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Bringing the rain to kapiti plain

Aardema, Verna

Ki-pat lives in Kapiti Plain where he watches over his herd of cattle. Ki-pat is worried because Kapiti Plain is having a drought, and his cattle and grass need water. A large cloud produces rain when Ki-pat shoots an arrow into it.

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africa, animals, baby, clouds, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, family, goal setting, multicultural, nature, patience, rain, weather

Mockingbird

Ahlberg, Allan

The familiar lullaby beginning with Hush, little baby, don't say a word,finds many new twists in this story. Read all about the many adventures that the baby encounters with other members of the family.

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animals, baby, birds, birthday, cleanliness, dog, dreams, family, food, grandparents, mockingbird, nutrition, parents, park, presents, rain, siblings, sleep, song, truck, weather

The santero's miracle: A bilingual story

Anaya, Rudolfo

Don Jacobo and his grandson carve a figurine of a saint from wood for the Christmas season. A large snow storm comes and closes the roads. This creates problems for Don Jacobo's family who wants to visit their family. It is also a problem for his sick neighbor who needs to to go the the hospital.

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carving, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, helping, holidays, language, mexican american, miracle, multicultural, snow, spanish, stress management, traditions, verbal communication, weather

Blaze finds the trail

Anderson, C.W.

Billy and his pony, Blaze, ride off for a day in the woods together. They get lost in the woods and they need to find their way home before the storm.

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animals, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, lost, nonverbal communication, pets, pony, storm, weather

Stina

Anderson, Lena

Stina spends every summer with her grandfather. They do many things together. They fish, collect shells, and find seagull feathers. This summer they watch a storm together.

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appreciation, family, grandparents, nature, recreation, weather

Ponies of mykillengi

Anderson, Lonzo

Two children and their ponies get caught in a snow storm. There is also an earthquake and a volcano that prevent them from making it home. One pony is about to give birth and the two children help.

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animals, birth, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, helping, pets, pony, teamwork, weather

How the witch got alf

Annett, Cora

Alf is a donkey that feels unappreciated, so he hides on the roof and pretends to run away. His two owners miss him very much. Alf learns how appreciated he really is.

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animals, birds, canary, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, donkey, feelings, goal setting, happiness, nonverbal communication, rain, sadness, self esteem, weather, wind

All in a day

Anno, Mitsumasa

Eight children from eight different countries are shown at the same time each day over two days. The contrasts and similarities of the children and their activities are described.

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australian, autumn, chinese, cold, family, food, holidays, multicultural, new year, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, seasons, siblings, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Anno's counting book

Anno, Mitsumasa

Daily activities in a countryside village are shown through the numbers 0 through 12

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autumn, bicycle, biking, christmas, community, counting, decision making, goal setting, holidays, numbers, seasons, sequence, shadows, similarities, snow, sports, spring, summer, transportation, weather, winter, witches

Anno's magic seeds

Anno, Mitsumasa

Jack is given two magic seeds by a wizard. He is told to plant one seed and eat one seed, but Jack figures out a more lucrative method. How many seeds does each harvest yield?

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decision making, hurricane, magic, math, plants, survival, weather

Cocoa ice

Appelbaum, Diana

A young girl from Maine and a young girl from Santa Domingo learn about each other's home through Jacob the Sailor. The girl from Santa Domingo describes how to make chocolate, and the girl from Maine tells about making ice.

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accomplishment, activities, adventures, american, animals, anticipation, author's note, beverage, boat, bodies of water, careers, climbing, clothing, cold, comparisons, culture, curiosity, differences, environment, food, horse, ice, multicultural, plants, snow, water, weather

Elephants aloft

Appelt, Kathi

Rama and Raja are elephants who receive a letter from their aunt. The elephants live in India while the aunt lives in Africa. Their aunt wants them to come and visit her. The elephants travel to India in a hot air balloon.

