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Patch 5.2: Are you Ready???

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:58 PM

Mommar here.

If nothing goes wrong we will all be hip deep in Patch 5.2 glory tomorrow. Lots of new toys and places to look at. Lots of opportunities to invest in materials for the massive upgrade rush.

Keep in mind that investment and sales will be a marathon and not a sprint. Yes it is nice to be the first one to drop something on the market. But there will be many players across many servers having these same thoughts. Setting the price sky high, then watching your newly selling treasure be overrun by the floods of
undercutters.

Staying disciplined in your sales techniques will get you high on the pile of gold instead of falling under the avalanche. If the Auction House is flooded by sales, look to bark in trade for your sales. Everyone announcing all of their goodies as they dance on the mailbox in Stormwind? Then drop some on the auction house for sales. Those first two hours after the servers come live will be both exciting as well as very volatile.

Take a few minutes while the patch is downloading and installing to size up your strategy. Will you be farming for the new recipes first? Or crafting and manufacturing? Reselling that sizable stockpile of Ghost iron ore and leathers?

How you come prepared to the dance is just as important as what you have to offer. The other thing is that, and I know this will come as a shock, there are many many many non sales things to do with this patch. The new scenerios, new lands to conquer, new rares. Keep an eye on what tickles your interest and go for it.

Marathon, not a sprint. And make sure to enjoy the new patch.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Farming Post Patch 5.1

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 11:32 AM

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Mommar here.

It is Tuesday and by the time you read this hopefully the servers will be open. But let us first jump into the way back machine a couple of months ago and get some comments on the farming just after Mists of Pandaria opened.

...... So many materials, so little time

----- I can't make gold, too easy to get Ghost Iron Ore

------ mmmmm Herbalism

Mists of Pandaria from the start made crafting materials very accessible. This time around there was not a shortage of skins or ore to craft with. It drove down the prices of stacks of crafting material, which drove down prices on many of the items that were going to be gold making winners.

Now, let's fast forward to post patch 5.1. With the patch release, spawn rate for Ghost Iron Ore and herb nodes were reduced.

Now before we all start panicking and running out. This is good news for Gold Goblins. Where farming gold may become a little bit more work to obtain, the commodities themselves should start driving up in price. Nodes for mining and Herbalism are still there, There just will be a lower amount on the Auction House as players will have to take longer to collect. It will raise crafting prices on items, but also should raise selling prices on items.

Your best bet is to keep a close eye on materials as they arrive to the Auction House and look for the best buy. Also keep your cartel farmers happy with little trinkets and help when you can. Having a good solid base of farmers will help you keep your costs down as you continue to produce gold making opportunities.

Also keep an eye on automatic posting from addons. Don't be afraid to buy an underpriced item that you know will sell and relist it at a higher price. With the new upgrade system with 5.1 and excess points that players have, they are more apt to upgrade weapons as they proceed through the quest lines and dailies.

Keep your head up high, gold is just around the corner.

Good Luck and Good Gold Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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But How Much Is It?

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 5:02 PM

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Through most of my life I have worked hourly jobs. Whether it was through temp agencies or being hired directly. There is a certain ebb and flow when it comes to punching a time clock and looking at a paycheck that should be just a little bit more.

Many people in today's economy save through different methods. They drop the money in the bank and never see it again til they need it. Others will live check to check without any savings at all. Living on credit cards and hopes for the future.

Warcraft players are no different in how they work with the WOW economy. Every day their crafters will make gold (their paychecks). Players dream of what they want and how to obtain these items. Investments occur that will allow them to obtain more in their daily paychecks to save towards more expensive items.

One of the methods I've always used to save money in my real life is to figure out exactly how much in hourly wages an item would cost. If I worked for 8 dollars an hour, then that meal at McDonalds costing me 10 dollars would cost me an hour and a half of work. An item costing 100 dollars costs me 12-14 hours etc.

The same idea can be applied to your World of Warcraft professions. That ring on the Black Market Auction House costing 30,000g would cost you at least 10 sales at 3000g profit a piece. Larger profitable items would cut the amount of sales necessary to obtain the wanted ring. Each time the cost goes up, the more necessary your profession masters have to hustle sales and eat up more time
and planning.

