[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/the-watcher.9116/ The Watcher]'s PC for the "[[Sliver_Age:Main_Page|Sliver Age]]" campaign.

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'''Dimensionally Transcendent Constant:''' Immortality 5; Immunity 2 – Aging, Temporal Effects; Protection 9 •''21 points''

'''Dimensional Awareness:''' Senses 9 – Detect Occupation of Space: Ranged, Acute, Analytical, Accurate, Radius; Awareness: Dimensional Distortions, Radius • ''9 points''
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Dimensional Manipulation
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'''Short Range Displacement:''' Teleport 14 (Accurate; Change Direction & Velocity; Increased Mass 9) • ''53 points''
* '''Long Range Displacement:''' Teleport 14 (Accurate; Change Direction & Velocity; Extended only; Increased Mass 9 • ''(53 points)''
* '''Displace Subject:''' Teleport 10 — Attack (Accurate; Change Direction & Velocity; Range: Perception) •''(52 points)''
* '''Short Range Portal:''' Teleport 10 (Accurate; Portal) •''(50 points)''
* '''Long Range Portal:''' Teleport 10 — Attack (Accurate; Portal; Extended only) •''(50 points)''
* '''Offensive Portal:''' Damage 15 (Range: Perception; Indirect 4; Variable Descriptor: Any) •''(51 points)''
* '''Defensive Portal:''' Deflect 12 (Reflect; Redirect; Range: Perception; Indirect 4) •''(52 points)''
* '''Recursive Trap Door Portal:''' Affliction 12 — Dodge vs. Hindered + Vulnerable/ Defenseless + Immobile (Range: Perception; Progressive; Affects Insubstantial 2; Reversible; -1 Limit: Not if target can stop/ignore falling; Limited Degree) •''(39 points)''
* '''Spatial Distortion Trap:''' Affliction 10 — Int vs. Hindered & Vulnerable > Defenseless & Immobile (Cumulative, Range: Perception; Affects Insubstantial 2; Reversible; Limited Degree) •''(33 points)''
* '''Temporal Dilation Attack:''' Affliction 10 — Will vs. Hindered & Impaired > Disabled & Immobile > Paralyzed & Unaware (Cumulative; Range: Perception; Affects Insubstantial 2; Reversible) •''(53 points)''
* '''Temporal Acceleration:''' Quickness 6 (Affects Others; Range: Perception) •(24 points) + Enhanced Skill 7 — Technology +14 (Affects Others; Range: Perception; -1 Limit: Routine Checks only) •''(21 points)''
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Equipment
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| '''Smartphone:''' counts as computer, cellphone, and video camera • ''4 points''
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Equipment 1; Eidetic Memory; Inventor
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Expertise: Science 6 (+13); Investigation 2 (+9); Perception 1 (+5); Persuasion 2 (+5); Technology 3 (+10)
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|colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Offense
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|colspan="4"| INITIATIVE +0
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|colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Unarmed +0
|colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Close, Dmg 0
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|colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Offensive Portal
|colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"| Perception, Dmg 15
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| '''DODGE''' || 12 || '''FORTITUDE''' || 10
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| '''PARRY''' || 10 || '''TOUGHNESS''' || 3 (12)
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| '''WILL'''
|colspan="3"| 14
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| '''ABILITIES''' || 34 || '''SKILLS''' || 7
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| '''POWERS''' || 93 || '''DEFENSES''' || 39
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| '''ADVANTAGES''' || 3 || '''TOTAL''' || 176
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|colspan="2"|Complications
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|style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"|Motivations|| Doing Good/Thrills
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'''Fame:''' All of the members of the Pegasus crew are famous for saving the world, of course, but Dr. Stone's miraculous survival coupled with his surprise return during a major media event made him stand out even among that elite group.

