Sublime is a punk-rock band from California formed in the late 1980’s. Sublime means supreme, or not excelled. Therefore, the sun is sublime. One can quickly realize the extent of detail within the sublime sun. The large mushroom structure is in place of the sun’s forehead, signifying drugs among the band members. The skeleton is coming down from the magic mushroom because those are “Psilocybin” mushrooms, which is a poison. The skeleton signifies poison within the body by using the magic mushroom. The left side of the cheek also clearly shows skeletal parts within the sun that appears to be related to death. Underneath the forehead mushroom are depressing slanted eyes. The right eye is in the shape of a fish with its own skeleton directly above it. Above the left eye is a dead flower. These two objects signify the poison in the Ocean of California, related to death. On the right cheek is a devil, which obviously means he can kill you or your dreams. Next to the devil is a worm from what it seems to be from a tequila bottle, which if ingested creates psychedelic effects just as a magic mushroom does. If you look extremely close, you can see a small needle which clearly identifies more drug usage. The band was well known for the amounts of heroine usage among the lead singer, Bradley Nowell who unfortunately overdosed on Heroine. To the left, which creates the jaw-line of the sun is a knife. The knife is a silent but deadly weapon popularly used in California crimes. Finally, at the bottom of the sun, which is located on the chin portion, is a small peace sign which signifies there is still peace even though there is a large portion of death and drugs within the sun.
The sublime sun signifies several different derogatory meanings. The symbols within the sun clearly states death and psychedelic drugs. However, one could easily argue the meaning behind the different symbols within the sun’s appearance. The artist of who created the sun, most likely the lead singer of the band sublime, could have wanted the items in the sun because it meant something directly towards him or the entire band. The mushroom could easily signify nature and earth instead of psychedelic drugs. The skeleton could signify human structures instead of death. The dead fish and the dead flower could signify qualities of life instead of death. The knife could signify protection instead of violence. The needle could signify health instead of shooting up drugs. All these symbols could completely mean the opposite of what they are entitled to mean, to give us more thought about what our opinions are supposed to be.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Blog # 42: CANCUN 10
Thursday was our last “full day” in Cancun and we all wanted to make the best of it. After our morning walk to the Starbucks downtown we headed back up to our resort room to jump into our swimsuits. It was only 9:30 when we headed for the beach and the last thing on our mind was protecting our skin from the sun by wearing sun screen. We had no idea what kind of disaster was headed our way.
Before we walked out to the beach, we stopped at the ice machine to fill our cooler so we could keep our bottled drinks cold. As we were drinking and enjoying the sun rays we took many pictures of us on the beach. I even decided to hand craft a massive sea turtle in the tan sand. It took me approximately 30 minutes to create this masterpiece. I started with the huge shell and then created his head, fins, legs, and tail. This turtle was adorable. By passers walking by even took pictures of the creature. I decided to name the turtle sandy.
We were out on the beach for approximately 6 hours straight. We were drinking nothing but alcoholic beverages which means we were dehydrating ourselves. I started to feel my shoulders and back begin to burn from the dangerous sun rays. My sister and dad showed signs of early sunburn. By this point, sun screen was going to do us no good but we all decided to cake the lotion on our body.
It was getting to be about 4:30 PM and we decided to go upstairs to our room to clean up for dinner. We had plans to go to an authentic Mexican Restaurant and Mexican show that night with Max. We were excited because Max told us that it was like a Mexican Luau.
After we all got ready and waited in the lobby, my sister, dad, and I begin to start shaking with chills. We soaked up so much sun that a normal room temperature was frigid to our body. We were to the point of being miserable. My sister and I were dressed in evening dresses and we both ran upstairs to grab a jacket. I was relieved to have something on my shoulders because I was freezing and uncomfortable.
We traveled on a long bus ride to a horse stable where the show was going to be located at. We all ate dinner that consisted of Mexican tamales, enchiladas, tostadas, rice, beans, and everything you could think of a Mexican would fix. It was delicious! The Mexican show was somewhat boring. It really wasn’t my thing. We were all miserable from shaking with cold chills that we forgot to enjoy the show.
The show lasted an entire 4 hours! I thought I was going to die because I was to the point of hyperventilating. After we finally got to the room we all rushed to the aloe vera that was in our room so we could lather it on. We didn’t want to be miserable on the flight home so we did whatever we could to eliminate our chills.
