| Title |
Acupuncture: Material relating to Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (Cambridge University Press,1980) |
| Reference |
SCC2/292 |
| Covering Dates |
1976–1985 |
| Extent and Medium |
Paper |
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| Content and context |
The material was found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, following his death in 1995. |
| Index Terms |
| Medical Sciences |
| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/292 contains: |
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Copy of a letter from A. K. Marcham of the East Asian History of Science Trust, Cambridge, to Major F. Townson of Barley, Hertfordshire, about payments for checking galley proofs.
Creator: Marcham, A. K.
1 document; Paper. |
2 Apr. 1980 |
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2
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Letter from Dr. Janet P. Plummer of the Department of Anatomy, University of Hong Kong, about a trip to China, including discussions with Chinese doctors on acupuncture.
Creator: Plemmer, Janet P.
1 document; Paper. |
3 Apr. 1980 |
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3
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Letter from Paul Clifford of Cambridge University Press, about plans for promoting 'Celestial Lancets' in the U.S.A. and Canada, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Clifford, Paul; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper. |
7 Jan. 1980–17 June 1980 |
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4
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Letter from Dr. Goro Achiwa of Kyoto, Japan, requesting a copy of 'Celestial Lancets', and Joseph Needham's notes of other people requiring a copy.
Creator: Goro Achiwa; Needham, Joseph.
7 sheets; Paper. |
1980 |
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5
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Note from Julie Taylor and David Ford of [?], thanking Joseph Needham for his 'great works'.
Creator: Taylor, Julie; Ford, David.
1 document; Paper. |
24 June 1980 |
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6
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Typescript list of people to receive complimentary copies of 'Celestial Lancets'.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1980 |
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7
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Letter from Helen Beddow of Cambridge University Press, about the publication date and publicity for 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Beddow, Helen.
1 document; Paper. |
9 July 1980 |
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8
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Letter from Dr. Alexander Macdonald of Bristol, about 'Celestial Lancets' and other matters relating to acupuncture, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. Other matters discussed include McDonald's plan to write a book on acupuncture for lay people; acupuncture meridians; 'bronze men' to show acupuncture points.
Creator: Macdonald, Alexander; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
22 Aug. 1980–6 Sep. 1980 |
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9
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Correspondence with Dr. Omura Yoshiaki of 'Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research, The International Journal', about a visit to the Needham Research Institute in Cambridge. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Omura; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. The letters also discuss Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's election to the editorial board of the journal; reviews of 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Omura Yoshiaki; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper. |
9 Sep. 1980–26 Nov. 1980 |
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10
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Letter from Mei Wen-Fang [??? / Mei Wenfang] of East Asia Books and Arts Co., London, about a lecture to promote 'Celestial Lancets', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Mei Wen-Fang; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
2 July 1980–7 July 1980 |
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11
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Reprint of an article by Archimedes A. Concon entitled 'Energetic Concepts of Classical Chinese Acupuncture', ('American Journal of Acupuncture', January-March 1979).
1 document; Paper. |
1979 |
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12
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Letter from Dr. Felix Mann of London, about the publication of 'Celestial Lancets' and his efforts to help with publicity, and related document. The related document comprises a copy of an 'occasional letter' sent to doctors who have attended Mann's acupuncture courses.
Creator: Mann, Felix.
2 pieces; Paper. |
Jan. 1980–29 Sep. 1980 |
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13
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Two letters from Helen Beddow of Cambridge University Press, about the promotion of 'Celestial Lancets', and related document. The related document is a typed plan prepared by Press' New York branch for the promotion of the book there.
Creator: Beddow, Helen.
3 sheets; Paper. |
23 July 1980–15 Aug. 1980 |
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14
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Copy of a letter from Gregory Blue of the East Asian History of Science Library, Cambridge, to Michael Kenward, Editor of the 'New Scientist', about the publication of an excerpt from 'Celestial Lancets', and related documents. The related documents comprise a note from Michael Salt to Blue, about a telephone call received from the 'New Scientist' on the subject; letter from Richard Fifield of 'New Scientist', stating that they had received permission to publish the excerpt.
Creator: Blue, Gregory; Salt, Michael; Fifield, Richard.
3 sheets; Paper. |
5 Nov. 1980–13 Nov. 1980 |
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15
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Letter from the Rt. Hon. Lord Franks of the Wellcome Trust, thanking Joseph Needham for a gift copy of 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Franks.
1 document; Paper. |
29 Oct. 1980 |
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16
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Correspondence with Elizabeth Hall, Editor of a new magazine entitled 'Human Nature', and the scope of the magazine and a possible contribution from Joseph Needham. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Hall; copy of 1 letter from Needham.
Creator: Hall, Elizabeth.; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
26 Jan. 1977–22 Apr. 1977 |
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17
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Letter from Dr. Kuang Cheng Ho of the Institute for Advanced Studies of Acupuncture, New York City, U.S.A., about the journal, 'Acupuncture Abstracts' and other matters. Other matters discussed include meeting with Joseph Needham in the 1950s in Singapore; a forthcoming visit to Cambridge. The documents also include a brochure for the journal.
