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*Chart $24 *Linen ~ 40c, $32 … *Silks ~ Gloriana 12-Ply Silks $181.50 ~ Gloriana Tudor

Silks for high-count linens, $121

Save 15% when you purchase 2 of the 3 starred parts.

I LOVE this beautiful sampler and its gorgeous motifs! And it’s perfect for those who enjoy stitching a sampler sans an alphabet. Here’s what the chart says about this beautiful sampler: This is a reproduction of an antique European sampler, circa 1790. The original sampler has been embroidered with silk threads on fine uneven-weave linen. Our reproduction is charted for 40ct linen and hand-dyed cotton threads with DMC alternative. For some colors only DMC numbers are given. Of course, we’ve done a conversion to silk overdyed threads, shown on the following page.

The diamond motif, left, is stitched in the R ice S t i t ch , o n e o f m y most favorite.

November Sampler of the Month From Gigi R Designs … A Fair Lady Sampler

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More on this Beautiful Sampler . . .

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Here’s an image of the framed sampler as it hangs in Gigi’s home.

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I can’t wait to get to this motif !

I’m stitching this on my favorite linen, 52/60, with Gloriana’s Tudor silks, left. Such exquisite motifs I have to look forward to, with very lovely

. . . from Gigi R




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Two New Samplers & More from Gigi RPAGE3


RHETA SUGGITT 1883 $15, 161 x 168, is a reproduction of a miniature antique sampler that Rheta made at Clee School. Such a sweet sampler!

THE ATTICLeft, W.E. A SAMPLER FROM HOLLAND 1839 $24 Gigi calls this a happy sampler, and it certainly is. Adam and Eve even wear royal crowns.

THE BETROTHED W&E SEPTEMBER 1889 $24, design size on 40c is 17 x 13.5. Charted for hand-dyed cottons, we’ve done a conversion to overdyed silks, including Tudor silks ~ I MUST put this back into my “current” to-do basket. I want to have it finished in time for our 50th Wedding Anniversary. The silks, below, are so very beautiful!




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And Even More from Treasures . . .


. . . Gigi R

ROSE WREATH SAMPLER (C. MATTHEWS 1841) $24

ISABELLA FOX 1827 $24, one of Gigi’s favorites

MARIA’S SAMPLER 1831 $24

ELIZABETH PRECIOUS 1817 $18




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November

Attic Events Schedule

Saturday, November 1 1 , 1 0 : 3 0 - 1 2 : 3 0 Beginning Linen This class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers

December

Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, January 9~11, Special times with Nicola Parkman ~ in-shop demonstrations and teachings of FEARLESS FREEHAND and a Meet ’n Greet time with Nicola on Wednesday evening. Details in December issue.

Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 - 8 PM. For as long as I can remember, The Attic has been open on Thursday nights and, along with that, provides the setting for customers to gather to share

their needlework with others. This is an opportunity for me to host a weekly time with our customers, to show them the newest and greatest, preview new designs and great needlework stuff, and also see what you’re stitching! As a valued customer, you are invited to join us!

Friday, January 12, 9 - 4 PM, Betsy Morgan Workshop, Details inside! Spaces available.

August 2018 Summer School ~ Details to Follow

Every Thursday

As an Attic Addict member, in November receive a 15% discount on your purchase of any of the: * Gigi R Charts * Gloriana Silks * SQ’s & SH’s of ALL hand-dyed linens

Saturday, December 16, 1 - 4 ~ Our Annual Kris Kringle Party. Hopefully by this date you will have all of your Holiday preparations done and will be ready for a relaxing and fun afternoon! Special Seasonal sweet treats and the Attic’s famous fruit punch + ornament exchange for those wishing to participate. Please

register for our planning purposes. Come early, if you wish, and bring your stitching!

Our Holiday Hours Wednesday, Nov 22, Close at 2 p.m.

Thurs, Nov 23, Thanksgiving Day, Closed Saturday, Dec 23, Close at 4 p.m.

Monday, Dec 25, Closed Saturday, Dec. 30, Close at 4 p.m. Reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 10 a.m.

Our 20th Annual Silent Auction for BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation) was held on Saturday evening, November 18. Thank you to all who participated, either in donating, bidding, or both! Preliminary total, $17,000+. Photos inside.

Coming soon!

The Attic’s 2018 SAL

January

Ja nu a r y 1 2 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 8 S a m p l e r Symposium ~ Details on page 12-13.

