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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 27, 2009?

48 free events take place on Saturday, June 27 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out June 27 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of June . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, June 27, 2009

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Park Walk | Fitness Walking in the Park


Hour-long classes with a 10-minute warm up, 30-minute fitness walk, and 20 minutes of strengthening, stretching, and cool-down.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Tour | “Amble Through the Ramble”


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Chess Lecture and Simultaneous Games


Grandmaster Nick de Firmian kicks off the summer chess program in the Park. This is an exciting series of chess lectures and "Simul" (simultaneous) games is conducted by local Grandmasters. Learn secrets to improve your game and then test your own skills against theirs. Players of any age with an official rating of 1000 or better can participate in the Simul, but they must register. Space is limited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Job/Career Expo


Looking for a job? Get resume help, job interview tips, one-on-one career coaching, job search instructions, meet recruiters, and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lesson | Drawing in the Park


Sketch and paint the Hudson River and neighboring parks with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | Inwood Park/Ft. Tryon Park/Riverbank State Park/Hudson River Tour


About 7 miles, easy/moderate pace. Bring lunch and water. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
$3

Park Walk | Northern Manhattan Parks Walk


3 to 4 miles, slightly hilly. Inwood Hill Park, Fort Tryon Park, Cloisters, River Bank State Park and along Hudson. Bring lunch and water. Meet rain or shine. Joint hike.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
$3

Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$5

Tour | Garden Tour


This tour highlights the history, design and unique plantings of the 70-year-old Garden. Led by Garden Staff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Park Tour


Explore the rich cultural history of the park's Greenwich Village section by taking a one-hour walking tour conducted by a knowledgeable volunteer. Discover everything from how Herman Melville’s work as a Gansevoort custom agent influenced his writing of Moby Dick to the ill-fated journey of the Titanic, which was scheduled to dock at Pier 54. You will also have a chance to learn more about the Park and its current development.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Hike | Harlem River Valley Area/Bronx Mighty River Hike


5-7 miles. Walk through several unique parks including Roberto Clemente, Washington Bridge and climb 300 steps to the High Bridge. Walk under and over historic bridges. Explore beautiful Harlem River Valley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$3

Other | Skate Boarding and Roller Blading


The Skate Park is open to all skate boarders and roller bladers willing to sign a waiver and wear proper protective gear. Individuals under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


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Fair | Street Fair


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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Tour


Discover the Village with a free walking tour that weaves together the highlights of history with delicious inside stories. The free walking tours of St. Marks Place & 8th Street are led by Arthur Marks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Dance Lesson | Capoeira in the Park


Capoeira is a lively martial art that originated in Brazil over 450 years ago. Self-defense techniques are concealed by graceful dance moves and spectacular acrobatics set to music. Taught by Professor Abará, classes are designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Mansion Tour


One of the knowledgeable and friendly docent will lead you on a one-hour tour. You will hear the history of the house as well as interesting stories about the people who lived there.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Wall Street and Downtown Tour


Weaves together history, events, architecture, and people of birthplace of NY, financial capital of the world, and hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange, other architectural and cultural sites. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population's Fanfare


Groups of dancers of diverse ages perform to whimsically remixed compositions from Aaron Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" by the minimalist composer Michael Nyman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Lecture | “How Transit Riders Are Saving The Earth”


Projjal Dutta of the MTA on New York City's small carbon footprint. Nearly one-third of all transit rides in the United States are with the MTA. Learn what we’re doing right in New York City and how we can make mass transit viable for cities nationwide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5

Tour | “A Road Once Traveled”


Holding the Park's northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 because armies could see their enemies approach as they sailed down the East River. History buffs will love this tour of the Harlem Meer and its strategic environs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population's Fanfare


Groups of dancers of diverse ages perform to whimsically remixed compositions from Aaron Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" by the minimalist composer Michael Nyman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Alfred L. Werker's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)


With Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Ida Lupino. Moriarty sends Sherlock Holmes on a false trail while he plots to steal the Crown jewels. A short animated film, “The Apple Thieves,” will precede the feature. 85 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ivan Reitman's Oscar-nominated Ghostbusters (1984)


With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. A trio of university parapsychologists lose their research grant and decide to open their own business, "Ghostbusters." Almost immediately they are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in a Central Park West apartment. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Kud Alexandria, Macedonian folk dance


Explore the rich musical heritage of Macedonia with Kud Alexandria. Through music and dance, these performers present Macedonian customs and culture to a modern audience as well as showcase handmade traditional costumes from different parts of Macedonia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey


Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey is an unprecedented event aimed at introducing Turkish music to the popular American consciousness. The afternoon's festivities will feature major Turkish artists including Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan, a.k.a. MFÖ (pop music), Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan (jazz/folk/rock) and Hüsnü Senlendirici (gypsy music). The program celebrates the colorful Turkish culture with food, art, and visuals, while underlining the musical richness of Istanbul and the extraordinary virtuosity and diversity of Turkish music today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Screening | USA's The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project (2008)


This film explores our current ecological and economic crisis stemming from our dependence on cheap and abundant energy. Although our actions for the past 150 years have lifted our civilization to new heights, it has come at a tremendous price. We are now at a point where humanity's demands for natural resources far exceed the earth's capacity to sustain us. The extraction and the consumption of these resources in the past two centuries have changed our climate and ecosystems so significantly, that a new geological era had to be created. Selected at several film festivals around the world, The Great Squeeze features outstanding experts in many fields, such as economist Lester Brown founder of The Earth Policy Institute and the Worldwatch Institute, Richard Heinberg world renowned Peak Oil expert, Edward O. Wilson legendary biologist, Alexandra Cousteau leading advocate for marine ecosystems, author Howard Kunstler, paleoclimatologist Jim White and many more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Theater | Life On A Desert Island, a One-man Play


An interactive guide to surviving the wilderness and respecting the environment, based on Daniel Defoe’s 1719 classic story of Robison Crusoe, will be performed as a one-man outdoor spectacle play. The role of Robinson Crusoe will be played by either Samuel Kirk and Jason Vance, depending on the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Hideto Imai 's “Daily Life,” drawings


An exhibition of 30 drawings that reveal the material of the artist’s daily life. When Imai shops for food and daily necessities, he collects his shopping receipts. Then, he burns the receipts into charcoal and dissolves the charcoal into water to create ink. He uses the ink to make drawings; this is a way of leaving traces of how he lives on paper. His geometric images can be interpreted as symbolic, cryptographic messages to his viewers. For Imai, the charcoal is an artifact of the receipts, which are in turn a record of the unfolding of daily life, and the drawings are thus an affirmation of life itself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Swing-a-Ring Night


Come down to the traveling rings. There will be free demonstrations and individual instruction in ring swinging, unicycling, juggling, hula-hooping, slacklining, acroyoga, and sand sculpting by accomplished artists and performers. This week, Kyle Petersen will be demonstrating and teaching unicycling and juggling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Theater | William Shakespeare's The Tempest


The magician Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded for twelve years on an island after Prospero’s jealous brother Antonio deposed him and set him adrift at sea. Possessed of magic powers due to his great learning, Prospero, having divined that his brother, Antonio, is on a ship passing close by the island, has raised a tempest which causes the ship to run aground.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | The Penelope Project, a new multimedia play


An adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey by Christine Simpson in which Penny has found herself in a peculiar position: while she waits for the safe return of her MIA husband, she's been selected as the "face of the women and families at home." Her celebrity status does not sit well with her friend Cynthia, who isn't sure why she wasn't chosen since she's right with God. Meanwhile, Penny's son Tim has problems of his own: his father is hero to everyone but him. There will be post-show "talkback" with the artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Delusions of Spandex, sketch comedy


The popular monthly comedy show returns featuring a lineup of character and sketch acts. Comedy duo Phaea Crede and Becca Jones are your hosts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Dr. Dog / Phosphorescent / These United States, Indie Rock


Esquire has called Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog (pictured) “your favorite band’s favorite band,” and Philadelphia Weekly has described the band’s music as a blend of “a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass—and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing.” In the music played by Brooklyn’s Matthew Houck, a.k.a. Phosphorescent, “you can hear Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Will Oldham—but the modern day folkie has a sound all his own,” according to The Gothamist. These United States’ electro-folk sound rounds out the bill.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | New York City Opera on the Pier


A concert program of beloved arias, duets and overtures that have become part of American popular culture. New York City Opera soloists and orchestra will perform highlights from masterpieces including favorites by Puccini, Verdi, Ravel, and Rossini.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Atwaters, blues


This four-man band is led by Ed Baker, the music director of the off-Broadway show Welcome to Tourettaville and author of Blues Riff for Piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | In Tune in June, singer-songwriters


Enjoy the sounds of colorful local musicians. Coordinated by Joff Wilson. Saturday, June 27th, 7:30PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Start Trekkin' - New York: Improv Comedy Based on Star Trek


The premier long-form improv comedy troupe in New York City, performing improvised shows based on the original Star Trek series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


This one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain) plays Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. The story follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award-winning Director Daniel Sullivan. Also with Charles Borland, Michael Cumpsty, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, and Julie White.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Otto Fischer/Oh My Goodness, urban alt music


Otto Fischer, a Nigerian by way of the UK, is gaining renown as "folkcore guitarist"; Oh My Goodness is a digital musician. Co-hosted by Salakida Kali, additional special guests will also be featured.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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