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animals, balloon, bodies of water, elephant, family, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, transportation, weather, wind

The buffalo storm

Applegate, Katherine

Hallie and her parents are leaving their home in Nebraska and setting out in a wagon for Oregon. Hallie is sad to leave her home and her grandmother, but she isn't afraid. She is'nt afraid of anything, except for storms. When hallie experiences her greatest storm she's ever seen during her journey, she isn't afraid, though, thanks to her grandmother's beloved quilt and kind words.

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animals, autumn, baby, barn, bodies of water, buffalo, chicken, clouds, coyote, creek, family, fear, forest, grandparents, horse, lizard, ox, parents, pig, pioneers, prairie dog, quilt, rain, reading, rocks, seasons, siblings, sky, storm, summer, transportation, travel, wagon, weather, winter, writing

Tim in danger

Ardizzone, Edward

Ginger, a little boy, runs away to live on a ship, and Tim and Charlotte go after him. They both join the crew on another ship and work. Their ship collides with Ginger's ship. Ginger comes aboard. They all work and go back home to their parents.

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assertiveness, birthday, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, family, fog, food, goal setting, holidays, nutrition, ocean, parents, stress management, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Tim all alone

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim, a little boy, comes home after being at sea to find his parents have moved. He goes out looking for them. He travels on different boats and stays with different people. Then, one day by luck, he finds his parents.

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assertiveness, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, parents, rain, refusal skills, sadness, sea, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

Little tim and the brave sea captain

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim wants to be a sailor, so he stows away on a boat. He stays on the boat until a storm overturns it, and then he heads for home.

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assertiveness, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, parents, rain, refusal skills, sadness, sea, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Ship's cook ginger

Ardizzone, Edward

Two young boys longed to be at sea, so their parents took them on a trip. Their parents were called off on an emergency but the boys stayed. They encounter a series of problems, but the crew and the boys survive.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, crisis, critical thinking, decision making, fear, friendship, goal setting, responsibilities, stress management, travel, verbal communication, weather

Tim to the rescue

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim got to be the second ship boy on a ship. The first ship boy, Ginger, puts a hair growing formula on his hair and it works. Tim saves Ginger in a storm by grabbing him by his hair. Tim receives a gold medal.

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adventures, critical thinking, friendship, teamwork, travel, weather

The earth and i

Asch, Frank

The child in the story describes the reciprocity between himself,herself and the earth using activities such as playing, listening and growing and emotions and relationships, such as sadness and friendship.

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appreciation, assertiveness, awareness, beauty, caring, dancing, decision making, environment, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, fun, happiness, listening, nonverbal communication, nutrition, rain, respect, sadness, self esteem, song, support, walking, weather

Barn

Atwell, Debby

After the American Revolution, a barn is built and endures the many stages of history. The barn describes its transitions through farming days, world wars, peace rallies, and other historical events.

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accidents, accomplishment, aging, animals, autumn, baby, change, cow, depression, family, fire, food, grandparents, history, horse, multicultural, native american, parents, peace, reunion, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, summer, war, weather, wind, winter

Things that sometimes happen

Avi

This collection of short stories are exaggerated to intrigue your imagination. The stories are full of odd events involving animals, traveling, and much more.

My little round house

Baasansuren, Bolormaa Adapted by: Mixter, Helen

Baby Jilu talks through his first year in the world, from when he is born to when he is a year old. he is born into a round world, with a round bed in a round home in Mongolia. His family comes to meet him, and they travel to their autumn quarters. Once snow begins to fall, Jilu's family moves on to their winter campground and soon celebrate Tsagaan Sar, meaning Spring will come again. In the spring, Jilu can ride on the camel saddle with his mother, and he will not have to wear boots again until after summer.

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animals, autumn, baby, birthday, camel, clothing, community, critical thinking, day, decision making, family, food, goat, grandparents, growing up, home, moving, multicultural, night, safety, seasons, sequence, sheep, snow, spring, summer, survival, travel, weather, winter

Storm coming!

