Running Of The Balls (Rhys Nicholson & Geraldine Hickey)

Summary

Picture Discuss Episode Summary: "Running Of The Balls" (Featuring Rhys Nicholson & Geraldine Hickey)

Podcast Information:

• Title: Picture Discuss
• Host/Author: iHeart Australia and Merrick Watts
• Episode: Running Of The Balls (Guest Comedians: Rhys Nicholson & Geraldine Hickey)
• Release Date: November 18, 2024
• Description: Picture Discuss is an improvisation comedy show hosted by Merrick Watts. Each episode features two comedians who join Merrick to analyze and humorously interpret bizarre pictures from the internet.

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Introduction to the Mystery Picture

Timestamp: 00:01 – 01:17

Merrick Watts sets the stage by presenting the episode's central image: a woman waving a red flag towards a group of hairy, naked bodies. Her expression blends fear and surprise. He introduces the guest comedians, Geraldine Hickey and Reese Nicholson, and teases that the true meaning behind the picture will be revealed at the end.

Merrick Watts (00:01): "There's one picture with no context and two comedians with no clue. This is Picture Discuss."

Reese Nicholson (00:29): "Thank you for being a part of this. Welcome to Picture Discuss."

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Initial Reactions and Humorous Guesses

Timestamp: 00:42 – 04:30

The comedians delve into a humorous dissection of the picture. They note the woman's attire, speculating on her gym wear and the provocative nature of minimal clothing. Geraldine remarks on the absurdity of the woman's bathing shorts, likening them to “frilly underwear a bar wench in the 1800s would wear.”

Geraldine Hickey (01:31): "They kind of look like the frilly underwear a bar wench in the 1800s would wear."

Chaz (likely another participant) humorously exaggerates the hairiness of the subjects, leading to a playful discussion on the extremes of pubic hair growth.

Chaz (02:12): "What's the longest pubic hair can grow? Like, it has..."

The conversation takes a comedic turn as they ponder the practicality and hygiene challenges faced by the naked individuals in the picture.

Geraldine Hickey (03:22): "I feel sorry for this man. This seems like an absolute nightmare to stay hygienic."

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Speculating the Picture’s Context

Timestamp: 04:06 – 07:55

The comedians explore various scenarios that could explain the image, ranging from sporting events to bizarre rituals. Geraldine suggests the idea of a historical or fantastical setting where participants might be engaged in humorous or exaggerated activities.

Geraldine Hickey (06:13): "Are these adult babies? Is this the running of the adult babies?"

Reese Nicholson and Chaz contribute with imaginative hypotheses, including connections to sports and ceremonial practices, infusing humor into each speculation.

Reese Nicholson (07:10): "Let's go back to this guy on the left there."

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Deep Dive into Symbolism and Details

Timestamp: 08:09 – 11:00

The discussion shifts to analyzing specific elements within the picture, such as the woman's intent facial expression and the possible branding or sponsorship indicated by symbols on her attire. They humorously debate the meaning behind these details, leading to creative and exaggerated theories.

Geraldine Hickey (08:09): "This woman has a lot of intent on that face."

Chaz (09:07): "This is Santa on Boxing Day. He's had a big night and he's just like, I'm gonna get blind and run at this woman."

Their banter highlights the comedic creativity in interpreting ambiguous visuals, blending absurdity with keen observation.

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The Big Reveal: Nude Rugby Match in New Zealand

Timestamp: 13:03 – 15:39

After an entertaining session of wild guesses, Merrick reveals the true context of the picture. It depicts a photograph from an event called "Nude Blacks versus Spanish Conquistadors" during a nude rugby match in Dunedin, New Zealand. This event was intended as an unofficial curtain raiser for the 2011 Rugby World Cup between Argentina and England but was ultimately not sanctioned by the Rugby World Cup administration.

Merrick Watts (13:17): "...this is a photo from Nude Blacks versus Spanish Conquistadors taken during the harker at a nude rugby match in Dunedin, New Zealand."

The comedians express surprise and amusement at their initial misinterpretations and discuss the cultural and sporting implications of such an unconventional event.

Reese Nicholson (14:32): "The Nude Blacks, as the name suggests, play in nothing at all, whilst the female Spanish team dropped down to their underwear."

Geraldine Hickey (14:19): "But what really gets me is the hair. The front butt that we have."

Their reactions underscore the humorous disconnect between their imaginative theories and the actual event, enhancing the comedic value of the reveal.

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Concluding Remarks and Final Thoughts

Timestamp: 15:39 – 15:49

Merrick wraps up the episode by thanking the comedians for their participation and encouraging listeners to follow the podcast for more intriguing and amusing picture discussions.

