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Hey, he's got a gun! Hey, wait!

Back off!

That's kind of a long shot.

It's only a shot we got. As long as we're on the subject, there is one thing

that I would like to get out of the way, Boyd.

What's that?

You really want to kill me?

Hey, how's that?

I'm on the scene in civilian clothes, and we have a hostage situation with a

member of the service being held as hostage.

I repeat, we have a member of the service being held as hostage.

Kids throwing stones in a railroad yard. They're telling you they've got to be

kidding. What do we have uniforms for?

Come on. Fill out a couple of YAD cards and we'll get the mayor's office off of

Lieutenant's back.

What can it take? A minute?

20 minutes.

It's got to be 90 degrees already.

Yeah, they said it's going up. My air conditioner is on the fridge. You try

have an air conditioner fixing the heat wave.

Hello?

Go work with everybody.

chasing our little darlings.

Big crime wave, you know, kids throwing rocks.

Got the air conditioning the same place I did.

How about down here? At least there's some shade.

A little trouble with you?

You got off on the wrong side of the bed this morning, that's all.

You just need to count your blessings. See, there you go, understanding me

again. That's good. I hate that more than anything.

I'm very sorry. I happen to be feeling good today. Well, you don't have to

infect me with all your joy, all right?

Damn it!

Damn it, what are you looking for? Hey!

Hey!

Back off!

I mean it, I'll kill her right here. No, Chris! No, no, no, listen to me. Listen

to me, the woman you're holding is a police officer.

We're both of us cops.

Oh, boy.

Okay, just relax, all right?

I'm not going to do anything foolish, neither is she.

Good. So just put the gun down and we'll talk about it.

Just drop your gun. Back off or she gets it and you're next. Do what he says.

Buy the book, okay?

Follow me up here. I can't. Come on.

Up the stairs. Come on. All right.

You don't want to go in here. Come on.

Get over there.

Get up.

I said get up.

Get away from me. Get up.

Get up and turn around.

Tell me, what's this all about?

You're my ticket out of here.

Out of where?

Just shut up.

Run around.

Put them on.

Bend down there and put them on. Pick them up.

Hook one around your wrist.

Okay, so... Go ahead.

Hook one around your wrist.

Put your hands behind your back.

Put them behind your back!

Get up there.

There.

How's it feel, huh?

I'm the guy who knocked off the grocery store, 150th and 2nd.

Male cock, about 6 '2", dark hair, green T -shirt, black leather jacket. You saw

him? Yeah, he's in that box over there, and he's got my partner.

He's packing a Saturday night special.

Sick shot, 38 caliber?

Yeah, you got an ID on him? Nothing, silch.

Okay, I'm gonna phone it in.

You contain them, all right? Just contain them. Okay.

Even if they come busting out, no shooting, you got that? Okay.

No shooting!

Okay. Charlie.

Central, tap to car 21 with an emergency message.

I have a 1013 in a railroad yard.

You're the 112th Street overpass. I'm on the scene in civilian clothes. We have

a hostage situation with a member of the service being held as hostage.

I repeat, we have a member of the service being held as hostage.

You got her, Pete?

She's got her purse. She's carrying a .38. She has a standard for a round.

What's he got?

Saturday night special. I think it's a .38. That's 18 rounds to contend with,

plus at least six more on suspect.

You two, Team A. You and you, Team B.

Right. Go on out there and give those uniformed guys some relief.

And hey, when you get set up and positioned, watch your crossfire.

Send those uniformed guys back. I want to talk to them.

Lieutenant. Set up a perimeter for me. We're clearing the whole area. And the

impulse is going to need immediate area. Big one.

I'll let the CP.

All right.

Where are they?

Box door.

Down the track.

It's a door that you can't see.

Padlock from the outside.

We don't have to worry about that.

The one that you can see, that's the only way in and out.

Gotcha.

Secure that shack for me. I want to use it.

Okay, you got it. We'll set you up.

Detective Cagney. That's your partner in there, right?

That's right.

We'll get her out for you.

I never lost one yet.

Look, we've handled enough of these to know what we're doing.

Now, you got an ID on the suspect yet?

No. Has anyone talked to him?

Made any demands?

Not yet.

So, we don't know his name.

Okay.

I guess this is what we call square one.

I'm Brava. Am I right?

So what's your name?

Look, I got to be honest.

There's only two possible endings here. The one I don't even want to think

about. The other one is laid on, you're gonna give up.

I can personally guarantee your safety. No one's gonna hurt you, but we will

have to take you into custody.

You just knock it off.

I gotta think.

That's good. That's what you should do, is think.

Because, like, the whole rest of your life is on the line here, right now.

your life, too. Don't forget that. Your life's on the line here, too.

What'd you say your name was?

