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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,647

    1.  Avocado
    2.  Backspacer
    3.  Lightning Bolt
    4.  Riot Act
    5.  Binaural








    6.  Gigaton

    Nothing in the same category as the first 5.
    (+ LO2L)
    Nothing. 

    I always embrace the Backspacer and Lightning Bolt put downs and continue to rank them above Riot Act and certainly Binaural and Gigaton.
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    The RockThe Rock Posts: 1,391
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    2006: London Astoria, Lisbon I & II, Paris, Verona, Milano
    2007: Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009: Manchester
    2010: Belfast, Berlin
    2012: Manchester I & II
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
    2018: Amsterdam I, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, London
    2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
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    The RockThe Rock Posts: 1,391
    The Rock said:
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    Post 2000:

    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act
    3. Gigaton
    4. Avocado
    5. Backspacer
    6. Lightning Bolt
    2006: London Astoria, Lisbon I & II, Paris, Verona, Milano
    2007: Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009: Manchester
    2010: Belfast, Berlin
    2012: Manchester I & II
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
    2018: Amsterdam I, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, London
    2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
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    JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 3,970
    Riot Act
    Binaural
    Avocado
    Gigaton 
    Lightning Bolt
    Backspacer
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    mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,017
    The Rock said:
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    You're not a moron for ranking all of them.
    You're a moron for putting Gigaton ahead of Vs, No Code, Vitalogy and Ten!
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    The RockThe Rock Posts: 1,391
    mace1229 said:
    The Rock said:
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    You're not a moron for ranking all of them.
    You're a moron for putting Gigaton ahead of Vs, No Code, Vitalogy and Ten!
    What can I say, thats how I feel! I get more enjoyment out of Gigaton as a whole than I do the other records. 

    Vs has Leash which I don't care for at all. 
    No Code has I Am Open and Mankind.
    Vitalogy has some filler and has Not For You which I've never enjoyed. 
    Ten has Oceans which I'm not high on. 

    Call me crazy, I like what I like 😃
    2006: London Astoria, Lisbon I & II, Paris, Verona, Milano
    2007: Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009: Manchester
    2010: Belfast, Berlin
    2012: Manchester I & II
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
    2018: Amsterdam I, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, London
    2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
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    yosiyosi NYC Posts: 2,644
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    Same top 3 for me, but I put Riot Act first. It’s close though. 
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    HailHailVitalogy said:
    1. Riot Act
    2. Binaural
    3. Avocado
    4. Gigaton
    5. Backspacer
    6. Lightning Bolt

    Wanted to put Backspacer higher to troll, but couldn’t. Would take any show with Unthought, Force of Nature, and Got Some. Lightning Bolt doesn’t do it for me. Getaway and Pendulum might be the only songs I go back to since MYM is still in rotation live.

    Edit: Lost Dogs doesn’t count 
    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act
    3. Avocado
    4. Gigaton
    5. Lightning Bolt
    6. Backspacer

    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    primussucksprimussucks Posts: 2,344
    Avocado
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Binaural
    Lightning Bolt
    Backspacer
    Summerfest 7/8/95
    Missoula 6/20/98
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
    Alpine Valley 10/8/00 
    Champaign 4/23/03
    Alpine Valley 6/21/03
    Missoula 8/29/05
    Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
    Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
    Tampa 6/12/08
    Chicago 8/23/09
    Indy 5/7/10
    Alpine Valley x2 2011
    Wrigley 2013
    Milwaukee 14
    Telluride 16
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    just_onejust_one Lisbon Posts: 1,972
    Binaural
    Avocato
    Riot Act
    Lightning Bolt
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
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    The RockThe Rock Posts: 1,391
    just_one said:
    Binaural
    Avocato
    Riot Act
    Lightning Bolt
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt over Gigaton? I haven't come across many who prefer LB. 

    Genuinely curious, what do you prefer about LB?
    2006: London Astoria, Lisbon I & II, Paris, Verona, Milano
    2007: Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009: Manchester
    2010: Belfast, Berlin
    2012: Manchester I & II
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
    2018: Amsterdam I, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, London
    2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
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    bchambers05bchambers05 Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 162
    None of these would be in my top 3 albums overall and therefore they're really not that far apart because there's songs from every album I really like...but here goes 
    1. Binaural
    2. Backspacer
    3. Lightning Bolt
    4. Avocado 
    5. Riot Act
    6. Gigaton
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    yoyoyoyo France Posts: 310
    edited December 2023
    1. Binaural

    2. Riot Act
    3. Gigaton
    4. Avocado

    5. Backspacer

    6. Lightning Bolt

    All ...

