It turns out that Da Jinya happened to know a professor from the Beijing Institute of Archeology and Museology, and they often had horizontal exchanges.
An incident happened recently, and the details of the incident are as follows.
Activities such as archaeological protection of cultural relics that were suspended during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution have been restarted after the reform and opening up.
The past three years have been a peak period for archaeology, and a large number of ancient tombs and relics have surfaced.
The exchange and trading of antique collections is also extremely popular.
Various tomb-robbing gangs, large and small, have taken advantage of the news and dug up mounds of soil whenever they saw them.
This is especially true in Shaanxi, Henan, Hunan and other places, and it is likely to become more and more intense.
Since the discovery of the Loulan Creek tombs in Xinjiang, people seem to have suddenly woken up.
In the great desert of Xinjiang, there is the once glorious Silk Road, the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions along the Peacock River, Huhu, Loulan, Milan, Niya , Luntai, Pulei, Gumo, and Xiye are paradises for adventurers.
Countless treasures and prosperity are covered by the vast yellow sand.
For a time, countless expedition teams, archaeological teams, and tomb robbers rushed into the Taklimakan Desert to hunt for treasures.
This is the second wave of exploration after the desert exploration boom in the early 19th century.
However, for most inexperienced explorers, this vast desert is just like the famous Swedish explorer Sven Hedin’s explanation of Taklimakan. , that is a place where there is no return.
The Sea of Death, hence its name.
The protection of ancient tombs in Xinjiang is urgent.
However, the government does not have enough human and financial resources to excavate and protect the ruins in the Taklimakan Desert.
A large number of archaeologists are racing against time in Henan to excavate ancient tombs that have been robbed or damaged by construction.
This professor whom Da Jinya knew had long been studying the culture of the Western Regions.
He was worried about the destruction of ancient tombs in Xinjiang.
He had been applying to the leaders, hoping to personally lead a team to the desert to conduct an on-site assessment of these relics, and then apply to the relevant departments for excavation.
Or for protection.
The superiors used the excuse of insufficient funds and repeatedly pushed back.
In fact, the funds were secondary, mainly because too many people had had accidents in the desert recently, and they were worried that something might happen to the professor.
There is an unspoken rule in officialdom.
You don’t seek merit, but you seek no faults.
If you don’t make mistakes, you will achieve great merit.
It is only a matter of time that you will be promoted and make a fortune.
It was not until recently that a Chinese-American came forward to provide full financial support to the professor's archaeological team, so that the trip was possible.
Currently, this archaeological expedition team is still undergoing preliminary preparations.
They still need to find a leader with rich desert survival experience.
In addition, they are still short of a capable person who knows Feng Shui and stargazing, because most of the archaeological team members are bookworms who chew books.
Leader, if you enter the desert, you will definitely not be able to get out; without experts who understand Tianxing Feng Shui, they will not be able to find the ruins, ancient tombs and the like.
It is not easy to find such people.
Some people come to apply, most of them are people who deceive the world and steal their reputation.
When the two parties talk, they show their timidity, so the professor also asked Da Jinya to find such capable people among the people.
Big Gold Tooth asked me if I wanted to go.
The price offered by the Americans was quite high, and they could go to the desert to see if there were any big tombs.
It was just like stepping on the plate, so that I could have a reference for future actions.
I said: "This opportunity is good.
It is a rare practice for us.
We have never dealt with archaeologists.
If we can go together, we can learn a lot from them.
I have been to the desert. , the troops had twice entered the depths of the desert for military exercises.
The leader was the leader.
If they wanted to enter the desert, they had to find a local.
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Good guide.
Besides, I understand Tianxing Feng Shui.
As long as there are stars in the sky, I can take them to the place they want to find.
However, I don’t quite understand why this American sponsored our expedition in China.
Americans are not Lei Feng.
Americans are very pragmatic and value practical interests most.
They will not do anything that is not beneficial. " Da Jinya said: "I don't know the details of this matter very well, I only know a rough idea.
The American who funded the investment is a female, Chinese, and her father is a Wall Street tycoon.
She usually likes to explore and explore archaeological activities.
Last year, her father went to Xinjiang with a group of Chinese explorers.
