2006 Buyers Guide, Pages 1-33

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2006 Buyers Guide, Pages 1-33
BUYER’S GUIDE 2006 CONCRETE WAVE
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Canada Post Publication Agreement 40671108
Buyer’s Guide
2006
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
EDITOR EMERITUS
Michael Brooke
[email protected]
Mike Moore
Buddy Carr
Blair Watson
Warren Bolster
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COVER: Andres Soffia, at Los Trapenses, Santiago, Chile. Photo by Binder. binderfoto.cl
THE FINE PRINT. Welcome to a small, but significant section within Concrete Wave. A number of
people overlook this section, but if you’ve found it, that means you are paying close attention. Attention is something that is at the heart of what CW stands for. There are literally dozens of companies
working within the skate industry who aren’t getting the recognition they deserve. They are creating some truly incredible products and yet they get minimal or no exposure. We feel that it’s vital
that these companies get some recognition for their outstanding efforts. I am sure you’d agree that
the Buyer’s Guide is an excellent way to spread the word.
Likewise, there are thousands of skaters out there who rip, but for whatever reason, aren’t getting any recognition. Sometimes geography plays a roll. After all, the center of skateboarding is California and if you live thousands of miles away, it can be difficult to get attention. In this issue you
will read about four skaters who we feel are part of the “Next Wave.” There’s no doubt we could
publish an entire magazine just dedicated to these up and coming rippers.
The Internet has certainly provided both skaters and companies with a way to increase their
presence. However, many still value the medium of print. I believe you have to balance the strength
of each medium to really help spread the word. For example, we’ve printed about 15,000 copies
of this guide and we are giving them all away for free. If just three other people get a chance to view
this guide, that will mean over 45,000 readers. While this is a significant number, it’s not big
enough for us. So, we have come up with a strategy to ensure that tens of thousands of people will
get a chance to view this guide. In late March, this guide will be available as a free downloadable
PDF through silverfishlongboarding.com. My gut tells me that people from all over the world will
download this guide and share it with their friends. Wouldn’t it be amazing if 450,000 people got a
chance to see this guide? What about 4.5 million? Who knows how fast this could spread?
The montage of photos you see across from this Fine Print is a bit of a departure for us. Normally, we showcase one large photo. But for this guide, I decided to try something a little different.
My idea was to showcase not only all types of skateboarding, but also all types of skaters. You’ll
note that the top left and bottom right photos are similar. The difference is the age of the riders.
There are also other connections within this group of photos, but I’ll let you try and figure out how
things are connected. For those readers who are interested, each issue of Concrete Wave has a
number of connected items – sort of a story within a story. There are lots of things we do to add
another dimension to the publication but it’s up to you to figure it all out.
While this guide is free, the fact is that once you get a chance to read it, you start to realize
that it may well cost you…a lot! That’s part of the fun, as far as I’m concerned. We know that we’ve
accomplished something significant when see lots of people transferring the money they were
going to spend on skate clothing and shoes to decks, wheels and trucks. While many skaters are
content to ride just one type of board, with one type of shape (Popsicle), we know there is a growing contingent that is ardent followers of the quiver theory. Yes, I know it’s a slippery slope. You start
with a street board (or you dig out one of your boards from the past) and then one day, you spot a
longboard. So you start with one longboard, and soon discover what else is out there. As you learn
more, your lust for more skate stuff grows. Before you know it, you’ve picked up a slalom board,
pool board and a ton of other equipment. You start to realize the smell of a freshly gripped board
is comparable to that new car smell. Your parents/significant other/kids are completely amazed by
your insatiable appetite for more skate stuff. “Don’t worry,” you tell them “this is will be the last
board I buy for a while.” Yeah, sure. Face it. You’ve become a skate addict and rehab is not in
the cards.
As it turns out, my addiction to skateboarding has now surpassed three full decades. The reality for me is that my passion for skateboarding manifests itself through this magazine. After almost
failing shop in elementary school, I soon realized that building stuff is not my forte. What seems to
be working is the magazine and I am grateful to all the advertisers and readers. While I am proud
that CW has helped spread the word on all types of skateboarding, I am even more proud to pass
down my love of skateboarding to my children. So, as we head into what appears to be an explosive year for niche skateboarding, I wish you all the very best. Read the guide, get stoked, treat
yourself to some skate stuff and get out there and skate!