Before we walked out to the beach, we stopped at the ice machine to fill our cooler so we could keep our bottled drinks cold. As we were drinking and enjoying the sun rays we took many pictures of us on the beach. I even decided to hand craft a massive sea turtle in the tan sand. It took me approximately 30 minutes to create this masterpiece. I started with the huge shell and then created his head, fins, legs, and tail. This turtle was adorable. By passers walking by even took pictures of the creature. I decided to name the turtle sandy.
We were out on the beach for approximately 6 hours straight. We were drinking nothing but alcoholic beverages which means we were dehydrating ourselves. I started to feel my shoulders and back begin to burn from the dangerous sun rays. My sister and dad showed signs of early sunburn. By this point, sun screen was going to do us no good but we all decided to cake the lotion on our body.
It was getting to be about 4:30 PM and we decided to go upstairs to our room to clean up for dinner. We had plans to go to an authentic Mexican Restaurant and Mexican show that night with Max. We were excited because Max told us that it was like a Mexican Luau.
After we all got ready and waited in the lobby, my sister, dad, and I begin to start shaking with chills. We soaked up so much sun that a normal room temperature was frigid to our body. We were to the point of being miserable. My sister and I were dressed in evening dresses and we both ran upstairs to grab a jacket. I was relieved to have something on my shoulders because I was freezing and uncomfortable.
We traveled on a long bus ride to a horse stable where the show was going to be located at. We all ate dinner that consisted of Mexican tamales, enchiladas, tostadas, rice, beans, and everything you could think of a Mexican would fix. It was delicious! The Mexican show was somewhat boring. It really wasn’t my thing. We were all miserable from shaking with cold chills that we forgot to enjoy the show.
The show lasted an entire 4 hours! I thought I was going to die because I was to the point of hyperventilating. After we finally got to the room we all rushed to the aloe vera that was in our room so we could lather it on. We didn’t want to be miserable on the flight home so we did whatever we could to eliminate our chills.
Blog # 41: CANCUN 9
During our Cancun trip, unfortunately we had a stormy day. Wednesday poured down rain the entire day. We expected that the rain would die down after our morning walk to the nearest starbucks location. After we drank our hot steamy lattes, the rain was still coming down harder than we had expected. To kill some time we went shopping at the gigantic mall that the starbucks was located in. We shopped, shopped, and did some more shopping. We were almost sick of shopping by this point because we have been there for almost 3 hours just going inside all the stores and blowing our money away.
The rain decided to finally calm down right around lunch time. We decided to walk back to our lovely new resort that we were staying at to grab some lunch. We ate at the all inclusive area of our resort. I wasn’t super hungry, but since it was free I decided to pig out! We then went to the travel agents desk to attempt and book a scuba diving excursion for Thursday since that was our last full day there. I knew I did not want to scuba dive on Wednesday since it was stormy and a bit cold. I went to the desk and was disappointed by the news I was told. The young Mexican man said that due to the inclement weather, all the activities were going to be pushed back to Thursday. I was upset because I knew if I did not scuba dive on Thursday, then it would not ever happen. I left disappointed, but my dad reassured to me that since he bought a timeshare the day before, that we would be traveling back to Cancun and that I would be able to scuba dive then! That reassurance from my dad made me super excited, because that meant he would be taking me on another vacation!
We did not do much on Wednesday because of the weather. It was almost a waste of a day! Since we couldn’t go to the beach and lay out on the sand, we decided to hang out together and spend some time with each other. I still had fun with my sister and dad by sharing old funny stories and laughing with each other. That is what a vacation is about, right?
Since Wednesday was St. Patricks day, we all decided to go downtown for dinner and some fun. We walked down to Margaritaville because we heard that was a fantastic place to go, especially for the green holiday. It wasn’t as fun as we expected because everyone was laying low and not being as obnoxious as I expected. Then I realized it was only 5:30. The real fun probably didn’t start until around midnight when all the party hoppers come out. We all were served a bright green margarita on the house and we all enjoyed that. After we ate dinner we shopped around that shopping area because we haven’t been to it yet.
It was getting late and we decided to head back that way we could get up early and head to the beach if the weather was going to allow us to.