Reese Nicholson (15:39): "With that, we will wrap it up."

Geraldine Hickey (15:46): "It was all right."

Reese Nicholson (15:49): "If you've enjoyed this episode, make sure you hit follow..."

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Notable Quotes

• Geraldine Hickey (01:31): "They kind of look like the frilly underwear a bar wench in the 1800s would wear."

• Geraldine Hickey (03:22): "I feel sorry for this man. This seems like an absolute nightmare to stay hygienic."

• Geraldine Hickey (06:13): "Are these adult babies? Is this the running of the adult babies?"

• Chaz (09:07): "This is Santa on Boxing Day. He's had a big night and he's just like, I'm gonna get blind and run at this woman."

• Reese Nicholson (14:19): "The Nude Blacks, as the name suggests, play in nothing at all, whilst the female Spanish team dropped down to their underwear."

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Final Thoughts

In "Running Of The Balls," Merrick Watts, alongside comedians Rhys Nicholson and Geraldine Hickey, delivers an engaging and laughter-filled discussion as they attempt to decode a perplexing and humorous internet image. Their imaginative and comedic guesses, coupled with the ultimate reveal of a nude rugby match in New Zealand, provide both entertainment and insight into the creative process of improvisational humor. This episode exemplifies the show's ability to transform obscure visuals into delightful comedic narratives, making it a must-listen for fans of lighthearted and witty discussions.

Transcript

[Merrick Watts]

There's one picture with no context and two comedians with no clue. This is Picture Discuss. In this episode, a woman waves a red flag towards a group of hairy, naked bodies. Her face is giving both scared and surprised. Can Geraldine Hickey and Reese Nicholson explain this one? The answer at the end of the show. Now, here's your host, Merrick Watts.

[Reese Nicholson]

Thank you for being a part of this. We're going to discuss some pictures. You want to have a look at the picture? Easy. It's on your phone. Just have a look at it. There it is. Yes. You can also find it on our Instagram handle as well. Welcome to Picture Discuss. Geraldine Hickey and Reece Nicholson.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Hello.

[Reese Nicholson]

Great to have you both here. Chaz, you're already laughing. What are we seeing in front of us here?

[Chaz]

That's the annual running of the balls.

[Geraldine Hickey]

We're away.

[Reese Nicholson]

We are off.

[Chaz]

That is a. So we're seeing a very hairy backside. Is it hair or is it. Yeah, not. Not clean. And. And then there's a. There's a woman look. She's wearing maybe a soccer top. It's some kind of sporting top. And she's holding a red. Like, she's.

[Geraldine Hickey]

She's making. Making it. Making the balls angry.

[Chaz]

Yeah. And just come on, get. Get through. Get through this. And she's wearing. Are they bathing shorts? Like, they're pink and black polka dot shorts. Little, tiny little shorts.

[Geraldine Hickey]

They kind of look like the frilly underwear a bar wench in the 1800s would wear. Oh, wow. Do you know what I mean? Kind of, like, incredibly descriptive, but I think you know what I mean. Like a kind of like Old west, kind of like, come on, boys. And then she, like, does kind of the cant. Yeah, like.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah, that's incredibly, like I said, descriptive.

[Geraldine Hickey]

But also the least sexy underwear to us now. But at the time, that would have been.

[Reese Nicholson]

Look at that lower thigh. So racy.

[Chaz]

There is another person in the foreground, quite blurry, and I don't know whether there's. There's a wig in front of them. They have a lot of pubic hair.

[Geraldine Hickey]

What's the longest pubic hair can grow? Like, it has. It's. You know, our hair on our head keeps growing. Just keeps growing. Yep. Pubic hair has decided to be a little bit longer than body hair, but it still has an end goal. Like, you know, I mean, like.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah, it's got to stop.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Is there anyone on Earth that it's just kept growing?

[Chaz]

Yeah, well, mine goes down to my ankles.

[Reese Nicholson]

Oh, okay.

[Geraldine Hickey]

You tuck them into your 1800s fillion roll. Roll them up.

[Chaz]

Yeah, no, they just. It's too, it's. They're quite wiry, so they don't get that long. They just fall out.

[Reese Nicholson]

They just retract.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

Like a scourer. You know, when you get a scour. Curly girl scourer, they're actually really incredibly long, but they just look all short because they're all bunched up similar to that.

[Chaz]

But then the older you get, the less curly they get, I think.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah.

[Chaz]

Probably get a straightener out and see.

[Geraldine Hickey]

How long I straighten mine.

[Chaz]

I do.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I straighten mine. I've had mine permed. Nope. Okay. What. What really gets me is the. Yeah. The hair. The front butt that we have.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah. On the left hand side there.

