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    I speak English, Southern, Bad English. Nothing else?

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    I am a native English speaker.

    I am proficient in German (written and spoken). I used to be close beinahe fliessig, but haven't had enough chance to practice recently. I used to be an annual visitor to Austria and Germany, so perhaps another trip to Innsbruck is needed.

    There was a time when I could read in Spanish, but that is long gone.

    I still manage to make a decent go of reading in Latin, but my writing skills are poor.

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    english
    read-depends
    write-depends
    speak- not always
    understand-can..

    bahasa melayu
    read-not always
    write-depends
    speak-everyday
    understand-of course

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    English (American)
    Read - very good
    Write - average
    Speak - average
    Understand - very good

    Bad English (American, USMC)
    Read - very good
    Write - average
    Speak - average
    Understand - very good

    Southern (American, Texan,Arkansas)
    Read - native
    Write - native
    Speak - native
    Understand - native

    Yankee (American, northern east coast)
    Read - average
    Write - some
    Speak - some
    Understand – very little

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    I can read French pretty well, but cannot speak it. 7 semesters of French 20+ years ago, with no immersion into a French speaking area means I have mostly forgotten how to speak/understand the language.

    WANT to learn Chinese...think Im going to buy the Rosetta Stone software and learn it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug View Post
    Only Australian, but can understand Scottish
    THAT WAS GOOD but I'll match you and throw in a little Irish, and Canadian also.

  7. #157

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    English - native speaker

    French - read write and speak enough to generally get by

    Spanish same as french

    Bulgarian - just starting to learn (long story)

  8. #158

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    Midwest American English
    Native

    German - had 2 years in college (47 years ago)
    Read - a little
    Write - a little
    Speak - a little
    Understand - very little

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    English Canadian born in French Quebec to British parents. Alcohol not withstanding, in order of having learned them:

    English (all three of Canadian, American and British)
    read-fluent
    write-fluent
    speak-fluent
    understand-fluent

    French
    read-almost fluent
    write-almost fluent
    speak-very good
    understand-depends on dialect/bičre (fair to fluent)

    Latin
    read-still remember some
    write-forgotten all
    speak-no one speaks Latin anymore
    understand-no one speaks Latin anymore

    Spanish
    read-very good
    write-very good
    speak-a bit rusty
    understand-depends on dialect/cerveza

    Spanish
    read-fair
    write-fair
    speak-fair
    understand-fair (wine helps)

    German
    read-very good
    write-good
    speak-good
    understand-rusty at first, goes to very good depending on brau

    Russian
    read-fair
    write-minimal
    speak-enough to get by
    understand-enough to get by (also depends on vodka)

    Mandarin
    read-almost none
    write-almost none
    speak-a little
    understand-barely

  10. #160

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    I speak one or two forgotten dialects.

    Portuguese
    Read - native
    Write - native
    Speak - native
    Understand - native

    Brazilian
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Angolan (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Mozanbican (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Cape-greenian (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    English
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    South African (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Australian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    New-Zealandian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    North American Republic Official language
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Spanish (Castellan)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Argentinian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Mexican (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Panamanian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Italian
    Read - acceptable
    Write - weak
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fairly

    French
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Belgian (One of the two Official languages)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Canadian (Quebeq Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    In fact, I cover all the American continent languages...

    A great parcel of the African continent Official languages...

    And a good deal of European "parlent".

  11. #161

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    Just English for me. I did take 2 years of German and can still pick up a few words and make some sentences here and there. I don't think I'd have too much of a hard time making my way around Deutschland

  12. #162

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    Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish: speak conversational only

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    I speak one or two forgotten dialects.

    Portuguese
    Read - native
    Write - native
    Speak - native
    Understand - native

    Brazilian
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Angolan (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Mozanbican (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Cape-greenian (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    English
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    South African (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Australian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    New-Zealandian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    North American Republic Official language
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Spanish (Castellan)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Argentinian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Mexican (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Panamanian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Italian
    Read - acceptable
    Write - weak
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fairly

    French
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Belgian (One of the two Official languages)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Canadian (Quebeq Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    In fact, I cover all the American continent languages...