Baird, Audrey B.

A collection of poems describes the different aspects of a storm, including the events before, during, and after. With vivid imagery, even an ordinary storm can come alive with Baird's poetry.

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alliteration, clouds, five senses, fog, imagination, lightning, poetry, rain, rainbow, rhyme, signs, sky, sounds, storm, weather, wind

Digby and kate and the beautiful day

Baker, Barbara

Digby and Kate spend every day together. They play games, eat, draw pictures, take walks, and just enjoy each other's company. The only problem is that they often disagree, as a dog and cat should. Still they have fun together and continue to be best friends.

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animals, anticipation, argument, art, assertiveness, cat, communication, compromise, conflict resolution, differences, dog, feelings, food, games, mouse, nutrition, photograph, play, rain, rules, sadness, sharing, weather

Little runner of the longhouse

Baker, Betty

Little Runner pretends that he is grown up like the other men of the tribe. He pretends to hunt and trade like his elders.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, deer, family, games, multicultural, native american, parents, river, self esteem, snow, weather

Mystery bottle

Balouch, Kristen

A little boy receives a package in the mail. In the package he finds a great bottle that, when opened, blows out a great wind that casts him all the way to Iran and into his Baba Bozorg's arms where he learns a great lesson about love and family.

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adventures, airplane, animals, bicycle, birds, boat, bodies of water, body parts, bus, car, communication, emotions, family, fish, grandparents, instruments, iranian, love, maps, mountains, mystery, transportation, travel, weather, whale, wind

Kumak's fish: A tall tale from the far north

Bania, Michael

One morning, Kumak and his family pack their fishing gear for an antarctic ice fishing adventure. With patience, the family fishes until Kumak finally catches a strong fish. The whole Alaskan community comes running to help Kumak and his family pull the fish out of the water. The community celebrates their new food supply when they see each fish holding on to the fist infront of it.

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author's note, bodies of water, community, dancing, eskimo, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, fish, fishing, grandparents, happiness, ice, lake, multicultural, parents, patience, running, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, sports, spring, teamwork, transportation, verbal communication, village, weather, winter

Radio rescue

Barasch, Lynne

In 1923, a young boy works hard to learn morse code in order to get his amateur radio operator license and his very own call letters. Everyday he excitedly puts on his headphones and warms up his station, talking to people all over the world. During a far away hurricane, he uses his radio to send out messages to rescue stranded people.

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alphabet, communication, fire, flood, goal setting, history, hurricane, inventions, license, maps, photograph, radio, rescue, ship, storm, symbols, technology, telephone, transportation, weather

The mousehole cat

Barber, Antonia

In the fishing village of Mousehole, lives a cat and Tom the fisherman. They feast on great fish until a major storm comes and none of the fishermen can go out to sea anymore. Finally, the cat tames the sea with his singing and that allows Tom to go fishing before Christmas.

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animals, cat, decision making, fish, hunger, nature, weather

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Barrett, Judi

Grandpa tells a bedtime story about a town where all the food came from the sky in rain, snow, hurricane, and tornado forms. It becomes a disaster, and people flee to a new town.

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animals, change, community, conflict resolution, food, grandparents, grief, happiness, humor, hurricane, moving, nonverbal communication, rain, sadness, snow, storm, survival, tornado, weather

The wind thief

Barrett, Judi

The wind blows big breezes until it gets chilly and wants a hat to keep warm. It blows a big gust of air to get a hat from a boy, but actually blows hats off of everyone's head. The wind stops blowing to give all the hats back.

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assertiveness, clothing, cold, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, weather, wind

My car

Barton, Byron

Sam describes his car, its parts, and how he cares for it. He also discusses where he goes in his car and his job working as a bus driver.

