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Theosophical Society / Krotona Dec 27, 2018 1:46:37 GMT

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So continuing to look into this Theosophical Society / Krotona, to find out its history, about the people, see what it is all about.

One problem with Esoteric / Occult groups is that they are often aligned with the Right, or they claim to be apolitical, which makes them also aligned with the Right.

Maybe this one is not that way?

So continuing to look into this Theosophical Society / Krotona, to find out its history, about the people, see what it is all about.

One problem with Esoteric / Occult groups is that they are often aligned with the Right, or they claim to be apolitical, which makes them also aligned with the Right.

Maybe this one is not that way?

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Russian, 1831 to 1891. Co-Founded Theosophical Society 1875. It would be hard to over estimate her influence
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky

Hated Christianity. As such, also disliked Judaism.

Co-Founded Theosophical Society with Henry Steel Olcott ( lived until 1907) HQ for Theosophical Society was in India. Olcott was President of it up until his death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Steel_Olcott

Documentary About Blavatsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLN7poqjeDQ

"In November 1889 she was visited by the Indian lawyer Mohandas Gandhi, who was studying the Bhagavad Gita with the Keightels. He became an associate member of Blavatsky's Lodge in March 1891, and would emphasize the close connection between Theosophy and Hinduism throughout his life."

Hollywood Krotona Hangout
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXxzI0gL0z4

What is Theosophy?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1EsVhSiykE

Krotona
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krotona

built in 1912, on 10 acres, a community, included sometimes Mary Astor and Charlie Chaplin.

The Hollywood Krotona building located at Primrose and Vista Del Mar was erected in 1919.

Seems to be an apartment building now, either this 2130 address, on the viewer's right. Or by the sign, the parking lot.
www.google.com/maps/@34.1089942,-118.3235501,3a,37.5y,26.62h,89.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1erANZPZDdxXxR4eZ_XGig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Vista Del Mar and Primrose is here:
www.google.com/maps/@34.1093169,-118.3235018,3a,75y,152.52h,73.35t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sD9jnV4CinObvLg-jOEh8MA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DD9jnV4CinObvLg-jOEh8MA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D170.96922%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

Alice Baily, 1880 - 1949 was one of the early members
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bailey

about Hollywood Krotona
thenativelatourist.com/2014/05/krotona-hollywood-hills-hidden-theosophist-haven/

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Ever wonder about the mecca of Moorish homes up in Beachwood Canyon? From 1912 to 1924, a plot of land nested up in the Hollywood Hills served as the national headquarters for the Theosophical Society. Named Krotona, the commune was a haven for followers of the mystical movement founded by Helena P. Blavatsky, whose principles included the promotion of unity across all sexes, colors, castes and creeds; compassion for all living beings and dedication to the “Divine Wisdom.”

The man behind the 10-acre community was Albert Powell Warrington, who transformed canyons into a secluded sanctuary for Theosophists, writes Hadley Hall Meares for Curbed LA. In her latest piece, she uncovers the history of Beachwood Canyon’s early bohemian colony:
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Here also, up behind the Hollywood Krotona, Cloistered Dominican Nuns
monasteryoftheangels.org/

www.yelp.com/biz/monastery-of-the-angels-los-angeles

Still a very widely read book, 1877
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis_Unveiled

full text?
www.theosociety.org/pasadena/isis/iu-hp.htm

www.amazon.com/gp/product/0835607291/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

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Headstone Circus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZYPAasu5y0

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Theosophical Society / Krotona Dec 27, 2018 1:48:06 GMT

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Okay, so this is the guy behind the Hollywood Krotona. A banker

Albert Powell Warrington
theosophy.wiki/en/Albert_Powell_Warrington

Close to Annie Besant

President of the American Theosophical Society, 1912 - 1920. Also involved in the move to Ojai.

Annie Besant
theosophy.wiki/en/Annie_Besant

born 1847, London

passed away just before her 85th bday, 1933

1927 purchased land for Happy Valley Foundation, Ojai CA.