Hey, come on. We're gonna be here a while. I gotta call you something.

Boyd. Boyd?

Okay, Boyd.

So, how old are you, Boyd? 25, 26 years old?

Yeah, about.

All right, then. Let's get serious, huh? What are we talking about? First

offense, 15 years. You do a third of that, right?

Good time we're talking. Four and a half years.

No.

No way.

Boyd, if you keep on with this, you know, we're going to have to add

That's two felonies, and then maybe they label you a persistent felon. It's

heavy time, Boyd. Instead of being out before you're 30, we're talking picture

of 55, minimum 60, maybe.

I ain't going to no joint, and I ain't staying here either.

I'm going out, and you're coming with me.

Hey, I'm trying to give you an out, Boyd. I'm being straight with you.

You give up now, and we charge you with maybe unlawful imprisonment, huh? That

could be a misdemeanor.

I'm giving you my best shot here, Boyd. Now, what are you going to do?

Come on, use your head. What are you going to do?

Make a decision.

You shut up.

Just shut up.

I got to think.

Okay.

But think fast, would you, boy?

It's hot in here.

We've had situations like this before where they worked out fine.

We want this to work out fine.

You have a police officer in there with you, and you can rely on her to keep her

head. So don't do anything foolish.

I want you to know if you come out now, no one will jeopardize your safety.

You have my word on that. You lay down your weapons, no harm will come to you.

So what do you say?

Oh, yeah, I'm coming out all right.

But my way... Mr.

Not yours. My name is King.

What's yours?

Oh, forget it. I'm not buying that.

I have to call you something.

How about John?

Okay.

All right, John, we're here in fourth and we're not going away and neither are

you.

Now, like I said, no one's going to do anything.

this i want you to stay right where you are until we work something out i got

this lady in here she's my passport any place i want to go anything i want to do

i get or she's had it you hear me i hear you listen have you got anybody that

you'd like to talk to family girlfriend priest minister oh come on forget it

give it up

All right, all right. My name is Kelsey, and I'll be your immigration officer.

But have your attention, please.

I've been authorized to make the following statement.

I pull off a nickel -dime stick -up, and I got the whole police force out here.

Yeah, they're good, too.

I got to tell the truth about that.

You're a lie of depth here, don't you think?

Now get off.

Must be 150 degrees in here.

Enough of what it's worth. There's a shack over there.

It's got running water and an air conditioner.

Sure, just a nice little stroll in the sun together, huh?

You must think I'm really stupid.

What I meant was, you know, you could talk to the negotiator. Maybe you could

work something out.

Mm -hmm.

What about snipers?

Police rifles?

I know about that.

These are disciplined officers. They don't shoot without orders.

Forget it.

A bad idea. A stupid idea.

Scary, huh?

I'm, well, I'm scared.

There's nothing wrong with being scared, right?

What makes you think I'm scared?

I don't know.

As long as we're going to be here, don't be afraid to let your hair down, you

know what?

Huh?

Look, as long as we're on the subject... All lady cops wear lace.

As long as we're on the subject, there is one thing that I would like to get

of the way, Boyd.

What's that?

You really want to kill me?

What's with you, motor mouth?

All of a sudden you got nothing to say?

Let's think about my aunt.

Actually, she was my mother's aunt.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

She used to take a sheet, put it in the freezer, and then she'd drape it over

the fire escape, you know? We'd sleep out there. Did you ever do that?

It's better than air conditioning.

No, I never did.

Just shut up about that.

I don't want to hear about your aunt.

What's the matter, Boyd?

You getting warm?

No.

You are.

Just a minute.

Is this the lady?

Yeah.

I've been monitoring the calls on the way in.

What?

Detective Cagney? This is Jim Palmer, Lieutenant Palmer.

Disappointment psychologist?

Lieutenant? Detective.

I need to know things about Detective Lacey that might not be in her file.

Like what?

Anything you can tell me about her, it might affect the way she behaves out

here.

She's had 14 years on the job, Lieutenant. She knows what she's doing.

Is she familiar with the hostage book?

Cover to cover.

How persuasive is she?

Lieutenant, she can talk anybody and anything.

Sometimes even me.

Well, and do you think she's smart enough to play the guy? You know, work

stress him, keep him off balance?

Good. Jim, I think we're going to play this a totally different way.

I like the fact that we've got a woman down there working in full time. I like

that.

Sergeant, you know, it's getting pretty damn hot down there. Can you imagine

what it's like with the sun beating down on that boxcar?

Just how long do you think they can take? Time is on our side.

It's one thing to drop the hammer on a total stranger.

It's a lot harder to kill somebody that you know.

And the longer she's down there, the better they get to know each other.

doing half our work for us. You follow me?

I bet there's a problem with you.