Her father seemed to be particularly interested in some exquisite culture.
They went there to find the exquisite ancient city hidden in the hinterland of the sand sea.
He didn't come back, not a single person After returning, the local garrison sent out planes to search, but in the end they couldn't find any clues at all.
She inherited a large inheritance from her family, so she probably wasn't too concerned about her father's affairs.
She may have wanted to sponsor her this time.
Try your best to find her relatives.
Although she is an American, she is of Chinese descent after all.
According to our Chinese tradition, after death, a person must be buried in his hometown and left to dry in the desert.
Yes, relatives far away from home are not at peace either.”
The three of us drank until the evening, and we agreed that Dajinya would contact the buyer and introduce us to Professor Chen, the organizer of the archaeological team that was about to leave.
Whether we could join in, we also needed to interview Professor Chen.
Two days later, Da Jinya took us to Tianjin.
There was a small antique store on Shenyang Road in Tianjin.
The owner was a fair-skinned woman in her thirties.
We all called her Sister Han.
Sister Han is the mistress of a big boss in Hong Kong.
The boss is one of the few major antique collectors in Hong Kong.
He opened such a shop for Sister Han in Tianjin, firstly to find something to do with her boring life.
Yes, secondly, you can purchase antiques and artifacts.
Sister Han is a woman who doesn’t like to talk much, but she is very knowledgeable in antique appraisal.
After seeing our antiques, she generously paid 60,000 yuan: "The current market price is 50,000 yuan at most, more than 50,000 yuan."
I pay you 10,000 yuan in the hope that we can make friends.
If there are any good things in the future, please bring them here.”
I took the thick banknotes in my hands.
I was so excited that my hands were trembling a little.
I cursed myself for my worthlessness: "Old Hu, Old Hu, you can be considered a person who has seen the world.
Back then, Chairman Mao inspected the red banknotes at the Tiananmen Gate Tower.
Guard, were you excited when you participated?
Frankly speaking, you were excited at that time, but not as excited as you are now.
At least you have climbed trees in the big forest, Kunlun.
People who have dug holes in the mountains and fired shots at Vietnamese counterattacks, why are they so excited today that they can’t even hold on to the money?
Oh, this is the power of money.
There’s nothing you can do about it.
You can disrespect money, but if you don’t have money, you can’t give it to the people in the mountains.
If the villagers pull the wires, they can't improve the lives of the families of those who sacrificed their comrades.
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Money is too great.
We go through life and death for nothing, just for money."
After I went back, I divided the money into four parts, one for Yingzi, one for Fatty, and one for the party secretary to share with everyone.
The remaining one was reserved for purchasing equipment and funds for the next operation.
The fat man didn't ask for his share.
He said that the money this time was a lot less, but it was not much.
It would definitely not be enough to build roads in Ganggangyingzi.
We wouldn't have much left.
I heard that Lao Hu There are many martyrs from the countryside in your company, and their families are large.
Although they receive government subsidies, their lives are very difficult.
Some mothers even lost their sons and had no money to buy a bus ticket to Yunnan to see their son's grave.
Hearing you say this, my eyes are sore and I feel very uncomfortable.
You might as well send my share to the martyrs and the injured and disabled brothers.
My biggest wish in this life is to serve as a soldier and fight on the battlefield, but my father died early and I don’t have that chance.
Lao Hu, please help me fulfill this wish.
It won’t be too late to share it with me if we have more money in the future. .
Speaking of this, tears welled up in my eyes, and I patted the fat man on the shoulder: "Okay, now I am becoming more and more aware.
There will be many opportunities to make money in the future.
This time we will try to go to Xinjiang and make American money." ” After resting for a few days, Da Jinya came to inform me that he had made an appointment with Professor Chen from the archaeological team, and took Fatty and me to Professor Chen's office.
The professor is quite old, so I couldn’t help but worry about him as soon as I met him.
This old man still wants to enter the second largest mobile desert in the world.
Along with Professor Chen, there is also his assistant Hao Aiguo, a middle-aged intellectual about forty years old, with hair as messy as a chicken coop.
At first glance, he lacks experience in dealing with people.
