tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88387871783447446772024-02-19T19:09:21.397-06:00All These ThingsQuilts, Kids and Choosing to Make a Difference Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499962588988035057noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838787178344744677.post-88934443130975010992016-08-21T19:33:00.000-05:002016-08-21T19:33:26.376-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't written a post in months. I'll be honest. Blogging is fun but it is a lot of work. I made a big decision and decided to direct my efforts into having a business Facebook page. I can reach thousands of people rather than a small group. I guess I would say my intention is encouraging spreading kindness. I can do that better with the Facebook page. So...if you haven't already, go to Facebook and like my page, Marla's Pieces. While I have loved this blog, I want to do more by spreading our work. I hope to see you on Marla's Pieces and remember, kindness matters.</span></div>
Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499962588988035057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838787178344744677.post-3146398148665259542016-01-24T16:43:00.000-06:002016-01-24T16:43:55.940-06:00No Mojo<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It has been too long since I have posted a blog. It's been a tough couple of months. I can't blame it on being too busy. I can't blame it on the weather. All I can say is I've been in a funk. It all started in November with my brother being sick and diagnosed with a brain tumor. He passed away in early December. Thanksgiving was somewhere in there. I'm not sure exactly where. </span></div>
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We flew to DC to spend the actual holiday with the East Coast Welches. Joel, Cara, Simon and Darcy had their first Christmas as a family in their own home. They were sweet to share it with us and give us a week long much needed diversion.</div>
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Since then, motivation hasn't struck. My focus went out the window. Mojo? Not here either. I need to get going though. There are many things waiting to be done. So today is the start. I'm finding the groove again. Somewhere.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">For now, it sits on a cute little shelf in the room. I really should just throw it away. Your sewing room can get so messy with little effort. Yep. That is what I should do. Just put it in the trash. But....what if <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it really did end up at my house for a reason?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I love batiks...but not as much as my sister loves batiks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I received a thank you recently from a mom whose daughter had recently been in the hospital. This was her second daughter to receive a quilt. Not that you ever want your child sick and in the hospital, but the girls were having fun comparing their quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Blogging takes a lot of time. It gets put at the bottom of my list of "to dos". That being said, I always am glad when I get something posted. It has been a ridiculously long time since I have posted and my goal is to do much, much better! That being said, I have my excuses ready. Simon and Wesley. If you can't use them for an excuse who can you use??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We recently received a thank you from a mom whose three week old baby was in the hospital for three days. Ooh. Only three weeks old. That has got to be really tough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We also received a thank you from a family. It has really touched me and I want to share it with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I want to send you a <u>huge </u>thank you for your selfless and kind time you put into your quilts given to the Peds at LMH. We rushed our 21 month old to the ER on 2/17 who was later admitted to the peds unit with pneumonia. I was immediately brought to tears when they bought the quilt in and I still get choked up when I tell family and friends of your group and the work you do. We hang the quilt on the crib--</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Our son loves the bright colors and the fish on the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">What a beautiful thank you!! We don't do what we do for the thank yous, but when you get one, it reminds me why I started this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to leave you with a picture that touches my heart. Recently Simon and his daddy came to meet Wesley. Joel was able to snap this quick picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So last week the local paper ran a story on Pieces. A kind friend nominated me for a series called Only In Lawrence. It celebrates unsung heroes who are making a difference in our area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A friend told me you are a big deal if you make it above the fold of the newspaper. I call it a very slow news day. Lots of nice people have had positive comments. Thanks everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another piece of good news...we are now at 840 quilts delivered to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Pediatric Unit!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are lots of groups out there that donate quilts or other items to those in need. Lots of people call the quilts they give "charity" quilts. While what they are doing is a good thing, I have never cared for that term. In fact, I would have to admit I really don't like it when talking about Pieces. I don't think of what we are doing as charity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You could call these love quilts. Or you could call them comfort quilts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Recently I ran across a quote that stuck in my mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"Kindness" has many synonyms: words like love, service, or charity. But I like the word "kindness" because it implies action. It seems like something you and I can do. Acts of kindness reach both the giver and the receiver, enlarging the souls of both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't have said it better. It says exactly what I feel. I guess you can call the quilts what you feel comfortable with. To me they are kindness quilts. They are something we choose to do. And just for the record? We have chosen to donate 800 quilts. Isn't that awesome??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like you to meet a special little girl. Her name is Emma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good news is Emma is now healthy and back home. Guess what she got at the hospital? Besides getting well, she got a quilt! Mom says they were very surprised and they love the quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You've probably heard that about the time you have things under control, life happens. That is so true! Rather than focusing on that, I would much rather focus on some of the wonderful quilts we have given to some awesome kids!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think this is a great group of quilts. I hope you enjoyed looking at them. It is hard to pick a favorite! I made the pictures bigger this time. Let me know if you like those better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt is darling--even if the pictures are terrible. Hopefully three kids have new quilts that they are enjoying now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a cool fall themed quilt. The pictures? Terrible too. I promised to show you quilts, not good pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are heading into the season with lots of flu and respiratory problems. We are trying to get lots of quilts ready for the hospital. We always hope we have too many. That means not as many kids were sick.</span></div>