    1.No Code
    2.Vitalogy
    3.Versus
    4.Ten
    5. Binaural
    6. Yield

    7. Riot Act
    8. Gigaton
    9. Avocado

    10. Backspacer

    11. Lightning Bolt
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,747
    Avocado
    Riot Act 
    Binaural
    Gigaton
    Lightning Bolt
    Backspacer
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    The Rock said:
    mace1229 said:
    The Rock said:
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    You're not a moron for ranking all of them.
    You're a moron for putting Gigaton ahead of Vs, No Code, Vitalogy and Ten!
    What can I say, thats how I feel! I get more enjoyment out of Gigaton as a whole than I do the other records. 

    Vs has Leash which I don't care for at all. 
    No Code has I Am Open and Mankind.
    Vitalogy has some filler and has Not For You which I've never enjoyed. 
    Ten has Oceans which I'm not high on. 

    Call me crazy, I like what I like 😃
    I'm not a fan of Leash or NFY either....love those albums though
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2023
    The Rock said:
    just_one said:
    Binaural
    Avocato
    Riot Act
    Lightning Bolt
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt over Gigaton? I haven't come across many who prefer LB. 

    Genuinely curious, what do you prefer about LB?
    I only prefer LB to Backspacer. BS ranks last for me but something has to be last. I still like the album

    LB tunes I like: My Father's Son, Infallible, Pendulum, Swallowed, Yellow Moon (both MFS and YM being Jeff's and Infallible and Pendulum being part Jeff's...interesting)

    BS tune I like: Amongst the Waves, Unthought...don't mind Johnny and Speed of Sound does something for me. I just don't care much for the rest for some reason. It's my 22 year old daughter's favorite album.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,189
    mace1229 said:
    Didn't know there was so much hate for Backspacer. My top 3 are almost all interchangeable. Only obvious ones to me were Gigaton and LB being the bottom 2, and BS being in the middle. 

    Binaural
    Avocado
    Riot Act
    Backspacer
    Gigaton
    LB
    If felt weird for me putting it last of the 6. I didn't want to put 1a-c and 4a-c, but I easily could have spent a long time figuring that out. I still love plenty of what is on each album respectively. 
    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Philly 9/7/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24
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    mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,017
    edited December 2023
    The Rock said:
    mace1229 said:
    The Rock said:
    The Rock said:
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    Vs
    No Code
    Ten
    Avocado
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
    I just realised I ranked every album like a moron!
    You're not a moron for ranking all of them.
    You're a moron for putting Gigaton ahead of Vs, No Code, Vitalogy and Ten!
    What can I say, thats how I feel! I get more enjoyment out of Gigaton as a whole than I do the other records. 

    Vs has Leash which I don't care for at all. 
    No Code has I Am Open and Mankind.
    Vitalogy has some filler and has Not For You which I've never enjoyed. 
    Ten has Oceans which I'm not high on. 

    Call me crazy, I like what I like 😃
    Every album has a couple songs Is don't care for, that seems almost unavoidable.
    VS is my favorite album of all time. But I still skip Indifference, Blood and WMA almost every time. I know I'm in the minority here, but Indifference is one of the most boring songs in the entire PJ catalogue. But the rest of the album is absolutely amazing.
    It's kind of funny, more often than not I'm playing it from my phone and can skip the last song immediately. But sometimes I'm not near by or I'm playing the vinyl, I forget Indifference is even on there until it plays, I'm so used to ending the album after Leash.
    Post edited by mace1229 on
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    se7v7ense7v7en Philadelphia, PA Posts: 328
    Gigaton
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Backspacer
    Binaural
    Lightning Bolt

