See you at The Bee,

Saturday, April 20!

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The Missourian Publishing Company is proud to host the third annual regional spelling competition, The Bee. Schools from throughout the region are invited to send their school spelling bee champion to compete in this event. Thirty-nine schools will be represented at The Bee, Saturday, April 20, 2013, at East Central College in Union.

Spelling is critical to good reading skills and quality communication. It is the mortar that helps students build a strong foundation of language.

The Bee is just one way The Missourian Publishing Company is working to help raise a community of readers in the areas we serve. The mission of our educational outreach program is to engage young readers and offer educators and parents resources to enrich the lives of their children.

To learn more about our programs, visit emissourian.com, and link to the Missourian In Education pages.

Thanks

Thanks to the 2013 Steering Committee for The Bee

Jennifer Baker, Clearview Elementary, School District of Washington

Stephanie Bray, Robertsville/Nike Elementary Schools, Meramec Valley School District

Jennifer Hawkins, Edgar Murray Elementary and St. Clair Junior High, St. Clair School District

Patty Kellmann, retired, Union School District

Dawn Kitchell, Missourian Publishing Company

Eric Lause, Central Office, School District of Washington

Terri Ogle, Marthasville Elementary School, School District of Washington

Dot Schowe, East Central College

2013 Word List for The Bee was provided by Professor David L. Adkiss, English Department, Missouri Southern University, Joplin.

Special Section Design: Lisa Noelke, Missourian Publishing Co.

Common Core Standards: CCCRA.L.1, CCCRA.L.2, CCCRA.L.3, CCCRA.L.4,CCCRA.R.4, CCCRA.W.5

Thanks to Greg Hoberock and hth companies, inc., for sponsoring The Bee!

Important Note on Word Study List in this Guide

If the judges are unable to determine a champion for The Bee through the word list provided in this publication, the pronouncer will be given additional words furnished by East Central College. These words are not a part of The Study Guide, and students will not receive a copy of such words.

Official Rules for the 2013 The Bee may be found at emissourian.com on the Missourian In Education page.

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Spelling Games

Spell-A-Basket Divide students into two teams. Each student competes against a student on the opposite team. The teams play two rounds of going to the chalkboard and writing the word. The student that writes the word correctly first scores 1 point. The person who correctly answered then gets the opportunity to shoot a “basketball” (a.k.a. a wadded sheet of paper) into the trash can "goal." The student can choose from the 3, 2, or 1 point shooting range. If the student doesn't get the ball in the basket, his or her team still receives at least 1 point for spelling the word

Double PuzzleUnscramble each of the

clue words.Copy the letters from the numbered cells into the cells below to solve the

second puzzle.

Find answers on page 10.

Spell-A-BasketDivide students into two teams. Each student competes against a student on the opposite team. The teams play two rounds of going to the chalkboard and writing the word. The student that writes the word correctly first scores 1 point.

The person who correctly answered then gets the opportunity to shoot a “basketball” (a.k.a. a wadded sheet of paper) into the trash can “goal.” The student can choose from the 3-, 2-, or 1-point shooting range. If the student doesn’t get the ball in the basket, his or her team still receives at least 1 point for spelling the word correctly. Teammates are not allowed to help the students spell the word on the board. If the two students tie, they get a second word to break the tie. At the end of the second round, the team with the most points wins.

(superteacherideas.com)

Q: How many peas are there in a pint? A: There is one 'P' in a 'pint.’