The rain decided to finally calm down right around lunch time. We decided to walk back to our lovely new resort that we were staying at to grab some lunch. We ate at the all inclusive area of our resort. I wasn’t super hungry, but since it was free I decided to pig out! We then went to the travel agents desk to attempt and book a scuba diving excursion for Thursday since that was our last full day there. I knew I did not want to scuba dive on Wednesday since it was stormy and a bit cold. I went to the desk and was disappointed by the news I was told. The young Mexican man said that due to the inclement weather, all the activities were going to be pushed back to Thursday. I was upset because I knew if I did not scuba dive on Thursday, then it would not ever happen. I left disappointed, but my dad reassured to me that since he bought a timeshare the day before, that we would be traveling back to Cancun and that I would be able to scuba dive then! That reassurance from my dad made me super excited, because that meant he would be taking me on another vacation!
We did not do much on Wednesday because of the weather. It was almost a waste of a day! Since we couldn’t go to the beach and lay out on the sand, we decided to hang out together and spend some time with each other. I still had fun with my sister and dad by sharing old funny stories and laughing with each other. That is what a vacation is about, right?
Since Wednesday was St. Patricks day, we all decided to go downtown for dinner and some fun. We walked down to Margaritaville because we heard that was a fantastic place to go, especially for the green holiday. It wasn’t as fun as we expected because everyone was laying low and not being as obnoxious as I expected. Then I realized it was only 5:30. The real fun probably didn’t start until around midnight when all the party hoppers come out. We all were served a bright green margarita on the house and we all enjoyed that. After we ate dinner we shopped around that shopping area because we haven’t been to it yet.
It was getting late and we decided to head back that way we could get up early and head to the beach if the weather was going to allow us to.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Blog # 40: CANCUN 8
My sister and I did not stay at the beach for as long as we had planned. We had some “girl stuff” that we needed to talk about that we were saving especially for Cancun on the Beach when we were alone because we hardly ever get to talk anymore since we do not live together like we did last year at this time. We thought we were on the beach for what seemed forever and finally decided we better go to the room to get ready for the yacht ride with Max.
We got to the room and it was only 5:00 PM! I was upset because we could have enjoyed another hour of fun in the sun. Since this suite was so massive, I was able to get completely ready in one area of the suite while my sister got ready on the other side. I took a thirty minute shower because I knew I had plenty of time to get ready.
My dad was scheduled to get back at the room at 6:00 from playing golf with Manuel. I looked at the clock and it was already 6:30 PM. I went to find my sister in the massive suite to see if she knew why it was taking so long for dad and Manuel to play golf. We were a bit scared because for one thing we were in a different country and dad was with a guy he barely knew. Of course we thought the ultimate worse. I even called Manuel’s cell phone to try and reach them. To our luck, there was no answer on Manuel’s end. I was starting to freak out because it was getting closer and closer to 7:00 and our shuttle bus was going to be picking us up at 7:45 so we could be at the dock by 8:00 for our yacht excursion.
Five minutes until 7:00, I heard our door open and a man’s voice saying “hola!” Thankfully it was my dad! He walked in stumbling with a huge grin on his face. I knew he had fun, which was a relief for me. He said “wow that guy can drink”! I laughed in response. My sister and I nagged at how he was late. Now I know what it was like for them when I was always coming home late from parties.
When 7:45 rolled around we went down to the lobby to wait on our shuttle bus to take us to our destination of the yacht dock. We met Max there was as always greeted with a kiss on each cheek. It always catches me off guard because as Americans that is not how we greet each other. Since he is French, I just let him do his greeting the way he was raised to do it.
We arrived to the dock and were immediately given a servant. The short Mexican man asked what I wanted and I replied “Dos Chervezas” I knew that was what my dad was going to drink too because he is a huge beer drinker.
The yacht ride was extremely relaxing! We were hungry by the time we finished, so after the ride was over my dad, sister, and I walked downtown to find a delicious place to dine at.
We got to the room and it was only 5:00 PM! I was upset because we could have enjoyed another hour of fun in the sun. Since this suite was so massive, I was able to get completely ready in one area of the suite while my sister got ready on the other side. I took a thirty minute shower because I knew I had plenty of time to get ready.
