Western Cree Bible (Syllabics version) About Western Cree In reality, there is no such language as “Western Cree.” However, the western varieties of Cree, currently known as Plains Cree, Alberta Cree, Swampy Cree, and Woods Cree, have at times been lumped together under the term “Western Cree.” About This Translation A Bible was published in “Western Cree” in 1862 by the British and Foreign Bible Society. It had been translated by William Mason (a missionary ministering in Norway House) and particularly by his wife Sophia Thomas Mason (from Red River, whose mother was Cree), with substantial contributions by indigenous co-workers John Sinclair and the Reverend Henry Bird Steinhauer. This was the second Bible printed in a North American indigenous language. It was printed entirely in syllabics. This Bible was later revised by Archdeacon MacKay and Richard Faries. This Bible has remained in use in Cree communities up to the present day. It has been out of print for several years, and there are frequent requests for copies. The text has now been digitized, and corrections are being done to the typos that crept into the text. If you are interested in obtaining a printed copy of this Bible, please contact the Canadian Bible Society at http://www.biblescanada.com. Copyright Information The Holy Bible in Western Cree © 2018 Canadian Bible Society. The text of the Holy Bible in Western Cree that appears in this electronic format or website is for personal use only. Up to five hundred (500) verses of the Bible text in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio) may be quoted without permission. The quoted verses may not be more than 50% of a complete book of the Bible, or more than 25% of the total text of the work in which they are quoted. Prior written permission must be obtained for any other use of the text. Copyright acknowledgement must in all cases appear on the title or copyright page. For more information on copyright conditions or to apply, visit http://www.biblesociety.ca/copyright

Kanāci Kihci Masinahikan

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 <div class="label">1</div><div class="p"> 1micim&#257;c ohci ki ay&#257;w itw&#275;win, mina itw&#275;win ki wic&#275;w&#275;w kis&#275;manitowa, &#275;kosi ki kis&#275;manitowiw itw&#275;win. 2&#275;wako awa micim&#257;c ohci ki wic&#275;w&#275;w kis&#275;manitowa. 3wiya kahkiyaw k&#275;kwaya ki osiht&#257;w; mina &#275;k&#257; wiya ohci nama k&#275;kway ki osicik&#257;t&#275;w k&#257; ki osicik&#257;t&#275;k. 4wiya ki pim&#257;tisiwiniwiw; mina m&#257;ka pim&#257;tisiwin ki w&#257;s&#275;skam&#257;kwak ayisiyiniwak. 5w&#257;st&#275;w m&#257;ka ki wasit&#275;w wanitipisk&#257;hk; m&#257;ka wanitipisk&#257;w namawiya ki kisk&#275;yitamomakan.</div><div class="p"> 6 # 