Word Find

S L T V B T S K P D G W C I B A I G C F E A V I E X E U T E L N S E V K X O D A W L N L M I N I O R K D C S D S S E E G R D O R M T G A I L M M A A S S H L T E S R B V I E E L V W A A P S X L O U D N W J L X O G N E R X S L L T E S Q E O M N H T D E G G A Z G I Z R W C F S I E R Y R R B M E C B L D Q Z D C L Y B Y W X K D M E S O H K O R O A D S T E R U W I E Q U I N E P C T N O H T O T K S G P D R A E J Q X E V R C G B W O L L A W S J X X H T G ANTELOPE BALLERINA DEADLINE ELEMENTARY EQUINE GENES HOOVES OSMOSIS ROADSTER SWALLOW TROWEL UMBRELLA VOCABULARY ZIGZAGGED

Tricky Words Double Puzzle

Word Find

ANTELOPEBALLERINADEADLINEELEMENTARYEQUINEGENESHOOVES

OSMOSISROADSTERSWALLOWTROWELUMBRELLAVOCABULARYZIGZAGGED

Solution on page 10

Tricky Words

Spelling Games

Spell-A-Basket Divide students into two teams. Each student competes against a student on the opposite team. The teams play two rounds of going to the chalkboard and writing the word. The student that writes the word correctly first scores 1 point. The person who correctly answered then gets the opportunity to shoot a “basketball” (a.k.a. a wadded sheet of paper) into the trash can "goal." The student can choose from the 3, 2, or 1 point shooting range. If the student doesn't get the ball in the basket, his or her team still receives at least 1 point for spelling the word

A word I know, Six letters it contains,Subtract just one,And twelve is what remains.

Answer: Dozen

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WordStudy List

SpellinggiggleSQ: What English word

has three consecutive double letters?

SpellingRiddles

I am a word of meanings three. Three ways of spelling me there be. The first is an odor, a smell if you will. The second some money, but not in a bill. The third is past tense, a method of passing things on or around. Can you tell me now, what these words are, that have the same sound?

abandon abasement abduct abetting abound abrasive absentee absolute abstraction absurdity abuzz academia academic accent acceptable accidental acclimatiza-tion accomplice accosted accrual accuracy accursed acquaintance acquire acre acrid actor adamant adhere adjunct adman admeasure

admirable admiral adornment adulation advantage adversary affable affront aggravate agonic agriculture ahead ailment airsickness algorithm alimony aliveness allayment alleviate aloha amiss amity ammonia amnesia amputee amuse analogy anchored ancillary anecdote angelfish angora animate anklet anniversary announcer annuity anomaly antelope

antiquate antiseptic antonym apathy apex apprentice aptitude aquarium aquatic arbiter arbor archive ardency aria artery asparagus associate astonish astringe astronaut asunder asylum atonement audacity authentic automobile auxiliary available avenge avocado avoid awestruck awry babbled baboon backlash backspace bacon baggy

bailiff bakery ballerina bandicoot bangle banjo bantamweight barbarism barbed barbet bargain barker barren bastion bauble beachcomber beagle beanstalk beginner behead bellwether benefit beret beset bewail bibliography bicker bickering bicolor bicycle bighorn

bilingual biology bizarre blackboard blarney bleakness blister blotch blubbery boardwalk bobble boing bombardment bonbon boorish borderline bowling boycott brainwash brawn breadth breaststroke bristly brochure broiler brownie buckles bulbously buoyantly burglar bursitis

Answer: Scent, cent and sent

If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “A”?

Answer: one thousand

Spelling

Giggles

Q: What is the

center of gravity?

A: Bookkeeper

A: The Letter V!

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Spelling

Riddles

I know a word of

letters three, add

two and fewer

there will be?

SpellingActivities

cactus cajolery calendar calfskin calliope callously camera canal cannibal canopy cantata canyon capable captive captivity caravan carbine carbonate career carfare cark carnival carpetbagger carrot cartoons castaway castigate

catcall category causable causative cautious ceiling celebrant ceremony certainty challenging changer charlatan chasten chastise chattel chatterbox checkmate cherish chic chieftain chimpanzee chocolate cholesterol choppy chortling chowder

churn citation clambake clamor clang clarion clemency clerical climatology clingstone cloistered clothespin coeducation coerce collide column combative commit competently compilation comply comprehen-sive concealment concept confetti confidence

confine confirmable conflict congeal conglobe consecrate consent contagious contaminant contempt contriver controlled controller converge conversant convolute coordinate copilot cornea corral coupon cowardly craftsman creditor crucible crystal cuckoo cucumber cumbersome cuticle dairymaid daisy dapple dawned deactivate deadline deal deathwatch debut decade decaffeinate decal