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1. The Hamilton Reservation, Uncasville, Ct. • 2. John “JJ” Corning whips thru the cones. Photo: Erik
Basil. • 3. Paul Bakker, freestyling in Holland. Photo: Bernhard Keumpel. • 4. Teach your children well.
Photo Steve Huskisson. • 5.Sean on the mini. Photo. by Steve Myers • 6. Doubles at the Santa
Monica Park - Eric “Tuma” Britton (r) and Wrex Cook. Photo: Carlos Delgado.
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• 7. Michael Mulhall, Homebush Park, Australia. Photo: Bill Foneseca • 8. Steve Olson, parking garage bomb. Photo: Joel Fraser
• 9. Victor Earhart, still going after 5 decades. Photo: Sandra Lagnado • 10 . Jim Bates - Photo Chad Arnett. • 11. Stacie Roberts
- courtesy Curly Grrlz Skateboards • 12. Dicky - courtesty Lush Longboards • 13.Mark Bajcar, Vanderhoof Photo: Dave Waddell.
• 14. Carving by the sea - courtesy GF Hurley • 15. The Next Generation. Photo Steve Huskisson.
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BUYER’S GUIDE 2006 CONCRETE WAVE
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL
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LONGBOARDS
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SPEEDBOARDS
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POOL • VERT
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SLALOM
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FREESTYLE
MINI • MISC
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STREET
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TRUCKS
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WHEELS
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ACCESSORIES
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HELMETS
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SAFETY GEAR
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COMPANY
PROFILES
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Kris Foley.
Photo: Math Couture
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CONCRETE WAVE BUYER’S GUIDE 2006
NEXT WAVE
EDITORIAL
Artwork: Malcolm Wilson
Photo: James Cassimus
EVOLUTION
&
or the past two years, Concrete Wave Magazine has published a
Buyer’s Guide showcasing the immense amount of products that
are available to skateboarders world wide. While some of these
companies might be unfamiliar to you, we can assure you they are
making truly remarkable products — for ALL types of skateboarding:
street, vert, transition, downhill, slalom and freestyle. As we were
putting this 2006 guide together, it began to dawn on us that the page
count was mushrooming. We started out at 72 pages and this has
somehow evolved into 96!
Speaking of evolving, the artwork you see above documents the
evolution of skateboarding. The piece was created by artist Malcolm
Wilson. He spent over 300 hours building each model skateboard —
most of the boards are less than 3” in size. In January, Malcolm showcased the piece at the Action Sports Retailer Show in San Diego. Once
I saw it, I knew it would be a perfect giveaway. If you’d like a chance
to win this amazing piece of art, simply become a subscriber to Con-
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CONCRETE WAVE BUYER’S GUIDE 2006
REVOLUTION
crete Wave by October 31, 2006. One lucky subscriber will win this
$3,500.00 masterpiece on November 1st, 2006.
As some of you may know, Concrete Wave is coming up on its 5th
anniversary in June. We’re proud to showcase all types of skateboarding
and skaters and hope this buyer’s guide gives you a taste of what’s out
there. What started as a quiet revolution is suddenly gathering quite a
lot of momentum around the world. If the product in here interests
you, be sure to ask your local skate shop if they carry it or can order it
for you. If that route doesn’t work, you might want to shop on-line or
contact the company directly. On a final note, I’d like to thank my
hardworking designer Markintosh who put in a tremendous effort in
designing this guide.
Enjoy the guide,
Michael Brooke
Publisher
OUST SOLUTION
Oust will continue to release newly engineered
skateboard products on a regular basis so that a
skater can reach his maximum performance and
enhance his technique.
www.oustbearings.com
Dealer inquiries welcomed. Call 310-212-3000
Available in the USA at Eastern Skate Supply 800-358-7588 and Ocean Avenue Distribution 321-777-9494
in Canada at S&J Sales 800-267-6950
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OUST LONGBOARD:
OUST BEARINGS:
OUST METALIC OIL:
Oust longboards are manufactured from natural and synthetic
Composites to achieve a super light decks aprox. 2-3 lbs that
will support heavy weights without hindering the recovery
time of the board. These DEC’S can be manufactured per riders weight or what ever flex speed he may like. The DEC’S all
come with extraordinary superior exotic wood finishes. There
are
NO other decks manufactured today that can match our weight
to flex ratio. Exotic wood
custom orders welcomed.