 m&#257;tyo 3:1; m&#257;rk 1:4; lok 3:1,2 ki ay&#257;w ayisiyiniw kis&#275;manitowa &#275; p&#275; isitisahokot, c&#257;n &#275; isiyihk&#257;sot. 7&#275;wako ki p&#275; &#257;cimo, kita &#257;totahk w&#257;st&#275;w kahkiyaw m&#257;ka ayisiyiniwa wiya kita ohci t&#257;pw&#275;tamiyit. 8namawiya wiya ki &#275;wakoniwiw anima w&#257;st&#275;w m&#257;ka ki p&#275; isitisaw&#257;w kita p&#275; &#257;totahk anima w&#257;st&#275;w. 9&#275;wako t&#257;pw&#275; w&#257;st&#275;w, wiy&#257;s&#275;sk&#257;kocik tahto ayisiyiniwak k&#257; p&#275; pihtok&#275;cik ota askihk. 10askihk isa ki ay&#257;w, wiya m&#257;ka ki osiht&#257;w aski, namawiya m&#257;ka ki kisk&#275;yimik aski. 11ki p&#275; n&#257;t&#275;w k&#257; tip&#275;yim&#257;t, m&#257;ka namawiya ki otinik k&#257; tip&#275;yim&#257;t. 12m&#257;ka tahto k&#257; ki otinikot, &#275;wakoni ki miy&#275;w itakimikowin kita otaw&#257;simisimikoyit kis&#275;manitowa, anihi oti k&#257; t&#257;pw&#275;y&#275;yitamiyit o wiyowin. 13aniki &#275;k&#257; mikohk k&#257; ohci niht&#257;wikicik, ahpo &#275;k&#257; wiy&#257;siwi it&#275;yitamowinihk, ahpo &#275;k&#257; ayisiyiniwi it&#275;yitamowinihk, kis&#275;manitohk piko ohci. 14itw&#275;win ki wiyasiwiw, mina ki ki wiciay&#257;mikonaw (&#275; ki w&#257;pahtamahk m&#257;ka o kist&#275;yit&#257;kosiwin, kist&#275;yit&#257;kosiwin o p&#275;yakokosis&#257;na w&#275;yot&#257;wihk), &#275; s&#257;kaskin&#275;skakot kis&#275;watisiwin mina t&#257;pw&#275;win.</div><div class="p"> 15c&#257;n ki &#257;cim&#275;w, &#275; ki t&#275;pw&#275;t, omisi &#275; itw&#275;t, &#275;wako awa k&#257; ki acimak, k&#257; p&#275; askowit nik&#257;n wiya itakicik&#257;so &#275; mway&#275; ay&#257;y&#257;n m&#257;ka ki ay&#257;w. 16o mamaw&#275;yit&#257;kosiwinihk m&#257;ka kahkiyaw ki ki ohci otin&#275;naw kis&#275;w&#257;tisiwin mina kis&#275;w&#257;tisiwin ohci. 17oyasow&#275;win ki m&#275;kin&#257;niwan mosis ohci; m&#257;ka kis&#275;w&#257;tisiwin mina t&#257;pw&#275;win cisas Christ ki p&#275;taw. 18namawik&#257;c awiyak ki w&#257;pam&#275;w kis&#275;manitowa, piko p&#275;yakokosis&#257;n. o takoniw&#275;winihk w&#275;yot&#257;wihk k&#257; ayat, wiya piko ki acim&#275;w.</div><div class="p"> 19&#275;wako oma ot &#257;cimowin c&#257;n, ispi cowak c&#275;rosalamihk k&#257; ki p&#275; ohci isitisaw&#257;cik ayamih&#275;wiyiniwa mina lipata, kita kakw&#275;cimayit, aw&#275;na kiya? 20ki wihtam m&#257;ka, namawiya ki &#257;nw&#275;tam; m&#257;ka ki itw&#275;w namay&#275;w niya Christ. 21#m&#257;lakay 4:5; tiyotaranami 18:15,18ki kakw&#275;cim&#275;wak m&#257;ka, aw&#275;na m&#257;ka? ilaica ci kiya? omisi m&#257;ka itw&#275;w, namawiya niya &#275;wako. kiya ci ana okiskiw&#275;hik&#275;w? ki naskw&#275;wasim&#275;w m&#257;ka, namawiya. 22omisi m&#257;ka ki it&#275;wak, aw&#275;na kiya? kita ki acimostawakicik k&#257; ki p&#275; itisaokoy&#257;hkik, t&#257;nisi kiya &#275;t&#257;cimisoyan? 23#ays&#257;ya 40:3omisi m&#257;ka ki itw&#275;w, niya ana k&#257; matw&#275; t&#275;pw&#275;t pikwataskamikahk, kwayaskwamotaw&#257;hk o m&#275;skanaw k&#257; tip&#275;yihcik&#275;t, k&#257; ki itw&#275;t okiskiw&#275;hik&#275;w ays&#257;ya. 24aniki m&#257;ka k&#257; ki p&#275; isitisahohcik ki parasiwiwak. 