On a distant shore,in a land torn by war is a boy turned a man who has opened his eyes to a world of war. May his birthday in this faraway place bring a glimpse of care from friends everywhere.
Not a glimpse of your face just a wish and a prayer but I want you to know in our hearts we are there.
To my favorite soldier with Love, Sarah
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Just some thoughts
Walk the line, follow the path, jump for there is no other way to get down. Keep on going, it matters not what others say. Where this path leads? I know not, but onward always I go. Pressing deeper inside this realm to thoughts unknown and worlds unseen. A dreamer. Thoughts, motives, ideas all caught up inside. A mind bursting at the seams. The outlet for all is art but for every picture of beauty there is a marred and crumpled image tossed away with no grace or thought of it's continued existance. What can be salvaged? What is undone and ruined. Why is beauty in the eye of the beholder only, what of the rest? Where are they? Have they closed their eyes to the picture or do they see with no recognition? Glazed with the curse of sleep or dimmed with a lack of zeal. Open your eyes, see and realize that a frame hinders the view. It covers part of the picture. Watch for through observation and time perhaps you will understand the point which the artist is trying to make clear.
TV?
Television? Not much of a TV watcher. I do like seeing home improvement shows, Trading spaces, While you were out, and other various decorating shows but watching tv is overrated and I don't spend much time doing it.
Movies I love:
I love movies like The Majestic, While You Were Sleeping, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Predjudice, First Knight and Return to Me.
What do I do?
Interests: Trucks, music, quiet walks with man's best friend, painting, days at the beach, camping, riding horses, good friends, sailing, watching sunsets, walking, hiking, waterfalls, art, photography, old houses, shopping, interior design, church projects, missions, travel, country music, rodeo, cowboys, keeping up with my friends projects, drag racing fan, teaching...the list could go on!
Who am I?
I'm a very thoughtful, reflective person. I can be the life of the party but I tend to hang back unless I see a reason to shine. I like taking in all the action without committing to it. I love a crowd but I am happiest hanging out with one or two close friends. I love being surrounded by beauty. I like to write. I love a sunny day at the park. The Lord is important to me. He has done a lot in my life and gets the credit for the good in my life!
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Mr. Sibley
I found a very nice drawing website today. http:sibleyfineart.com. If you appreciate art or would like some good drawing tips I suggest you visit his site. One thing he said was this: "Never undervalue your work -what you charge indicates to others its worth to you." He is right. when I don't charge enough people tend to think that it must not be as good as they first thought. When I charge what it is worth they realize that it must be worth the price and are willing to pay for something that is worth having. Remind me of this when you see that my prices seem to be on the cheap side. ~Sarah
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Shopping :(
I went shopping today. I explored one of the top outlet malls in this area. There were many stores to choose from but what did I find? ~Not a thing. They had plenty to sell but I am not buying what they are selling. It seems to dress in a fashionable way these days one must dress on the raunchy side. I looked at it all, tried on a few things and then it hit me. An overwhelming feeling of disgust at the things which are being sold in the name of fashion. When did it become fashionable to put yourself display like a piece of meat? I don't want to look like a hooker. I want to look like the beautiful feminine woman that God created me to be. I want to walk by as a breath of fresh air. Easy on the eyes but also on the soul.
Ok. I'm done.
Ok. I'm done.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
I'm writing up a bid for a painting and trying to figure out income tax stuff. Also my church meets on Thursday night so I'll be headed to church later on this evening. I guess you could call this my "You can't procrastinate any longer day." I have a billion things which I have been putting off just because I have had a case of "If you don't think about it, it isn't real syndrome."
I also have a painting to work up...bah, I suppose I should paint it. It is a sample oil field for a painting in a museam and for some reason I can't get excited about it. Probably because I know if I don't do an awesome job on it I loose out on a $3,200 job. I get stressed sometimes over the small stuff. I have no reason at all to believe they won't like my paintings. No one has ever turned down a bid before
and yet I struggle. What an idiot. Anyway...that's me.