My dad was scheduled to get back at the room at 6:00 from playing golf with Manuel. I looked at the clock and it was already 6:30 PM. I went to find my sister in the massive suite to see if she knew why it was taking so long for dad and Manuel to play golf. We were a bit scared because for one thing we were in a different country and dad was with a guy he barely knew. Of course we thought the ultimate worse. I even called Manuel’s cell phone to try and reach them. To our luck, there was no answer on Manuel’s end. I was starting to freak out because it was getting closer and closer to 7:00 and our shuttle bus was going to be picking us up at 7:45 so we could be at the dock by 8:00 for our yacht excursion.
Five minutes until 7:00, I heard our door open and a man’s voice saying “hola!” Thankfully it was my dad! He walked in stumbling with a huge grin on his face. I knew he had fun, which was a relief for me. He said “wow that guy can drink”! I laughed in response. My sister and I nagged at how he was late. Now I know what it was like for them when I was always coming home late from parties.
When 7:45 rolled around we went down to the lobby to wait on our shuttle bus to take us to our destination of the yacht dock. We met Max there was as always greeted with a kiss on each cheek. It always catches me off guard because as Americans that is not how we greet each other. Since he is French, I just let him do his greeting the way he was raised to do it.
We arrived to the dock and were immediately given a servant. The short Mexican man asked what I wanted and I replied “Dos Chervezas” I knew that was what my dad was going to drink too because he is a huge beer drinker.
The yacht ride was extremely relaxing! We were hungry by the time we finished, so after the ride was over my dad, sister, and I walked downtown to find a delicious place to dine at.
Blog # 39: CANCUN 7
Since my dad bought the timeshare, Max decided to invite my sister, dad, and I on a yacht ride that evening. It was only 1:00 PM and the sun was still shining, so we all went out to the beach to soak up the blistering sun rays. We all walked out to the bar to get some free drinks, and as a group we walked to the beach close by. This beach is the nicest beach in Cancun. Just before we headed to the beach, Max’s boss, Manuel stopped us and said that we should go back to our other dinky resort, pack our bags and head over to the Sunset Royal for the rest of our stay since my dad bought the timeshare. We couldn’t believe our ears! We were so happy that we were able to come to the Sunset Royal because in my own personal opinion, this was the nicest resort I have EVER been to in my whole life! I have traveled all over the world and we were asked to stay at the Sunset Royal for FREE because my dad bought a timeshare. How cool is that? I was so excited that I chugged my drink and headed over to hop into our awaiting taxi. I felt like a celebrity at this point! Before our cab had time to drive away, Manuel told all three of us that if we needed anything, all we had to do is tell the bartender that we were with “The Martin Family” and then we were golden!
As we arrived to our other resort to pack up our belongings, all three of us raced to our room to hurry as fast as we could. The faster we packed, the sooner we were able to be located at the nice resort, and the sooner we could go back to the beautiful beach of Cancun. I bet we were not at our resort for 15 minutes before we had everything packed up and ready. I just threw everything I owned in my huge suitcase and bolted out of the door ready to leave for the Sunset Royal.
We arrived at our new all-inclusive resort and was placed on the 4th floor. We had a beautiful room as expected and we quickly unpacked. Manuel showed up in our room to make sure it was okay for us. Then he asked my dad if he wanted to go golfing! My sister and I quickly answered for him and said “of course my dad would love that”. He deserved to go out with his new buddy. Besides, my sister and I wanted to lie on the beach and we both knew that wasn’t my dad’s “cup of tea.” He felt bad for leaving us, but we did not care because we knew we were going to soak up the sun in our bikinis with a umbrella drink in our hand.
After the fun in the sun was over, we all knew we needed to come back to our beautiful resort room to get ready for our luxurious yacht ride.
As we arrived to our other resort to pack up our belongings, all three of us raced to our room to hurry as fast as we could. The faster we packed, the sooner we were able to be located at the nice resort, and the sooner we could go back to the beautiful beach of Cancun. I bet we were not at our resort for 15 minutes before we had everything packed up and ready. I just threw everything I owned in my huge suitcase and bolted out of the door ready to leave for the Sunset Royal.