25ki kakw&#275;cim&#275;wak m&#257;ka, omisi &#275; ki it&#257;cik, t&#257;n&#275;ki m&#257;ka k&#257; papt&#257;siwiiw&#275;yan, kispin namay&#275;w kiya ana Christ, ahpo ilaica, ahpo ana okiskiw&#275;hik&#275;w? 26c&#257;n ki naskw&#275;wasim&#275;w, omisi &#275; itw&#275;t, nipi niya nohci paptaisiwiiw&#257;n; m&#257;ka p&#275;yak ki wicikapawist&#257;kow&#257;w, &#275;k&#257; k&#257; kisk&#275;yim&#257;y&#275;k. 27&#275;wako awa, k&#257; p&#275; askowit o maskisin&#275;yapi &#275;k&#257; &#275; t&#275;pak&#275;yit&#257;kosiy&#257;n kita &#257;pikonamwak. 28anita isa p&#275;tap&#257;ra ki tasi ayikinwa ohi ak&#257;mihk c&#257;rtanihk, ita c&#257;n k&#257; ki tasi paptaisiwiiw&#275;t.</div><div class="p"> 29wiy&#257;paniyik c&#257;n &#275; w&#257;pam&#257;t cisasa &#275; p&#275; natikot, omisi itw&#275;w, cist kis&#275;manito o m&#257;yatihkosima, k&#257; otinahk o macitiwiniyiwa askihk k&#257; ay&#257;yit. 30&#275;wako awa k&#257; ki &#257;cimak, ayisiyiniw k&#257; p&#275; askowit awasim&#275; ispit&#275;yit&#257;kosiw ispic niya: &#275; mway&#275; ay&#257;y&#257;n ki ay&#257;w. 31namawiya m&#257;ka ni ki kisk&#275;yim&#257;w; m&#257;ka kita kisk&#275;yimikot isr&#275;ila, ni p&#275; ohci itoht&#257;n &#275; paptaisiwiiw&#275;y&#257;n nipi ohci. 32c&#257;n m&#257;ka ki acimo, omisi &#275; itw&#275;t, ni ki w&#257;pam&#257;w ahc&#257;hk kihci kisikohk &#275; p&#275; ohci y&#257;s&#299;t omimihk &#275; isin&#257;kosit, &#275; ki tw&#275;hotot&#257;kot m&#257;ka. 33namawiya m&#257;ka ni ki kisk&#275;yimaw; m&#257;ka ana k&#257; ki p&#275; isitisahot kita papt&#257;siwiiw&#275;yan nipi ohci, &#275;wako k&#257; ki isit, ana k&#275; wapamawat&#275;, ahc&#257;hkwa &#275; p&#275; y&#257;sitot&#257;kot, mina k&#275; kipicitot&#257;kot, &#275;wako k&#257; paptaywiiw&#275;t kanaci ahc&#257;hkwa ohci. 34&#275;kosi ni ki w&#257;pam&#257;w, mina ni ki &#257;cim&#257;w, &#275;wako awa kis&#275;manitowikosis&#257;n.</div><div class="p"> 35mina &#275; ati wapaniyik c&#257;n ki nipawiw, asici niso o kiskinohamaw&#257;kana; 36&#275; kanaw&#257;pam&#257;t m&#257;ka cisasa &#275; pimoht&#275;yit, omisi ki itw&#275;w, cist o m&#257;yatihkosima kis&#275;manito! 37aniki niso kiskinohamaw&#257;kanak ki p&#275;taw&#275;wak omisi &#275; itw&#275;yit, ki pimitisaw&#275;wak m&#257;ka cisasa. 38&#275;kosi cisas ki kw&#275;skiw, &#275; w&#257;pam&#257;t m&#257;ka &#275; p&#275; pimitisahokot, omisi it&#275;w, k&#275;kway n&#275;tonam&#275;k? omisi ki itik, rapay, (&#275;wakwanima &#275; itw&#275;hk &#275; itw&#275;stamaw&#257;tamihk k&#275;skinoamak&#275;yan,) tanit&#275; wiyikiyan? 39omisi m&#257;ka it&#275;w, p&#275; itoht&#275;k &#275;kosi m&#257;ka ki ka w&#257;pat&#275;n&#257;w&#257;w. ki p&#275; itoht&#275;yiwa m&#257;ka &#275; ki w&#257;pahtamiyit ita &#275; wikit; &#275;wakw&#257;nima &#275; kisik&#257;k m&#257;ka &#275;kota ki wici ayam&#275;wak; n&#257;ntaw mit&#257;tat tipaikan s&#257;say &#275; otihcipayiyik. 