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bus, car, careers, caring, cleanliness, colors, day, night, rain, rules, safety, transportation, weather, work

Midnight snowman

Bauer, Caroline Feller

A girl lives in a town where it never snows; it only rains. Late one evening, snow finally falls so the whole town joins in to build the biggest snowman in the world.

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animals, critical thinking, dog, family, parents, rain, seasons, snow, teamwork, weather, winter

Thank you for me!

Bauer, Marion

Join in with this storybook rhyme about exploring the body parts and what they do! From your hands, to your feet, and from your ears to your nose, learn about body actions and senses through rhyme, alliteration and a fun steady beat!

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alliteration, animals, body parts, drawing, exercise, five senses, food, grandparents, health, height, numbers, parents, picnic, play, playground, poetry, prayer, rhyme, rhythm, running, sequence, sight, singing, sleep, sounds, umbrella, weather

Clouds

Bauer, Marion

A boy spends his day outside with his cat exploring different types of clouds and the different things that clouds do. He also explains in a colorful and easy way, what clouds are made of and how we interact with clouds on an everyday basis, using weather terminology.

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animals, assertiveness, author's note, cat, clothing, clouds, communication, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, environment, health, nonverbal communication, rain, science, seasons, snow, spring, storm, summer, teaching, travel, verbal communication, vocabulary, volcano, walking, weather, wind, winter

Snow

Bauer, Marion Dane

The dull, cold winter is transformed by the marvel of snow. Children are taken on a journey where they learn how snowflakes are formed, the amazing purposes that snow serves, and the enjoyable activities that they can participate in with snow.

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beauty, bodies of water, clouds, cold, fun, ice, lake, nonverbal communication, river, seasons, shapes, sky, snow, spring, tree, weather, winter

The way to start a day

Baylor, Byrd

Morning time is a sacred time. The beginning of a new day is about to unfold. There's a lot of movement around the world. Wake up to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

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activities, adventures, africa, exercise, five senses, health, magic, multicultural, music, seasons, song, sounds, sun, symbols, time, weather

Twister

Beard, Darleen Bailey

Lucille and her younger brother, Natt, play together and use their imagination. They run around and exercise in their yard. While they are playing, a bad storm hits. Their mother puts them in the cellar as she goes to help an elderly neighbor. The storm is a tornado. When the storm is over, the two children find the two adults, and life is back to the way it was: imaginary.

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animals, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, fantasy, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, peace, playing, pretend, rabbit, rain, royalty, running, running away, sadness, sharing, siblings, stress management, tornado, weather, wind

Hosni the dreamer: An arabian tale

Ben-Ezer, Ehud

Hosni is a shepherd who spends his days telling stories to his sheep and his nights dreaming about the city. When he finally has the opportunity to travel to the city, his life changes. He hears some special words of wisdom from a wise old man.

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adventures, animals, arab, bodies of water, camel, change, critical thinking, culture, death, decision making, desert, dreams, excitement, fear, feelings, folktale, food, love, marriage, money, mountains, multicultural, night, nutrition, peer resistance, rain, river, sadness, sheep, storytelling, travel, verbal communication, weather

Children of the forest

Beskow, Elsa

Four forest children learn about nature and their surroundings. Their days revolve around the light and the weather. The children also are taught lessons throughout their childhood.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, growing up, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, seasons, skills, verbal communication, weather

Hello lighthouse

Blackall, Sophie

A lighthouse keeper fills the lamp, trims the wick, and keeps a logbook while living in the lighthouse. The tender regularly brings him food and supplies from the mainland, even bringing the keeper's wife to join him. One day, the keeper is asked to leave the newly automated lighthouse because his work is no longer needed, but his family will always cherish their time there.

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author's note, bodies of water, careers, correspondence, family, fishing, fog, loneliness, new baby, ocean, photograph, pregnancy, rescue, ship, sun, transportation, weather, wind, writing

Jump into January: A journey around the year.