Yeah, you should see yourself.

I thought it was a pretty good act.

You know about that man there?

He's never lost a hostage.

Not one. Not ever.

So how come I don't feel better?

You want to help Lacey out?

They're having a lot of trouble identifying the suspect.

So why don't you get over to the robbery scene? See what you can find out.

No, I don't want to leave her.

There's nothing you can do here, Cagney, except get in the way.

Excuse me, you can't come in here.

Who are you?

Detective Thicket, who are you?

Detective Cagney from the 14th. Is that an ID on the person? We're working on

it. I want you to go out and check with Baxter, will you? Both the eyewitnesses?

That's right.

So are they cooperating? What are you getting?

Look, we do have an ongoing investigation here, unless you've been

take over. I need an ID on this man fast.

All right, I need a psychological profile. I need a rap sheet. It's

Hey, look, damn it. You know what's going down at the railroad yard?

You're the partner.

Why didn't you say so?

It's all right. I understand.

If you want to talk to the victims, they're right over here.

Excuse me. I'm Detective Cagney. I'm from the 14th Precinct.

What can you tell me about this man?

So, Boyd, how's your life going? Happy? How's Trix?

Don't get funny.

No, I'm serious.

Do you like the way that your life is going here? Sometimes you don't have a

choice. You've got a choice right now.

I don't want to hear that.

Oh, all right, okay.

Change of subject.

You thought it all about your family? You know they're going to have to suffer

the consequences of this, too.

Family.

What family?

Well, you had to come from somewhere.

I know what you're trying to do, okay? You're trying to pull a number on me

here. You're trying to keep me talking so I don't think you figure out what's

going on, right?

Hey, I'm trying to put in my 20 years, that's all, okay?

So, what's up with your friends?

Let's go see what they're doing.

Get up. Okay.

Get up! Okay.

I'm sure he'll be glad to hear from us. All right.

Just keep thinking I'm stupid. You're going to be sorry.

And stop calling me John.

What do I call you then?

It's Boyd, man.

Don't forget it.

What's on your mind, Boyd?

The heat. The heat's on my mind, man.

You're just sitting out there waiting for me to pass out, right?

Forget it.

It ain't going to happen.

We're coming out of here right now.

The suspect is threatening to move.

To the shack that you're in. It's got water and air conditioning, right? If

can give it to her, I'd give it to her.

You want this shack, huh?

Yeah, right.

Well, I'll tell you, boy, I gotta filter this through a lot of people.

I can't authorize a move like that by myself.

Well, you do that.

You give me a few minutes, won't you? You'll do that for me. I need some time.

I'll get back to you.

Okay?

What do you think?

Well, it's given him an awful lot.

We give him... This thing we got chips to bargain with.

Well, we know the layout of this place.

That's not fair.

You can contain him, right?

That's what stood out for it, yeah.

What about the air condition?

I never said it was working, did I?

What was the name?

Don't you get anything else?

and run the name.

His name is John or Joe. I mean, how many boys could there be with rap

We'll just pull all the mugs and see if we get a match.

It's the only shot we got.

It's going to take about three or four days just to run the latents.

Paul, you there, too?

Yeah.

Okay, thanks, guys.

Lacey! Where is she?

In the boxcar over there.

Boxcar? Yeah.

Well, you take it easy. Don't worry about it. She's fine. As far as we know,

she's doing okay. Looks like they're in for a war here.

Yeah, look at me. Let me introduce you to the guy in charge here.

Sergeant King, this is Harvey Lacey. Let's get away from here.

Your wife's fine, Mr. Lacey. She's a little uncomfortable, but she's doing

What are you going to do?

Well, the suspect, the guy holding, he's made a demand. He wants to move to this

shack. Are you going to let him?

Well, as a matter of fact, yes, tactically it's to our advantage.

Well, tactically, what does that mean, tactically?

You're not going to start shooting. Look, Mr. Lacey, nobody wants to shoot

guy. But we're all brothers in blue here, and so far as I'm concerned, your

wife's safety comes first.

I mean, the guy has threatened her life.

What if these guys miss? What if they shoot at him and they miss?

Lieutenant Talbot, this is Detective Lacey's husband.

We're going to get your wife out of here.

Mr. Lacey, I've got 14 snipers here.

And believe me, they are highly disciplined officers.

Any one of them could shoot a dime from your fingers to 200 yards.

They never squeeze off a round until they know where it's going.

I don't know.

Look, Mr. Lacey, you've never lost a hostage.

Not a single one.

You're going to have to trust me.

Is he lying to me? Is that true? He's never lost a hostage?

Absolutely true. Not him, not anyone here. We got one of the best teams in

country right here.

How are the kids? The kids know?

They're across the hall with a neighbor.