OUST SS bearings are built with the same spec as the MOC 9 AIR
bearing is
almost indestructible
Met-ol is a blend of high and
low molecular weight carbonmolecules that retain
there boundary lubricant
properties at high temperatures and extreme tort ional loads. Met-ol
should be used weekly at PRO level.
OUST BEARING SPACERS:
OUST BUSHING WASHER:
The OUST Bearing Spacers are
machined to specificly fit all OUST
Designed products with tolerances of
less then .001 of an inch. The washers
are also beveled at a specific angle to
insure that the washer only contacts
the the inner race of the OUST Bearings
The OUST Bushing Washer is
designed to retain the bushing
under the washer at
all times which eliminates bulging and
guarantees optimum
performance.
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Afroman Big Worm
12” x 59”
Afroman Numbchuck
9.5” x 38.5”
Afroman Pimpdaddy
9.375” x 48”
Aluflex D308
45.7”/116cm
Aluflex Hawk
42.5”/108cm
Aluflex Imperial
47.2”/120cm
Aluflex Rodmaster
41.7”/106cm
Airflow *****
Airflow 69
Airflow 71 Green
Airflow 71 Pink
Airflow 81
Airflow 85
Airflow 93
Airflow Jani Soderhall Model
Arbor Rail
Arbor Fish
Arbor Blunt
Arbor Bug
Arbor Hybrid
Arbor Mini koa
Arbor Mini rose
Arbor Pin
Arbor Pin Bamboo
Arbor Bamboo Blunt
Ashland Beach Cruiser 10” x 49”
WB: 37.5”
Ashland Classic 10” x 49”
WB: 37.5”
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Beach Cruiser 10” x 49”
WB: 37.5”
Ashland Signature
Barfoot Donald Takayama
9.5” x 47.25”
Barfoot Donald Takayama Pink
9.5” x 47.25”
Barfoot Harbour
9.9” x 47”
Barfoot Renny Yater
9.5” x 47”
Barfoot Trestle Special Harbour
10” x 47”
Barfoot Velzy
9.5” x 47.25”
Barfoot Renny Yater Limited
9.5” x 47”
Birdhouse LS Cruiser - Black
8.6” x 35.2” WB: 19.1”
Birdhouse LS Cruiser - Red
8.6” x 35.2” WB: 19.1”
Buckeye Longboard
Buckeye Longboard
Carver CX Laird Hamilton Signature
42”
Carver CX Zulu Squash
35”
Carver C7 Moku Noserider
42”
Carver 7 Laird Signature Tiki
36”
Comet Pin 45”
30cm x 114cm WB: 88cm
Comet Proflex 36”
23.5cm x 101cm WB: 61.9cm
Comet Scramjet 42”
20cm x 86cm WB: 54cm
Comet Tiki 40”
23cm x 101cm WB: 63cm
Comet Voodoo 38”
25cm x 96cm WB: 79cm
Chris Rempel
Deathbox Hawaiian Surf
Dregs V-Twin 38”
Dregs Death Stick 36”
Dregs Joyride 46”
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LONGBOARDS
Ashland
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Dregs Titus 39”
Dregs Skull Crusher 44”
Dregs Hot Rod 46”
Dregs Death Ride 46”
Dregs Plumeria 44”
Dreg Maggie 44”
F13 Explorer
10” x 46” WB: 31.75”
Fatboy Fatty Six
Fatboy Boe
11” x 60” WB: 49”
Fatboy Assum Goofy
G&S Fiberflex Cutaway
42”
G&S Fiberflex Pintail
44”
G&S Fiberflex Pintail
36”
GFHurly Blue
36”
GFHurly S
36”
GFHurly Blue
36”
GFHurly Blue
36”
Godspeed Flex 2 Archangel Michael
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Godspeed Flex 2 Jesus Christ
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Godspeed Flex 2 Mother Mary
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Godspeed Super Flex Archangel Michael
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Godspeed Super Flex Jesus Christ