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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,538
    edited December 2023
    I didn't know what to expect when I opened this thread, but some of these rankings blew me away.
    1998: Barrie  2000: Toronto  2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Toronto  2006: Toronto 1&2, Paris, Milan, Torino, Pistoia  2009: Calgary, Vancouver  2011: Canada  2013: London, Wrigley, Philly 1&2  2014: St. Louis, ACL 1, Detroit  2016: Lexington, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto 1&2, Fenway 1&2, Wrigley 1&2  2017: EV - Louisville  2018: London 1&2, Milan, Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 1&2, Fenway 1&2  2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton  2021: London 1&2  2022: Hamilton, Toronto  2023: Chicago 1&2, Noblesville  2024:

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    Bunting10Bunting10 Massachusetts, USA Posts: 620
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt

    i get a kick out of the backspacer hate.  I mean it wasn’t their best but, Unthought Known is a 10 ten song for me so it can’t go at the bottom.
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    JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,516
    Binaural
     Avocado
    Riot Act
    Lightning Bolt
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    If I had to rank them right now...
    Binaural
    Self-Titled
    Gigaton
    Riot Act
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    Bunting10 said:
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt

    i get a kick out of the backspacer hate.  I mean it wasn’t their best but, Unthought Known is a 10 ten song for me so it can’t go at the bottom.
    if you like rhinestones I guess
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,538
    Pearl Jam
    Binaural
    Gigaton

    Riot Act
    Backspacer

    Lightning Bolt

    Titles in each grouping can switch, depending on my mood.
    1998: Barrie  2000: Toronto  2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Toronto  2006: Toronto 1&2, Paris, Milan, Torino, Pistoia  2009: Calgary, Vancouver  2011: Canada  2013: London, Wrigley, Philly 1&2  2014: St. Louis, ACL 1, Detroit  2016: Lexington, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto 1&2, Fenway 1&2, Wrigley 1&2  2017: EV - Louisville  2018: London 1&2, Milan, Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 1&2, Fenway 1&2  2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton  2021: London 1&2  2022: Hamilton, Toronto  2023: Chicago 1&2, Noblesville  2024:

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    yosiyosi NYC Posts: 2,644
    Gern Blansten said:
    Bunting10 said:
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt

    i get a kick out of the backspacer hate.  I mean it wasn’t their best but, Unthought Known is a 10 ten song for me so it can’t go at the bottom.
    if you like rhinestones I guess
    My thoughts exactly. I feel like this may be there cringiest song and this line is 90% why. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

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    THEBIBLEISTENTHEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 1,687
    Avacado
    Binural
    Riot Act
    Gigaton
    LB
    Backspacer
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,301
    edited December 2023
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Riot Act

    3. Gigaton
    4. Lightning Bolt
    5. Binaural

    6. Backspacer

    The top 2 are clear of the rest, and are pretty interchangeable. Backspacer is clear at the bottom of the pile.

    Binaural is the tricky one for me. On the one hand, it has one of my Top 3 all time PJ songs (Nothing As It Seems). On the other hand, it also has one of my all time Bottom 3 PJ songs (Evacuation).

    It’s pretty sad to think there’s only 6 albums to choose from over 24 years though.
    Post edited by goldrush on
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    yosi said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    Bunting10 said:
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Gigaton
    Backspacer
    Lightning Bolt

    i get a kick out of the backspacer hate.  I mean it wasn’t their best but, Unthought Known is a 10 ten song for me so it can’t go at the bottom.
    if you like rhinestones I guess
    My thoughts exactly. I feel like this may be there cringiest song and this line is 90% why. 
    It's a goofy word but I still like the song overall. Something about the production of Backspacer just doesn't sit right with me. Hard to describe.


    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,986
    goldrush said:
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Riot Act

    3. Gigaton
    4. Lightning Bolt
    5. Binaural

    6. Backspacer

    The top 2 are clear of the rest, and are pretty interchangeable. Backspacer is clear at the bottom of the pile.

    Binaural is the tricky one for me. On the one hand, it has one of my Top 3 all time PJ songs (Nothing As It Seems). On the other hand, it also has one of my all time Bottom 3 PJ songs (Evacuation).

    It’s pretty sad to think there’s only 6 albums to choose from over 24 years though.
    Interesting....I like Evacuation a lot. Anything written by Matt has a groove that I really like. I've posted somewhere on these boards before his demo version of the Fixer that I prefer 1000x over the album version.

    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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