    A great parcel of the African continent Official languages...

    And a good deal of European "parlent".
    That is awesome! I do believe you and I could wonder the planet and never run out of a place to buy a drink or get lost finding the bathroom!

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    bravofour did't think of one of yours. Well here are mine

    I guess English since I am from the US

    THAI
    Read 0
    WRITE 0
    Speak Nit Noi (a little)
    Understand Some

    Japanese
    Speak Skosi (A little)

    Army
    Read/Speak/Write/Understand 100% (Retired)

    and here is the one I think I have over others

    MORSE CODE
    Kind of confusing to read Dits and Dahs ._.
    Copy in my prime 28 GPM (Groups per minute/140 characters per minute)
    Speak Yes I can voice code
    Understand 100%

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    English
    English
    Read - fluent
    Write - fluent
    Speak - fluent
    Understand - fluent

    French
    Read - a little
    Write - non!
    Speak - a little
    Understand - a little

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    I speak one or two forgotten dialects.

    Portuguese
    Read - native
    Write - native
    Speak - native
    Understand - native

    Brazilian
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Angolan (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Mozanbican (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    Cape-greenian (Official Language)
    Read - Excellently
    Write - Excellently
    Speak - Excellently
    Understand - Excellently

    English
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    South African (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Australian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    New-Zealandian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    North American Republic Official language
    Read - fluently
    Write - fluently
    Speak - fluently
    Understand - fluently

    Spanish (Castellan)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Argentinian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Mexican (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Panamanian (Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Italian
    Read - acceptable
    Write - weak
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fairly

    French
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Belgian (One of the two Official languages)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    Canadian (Quebeq Official Language)
    Read - fluently
    Write - fairly
    Speak - fairly
    Understand - fluently

    In fact, I cover all the American continent languages...

    A great parcel of the African continent Official languages...

    And a good deal of European "parlent".
    Now this is the man I want to go on holiday with...

    Thomas

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    Born in States, parent Hungarains, learned Hungarian first. Picked up English from neighbor kids by time I entered Kindergarten.

    Hungarian
    Speak - Fluently
    Read - very well
    Write - very well
    Understand - Fluently

    English
    Speak - Fluently
    Read - Fluently
    Write - Fluently
    Understand - both American and Southern

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    Quote Originally Posted by CappyTom View Post
    Now this is the man I want to go on holiday with...

    Thomas
    Done deal!!

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    English is my native language and I know some Bosnian. I'm learning slowly and right now my vocabulary is mostly polite phrases and a few other important things like "volim te" (I love you)...
    You see, I have a Bosnian girlfriend who was a doctor in her country. She, on the other hand, speaks 6 languages and understands several others....yes, I'm out of my class...but I like it

    BTW - Since I started attempting to learn a second language I have grown to have a great deal of respect and admiration for those who do know more than one.

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    Well I guess my Morse Code is the strangest of them all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    Done deal!!
    Now I just got to get this past my wife...

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    Quote Originally Posted by CappyTom View Post
    Now I just got to get this past my wife...
    That's a problem you have to work out aaaaaall alone, my friend. When do I start to pack?! Where do we go?!

    Donde vamos, nińo?
    Voulez vous allez ou, mon ami?
    Para onde queres ir, caro amigo?
    Amici, a lei dove andare a vacanze?

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    That's the trick...getting past me wife.

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    That's a problem you have to work out aaaaaall alone, my friend. When do I start to pack?! Where do we go?!

    Donde vamos, nińo?
    Voulez vous allez ou, mon ami?
    Para onde queres ir, caro amigo?
    Amici, a lei dove andare a vacanze?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CappyTom View Post
    That's the trick...getting past me wife.
    A few tips.
    First, train a sentence backwards, like: "Hello, darling, just arrived."
    The sentence will be: "Devirra tsuj, gnilrad, olé!"
    Second, pack your thing in a light manner - small backpack or travelling luggage, as you might have to run for it.
    Third, leave the house moving backwards, saying the sentence.