I also have a painting to work up...bah, I suppose I should paint it. It is a sample oil field for a painting in a museam and for some reason I can't get excited about it. Probably because I know if I don't do an awesome job on it I loose out on a $3,200 job. I get stressed sometimes over the small stuff. I have no reason at all to believe they won't like my paintings. No one has ever turned down a bid before
and yet I struggle. What an idiot. Anyway...that's me.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Sometimes when I walk through the park the sun shines down just right and I feel like heaven has called my name...
I see strange trees whose bark must be worse than the actual bite...
Trees like that make me wonder what sites are to be seen on the other side! My God made this day! Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Monday, March 06, 2006
Some of my basic beliefs outlined:
What does it mean to accept Christ as one’s personal savior?
Ÿ The Bible tells us that we have all sinned. No man can measure up to the standards of God’s holiness. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Our sin separates us from a loving God who wants us to live with Him in heaven when we die. In order to be rid of this sin someone who hadn’t sinned had to die to make the payment for our sin. We couldn’t earn our way to Heaven because we had already sinned, “But God Commended His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
Ÿ A sinner is a person who has done something that will keep him from being in fellowship with God because God cannot look upon sin. Being a sinner also comes with a death penalty because the wages or payment that we owe for sin is death. Romans 6:23 “For the Wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” John 1:8-9 “If you say that you have no sin (have not sinned) you are deceived, If you will confess your sins he will forgive and cleanse you.”
Ÿ We cannot save ourselves but God loves us, and he gave us the gift of salvation through grace by sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. This grace keeps us from being separated from Him. “For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is a gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:16-17
Ÿ He sent Jesus his son to die in our place. The Bible says that if we believe that God’s Son Jesus died in our place and if we are willing to accept His gift of salvation, we will be saved (9) “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved.
(10) For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation ” Romans 10:9-10
Ÿ He gives us a way of escape from our sin. He says that we are to call on His name and be saved. “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” John 1:12
Ÿ He died to save everyone. That includes you! Jesus Christ is the advocate (intercessor, consoler, or comforter) for our sins, but not for ours only! He is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world.1 John 2:1-2
Ÿ Call on His name today and be saved. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” John 10:13
A sinner is a person who has done something that will keep him from being in fellowship with God. The Bible tells us that we have all sinned. God loves us, and He gave us the gift of salvation through grace by sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. If we believe that God’s Son Jesus died in our place, and if we are willing to accept His gift of salvation, He gives us atonement for our sin. He says that we are to call on His name and be saved. He died to save everyone, that includes you! Call on His name today and be saved.
A Sample Prayer:
Dear Lord,
I come before you today realizing that sin separates me from you. I know that you cannot look at sin and that my sins will keep me from being with you in Heaven when I die. I believe that you sent your Son Jesus to die for my sins, and that He rose from the dead. Please take over my life. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse my life, I want you to become my Lord and Savior. Come into my life and save me.
I ask these things in the name of Jesus.
Amen
Eternal security
I believe that when a person becomes a Christian he is given eternal security. This security is received through salvation as a gift from God.
I am secure in my salvation for these reasons:
I have heard His voice and know Him. He has given me the gift of eternal life.
John 10:27-30 “My Sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
After hearing the Word of truth and trusting in the gospel of salvation, I believe I was sealed with the Holy Spirit. The Lord takes pleasure in giving us this gift.
Ephesians 1:7, 9, 10, 13
(7)“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;”
(9) Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself.”
(10) “that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:”
(13) “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of Promise.”
My works will be judged, but I shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 3:15
“If any man’s works shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet as by fire.”
Jesus blotted out the handwriting against me.
Colossians 2:14 “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
God keeps his promises.
Hebrews 1:16-20
“(16) For men verily swear by the greater oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
(17) Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by oath:(18) That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (19) Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entered into that within the veil;(20) Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Christ said it was finished when He died.
