Adventure travel podcast interviewing people exploring the world through cycle touring, canoeing, backpacking, skiing, overlanding and more. Also adventure athletes, authors, adventure filmmakers, and volunteers in remote parts of the world. The Pursuit Zone serves to inspire and challenge people to escape their comfort zones by combining their dreams and ambition with a healthy dose of pursuit.
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Behind the Vinyl: The Podcast. Where musicians sit down to share the stories about their songs. Listen as they drop the needle and reminisce about anything and everything that comes to mind as it plays.
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Rob Thomas, Mike Levine of Triumph and Amanda Marshall
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In episode 1 of season 4, hear Rob Thomas reveal the universal appeal behind "3AM," Mike Levine of Triumph break down "Lay It On The Line," and Amanda Marshall unpack the power of "Let It Rain." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Stingray Podcast Network
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TPZ 215: Creating Trails Magazine with Ryan Wichelns
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Ryan Wichelns is the founding editor of Trails Magazine. It is the only independent, quality-over-quantity, and print-only magazine for backpackers and those who love to sleep in the dirt. He is also an outdoor-adventure and environmental freelance writer and journalist. His work has appeared in Backpacker Magazine, Outside Online, Gear Junkie, and…
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Lisa Loeb, Fred Penner, Jay Semko and Don Schmid of The Northern Pikes
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Lisa Loeb, 'Stay (I Missed You)', swings by with a great story of how a phone call from “an acquaintance” Ethan Hawke, landed her the gig of a lifetime. Fred Penner... What you may not know about Fred is, he’s an amazing guitar player along with being a naturally born storyteller. Fred explains how he transformed an old folk song into an ear-worm f…
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Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Margo Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies, Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde
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Lou Gramm of Foreigner enlightens us with how a simple drum beat evolved into lyrics for one of their biggest hits, 'Juke Box Hero'. Margo Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies recalls some memorable experiences that came to be due to their song 'Sweet Jane'. Lead singer/bassist from Platinum Blonde, Mark Holmes tells us how the idea of “living in the mome…
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Paul Young, Sam Reid and Alan Frew of Glass Tiger, Jean-Marc Pisapia of The Box
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Paul Young sheds some light on his song 'Every time You Go Away' and how it was originally meant for a TV show. Sam Reid and Alan Frew of Glass Tiger. Here’s the guys on the song 'Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)', the writing process and having a few beers with Bryan Adams to pitch him on being part of the song. Jean-Marc Pisapia of The Box who (I …
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Alex Lifeson of Rush, Gino Vannelli, Sandy Horne of Spoons
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Alex Lifeson of Rush goes into detail about recording 'Tom Sawyer' in the winter. Gino Vannelli talks 'Black Cars' and how it’s not really about, black cars. Bassplayer/singer and founding member Sandy Horne from the Spoons on their song 'Romantic Traffic'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Randy Bachman, Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies, Michael Sadler of Saga
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In this episode, Randy Bachman explains how one of his biggest songs, 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' , wasn’t really meant to be a song at all, but more of a sibling rivalry thing. 'Jane' from the Barenaked Ladies and former member, Steven Page giving his side of song’s story. Michael Sadler of Saga reminisces about the hoops he had to jump through a…
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Fred Schneider of the B-52's, Ian Thomas, Freddy Curci and Steve DeMarchi of Sheriff
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Fred Schneider of The B-52's joins us to give some background on their biggest hit, “Love Shack” and what exactly a love shack is. Ian Thomas talks about life on the road, strip joints and missing home with "Painted Ladies". Freddy Curci and Steve DeMarchi of Sheriff stopped by our studios to give some insight on “When I’m With You”. See omnystudio…
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Dennis DeYoung (Styx), Gowan, Keith Hampshire
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Keith Hampshire has an amazing story about how a song you could only buy at the ballpark got stuck in our heads forever. Gowan tells a good story about how a visit to a jail cell inspired a 7 minute song about the thought process of a criminal. What’s the deal with “Mr. Roboto”? What does it mean - how did it happen - what do you hear if you play t…