Blackstone, Stella

The twelve months are packed with much action! Discover all twelve months and the four seasons while looking for the items and details in the illustrations. People demonstrate all of what makes the entire year so special, starting with January, of course!

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alliteration, boat, bus, fair, fun, garden, jumping, month, rain, sand, school, sea, sequence, snow, transportation, tree, verbal communication, vocabulary, weather, wind

Rain

Blakeley, Peggy

This is a very simple book that describes the rain before, during, and after. It also tells the story of how a tree shelters some boys and a butterfly, but they all leave after the rain.

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nature, nonverbal communication, rain, weather

Monster goes to the museum

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster and his friend, the little boy, head to the museum. When they get there, they see ships, cars, trains, and dinosaurs. The boy is so engrossed in the artifacts that he doesn't realize he lost monster. Luckily, the policeman helps the boy find monster who is hiding amongst the dinosaurs.

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boat, car, conflict resolution, dinosaur, excitement, fear, feelings, hiding, lost, monsters, museum, rain, relationship, relief, ship, stress management, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Monster and the magic umbrella

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster enjoys a day of play with his friends and his magical umbrella. Monster and the little boy play games in the afternoon sun and make sure to follow good hygiene practices and sun safety by wearing hats and carrying a giant magical umbrella that provides protection from the sun. The monster's umbrella eventually, magically opens into a much larger umbrella filling with rain so all of the neighborhood children can play and cool off.

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celebration, cleanliness, companion, critical thinking, exercise, feelings, friendship, happiness, hygiene, magic, monsters, play, rain, storm, stress management, sun, swimming, umbrella, weather

The enemy: A book about peace

Bloch, Serge//Cali, Davide

There are two soldiers, each in a hole, with an order to kill the other. They both are tired and want the war to end. Finally one gives up and goes off to kill the other, only to find he has done the same. He sees that the other soldier is more like himself than he thought. In a desperate measure to end the war he doesn't understand, he launches a message in a bottle to the other hold.

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conflict resolution, correspondence, decision making, empathy, family, feelings, frustration, goal setting, hunger, moon, night, obedience, peace, photograph, sadness, war, weather, writing

Happy like soccer

Boelts, Maribeth

Nothing makes Sierra happier than soccer does. Sierra eats meals with her aunt after soccer games. Sierra's big game is cancelled one day. Sierra plans a makeup soccer game so that her aunt can see her play. What a great day to play at home in her own neighborhood!

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bicycles, body parts, bus, clothing, community, critical thinking, dancing, Days of The Week, decision making, dreams, encouragement, exercise, family, food, game, goal setting, listening, love, neighbors, problem solving, rain, restaurant, shoes, sleep, soccer, sport, support, teamwork, telephone, transportation, umbrella, walking, weather

Cat and mouse in the snow

Bogacki, Tomacz

When two friends, Cat and Mouse, go outside one day to play in the green meadow, they are very surprised to find snow instead of grass. Together, they discover the fun of playing in the cold, white snow.

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animals, cat, climbing, cold, colors, family, friendship, monsters, mouse, playing, running, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, weather, winter

The rain stomper

Boswell, Addie

When it begins to rain and storm on the day of her big parade, Jazmin stomps, shouts, and does all she can think of to drive the rain away.

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african american, calendar, celebration, crowd, home, lightning, multicultural, neighbors, parade, rain, seasons, spring, storm, sun, umbrella, weather, wind

Gathering a northwoods counting book

Bowen, Betsy

Starting in May, the winter countdown begins. Preparation activities are described using the numbers one through thirteen. For example, winter countdown includes five blueberries and six bags of rice.

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amphibians, animals, autumn, bear, bodies of water, bus, counting, exercise, family, fish, food, friendship, goal setting, helping, lake, numbers, nutrition, preparation, responsibilities, river, seasons, self esteem, skiing, snow, spring, summer, teamwork, toad, transportation, weather, winter, woods

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