It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

Seattle, WA - November 30, 2011 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, today celebrates the launch of Lineage II Goddess of Destruction; a complete overhaul of the franchise featuring the largest content patch to-date for free. Along with the launch of the Truly Free business model, NCsoft will open a new Lineage II server named after the Goddess of Destruction herself - Shilen - on November 30.

For those looking to revisit the game they started on or to jump into it for the first time, players can benefit from The Path to Awakening™, a new interactive web guide with in-game advice and level-specific rewards to help players immerse themselves in the game. For ardent players looking to accelerate their experience even further, the new Lineage II Exploration Packs, starting at $5 (available in the new L2 Galleria™ and the in-game L2 Store™), offer a convenient way to enjoy the game on their own terms.

The combination of a phenomenal content update, a new server and the new Truly Free model, which offers unhindered access and no account restrictions, Lineage II Goddess of Destruction is poised to over-deliver in every category.

The game and the new server will be available for players later today after its scheduled maintenance and service update are complete. More information on the Lineage II Truly Free business model and the Goddess of Destruction update can be found on the redesigned official game site: http://truly-free.lineage2.com/.

About NCsoft

NCsoft, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Aion®, Lineage®, Guild Wars®, and City of Heroes® franchises. Announced in August 2011, WildStar™ is the newest MMO being developed by internal team Carbine Studios. NCsoft West is a division of NCsoft that holds operating responsibilities for North America, Europe, South America, and Australia/New Zealand. More information can be found at http://www.ncsoft.com.

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Visit The NCsoft Store or the in-game Paragon Market at 12:01am PST, November 25, to get great deals on these Guild Wars and City of Heroes items.

Guild Wars

• Guild Wars Trilogy - Newcomers to Guild Wars can begin their adventures by purchasing the Guild Wars Trilogy for the reduced price of $14.99, a fifty percent savings of the regular price (download only)
• Guild Wars: Eye of the North - Existing Guild Wars players will be able to purchase the Eye of the North expansion for the special holiday price of $9.99

City of Heroes

• VIP Starter Kit - For those that have yet to don a cape or cowl, the VIP Starter Kit gives new crusaders or villains the opportunity to experience one month of VIP membership privileges for only $0.99
• Paragon Market Sales - Current players will be able to choose from huge discounts on a wide selection of buffs & boosters, enhancements, account services and more with discounts ranging from fifty to eighty percent off

These Black Friday sales will be ending on at midnight on November 28, so make sure to put Guild Wars and City of Heroes on your holiday shopping list before the sale ends!

Seattle, WA - November 14, 2011 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today revealed additional information on the accelerated player leveling offerings coming within LineageII's Goddess of Destruction, the largest update to the game in its history launching on November 30. Along with Lineage II's Truly Free business model offers, complete with no account restrictions - no zone, level (1-99) or player interaction restrictions, players will experience new website features including an innovative web-based leveling guide and item shop, enhancing all that Lineage II has to offer.

Lineage II player progression will now be heavily rewarded through levels 1-76 as part of Path to Awakening™, an exclusive leveling guide designed specifically for Lineage II. Along with bonus support items like buffs and time limited gear enabling accelerated progression through the game, Path to Awakening will provide players with interactive maps detailing recommended leveling areas as well. Players looking to speed their leveling experience can enter the newly christened item shop, the L2 Galleria, and purchase three levels of Exploration Packs.

New to Lineage II, Exploration Packs offer additional ways to accelerate game experience, each featuring support items like Luxury Cocktails, Super Minion Coupons, Blessed Spiritshots and more, each catering to specific play styles.

• The Discovery Pack - For the casual player who plays for short periods to discover Lineage II. This pack includes a sizable number of support items plus special bonuses including an R-grade Weapon Seal Scroll and an R-grade Top-Grade Life Stone designed to bring players more fun in short bursts of time.
• The Adventure Pack - For the determined player who likes challenges. This pack includes the bonus items from the Discovery Pack, an R-grade Weapon Enchant Scroll as well as other support items, designed to speed players ahead of most others on the way to Awakening.
• The Destiny Pack - For the Lineage II grandmaster intent on transcending the rest. Along with the bonus items from the Adventure and Destiny Packs, a huge number of support items and a special item that differs every month, players will receive a R-grade Unbind Scroll until the end of December.

Players will be able to prepurchase the Exploration Packs on November 23 in the L2 Galleria. As a seasonal promotion, players will receive valuable bonuses through December.

More information on the Lineage II Truly Free business model and the Goddess of Destruction update can be found here http://truly-free.lineage2.com/.

About NCsoft

NCsoft, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Aion®, Lineage®, Guild Wars®, and City of Heroes® franchises. Announced in August 2011, WildStar™ is the newest MMO being developed by internal team Carbine Studios. NCsoft West is a division of NCsoft that holds operating responsibilities for North America, Europe, South America, and Australia/New Zealand. More information can be found at http://www.ncsoft.com.

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