deceased deceitful decennial deception decision declarative decorum decoy deduction deferential dehydrate delirious demarcate demeanor demonstrate depressed descendible describe desecrate design designate detonator developer devout dictum diploma disadvantage discuss dishwasher disservice disturbance divvy doctrinal doleful dolphin domino dormancy doughty drawer drudgery drunkard dryness duly dwindling dynamite eagerness earring eastern economic ecru edible edifice edition editorial educe

effect effective effusive eighty elder elementary elephant elopement else elusive embroidery eminently emissary emission employed enamelware enclave endow enforce engagingly ennui envisage epigraph equine equity erode escapade essay estrange ethnicity ethnology evaluate evensong example exchange exempt exhaust existence expertness extract

eyewitness fabled fabricate factitious fairground fallacy fallible falsetto fandango fatigue faultless fearsome feathery feckless federate felinity felonious feminize ferried festival feud feverish fickle fidget fierce filament flail flamboyantly flange flexibility flimflammer flotilla foldout forgetfulness

formidable fortify fortune forum fossil foster fourfold fraction fractionally fraternal freakish frolicsome frothy fruition fugitive fulvous gable gadabout gainer galactic galena gallantry gallbladder galvanic gamble gangrene gape garrison genes genitive geology getaway giraffe girder gladiator glazier gleeful gluten gnome godsend goggles gooey gouge governess grabby graceful grackle grammar grandeur grapefruit greenbrier

Pick 10 random wordsfrom the spelling word list and challenge a partner to use as many of the words as possible in one coherent sentence. Have your partner do the same. See who can use the most words in one sentence.

Answer: Few

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SpellingGiggles

What isthe

smarteststate?

grimy grocery grunt guardian gymnasium gyroscope hacienda haggardly hallucinations handiwork hangar hapless harmfully harpoon haulage hawker hazardous haziness headpiece heath heckle heighten helicopter hemline henna hiatus hickory hippopotamus historic hoedown hoeing hollowly holster homage

homemade homonym hooliganism hooves horrify humdinger humidor hummocky husky hygienist hyphen hypocrisy identify idiotic idly ignition illicit imagery immaterial immature immortal

impeach impious improvement inability inanimate include individual individuality indomitable inductee indulgent ineptitude inertia inexplicable infamous infamy infatuate inferior infiltration inimical inquest

inroad insomniac intact intercede interfluve interior interment international intrepid intruder investiture invidious invite iota isolate itinerant jabot jaconet jagged jamboree japery jargon jasper jauntily jawbreaker jealously jerkwater jester jewel jiggling jillion journal judgeship juggernaut juggler juice juicily justiciable keenness keno kernel kidnap kidney killjoy kindling kindred kingly kingpin klutz knapsack knoll labels laborer laconic lacteal

ladder lampblack larcenous laudable laughter laxative lean leather lectionary lecturer ledger lee legalize leggy legislative legit lesion liable liar licensable licit lieu lifeguard ligature lineament lingual linguistically linkage lioness liquidate literate liturgy livelong liveried loathsome lobotomy location lodging longhorn loupe lovelorn lozenge luminaire luminous lunge lustrous lynx lyrically macaroni mackerel mackinaw macrocosm mademoiselle madrigal maleficent

malign malignant mallard maltreat mamba manger mangle mariner maroon masculinity masterpiece materially matrimony mayhem mealy meaningful meek meeting meld mentality mermaid metropolis microbial microscope midget migraine mildewed mimeograph minefield mischief missionary misspell mistrust moderate moist molasses monetary moneyless monition monorail monstrous morose mournful muddled mullion multitude municipally mystify myths napalm narrow nastiness nausea nebulous nectar

negative neology nephew nestle nettle neuritis newscaster nibs nightingale nippy nobility noblest nonmetal nowhere noxiously nugget nutmeg oatmeal obedient objection obligatory obstacle obvious ogre olden olive ombudsman oneiric oneness opera operation opossum option oration ordeal ordinance origin oriole orphan osmosis osprey

ostrich outburst outmoded ovary ovation ovenware overcast override overseas overt owlets oxen oxidation pacemaker padding palmetto palsy papacy paradise parallel paramedic parapet parasite parboil parfait parietal parlay parliament parody parsley parsnip passageway passion patsy pearly

Spelling

TriviaWhat is very unusual about

the following words?