I was watching an Auction on the Black Market Auction House last night on my home server. It was for a heroic ring that dropped from one of the later raid bosses. The bidding had been bumped up to 110,000g. For most gold goblins that is a hefty amount to invest for a ring that will be replaced with the next patch. Many players would sell their guild to have 110,000g in the bank. Many players will never reach that level in their gaming life. Not without a lot of work and a little luck.

So the question rides how much is something worth when you purchase it in World of Warcraft? Each item you buy carries a cost of your time and your effort and even the connection of a sale between players. With Mists of Pandaria being slightly more difficult to earn gold, each sale becomes that much more precious to hold onto. And each amount of gold becomes that much more valuable in the end.

So purchasing wisely becomes just as important as what crafters you level and what items you look to sell. Keep that in mind when you look to purchase your next shiny item for your character. What is the true answer to how much something is worth?

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Buying Patterns For Investment

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:53 PM

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Every so often on the auction houses patterns will arrive for sale. Before Mists of Pandaria these patterns were found on the faction auction houses or the cross faction auction houses.

Yesterday on the Black Market Auction House was the mail pattern Rainment of Blood And Bone that had peaked my interest. I decided to babysit the pattern on the auction house for the last 20 minutes to see what it would end up selling for. I decided to throw some gold at it and pick it up.

Now understand my thought process when it comes to investing in patterns. I generally go through a quick mental checklist on whether the pattern is valueable to me or if I should just walk away.

1. Is it useful for my guild?

In this case it's a mail pattern that is useful for Hunters and Enhancement Shamans. With my guild there are going to be 2 of these on our main raiding team. Other than the Spirits of Harmony the other materials are BOE and can be provided by whoever in the guild wants the piece of armor.

A side note for this. Some guilds will allow their crafters to charge for items crafted for guild mates I've never went with this philosophy with my crafting. Being fully capable of making gold outside my guild through various methods, I do not need to fleece my own guild for more cash. I would much rather keep them happy with providing armor I can make, than just worrying about making a few more gold pieces.

There is a caveat for this, at times I have been irritated at guild members for their behavior and what I considered non beneficial guild behavior. If they choose to be selfish with their behavior towards the guild, then it's my responsibility to fleece them for everything I can. And then drop that into the guild bank as payment for their behavior. Some may not agree with this, but it is my choice and probably the only non cooperative behavior I will show to a guild member.

2. Can I resell the item at a profit?

This can be the most difficult decision of buying a pattern. In this case I purchased the Rainment of Blood and Bone for lets say X amount of gold. My mental calculations had to take into respect how much the materials would cost for me to either buy or farm. How popular the pattern would be and just how many I would have to sell to break even.

Spirits of Harmony in this case are BOP so it would be necessary to farm them myself. This costs me time, and as the gold goblin code says 'Time is Money'.

Magnificent Hide is crafted and relatively easy to buy the materials for. Also it can be skinned from mobs in the Jade Forest. Either way of obtaining this material isn't that costly.

Blood Spirit is the most expensive of the items needed right now. These are disenchanted from Epic level items from raids. Raiding season isn't in full swing and the raid farming has not begun. Later on these materials will become plentiful and easy to obtain as well. So currently it's an expensive item to craft, but later on will become very viable.

3. Is it useful for my personal toons

One of two pieces of armor crafted can become very useful to get a toon into a higher level dungeon or heroic. This becomes especially useful once the materials become more plentiful on the auction house. So keeping to the plan for future crafting for alternates to get them into raiding level situations.

4. Can I afford the investment.

Not every gold goblin is made of gold. Players everyday have to consider whether they have the bankroll to be able to make a large investment for future profits. There is nothing wrong with walking away from a pattern because it might cost you over half of your current gold stash. This won't be the last time a pattern like this is going to be available. The more that players run Heroics and Raiding the more apt these patterns become available. There is a premium to pay for being one of the first on a server to have a pattern. But some players just don't have the money right now to pay for that premium cost.

After picking up my purchase from my mailbox and learning the pattern, I added it to my future plans and materials I needed to collect for the item. And already started adding the possible profits into my head. I'm a gold goblin at heart, I've got ethereal mouths to feed you know.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Dailies For The Second String

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 10:36 AM

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Mommar here.