We arrived at our new all-inclusive resort and was placed on the 4th floor. We had a beautiful room as expected and we quickly unpacked. Manuel showed up in our room to make sure it was okay for us. Then he asked my dad if he wanted to go golfing! My sister and I quickly answered for him and said “of course my dad would love that”. He deserved to go out with his new buddy. Besides, my sister and I wanted to lie on the beach and we both knew that wasn’t my dad’s “cup of tea.” He felt bad for leaving us, but we did not care because we knew we were going to soak up the sun in our bikinis with a umbrella drink in our hand.
After the fun in the sun was over, we all knew we needed to come back to our beautiful resort room to get ready for our luxurious yacht ride.
Blog # 38: Song analysis
Our English class visited the local museum on campus to discuss in greater detail about to analyze a photograph. Honestly, I do not think the trip to the museum helped me necessarily on my essay, but could easily have helped a different student on their essay if they were in fact writing their essay over analyzing a photograph. Since I am writing my essay over high school cliques, I do not think the trip to the museum was significant for me.
Anyways, our class was assigned to make a play list of ten different songs that we liked and only pick one of those songs to analyze. There are millions and millions of songs out there to choose from and I am only allowed to pick ten? Oh my goodness this is going to be tough. Music is my life! I do not go a single day without listening to my iPod or to the radio. I listen to music to lower my stress levels, do homework, and I listen to music even when I drive my car.
The ten songs that I choose from my iTunes play list is as following: “Heavy” by Collective Soul, “Before Tomorrow Comes” by Alter Bridge, “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga, “Walk with me in hell” by Lamb of God, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, “Pour some sugar on me” by Def Leppard, “It’s my life” by Bon Jovi, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, “Dark side of the moon” by Pink Floyd, and “Badfish” by Sublime.
Out of those ten songs we are supposed to analyze in great detail. We are supposed to pick the song that represents us the most. Sublime, Collective Soul, and Def Leppard are my favorite bands, but which song can I choose from? I guess I will decide to analyze the Sublime song since I know more about sublime than any other band I have chosen from.
The song is titled “Badfish” because that is another named used for someone exposing someone else to heroine for the first time. Bradley Nowell battled drug addiction when he invented the band Sublime. He was the lead singer and a guitarist for the band. Unfortunately the band did not survive very long due to Nowell’s overdose on heroine.
If you really listen to the lyrics, you will quickly notice the song is about Nowell and his drug addiction. There are lyrics that say, “Lord knows I am weak, wont somebody get me off this tweek?” That section of lyrics quickly implies that the song is trying to kick addiction, with the “Big Blue Whale” being the actual drug in this song. The Big Blue Whale, is the “badfish.” Unfortunatley, for Nowell, he was not able to kick addiction from heroine by releasing this song.
The reason why I love this song so much is because it reminds me of my high school years. I would listen to this song while I was with my friends and it put me in such a great mood. I loved sublime so greatly that I inked the sublime sun on my ribs. It hurt, but it was well worth it!
Anyways, our class was assigned to make a play list of ten different songs that we liked and only pick one of those songs to analyze. There are millions and millions of songs out there to choose from and I am only allowed to pick ten? Oh my goodness this is going to be tough. Music is my life! I do not go a single day without listening to my iPod or to the radio. I listen to music to lower my stress levels, do homework, and I listen to music even when I drive my car.
The ten songs that I choose from my iTunes play list is as following: “Heavy” by Collective Soul, “Before Tomorrow Comes” by Alter Bridge, “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga, “Walk with me in hell” by Lamb of God, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, “Pour some sugar on me” by Def Leppard, “It’s my life” by Bon Jovi, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, “Dark side of the moon” by Pink Floyd, and “Badfish” by Sublime.
Out of those ten songs we are supposed to analyze in great detail. We are supposed to pick the song that represents us the most. Sublime, Collective Soul, and Def Leppard are my favorite bands, but which song can I choose from? I guess I will decide to analyze the Sublime song since I know more about sublime than any other band I have chosen from.
The song is titled “Badfish” because that is another named used for someone exposing someone else to heroine for the first time. Bradley Nowell battled drug addiction when he invented the band Sublime. He was the lead singer and a guitarist for the band. Unfortunately the band did not survive very long due to Nowell’s overdose on heroine.