'''Conspiracy Theory Magnet:''' Most people believed the Pegasus crew when they confirmed Daniel's identity but there are some out there who think there might be more to the story, as the fact that the government hasn't gotten around to reinstating his security clearance demonstrates. Some people suspect he's been mentally compromised by unknown extraterrestrials who were attracted by the warpdrive and the real reason he survived was because they plucked him from it to use as their pawn. Others believe he's not himself at all, but an alien entity posing as him for some inscrutable purpose. And then there are a few whackos who believe he's the Antichrist or some other malign entity who adopted the identity of a world saving hero in order to bring about the End of Days.

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'''Background:''' Dr. Daniel Stone was a brilliant and respected NASA scientist with a long and distinguished career when he first saw Helmar Fjallirsdottir's paper detailing the theoretical basis for "warp drive". He not only recognized it for the genius breakthrough in physics it was but realized that technology he had helped design for a cancelled project to develop an Einstein-Rosen Bridge Generator could potentially be repurposed to create hardware which applied Fjallirsdottir's theory. Lobbying his superiors, he managed to convince NASA to bring the prodigy onboard and fund a project to develop a working model of her Warp Drive. Besides Fjallirsdottir and himself, Stone recruited brilliant minds from both within NASA and without to help make the Warp Drive a reality.

After they had been working on the project for a while an astronomical discovery gave their efforts an immediate urgency. A rogue asteroid was spotted on a collision course with Earth and only a ship with a functional Warp Drive would have the speed and power necessary to have a chance of intercepting and diverting it in time. Frantically they raced to complete their work and they managed to succeed just in the nick of time. The first spaceship with Warp Drive in human history, The Pegasus, launched with the team onboard to rendezvous with the doomsday rock.

They were of course successful in their mission but it was not without complications. While the time was approaching to jettison the Drive so that its collapsing Warp field would divert the asteroid's trajectory they discovered a faulty component in the control mechanism had critically malfunctioned. They unfortunately did not have time to repair it before jettisoning, so someone had to stay with Drive and work on it while the rest of the Pegasus got clear. Being the oldest among a team which included young prodigies at the beginning of their life, Dr. Stone concluded it was obvious he should volunteer to be the one to stay and repair the Drive.

The last thing Daniel thought he would experience was a cascade of brilliant, multi-hued light as the Warp field collapsed and released its immense energies. The next thing he remembered experiencing was gasping for air in the vacuum of space, bewilderingly somehow still alive. Desperately needing to be somewhere with air, he suddenly found himself elsewhere. Somewhere in another solar system judging from the two suns in the sky. After taking the time to examine himself and discovering that not only was he alive but back in his thirties again, Dr. Stone concentrated on returning home.

Daniel appeared in his house, which he found had someone else's furniture and belongings. He went next door to a neighbor to ask what was going on and gave the man the shock of his life. Apparently much time had passed since the Warp Drive collapsed. Enough for the Pegasus to have returned to Earth without Warp Drive. Enough time for his crewmates to discover their new abilities. Enough time for a ceremony to be organized to honor them and memorialize him for saving the world.

It wasn't everyday you crash your own eulogy commemorating you for making "The Ultimate Sacrifice." It's even rarer for the occasion to be broadcast and streamed live to an audience of billions when you do it. It definitely was a memorable moment when Dr. Stone did so. But after security and the attendees calmed down Dr. Stone was able talk to the rest of the Pegasus Crew and convince them of his identity. They, in turn, confirmed his bona fides to everyone else. And so the event resumed, albeit with a few changes to the script.

In the days afterward, when asked by interviewers how he had managed to survive and why he was now younger, Dr. Stone could only plead ignorance. But he did eventually come up with a theory that he shared with the rest of the Pegasus crew and other friends and family. He believes the space-twisting nature of the Drive's discharge, coupled with the physics-breaking effects it propagated, transformed him into a hyperdimensional being who transcended the boundaries of the universe into higher realities. His flesh and blood body was just the portion of him that intersected with conventional Space-Time, and it was regressed back to his early thirties because that was when he first joined NASA after obtaining his doctorate and thus that version of him was a core component of his self image.

