CHAPTER 3
GENTLEMAN OF RIO EN
MEDIO
KARNATAKA CLASS 10 ENGLISH
SOLUTIONS PROSE GENTLEMAN OF RIO EN MEDIO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, NOTES,
SUMMARY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) The author of the “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” was
a) Willian Shakespeare b) JuanA.A. Sedillo
c) Marina de BeUagente d)
P.T. Narasimhachar
Ans: b) JuanA.A. Sedillo
2) This lesson is classified under the unit
a) Nativity b)
Compassion
c) Happiness d)
Science
Ans: a) Nativity
3) The important character of Hero of the lesson is
a) Juan A. A. Sedillo b)
Storyteller
c) Don Anselmo d)
Americans
Ans: c) Don Anselmo
4) Don Anselmo had the most of what
a) Talkative nature b)
Discipline
c) money d)
time
Ans: d) time
5) His house was small and wretched but
a) beautiful b) quaint
c) unpleasant d)
gnarled
Ans: b) quaint
6) The little _____ ran through his land.
a) creeper b)
snake
c) creek d)
shrubs
Ans: c) creek
7) The orchard was _____ and _______
a) gnarled and beautiful b)
small and wretched
c) big and unpleasant d)
wretched and quaint.
Ans: a) gnarled and beautiful
8) His coat was old, green and ______
a) nice b)
big
c) comfortable d)
faded
Ans: d) faded
9) One of his kin had eyes like a _____
a) fish b)
gazelle
c)ball d)
Almond
Ans: b) gazelle
10) He removed his gloves like a _______
a) Charlie Chaplin b)
Prince Alberts
c) Thomas d)
Senatorcarton
Ans: a) Charlie Chaplin
11) He carried a cane, it was only the skeleton of a
worn-out ________
a) Fence b)
Chair
c) Umbrella d) Cot
Ans: c) Umbrella
12) Don means Spanish little of respect much like
______in English.
a) Sir b)
Madam
c) friend d)
Father
Ans: a) Sir
13) buena gentle means
a) people b)
bad people
c) Colleagues d)
good people
Ans: d) good people
14) According to Surveyor the land measures
a) Two acres b)
more than eight acres
c) 10 acres d)
more than 10 acres
Ans: b) more than eight acres
15) The price fixed to his land was
a) twelve hundred dollars b)
twice the agreed
c) more than 12 hundred dollars d)
Twenty four hundred dollars.
Ans: a) twelve hundred dollars
16) His gloves were
a) new b)
ragged
c) big d)
comfortable
Ans: b) ragged
17) The children of the village laughed and talked back
in ______
a) Spanish b)
American
c) Indian d)
English
Ans: a) Spanish
18) The children of the village were _____ their
property.
a) run through b)
overrunning
c) possessed d)
claimed
Ans: b) overrunning
19) Blossoms means
a) Flowers b)
Fruits
c) flowers on the tree d)
Fruits in the tree
Ans: c) flowers on the tree
20) Broach means
a) Subject b)
people
c) Friends d)
raise the topic.
Ans: d) raise the topic.
21) Senor means a word of respect like ______ in English.
a) Mister b)
Man
c) Madam d)
Mrs.
Ans: a) Mister
22) Don Anselmo took the possession of the house from his
a) father b)
ancestors
c) mother d)
descendants
Ans: c) mother
23) Every time a child has born in Rio eh Medio Don
Anselmo had the practise of planting
a) a seed b)
a tree
c) herb d)
shrub
Ans: b) a tree
24) Prince Alberts means
a) long, double-breasted coat b)
old long coat
c) old green coat d)
old green faded coat.
Ans: a) long, double-breasted coat.
ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1) The place in Santa Fe Country, New Mexico, the United
States where Don Anselmo lived.
Ans: Rio en Medio
2) A branch of a tree with twisted hard lumps.
Ans: gnarled
3) The unusual and attractive especially in an old
fashioned way.
Ans: quaint
4) A piece of land in which fruit trees are grown.
Ans: orchard
5) A type of small deer which has large beautiful eyes.
Ans: gazelle
6) A silent film comedian in English films.
Ans: Charlie Chaplin
7) Someone whose job is to look after a school or a large
building.