His profound myopia glasses show that , he is a person who has a rigorous, pragmatic and hard-working attitude towards studying and does not pay much attention to his own image.
There were many people like him during the Cultural Revolution, but after the reform and opening up, with the popularity of new knowledge, new trends, and new values, there are not many such old-school people anymore.
Hao Aiguo looked at us seriously, without being polite, and said straight to the point: "Two comrades, we already know your purpose of coming, and you must also know the requirements of our archaeological team.
This is an exception among the exceptions.
We need exceptions.
What’s important is talent.
You two have experience in desert survival and exploration, and you should know a little bit about constellations and Feng Shui.
If you don’t have this skill, we will never go through the back door.”
After saying that, he glanced at Da Jinya.
"It doesn't matter who cares."
Professor Chen felt that Hao Aiguo was too straightforward.
He was also very familiar with Da Jinya's father and often asked them for advice on antique appreciation.
He didn't want to make the relationship too tense, so he stood up from the sofa to smooth things over.
Please We sat down, chatted for a while, and asked some things about Fatty and I.
After listening, he smiled and nodded: "It's not easy.
I was a company commander in the People's Liberation Army.
I also have experience in war and have been to the desert, which is really rare.
It is more than enough for us nerds to lead the team.
Most of the ruins and ancient tombs in the desert are buried under the yellow sand, like the Kongque River.
The old path has long since dried up and is difficult to find.
If you don’t know the Tianxing Feng Shui technique, you may not be able to find it.
I wonder if you two understand this Feng Shui technique.”
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I know that this kind of Tianxing Feng Shui, also known as Tianqiongqingsang Technique, is the most obscure chapter in the Sixteen-Character Yin and Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique.
I have never actually used it.
However, at this time, I can only force it.
Blow on the scalp.
I scratched my scalp and replied: "Old sir, I am not bragging.
I am familiar with the Feng Shui technique of astrolabe and moon engraving, but where do I start?"
In order to get this job that was paid in US dollars, I poured out all the inventory in my stomach, hoping to make them talk about it.
Thanks to my ancestral secretary, at first Hao Aiguo saw that I was young and thought I was a relative of Da Jinya who came to live with them through the back door.
I said a few words that were clear and logical, and he couldn't help but look at me with admiration.
Listen attentively.
This Feng Shui is called the best of earth science.
Feng Shui can be simply summarized as: a place where wind is hidden and a place where water is obtained.
This burial book 1 puts it well: "The person who is buried takes advantage of the Qi.
The Qi is scattered by the wind, but stops by the boundary water.
The ancients gathered it to prevent it from dispersing, and moved it to stop it, so it is called Feng Shui."
Later generations expanded Feng Shui infinitely, not only limiting it to the earth veins and acupuncture points of tombs, but gradually extended it to the art of Kanyu.
Kanyu refers to heaven and earth.
To put it bluntly, it is a science that analyzes the relationship between heaven, earth, and people.
But today I will only talk about a branch of Feng Shui called "Star Feng Shui" to the professors and teachers here.
Ancient emperors and nobles attached great importance to things after death.
The treatment they enjoyed during their lifetimes should continue to be enjoyed after their death.
Not only that, they also believed that the rise and fall of the world originated from the dragon's veins, so tombs must be set up in Feng Shui treasured places.
Emperor Yongzheng once gave an incisive overview of the imperial mausoleum.
He said: The area where the heaven and earth gather together, the place where yin and yang meet, the sand and water of the dragon's cave, all beautiful, the situation is regulated, all good things are prepared, the mountain water method is well-organized and clear.
It is auspicious soil.
Although there are only a few sentences, this is undoubtedly the most direct, vivid and vivid description of the location selection of the imperial mausoleum.
However, he only said half of it.
The ancients pursued the realm of the unity of nature and man, not only mountains and water Dharma also requires the sun, moon and stars.
Since ancient times, people have often watched the sky and studied the changes in the stars to speculate on good and bad luck.
When choosing Feng Shui treasures, they will also add the essence of astronomy.
The distance between heaven and earth is eighty-four thousand miles, and the human heart The kidneys are divided into eight inches and four parts.