John 19:30b “He said it is finished: and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost”
I have become a new creature in Christ.
2nd Corinthians 5:17-21 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself be Jesus Christ, and hath given us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
I am persuaded that nothing can separate me from the love of God.
Romans 8:37-39
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Relationships with unsaved individuals and organizations:
In my relationships with those that have not yet known the forgiving grace of my Lord, I strive to be a genuine example of love and hospitality. It is important to present a living example of what it means to be a Christian. For this reason, I try to limit my activities with people to things that I know are pleasing to the Lord. I believe that Christ loves the unsaved and that, as his representative, He is able to demonstrate that love through me.
Relationship is a broad word. I do not believe that a Christian should marry someone who isn’t saved or hold them as a close friend. In the case of unsaved children, a mentoring type relationship is acceptable in most cases. When speaking of adults, a casual, friendly relationship seems to be the surest way of pointing them to Christ. In extreme cases, a relationship may not be possible at all.
My relationship with organizations vary slightly. If an organization is not openly defiant to the Word of God and has an activity that does not conflict with Scriptural principles or my personal convictions and standards, then I am very likely to participate in some aspect of it.
View on Speaking in tongues:
I have never personally spoken in tongues. I believe that the Scripture teaches that the gift of tongues is a communication tool the Holy Spirit uses to make His message clear through a speaker to a crowd of mixed languages. It bothers me to see a service or prayer time disrupted with utterances of an undistinguishable nature as I believe that God is a God of order and not confusion.
Ÿ The Bible tells us that we have all sinned. No man can measure up to the standards of God’s holiness. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Our sin separates us from a loving God who wants us to live with Him in heaven when we die. In order to be rid of this sin someone who hadn’t sinned had to die to make the payment for our sin. We couldn’t earn our way to Heaven because we had already sinned, “But God Commended His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
Ÿ A sinner is a person who has done something that will keep him from being in fellowship with God because God cannot look upon sin. Being a sinner also comes with a death penalty because the wages or payment that we owe for sin is death. Romans 6:23 “For the Wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” John 1:8-9 “If you say that you have no sin (have not sinned) you are deceived, If you will confess your sins he will forgive and cleanse you.”
Ÿ We cannot save ourselves but God loves us, and he gave us the gift of salvation through grace by sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. This grace keeps us from being separated from Him. “For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is a gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:16-17
Ÿ He sent Jesus his son to die in our place. The Bible says that if we believe that God’s Son Jesus died in our place and if we are willing to accept His gift of salvation, we will be saved (9) “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved.
(10) For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation ” Romans 10:9-10
Ÿ He gives us a way of escape from our sin. He says that we are to call on His name and be saved. “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” John 1:12
Ÿ He died to save everyone. That includes you! Jesus Christ is the advocate (intercessor, consoler, or comforter) for our sins, but not for ours only! He is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world.1 John 2:1-2
Ÿ Call on His name today and be saved. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” John 10:13
A sinner is a person who has done something that will keep him from being in fellowship with God. The Bible tells us that we have all sinned. God loves us, and He gave us the gift of salvation through grace by sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. If we believe that God’s Son Jesus died in our place, and if we are willing to accept His gift of salvation, He gives us atonement for our sin. He says that we are to call on His name and be saved. He died to save everyone, that includes you! Call on His name today and be saved.
A Sample Prayer:
Dear Lord,
I come before you today realizing that sin separates me from you. I know that you cannot look at sin and that my sins will keep me from being with you in Heaven when I die. I believe that you sent your Son Jesus to die for my sins, and that He rose from the dead. Please take over my life. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse my life, I want you to become my Lord and Savior. Come into my life and save me.
I ask these things in the name of Jesus.
Amen
Eternal security
I believe that when a person becomes a Christian he is given eternal security. This security is received through salvation as a gift from God.
I am secure in my salvation for these reasons:
I have heard His voice and know Him. He has given me the gift of eternal life.