Registration is Full - Waiting List Only


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Mary Lea’s sampler is bordered with lilies and carnations, is filled with wonderful motifs, a plethora of birds as well as several butterflies and squirrels, a sweet cat and dog on either side of the manor house. I love the touches of blue throughout the sampler, the two apple trees and other trees, and the tulips and other flowers. The sampler is cross stitch over two, satin stitch, with the verse and other words cross stitch over one. The verse: Great God with Wonder and with Praise Not all the Books on Earth beside On all thy Works I look Such heavenly Wonders tell But still thy Wisdom Power and Grace Then let me love my Bible more Shine brightest in thy Book And take a fresh Delight Here would I learn how Christ had dyed By Day to read these Wonders o’er To save my soul from Hell And meditate by Night

. . . “Mary Lea 1793” from the Design Studios of

Hands Across the Sea Samplers

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This stunning sampler reproduction, “Mary Lea 1793,” from The Design Studios of Hands Across the Sea Samplers, has been our 2017 Attic Stitch-Along. Mary embroidered this exquisite sampler when she was only 11 years old ~ the model shown here was beautifully executed by Jacqueline Morris. The model, left, is on display at The Attic throughout 2017. At 373 x 445, it’s a sizable project, and we are pleased to have the model on display ~ stitched on Lakeside’s Vintage Meadow Rue with Au Ver A Soie’s Soie d’Alger. Shown below are both the Au Ver A’Soie silks and the overdyed silk conversion.

As our 2017 SAL, a special kit discount of 10% is available if you purchase all of the kit parts, chart ($27) + linen (price varies depending on count) + AVAS silks ($98.90) OR 12-ply Gloriana overdyed silks ($148.50) OR Gloriana Tudor silks ($99).

MARY LEA 1793 is a l i m i t e d - e d i t i o n p u b l i c a t i o n f r o m Hands Across the Sea Samplers, exclusively available through The Attic. We have a few copies remaining, and then it will no longer be available.




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THE ATTIC PAGE7January 2018 Sampler Symposium . . .

... Friday night, January 12, thru Sunday, January 14 Sharing Our Passion for Needlework

W hen we engage in fiber arts, we are creating something, but we’re also participating in historic traditions tens of thousands of years old. You are not only making art for your soul and for future generations, you are embodying the work of our ancestors. —The Woven Road

This quote perfectly illustrates why we are so excited to bring you “A Present from England 1818.” Two hundred years after AM created this diminutive pinkeep for HS, we will show you how to construct a cross stitch version of the knitted antique. From your first stitch to application of the silk ribbon, your labor of love will be a treasure to whomever may uncover it in 2218.

I am very pleased to present the weekend faculty for this event: After a 5 - 6 PM supper ~ Friday night, 6-9 PM, “A Present from England 1818” ~ Vickie & Maegan Jennett/NeedleWorkPress Saturday morning, 9 - 10:30 AM - “A Journey Through Time with Some Charming Samplers with Fascinating Histories,” a lecture presentation by Nicola Parkman, Hands Across the Sea Samplers Saturday, 11 AM - 4 PM, with an hour for lunch, Betsy Morgan/Willing Hands: “The Swan’s Bower” ~ Part 1 Saturday evening, 5 - ? PM, reception at The Attic, with food & refreshments including adult beverages served Sunday, Betsy Morgan’s “The Swan’s Bower” continues 9 - Noon, followed by lunch. Your $595 fee for the Symposium includes all classes, kits, and lecture, and all meals (a light supper on Friday night, breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks on Saturday, a Saturday night reception at the shop with refreshments and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch).

To sampler lovers across the world, Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers needs no introduction. Nicola lives in a beautiful little cove overlooking the sea in Cornwall, England, a magical place full of inspiration. Nicola collects antique needlework and is interested in 18th and early 19th century samplers and is especially drawn to beautiful borders and speciality stitches. - Read more about Nicola and her partner, Sandra Moffitt of Australia, here.

A Journey Through Time ~ For a brief moment in time, we join Nicola Parkman for a bit of time travel while she shares her passion for samplers, exploring the compelling stories of several samplermakers, samplers from her collection, samplers that one day soon you and I can stitch. There will also be time for a short Q & A.