40p&#275;yak anihi &#275; isi nisiyik k&#257; ki p&#275;ht&#257;kot c&#257;n &#275; ayamit k&#257; ki pimitisaw&#257;yit m&#257;ka, &#275;wako antaro, saiman pitar ociw&#257;ma. 41nik&#257;n miskaw&#275;w tipiyaw ociw&#257;ma saimana, omisi m&#257;ka it&#275;w, ni ki miskawan&#257;n mis&#257;yas, &#275;wakwanima &#275; itw&#275;stamaw&#257;tamihk, Christ. 42ki p&#275; itota&#275;w m&#257;ka anita cisasa &#275; ay&#257;yit. ispi m&#257;ka cisas wiy&#257;pam&#257;t, omisi ki it&#275;w, kiya saiman okosisa c&#257;na: sipas ki ka isiyihk&#257;son, &#275;wakwanima &#275; itw&#275;stamaw&#257;tamihk, pitar.</div><div class="p"> 43&#275; ati wapaniyik, cisas wi itoht&#275;w kalalihk, miskaw&#275;w m&#257;ka pilipa, omisi it&#275;w, p&#275; pimitisahon. 44p&#275;ts&#275;ta ki ohciw pilip, ot ot&#275;nawiwahk antaro mina pitar. 45pilip miskaw&#275;w natani&#275;la, omisi m&#257;ka it&#275;w, ni ki miskaw&#257;n&#257;n, anihi mosis oyasow&#275;winihk, mina okiskiw&#275;hik&#275;wak k&#257; ki &#257;cim&#257;cik masinahikanihk, cisas n&#257;sar&#275;tihk w&#275;hcit, okosisa cosip. 46natani&#275;l m&#257;ka omisi ki it&#275;w, k&#275;kway ci k&#257; miw&#257;sik kita ki p&#275; ohcipayiw nasar&#275;tihk? pilip m&#257;ka omisi it&#275;w, p&#275; natawi w&#257;pahta. 47cisas ki w&#257;pam&#275;w nat&#257;ni&#275;la &#275; p&#275; natikot, omisi m&#257;ka isi &#257;yimom&#275;w, wapamihk t&#257;pw&#275; isr&#275;iliwiyiniw, &#275;k&#257; n&#257;nitow k&#257; isi kakay&#275;y&#257;tisit! 48natani&#275;l m&#257;ka omisi it&#275;w, tanit&#275; w&#275;ci kisk&#275;yimiyin? cisas ki naskw&#275;wasim&#275;w omisi &#275; ki it&#257;t, mway&#275;s pilip natomisk, m&#275;kw&#257;c &#275; ayapiyan sip&#257; minisatikohk, ki ki w&#257;pamitin. 49natani&#275;l ki naskw&#275;wasim&#275;w omisi &#275; ki it&#257;t, r&#257;pay, kiya kis&#275;manitowikosis&#257;n; kiya o kihci o kim&#257;miw&#257;wa isr&#275;il. 50cisas ki naskw&#275;wasim&#275;w omisi &#275; ki it&#257;t, &#275; ki itit&#257;n, ki ki wapamitin sipa minisatikohk, &#275;wako ci k&#257; ohci t&#257;pw&#275;taman? ki ka w&#257;paht&#275;n awasim&#275; kihci k&#275;kwaya iyikohk ohi. 51#c&#275;nisis 28:12omisi m&#257;ka it&#275;w, t&#257;pw&#275;, t&#257;pw&#275;, kit itin, p&#257;tim&#257; ki ka w&#257;paht&#275;n&#257;w&#257;w kihci kisik kita yot&#275;nikat&#275;k, &#275;kosi okisikoma kis&#275;manito &#275; opistaw&#257;yit mina &#275; y&#257;sistaw&#257;yit iyiniwikosis&#257;na.</div>
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This Bible text is a transliteration of a corrected edition of the 1908 Western Cree Bible; it is in the public domain.

micimāc ohci ki ayāw itwēwin, mina itwēwin ki wicēwēw kisēmanitowa, ēkosi ki kisēmanitowiw itwēwin. ēwako awa micimāc ohci ki wicēwēw kisēmanitowa. wiya kahkiyaw kēkwaya ki osihtāw; mina ēkā wiya ohci nama kēkway ki osicikātēw kā ki osicikātēk. wiya ki pimātisiwiniwiw; mina māka pimātisiwin ki wāsēskamākwak ayisiyiniwak. wāstēw māka ki wasitēw wanitipiskāhk; māka wanitipiskāw namawiya ki kiskēyitamomakan.