[Geraldine Hickey]

So I'm a very hairy person to the point where in a similar way that people get belly button lint. I get at the very top of my crack every morning. There is some lint there.

[Reese Nicholson]

Really?

[Geraldine Hickey]

Like, that's how hairy I am. And I try and take like. Yeah, I'm a. I mean, I mean.

[Reese Nicholson]

You'Re quite hoo suit, aren't you? Yeah, you are. Who suit.

[Geraldine Hickey]

There's a lot going on.

[Reese Nicholson]

You could have been in this image.

[Geraldine Hickey]

And I feel sorry for this man. This. I'm sorry for, like the. The length he's having to go to. To stay in any way hygienic seems like an absolute nightmare. And he's got a tramp stamp. So he's got. What is that?

[Reese Nicholson]

Well, let's have a look at that because that looks. The area there is clearly shaved. Like that's been shaved back because there's more here at the top there. That's a dividing kind of range.

[Chaz]

Is that a real tattoo?

[Reese Nicholson]

No, I think it's. It looks maybe like a sponsorship because the other. The other person on the right also has one. It's a little bit blurred, but you can see as well.

[Geraldine Hickey]

They could be part of the same tramp fraternity.

[Reese Nicholson]

Oh, destroyed. Didn't think about that.

[Chaz]

I thought it was a, like a. Like a thing that you put on photos for a copyright thing.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Oh, you thought.

[Chaz]

No, no. You thought there'd been watermarks. Yeah, no, no, it's on.

[Reese Nicholson]

It's on their human persons. So they've been shaved. That guy on the left there, it's really clear because he's got, you know, a lot of hair to shave.

[Chaz]

Yes.

[Reese Nicholson]

And they've made a little Runway there and then they've. They've applied either a sticker or. Or painted it or something like that. Now here's the thing is like, is that a sponsor? Cause is that a sponsor? Do you want to pay money? Or is that like a. Or is it maybe a charity or something like that? What do you reckon?

[Geraldine Hickey]

I think it's in a similar way that a politician will make an ad about the politician they're up against of like, don't vote for this person. I think you'd put a product that you don't like on that man.

[Reese Nicholson]

Oh.

[Geraldine Hickey]

To run around and say, if you want to buy whatever that says.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Then this is a guy who sponsors it.

[Reese Nicholson]

I think it says, Peter Dutton, free entry after 11.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Chaz]

Or maybe what if might be for bum cream or something.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Bum cream?

[Reese Nicholson]

Ooh.

[Chaz]

What kind of.

[Geraldine Hickey]

What are we talking? What do you mean? What, like just hemorrhoids or all of.

[Chaz]

Just cream that you can wipe on your bum to make it feel nice and smooth? Yeah, yeah. I don't know. I haven't used any bum cream.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I realized recently that all creams are just anything you'd put on your body is just to make the wet bits of your body drier and the dry bits of your body wetter. That is the only job of a cream. Do you know what I mean? Like, as in, when you boil it all down, we're just trying to get wetter or drier.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah.

[Chaz]

I'm just trying to smell nice.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah. Well, if that. If that's also there.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

Let's. Let's go back to this guy on the left there.

[Geraldine Hickey]

You don't want to talk more about creams?

[Reese Nicholson]

No, we're going to get there. This is just an interlude. The guy on the left there, he's got a very red bottom. Like, it's quite red. And then the rest of it, it looks as though something has happened to him just prior to maybe.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Are these adult babies? Is this the running of the adult babies?

[Chaz]

I just.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Every year, heads of the corporate world, CEOs, people that want less power in their lives, they run down the street, they get spanked on the bottom and then change.

[Reese Nicholson]

Maybe that's what's happened just prior to this. It's the old. Before you go out there, like a footy tap on the ass, but like.

[Geraldine Hickey]

A pretty, pretty hard one.

[Reese Nicholson]

That's pretty red. You can't mistake that, Jess.

[Chaz]

This one?

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah.

[Chaz]

Oh, yeah. Okay. Yeah, I was looking at that one.

[Reese Nicholson]

That one's not unread as well, but, like, it's really clear.

[Chaz]

Yeah, I just thought he was clenching and that was just a bit of an indentation shadow. But. Yeah, but the guy on the left.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah.

[Chaz]

I just think he's all red. I mean, look at his arms.

[Reese Nicholson]

But where he's shaved is quite white and light there. It looks as though there has been some sort of heightened activity around his buttocks.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Hey.

[Reese Nicholson]

Slapping.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Whoa. Come on. This is a morning podcast.