Registration is Full - Waiting List Only

We are pleased to host this event at the Hyatt Place in Mesa, located just 15 minutes from The Attic, with shuttle service available to and from the shop. Reservations with the hotel can be made by calling 888-492-8847 or 480-969-8200. You must ask for the “Attic Needlework” group rate ($149) or register online here. These rates are available 3 days pre and post the weekend for any of you who wish to come early or stay longer. The rates include a deluxe continental breakfast, free Wi-Fi throughout all guest sleeping rooms, and shuttle service within a five-mile radius upon availability. The hotel is just 8 miles from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Rates are available until December 15, 2017.

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Your kit will include all of the supplies needed to complete the design - 32-count linen, silk Dupioni lining, interfacings, comic board, skirtex, Gloriana silk floss in 8 colors, DMC pearl cotton, needles, pins, charm, thread waxer, wool felt, full color charts, thorough instructions, and a

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January 2018 Sampler Symposium (continued)

The Swan’s Bower with Betsy Morgan/Willing Hands

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The theme this time around is "swans" - swan eggs, baby swans, adolescent swans, full grown swans. The title of the design is The Swan's Bower and the original inspiration came from a motif on an 1813 English Sampler which is in Betsy’s collection. Another inspiration was a motif on a sampler that Betsy saw in a museum in Timaru, New Zealand last year.

The format for this etui comes from an antique needlebook that she bought at Beating Around the Bush in Australia last year. The original is burgundy colored velvet and is rather worn and ugly, but the construction of it fascinated her and she thought that she could take the format and run with it. The original was commercially made in England in the early 1900's

Betsy’s version is much larger and has pockets inside, made from the yellow silk Dupioni lining fabric. There are 3 "smalls" to tuck into the pocket - a scissor holder and fob and a floss holder. Also included is a swan beeswax thread waxer and a tiny enameled swan charm. The center of the inside of the book has an attached needle/pin holder which has a thick piece of yellow wool felt inside to hold the needles/pins.

I love swans, and I can’t wait to do this piece!

Betsy has been stitching for over 50 years, beginning with stamped Erica Wilson Crewel kits when she was a child. She has dabbled in almost any type of needlework imaginable, but her heart is in counted thread and Stumpwork. Betsy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She began designing and teaching needlework for her local EGA chapter in the mid 90's, went professional in 2001 and started her business, Willing Hands Needlework Design, in 2003. Since then she has taught at the chapter level, the regional level and the national level all over the US and in Canada, England and Australia.




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. . . with Betsy Morgan/Willing Hands

$225 Workshop Fee includes the kit with all kit supplies as well as breakfast and lunch.

“Maria Katarin’s Stitching Reticule” is a Mexican stitcher's purse. It is named for Betsy’s adopted daughter, Caitie, who is part Mexican. The various motifs and techniques used in this purse were inspired by an 1844 sampler from Pachuca, Mexico which is in her collection.

Friday, January 12, 9 AM - 4 PM with an hour lunch break, Maria Katarin’s Stitching Reticule

When folded closed, the reticule measures 4 x 8 inches. It is stitched on light mocha Belfast linen using Gloriana silk flosses and is lined in olive silk Dupioni. Inside there are 3 small pockets for holding your small needlework tools including two of the smalls in this design - a scissor fob and a thread winder. The reticule also includes a 5-inch stitched ruler.

Stitches include: Aztec, eyelet, diagonal pattern darning, pulled four-sided, long-arm cross, diagonal satin, Mexican klosters, satin, rice, upright cross, cross over one and cross over two.

Registration is by email only, to [email protected]


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PAGE10We Have A Few Remaining Copies of This From . . .