ki ayāw ayisiyiniw kisēmanitowa ē pē isitisahokot, cān ē isiyihkāsot. ēwako ki pē ācimo, kita ātotahk wāstēw kahkiyaw māka ayisiyiniwa wiya kita ohci tāpwētamiyit. namawiya wiya ki ēwakoniwiw anima wāstēw māka ki pē isitisawāw kita pē ātotahk anima wāstēw. ēwako tāpwē wāstēw, wiyāsēskākocik tahto ayisiyiniwak kā pē pihtokēcik ota askihk. askihk isa ki ayāw, wiya māka ki osihtāw aski, namawiya māka ki kiskēyimik aski. ki pē nātēw kā tipēyimāt, māka namawiya ki otinik kā tipēyimāt. māka tahto kā ki otinikot, ēwakoni ki miyēw itakimikowin kita otawāsimisimikoyit kisēmanitowa, anihi oti kā tāpwēyēyitamiyit o wiyowin. aniki ēkā mikohk kā ohci nihtāwikicik, ahpo ēkā wiyāsiwi itēyitamowinihk, ahpo ēkā ayisiyiniwi itēyitamowinihk, kisēmanitohk piko ohci. itwēwin ki wiyasiwiw, mina ki ki wiciayāmikonaw (ē ki wāpahtamahk māka o kistēyitākosiwin, kistēyitākosiwin o pēyakokosisāna wēyotāwihk), ē sākaskinēskakot kisēwatisiwin mina tāpwēwin.
cān ki ācimēw, ē ki tēpwēt, omisi ē itwēt, ēwako awa kā ki acimak, kā pē askowit nikān wiya itakicikāso ē mwayē ayāyān māka ki ayāw. o mamawēyitākosiwinihk māka kahkiyaw ki ki ohci otinēnaw kisēwātisiwin mina kisēwātisiwin ohci. oyasowēwin ki mēkināniwan mosis ohci; māka kisēwātisiwin mina tāpwēwin cisas Christ ki pētaw. namawikāc awiyak ki wāpamēw kisēmanitowa, piko pēyakokosisān. o takoniwēwinihk wēyotāwihk kā ayat, wiya piko ki acimēw.
ēwako oma ot ācimowin cān, ispi cowak cērosalamihk kā ki pē ohci isitisawācik ayamihēwiyiniwa mina lipata, kita kakwēcimayit, awēna kiya? ki wihtam māka, namawiya ki ānwētam; māka ki itwēw namayēw niya Christ. ki kakwēcimēwak māka, awēna māka? ilaica ci kiya? omisi māka itwēw, namawiya niya ēwako. kiya ci ana okiskiwēhikēw? ki naskwēwasimēw māka, namawiya. omisi māka ki itēwak, awēna kiya? kita ki acimostawakicik kā ki pē itisaokoyāhkik, tānisi kiya ētācimisoyan? omisi māka ki itwēw, niya ana kā matwē tēpwēt pikwataskamikahk, kwayaskwamotawāhk o mēskanaw kā tipēyihcikēt, kā ki itwēt okiskiwēhikēw aysāya. aniki māka kā ki pē isitisahohcik ki parasiwiwak. ki kakwēcimēwak māka, omisi ē ki itācik, tānēki māka kā paptāsiwiiwēyan, kispin namayēw kiya ana Christ, ahpo ilaica, ahpo ana okiskiwēhikēw? cān ki naskwēwasimēw, omisi ē itwēt, nipi niya nohci paptaisiwiiwān; māka pēyak ki wicikapawistākowāw, ēkā kā kiskēyimāyēk. ēwako awa, kā pē askowit o maskisinēyapi ēkā ē tēpakēyitākosiyān kita āpikonamwak. anita isa pētapāra ki tasi ayikinwa ohi akāmihk cārtanihk, ita cān kā ki tasi paptaisiwiiwēt.