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A Flock of Seagulls (Mike Score), Andy Kim, Triumph (Mike Levine)
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We kick off episode 3 of Behind the Vinyl with the very charming, total gentleman and legend Andy Kim with his song “Baby, I Love You”. From the rockin’ Canadian trio Triumph, bass plater Mike Levine gives his take on “Magic Power”. And Mike Score from A Flock of Seagulls explains the inspiration behind their monster 80s hit song “I Ran” (So Far Aw…
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Midge Ure, Lorraine Segato of the Parachute Club, Honeymoon Suite’s Derry Grehan and Johnnie Dee
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In this episode of Behind The Vinyl: The Podcast, where we continue to feature artists playing their biggest hits on a turntable and giving us the back story... Lorraine Segato from The Parachute Club with a song that’s not a song. It’s a universal anthem of freedom and equality, "Rise Up". Niagara Falls, Ontario rockers, Honeymoon Suite’s Derry Gr…
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Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Tom Cochrane and David Wilcox
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Welcome to another season of Behind The Vinyl, where artists stop by, drop the needle on their songs and roll out their take on how the song came to be. In this episode, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister sheds some light on “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and how the key line from the song, was years ahead of the rest of the lines. Tom Cochrane goes into deta…
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TPZ214: Cycling the Iron Curtain Trail aka Eurovelo 13 with Laura Scott
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At the age of 22 she had a spinal injury that ended her dreams of becoming an athlete. Through a lot of pain, disappointment and treatment she slowly got better. Two years later she wanted to prove to herself that she could still achieve big goals so she set out to cycle the Iron Curtain Trail also known as Eurovelo 13. The route took her from Norw…
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TPZ213: Kayaking the Amazon River with Olie Hunter Smart
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In 2015, with his friend Tarran, he completed a kayaking adventure along the Amazon River, traveling from the headwaters of the Rio Mantaro, high in the Peruvian Andes, to the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil. It was 400 miles of trekking followed by 3,600 miles of kayaking for 4.5 months. You can learn more about Olie and his adventures at oliehuntersmart…
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TPZ212: Cycling England to Australia with Josiah Skeats
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The first part of his 40,000-kilometer cycling journey took him from England to Tbilisi Georgia. After a winter break in England earning money, he reunited with his bike and continued through central Asia along the Pamir highway and into the Whakan Valley. He was denied a visa to China so he chose to cycle India from south to north. His adventure c…
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Myles Goodwyn (April Wine), Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace), Alex Lifeson (Rush)
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: The always charismatic Alex Lifeson of Rush shares some insight on the song “Limelight” and how an extremely cold winter helped the band record one of their biggest hits. Myles Goodwyn of April Wine gives us an amazing math lesson about their song “Roller”. Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace had a…
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Glass Tiger, Barney Bentall, Howard Jones
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Howard Jones had an encounter with a fan about the song “Things Can Only Get Better” that left him with a memory and moment, he’ll never forget. Sam Reid and Alan Frew of Glass Tiger shed some light on the Glass Tiger song “Thin Red Line” and how they used movie clips to elevate the song. Bar…
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TPZ211: Cycle Touring Across the USA with Anna Welch
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In the summer of 2019, Anna Welch traveled from New Zealand to San Francisco to begin cycling across the United States. She was inspired by the Kate Harris book Lands of Lost Borders – A Journey on the Silk Road. She wanted to see a cross-section of American culture and geography in a way that tested her mental and physical limits. She followed the…
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Taylor Dayne, Gord Deppe of the Spoons, Midge Ure
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Producer, singer and songwriter Midge Ure tells us the story of how “Do They Know It’s Christmas” came to be along with the challenges of recording it with so many stars. Taylor Dayne shares her story of very humble beginnings and the support from her family to help her dream come true. Gord …
