cut it. Yeah, check, check, get out. OK. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Right. The the face. Thanks this chair, right. You all right. So fantastic. Hey guys for media. We questions afterwards over step on. This is the best to the future. This very good virtually. Yes. Is young. Was it? How about that? This is Yeah, you and then I now make the tea for. Can you be away if you're gonna be here? J JJ? Yeah, I was gonna have how many we have to get here in the morning right here. I didn't see anyone. All right, I need to tell everyone you should never put your hands inside the mouth of a tyrannosaurus. It's very sharp, well done on the end. Just a little bit here. Thank you. All right, just in the position. All right forward. Creep forward. Look for the fray. There we go. 321. Hold on. Is there we go. No cool, cool. The skin is tough. It's a meat eater. Not a ribbon eater. So OK. Sorry. OK. Barry can we do one more second? Let me fill in real quickly with one more. Yeah, they have thank you. Who gets to keep this to bring here? Let's get next to a do what you want us here. That be perfect. And can I get you on? So right here, you know what the secret with you and, but yeah, one photo, 12 and three. All right, thanks everybody. Right. If we have five, hello, if you guys want to come over here, I'll stand where the governor is gonna be. I.

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Ball. Good evening, Ruan, I Randy trainer. Tonight. We have another life changing jackpot. It's worth an estimated $130.2 million. So, get your tickets ready here. Come, tonight's winning numbers. Let's start things off this evening with the number 26. Right after that America. We have the number two and congratulations to Gina Magnum from North Carolina. She won $50,000 playing powerball. All right, the rest of your winning numbers tonight 20 47. And let's round it out tonight with the number 22 and tonight 20 powerball number, that's gonna be 21 and your power play multiplayer is four. Let's take another look at tonight's winning numbers. We'll see you back here on Saturday night. It's time to play America's favorite.

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Brian Shrader flies over the site of a plane crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport approximately three hours after the accident.

Seen some activity just in the past 10 minutes or so. I want to take you outside Sky five right now for a live look at the scene. We saw a van being escorted to the runway there and someone got out and now there appears to be a really careful inspection of the debris going on. So we're working to confirm if that may be the NTSB investigation team arriving at the scene. Let's zoom out and give you some about where this is. There are two main runways at RDU International and this is in the grassy field next to the runway that mostly serves terminal one on the east side of the airport, that runway remains closed while this investigation continues at the top of your screen. That is the other main runway that serves terminal two, mostly that runway is open. So we have two things going on here that could affect your flights for the rest of the day and maybe even into tomorrow, the airport takeoff and landing capacity is roughly reduced by half because they are only working with one runway. And if you have a flight coming out of terminal one, maybe Southwest, you're going to have to take that crossover all the way out to that other runway. It's going to add a lot of extra time.

Sky 5 flies over RDU plane crash 3 hours later 

A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a small plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).


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