The metal, wood, water, fire, and earth of the human body correspond to the five stars in the sky.
There are also twenty-four stars corresponding to the mountains and rivers in the world.
The stars have good and evil, and the earth has good and bad luck.
Any auspicious soil must echo the sun, moon and stars in the sky, and the technique of Qingwu, which uses the flow of nebulae to determine acupuncture points, is the most difficult star feng shui to master.
There are twenty-four constellations in the sky, twenty-four hours in the day, and twenty-four solar terms in the year.
Therefore, Feng Shui also has twenty-four directions and twenty-four positions.
If we can understand the good and bad arrangement of these stars, and then use the compass to locate the place we are looking for, we can find the place we want to find.
However, there are many schools of this kind of star feng shui, each with its own rules and regulations.
There are also some contradictory ones among them.
Ancient ruins in the vast sea of sand.
After a thousand years, it would be good to have a 23% chance of finding it.
When Professor Chen heard this, he stood up happily and said: "Comrade Hu said it so well.
It's an eye-opener for God to finally send us a talent like you.
In the great desert of Xinjiang, after a lapse of thousands of years, even several Thousands of years have passed, and the former oases and cities have become The vast sea of sand, mountains and rivers have all disappeared.
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If we want to find those tombs on the ancient Silk Road, relying on the art of Tianxing Feng Shui is the simplest and most effective way.
I declare that from now on, you two will officially.
Join our archaeological team."
Hao Aiguo also came over to shake hands with us warmly and apologized for being inhumane just now: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, intellectuals like us are all stinky old people.
We have been squatting in earthen kilns for so many years during the Cultural Revolution.
We are stupid.
No.
Too talkative, please don’t pay attention.”
I secretly rejoiced: "Hey, that's all I know.
If I say anything more, I'll have to give away the truth.
Tianxing Feng Shui is so rare that I can't imagine it.
I can't quite understand it, but I guess you intellectuals wearing myopia glasses must , can’t stand the cruelty in the desert The test of the environment meant that I had to run back within two days after entering.
In addition, I exaggerated and made the probability of finding the ruins extremely low.
If I couldn't find it, it would not be my fault for not knowing Tianxing Feng Shui, but ours.
The wages must not be less.”
I was thinking about being proud when another young woman came into the room.
Professor Chen quickly introduced us: "This Miss Yang is the fundraiser for our activity.
She is also going with us.
Don't think she is a woman."
My kid is a famous photographer for National Geographic magazine.”
I acted like a gentleman and shook hands with her.
I thought since the other person was an American, I had to speak English to her.
How about hello?
It seemed like: "Hahahaha."
Miss Yang smiled slightly: "Mr.
Hu, I can speak Chinese, let's talk in Chinese.
You can just call me Shiry Yang from now on."
Unexpectedly, she spoke Mandarin very well, without any American accent.
As for the United States I actually have no idea what her accent is like.
Anyway, I think she is no different from a Chinese person.
Shiry Yang shook hands with the fat man again, and then asked a question, Mr.
Wang Kaixuan, the fat man came with Mr.
Hu.
Mr.
Hu is very capable.
He has commanded troops and knows the Star Feng Shui.
However, what skills does Mr.
Wang have?
, we haven’t learned yet.
There's a lot at stake on this desert adventure, and we don't need people without unique skills.
I didn't expect the Americans to speak so directly.
Everyone looked at the fat man, and I quickly said for him: "It's not peaceful in the desert.
This friend of mine has good marksmanship."
Seeing that the American woman looked down on him, the fat man curled his lips and said angrily: "Xinjiang is nothing.
Back then, I went to the desert of Xinjiang to suppress bandits.
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I killed the bandits in the Niya Oasis, and even killed the bandit leader with my own hands."
"Look, this is the trophy."
After that, he took out the jade pendant and waved it in front of everyone, "Have you seen it before?"
I grinned beside me, thinking to myself, this idiot, you can’t even tell a lie.
You put all the heroic deeds of your father’s generation on your own head, and you went to Xinjiang to suppress the bandits.
When you suppressed the bandits, you You’re still wearing crotchless pants.
You said you’ve eaten Xinjiang mutton skewers and it’s pretty good.