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|colspan="6" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|Stelian von der Rosen ''Lawful Good male half-orc paladin-5 (Oath of Devotion)''
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'''Armor Class''' 16 (''chainmail''); 18 (''chainmail with shield'')
 '''Hit Points''' 41/44 (5/5d10+10)
 '''Speed''' 30 ft.
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|style="text-align: center"| 16 (+3)
|style="text-align: center"| 10 (+0)
|style="text-align: center"| 14 (+2)
|style="text-align: center"| 10 (+0)
|style="text-align: center"| 12 (+1)
|style="text-align: center"| 16* (+3)
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'''Senses''' Darkvision 60' ''(from race)'', Passive Perception 11, Passive Investigation 10
 '''Immunities''' Disease ''(from class)''
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Proficiencies (+3 bonus)
 '''Saving Throws:''' Wisdom, Charisma
 '''Armor & Weapons:''' Simple & martial weapons; heavy armor & shields
 '''Skills:''' Athletics +6, History +3, Insight +4, Intimidation +6 ''(from race)'', Persuasion +6
 '''Tools:''' Tarot (game)
 '''Languages:''' Common, Orcish
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Actions

'''''Longsword.''''' ''Melee weapon attack:'' +6 to hit, 5' reach, one target. ''Hit:'' 1d8+5 slashing

'''''Longbow.''''' ''Ranged weapon attack:'' +3 to hit, range 150'/600', one target. ''Hit:'' 1d8 piercing

'''''Javelin.''''' ''Melee weapon attack (thrown):'' +6 to hit, 5' reach (range 30'/120'), one target. ''Hit:'' 1d6+3 piercing
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Racial Features — Half-Orc

'''Relentless Endurance (1/long rest):''' When I would be reduced to 0hp (but not killed outright), I may be reduced to 1hp instead.

'''Savage Attacks:''' When I score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, I can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice an additional time and add it to the total damage.

Class Features — Paladin (*Oath of Devotion)

'''Divine Sense (4/long rest):''' As an action, until the end of my next turn, I know the location and creature type of any celestial, fiend, or undead within 60’ (that is not behind total cover), as well as the presence of any consecrated (or desecrated) place or object.

'''Lay on Hands (50hp/long rest):''' As an action, I can touch a creature and transfer any amount of hp from my remaining pool to it. I can also spend 5hp from the pool to cure a disease or neutralize a poison.

'''Fighting Style (Duelling):''' When wielding a melee weapon in one hand, and no other weapons, I add +2 to damage rolls with that weapon.

'''Divine Smite:''' When I hit a creature with a melee attack, I may expend a spell slot to add (''1+spell level'')d8 radiant damage (+1d8 vs. fiends and/or undead) to the weapon damage.

'''*Channel Divinity (1/short rest):''' I may use either option below.
* '''''Sacred Weapon:''''' As an action, for 1 minute a weapon I am holding becomes magical; it emits bright light in a 20’ radius and dim light in a 20’ further radius, and I add my Charisma bonus (+3) to attack rolls with it.
* '''''Turn Unholy:''''' Each fiend and/or undead within 30’ that can see or hear me must make a Wisdom save or be turned for 1 minute. (A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far from me as possible, cannot willingly move within 30’ of me, my take no reactions, and may only use its actions to Dash, to escape restraints, or Dodge.

'''Extra Attack:''' When I take an Attack action, I may make two attacks.

'''Aura of Protection:''' While I am conscious, I and all friendly creatures within 10' add a bonus (+3) equal to my Charisma modifier to all saving throws.
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Spellcasting

'''Spellcasting Ability''' Charisma   '''Attack''' +5   '''Save DC''' 14  

'''Spell Prepared''' ×5 (plus Oath spells):
* 1st level (×4/4) — ''bless'', ''compelled duel'', ''protection from evil'', ''sanctuary'', ''thunderous smite'', ''wrathful smite''
* 2nd level (×1/2) — ''lesser restoration'', ''locate object'', ''zone of truth''
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''GetterBurai's PC for the [[D%26D_5E:_Adventurer_Inc_-_Main_Page|Adventurer, Inc.]] campaign.''