    It will confound her to think that you are actually entering the house
    You might have to pay some therapy in the long run... but we'll always have Rome, or Istanbul, or... wherever!

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    English: well good enough for reading novels, rules and speaking with my customers at work
    German: Well, huh yes nut there are some really strange people here who have a rather curious dialect.
    Ruhrpott: yepp I can speak and understand that dialect....I am born here

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    English - native

    Spanish - Conversational/limited

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    At the moment I only speak English decently as that's my native language.
    I can speak the odd sentence in Welsh, Japanese, Korean and Basque but am yet to spend dedicated time to learning the languages.

    I'm planning on setting some time aside in the later half of this year to teach myself a language properly.

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    I speak English, some German, and a little Japanese.

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    English, moderate German reading level, and a little Japanese, some Spanish with a horrid El Salvadoran accent.
    Was fluent in American Sign Language, now I am probably not conversational level any more.
    When I was living in the UK I was the designated translator when we were up in Glasgow.
    I can say things in Italian that are basically cursing and not much use other wise.

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    Spanish: Native speaker

    English: I lived 10 years in the US doing my PhD, so I would say I'm very fluent

    Italian& Portuguese: I can understand it and read it

    French: I can read it -- although I can't understand most of what I'm reading

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    Greek - Native
    Read - Fluent
    Write - Fluent
    Speak - Fluent
    Understand - Fluent

    English - Proficient
    Read - Fluent
    Write - Fluent
    Speak - Fluent
    Understand - Fluent

    Italian - Very Good
    Read - Very Good
    Write - Very Good
    Speak - Very Good
    Understand - Very Good

    French - Good
    Read - Good
    Write - Average
    Speak - Good
    Understand - Good

    Romanian - Average
    Read - Average
    Write - Beginner
    Speak - Average
    Understand - Good

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    Italian, native
    Read - excellent
    Write - almost excellent
    Speak - very good
    Understand - excellent

    English
    Read - good
    Write - fairly good
    Speak - good
    Understand - very good

    JavaScript (Unity)
    Read (by mind) - good
    Write - good
    Speak - one does not simply speak JavaScript...
    Understand - fairly good

    Does JS count as a very modern language? :P

    Anyways, it's awesome to see so many multilingual people. And congrats to Blackronin and lang! :O

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    as im told frequently my my other half

    rubbish


    speak: fluent
    understand : fluent

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    Klingon: Fluent
    Latin: can read but not speak
    Elf: can write but not speak
    German: can read but I don't understand what it means.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gallo Rojo View Post
    [..]
    German: can read but I don't understand what it means.
    I liked that one...

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    French:

    Read - A little
    Write - A little less
    Speak - Some (enough to get by on holiday/ wine buying trips to the Ardeche region)
    Understand - Some (see above)

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    German
    Read-Yes
    Write-Yes
    Speak-Yes
    Understand-Yes

    Croatian
    Read-Yes
    Write-Yes
    Speak-Yes
    Understand-Yes

    English
    Read-Yes
    Write-Yes
    Speak-Yes
    Understand-Yes

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    French
    Read - native
    Write - native
    Speak - native
    Understand - native

    English
    Read - fluent
    Write - fluent
    Speak - fluent
    Understand - fluent

    Spanish
    Read - some
    Write - little
    Speak - some
    Understand - conversation

    Know to say "Thank you" in 16 languages.

    Use to know Morse when I was in the army but know it is dusty.

    And I know some Japanese, Italian, German, Arabic, Italian, Russian.

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    Portuguese
    Read - Native
    Write - Native
    Speak - Native
    Understand - Native

    English
    Read - Almost Fluent
    Write - Almost Fluent
    Speak - Almost Fluent
    Understand - Almost Everything

    Spanish
    Read - Some
    Write - Some
    Speak - Nothing
    Understand - More or Less
    Last edited by Nick_ace; 12-19-2012 at 13:46.