Elected President of Theosophical Foundation 1907 ( succeeding Olcott )

Progressive Activist!

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Around the time of her marriage Annie visited some friends in Manchester, where she got into contact with both English radicals and the Irish Fenian Martyrs of Manchester. Through elderly lawyer William Roberts, much loved by the workers of Manchester for his unpaid work on their behalf, she became acquainted with the conditions of the urban poor. All this awakened her political and social consciousness.

After her marriage Annie began to support farm workers who were fighting to unionise and to win better conditions; her husband sided with the landlords and farmers.

During her marriage and soon after her separation, Annie began to lose her faith in Christianity and gradually fell into atheism and the Freethought movement, which sought to alleviate human suffering through education and social reform. In the summer of 1874 she became a member of the National Secular Society. In 1875, she would be elected as its vice-president. During this stage of her life she would become a remarkable supporter of freedom of thought, women's rights, secularism, birth control, Fabian socialism and workers' rights.

At the head of the movement was Charles Bradlaugh, who soon developed a close relationship with Besant. He was the editor of the radical newspaper the National Reformer and gave her a job working for it as a columnist and reviewer. During the next few years she wrote many articles on issues such as marriage and women's right to vote, trade unions, national education, birth control, and the abolition of capital punishment. At this time Besant also developed a reputation as an outstanding public speaker. Her first talk was on "The Political Status of Women" and it was a success, printed later as a pamphlet.

Besant began to lecture around the country, sometimes along with Bradlaugh, sometimes by herself, and soon became one of the most prominent champions of atheism and freethought in Britain.

Besant and Bradlaugh became household names in 1877 when they republished a pamphlet promoting birth-control by the American Charles Knowlton entitled The Fruits of Philosophy. The work claimed that in order to be happy, working-class families had to be able to decide how many children they wanted. The pamphlet was highly controversial and caused a real scandal, especially among the religious establishment. It was vigorously opposed by the Church and eventually banned as an "obscene work."

They were arrested and put on trial; charged with publishing material that was "likely to deprave or corrupt those whose minds are open to immoral influences." In court they argued that "we think it more moral to prevent conception of children than, after they are born, to murder them by want of food, air and clothing."

During the trial Besant was instrumental in founding the Malthusian League, which would advocate for the abolition of penalties for the promotion of contraception. She wrote and published her own birth-control pamphlet with a "less coarse" style entitled The Laws of Population. The idea of a woman advocating birth-control received wide-publicity. Newspapers like The Times accused Besant of writing "an indecent, lewd, filthy, bawdy and obscene book." They were both found guilty of publishing an "obscene libel" and sentenced to six months in prison. However, the conviction was quashed on appeal due to a technicality.

In spite of the legal victory, Annie had to pay a terrible price for the scandal. Rev. Besant used the publicity of the affair to file a case for the custody of their daughter Mabel. He was able to persuade the court that she was unfit to look after her on the grounds of Annie being an atheist, associated to infidel Charles Bradlaugh, and promoter of an indecent obscene pamphlet.

The loss of her two children caused her great grief. When they grew up, however, they both became devoted admirers of their mother.
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In the United States, Mrs. Besant purchased land in 1927 to establish the Happy Valley Foundation in Ojai, California. A school was not formed immediately, but with the efforts of J. Krishnamurti and others, the Besant Hill School of Happy Valley now operates on that site.

In the United States, Mrs. Besant purchased land in 1927 to establish the Happy Valley Foundation in Ojai, California. A school was not formed immediately, but with the efforts of J. Krishnamurti and others, the Besant Hill School of Happy Valley now operates on that site.

Theosophical Emblem
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Emb_logo.png

Besant Hill School ( Ojai ) lists Besant, Krishnamurti, and Aldous Huxley as founders
www.besanthill.org/

Besant was a Fabian Socialist
www.britannica.com/topic/Fabian-Society

www.iamnotastalker.com/2018/11/14/krotona-apartments/

www.rupertjulian.com/blog-archive/2016/8/a-brief-history-of-krotona-court

Kabbalah Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQiIi4GEZ3I

Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1895 - 1986
theosophy.wiki/en/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

theosophy.wiki/en/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

Annie Besant was a leftist. Maybe not the most radical, but a leftist, socialist, pro-contraception and family planning, and abortion, progressive educationalist.

