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He/Him • Sr. Game Designer @insomniacgames 🌑 • 🎮: #WolverinePS5 , #RatchetPS5 , Avengers, Rise of the Tomb Raider (& Shadow), Star Wars: 1313 • Views are my own
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I'd appreciate ppl sharing this positive. Because it's important.
#RatchetPS5
is at 89 avg score & I can't speak for anyone on the team but myself, but I didn't crunch once. 40h weeks the whole time.
It is possible to work on a great game w/o suffering.
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QT with 4 projects you've worked on.
Here's some I'm most proud of.
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The Spidey party never stops.
2017
-Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018
-Spider-Man PS4
-Into the Spider-Verse
2019
-Spider-Man: Far From Home
2020
-Miles Morales PS5
-Spider-Man Remastered PS5
2021
-Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022
-Across the Spider-Verse Part One
2023
-Spider-Man 2 PS5
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Pro tips for video game fans:
-don't tag devs' personal accounts asking for something in a game
-don't use ALL CAPS
-don't make assumptions about how game dev works and then tweet about them
I promise if you follow these steps you'll be happier and so will devs you support.
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Something others have pointed out which is worth mentioning. I can only speak for myself. I'm a white cis straight male designer. So I'm also working with some privilege for sure.
But overall I was very encouraged by how my managers actively pushed for me to avoid burn out.
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So who got a PS5 for Christmas. I have some suggestions for your first games.
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Ok I know it's early but I'm at a Halloween party today. So you ready? Here we go. Bit scary but I saw the Thor from
#GodOfWarRagnarok
and knew I had to. Shout out to my many close friends
@SonySantaMonica
, can't wait. ❤️
@TheDrMonkey
@Corgiboltz
@liitt_art
@DiMentoXP
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So in game dev when you hear someone talk about production methods & mention "[studio name] magic" or "the [studio name] method," 99% of the time they're just talking about crunch.
It's just crunch. Magic isn't real but peer pressure, bad management, & poor planning are.
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What was the first game you worked on and which was the latest?👀
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@liitt_art
Weird neighbor. I feel like I'd be glad... like "sweet I don't have to move when the apocalypse happens."
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Got in a new statue from work and she is beautiful. I'm so happy Rivet is getting her flowers with this.
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@JamesTheFoxe
These are just the games I've worked on. So I don't take them down after framing (I have a digital copy anyways).
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This isn't okay
@geoffkeighley
. You're a huge part of this industry & the way you act influences thousands of people.
If you treat sexual harassment & corrupt business practices as something that shouldn't diminish publishers' spotlights, then you show people it's okay
It's not.
The Game Awards won't take sides on Activision fallout to focus on reveals:
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#GhostOfTsushima
is still one of the most impressive games of this generation to me. It is GORGEOUS, plays great, & is so cohesive in its direction. It is such a complete experience. Not to mention technically marvelous on PS4. Also incredible DLC & MP.
@SuckerPunchProd
well done
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Wow! What a shot.
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Wow.
#RatchetPS5
just won 4
#DICEAwards
. Best Tech Achievement, Best Art Direction, Best Animation, Best Family Game.
I'm so so proud of our entire team and all of
@insomniacgames
. It is so satisfying to work with people recognized amongst the best in the biz.
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To everyone reacting to the
#WolverinePS5
and
#SpiderManPS5
news today, thanks for your excitement. I'm over the moon rn.
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Really good example of how powerful PS5 is.
-On PS5: <1.5s
-Unsupported PS4 HDD w/ min spec: >60s.
Bringing down stream time that rough on PS4 would take enormous dev time. We'd never have been able to iterate & commit to crafting multiple sequences like this across the game.
Our first look at Ratchet on PC! It has a few issues but it's overall in good shape! Infinitely better than TLOUP1 and Jedi Survivor at launch. The funniest bit is when Rich tried running the game off an actual PS4 hard drive on a machine just above min spec!
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3 months into my first job (
@CrystalDynamics
) I accidentally deleted
#RiseOfTheTombRaider
mid-production & committed that to the repository...
I don't know how. But it was 10pm & I flipped out. Thankfully designer Ryan Zingler was able to help me undo it before anyone found out.
Junior dev: "I fucked up bad, I'm so fired"
Senior dev: " I have 3 production outages named after me lol"
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Nothing, and I mean nothing humbles me more as a game dev than re-playing
@Naughty_Dog
games.