Ans: Janitor
8) Thomas Benton Catron, a senator from New Mexico
1912-1917.
Ans: Senator Catron
9) To cut off some branches of a tree to make it grow
better.
Ans: Prune
10) done or said first to prepare for something.
Ans: Preliminary
11) A very large farm.
Ans: ranch
12) A group of people related to a family that existed
long ago
Ans: descendants
13) The old man was _____ (Fill in the blank with the
most appropriate word)
Ans: unhurried.
14) Do you think the ancestors of the old man lived in
Rio en Medio?
Ans: Yes, by reading the para 1,1 thought the
ancestors of the old man lived in Rio en Medio.
15) A word in line 4 of paragraph I suggests that the old
man was a farmer. Pick that word.
Ans: The old man was a farmer ‘tilled’
suggests it.
16) Study the
picture and describe the old man’s orchard by using the words given below:
Ans: The old man had a big, pretty
orchard. A small river ran through it. The house was old and ugly. Many trees
in the orchard had fruit on them. There were lots of fruits on the trees, so
the orchard looked nice.
17) In paragraph 2 the words “who” and “these” refer to
_____ and _____ respectively.
Ans: The words ‘who’ and ‘these’ refer to
senator and people in the mountains.
18) Look at the
picture and draw your inference about the old man’s appearance and his
social/living condition.
Ans: The old man was strong and knew
how to control himself. Even though his clothes were old and worn, he wore them
because of his traditions. Everyone in the village respected him because he was
a good person. He loved all his many family members. He looked very nice.
19) The word “innumerable kin” means that the old man had
a number of
a. children b.
trees in his orchard
c. relatives d.
followers e. canes.
Ans: The word “innumerable kin” means that
the old man had a number of relatives.
20) In the Indian
context, the eyes of women are compared to fishes (Meenakshi) and lotus
(Kamalakshi) based on their shape and size. Why do you think the eyes of the
boy are likened to gazelle? Can you write it in Kannada?
Ans: Harinakshi
21) How did the old man the people who had been waiting
for him?
Ans: The old man bowed to all the people who
had been waiting for him.
22) The old man removed his hat and gloves carefully.
a. Was he afraid that they would get spoiled?
Ans: (a) No, he was not afraid but it was his
practice.
b. Whose style did
it remind the writer of?
Ans: The old man looked like Charlie
Chaplin. Chaplin was a funny man who made movies. In one movie, Chaplin played
a man who cleaned a bank. The writer thought the old man looked like Chaplin
from that movie.
23) In the meeting of the old man and the Americans, they
talked about rain and the old man’s large family. It was
a. to mock his large family b.
to break the ice
c. a custom of the Americans d.
to make themselves comfortable
e. to prepare everyone for the main talk f.
to make everyone know that it had not rained in that area (You may think more
than one among the above are appropriate. If so, tick them)
Ans: d. to make themselves comfortable
e. to prepare everyone for the main talk
24) Why do you think the storyteller spoke Spanish?
Ans: When the storyteller said “these
Americans are Buena gent”, we can think that he was speaking Spanish.
25) The storyteller
offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier. Why?
Ans: When someone measured the old
man's land, they found out it was much bigger than everyone thought. The people
who wanted to buy the land were nice and wanted to pay the old man double the
money they first said. So, the person who was helping them decided to give the
old man the extra money.
26) What was the
reaction of the old man to the story teller’s offer?
Ans: The old man
acted really weird. It was kind of dumb. Instead of being happy about getting
twice the money he expected, he said no to the extra money. He said it was an
insult. He said he agreed to sell the land for twelve hundred dollars and
offering more was rude to him.
27) We respect elders in many ways. For example.
a. We touch their feet
b. We shake hands
c. ___________
d. ___________
e. ___________
f. ___________
Ans:
c. We salute them.
d. We greet them
e. We obey them.
f. We garland them.
28) The storyteller respected the old man by _____ (Fill
in the blanks with appropriate words)
Ans: Shaking his hand.
29) After the findings of the engineer, the offer was
doubled for the old man’s land.
a. Did the old man raise the rate?