Now that things have happened, it seems that I can only cheat.
If I don't take Fatty with me, I won't go either.
I guess they will have to compromise in the end.
However, no one refuted it.
Both Professor Chen and Shiry Yang's eyes were attracted by the jade pendant in the fat man's hand.
Wherever the fat man's hand held the jade pendant, their eyes followed him, not even blinking.
Shiry Yang originally disagreed with Fatty joining the archaeological team, but after seeing Fatty's jade pendant, she agreed without hesitation to give us both a reward of 10,000 US dollars each, and more if we could find the ancient city in the hinterland of the desert.
Double.
However, the money cannot be cashed until we return from Xinjiang.
Da Jinya had also seen the fat man's jade pendant before, but even with his sophistication, he couldn't figure out the origin of the jade.
He is not as discerning as Professor Chen and others in this regard.
After all, Big Gold Tooth is for flipping gadgets.
Professor Chen has been immersed in the study of ancient Western culture for decades.
Shiry Yang’s father is good friends with him.
Shiry Yang has been influenced by Influenced by the family environment, they are also semi-experts in the history of the Western Regions, so the two of them knew the answer as soon as they saw this piece of jade.
Professor Chen believes that this piece of jade is at least 1,500 to 2,000 years old, and the text engraved on it is Ghost Cave Inscription.
Guidong was a minority in the Western Regions in ancient times.
This ethnic group has long since become extinct.
According to some records unearthed in Dunhuang, the queen of Jingjue Kingdom was from the Guidong tribe.
What are the ten characters on the jade from Guidong?
What content needs further research.
Professor Chen and Shiry Yang's father are both obsessed with the culture of the Western Regions.
This once prosperous and gorgeous city can be said to be the leader among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
In a catastrophe, the queen died, and the ancient city disappeared since then.
Its former glory has been buried by the yellow sand.
There are only sporadic records in some ancient documents to prove its existence.
It is said that Queen Jingjue is the most beautiful woman in the Western Regions.
She is like the sun in the sky.
Her appearance makes the stars and the moon shine.
Eclipsed.
In order to find the queen's tomb, Shiry Yang's father formed an expedition team of five Chinese and American scholars, carrying top-notch equipment, into the depths of the sand sea, but never returned.
In this operation, one was to conduct an on-site assessment and survey of the ancient tombs in the desert; the other was to try their luck to see if they could find the remains of the five explorers and bury them properly.
Shiry Yang wanted to buy the jade pendant in Fatty's hand.
Fatty and I thought it was a rare item, so we bit it to death without selling it, and secretly calculated how much money we could get from her.
We joined this expedition team composed of scholars and photographers.
I became the leader and the fat man became the deputy captain.
The matter of going to the desert was settled.
The westbound train was speeding through the vast western land.
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Fatty and I slept in darkness in the sleeper car.
Our first stop was Xi'an, where we would meet up with several students of Professor Chen, and then go to Urumqi, where the expedition team Equipment will be shipped directly there.
As soon as Hao Aiguo came in, the fat man's smelly feet made me almost fall down.
He pushed me awake: "Comrade Hu, wake up, wake up, the professor wants to discuss something with you, come here."
I looked out the car window and saw that it was still bright.
I didn’t know what time it was, so I was sleepy.
I put on my clothes and followed Hao Aiguo to the next door.
Professor Chen and Shiry Yang were looking at a map.
When they saw me coming in, they asked me to sit down.
Hao Aiguo poured me a cup of hot water and I asked them what they wanted.
Professor Chen said: "We can arrive in Xi'an tomorrow morning.
If we pick up my three students, everyone will be here.
You are our captain, and I want to discuss the route with you in advance."
Shiry Yang also said beside him: "Yes, Mr.
Hu, I discussed with the professor and planned to start from Bosten Lake and go south to find the ancient Kongque River channel.
Then, we will go through the ancient Kongque River channel into the depths of the desert and follow the Duan River to the south.
Next, look for the ruins of the ancient city of Jingjue.
We would like to ask for your opinion."
I find it funny in my heart.
These intellectuals and rich people are just talking on paper and thinking too much.
If you go this way, you are going in circles in the Gobi desert.