wiyāpaniyik cān ē wāpamāt cisasa ē pē natikot, omisi itwēw, cist kisēmanito o māyatihkosima, kā otinahk o macitiwiniyiwa askihk kā ayāyit. ēwako awa kā ki ācimak, ayisiyiniw kā pē askowit awasimē ispitēyitākosiw ispic niya: ē mwayē ayāyān ki ayāw. namawiya māka ni ki kiskēyimāw; māka kita kiskēyimikot isrēila, ni pē ohci itohtān ē paptaisiwiiwēyān nipi ohci. cān māka ki acimo, omisi ē itwēt, ni ki wāpamāw ahcāhk kihci kisikohk ē pē ohci yāsīt omimihk ē isinākosit, ē ki twēhototākot māka. namawiya māka ni ki kiskēyimaw; māka ana kā ki pē isitisahot kita paptāsiwiiwēyan nipi ohci, ēwako kā ki isit, ana kē wapamawatē, ahcāhkwa ē pē yāsitotākot, mina kē kipicitotākot, ēwako kā paptaywiiwēt kanaci ahcāhkwa ohci. ēkosi ni ki wāpamāw, mina ni ki ācimāw, ēwako awa kisēmanitowikosisān.
mina ē ati wapaniyik cān ki nipawiw, asici niso o kiskinohamawākana; ē kanawāpamāt māka cisasa ē pimohtēyit, omisi ki itwēw, cist o māyatihkosima kisēmanito! aniki niso kiskinohamawākanak ki pētawēwak omisi ē itwēyit, ki pimitisawēwak māka cisasa. ēkosi cisas ki kwēskiw, ē wāpamāt māka ē pē pimitisahokot, omisi itēw, kēkway nētonamēk? omisi ki itik, rapay, (ēwakwanima ē itwēhk ē itwēstamawātamihk kēskinoamakēyan,) tanitē wiyikiyan? omisi māka itēw, pē itohtēk ēkosi māka ki ka wāpatēnāwāw. ki pē itohtēyiwa māka ē ki wāpahtamiyit ita ē wikit; ēwakwānima ē kisikāk māka ēkota ki wici ayamēwak; nāntaw mitātat tipaikan sāsay ē otihcipayiyik. pēyak anihi ē isi nisiyik kā ki pēhtākot cān ē ayamit kā ki pimitisawāyit māka, ēwako antaro, saiman pitar ociwāma. nikān miskawēw tipiyaw ociwāma saimana, omisi māka itēw, ni ki miskawanān misāyas, ēwakwanima ē itwēstamawātamihk, Christ. ki pē itotaēw māka anita cisasa ē ayāyit. ispi māka cisas wiyāpamāt, omisi ki itēw, kiya saiman okosisa cāna: sipas ki ka isiyihkāson, ēwakwanima ē itwēstamawātamihk, pitar.
ē ati wapaniyik, cisas wi itohtēw kalalihk, miskawēw māka pilipa, omisi itēw, pē pimitisahon. pētsēta ki ohciw pilip, ot otēnawiwahk antaro mina pitar. pilip miskawēw nataniēla, omisi māka itēw, ni ki miskawānān, anihi mosis oyasowēwinihk, mina okiskiwēhikēwak kā ki ācimācik masinahikanihk, cisas nāsarētihk wēhcit, okosisa cosip. nataniēl māka omisi ki itēw, kēkway ci kā miwāsik kita ki pē ohcipayiw nasarētihk? pilip māka omisi itēw, pē natawi wāpahta. cisas ki wāpamēw natāniēla ē pē natikot, omisi māka isi āyimomēw, wapamihk tāpwē isrēiliwiyiniw, ēkā nānitow kā isi kakayēyātisit! nataniēl māka omisi itēw, tanitē wēci kiskēyimiyin? cisas ki naskwēwasimēw omisi ē ki itāt, mwayēs pilip natomisk, mēkwāc ē ayapiyan sipā minisatikohk, ki ki wāpamitin. nataniēl ki naskwēwasimēw omisi ē ki itāt, rāpay, kiya kisēmanitowikosisān; kiya o kihci o kimāmiwāwa isrēil. cisas ki naskwēwasimēw omisi ē ki itāt, ē ki ititān, ki ki wapamitin sipa minisatikohk, ēwako ci kā ohci tāpwētaman? ki ka wāpahtēn awasimē kihci kēkwaya iyikohk ohi. omisi māka itēw, tāpwē, tāpwē, kit itin, pātimā ki ka wāpahtēnāwāw kihci kisik kita yotēnikatēk, ēkosi okisikoma kisēmanito ē opistawāyit mina ē yāsistawāyit iyiniwikosisāna.

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