Ans: a) No, he didn’t. The surveyor who measured the
land found out that the old man had almost twice as much land as everyone
thought. His land was much bigger than eight acres.
b. Did the storyteller offer more?
Ans: b) No, the Americans who were the buyers of the property, offered the
old man the extra money for the extra land. The writer only conveyed the
message to the old man.
30) Don Anselmo took only 12 hundred dollars for the land
finally because.
a. the storyteller failed to convince Don Anselmo to make more money than what
had been agreed upon.
b. Don Anselmo was a man of principles (Tick the correct Answer)
Ans: b. Don Anselmo was a man of principles.
31) What did Don Anselmo do as he left the place with
money?
Ans: The old man shook hands of all, put on
his ragged gloves, took his stick and walked out with the boy behind him, when
he left the place with money.
32) Fill in the blanks with a suitable word/s to describe
the land and the house sold by the old man.
Ans: Before it was sold
After it was sold
a. peeled off plaster replastered the house
b.gnarled trees
pruned trees
c. torn fence
patched
the fence
33) From the list given below, tick the activities with
which the children of Rio en Medio were involved, after the Americans occupied
the house and the land sold by Don Anselmo.
i) pruning the trees
ii) renovating the house
iii) playing in the orchard
iv) speaking harsh words to the Americans in Spanish
v) plucking flowers from the trees
vi) putting fences around their play area.
vii) laughing whenever they were spoken to
viii) running around the land
Ans: iii) playing in the orchard
v) plucking flowers from the trees
vi) putting fences around their play area
vii) laughing whenever they were spoken to
34) The possibilities for a week-long delay for another
meeting are given. Which of them do you agree with? Discuss with your partner.
The old man.
Ans: The old man was slow
35) Don Anselmo repeated certain things whenever he met
the story teller and took leave of him. Write them down. One is done for you.
a. the old man shakes hands
b. __________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
e. __________________
Ans: b. put on his ragged gloves/he removed
his hat and gloves.
c. take his stick/handed his things to the boy.
d. walked out/sit on the chair.
e. the boy followed behind him/the boy stood behind the chair.
36) Don Anselmo was
sincere when he said, “The Americans are good people.”
Ans: Anselmo didn't seem like the kind
of person who would be sarcastic. He really meant what he said when he sold the
land about how good Americans are. The problem was that Anselmo didn't
understand the laws about selling land.
FILL IN THE
BLANKS/CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ANSWER:
1) Don Anselmo sold his land but he didn’t sell his
______
Ans: Trees.
2) The children of Rio en Medio were Don Anselmo’s _____
and ______
Ans: Sobrinos, nietos, [nieces and nephews
and grand children].
3) Don Anselmo inherited the house from his ______.
Ans: mother.
4) According to Don Anselmo, the real owners of the trees
were ______
a. the children of Rio en Medio
b. Don Anselmo himself
c. The Americans
d. the storyteller
e. Don Anselmo’s ancestors
Ans: a. the children of Rio en Medio
5) Don Anselmo did not sell the trees. Why do you think
he did not? Tick the correct ones.
a. Trees were like children to him
b. They were grown for the children of the next generation
c. He thought they did not belong to him but to the children
d. He had grown them in memory of his ancestors
e. He wanted his surroundings to be green
Ans: c. He thought they did not belong to him but to the children
37) Don Anselmo’s
appearance and manners were quite unusual. How would you support this statement
based on the text?
Ans: Don Anselmo wore a long, old coat. His gloves were ripped, and he used an old umbrella as a walking stick. A young man always followed him. Even though he was old, he bowed to everyone and took off his hat and gloves slowly. He did it like the funny man Charlie Chaplin. So, he looked and acted very strange.
38) Whose argument
do you agree with? Don Anselmo’s or the storytellers? Give reasons.
Ans: We understand why Don Anselmo did
what he did. Even though it seems strange to us, he thought it was right. He
was a man who always did what he said he would do. So, he refused to take more
money than they agreed on. And when someone wanted to buy the trees, he said no
because they were planted for children. Even though this seems strange, there's
an old saying that fits this situation.
39) Don Anselmo was passionate about his land
and the children of Rio en Medio. Which details in the text support this
statement? Write to them.