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Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499962588988035057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838787178344744677.post-63374302342421176602014-10-06T21:46:00.001-05:002014-10-06T21:46:27.539-05:00October Quilts<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It has been far too long since I have posted on this blog. I had promised myself I was going to do so much better! But Greg and I took an anniversary trip to Jamaica (it was heavenly). Not long after we got back, we flew to Las Vegas with our two sons. The girls stayed home, so it was just the four of us. Frankly, that is probably good they stayed home. They might have been appalled at how silly the four of us acted! What fun we had!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is the end of August and it is hot. The grass and flowers want some rain and did I mention it is hot? The only thing to do is go to your sewing room and make quilts! Let's look at some of the latest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am so proud of the quilts that we give to the kids. They are so fun to look at, the quilting and fabric is so pretty, and since we wash them before taking them to the hospital, they are soft and great to snuggle with. Everyone involved truly puts a piece of themselves in every quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This has been one crazy summer. We've been gone almost as much as we've been home. That means a lack of time to blog. Today starts the catching up on blogging. In July, we spent a week with Joel, Cara, and Simon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Shortly before we left, Cara mentioned her favorite quilt to me. Her mom made it and Cara latched onto it. She took it to college with her, to New Jersey where she and Joel lived after getting married, and now to Washington, DC. She loves to snuggle in it and it is her comfort quilt. However, she mentioned she was afraid to wash it anymore because some of the stitching was coming undone. I took a quick look. This quilt was all hand pieced and hand quilted. (Way to go Edie!!) I grabbed my needle and thread and tried to fix the loose spots. I am sure I didn't do the neatest work, but I think she can now wash it when she wants. I think it is an amazing quilt and the love Cara has for it is heartwarming. One thing that interested me about the quilt was the corners. There seemed to be something hard, almost like a very small rock inserted in the quilt before the binding was attached. They were all placed in the same spot in each corner. They were very similar in size but not quite the same. Questions started buzzing in my mind. Cara assures me she is going to ask her mom about it. Hint, hint. As soon as I find out the answer, I'll update you. In the meantime, it is a wonderful quilt, Edie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have a treat for you today. Our local quilt guild has a program called Warm Kids Quilts. Any member who is interested makes a child's quilt and can donate it to the guild. Deb, a long time member, then will take the quilts and donate them to several organizations. She is very kind to often share some of them with Pieces. I wanted to show some of them to you today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The last quilt is also from a guild member, but she's also a member of Pieces. Kelly quilts some of our tops for us. She actually pieced this one on her longarm machine and then quilted it. Now that is using her machine to the max!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And what would this blog be without ending with a picture of Simon?</span></div>
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Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499962588988035057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838787178344744677.post-29220797545106460752014-07-07T21:26:00.000-05:002014-07-07T21:26:46.554-05:00My Grandmother's Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Recently Greg and I went to visit my mom for a few days. We had a wonderful time visiting and being lazy. I was able to sew lots on my hexies which I loved. I also had a chance to see my grandmother's quilt in person.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My grandmother made it from my mother and her sister's clothing they had outgrown. We determined it is about 74 years old. My aunt used the quilt on her bed but it is in perfect condition. There are no worn or faded spots, no stitches coming loose and no wear and tear on the binding. It looks as if it has never been touched. It felt so soft. I wanted to just snuggle up in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My own hexies? Well, they are coming along well at a pace that is somewhat similar to a snail's. I'll plan on giving you a sneak peak soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I received an email from Debbie at the hospital a few days ago saying they had been busy and only had four quilts left. Could they please have some more? Sure!! I took a nice stack to them that afternoon so their supply has been refreshed and hopefully they will have what they need for a week or two! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There was a small sack waiting for me when I delivered the quilts. The sack contained some fabric, some batting and a note. Carol had left those for us in the hopes that we could use them to continue providing quilts to the pediatric patients. Her note said her grandson had been in the hospital and received one of our quilts. The first thing he did when he arrived home was to proudly show his grandma his quilt. She says he snuggles with the quilt and will always treasure it. How sweet and thoughtful her note and supplies are! Thanks Carol!