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Godspeed Super Flex Mother Maria
9.8”x43.3” WB 30.8”
Gravity Spoon Nose 45 “Glass Off”
9.33”x45” WB 28”
Gravity Carve 46 “Ring Of Fire”
9”x46” WB 28”
Gravity Diamond Tail 37 “On Da Beach”
9.25”x37” WB 23.5”
Gravity Larry Bertlemann 33 “Stylemaster”
9.25”x32.5” WB 20”
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LONGBOARDS
Greenbreew Blue Meanie
31.5”
Gravity Roger Mihalko 39
8.75”x39” WB 21.5”
Greenbreew Creedler
41”
Hamboards Red
80”
Greenbreew Supercruiser
58”
Hamboards Green
80”
Indiana Longboard 101 concave
19cm x 101cm
Indiana Raptor Boarder X
19cm x 89cm
Indiana Warrior
22cm x 102cm
Insect “Big Bug”
8.75”x44” WB 34/35.5”
Insect “City Bomber”
8”x32” WB 25”
Insect “Dragonfly”
8.5”x36” WB 27.5”
JAM Piranha 42
JAM Iguana 64”
JAM Silverback 80”
JAM Tuna 60”
JAM Silverback 80”
JAM Tuna 60”
JAM Silverback 80”
JAM Python 80”
Kahuna Duke
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Kahuna Pipeline
Kahuna Hukilau
Kahuna Keiki
Kahuna Neo Fish
Kahuna Retro Fish
Landyachtz The Chief
9” x 45” WB: 30.5”
Landyachtz The Conthug
9” x 42” WB: 27”
Landyachtz The Lil Thug
9.5” x 39” WB: 24.25”
Landyachtz The Ripper
9” x 37” WB: 22”
Landyachtz Totem Board
Landyachtz The Wedge Flex
9” x 45” WB: 30.5”
LLama Surf
9.75”x43”
LLama Surf
9.75”x43”
LLama Delmar
8.5”x48”
LLama Olf
9.25”x38”
LLama Olf
9.25”x38”
LLama Metro
9.25”x43”
LLama Ark
9.5”x37”
LLama Ark
9.5”x37”
LLama Mammoth
9.5”x45.5”
Loaded Pintail
Loaded The Fish
Loaded Bamboo
Loaded Hammerhead
Gerry Lopez Downhill
9.625” x 46”
Gerry Lopez Limited
9.325” x 46.75”
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Landyachtz Shipboard
Lush Bahari
9” x 44”
Lush Kisiwa
11.5” x 58”
Lush Mako
24cm x 112cm WB: 82cm
Lush Makonga
23cm x 102cm WB: 82cm
Madrid Petra
9.5” x 42”
Madrid Black Dog
9” x 39”
Madrid Pacific Diamond
9.75” x 40”
Madrid Stripe
9.75” x 40”
Madrid Rat Fink Pinstripe
9.25” x 46.5” WB: 34.5”
Madrid Hidraulix
9” x 39”
Makaha Originator
8” x 29”
Makaha Classic Cruiser
9” x 38.5”
Makaha Commander
7.25” x 33”
Motion Nicotino
43”
Motion Spirit
43”
Motion Classique
42”
Motion Highlander
44”
Motion Comet
49”
Motion Big Fish
43”
Motion Hybrid
36”
Ocean Pacific Dusk
9.3” x 41.5”
Ocean Pacific Emerald Bay
9.625” x 42 “
Ocean Pacific Islet
9.25” x 38”
Ocean Pacific Colin McPhillips
10” x 47.25”
Ocean Pacific Weber Pig
8” x 35 “
OUST Longboard (DECS)
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LONGBOARDS
Lush Kuni
9” x 40”
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Pancho West 38”
9” x 38” WB: 25”
Pancho Red 44”
25” x 43.5” WB: 30”
Pancho Wonder orange 36
8.125” x 35.5” WB-24.75”
Pancho Wonder blue 36
8.125” x 35.5” WB: 24.75”
Plank Woody
36”
Plank Roundtail
48”
Plank Pintail
31”
PM Skatebords Global Warming
8.375” x 37” WB: 26”
Pocket Pistols Skates Ditch Killer Stinger
9.5” x 44” WB: 26”
Pocket Pistols Skates Ditch Killer Cutaway
9.5” x 44” WB: 26”
Pogo Slalom
Pogo TT Citycruiser 110cm
Pressure Drop Classic Cutaway
Pressure Drop Phat nose pintail
Rainskates Longboard