How can anyone dare to take a zigzag route in the desert?
Even if they don't die of thirst, starvation and sunburn, they will die in the end.
So exhausted.
But I have always thought that they are people who have too much money to burn and have enough food to support themselves.
They cannot live a good life and have to go to the desert to suffer.
It is designated that it will not take two or three days before they have to go back crying, so there is no route.
It's not important, just give me the money when you get back.
I said to Shiry Yang: "Miss Yang, although I am the team leader, I am not qualified to participate in the decision-making of the marching route.
After you have determined the route and goal, I will be responsible for leading everyone to the place.
In other words, you It’s the shopkeeper’s work, ours is the coolie’s work.”
As soon as I said those words, I felt a little regretful.
As the saying goes, use people's money to eliminate disasters.
They paid me to hire me, so of course I had to do my duty.
So I told them that the route must wait.
After arriving in Xinjiang, I will find a local guide who is born and raised and ask for his opinion before making a decision.
It is a bit too early to say now.
The matter of finding a guide is left to me.
Everyone discussed some more details, and then went to rest.
After this conversation on the train, I vaguely felt that these people were very determined, and they might not necessarily have to run back within a few days of entering the desert.
In Xi'an, I met the other members of our archaeological team, all students led by Professor Chen, the simple-looking Sa Di Peng, the tall Chu Jian, and a female student Ye Yixin.
Including the previous five people, there are eight people in total.
After arriving in Xinjiang, I contacted Liu Gang, a former comrade in the army.
He is a descendant of the 359th Brigade of the army that entered Xinjiang.
He was born and raised in Xinjiang, but he was not very familiar with the locals and wanted to find a place familiar with the desert geography.
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The guide was not easy, and finally through Liu Gang's friends, he found an old man who was in the livestock business.
No one calls the old man's name anymore.
People call him Anliman, which means the living map in the desert.
The old man An Liman held his pipe in his mouth and kept shaking his head: "No, no, it's not possible.
It's the windy season now.
If we go into the desert, the old man Hu Da will be blamed."
We talked hard, and I asked Professor Chen to show him the documents.
I explained to him that we were cadres sent by the state to work, and the local comrades must cooperate.
If An Liman doesn't act as our guide, we will call the police.
Confiscate your camels and donkeys so that you can no longer do business.
Shiry Yang also told him that as long as you come to be our guide, I will buy all your animals at double the price.
When you come back from the desert, these animals will still be yours, and the money will also be yours.
The old man An Liman had no choice but to agree, but he made a request: "Don't drive the car.
Hu Da doesn't like machines.
There are many camels.
Hu Da likes camels."
At this point, old man Anliman and I agree that camels are much more reliable than cars in the desert.
Old Man Anliman selected twenty camels.
On the day of departure, he loaded all our equipment and supplies on the camels and carried them with us.
Serving him a lot of bean cakes and salt, the fat man helped him move the things and asked, "Old man, we just eat bean cakes and salt in the desert.
The more we eat, the more thirsty we become."
The old man Anliman laughed: "Oh, my sturdy friend Wuli Anjiang, you can eat this if you want, but Hu Da thinks these should be left to the camels."
Old man An Liman told us that the current season is the most dangerous time in the desert.
The previous section of the road from Bosten Lake to the ruins of Xiye City included desert and Gobi Desert.
Fortunately, the ancient river channel of Kongque River connected it.
It's hard to identify, but if you want to go deeper, whether you can find the Zidu Anhe River depends on Hu Da's will.
Our team of nine people is more like an ancient camel team than an archaeological team.
The amount of food we can carry can last less than a month, and the water is enough for more than ten days.
We can stop at several oases halfway.
As well as underground rivers, fresh water can also be replenished.
In addition, there are several large leather pockets of yogurt soup.
When you are unbearably thirsty in the desert, one sip can quench your thirst, which can be worth ten mouthfuls of water.
Coupled with the various equipment of the expedition team, each camel carried a heavy weight.
When traveling, the personnel could only rely on two legs, walking half the way and riding the camel half. 1.
The burial book is said to have been written by Guo Pu, a famous alchemist in the Jin Dynasty
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