Pleae play their stuff. It's all incredible. Literally every game they've made has left a big impact on me. The new Uncharted collection is such a good deal.
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@rafagrassetti
@Charalanahzard
Raf... Dude. Read the room. If you wanted to genuinely be helpful you could have DMed with help of how to take it down.
But if you saw this and your thought was "not all NFT Bros..." your priorities need to adjust man.
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I did some early pre-pro work on a bar in this section and some of the planning for a meat factory (you see the hanging tauntaun carcasses). It was the first professional level design work I ever did. It was very important to me. Happy to see it again.
Previously unseen alleged prototype footage of the cancelled Star Wars 1313 project surfaced on YouTube.
Full video:
Still hurts 😔
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Quote retweet with four projects you've worked on.
Quote retweet with four projects you've worked on.
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Get. Ready.
Enjoy our Launch Trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man 2! In 5 days, you'll experience an action-packed and unforgettable story through our expanded Marvel's New York!
#BeGreaterTogether
#SpiderMan2PS5
Pre-order now:
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For the game devs out there:
A reminder that saying crunch is needed to make something great is an outdated and incorrect viewpoint.
Crunching burns people out and makes them LESS creative, not more.
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Who's that Insomniac Character?....
#WovlerinePS5
yaaaay!
That's right. I've gone from working on one small fuzzy hero to another.
Very excited for this and all the amazing stuff the
#SpiderManPS5
team is twhipping up
@insomniacgames
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Join us! As players, as professionals, as people who love games.
I know these videos can sometimes come off as cheesy. But we really mean it. We are constantly bettering ourselves and trying to make the world better with our work and how we work.
At Insomniac Games, our vision is to create games that leave a lasting and positive impact on people's lives. Watch our latest video to learn more about our studio culture... featuring two special guests!
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It begins!! Dammit I love summer game shows so much. It's so exciting to see all the incredible games coming soon.
For me (and most devs) it isn't a competition; just extreme excitement to see what our industry colleagues are cooking up.
Cannot wait!!
#XboxBethesda
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Gotta say it's been nice to see my colleagues across the industry and many fans of our work react this way to the hack. It's very much appreciated. Thanks everyone.
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Now that we're on the other side of the showcase (and
#WolverinePS5
didn't get spoiled for everyone) I can say it:
Leaks are the worst. Reporting/spreading leaks sucks. All that happens is you take away excitement from this thing we all love. Why do that?!?
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To answer most common questions:
1) these are games I've worked on
2) I use DVD frames. I've heard the Bluray frames from are also good.
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@MDSVeritas
We don't know each other but I knew a bit of your & Jake's story. When I played I knew this must be for y'all & it made me tear up when I saw the runes.
It's beautiful how much love can spread & be a light to others. Your love for Jake & his for you was that in this game to me.❤️
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Alright
#AvengersGame
fans. I'm a former Crystal dev who spent 3 years working on the game. It's finally out early access so I'm starting to playthru & ITT I'm gonna put some fun factoids and small BTS nuggets as I go.
#spoilers
obviously.
Hope you pick it up and enjoy! Let's go!
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Today marks 10 years since I first became a professional game dev.
10 years ago I started my internship at LucasArts working on Star Wars: 1313, just a few days before it was revealed to the world.
In the decade since I've been blessed enough to live out my game dev dreams. 1/8
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Please please PLEASE update with the launch day patch.
The performance updates and bug fixes make it a MUCH better experience.
But seriously there's also a fun thing in the game that you will want to see that only made it in with that patch. It's fun and will make you wanna 💃
Players who update
#RatchetPS5
on launch day gain access to our Performance & Performance RT Modes.
Enjoy a sneak peek at 60fps gameplay with ray-tracing enabled!
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Big life update:
After 2.5yrs in LA today I'm moving back to the SF Bay Area. Couldn't be happier. More of my friends live there than anywhere else. The beauty of WFH is that I can live surrounded by loved ones while still working at the absolute best studio in the world for me.
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@The_Retro_Spec
Hell ya. This is the reply I'm here for. But just so nobody feels left out, remember:
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Just a reminder that
@ABetterABK
is still running a fund for devs striking who need your help. If you can help, please do.
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During a nap today I dreamt that
@rianjohnson
dropped a trailer for a spy movie. I immediately woke up extremely excited.
It had a very Three Days of the Condor/The Conversation vibe. It was set during the Monaco Grand Prix F1 race, so also To Catch a Thief.