39.5”
Rayne Pug
24cm x 104cm WB: 71.5cm
Rayne Timeline
23.5cm x 85cm WB: 65/67.5cm
Rayne Vice Eye
24cm x 105cm WB: 71cm
Redneck Bimbo
8.5” x 36,5”
SC8 Classic (and classic carbon)
42.9’’ / 1090 mm
Sector 9 Austria Supercruiser
Sector 9 Bamboo Pin
Sector 9 Bomb Hills
Sector 9 Carbon Trylam
9” x 38” WB: 29.25”
Sector 9 City Crusher
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Sector 9 Depth Charges
8.25” x 34” WB: 24.5”
Sector 9 Goddess of Speed
9.87” x 46” WB: 32.75”
Sector 9 Og Pintail
8.75” x 47.75” WB: 32.5”
Sector 9 Phoenix
9.5” 44.5” WB: 21.75”
Sector 9 Samoa Pintail
Sector 9 Solar
Sector 9 Teahupoo Supercruiser
9.5” x 48”
Sector 9 The Hydra
9” x 33.5”
Sector 9 Tikehau Cosmic
8.5” x 38”
Sector 9 Tree Hugger
9.2” x 40”
Sector 9 Western
Sector 9 Zen
8.25” x 38”
Shut Street Surf
9.25” x 40”
Skull Skates Souldier
9.25”x 46” WB: 23.75”
Skull Skates Big Gun
9.5” x 46” WB: 24. 625”
Skull Skates Dead guys Longboard
9.5”x 46” WB: 23.75”
Skull Skates Meteor
8.5” x 37” WB: 29.25”
Skull Skates Mini Souldier
9” x 42” WB: 21.125”
SoCal Santa Monica 1788
SoCal Cumaru
SoCal Kilaeu
closeup of hand carved graphics
SoCal Purple Haze
LONGBOARDS
Sector 9 J-Bay Cosmic 2
8” x 38” WB: 25.35”
SoCal Del Mar
SoCal Laguna
SoCal New Port
Surf One Mystic
8.35” x 35.75”
Surf One Sunset
8.75” x 29.625”
Vinaka Girl Daize Shayne Model
Vinaka Girl Vinaka Guy
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Vinaka Girl Rochelle Ballard Model
Vinaka Girl Logo Light Blue
Vinaka Girl Liz Motshagen Model
Vinaka Girl Logo Purple
Wicked Skateboards
11.5” x 58”
Wicked Skateboards
9.5” x 46”
Weber Classic
10.25” x 47.75”
Weber Performer
10” x 47.25”
Welfare Skull Logo Longboard
9” x 47”
Welfare Wet Dream
9” x 47”
Z-Cult Jay Adams
36”
Z-Cult Coffin
9” x 41”
Z-Cult The Venice Pavilion
9.5” x 45”
Z-Flex Beach Cruiser
Z-Flex Surfskate Longboard
Airflow Martin Siegrist
Big Red X Ground Swell
55”
Big Red X Ground Swell
55”
Big Red X Chris Chaput Speedboard
40”/42”
Godspeed Justice
9.8” x 39.4” WB: 30.4”
Godspeed Peace
9.8” x 38.6” WB: 29.4”
Godspeed Will Pic
9.8” x 41” WB: 31.8”
Godspeed G-Speed
9.8” x 40.6” WB: 31.4”
Insect “Lightning Bug”
9.25” x 40.75” WB 32.75”
Kebbek Bassi Haller
8.25/9.25” x 42” WB: 34”
Kebbek Ian Comishin
9.75” x 42.25” WB: 34.625”
Kebbek JimZ Flushcut
9.5” x 42” WB: 33.25”
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Kebbek Jon Caften
9.5” x 41.25” WB: 34.5
Landyachtz Carbon Evo
Landyachtz DHR
Landyachtz Dropcarve
9.5” x 42” WB 31”
Landyachtz Dropwedge
9.75” x 39” WB 30.5”
Landyachtz EVO
9.5” x 41.5” WB 36.5”
Landyachtz Urban Assult
825” x 40” WB 28”
Lush Kilma
Lush Samba
Lush Spooky
Motion DH
44”
Rayne Avenger
32cm x 114cm WB: 81.5cm
Rayne Demonseed
25.5cm x 112cm WB: 87.5cm
Rayne Hellcat
24cm x 99cm WB: 75cm
SPEED•DOWNHILL
Kebbek The Hairpin
10” x 40” WB: 30.8”
Street Missile Fast Fred D
9.5” x 43” WB: 35”
Street Missile Kludyville
9.5” x 41” WB: 34”
Street Missile Robert McKendry III
9.5” x 43” WB: 35”
Street Missile Cruise Missile
9.8” x 46.75” WB: 36”
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