BOUGH

COUGH

DOUGH

ROUGH

THROUGH

Answer: They all end in O-U-G-H and none of them rhyme

Answer: Alabama, it has four A’s and one B!

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SpellingGigglesQ: What word in the English dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

Spelling

Giggles

Q: What starts with a P

and ends with an E

and has a million

letters in it?

Battleship

Spelling“Battleship” Spelling is like the Battleship board game. Use grid paper to create a game board. Letter across horizontally and number down vertically. Have students select 5-7 words from the spelling list, and write one letter of the spelling words in each block. The words can go vertically or horizontally, but not backwards.

On a second grid, each player tracks his opponent’s “ships” (words). Players take turns guessing coordinates to try to find and “sink” their opponent’s words.

The word is “sunk” when the opponent has called out all of the letters. As the student calls out G5, for example, the partner replies with “miss” or “hit.”

If it is a hit he/she gives the letter that is in that box. The player calling the coordinates marks out each box that is a miss and fills in the letter of each hit.

The winner is the first person to sink all of the opponent’s ships.

(superteacherideas.com)

peony peppery perish perishable perky perpetually persistent personable perspiration pert pertinently petrify pharmacy phenomenon phonics phonily physician pica piety pillory pineapple piping pirate pirouette placement placenta plantation platelet platoon playgoer plentiful plucky poetess pointless

poll pollard polycyclic pompous poncho ponderous ponytail porringer portraiture positron posology postmark posttension potatoes poultice poultry precedent preconceive preempt preen preferential premonition presbyter prescribe prescription pretzel priory privateer probation proclivity proctor prognosis promulgate

propagate propensity prophetic proprietor propriety prosody pudginess puffin pulley punster putrid pyramid python quackery quadrillion quaint qualify qualitative quarrel quartile quench quest quicksilver quid quietus quotient racetrack radiant radiator radish radius raffish raisin randomize ransom rapscallion

raspberry rattail rattlesnake reactionary reactor recantation recipe reciprocity recitative recoup recriminate redouble redundancy referee reflect refuge regard register regnant rehearsal rejoice relinquish relocate reluctant remainder remedial remedy reminder remote replaceable replenish reprieve repudiate repulsion reputable

rescindable reservoir respondent retaliator reverence revivalist revolving rhetorical rhodium rhythmic richness riffraff righteous rigidify rigidly rigorous ritzy roadster roble rookery roseleaf rosette rotatable rotunda roulette routinely rube sacrament saddlebow safeguard saga sagacious saintly

saltine saltire salvo sampler sarcasm saturator sauce savory savvy scaffold scalable scarcity schooner scissors scoop scornfully scouting scrawny screech scribe scrubbing scrutiny scurried sect sector seemingly semester senile sensibility sensual separate septic serenade

A: incorrectly

A: Post Office

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setscrew shackle shadiness shale shameful shapely sharkskin sheathing sheepishly shenanigan shepherdess shigellosis shoofly shredder sierra skeet skeleton sketchy skimpiness skirmish skull slag slapstick sleuth smarmy sneakiness sneezeweed snooty snore snubbed

socialite solace solitaire sombrero sonata soothsaying sorcery soulful sourdough souvenir spareribs sparkler spiffily spillage spinet splendor splurge sponsor sprinkling squadron squalid square squat squealer squirm staircase stardom steeplechase stevedore straightedge

stratosphere strident stubble stylebook subbasement submit substantive suffocate summa summary superjacent supervise supposition swallow swill symmetry synopsis system tabernacle taciturn taint talc tamale tango tangy tarry tattletale tawny taxation teachable tediously telecast telegram telepathist television temptation tenant tendon

tenement tensely tentatively tepidity termite tern testament testy tether theretofore thermostat threshold thrice tightrope tiresome toastmaster tobacco tomahawk tomato tonality topiary trainable traitorous trajectory transducer transparency

What vehicle is spelled the same backwards and forwards?