It was dope looking.
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Woohoo! Ratchet voted best graphics 2021.
Love to our super hardworking team who knocked it out of the park. Working on this game with such incredible environment, VFX, lighting artists, animators, tech art, & tools engineers was such a huge privilege.
Thanks
@digitalfoundry
!
It's been an incredible year for game graphics across all platforms.
@dark1x
and
@Dachsjaeger
discuss the highlights:
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3rd Game Credit in the books! Super excited for everyone to play Avengers. Very proud of the team.
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Let's go!
Everything came together so well for this game. An incredible effort by an incredible team. So insanely proud to be at Insomniac.
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I have an extra copy of Death Stranding Director's Cut for PS5.
Anyone want the spare game code?
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Back in the saddle. Excited for this. Love it
@SuckerPunchProd
@artenvelope
#PS5Share
#GhostofTsushima
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Congrats bud.
Congrats to all of
@SonySantaMonica
and every support studio. Y'all worked insanely hard and I cannot wait to play. It is INSANELY hard to crack the 90 score these days. Impressive.
@SPVCEVVITCH
@DiMentoXP
@liitt_art
@youtheremehere
@rafagrassetti
congrats y'all.
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This section was originally prototyped before we had jetpack enemies so Iron Man was shooting another Iron Man
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Our incredible environment team getting some love.
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Seen on
@IGN
... are they adding
@nakamura193
to Rocky 4??! I mean I'm down for it, just unexpected.😝🤣
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Today is my 1 year anniversary at
@insomniacgames
. I picked an excellent time. Exciting stuff.
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The new addition. Proud of shipping
#RatchetPS5
with all my amazing coworkers
@insomniacgames
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Can't wait to watch Across the Spider-Verse at home and frame-by-frame so I can point at all the little jokes and info bubbles and stuff like...
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@TheRealJKG3
I promise it's not self-loathing at all. This is just important context.
Because of who I am I am more likely to be listened to and my schedule worked with. Others who are not designers, or white, or cis males, or straight are more likely to be taken advantage of.
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Just beat
#GodofWarRagnarok
Such an incredible game. It's really really hard to explain how impressive a game this consistent and huge and chock full of great content is. It's ludicrous.
Cheers to everyone from the team
@SonySantaMonica
and thank you for the great experience!!
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To people asking about
#WolverinePS5
scale and tone: Horton's here to clear it up, bub.
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I did know this... because I put them there. :)
I love that no matter where things are hidden players will always find them.
#EasterEggs
#ROTTR
Did you guys know this easter egg well hidden in Rise of the Tomb Raider? 🐙
This area would probably be part of the final game and was later removed, it contains several stuffed octopus (the same one we found in lara's cabin in 2013)
#TombRaider
#LaraCroft
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@AnxiousPoh
It can be tough with NDAs. The general rule is you talk about the type of work you did maybe using other games as vague reference.
It's common to see "unannounced project" or "cancelled project" on resumés.
[1/3]
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It's all come to this. We've put so much love into this game and it has been so fun to work on.
I'm constantly surprised by the cute and adorable and extremely well executed work by this team.
I hope once people can play it that they have a fraction of the fun we had making it.
We’re pleased to announce that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has Gone Gold 🔩 ahead of its release on June 11th exclusively on PlayStation 5.
#RatchetPS5
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This is one of my favorite things you can do in the whole game.
I'm particularly happy with how fast travel turned out. Drop into the map in any arbitrary location once you've explored enough of a district. It took lots of collaboration across our UI, art, animation, and tech teams to make it look and feel this smooth!
#SpiderMan2PS5
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I went to the
@insomniacgames
wrap party for
#SpiderMan2PS5
and it was so much damn fun hanging out with my co-workers in person finally!
I took like no pictures but I went sorta dressed as Peter Parker. It was good times.
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Employees at ActivisionBlizzard are on the forefront fighting for equity in treatment and protection from abusers in the industry.
These are their very reasonable demands for the
#ActiBlizzWalkout
tomorrow.
I'm very proud of everyone showing up. ❤️
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More Americans died today from COVID than those who died on 9/11.
It is the 3rd most deadly single event for Americans in history. Today. The 5th, 7th, 8th most deadly days were COVID last week.
Wear a fucking mask.
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Could not be prouder of everyone
@insomniacgames
today. So happy to have another credit at this amazing place.