Many players are knee deep in their first or second character that they are leveling to 90. Wading through the quests, and cut scenes and overall enjoyment of Mists of Pandaria.

But what about those lonely alts that are sitting in their home cities doing nothing but holding items until they are called on. Until they are needed for their crafting ability or just for entertainment.

One thing to consider is to take some time and add them to the mix of your daily 'chores'. During holidays such as Brewfest there are many quests that can be knocked out in a small amount of time. Finishing all the quests for Brewfest takes about 30 minutes the first day, and around 10 minutes the rest of the holiday. If you add up both of the daily quests during Brewfest you end up with around 100,000 xp per day at 85. Also included in this during Brewfest is the access to the Brewfest tokens to purchase the two pets (Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm and Wolpertinger's Tankard) for resell on the battle pet market.

Brewfest isn't the only holiday to offer quests with little time involved to finish. Almost all of the holidays have simple to finish quests that offer rewards regardless of level. Having more XP when you later on start your questing in Mists of Pandaria allows you to arrive to your maximum level that much faster. All for a little investment of time.

Profession dailies also add to your profession point total with just that investment time. Whether it's fishing or cooking, having your second or third string characters starting to level their professions before hitting the turf of Pandaria can be very beneficial.

Taking a look at your daily quest opportunities can add not just a little bit of variance to your chore list, but also set you in a higher plateau once your ready to start leveling the backup dancers on your character list.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Junk In The Trunk

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:19 PM

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This weekend I started to level one of the Pandarian Monks. Needless to say it was an interesting experience.

As I was leveling I could not stop but look at the scenery and the time that had been taken to craft the area. The music was excellent and everything looked smooth. But if you hate running from place to place then this these opening levels are going to drive you insane.

This will be my 12th character I will level, and I have never had to run from one quest spot to another that much. Many times you start and do one quest, run upstairs and on a road to another quest, only to backtrack to turn in the quest. All the while mobs might end up attacking you on the road. Nothing like a friend on Skype saying 'get these *^%&*ng monkeys off of me' to make you bust out laughing.

Which is something that I don't always get to enjoy. I have always been able to level characters both
old and new on my own. But the group experience is one that can be enjoyed tremendously when leveling. Especially with being able to share funny comments and making sure of each others progress. Many comments were made about the proportions of our pandas and the 'junk in the trunk' that the female pandas have as they are running.

Warcraft isn't just about making gold. Especially when there is little if no opportunity in the first 20 quests. With the way that the opening Pandarian zone is set up there is no auction house. There are no mailboxes allowing sending extra items to one of your higher level toons as well. You can level your professions (I choose my standard mining and skinning) but with a serious lack of bag space at the start it can be difficult to keep track of items.

It's a pure leveling experience from the start. And those that give it a try will find something different. And to me something brilliant when it comes to what Mists of Pandaria can be. For all the problems that people have run into and have shown their disappointment. Roll a Panda, and enjoy some of the best storytelling that Blizzard has to offer.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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MOP Prep: Last Minute Items

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 7:00 PM

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A very excited Mommar here.

It's just over 48 hours before the gates to Mists of Pandaria open. Players are getting those last minute chores finished. Making one final attempt at Deathwing with the guild. Ready to take on new challenges of classes and races.

In the next 48 hours players are going to be doing both their personal housekeeping and their guild housekeeping. Even the raiding guild bank that I belong too needs a good cleaning out. This means that on many servers there will be lots of items for sale at good healthy discounts. Discounted items always bring a tear to a gold goblin eye.

Your strategy from here on out will become more important for long term sales. By now you should
you should have the majority of your epic items discounted for a quick sale. Running your Disenchant
searches in preparation for resale.

This weekend will be one of the last weekends to get your plans organized on leveling. Who will be first
to hit the lands of Pandaria? Will your add-ons be prepared to go. Now is a good time to try your hand
at running without add-ons to make sure you're not waiting for updates.

How is your sales strategy set up? Who will be the first to list items on the AH? What items will you
queue first? Will your Jewelcrafter be the first up to bat, or your Enchanter? The fine tuning of your
plans now will pay dividends as the plains of Pandaria get invaded.

Here is what we know.