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Theosophical Society / Krotona Dec 28, 2018 0:44:09 GMT

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So what more can I find out. Vice President Henry A. Wallace was part of the Theosophical Society, until resigned when he became part of the FDR Admin, probably for political reasons.

theosophy.wiki/en/Henry_A._Wallace

Helena Roerich
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Roerich

Roerich Pact
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roerich_Pact

Roerich
en.icr.su/

Theosophy In Times of War
www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1678-theosophy-in-times-of-war

Theosophy and the Second World War
www.filosofiaesoterica.com/theosophy-and-the-second-world-war/

Joined all US services, raised war bond money, criticized Gandhi for his pacifism. Criticize US for its neutrality.

Liberal Catholic Church
usreligion.blogspot.com/2013/07/theosophy-and-liberal-catholic-church.html

Theosophical Connection to the US Civil Rights Movement, through India, founding the Indian National Congress, 1885, and through Gandhi and the Gita, connecting then to MLK
usreligion.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-strange-theosophical-connection-to.html

Some criticism of Blavatsky. What they fault her for was common among occultists of that era, Steiner, Heindel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophical_mysticism

“The Fire and Light of Theosophical Literature”, by Carlos Cardoso Aveline

www.infowars.com/zeitgeist-2-theosophy-socialism-and-the-new-nwo/

INSTANT THEOSOPHY :- What is a Monad?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rln6fGTlXbE

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Theosophie.jpg

theosophy.wiki/en/Egregore

What is a Monad? - Computerphile Uses Haskil
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1e8gqXLbsU

Monad, drawing from Pythagoreans and from Leibniz
theosophy.wiki/en/Monad

Monad
blavatskytheosophy.com/what-exactly-is-the-monad/

Haskell Language
www.haskell.org/

Egregore
theosophy.wiki/en/Egregore

"The term Theosophy comes from the Greek theosophia, which is composed of two words: theos (god, gods, or divine) and sophia (wisdom). Theosophia, therefore, may be translated as the wisdom of the gods, wisdom in things divine, or divine wisdom."

"Theosophy, also known as Christian theosophy and Boehmian theosophy, refers to a range of positions within Christianity which focus on the attainment of direct, unmediated knowledge of the nature of divinity and the origin and purpose of the universe. They have been characterized as mystical and occultist philosophies.[1] Theosophy is considered part of Western esotericism, which believes that hidden knowledge or wisdom from the ancient past offers a path to enlightenment and salvation.

The foundation of Christian theosophy is usually attributed to the German philosopher Jakob Böhme.

In 1875, the term "theosophy" was adopted and revived by the Theosophical Society, an esoteric organisation which spawned a spiritual movement also called Theosophy.[2] In the twentieth century, theosophy became the object of study for various scholars of Western esotericism.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy_(Boehmian)

theosophy.wiki/en/Monad

usreligion.blogspot.com/search/label/Theosophical%20Society

Blavatsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLN7poqjeDQ

The Irony of Apoliticism in Theosophy | Socialism, Communism, and Globalism (2018)
theamericanminvra.com/2018/04/12/the-irony-of-apoliticism-in-theosophy-socialism-communism-and-modern-globalism/

Theosophical Socialism, Rohit Mehta
www.theosophy.world/resource/ebooks/theosophical-socialism-rohit-mehta

Theosophical Socialism - Rohit Mehta , 1937, full text online 505 pages

Occultist Identity Formations Between Theosophy and Socialism in fin-de-siècle France
in Numen
Author: Julian Strube 1

brill.com/abstract/journals/nu/64/5-6/article-p568_568.xml

www.theosophical.org/publications/1606

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophical_Society

theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Neoplatonism

duronaqueda.blogs.sapo.pt/a-deusa-isismitologia-595232

Isis
pedemacarrao.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/isis-unveiled-penny-golledge.jpg