If you really listen to the lyrics, you will quickly notice the song is about Nowell and his drug addiction. There are lyrics that say, “Lord knows I am weak, wont somebody get me off this tweek?” That section of lyrics quickly implies that the song is trying to kick addiction, with the “Big Blue Whale” being the actual drug in this song. The Big Blue Whale, is the “badfish.” Unfortunatley, for Nowell, he was not able to kick addiction from heroine by releasing this song.
The reason why I love this song so much is because it reminds me of my high school years. I would listen to this song while I was with my friends and it put me in such a great mood. I loved sublime so greatly that I inked the sublime sun on my ribs. It hurt, but it was well worth it!
Blog # 37: CANCUN 6
My dad was not sure at this point whether or not he wanted to buy a timeshare. I did hear him mention as we were walking to this room that he would want to do something like this because after his brother passed away it opened up his eyes that life is short and when you die, you cannot take your money with you. My dad makes good money at his job, but he never spends it on himself. I nodded my head completing agreeing that he needed to make his life as enjoyable as much as he could. My sister and I knew my dad loves to travel and buying a timeshare would make you want to travel even more.
The package that my dad was interested in included 10 free weeks in Cancun throughout 3 resorts. The two resorts that Max showed us and another resort that was an hour drive away. In addition, the timeshare included 5 free vacations anywhere in the world. All my dad and whoever went, would have to pay for the plane ticket and the rest was free because these resorts are all-inclusive, meaning that all food and drinks are completely free. After my dad used up those 10 free weeks in Cancun, he could still travel to Cancun but would have to again pay his airfare and the all-inclusive fee ($77/day). My dad would still get the suite because he would be a client. This deal sounded almost too good to be true. My dad mentioned that buying this would be really great for my brother who wants a destination wedding next fall. The entire wedding party would only have to pay their airfare and the all-inclusive fee. I thought that would be a great deal, and would allow more guest to come to the wedding because it would not be so expensive.
Max told my dad the price and he wanted $13,000 for the timeshare. That is a really good deal for all of the benefits included. My dad, being the stubborn man that he is, shook his head no and said “that’s too much.” Since Max’s income is based off of commission, he tried to work out a deal with my dad. After about an hour of negotiating, my dad finally came up with a price that suited everyone. They shook hands and made a deal. A champagne bottle popped and the entire room was clapping because “we made a deal.”
I was really excited for my dad that he bought a timeshare. This timeshare is for life. There is no deadline on when to use the trips. Once the trips have been used, we could still travel in the family down the line. My dad said that his children will inherit the timeshare. His wish was for us is to never sell it and it to be in the family forever. I am excited to travel with my dad in the future because of the all-inclusive resorts and the amazing suites we will be staying at.
The package that my dad was interested in included 10 free weeks in Cancun throughout 3 resorts. The two resorts that Max showed us and another resort that was an hour drive away. In addition, the timeshare included 5 free vacations anywhere in the world. All my dad and whoever went, would have to pay for the plane ticket and the rest was free because these resorts are all-inclusive, meaning that all food and drinks are completely free. After my dad used up those 10 free weeks in Cancun, he could still travel to Cancun but would have to again pay his airfare and the all-inclusive fee ($77/day). My dad would still get the suite because he would be a client. This deal sounded almost too good to be true. My dad mentioned that buying this would be really great for my brother who wants a destination wedding next fall. The entire wedding party would only have to pay their airfare and the all-inclusive fee. I thought that would be a great deal, and would allow more guest to come to the wedding because it would not be so expensive.
Max told my dad the price and he wanted $13,000 for the timeshare. That is a really good deal for all of the benefits included. My dad, being the stubborn man that he is, shook his head no and said “that’s too much.” Since Max’s income is based off of commission, he tried to work out a deal with my dad. After about an hour of negotiating, my dad finally came up with a price that suited everyone. They shook hands and made a deal. A champagne bottle popped and the entire room was clapping because “we made a deal.”
I was really excited for my dad that he bought a timeshare. This timeshare is for life. There is no deadline on when to use the trips. Once the trips have been used, we could still travel in the family down the line. My dad said that his children will inherit the timeshare. His wish was for us is to never sell it and it to be in the family forever. I am excited to travel with my dad in the future because of the all-inclusive resorts and the amazing suites we will be staying at.
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