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Gowan, Pukka Orchestra, Steve Earle
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Steve Earle destroys every pre-conceived notion we had about the bagpipes intro of his song “Copperhead Road”. Gowan takes a few minutes to explain his song “Strange Animal” and how a certain Beatle popped by the recording studio to give a thumbs up for the cowbells in the song. Neil Chapman …
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TPZ210: Cycle Touring with Eric and Maudi from Wheels to Wander
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In 2018 they began a long cycling adventure, heading east from their home country the Netherlands. Some of the places they have cycled include Turkey, Iran, Oman, and Japan. They’ve experienced the extremes of the high mountain passes through central Asia and the heat and humidity of SE Asia. Along the way they captured these moments with their cam…
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Andy Kim, Lee Aaron, Tom Cochrane
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Tom Cochrane goes into detail about his song “Lunatic Fringe” and why the song and album had to be totally re-recorded after 9 months of hard work. Andy Kim tells us how long it took to write his song “Sugar Sugar” and his cassette player made every song a hit song. Metal Queen, Lee Aaron sha…
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Blue Peter, Moe Berg (The Pursuit Of Happiness), Barenaked Ladies
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ed Robertson and Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies do a deep dive into their song “If I Had A $1,000,000” and reveal how many original versions actually exist! Paul Humphry and Chris Wardman of Blue Peter explain how they managed to save a pile of cash to record their song “Radio Silence”…
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TPZ209: Sailing the Pacific and Cycling Across the USA with Simon Parker
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He lives a life of adventure as a travel writer and broadcast journalist, reporting from over 100 countries in the past decade. Back in 2016 he sailed and cycled from China to London in 133 days. The main legs of this journey were a 28-day yacht race across the North Pacific then cycling across the USA in 49 days before getting back into the race o…
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The Northern Pikes, Michael Sadler (Saga), Lou Gramm
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Lou Gramm, former Foreigner frontman talks about his solo hit “Midnight Blue” and how lyrical inspiration came from wise words a family member used to say. Bryan Potvin and Don Schmid of The Northern Pikes sat down to shed some light on their song “She Ain’t Pretty” and how simplicity worked …
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Rich Dodson (The Stampeders), Honeymoon Suite, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC)
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Darryl McDaniels of Run D.M.C. is a master storyteller! Darryl not only sheds light on the making of their biggest hit “Walk This Way” he wraps it up with an amazing lesson we can all benefit from. Rich Dodson of The Stampeders explains how the plucky sound of their song “Sweet City Woman” wa…
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TPZ208: Teaching in Korea, Traveling India and Making Travel Videos with Christine Ka'aloa
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Christine Ka’aloa runs the YouTube channel GrrrlTraveler. It’s a channel that takes you inside her solo travel adventures around the world. Before YouTube, she lived in New York City for over 8 years, working in tv and video production including working with MTV. When the economy slowed in 2009, she decided to take a gap year to travel abroad. She …
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Maestro Fresh-Wes , Darby Mills (Headpins), Kim Mitchell
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Kim Mitchell gets to the bottom of his song “Go For Soda” and how it really has nothing to do with drinking, but rather... relationships. A rap history lesson from Canadian hip-hop legend Maestro Fresh-Wes about how “Let Your Backbone Slide” was influenced by rocker Billy Squire. Darby Mills,…
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Tom Cochrane, Jean-Marc Pisapia (The Box), Bob Geldof
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Singer, songwriter, political activist and author goes into great detail about how the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” came to be and how it still resonates today. Tom Cochrane talks about how the changes in his life at the time were instrumental for the lyrics and vibe of his hit song “Boy Insid…
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TPZ207: Adventure Filmmaking in the Waddington Range with Greg Gransden
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Photo credit: Susanna Oreskovic In the late 1920s, the husband-and-wife duo Don and Phyllis Munday believed there was an undiscovered peak in the Coast Range about 200 miles north of Vancouver which was an uncharted part of the province. They called it Mystery Mountain and set out to find it. They achieved their goal in 1928, reaching the lower sum…