Neo-Platonism
theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Neoplatonism

duronaqueda.blogs.sapo.pt/a-deusa-isismitologia-595232

Theosophy
any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, especially the movement founded in 1875 as the Theosophical Society by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907).

www.krotonainstitute.org/about/

Joy Mills
www.krotonainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/JM-edit-new-bkg.pdf

Joy Mills, lived till 2015, President till 1974
theosophy.wiki/en/Joy_Mills

This I believe is Fascist and Evil:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_AM%22_Activity

Joy Mills
www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/2561#

Secret Doctrine 100 years later with Joy Mills ( videos )
theosophy.world/resource/secret-doctrine-100-years-later-joy-mills

Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891.
The key to theosophy. : An abridgement / edited by Joy Mills. (1972)

Dark star rising : magick and power in the age of Trump / Gary Lachman. (2018)
"Did positive thinking and mental science help put Donald Trump in the White House? And are there any other hidden powers of the mind and thought at work in today's world politics? In Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, historian and cultural critic Gary Lachman takes a close look at the various magical and esoteric ideas that are impacting political events across the globe. From New Thought and Chaos Magick to the far-right esotericism of Julius Evola and the Traditionalists, Lachman follows a trail of mystic clues that involve, among others, Norman Vincent Peale, domineering gurus and demagogues, Ayn Rand, Pepe the Frog, Rene Schwaller de Lubicz, synarchy, the Alt-Right, meme magic, and Vladimir Putin and his postmodern Rasputin. Come take a drop down the rabbit hole of occult politics in the twenty-first century and find out the post-truths and alternative facts surrounding the 45th President of the United States with one of the leading writers on esotericism and its influence on modern culture."

Madame Blavatsky : the mother of modern spirituality / Gary Lachman. (2012)

Lachman writes extremely good books!

A dark muse : a history of the occult / Gary Lachman. (2005)

www.amazon.com/Dark-Muse-History-Lachman-2004-12-29/dp/B01FIXKD7I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1545956382&sr=8-3&keywords=A+dark+muse+%3A+a+history+of+the+occult+%2F+Gary+Lachman.

"The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence. In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion, the futuristic occultism of the fin de siècle, and the deep occult roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry."

Annie Besant : a biography / Anne Taylor (1992)

The key to theosophy. : An abridgement / edited by Joy Mills. (1972 by Blavatsky )

Krishnamurti, 7 minutes video
theosophy.world/resource/what-spiritual-life-j-krishnamurti

From the outer court to the inner sanctum / Annie Besant. ( she has lots of books, most published by Theosophical Society )

The ancient wisdom : an outline of theosophical teachings. (1966, Annie Besant, 7th edition )

Joy Mills
www.krotonainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/JM-edit-new-bkg.pdf

The Search For Truth ( good stuff about Theosophical thinking )
www.theosophical.org/teachings/the-search-for-truth

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Theosophical Society / Krotona Dec 29, 2018 0:50:11 GMT

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So trying to learn as much as I can now about this Theosophical Society. Will need to read books, but I am already reading all the books I can.

Founded in 1877, lots of bad press about it since. But remember, the main problem with Esoteric Groups is that they are either of the Right Wing, overtly or covertly, or they are New Age Lint Head groups.

Well, it was Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society which first encouraged Gandhi to ignore the Christian Missionaries and read the Gita. And it was his deciding that it should not be read as a literal prescription, which resulted in his doctrine of non-violence.

And then during two world wars the Theosophical Society had its members joining every branch and sub branch of the US Armed Services, criticizing Gandhi for his pacifism, and criticizing the US for its neutrality.

California has lots and lots of Esoteric - Occult groups.

But the Theosophical Society had Charlie Chaplin and Aldous Huxley.

That is a very long way from being represented by imbeciles like John Travolta and Tom Cruise.