Answer: racecar

transpierce transversal trapezoid treason treaty trepidation tributary tricot tripod triumvir trochlea trousseau trowel truant trumpet tubercular tuition twistiness tyrannize tyrannosaurus ultraviolet umbrella unasked unfasten unforgettable unnerve unreliable unscarred upheaval urn vacuole valet valorous

valuable valve vampire vandalism vandalize varnish veer verbatim vernacular vertical vestigial vibrate viewpoint vigilante vinculum vinegar vitally vivacity vocabulary vocation vowel wager

waggish wail wallboard wallop warble warlock wastebasket waterlog wavelet waybill weakling wean weevil welterweight wheedle

PictureSpelling

Students pick eight spelling words from the list and illustrate each of them. Switch worksheets with each other and guess the spelling word that matches the picture.

whetstone widespread woozy worrisome wrangler wreckage yacht yammer yardage yearning yelp zigzagged

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SpellingTrivia

Albert Einstein was a rotten speller. Although he lived for many years in the United States and was fully bilingual, Einstein claimed never to be able to write in English because of “the treacherous spelling.”

(scienceagogo.com)

USE the NEWS

Find a product advertised in the newspaper. Use as many words from the spelling list to rewrite the ad.

Learn tricky spellings using the newspaper. Cut the tricky parts of the word out of newspaper headlines. As you hunt, cut and paste, THINK about what makes each spelling different.

Create a word ladder using clipped letters from the newspaper to create spelling words. In a word ladder, the second word must begin with the last letter of the first word. Cut the letters from the newspaper and glue them on a page.

Commonly mispelledmisspelled words

Just nine of the most commonly misspelled words made it onto this year’s 2013 The Bee Word List. They are listed below with some tips on remembering how to spell them correctly.

1. acceptable - Remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word right.

2. acquire - Try to acquire the knowledge that this word began with the prefix ad- but the [d] converts to [c] before [q].

3. bellwether - Often misspelled “bellweather.” A wether is a gelded ram, chosen to lead the herd (thus his bell) due to the greater likelihood that he will remain at all times ahead of the ewes.

4. column - Silent final [e] is commonplace in English but a silent final [n] is not uncommon, especially after [m].

5. experience - Don’t experience the same problem many have with “existence” above in this word: -ence!

6. kernel - There is more than a kernel of truth in the claim that all the vowels in this word are [e]s.

7. misspell - What is more embarrassing than to misspell the name of the problem? Just remember that mis + spell will spare you the worry about spelling “misspell.”

8. separate - How do you separate the [e]s from the [a]s in this word? Simple: the [e]s surround the [a]s.

9. threshold - This one can push you over the threshold. It looks like a compound “thresh + hold” but it isn’t. Two [h]s are enough.

(Excerpted from http://grammar.yourdictionary.com)

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Word FindSolution

Double Puzzle AnswersFrom Page 3

Spelling Resources and Games Online

From Page 3

www.todayifoundout.com (spelling trivia)

www.spellingcity.com (spelling games)

funbrain.com/spell (spelling games)

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm (printable spelling board games)

www.spellingcoach.com (Raphael’s Fun Spelling Tips and Tricks)

www.kidsspell.com (Spelling Lists and spelling games)

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter ‘c’ would be dropped to be replased either by ‘k’ or ‘s’, and likewise ‘x’ would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which ‘c’ would be retained would be the ‘ch’ formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform ‘w’ spelling, so that ‘which’ and ‘one’ would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish ‘y’ replasing it with ‘i’ and Iear 4 might fiks the ‘g/j’ anomali wonse and for all.

Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez ‘c’, ‘y’ and ‘x’ -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais ‘ch’, ‘sh’, and ‘th’ rispektivli.

Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.

Plan for the Improvementof English Spelling

SpellingGigglesQ: How many peasare there in a pint?

A: There is one ‘P’ in a pint

By Mark Twain or MJ Shields or W. K. Lessing (pen name of Dolton Edwards)

•Writeyourentirespellinglistend-to-endasonelongword,usingdifferentcolorsofcrayonorinkfordifferentwords.

•Withalonglengthofstring,“write”wordsincursive,usingthestringtoshapetheletters.

•Translateyourwordsintonumbersfromatelephonekeypad.

•Inadarkenedroom,useaflashlighttodrawlettersintheair.

•Searchanewspaperpagefromtoptobottom,circlingeachletterofawordasyoufindit.

•MakewordsusingPopsiclesticks.•UseanEtch-A-Sketchtowriteyourwords.•Stampyourwordsonapieceofnotebookpaper.•Drawandcolorapicture.Hideyourwordsinyourspellingpicture.

•Writeyourspellingwordsaroundtheoutsideofapieceofnotebookpaper.Keepgoinguntilyougettothemiddleofthepaper.

•Writeasongorrapwith10ofyourspellingwords.•Recordyourselfspellingyourwordlistandplayitbacktoyourselfoverandover.

•Usegraphpaperandmakeatleast10ofyourwordsconnectlikeacrosswordpuzzle.

•Writeyourspellingwordswithvowelslowercaseandconsonantsuppercase.HaPPy.

•Writeasentenceforeachspellingword.Trytoplacefivewordsineachsentence.

•Writeeachspellingwordbackwards,forexample:cat=tacandmoney=yenom.

•Writesillysentencesthatuseallofyourspellingwords.Underlineallofthespellingwords.

•Writeyourspellingwordsindots.Thenconnectthedotsbytracingoverthemwithcoloredpencil.

•Makeflashcardswithyourspellingwords.•Writeyourspellingwordsonceinmanuscriptandthenonceincursive.

•Writeeachspellingwordinbubbleletters.•Writeriddleswithyourspellingwords.Don’tforgettoputtheanswers.

•Writeyourwordsinthreecolors.•Makeawordsearchwithafriend,thentradeandsolve.•Writeyourwordsaddingorsubtractingoneletteratatime.Theresultwillbeapyramidshapeofwords.

•Writeyourwordandthenwriteatleast2wordsmadefromeach.

Fun Ideas forSpelling Practice

•Writeyourwordsinwhippedcream,peanutbutteroranythingyoucaneat!

•Writeyourwordsinshavingcreamonacounterorsomeothersurfacethatcanbecleanedsafely.

•Writeyourwordsinmudorsand.•WriteyourwordsinABCorder–backwards!•Usemodelingclayrolledthinlytomakeyourwords.•Writetwowordshavingonecommonlettersotheycriss-cross.

•Ifyouareright-handed,writewithyourleft,orviceversa.•Writeyourspellingwordsusingadifferentcolorforeachletter.

•Numberthealphabetfrom1-26.Afterwritingyourspellingwords,changethemtoanumberandaddthem.

•Writeyourwordsthenusethedictionarytowriteashortdefinition.

•Spellyourwordsonthecomputerandprintout.Useadifferentfontforeachword.

•Findsynonyms(wordsthatmeanthesame)foryourspellingwords.Writethespellingwordandthesynonym.

•Makeacomicstripusing10ofyourwords.•Drawaflowergardenpicture.Putonespellingwordoneachflowerorpetal.

•Useanewspapertocutoutyourspellingwordsorletterstomakeyourwords.Gluethewordstoapieceofpaper.

•WriteyourwordsinMorseCode.•Drawapicturetodefineyourspellingwords.

•Writeyourspellingwords,dividingthewordsintosyllablesusingslashes.

Cut pictures from

the newspaper and

write a story about

the pictures using at

least 10 words from

The Bee Word

Study List.

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