- There will be no restart of the servers at midnight Pacific Daylight Time. Before there has always
a server restart before a server expansion begins. This will be new technology
(so bring your stress towel)

- A new quest will pop up on screen at midnight for everyone that can enter Pandaria lands. It starts at
the main city leader for whichever faction you are. (Garrosh for Horde, Varian for Alliance)

- Monks will be available at exactly midnight from the selection screen. No game restart necessary

Now, the parts that they don't tell you

There will be a large amount of people in the same small area (Stormwind and/or Orgrimmar) so yes
there will be lag for many players. Waiting five or ten minutes before entering the area might save you
some frustration.

I have always suggested not to be the first one to start listing items for resell on the Auction House.
If you are the first to list then you will be the first underbid. Other than die hard players,
the majority of players will not get started playing til later in the day. Get your daily chores finished,
work on some leveling and prepared to wait for a bit. It's new, it's exciting but unless you're working
on a realm first the game will be there tomorrow.

Many players will have 25 daily quests stocked up in their logs for turn-in at the beginning. This will
give you a small jump on the competition but it isn't going to be heartbreaking not to have them.
Most of the trainers the main capital cities will allow you to start your Mists of Pandaria professions.
Another option will be to have your characters sitting in Dalaran ready to start training. The
The majority of players will be in the main cities auction houses and trainers so Dalaran should again be relatively barren.

If you're looking for your fishing realm first. Have your bags emptied and ready to go. Since you can
get points for fishing everywhere I'm suggesting to be at the back end of the water in the sewers
of Dalaran. Many fishers will be at the front end of the waters. And if need be you have an
easy vendor spot just inside the inn if your bags get full. With the Giant Sewer Rat being a drop in
the area this gives you added incentive to fish here.

Fishing poles will no longer be required to fish in Mists of Pandaria (are we using our swords to fish?)
but still bring your plus skill fishing poles to give you an added advantage. If you fished your profession
to maximum before it won't add much, but you also want to look good when you get your fishing
realm first.

Last but not least. Have fun. This is a train ride up and down hills in the next 72 hours. Be prepared to
enjoy the ride, curse at the ride, and cry during the ride. But it is going to be enjoyable. If you let the
ride be fun.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Hype Hype Hype

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 3:44 PM

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Guess who???

11 days and counting until the opening of the gates of Pandaria. There is a slow buzz that is building in journals and trades. People are giving their lists of things to save. Items that they are suggesting to get rid of, and how to ride the wave of money making opportunity.

Here at camp JMTC we aren't all that different. We've been slowing unveiling items that we are suggesting to buy, and areas to explore for your next income source. But there is always a chance to sit back and relax for a moment, and look at what is important when it comes to the next expansion.

This expansion is going to see more investors and sellers at the start than ever before. Players are starting to become more educated when it comes to what to sell and who to sell it to. The game of gold goblin management has become that much more dangerous to your savings.

Setting a limit of investment is a wise idea. Whether it's a total limit or a limit based on the week. Discipline will become that much more important in the coming week and a half as players return, guild banks get cleaned out and items get dropped on the AH. Three very important things to remember when you're looking whether to invest or not.

1. Players with money have purchased much of what they need already.

Players who are wise when it comes to the leveling toons have already purchased a large amount of materials that they need to power level their new monks or new classes they choose to play when Mists of Pandaria open. Where odds and ends might be picked up by them, the majority of their investing and purchasing has already been done.

2. New money for new players won't be immediately used to buy luxury items.

Certain items such as Profession bags, Jewelry and Vanity items won't be in demand til the basic needs of new players are met. Remember when you first started playing and was looking for any way to make enough gold for your first mount? The majority of players will be in similar circumstances as they start their World of Warcraft journey. New players won't have the 20k to purchase their Mechano-hog until well after they have power leveled and began their own Auction House sales career.

3. Your items will ultimately sell, it's a game not only of intelligence but of patience.

Many gold goblins after the first week are going to become frustrated because their items didn't sell immediately. Whether it's this journal or others, players will take what they have learned and make their own investments. And they will immediately list items on the Warcraft auction house from the start. Looking for the quick turnover of materials and precious items. The more players that list items, the more chance there is to be undercut. So being patient and knowing the best place to strike is going to be essential to your sales strategy. It might be 6 months down the road before you are able to finish selling all of your collected items. Being patient will still bring you a good return on your investment.

