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prowess |
英勇，勇敢：superior, courage |
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prowl |
潜行于，巡游以猎取食物，徘徊：roam through search of prey |
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prude
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过分正经的人：一个过分关心自己是否得体、谦逊、或正确的人：greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally |
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prudish
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明智的：wisdom, judiciousness, wise；小心谨慎的，审慎的：circumspection
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prudent
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过分守礼的：prudery
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prune
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梅干：plum dried；修剪；修正
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pry
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刺探，打听：inquire closely, curiously；
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pseudonym
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假名，笔名：fictitious
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psychology
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心理学：science mental process and behavior；心理战术：subtle tactical action influence
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pucker
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撇（嘴），（使）收缩：contracted
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puckish
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淘气的，顽皮的：mischievous, impish
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puerile
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幼稚的，不成熟的：immature
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puissance
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权力：power
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pulchritude
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美丽：beauty
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pulverize
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将…研磨成粉；将…彻底摧毁：complete end
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pun
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双关语：humorous
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punctilious
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注意细节的，一丝不苟的：attentive details
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pundit
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权威人士，专家：opinions authoritative
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pungent
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辛辣的，讽刺的：use of wit cause hurt feelings
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puny
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微小的，弱小的：inferior size, weak
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purity
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纯净；纯洁，纯在：clean, morally pure
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purlieu
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常去的地方：socializing；临近的地区：adjoining region
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purloin
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偷窃：steal
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purvey
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（大量）供给，供应：supply
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pusillanimous
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懦弱的，胆小得令人鄙视的：timidity
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quack
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骗子医生，江湖郎中：pretender
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quaff
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大口地喝：drink heartily
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quail
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胆怯，畏缩：fear, cower
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qualify
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限定：reduce general；使有资格，使有能力：make competent
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quandary
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困惑，窘境：perplexity, doubt
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quarantine
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隔离：isolation
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quarry
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采石场：stone is obtained；目标，猎物：pursuit
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quash
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镇压，阻止：put a stop to
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quaver
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发颤音：quivering voice
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quell
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压制：suppress；使平静，使安静：pacify
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quench
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熄灭：put out；使满足：put a complete end to
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querulous
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抱怨的，爱发牢骚的：complaining
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quibble
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吹毛求疵：criticize, cavil；牵强之词：微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议，小反对：minor objection
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quiescent
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平静的，静止的：quiet, inactive
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quixotic
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不切实际的，空想的：more by ideals than by reality
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quota
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配额，限额：proportional
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quotidian
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每日的，平凡的：commonplace
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rabble
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混乱的人群；暴民；下层群众：disorganized crowd of people
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rabid
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狂热的，不冷静的：fanatical
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racy
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活泼生动的：vigorous
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raffish
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低俗的：crudeness
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raffle
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垃圾，废物：discarded, useless
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rage
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暴怒：violent anger
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ragged
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衣衫褴褛的：threadbare clothes；凹凸不平的，不光滑的：not smooth
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rail
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猛骂，猛烈抨击：revile or scold
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rakish
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放荡的，行为不检的：lowered moral character
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ramble
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漫步，漫游：move aimlessly；漫谈，长篇大论（并经常离题）地说或写：without a topic
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rambunctious
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喧闹的，骚乱的：noisy
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ramshackle
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摇摇欲坠的：ready to collapse
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rancor
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敌意，深仇：ill will
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random
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随机的，随意的：lacking pattern
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rankle
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激怒：cause anger
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rant
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（尤指长时间的）训斥，责骂：angry scolding；怒吼：noisy, angry or violent manner
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rapacious
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食量大的，贪食的：huge appetite；过度贪婪的：covetous
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rapport
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和睦，友好：friendly relationship
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rapprochement
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和睦，友好：cordial relations
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rapscallion
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流氓，恶棍：evil
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rapt
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狂喜的，狂热的：pleasurable emotion；全神贯注的：deeply absorbed
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rash
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使稀薄：make rare
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rarefy
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草率的，仓促的：lack caution
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raspy
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声音刺耳的：harsh；容易生气的：easily irritated
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ratify
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（官方地）认可，批准：official acceptance
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ratiocination
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推理：thought processes
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ration
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定额供应量，配给量：amount allotted；按比例分配：share or portion
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rational
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合乎逻辑的：logical；理性的：based on reasoning
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rave
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狂热赞扬：exaggerated display of affection；（发疯般的）怒吼：talk as if in delirium
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ravel
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解开，松开：separate strands；阐明：clarity by separating；使纠缠，使复杂化：tangle
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ravish
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使陶醉，使沉迷：overcome with emotion
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raze
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摧毁，粉碎：destroy completely
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react
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做出反应：in response
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reactionary
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反对改革的，极保守的：opposition to progress
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怒斥，训斥：criticize
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reap
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收割，收获：receive
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reassure
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使安心，打消疑虑：restore to confidence
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rebuff
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严词拒绝：reject
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recalcitrant
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顽抗的，不顺从的：resistance defiance
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recant
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撤回，放弃，改变：withdraw a statement
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recessive
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（基因等）隐性的，由隐性基因控制的：does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele；内向的，内敛的：not comfortable around people
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recidivate
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回到原先的习惯，尤指重新犯罪：return to criminal habits
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reciprocate
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往复运动：forward and backward；报答，回报：return
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reckless
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不考虑后果的，大胆鲁莽的：careless
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recluse
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隐士：lives away；隐居的，不爱社交的：withdrawal from society
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recoil
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退却，畏缩：shrink back
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reconcile
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使和解，协调：harmony
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recondite
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深奥的，难解的：difficult to comprehend
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reconnoiter
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侦察，勘查：make a preliminary inspection
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reconstitute
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重建，（尤其是通过加水）使复原：restore by adding water
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reconvene
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重新集合，重新召集：gather or summon again
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rectitude
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正直：moral integrity
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recumbent
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躺着的：lying down
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recuperate
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恢复（健康或力量），康复：recover health
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redolent
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芳香的：fragrance
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redoubtable
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杰出的，值得尊敬的：worthy of respect；可怕的：arousing fear
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redundant
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多余的，冗余的：exceeding necessary
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reel
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感到眩晕：from being twirled around；蹒跚地走路：swaying from side to side |
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