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This bright quilt has a very graphic nature to it. I really like the straight line quilting on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And finally, this is another scrappy quilt. The white sashing and border pulls it all together and gives it a modern look. This is one time have small scraps is certainly an advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Our first donation of quilts to Lawrence Memorial Pediatric Unit occurred on May 28th, 2010. I guess this means we recently passed a milestone. Four years ago I never would have imagined we would be still continuing to donate quilts. Four years and over 700 quilts later, I can't imagine anything I would rather be doing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Greg and I spent last week with the East Coast Welch family. Cara had some traveling to do for work so we helped Joel and Simon hold down the fort while she was gone. I took along my hexie project and Simon enjoyed counting them, jumping over them and stacking them. Even Simon thinks they are cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have some great quilts for you to see. The week before we left, I took a stack of quilts to the hospital to insure they would not run out while I was gone. We have officially donated 700 quilts now. How incredible is that? On to the new quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Spring is finally here! Warmer weather, sunshine and blooming flowers make us all happier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I saw a woman I know at a social event last week. She told me that her fourteen month old son had been in the hospital for eight days. She said the nurse brought in a wonderful quilt to give them. They were so excited. When she saw the letter the parents receive she was so surprised to see my name. She told me that the quilts mean so much to the parents and children. What we are doing is an amazing thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of amazing, wait until you see the quilts I have for you today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Great things are happening around here. I saw a robin and several cardinals in my yard. They know spring is close so that gives me hope! I also received a beautiful email today.</span></div>
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I just wanted to write a note and let you know how very appreciative my son and our whole family is for the quilt you donated to LMH! When our nurse delivered it I got all teary. We could feel the love you quilted into it.</div>
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My son is 12 years old and was in the hospital for 5 days while being treated for a bad asthma episode. He used your quilt every one of those days and continues to sleep & watch tv with it while he recovers at home.</div>
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Thank you so much for such a generous donation. Everyone that I show it to gushes about how beautiful it is and how kind you and your group are. (We received a red-white-and-blue starry quilt!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I checked with Lindsay and she was very willing to let me share her sweet email with all of you. If you are a regular follower of this blog, you know we don't do this for the thanks we get. We do it because we get far more than we give. For anyone that is new to the blog, you may not know how this group and its mission started. I have a chronic disease called Multiple Sclerosis. I had to stop working several years ago and I needed a purpose. I was trying to figure out what that was going to be when my husband suggested I take my love of quilting and make it my purpose. I decided to do exactly that. A couple of friends said they would like to help. I called my sister and told her she was going to help and the rest is history. My sister thought I had lost my mind but she was a trooper and jumped right in head first. We had no fabric and no funding but we pooled what few resources we could come up with. Over time we started getting donations of fabric scraps from people that didn't want them. We still have no funding but we do have generous people who will give us their leftover fabric. We are rich indeed, life is good, and I have a purpose--a larger one than I had ever imagined. I thought originally I would make five or six quilts and be done. With all the wonderful people who help we are very close to donating our seven hundredth quilt. Yes that is 700 quilts. Isn't that amazing? As I said, life is good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I think that was a nice group of quilts. It is hard to pick a favorite but as my husband always reminds me there is a child out there that will love the quilt he or she receives. Seven hundred quilts are a lot of quilts. I still wake up every morning and I can't wait to get to the quilt room to get started. Thanks for checking out our quilts and sharing this remarkable journey with us. See you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Those are some great quilts! It never fails to amaze me what we can do with scraps of fabric that someone generously gives us. Most of the time they are pieces that are left over from someone's project and they just want to pass them on to someone who can use them. We love them! You can see what they can become!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've had several requests for more pictures of Simon. It will be hard, but I will do my best to show you more pictures! Ok, it won't be that hard!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago, Simon's head came into contact with a chair. The chair won and Simon had to get 8 stitches. It wasn't very much fun, but Oreos and watching a video on mom's phone helped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is definitely winter in Kansas. If you live here, you know what to expect--the unexpected. We can be 60 degrees one day and below freezing the next with blowing snow. Guess which it was this week. Yep, blowing snow. I had fourteen inches at my house. What do you do when you have fourteen inches? Well, you look out the window a lot but there is really only two things you can do. You have to make soup and sew away the day! Curling up with a quilt and a good book will work in a pinch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The ladies in our little group are doing awesome things. We need to catch up on looking at some quilts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Whew! That was a lot of quilts!! Lots of times I mention who pieced or quilted each quilt. In truth, lots of people are involved in each quilt. From assembling a kit, to sewing, to quilting, to binding and to adding a label, there are lots of steps to completing these quilts. Everyone likes to do a particular part of the quilt and that is what makes it fun. There's something very easy about just doing the part you like. Can you tell I'm really into that idea? I do want to mention that a lot of our bindings are sewn by Beth. She is one of the original few that jumped in on this project from the beginning. Thanks for all the hand sewing, Beth!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for looking!</span></div>
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