Creator: Kuang Cheng Ho.
4 sheets; Paper. |
27 Jan. 1979 |
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18
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Letter from G. T. Lewith of Standish, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, describing a period of time spent in China studying acupuncture and expressing a wish to meet Joseph Needham.
Creator: Lewith, G. T.
2 sheets; Paper. |
24 May 1979 |
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19
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Letter from Maria Froggatt of Cambridge University Press, about an Italian translation of 'Celestial Lancets', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Froggatt, Maria; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
14 Nov. 1980–26 Nov. 1980 |
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20
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Cutting of a 'Guardian' article entitled 'Just twidle your ear and you'll kick the habit', about the use of acupuncture in the treatment of addictions.
1 document; Paper. |
23 Dec. 1980 |
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21
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Two letters from Wing-Kwong Tse [??? / Xie Yongguang] of the Chinese Acupuncture Rsearch Society, Hong Kong, about the Society's 50th anniversary and the possible contribution of a paper by Joseph Needham. One of the letters is addressed to Lu Gwei-Djen and the other is to Needham. Attached to the letters is a photocopy of a «???» article entitled «?????» [Li Yueh Se Phi Yao / Li Yue Se Pi Yao], (29 September 1980).
Creator: Tse Wing-Kwong.
3 sheets; Paper. |
29 Sep. 1980–29 Oct. 1980 |
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22
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Letter from Prof. Manfred Porkert of the University of Munich, Germany, thanking Joseph Needham for a copy of 'Celestial Lancets' and discussing receipt of volumes in the 'Science and Civilisation in China' series.
Creator: Porkert, Manfred.
1 document; Paper. |
12 Dec. 1980 |
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Letter from Dirk Van Nuffel of Brussels, Belgium, asking for Joseph Needham's advice on the commencement of his study of Chinese, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. Van Nuffel explains that he is an acupuncturist and phychotherapist, who has become 'more and more interested in 'things Chinese''.
Creator: Nuffel, Dirk Van; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
16 May 1983–24 May 1983 |
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Letter from Mrs. Sybil Riley of Cambridge, thanking Joseph Needham for a talk [on acupuncture?] and accompanying a typed extract from Kenneth Walker entitled 'The Story of Medicine', (London, 1954), relating to the history of medicine in China.
Creator: Riley, Sybil.
3 sheets; Paper. |
2 Feb. 1981 |
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25
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Invitation and brochure for the 2nd International Acupuncture Scientific Meeting of the Korea Acupuncture Association, March 1981.
1 document; Paper. |
1981 |
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26
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Letter from Dr. Stuart Fleming, of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., about his work on a review of 'Celestial Lancets' for the 'MASCA Journal', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Fleming, Stuart; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
27 Jan. 1981–6 Mar. 1981 |
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Letter from Dr. Felix Mann of London, accompanying a copy of his 'Occasional letter', providing news from the acupuncture news for doctors who have attended Mann's acupuncture courses.
Creator: Mann, Felix.
4 sheets; Paper. |
Jan. 1981 |
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28
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Letter from Mary Ellen Zorbaugh of the Traditional Acupuncture Foundation, U.S.A., inviting Joseph Needham to the Foundation's First Annual Congress, and copy of a reply from Gregory Blue on behalf of Joseph Needham. The documents also include a leaflet describing the Foundation and the 'Journal of Traditional Acupuncture'.
Creator: Zorbaugh, Mary Ellen; Blue, Gregory.
4 sheets; Paper. |
18 Feb. 1981 |
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Letter from Dr. Lily Cheung in London, about her acupuncture practice and her wish to further her research in the field of acupuncture, and related document. Attached to the letter are typed details of an acupuncture course arranged by Cheung at Zhong Shan Medical College, Guangzhou, China.
Creator: Cheung, Lily.
3 sheets; Paper. |
2 Jan. 1981 |
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Correspondence between Cambridge University Press and Lu Gwei-Djen, about a Japanese language edition of 'Celestial Lancets'. The correspondence comprise a letter from Maria Froggatt of the Press; copy of a letter from Lu to Frogatt; letter from Irena Jeziorska of the Press.
Creator: Froggatt, Maria; Lu Gwei-Djen; Jeziorska, Irena.
3 sheets; Paper. |
4 Mar. 1981–24 Mar. 1981 |
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Letter from Victor Meally of County Dublin, Eire, commenting on 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Meally, Victor.
2 sheets; Paper. |
23 June 1981 |
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Circular letter from Rotraud Weidenfeller of Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, about the publication of a work by G. Stux, N. Stiller, R. Pothmann and A. Jajasuriya, entitled 'Lehrbuch der Klinischen Akupunktur'.
Creator: Weidenfeller, Rotraud.