Ans: Don Anselmo
really loved his land and the children. His family owned the land for a very
long time. He lived there since he was born. His mom gave him the house.
Everyone in the village was like family to him, and the children were like his
nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Every time a new baby was born in the
village, they planted a tree for the baby.
40) Don Anselmo’s
reaction to the offer of more money was not expected. Justify this statement.
Ans: Normally, if someone is offered
more money, they would take it. But Don Anselmo did something unexpected. Even
though the new offer was fair because the land was twice as big, he should have
kept his promise to sell the land for twelve hundred dollars. It was surprising
that he didn't.
41) Read paragraph 5 and identify the tone or reaction of
the old man while uttering the following word/words. Some examples are given. –
You may use any other appropriately (Mild / harsh / blunt /authoritative /
self-assertive/confident/comfortable /polite / aggressive)
Ans: The old man Tone / reaction
a) Friend – Comfortable
b) I do not like – harsh
c) I know these – confident
d) I do not care to be – aggressive
e) That is the price – authoritative
42) Why do you
think the Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land?
Ans: The land and
orchard were really nice. The land was big and good for growing things. There
was a river going through the orchard. The trees had lots of fruit. Because the
land was so good, the Americans wanted to buy it from Don Anselmo.
43) Don Anselmound
the Americans were generous in their own ways. Comment on this.
Ans: Don Anselmo was very kind. He wouldn't take more money for his land. He loved children and planted trees for them. The Americans were also kind. Even though they could have owned the trees, they didn't argue with the old man.
44) At last, the
problem of ownership was resolved. But it took a long time. What might be the
reasons for it? Write a paragraph on it.
Ans: The storyteller or the Americans talked to each person who owned one of the trees. Slowly, over time, these people agreed to sell their trees. It took a long time to convince everyone, but in the end, they all sold their trees to the Americans. So, the problem was solved, but it took a long time.
45) Read the story and arrange the given events in .the
order in which they occur in the &text.
a) The story tefitfeoffered Don Anselmo more money than
what had been agreed upon.
b) The children of Rio en Medio disturbed the peace of the AmericAnswer:
c) The Americans bought the trees from the descendants of Don Anselmo
d) The story teller was surprised at the strange argument of Don Anselmo.
e) Don Anselmo lived up in Rio en Medio
f) The buyers renovated the house.
g) Don Anselmo signed the sale deed after the negotiation for 12 hundred
dollars.
h) Don Anselmo felt offended when he – was offered more money.
i) The occupants of the house came up with lots of complaints about the
children of Rio en Medio.
Ans: e) Don Anselmo lived up in Rio en Medio
a) The story tefitfeoffered Don Anselmo more money than what had been agreed
upon.
h) Don Anselmo felt offended when he – was offered more money.
g) Don Anselmo signed the sale deed after the negotiation for 12 hundred
dollars.
f) The buyers renovated the house.
b) The children of Rio en Medio disturbed the peace of the Americ
i) The occupants of the house came up with lots of complaints about the
children of Rio en Medio.
d) The story teller was surprised at the strange argument of Don Anselmo.
c) The Americans bought the trees from the descendants of Don Anselmo
ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 2-3 SENTENCES EACH:
1) Why does Don
Anselmo refuse to accept more money for his property?
Ans: Don Anselmo
and the Americans agreed that Don Anselmo would sell his land for twelve
hundred dollars. That's why Don Anselmo didn't want more money.
2) Are the
descendants of Don Anselmo entitled to the money they receive for the trees?
Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Don Anselmo is very old and most
people in the village are his family. He thinks that the trees belong to his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, not him. So, it's okay if they get money
for the trees. It's like he's giving the trees to them as a gift.
3) Describe the old
man’s property.
Ans: The old man's house was small,
old, and cozy. His orchard was old but pretty. A small river flowed through his
land. His land was bigger than everyone thought; it was almost twice as big as
eight acres.
4) What did the
Americans speak about with Don Anselmo to break the ice?
Ans: The Americans
talked about the weather and rain to start a conversation. They also talked
about Don Anselmo's family.
5) After the
survey, why did the Americans offer double the quoted price for the old Titan’s
land?
Ans: The Americans were very nice
people. When they learned that Don Anselmo's land was twice as big as they
thought, they offered to pay him twice as much money as they first said.