We really did the damn thing and you can play it now. Please enjoy it!!
#SpiderMan2PS5
#BeGreaterTogether
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Take a wild guess how many times this image has been in company emails or presentations here
@insomniacgames
to celebrate the teams. Okay now double that guess. You're still under. :)
#synergy
#WolverinePS5
#SpiderManPS5
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Look. QA is vital to game dev. And they're constantly thrown under the bus, or at least very underappreciated. And that sucks. If you see a place not value them, that's a big red flag.
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I just want to say this game was a huge labor of love by many talented devs who deserve praise.
I remember the excitement in the room when we found out we were gonna make it. It's been 7 years since then, 3 years since I left the project, & 2 years it's been out. Surreal.
La Fin
An important announcement about the future of Marvel's Avengers:
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M3GAN is getting a sequel and I swear it better be called MEG4N or else there is no hope left for humanity.
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Fun Fact: a lot of excellent early concept stuff from 1313 has been repurposed and used in Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. I was so happy the latest episode even had a meat locker with tauntauns in it.
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Hey it me! Really was such a pleasure to work on this game with this team!!
#PS5Share
#RatchetPS5
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Just finished Iki Island. Masterful expansion to a masterpiece game. Congrats & well done to the whole team
@SuckerPunchProd
@artenvelope
@garfep
@brian_fleming
#GhostofTsushima
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.
@pabl0hidalgo
am I correct that Bee is the first non-humanoid shaped droid in Star Wars to speak Galactic Basic/have a vocabulator? Or am I forgetting someone?
Do we know why he gets one and no astromech does?
If B2EMO has million numbers of fans, I am one of them. if B2EMO has ten fans, I am one of them.
if B2EMO has only one fan, that's me.
if B2EMO has no fans, that means I am no longer on this earth.
if the world is against B2EMO, I am against the world.
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@GenePark
Not a GoW dev but I've had plenty of experience making squeeze-thrus in 2 Tomb Raider games & Avengers. Squeezes were almost never used to load things ahead of them.
Pacing, tone, back-gaiting yes. Loading, I can only think of 1 example of maybe 100 placed.
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Really excited we're bringing this to the PC people with help from the absolutely incredible devs at
@NixxesSoftware
(they're so damn good)
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This kind of work freedom IS the future. I'm so happy I'm able to live close to loved ones and still work at such an amazing studio.
This can only be good. No matter where you live, come join Insomniac!
Did you know
@insomniacgames
supports Remote Work in 40 States and every Canadian province? (and we currently have employees in 25 of those states and two Canadian provinces)
Join us:
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Anyone who threatens a dev for a game delay is a piece of shit. Anyone who only sends attacks to groups they perceive as having less power than them is a cowardly piece of shit.
Thank you for everyone who is intolerant of intolerance. Call that bullshit out.
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Very proud of my friend. And of the whole Ragnarok team who worked and are working hard to make this game incredible. Cannot wait to play.
Insanely talented people have been pouring so much of themselves into this one.
Well that feels amazing to see. Logged on my PS5 to see our game on the front page.
Also a bonus, the area I got to help work on is in the promotion shots. I don't think 12 year old Dannie could handle this information. 🤯
#GodOfWarRagnarok
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I love being on this team and I'm so proud to say I worked on this demo with a bunch of incredible devs here at
@insomniacgames
There's a lot of tiny, hilarious, amazing details to love in this 7 min. Hope you watch and enjoy!! :)
Just debuted: over 7 minutes of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, coming to
#PS5
. Watch the demo in 4K:
#RatchetPS5
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Dang, some awesome videos in the YouTube subscription queue this morning
@glittervelocity
@BlessingJr
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@garywhitta
Non-memorable characters?! What about Avatar Chud?? Bet you feel pretty foolish now, don't ya? haha
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The muscle deformation thing is BONKERS. It's so cool. Love being a part of this incredible team pushing the industry forward.
Rolling out today, our new
#MilesMoralesPS4
#MilesMoralesPS5
update adds the Advanced Tech Suit and includes various fixes. Additionally on PS5 only, the update adds realistic muscle deformation on select suits.
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Hahaha never would have thought I'd get the Rock Rider treatment but I'm very appreciative. This is great!
@GrantPDesign
@SonySantaMonica
@TheDrMonkey
@Corgiboltz
@liitt_art
@DiMentoXP
This is for you
@GrantPDesign
💙
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