== Appearance ==
'''Age''' 24   '''Height''' 6'2"   '''Weight''' 252 lbs.
 '''Hair''' Dark brown   '''Eyes''' Amber   '''Skin''' Greenish-grey

Stelian is a tall, broad-shouldered young man with a somewhat foppish bearing; he typically wears a black silk scarf tied over the lower half of his face, ostensibly to "guard [his] sensitive constitution from miasma".

== Background (Noble: Knight) ==
Wealthy landowner Nicolae von der Rosen is descended from a long-ago knight of great fame and heroic deeds (as he is often bound to reiterate in great detail to those who dine at his table), charged with the defense of this feudal territory; over many generations, the von der Rosen line bartered away the lion's share of their martial honors and governing privileges to leave a mostly-empty ceremonial title ... and, of course, the ''money''.

Many years ago, the orcish witch Sazura was forced to flee her lair; magically disguising herself as a human damsel, she sought refuge from the widower Nicolae. As it happened, she grew sincerely fond of the man, and the two were eventually married. (Nicolae seems to have deduced the truth of his new wife's origins sometime shortly after the wedding, but saw no real evidence of any direct plot toward ''him'' and hence little reason to care.) Their son did ''not'' benefit from such a glamor, and whispers of an unfortunate curse plagued him throughout his childhood, though he did learn the truth from his mother as a young boy; often told romanticized stories of how every great orc warrior carries the proof of his courage in his scars, Stelian came to extend this outlook to a metaphorical level — considering the weathering of any hardship, social as well as physical, as clear proof of one's merit. This same sense of martial virtue naturally made him ready, even eager to step in place of others when danger threatened; thus, many locals who have come to know him are willing to excuse his outward eccentrities in respect of the aid he has often provided regardless of familiarity or station.

With his elder half-brother Sandru the heir-apparent of the von der Rosen estates, Stelian bore few if any formal duties; rather than linger on feeling like a freeloader on the family fortune, he has taken to travelling in search of opportunities to build both a fortune and heroic reputation of his own, perhaps one day equalling the founder of his line.

=== Background Feature — Retainers ===
''I have the service of three loyal retainers who will perform mundane tasks for me; they will not fight for me, or enter obviously dangerous areas.''
* ''(Doctor) Pontifilus'', Stelian's one-time tutor, barber, and now personal valet; a well-educated gnomish gentleman with a gently sardonic manner, he is typically introduced as Stelians "physician" in keeping with the public conceit maintained by the family that Stelian continues to be afflicted by the after-effects of a childhood illness.
* ''Arrin de Onda'', Stelian's squire, the adolescent son of one of Nicolae's wealthier tenant-merchants. Arrin is an almost painfully earnest lad, solid and sensible enough to recognize he's best off personally avoiding the esoteric dangers Master Stelian and his companions often find themselves facing, and youthfully romantic enough to feel at least a little guilty he can't stand with them ("...yet!", he would like to tell himself) as a 'proper' shieldbearer would.
* ''Preciosa Kindleheath'' (just "Kindy" by preference, finding her given name embarrassingly grandiose) is Stelian's groom (in the equestrian sense). Kindy was originally a childhood friend and lady-in-waiting of Stelian's half-sister Adela; when Adela took on a position as an acolyte of the family chapel under her uncle Razvan, Kindy more or less imposed herself on the stables in a stubborn bid to prove herself useful. She has an occasionally aggressive, almost bullying rivalry with Arrin — concerned her role has retroactively become a sinecure given the unnaturally easy-going behavior of Stelian's current steed Skrytifar, she feels an urge to 'elbow in' to other, more important-appearing responsibilities.

== Personal Characteristics ==

'''Personality:'''
* Because I cannot change the appearance I was born with, I approach what I can change (clothes, manners, etc.) with exacting attention.
* I hide my heritage not to protect myself (because I am fearful or ashamed) but others (who might foolishly force me into a fight).