[Chaz]

I just think he thinks he drinks a few beers and he's just. He just goes red.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I still think we're gonna zoom out. And they're gonna have big baby bonnets on and big dummies. Yeah. And. But they're drinking beers out of big bottles, out of big sippy cups.

[Chaz]

Are they?

[Geraldine Hickey]

And they've got huge rusks. Huge ones.

[Reese Nicholson]

For anybody who doesn't know what a rusk is, that's something a child puts in their mouth.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

It's not.

[Geraldine Hickey]

And it's one of the most disgusting you can ever see a baby eating. Like, they're fair and they're just in the corner. You get stuff stuck in the corners of your mouth when you're a baby. And when you're old in the middle, you shouldn't have stuff stuck in the corners.

[Reese Nicholson]

You should give rusks to pensioners. Like, my mum could do with a rusk. I reckon she'd be happy with a rusk.

[Chaz]

And that's.

[Geraldine Hickey]

You ever seen a baby with just like this kind of. It looks like cardboard, but it's a biscuit.

[Reese Nicholson]

Like, it's like a dog biscuit. Looks like a dog biscuit.

[Geraldine Hickey]

And they just gnaw at it and just. Yeah, it's disgusting. And I need. We need it out of the cafes, we need it out of the streets. I don't care what you do in your own homes, but just keep the. Keep the rusk out of my face.

[Reese Nicholson]

Put them into the retirement homes where they belong with my mum. This. This. Let's have a look at this woman in the center in the foreground there. She's got a lot. There's a lot of intent on that face.

[Chaz]

Like she's looking at ball. Yeah, she. And she does. She looks like the person that doesn't normally seek out the opportunity to look at dick and balls.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah. What's she got written? What's the emblem on her shirt?

[Chaz]

Like, that's a Nike swoosh.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah, but what's the.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Is it sports brand? Race Ue. Santa.

[Reese Nicholson]

Santa bows.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Santa Boy.

[Reese Nicholson]

Santa Boy. I don't know. Look, I would say that it is some sort of sporting club. Whether or not it's related. Maybe that is her sporting club. I don't know.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Santa boy. Or are these Santa boys Are these nude Santas?

[Reese Nicholson]

Nude Santas? Well, I mean, that would explain the beard that that guy's got on his. On the right there. He's wearing his. His Santa beard. It's not currently grey, though.

[Geraldine Hickey]

This is Santa on Boxing Day. He's had a big night and he's just like, I'm gonna get blind and run at this woman.

[Reese Nicholson]

And she's like, lucky I've got this red tablecloth.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Well, that's his jacket. She's trying to like, you gotta put your pants on, mate. Come on.

[Reese Nicholson]

When she said I wanted to see Santa's sack, I didn't mean this. Fellas, this is. This has gone too far.

[Geraldine Hickey]

We got there.

[Reese Nicholson]

I just feel like this woman has. This is not the first time she's been competitive.

[Chaz]

Like, look at that size. She has intent. She knows if you're picking a team.

[Reese Nicholson]

You'D be picking her. Yeah, she'd be in the top three for sure. Because she looks like she gets stuff done. Fell off his chair when he heard that. And he's back in the room.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Sorry. My foot tapped the thing and I went down so slowly, but it scared me so much. I didn't think. I didn't know what was going on.

[Reese Nicholson]

We're going to edit that part and take it out of context.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I just accepted I was being sucked into hell. I'm like, oh, well, off I go. I've had a good run.

[Reese Nicholson]

Okay.

[Merrick Watts]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

So she. I feel like she's. She's done this before. This is not her first time, and she really wants to succeed in whatever this is. Right. We think it's May. It looks so much like, obviously, the running of the balls, as you said, but I don't reckon that she's. I feel like she's got a back history where she's done this for a couple of years without the success that she wanted. But this is her year. This is her time. That. That face says, this time I win.

[Chaz]

Yeah, she knows what. What's happening. She. She knows how to deal with balls, but not these types. Normally.

[Reese Nicholson]

Maybe soccer balls.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah, she does have the vibe of a soccer umpire.

[Chaz]

No, a player, definitely. All right, Player. Player, slash manager. Like, she's the one. She's like, she knows Deborah.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Deborah.

[Reese Nicholson]

Oh, he's so too.

[Geraldine Hickey]

That's. That's Debra Lee. Finesse.

[Chaz]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[Reese Nicholson]

She is.

[Geraldine Hickey]

She's recently single and out there looking for love in all the wrong places.

[Reese Nicholson]

All the wrong places she's got it horribly wrong Looking for love in horribly.