6) What changes did the Americans make to Don Anselmo’s
property?
Ans: The Americans replastered the old house.
They pruned the trees and patched the fence.
ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 5-6 SENTENCES EACH:
1) What details
describe Don Anselmo’s appearance when he first comes to the office? What
details describe his behaviour? How does his behaviour contrast with his
appearance?
Ans: Don Anselmo looked strange. He wore old, torn clothes but acted like a king. He bowed to everyone and had a young boy help him. The storyteller thought he looked like a famous politician named Senator Catron. He also thought Don Anselmo acted like Charlie Chaplin, a funny movie star. So, even though Don Anselmo looked poor, he acted like a rich and important person.
2) What is the
external conflict in ‘Gentleman of Rio en Medio’?
Ans: ‘Gentleman of Rio en Medio’ makes subtle
references to the question of external conflict. We see external factors
impinging upon the internal happiness and tradition. The story makes it clear
that even when no one is at fault, there might be conflict because of external
factors. In the story we see that the Americans cannot understand the idea of
the old man planting trees for all his descendants. They buy the trees from the
descendants to avoid friction. Everything seems to have been amicably settled. However,
one cannot completely overlook certain other possibilities. Although there are
no more references to the descendants, one point becomes apparent. The
descendants have been attracted by money, which is the first sign of commercialization.
This can be taken as an indication of traditional values giving way to
commercial factors.
3) “I did not sell
the trees because I could not, they are not mine”. How did the old man support
this statement?
Ans: The lesson ‘Gentleman of Rio en Medio’ has a strange
plot. Don Anselmo surprises the narrator, sellers and the readers with his
refusal to take more money than what is mentioned in the contract for his
property. Even when he is told that the surveyor had discovered that his
property was almost double of what it was thought to be, he refuses to take
more money. If this strangeness is surprising, his stand on the trees in the
orchard is even stranger. After selling the orchard to the Americans, he states
that he has sold only the orchard, and not the trees in the orchard. He adds
that even if he wanted, he wouldn’t be able to sell the trees as the trees
didn’t belong to him. He adds that he had planted a tree each for the children
of the village as and when they were born and hence they were the rightful
inheritors of the trees. Although his logic is strange, we cannot question his
integrity because we should remember that he had refused money earlier with
equally strange logic.
ENRICH YOUR
VOCABULARY
READ AND RESPOND
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions set
on it. Passage
A small crowd had gathered around the entrance to the
park. His curiosity aroused, Robert crossed the road to see what was happening.
He found that the centre of attraction was an old man with a performing monkey.
The monkey’s tricks, he soon discovered, were in no way remarkable. So, after
throwing a few pennies in the dirty hat which the man had placed on the
pavement, Robert moved off along with other members of the crowd.
At this point the man suddenly let out a loud cry. Everyone
turned to see what had happened. The man was bending over his monkey, which now
lay quite still on the pavement. He picked up the apparently lifeless body and
holding it close to him, began to weep. A young man stepped forward from the
crowd and taking some money from his pocket dropped it into the hat. Robert and
several other people did likewise, until the pennies in the hat were covered
with silver coins. Meanwhile the man continued to hold the dead monkey in his
arms and seemed to take no notice of what was going on about him.
A few months later, Robert came across the old man, again
in another part of the city. The man had a monkey, bought no doubt, with the
money the crowd had given him. It did not, however, seem any better at its
tricks than the previous one. Robert was pleased to see that the old man was
still able to earn a living, though on this occasion, having partly paid for
the monkey out of his own pocket, he did not feel inclined to throw any money
into the hat.
But the performance was not yet over. Once again the old
man let out a loud cry. Once again the monkey lay still on the pavement. The
man picked up the “dead” monkey and clutching it in his arms began to weep. The
same young man stepped forward and threw some money into the hat. Again the
crowd followed suit -except Robert. Smiling to himself he went on his way,
amazed at the man’s audacity.