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    Olá e bom jogo ŕ todos!

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    Serbian: native.

    English and Russian I can speak, read and write not so bad.

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    English
    Read- fluent
    Write - fluent
    Speak - fluent
    Understand - fluent

    French

    Read - very little
    Write - very little
    Speak - limited phrases
    Understand - limited phrases

    Korean
    Read - none
    Write - none
    Speak - very little, basic greetings and directions and commands.
    Understand - very little - see above for speaking.

    Vietnamese
    Read - none
    Write - none
    Speak - very little, some basic phrases
    Understand - none

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    French : Native

    English : Fluent

    Portuguese :
    Read : Little
    Write : Little
    Speak : Little
    Understand : Little

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug View Post
    Only Australian, but can understand Scottish
    Made me think of this skit (Burnistoun S1E1 - Voice Recognition Elevator - ELEVEN!):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ

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    English -- Native tongue

    Russian
    Read-fluent
    Write-nearly fluent (my spelling is off)
    Speak-fluent
    Understand-fluent

    Serbo-Croatian
    Read-Proficient
    Write-not quite proficient (again, spelling is the trick)
    Speak-Proficient
    Understand-Proficient

    French
    Read-Proficient
    Write-not quite proficient (again, spelling is the trick)
    Speak-Proficient for everyday use (no major business deals!)
    Understand-Proficient for everyday use (no major business deals!)

    German
    Read-Limited
    Write-Limited
    Speak-Limited
    Understand-Limited

    Latvian
    Read-Limited
    Write-Please don't make me!
    Speak-Limited
    Understand-Limited

    And now the "Dead Languages" -- learned for that long-ago Archaeology/Ancient History degree.

    Latin
    Read-Proficient
    Write-No. Just...no.
    Speak-No. Just...no.
    Understand-No. Just...no.

    Ancient Greek
    Read-Proficient
    Write-No. Just...no.
    Speak-No. Just...no.
    Understand-No. Just...no.
    Last edited by Gnaeusmorosus; 01-19-2013 at 05:48. Reason: Left out the Dead Languages!

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    Geordie: Neybotha amalmost purrfect.
    Northumbrian: Can speak it but you have to roll your R's when in Rothbury.
    Yakka: Ah cowped m'creals azah waz gannin tappy lappy doon the lonnin.
    Yorkshire: (a little) Cumbye lad, there's truble at t'pit.
    Lancashire: (even less) theor's truble at t'mill yee knowze.
    West Country: Eye can't reed an eye can't write but eye can driv'a'traktor.
    Scottish: On yonder hill theyre stands a coo, if'its not theyre its awah the noo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    Geordie: Neybotha amalmost purrfect.
    Northumbrian: Can speak it but you have to roll your R's when in Rothbury.
    Yakka: Ah cowped m'creals azah waz gannin tappy lappy doon the lonnin.
    Yorkshire: (a little) Cumbye lad, there's truble at t'pit.
    Lancashire: (even less) theor's truble at t'mill yee knowze.
    West Country: Eye can't reed an eye can't write but eye can driv'a'traktor.
    Scottish: On yonder hill theyre stands a coo, if'its not theyre its awah the noo.
    If you can do those you must be able to do some Nottinghamian.
    Ony dunt myther me now serry, caus wer gunteravus snap.
    Rob.

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    Rob I wont bother you and I do hope you enjoy your nap.

    I can read it, understand it but can't speak it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    Rob I wont bother you and I do hope you enjoy your nap.

    I can read it, understand it but can't speak it.
    Almost perfect, and I can see where you went wrong.
    Snap is in fact our food.
    Rob.

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    Neil,
    As Rob says, Snap is frequently used around the UK to refer to a bite to eat. Originally it referred to a packed lunch carried by coal miners (in a tin that 'snapped' shut) nowadays it means food in general.

    John.

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