[Chaz]

The wrong places no, but I think she. Honestly, I think she's some sort of. She's. Yeah. In a club, a sporting club, like a soccer club is what I'm thinking. And they're doing a fundraiser for their club where they've invited all the people that think that they. That women can't play sport. They're allowed to come down and have a go.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah, that's great.

[Chaz]

They're not allowed to wear any clothes.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I think it's either that or she's hunting for sport and she's hunt. She's on an island somewhere and they've released a bunch of naked men and there's a few lesbians that have to catch as many men as they possibly can. I think that's what it is.

[Chaz]

Yeah. And it's sponsored by Bum Cream.

[Reese Nicholson]

Yeah, Bum Cream. Sponsored squid games somewhere in Europe possibly.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

So here's the thing, is you kind of assume that maybe this could be in Spain, right. Because of the bullfighting traditions in Spain. Now, what normally happens after a matador has done battle with a bull in Spain is they take away the bull and they butcher it. Right. Because the bulls don't 10 kind of. Yeah. It's a really stacked race.

[Geraldine Hickey]

So they're going to kill these men.

[Reese Nicholson]

Well, that's what happens here.

[Geraldine Hickey]

What do they. Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

What do they do to these men? And how. How do they. How does she complete. Like, where does it end? What's the end point? And then what happens to the guys at the end of that?

[Chaz]

Well, she just hates them.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Geraldine Hickey]

I like the dark, mate.

[Chaz]

Yeah. No, she just. There's no. She doesn't butcher them. She just. No, you leave it there.

[Reese Nicholson]

Not what I expected here. Right. Should we find out where this picture is from and what it's about?

[Geraldine Hickey]

I. I mean, I feel like we nailed it.

[Chaz]

Can't wait to find out that we're right.

[Merrick Watts]

Did they guess it right? The reveal is coming right up. Want more picture discussions? Check out our back catalogue.

[Reese Nicholson]

All right, here it is. This is a photo from nude blacks versus Spanish conquistadors taken during the harker at a nude rugby match in Dunedin, New Zealand. This is New Zealand.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Oh. Oh, I know those two.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

Well, I think this will surprise you. The event was an unofficial curtain raiser. So it was the unofficial curtain raiser to the rugby World cup match between Argentina and England in 2011. So this is the unofficial curtain raiser because they didn't get past this one. Past the Rugby World cup administration. Surprise, surprise.

[Geraldine Hickey]

But wait, so they play in the nude? No, What?

[Reese Nicholson]

No. Well, it's. I think the Nude Blacks is like the alternative to the All Blacks versus the Conquistadors, which is the Argentinean team.

[Chaz]

Right. So she's. She's Argentinian.

[Reese Nicholson]

I think so.

[Chaz]

Okay.

[Reese Nicholson]

And so they're actually. Those guys are Kiwis, which is why maybe one of that's what it is. The guy on the left is, in fact, wearing a sheep as some sort of loincloth. That's why there's so much black hair coming out of his crack.

[Geraldine Hickey]

No offense to the great people of New Zealand, who there are many attractive, but if I was going to watch a nude game of rugby, I'm going to be focusing on the Spanish guys, I reckon. I'm sorry about that.

[Reese Nicholson]

The Nude Blacks, as the name suggests, play in nothing at all, whilst the female Spanish team dropped down to their underwear. So they're a real team. This picture was taken during the Nude Blacks doing the haka. So they're actually in the middle of the harker. And I think that they weren't actually charging at each other at all. It was just a haka. So there was a standoff. So these guys are doing like a nude haka?

[Chaz]

Yes.

[Reese Nicholson]

And the Conquistadors, for whatever reason, she's got a tablecloth there. Maybe she's just. She's got it there and she's going to raise it up and shield her own eyes from the haka. It actually has only opened up more questions.

[Chaz]

It has. But, like, I'm more for. More gender equality in sports, but that's weird.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah. I don't like it.

[Chaz]

Yeah.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Who do you think decided that the men should be completely nude and the women should still have some clothes on the men? Because it doesn't make it. The men, they're like, no, it'll be all above board. You guys can wear underwear. That's totally fine. We will be nude the entire time.

[Reese Nicholson]

And some says, like, Greg, I don't reckon it's good for you to have a stiffy on the field.

[Geraldine Hickey]

Yeah.

[Reese Nicholson]

Because it's. It looks bad. And he's like, you reckon it's part of my haircut? No, it's not. It's not great.

[Chaz]

Oh. Oh.

[Reese Nicholson]

With that, we will wrap it up. Bruce Nicholson, Geraldine Hickey. Thank you for playing along with Picture Discuss.

[Chaz]

Oh, thanks.

[Geraldine Hickey]

It was all right. It was all right.

[Reese Nicholson]

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