1 document; Paper. |
Sep. 1981 |
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33
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Typed list of books on opiates prepared for two lectures. Joseph Needham has marked the document 'pharm lect, 1 Dec 81'.
1 document; Paper. |
1 Dec. 1981 |
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34
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Pages from a bookseller's catalogue advertising, J. Bischko (Ed.), 'Handbuch der Akupunktur und Aurikulotherapie', (Heidelberg, 1976), and related note.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1976 |
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Copy of a letter from Helen Morris of Cambridge University Press, to William D. Willis of the Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, U.S.A., responding to a request to reprint material from 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Morris, Helen.
1 document; Paper. |
11 Dec. 1981 |
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36
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Letter from Jerrold G. Stanoff of Rare Oriental Book Co., Aptos, California, U.S.A., asking Joseph Needham if he wishes to purchase a Chinese woodblock illustration of the acupuncture meridians, and photocopy of the illustration.
Creator: Stanoff, Jerrold G.
2 sheets; Paper. |
3 Apr. 1982 |
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37
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Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by Andrew Webster on the 'Incorporation of Acupuncture into Orthodox Medicine'. Needham has marked the notes 'HPS/Wellcome Unit, 11 May 82'.
4 sheets; Paper. |
11 May 1982 |
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Letter from Dr. Jean Choain of Lille, France, asking Joseph Needham to comment on his paper 'Structural analysis of the system of the eight auxilliary tracts'. On the reverse of the letter is an English translation.
Creator: Choain, Jean.
1 document; Paper. |
6 July 1982 |
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39
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Letter from Dieter Kuhn of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, about the proofs of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5' and other matters.
Creator: Kuhn, Dieter.
1 document; Paper. |
2 Aug. 1982 |
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40
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Typed 'Reading Notes on 'Celestial Lancets'' prepared by Nathan Sivin [?].
Creator: Sivin, Nathan.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1980 |
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41
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Letter from Hakim Mohammed Said of the Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan, about his work on Al-Biruni, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Said, Hakim Mohammed; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
28 Aug. 1982–21 Nov. 1982 |
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42
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Letter from Sarah Allan of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, inviting Joseph Needham to give an 'Early China Seminar', and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; list of 'Early China Seminars', 1981-1982; list of seminars planned for the November and December 1982.
Creator: Allan, Sarah; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
26 Oct. 1982–19 Nov. 1982 |
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Letter from Robin Monro of Research in Complementary Medicine, Cambridge, about his plan to build up a collection of research literature on acupuncture, and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Monro to Miss R. Tilden of the Wellcome Trust, London, setting out his plans for collecting and arranging the literature; letter from Prof. A. Rupert Hall of the Wellcome Trust, asking for Joseph Needham's opinion on the proposal; copy of a letter from Needham to Hall, supporting Monro's project.
Creator: Monro, Robin; Hall, A. Rupert; Needham, Joseph.
7 sheets; Paper. |
5 Oct. 1982–20 Nov. 1982 |
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Note from John W. Nawratil of [?], asking for a reprint of a paper 'The Why of the Needle - The Story of Acupuncture and Moxa', ('UNESCO Courier', 1982).
Creator: Nawratil, John W.
1 document; Paper. |
1982 |
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45
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Cutting of an 'Observer' article by John Silverlight entitled 'The point of the needle', about the background of acupuncture and his own experiences with the acupuncture treatment.
1 document; Paper. |
3 Apr. 1983 |
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46
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Cutting of a captioned newspaper photograph of a Japanese painting by Hakuin (1685-1768) entitled 'Ofuku's Moxibustion'.
1 document; Paper. |
1980–1985 |
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Letter from N. A. Hudleston of Harrogate, accompanying a cutting of a 'Radio Times' article entitled 'Fighting's the least of it', describing a television documentary about the daily lives and philosophy of some martial arts masters.
Creator: Hudleston, N. A.
3 sheets; Paper. |
May 1983 |
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48
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Letter from Dr. Colin Britton of the British Dispensary, Bangkok, Thailand, enquiring about the publication of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' volume on medicine.
Creator: Britton, Colin.
1 document; Paper. |
2 May 1983 |
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Letter from Jurgen Bachmann of Spenge, Germany, about his interest in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture and his desire to to postgraduate studies in China.
Creator: Bachmann, Jurgen.
1 document; Paper. |
19 July 1983 |
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Newsletter for the Association for the Promotion of Herbal Healing, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A. The newsletter has articles entitled 'The New Herbology: East Meets West'; 'Meetings with Remarkable People', describing the work of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen; 'International Congress on Tibetan Medicine'.
1 document; Paper. |
1983 |
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51
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Letter from J. Chang [?] of the Chengdu College of Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, enquiring whether any books or articles on acupuncture were published in the West, between the 17th and 19th centuries.
1 document; Paper. |
12 Aug. 1983 |
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52
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Notes.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1980–1985 |
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