John 10:27-30 “My Sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
After hearing the Word of truth and trusting in the gospel of salvation, I believe I was sealed with the Holy Spirit. The Lord takes pleasure in giving us this gift.
Ephesians 1:7, 9, 10, 13
(7)“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;”
(9) Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself.”
(10) “that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:”
(13) “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of Promise.”
My works will be judged, but I shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 3:15
“If any man’s works shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet as by fire.”
Jesus blotted out the handwriting against me.
Colossians 2:14 “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
God keeps his promises.
Hebrews 1:16-20
“(16) For men verily swear by the greater oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
(17) Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by oath:(18) That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (19) Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entered into that within the veil;(20) Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Christ said it was finished when He died.
John 19:30b “He said it is finished: and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost”
I have become a new creature in Christ.
2nd Corinthians 5:17-21 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself be Jesus Christ, and hath given us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
I am persuaded that nothing can separate me from the love of God.
Romans 8:37-39
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Relationships with unsaved individuals and organizations:
In my relationships with those that have not yet known the forgiving grace of my Lord, I strive to be a genuine example of love and hospitality. It is important to present a living example of what it means to be a Christian. For this reason, I try to limit my activities with people to things that I know are pleasing to the Lord. I believe that Christ loves the unsaved and that, as his representative, He is able to demonstrate that love through me.
Relationship is a broad word. I do not believe that a Christian should marry someone who isn’t saved or hold them as a close friend. In the case of unsaved children, a mentoring type relationship is acceptable in most cases. When speaking of adults, a casual, friendly relationship seems to be the surest way of pointing them to Christ. In extreme cases, a relationship may not be possible at all.
My relationship with organizations vary slightly. If an organization is not openly defiant to the Word of God and has an activity that does not conflict with Scriptural principles or my personal convictions and standards, then I am very likely to participate in some aspect of it.
View on Speaking in tongues:
I have never personally spoken in tongues. I believe that the Scripture teaches that the gift of tongues is a communication tool the Holy Spirit uses to make His message clear through a speaker to a crowd of mixed languages. It bothers me to see a service or prayer time disrupted with utterances of an undistinguishable nature as I believe that God is a God of order and not confusion.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Well....
Ok, so there was this little duck swimming around in the river the other day. I wanted a picture so bad but I'm afraid he is a little camera shy.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
New nickname!
Well, I have a nickname! I've never really had a good nickname before but I have one now... :)
They call me "Church." Hehe....how's that for set apart?
They call me "Church." Hehe....how's that for set apart?
Saturday, February 11, 2006
23 and looking younger everyday!
Wow! Tomorrow is my birthday! I'll be 23 years old! The funny thing is that I seem to look younger and younger as the years fly past. Someone was discussing a painting job today when she asked my Grandmother if I was old enough to drive. My gosh, you only have to be 16 to drive! How old did she think I was??!! I am told that I will appreciate this fact one day, is that before or after all the nice men in the right age group are married?
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Hairstyles!
Here is one of the hairstyles I did for my cousin the other day. What do you think? Her hair hangs below her waist when it is down so creating an updo can be a challenge!
Conducting a survey...
So, you have a choice: Send your kids through a traditional system of eduction, send them to a private institution, or educate them in your home. Which would you choose and why?
My thoughts...
My thoughts...
Ok, so someone sent me a video from PETA on the treatment of animals used for food. He and asked me for my thoughts on the subject.
(To view the video www.myspace.com/actionforanimals
friend ID..14080598)
My thoughts...hmm...regulations for large production companies should be put in place. Proper treatment of animals during the raising process is a good thing. I still believe that an animal is an animal though so PETA and I might not agree in the accepted standards of living.
I can't really think of a humane way to kill something. Even the use of lethal drug doses seems to be cruel to me.
I don't eat pork, so I haven't contributed to that market in years. They still manage to sell them though so I guess someone eats them.