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Terry Draper of Klaatu, Ian Thomas and Dennis DeYoung of Styx
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Terry Draper of Klaatu explains the creative process behind their hit “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” along with a big thank you to The Carpenters for covering their song and the confusion of them being The Beatles. Ian Thomas stops by to discuss his song “Hold On”, how it helped …
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Lorraine Segato of Parachute Club, Moe Burg of The Pursuit of Happiness and Gary Numan
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Lorraine Segato of Parachute Club sheds some light on their song “Rise Up” and how it became an anthem for many people and what the song means to them. Moe Burg from The Pursuit of Happiness excitedly tells the story of how their song “I’m An Adult Now” was released as a video before it was o…
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David Wilcox, Colin James and George Thorogood
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: David Wilcox shares his thoughts on one of his biggest songs “Riverboat Fantasy” and how a homemade raft was inspiration for the song. Colin James turns total fan boy about his memories of working with producer Tom Dowd for the song “Voodoo Thing”. Ending the episode, George Thorogood explain…
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Ra McGuire of Trooper, 54-40 and Howard Jones
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ra McGuire of Trooper reveals how the producer of the album wanted to change the lyrics from “Raise a Little Hell” to something less, devilish. Neil Osborne and Brad Merritt of 54-40 explains how they blended 2 songs to make their hit “I Go Blind”. Finishing up the episode, Howard Jones has s…
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Glass Tiger, Indigo Girls and Rik Emmett of Triumph
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Alan Frew and Sam Reid of Glass Tiger shed some light on the perils of shooting the video for “I Will Be There” when you include snow, a mountain edge and a helicopter. Emily Sailers from the Indigo Girls explains how bare bones it really was to write, record and shoot the video for “Closer T…
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Modern English, Lawrence Gowan and Randy Bachman from BTO/The Guess Who
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Robbie Grey of Modern English explains how he wrote a hit song in less than 2 minutes! Gowan shares his experiences first venture in co-writing was not only successful but educational for their song “All The Lovers In The World”. We wrap up the episode with an amazing story from Randy Bachman…
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Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, Kim Mitchell and Paul Young
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo gives us the scoop on their song “Bad Timing” and how the song was a perfect choice for their acoustic album recorded at Greg Keeler’s cottage. Kim Mitchell explains how a wacky buddy helped their song “Let Go The Line” become a better song and why the Toronto Symphony…
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Andy Kim, Steven Page formally of Barenaked Ladies and Fred Schneider of The B-52's
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Andy Kim explains how “Rock Me Gently” came to be a huge hit thanks to someone tuning a guitar before they started to record the song. Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies chimes in on how “Be My Yoko Ono” received an official vote of approval from Yoko Ono herself! Speaking of Yoko, we f…
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Men Without Hats, Kon Kan and Dennis DeYoung of Styx
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats explains how their song “Safety Dance” became a hit thanks to dance clubs and a certain dance called “Pogoing”. Barry Harris and Kevin Wynne of Kon Kan share their memories about the song “I Beg Your Pardon” and the many challenges involved with making a hit…
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Flock of Seagulls, Platinum Blonde and Spandau Ballet
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Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Mike Score from Flock Of Seagulls talks about how long it took before their song “Wishing” took over a year to make it to their record. Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde reluctantly sheds some light on what their song “Situation Critical” is really about. Tony Hadley and Martin Kemp of Spandau B…
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TPZ206: Traveling in Africa & Cycle Racing Across the USA with Alissa
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Her travels have taken her all over the world. Her first big adventure was traveling solo through parts of East and West Africa using public transportation. She is also into cycle-touring and spent 2.5 months in SE Asia, 5 weeks in Patagonia, and most recently was back in Africa cycling from Luxor Egypt to Khartoum Sudan. In 2019 she competed in th…
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