THE ATTIC. . . Hands Across the Sea

Two Loving Sisters ~ Two Lovely Samplers . . . . . . combined into a magnificent 60-page booklet, the best one yet published by Hands Across the Sea Samplers ~ and we are thrilled beyond measure to have received these exquisite sampler models for display in The Attic in advance of Nicola Parkman's presentation at our 2018 Sampler Symposium in which she will share with you the compelling history of these two Victorian sisters. The sampler chart/booklet includes fascinating insights into life in England in the 1800's and the various societal roles, with particular focus on women's lives and the important part that needlework played in the day-to-day duties of servitude as a housemaid and lady's maid. If you were enthralled with life at Downton Abbey, you will be equally enchanted with the historical perspective of the Uffindell sisters as presented on the pages of this booklet. It’s 2 charts as well, but to call it a “chart” is a misrepresentation.. The stunning samplers, reproduced by Nicola, were stitched by JLee Halpin and Lisa Brown, in consultation with Nicola during the reproduction process, and filled their days for nearly a year. Nicola says that "Reproducing the sisters has been a joy, and as the year draws to a close, Hands Across the Sea Samplers are delighted to present to you, our sisters in stitches, this Special and Limited Edition 60-page booklet, which includes both samplers." As with all HATS samplers, these are charted for the beautiful French embroidery silk, Au Ver Soie's Soie d'Alger, on Lakeside's hand-dyed linen. Both samplers are stitched on 40-count Pecan Butter; the linen cost depends on the count and your preferred margins. The silks for Ann are $137.60, and the silks for Isabella are $159.10. The 60-page chart/booklet is $53. We also have the beautiful notecards, with an image of the sampler on the cover and a charming motif from the sampler on the back, with the inside left blank for your message. They would be perfect cards for your Christmas notes in their lovely Holiday colors. With the purchase of all three "kit" components, we will include a complimentary notecard of your sampler. Card sets may be purchased, packages of 6 with 3 of each sampler for $13, or packages of 10, $20. Of course, members of our HATS Chart Collectors Club automatically receive a 10% discount on the chart and any of the supplies purchased. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own this Special and Limited release of two exquisitely beautiful samplers, and the history that surrounds them. They remind us all that we are Sisters in Stitches!




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Right, Here they are, Ann and Isabella, on their easels on display in our Attic for you to see on your next visit!


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Our staff is busy shipping these to you just as quickly as we can. For orders for the charts only, we’re shipping them in flat-rate envelopes with a piece of stiff cardboard to try to ensure that your beautiful booklet arrives to you in pristine condition. In order to save space in the envelope, we are not including our usual gift-wrapping of these very special charts, which are truly a best gift to give yourself or a special stitching friend.

More About the Uffindell Sisters’ Exquisite Samplers

C l i c k H e r e To Wa t c h Nicola’s Introductory Video ~ It gives you a wonderful c l o s e - u p l o o k a t b o t h samplers in all of their glory!


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PAGE12The Summer Schoolhouse Series from . . .

. . . With Thy Needle & Thread . . .

Needle Nannies, $12 each: From the Left, for Lesson #1 ~ for Lesson #2, for the pair ~ for Lesson #3 … and for Lesson #4.

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. . . continues to be very popular. This series of 4 lessons/4 separate charts, has a total of 6 projects. Charts retail for $12 each. The floss palette consists of 15 beautiful shades of hand-dyed fibers, 5 each from Weeks, Gentle Arts, and Classic Colorworks. And as is the custom at The Attic, we are also offering a conversion to hand-dyed silks. The projects all coordinate and are designed to be placed together for a striking vignette of tiny handwork, each done over 1 on 28c fabric. The required fabric for all 4 lessons is a 9" x 55" piece. Brenda suggests a 28c Lugana ~ and we’ve selected a 28c Lakeside linen that we think goes splendidly with the silk overdyes.

We also have the hand-dyed ric-rac trim.

The hornbook kit (which includes the bare hornbook + twill tape) is available as an extra for $11. The chart for it and the strawberry are included in Lesson 4. The box (right, without the lettering) is $2 and finishing instructions for it are also included in Lesson #4.





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More New Holiday Designs from . . .

. . . With Thy Needle & Thread/Brenda Gervais

PEPPERMINT & HOLLY $12, 111 x 79 ~ design is shown on 36c Weeks Twilight. Photos don’t always provide a true representation of color, and the fabric color to my eye looks closer to the Gunmetal we currently have in stock. We have ordered the Twilight linen, but if you don’t want to wait, I think you will like the Gunmetal as well. The most important part is that the linen is dark enough to show the snowflakes scattered throughout. Love all of the fun holiday motifs, including some of my favorites, the redbirds and the deer! The “peppermint” is added by the candy-cane-striped baker’s twine used as the trim.

MERRY WISHES $10, 52 x 48, is the companion ornament to the O TANNENBAUM design, right. Love the wooly lamb with the holly wreath around its neck and holly-filled urn upon its back. A tiny cardinal sits among the holly leaves.

We showed this in our last issue, O TANNENBAUM $14 ~ Our shipment arrived on Thursday, and by close of business that day all of our order was gone, before the newsletter that posted that night was even read, and many more of you ordered it, along with the 36c linen ($18) as well as the boxes ($8.50) and the hand-dyed cotton floss. More charts and boxes should be here this week!


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PAGE14New in Our Attic This Week from . . .