I have a problem with the use of hormone injections but that is mainly because I see it as a health concern to human beings. Non natural growth seems to be unhealthy on all levels.
My grandparents buy a longhorn calf every year. It is raised with some other cattle down the road, until it's death, it has a good life. Then we have it butchered and processed. I hate the killing part and don't get involved on a personal level but I love hamburgers! I eat them even if they are part of a dead cow. I tried the whole vegetarian thing for four months; it isn't going to work for me.
If you have ever raised chickens you would know that broilers (which are one of the most common type of chicken to be raised for meat) have a tendency to die for no reason, or for very dumb reasons. They can be let out to roam freely, fed daily on a regular basis, live in a large shed with a fenced in chicken yard and still just plop over. Heat plays a big part in the cause of death and even fans do not guarantee that a chicken will live a long, wonderful life. I guess we should build all chickens a special air-conditioned condo so they can live the happy life of a PETA member?
I dunno, life is real, it can't be perfect. People in India have starved because they won't eat cattle. Is that what we really want??
Hehe, I met a peta member once. In an airplane. I was wearing my suede leather jacket. She tried to get me to help close down a horse processing plant because they are such beautiful creatures. ~I agree, they are beautiful and I love them but if someone in France wants to eat one...I don't have a problem with it. If the Vietnamese eat dogs, and they do. Well, good for them. I've eaten many interesting animals. Squid, shark, ostrich, emu, buffalo, audad, elk, mule deer, turkey, cows, chickens, game hens. Most of whom were shot. They stopped dead in their tracks or had their necks rung off, or were pulled out of their natural environments and suffocated...I'm heartless I guess. How about you? You going to be a vegetarian?
Ok, so someone sent me a video from PETA on the treatment of animals used for food. He and asked me for my thoughts on the subject.
(To view the video www.myspace.com/actionforanimals
friend ID..14080598)
My thoughts...hmm...regulations for large production companies should be put in place. Proper treatment of animals during the raising process is a good thing. I still believe that an animal is an animal though so PETA and I might not agree in the accepted standards of living.
I can't really think of a humane way to kill something. Even the use of lethal drug doses seems to be cruel to me.
I don't eat pork, so I haven't contributed to that market in years. They still manage to sell them though so I guess someone eats them.
I have a problem with the use of hormone injections but that is mainly because I see it as a health concern to human beings. Non natural growth seems to be unhealthy on all levels.
My grandparents buy a longhorn calf every year. It is raised with some other cattle down the road, until it's death, it has a good life. Then we have it butchered and processed. I hate the killing part and don't get involved on a personal level but I love hamburgers! I eat them even if they are part of a dead cow. I tried the whole vegetarian thing for four months; it isn't going to work for me.
If you have ever raised chickens you would know that broilers (which are one of the most common type of chicken to be raised for meat) have a tendency to die for no reason, or for very dumb reasons. They can be let out to roam freely, fed daily on a regular basis, live in a large shed with a fenced in chicken yard and still just plop over. Heat plays a big part in the cause of death and even fans do not guarantee that a chicken will live a long, wonderful life. I guess we should build all chickens a special air-conditioned condo so they can live the happy life of a PETA member?
I dunno, life is real, it can't be perfect. People in India have starved because they won't eat cattle. Is that what we really want??
Hehe, I met a peta member once. In an airplane. I was wearing my suede leather jacket. She tried to get me to help close down a horse processing plant because they are such beautiful creatures. ~I agree, they are beautiful and I love them but if someone in France wants to eat one...I don't have a problem with it. If the Vietnamese eat dogs, and they do. Well, good for them. I've eaten many interesting animals. Squid, shark, ostrich, emu, buffalo, audad, elk, mule deer, turkey, cows, chickens, game hens. Most of whom were shot. They stopped dead in their tracks or had their necks rung off, or were pulled out of their natural environments and suffocated...I'm heartless I guess. How about you? You going to be a vegetarian?
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