1) Robert went to the other side of the road because
_________
a) he wanted to help the old man by giving him some money
b) he wanted to see why the crowd had gathered
c) he was curious to watch the monkey’s tricks
d) he had seen one of his friends over there
Ans: b) he wanted to see why the crowd had
gathered
2) The word “pavement” in the fifth line of para 1 is
_________
a) a temporary tent which is used for public entertainment
b) a path at the side of the road for people to walk
c) a small budding made of wood
d) a shelf on the road
Ans: b) a path at the side of the road for
people to walk
3) The old man let out a loud cry suddenly in order to
_________
a) keep the monkey quiet for some time.
b) let the crowd know that his monkey was dead
c) let the crowd know that he was a poor man
d) show that he was hurt
Ans: b) let the crowd know that his monkey
was dead
4) Why did the old man begin to weep?
Ans: The old man began to weep to get the sympathy from people and expect more
money from them.
5) What wise thing did Robert do after he watched the
monkey’s tricks for the second time?
Ans: Robert was smiling to himself and went
on his way and amazed at the man’s audacity.
PRACTICE WRITING
Task :Complete Hemanth’s mother’s reaction
Hemanth moved to the edge of the compound to pluck guava fruits. He lost
balance, fell down and broke his leg. His mother said, “If you had not moved
______________ .”
Ans: “If you had not moved to the edge of the
compound, you wouldn’t have fallen down and broken your leg”.
Task : In the
inter-school cricket match, the captain of your school team chose only one fast
bowler. As a result, your team lost the game.
Your reaction: If the captain of our team _______ (complete the sentence).
Ans: “If the captain of our team chose more
than one fast bowler, we would have won the game.
Task : Monsoon
rains failed. Farmers could n’t grow crops. Newspaper reported: Had it rained
________
Ans: Had it rained, the farmers could grow crops.
Task: Shanthanu scored less marks in
English. Therefore he couldn’t get a seat in the college he wanted. Guess the
response of his father: ________
Ans: The response of his father: If you had scored the highest marks, you
would have got a seat in the college you wanted.
Task
Chitra: You missed the train, didn’t you?
Saina: Yes. I went to the railway station at 10.30 a.m. But the train had left
at 10.15 am.
Chitra: If you ______ (go) to the station at10.am. _____ wouldn’t ______(miss)
the train.
(Complete the sentence)
Ans: Chitra: If you had gone to the station
at 10 a.m. you wouldn’t have missed the train.
MAKE REFERENCE
Task 1: The given
table provides you information about the services offered at different counters
in a Bank. Read the table and also the paragraph is given below. Answer the
questions.
Counter number |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
Services offered |
Enquiry |
Savings Bank |
Loans |
Demand Draft |
Cash |
Deposits |
One of the Americans wished to buy 2 acres of land. The old
man quoted rupees 50,000 for his land. But, the American didn’t have enough
money with him. He requested his friend to help him with money. He sent a
cheque for rupees 20,000 to the American. The American went to a Bank for a
loan. The Bank manager asked him to open an account which he did. The old man
wanted the American to pay the price for the land only in the form of a demand
draft. The old man invested 50% of the amount which he received from the
American on deposits.
II. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
1.
S. no |
A |
B |
1. |
Negotiation |
a) unpleasant |
2. |
wretched |
b)good people |
3. |
creek |
c) official discussion |
4. |
Buena Gente |
d) tom |
5. |
ragged |
e) agreement |
6. |
deed |
f) a small narrow stream or river |
Ans:
S. no |
A |
B |
1. |
Negotiation |
c) official discussion |
2. |
wretched |
a) unpleasant |
3. |
creek |
f) a small narrow stream or river |
4. |
Buena Gente |
b) good people |
5. |
ragged |
d) tom |
6. |
deed |
e) agreement |
2.
S.no |
A |
B |
1. |
abode |
a) nieces and nephews |
2. |
ranch |
b) home |
3. |
Sobrino |
c) relatives |
4. |
Nietos |
d) unhurried |
5. |
the old man was |
e) grandchildren |
6. |
innumerable kin |
f) a very large form |
Ans:
S.no |
A |
B |
1. |
abode |
b) home |
2. |
ranch |
f) a very large form |
3. |
Sobrino |
a) nieces and nephews |
4. |
Nietos |
e) grandchildren |
5. |
the old man was |
d) unhurried |
6. |
innumerable kin |
c) relatives |
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