4. We as investors can be wrong.

One of our goals when writing is to seem like this is a guaranteed strategy. The sad part of it is that we can be wrong. The crystal ball of expertise and past reaction by the auction house might not always apply to todays game. So it's a possibility that we could be wrong in our investments. That should not scare you off from investing, but use your own logic as well as what you read in the journals to decide whether it's a good strategy or not.

5. Have fun with all of this.

Whether you win or lose in your investments, this isn't the end of the game. Investment and gold making is just one part of a vast tapestry of enjoyment that will be found in Mists of Pandaria. So be prepared to enjoy the game and everything in it. Don't let one bad investment ruin your fun and steal your $15.00 from you.

Many people will get swept up in the hype of Mists of Pandaria. But taking logical practical looks at your investment strategy will pay dividends in the end.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Saturday Night Missive

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 7:00 PM

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Mommar here.

It's Saturday night and many players are just logging in after working through the day. Looking to improve their gear, grab that quick enchant. Finish up their weekly runs through raids.

Today is also the last day to work through the Darkmoon Faire quests til next month. This is the last month that you can get those extra 5 points that you need for your professions. Many others who finished up their Warcraft errands are enjoying a brilliant day outside (at least here at JMTC Central that's what we've been doing).

Soon it will be time to get back into some time consuming enjoyment that will be Mists of Pandaria. I set a goal early to try to get a Realm first on one of my toons. If you have been keeping up with the power leveling guides they have been gentle with a lot of the needs to max out. The big problem being needing to get up to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to get the recipes to max out the profession.

The next three weeks are going to be a good time to solidify your plans, and make sure that everyone on your team is of the same thought process. Early this week there was some supposition on whether you could get a team of 20-25 players together to help get a realm first for one player. As I was reading the comments I was thinking to myself that it would be a bigger difficulty to get 25 players to help one player than it would be to get a realm first.

As you run around your home cities this weekend. Remember to take in the sites and not just run from one place to another. Look for the subtle changes that are in different areas of the city. From looking at Pandas practicing Kung Fu, to where the trainer is to start your first steps towards pet battle immortality. The planning ahead you do now will become second nature on those first weeks that the gates to pandaland open. And will set you up to be top of the heap when the gold starts flowing into players pockets.

Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.

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Motivate the Gold Troops

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:16 PM

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Mommar here.

It's just a little bit over three weeks before the panda infestation begins. With this expansion pack there seems to be less of a feel of excitement than any of the previous ones. It could be the overhaul of the talent tree. Or the pet battles in the future. Or one of several parts of Mists Of Pandaria that are feeling a little lackluster to many.

For me and the house of JMTC, we are excited with the new expansion. I"m looking forward to new places to view. New lore to read and to enjoy and new character classes. But the one thing that does creep into view is motivation to make gold.

I'll be honest with you faithful readers. I could stop making gold and buy just about anything I want on the open market. I have done the route of giving gold to players, and buying items for everyone so they could enjoy. There is a mountain of materials in guild banks with my toons name on them ready to buy and sell at a moments notice. So making more gold is not a motivation buy itself.

What does motivate me is the thrill of the hunt. I enjoy finding deals and sharing it with other players (yes my gang of goblins that includes you). From the smallest deal to the deals that can rake in a large amount of gold for your coffers. It's what motivates me to continue and make gold (and give it away from time to time).

One of the big things that motivates me will be the Black Market Auction House. I was sorely disappointed when the Olympics in China gave the Spirit of Competition pet. For some strange reason I only got this pet on my hunter toon and not my main raiding toon. It was one of the few pets that I didn't have on my main, and I always was saddened that he didn't have it. The combination of all the pets was nice to see, but I've had many ask where I got the pet and if they could get it.

In theory the Black Market Auction House is supposed to make extremely rare items available. It's a very controversial subject because players who had earned these items the 'right way' will see them on others that just paid gold for them. Others welcome another chance to purchase mounts and pets that otherwise they would never be able to have for their collection.

This motivates me as it should you to make gold now. Having a goal of one or two items that are on your must have list will keep the gold making blood flowing. As your dragging through this months Darkmoon Faire dailies, and even through making gold through your professions. Keeping your goal in mind will get you through the grind.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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