So this Richard Smoley was the editor of the awesome but short lived San Francisco based Gnosis Magazine.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosis_(magazine)

Smoley is a completely straight arrow and completely level headed, and he has written many most interesting books.

The Shamanic Vision
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_KmST_11o

Richard Smoley: Magic and the Occult
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh8ahm7BSzU

www.theosophical.org/ts-network/friends-of-the-ts

So the world wide HQ is in India, where the group was started.

The US HQ is in Wheaton IL, about 40 miles West of Chicago.
www.google.com/maps/@41.8861038,-88.1068741,3a,15y,268.41h,89.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snaznNr4mw5ovM1xIObKlDw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DnaznNr4mw5ovM1xIObKlDw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D327.40002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

And then they have a place in San Francisco. I believe it is this 809 Mason St.
www.google.com/maps/@37.7910805,-122.4107254,3a,37.5y,280.77h,83.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWKNi00rPG3RdSfGIXZMhoQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

I believe Smoley is speaking to us, 2018, from the San Francisco address.

But this is done from Wheaton
www.theosophical.org/programs/lectures

www.theosophical.org/programs/events-workshops-and-retreats

www.theosophical.org/ts-network/order-of-service

The Theosophical Society : the history of a spiritualist movement / Jeffrey D. Lavoie (2012)
The California experience : a literary odyssey / [edited by] Warren A. Beck (1976, deals with lots of stuff, but Krotona between the wars )

The key to theosophy : being a clear exposition in the form of question and answer of the ethics, science and philosophy for the study of which the Theosophical (1968, written by Blavatsky, but I think edited by others since )

The Arsenal Of Democracy (December 29th 1940)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oI-xc7XbWA

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Theosophical Society / Krotona Jan 11, 2019 23:11:52 GMT

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So some accumulated info, mostly videos:

The Sexual Mysteries - Beyond Good and Evil (pt 1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ebyjgfliU

And yes we do have all 4 parts. Says this was given at the Theosophical Society in the Hollywood Hills. ?? Can't be the old Krotona. Maybe it is this Annie Besant Lodge?

www.yelp.com/biz/besant-lodge-los-angeles

2560 N Beachwood Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90068

www.google.com/maps/@34.1169869,-118.3215753,3a,37.5y,60.22h,95.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLDMQ5Hw1kDOZaoCEfZ7vLw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Feminism Literature and Cake
femlitcake.wordpress.com/tag/annie-besant/

Annie Wood Besant (1847–1933) ( usually the Theosophical Society, to me at least, comes across as asexual. You find this in Blavatsky, Heindel, and Steiner. But Annie Besant was a fierce crusader for contraception and labor organizing.

embryo.asu.edu/pages/annie-wood-besant-1847-1933

And then this, written by Phil Hine
enfolding.org/a-thousand-kisses-darling-sex-scandal-and-spirituality-in-the-life-of-charles-webster-leadbeater-iii/

enfolding.org/author/phil/

Then we have this Aleph Tav, seemingly OTO associated.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZ3vWn1bF6wos5WR8n0skQ/videos?disable_polymer=1

Joe Bonamassa - "Sloe Gin" - Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvvgZMGp5Uo

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Theosophical Society / Krotona Jan 11, 2019 23:41:44 GMT

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So continuing:

We have the four parts about Kenneth Grant and his Egyptian Typhonian Magic. Grant being a successor to Crowley, with his Nu-Isis Lodge in London, 1955 to about 1975, his work may be a sex magick high water mark.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN8XpcU_6mo

Here we have the Irish Times talking about the Universal Co-Masons, the first to admit a woman. They still say they are the only. And they say Annie Besat brought them from France to the UK, and I guess to the US as well.
www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/sex-and-the-secretive-masons-1.2602115

And then about the Liberal Catholic Church
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Catholic_Church

Video:
www.thelccusa.org/messages-from-our-bishop/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE40AjdVYx8

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jewishvoiceforpeace.org/

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