'''Ideal:''' Justice — The arc of existence is long, but bends towards justice ''when enough force is applied''.

'''Bond:''' I must look out for the well-being of my family and the honor of their name.

'''Flaw:''' I have little sense of "enough" where food and drink are concerned.

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|colspan="1" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|Rosenschild ''Armor (shield), heirloom''
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| Held by the von der Rosen family to be the very heraldric shield of Albrett the Rose Knight, founder of the family (though they have been notably uninterested in rigorously authenticating that providence …). In recent years, Stelian has been permitted to carry it on his adventures, largely from the family's pride in the novelty of having a scion of the sort who ''would'' regularly go on valorous adventures; in that time, he has discovered certain strange properties not mentioned in the family histories…

The shield gives Stelian the benefits of the Shield Master feat:
* If he takes the Attack action on his turn, as a bonus action he may also shove a creature within 5 ft. of him.
* If he is not incapacitated, he may add the shield's AC bonus (+2) to Dexterity saving throws against spells and/or harmful effects that target only him.
* If subjected to an effect that allows a Dexterity save for half damage, he can use his reaction to take ''no'' damage on a successful save.

'''''Spirit's Blessing.''''' The shield acts as a holy symbol, and can be used as a spellcasting focus for Stelian's paladin spells. Additionally, when he uses his Turn Unholy class feature, creatures affected must make their saves at a disadvantage; incorporeal creatures affected by this are banished from the Prime Material Plane.

'''''Spirit's Rebuke (2/short rest).''''' When he is wielding the shield and would take damage from an attack, as a reaction Stelian can cause the attacker to make a DC 15 Dexterity save or take 2d10 Radiant damage and be pushed back 10 feet (1d10 damage only if it successfully saves). This is accompanied by a triumphant crescendo like a great bronze bell has been struck.

'''''Sentience.''''' The shield is apparently possessed by a spirit of its own which can communicate with Stelian. On command (or its own whim), it can turn the inner surface of the shield as reflective as a mirror.

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== Equipment ==
'''Encumbrance:''' 80/160/240 lbs
'''Current Load:''' 111 lbs.

{||#55 || Chainmail
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|#6|| Fine Clothes; signet ring
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|#5|| ''Belt pouch'': 6 healing potions (heals 7hp)
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|#1|| purse (17gp, 15sp)
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|#3 || Longsword
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|#6 || Shield w/holy symbol emblem — ''"heirloom" item''
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|#3 || Longbow w/20 arrows
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|#10 || javelins (×5)
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| style="vertical-align: top" | #22 || ''Backpack:'' mess kit, 50' hemp rope, tinderbox, rations (×2 days), tarot deck, waterskin
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|colspan="6" style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|Skrytifar ''Large celestial, unaligned''
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'''Armor Class''' 13 (hide barding)
 '''Hit Points''' 19/19 (3/3d10+3)
 '''Speed''' 60 ft. (50 ft. w/rider)
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|style="text-align: center"| 18 (+4)
|style="text-align: center"| 12 (+1)
|style="text-align: center"| 13 (+1)
|style="text-align: center"| 6 (-2)
|style="text-align: center"| 12 (+1)
|style="text-align: center"| 7 (-2)
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'''Senses''' Passive Perception 11 
'''Languages''' Common
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Traits

'''''Trampling Charge:''''' If Skrytifar moves at least 20' straight toward a creature and then hits it with a hooves Attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, Skrytifar can make another Attack with its hooves against it as a Bonus Action.
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Actions

'''''Hooves.''''' ''Melee weapon attack:'' +6 to hit, 5' reach, one target. ''Hit:'' 2d6+4 bludgeoning
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== Skrytifar (Paladin's Steed) ==
'''Encumbrance:''' 180/360/540 lbs
{|#24|| Hide barding
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|#31 || Military saddle; bit & bridle
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|#16|| ''Saddlebags'': rations (× 8 days)
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|#7|| Bedroll
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