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SING A SONG OF SEASONS $9, #5 in their Loose Feathers Series For the Birds, in the same size as previous releases in this series, 92 x 92.

CHRISTMAS PEACE $8.50

. . . Blackbird Designs . . . Homespun Elegance

COWBOY CHRISTMAS $6, 47 x 83

. . . Imaginating

WINTER FLAKES $10

. . . Lucy Beam

. . . The Nebby Needle

Above, CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS $7, 119 x 51 Below, HALLELUJAH $10, 139 x 146





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PAGE15More in Our Attic This Week from . . .

THE ATTIC. . . Pineberry Lane

FRUITS OF OUR LABOR, $12

. . . Summer House Stitche Workes

. . . Tiny Modernist

Above right, NEST, Part 3 in this series, $8 Right,, FRUITFUL VALLEY $9 Below right, WINTER COMETH $9


Above, Part 3 of this CHRISTMAS STITCH-ALONG, $3 Below from the left, Border, $9 ~ Part 1, $3 ~ Part 2, $3 Stitch count for the entire design is 127 x 167; for all 4 parts, $18




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Coming to Our Attic from . .


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BEESWAX BLISS $4.50 ~ 100% Beeswax in a petite 1/2-ounce pot, great to toss in your project bag!

. . . Cuore E Batticuore

QUESTA CASA CREDA NEL NATALE $13, 187 x 191

. . . Madame Chantilly

SANTA ON THE BIKE $11.50, 185 x 130

. . . Jardin Privé

TROUVEZ L”INTRUS (which translates to “FIND THE INTRUDER”) $10, 200 x 57, features different styles of trees with a Santa seemingly hiding among the trees

. . . Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks

We’re so excited that these quality boxes, perfect for mounting your needlework, are still available, round fits a 3.5” design, rectangular design size 2” x 2 7/8”, each comes in a gift box, each comes w/glass to cover your design & a backing board. Round $22, rectangular $23.

. . . Noteworthy Needle

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT 2017 $14.50, 174 x 181




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. . . Ship’s Manor . . . Chatelaine Designs


From the Top Down: THE SPARKLING P E A C O C K MANDALA $20 ~ T H E J A PA N E S E M O S S G A R D E N MANDALA $21 ~ THE SPLENDIDS - BLUE NO. 1 $14 ~ THE SPLENDIDS - BLUE NO. 2 $14

. . . StitchyBox Samplers

VIERLANDE SISTERS #1 - BERTIE $14

JANE DIVALL 1844 $23, 243 x 293

DEER SNOW GLOBE, $10 ~ TRUCK SNOW GLOBE $10

. . . Shannon Christine Designs




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. . . Whimsical Edge Designs

Three new Threadkeeps, $10 each: * SCHOOLGIRL SQUIRREL THREADKEEP, which begins the new series on schoolgirls * JOYFUL CHRISTMAS VINTAGE POSTCARD, #10 in the series * MAKER QUEEN THREADKEEP, which will be the last Queen, this one actually stitching!

BELL BOARD $20, showing a Lucy Beam design, BELLS & HOLLY, $10, 32 x 60

FORGIVE THE FOLLIES $14, 181 x 181, a new reproduction sampler … love the verse, and the deer, and the border!

. . . Carolina House Designs




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Coming from . . .

. . . The Primitive Hare

Left, SNOWY CHRISTMAS $14, stitched on 30c Old Salem Linen, embellished with Swarovski beads, $16 for the package.

A b o v e , C H R I S T M A S MAKERS $16, stitched on30c Boleyn Linen

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PILGRIMS PINS SET $14

GOD YUL - SAINT LUCY $14, stitched on 30c Old Salem Linen

THANKSGIVING QUEEN

CHRISTMAS RIBBON, by the yard or by the inch! Call/email for prices as I haven’t been invoiced yet so I don’t know the price.





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We wish you all a wonderful holiday celebration with your family and friends. We will, of course, be closed on Thursday, but on Friday and Saturday the shop will be open its usual hours, 10 AM till 4 PM, and in the good and capable hands of our Attic staff while John and I are in Wisconsin for the holiday weekend.


. . . Mani di DonnaComing in December from . . .

This exquisite sampler, originally stitched by Eunice Tanquerel in 1853 in the 14th year of her age … beautiful floral border, elegant birds and swans, floral motifs … sweet little villages … AND magnificent big cats, perhaps mountain lions!?Thank you all for your patience. The charts are on their way to us now, and this will be our December Sampler of the Month.




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