I asked her to turn the TV off.

You see, this could be a while here. No, no, no. I'm staying. I'm not leaving

until she's out of there.

Air conditioning in there, right?

And water.

Running water. Yes, I saw it.

Hey, not going to pass out on me, are you? I'll be all right. We're in this

together, right?

I'll flat blow you away.

I mean it.

I'll be all right.

It's just the heat here.

You better.

Because I ain't fooling around with you.

What's going on?

Where are they going?

If they do drop the guy, then it's all over, right?

Will you listen to me, Harvey? They're never going to endanger me. Not for one

second. I mean that.

Never.

I'm no good at this. I'm no good at all.

Team C.

Team D.

This is Talbot.

He's away.

He can stay out of sight.

I don't want to surprise him, this guy.

Roger.

between the boxcar and the shack.

Your only route is straight to that shack. I can't cut you any more leeway

that.

Why, am I glad you're here.

Hey, Harvey, how you doing?

Not so hot.

Harvey, they got everything pretty well under control.

That's what they keep telling me.

Chris, I am scared to death here.

Hey, wait a minute. That's no dummy out there, huh? That's Mary Beth, right?

Does the kid know what she's doing or not?

Sure she does. She knows what she's doing right. I just wish there was

I could do.

So do I.

I got something for you.

Here.

Uniforms.

Pick this up. You give it to him.

All right, boy.

We're ready for your move.

They're coming out. You're not going to see a single officer.

No one's going to threaten your safety.

All right, let's move.

Turn around.

I want you to go straight into the shack.

That's your only chance for safety.

No detours.

Understand?

That would be dangerous.

They're coming out.

We've got her tethered.

We've got a belt around her neck.

You've got the green light. I repeat, you've got the green light to shoot.

Roger.

I don't want to miss, gentlemen.

I don't want a dead officer down there.

Got a few surprises in there for you.

You shut the power off.

No water either.

They shut everything off.

You knew about this, didn't you? That's procedure.

They always do it. It's in the book.

You knew about this.

You let me be a walking target out there.

Didn't you?

Didn't you?

We had to get out of there. You know that.

This was a setup, man. I fell for it.

So, there's no covers on the windows. Why is that?

Come on, you know everything. Why is that?

Snipers, right?

Boy, you guys never give up, do you?

You ready?

Yeah, I'm ready.

All right, we cover the windows.

This is King.

How we doing in there?

You know damn well how we're doing.

Come on, Boyd. You got everything you wanted.

You blew it, pal. You lied.

You said there was going to be air conditioning in here. I didn't lie. I

said it was working. I want the water on, and I want the power on, and I want

right now.

Look, pal, there is something that you don't understand. You're not in control

of your eye.

You want the power on?

Fine.

You got to give me something.

Oh, I'll give you something, all right?

You want me to give you something?

All right.

Here, how's this?

There, how's that?

I'll give you your body. How's this?

How's that, huh?

How's that?

You see that?

Look, I'll tell you what. I'll give you one or the other, but not both. Don't

push me, King.

You're running out of time here, buddy.

Well, it looks like we've got to stand off.

You want me to waste this cop right here?

Is that what you want?

Go easy.

Now, Boyd, let's just settle down a little, huh?

Blow that off, King.

All right, look, I'm going to turn the water and the power on, okay? And then

you'll know you can trust me for my word. What I'm going to do is I'm going

send an officer down there.

No cops.

Well, then things just stay the way they are because you know I can't send a

civilian. You know I can't do that.

Boyd?

Boyd?

All right, send a woman.

That broad she was with before.

It's going to take a little time.

Time for something you ain't got, buddy.

Boyd, she may not want to come. Did you ever think of that? I'm going to have to

guarantee her safety.

Now, that's going to take time.

We'll get back to you in ten.

Can you conceal a weapon on me?

I thought you were running the legwork. I got help.

You really want to go down there?

I can think of things I'd rather do, but I'm going.

So, Boyd?

Where do you think all this is going to get you?

Out of jail.

What else?

What do you think you are now? Look around.

You just watch.

Boyd, would you look at me, please?

Hey, come on.

There's no way in the world it's going to happen.

They're never going to take me out of here alive, I'll tell you that.

The way I figure it, as long as you're with me, I'm calling the shots.

Where I go, you go.

How many years together on the force?

Fourteen.

Does the hostage have a family?

Yes, he has a husband and two small ones.

Excuse me.

It's okay.

Try this. The general description fits.

That's him.

Boyd Evans Stroud, parole jumper out of Illinois.

Excuse me.

We ID'd him.

You see that?

Pretty heavy rap sheet, Lieutenant.

Went down for manslaughter, plus he beat two murder charges.

This is what I've been dealing with.

Okay.

Good work, you two. Yeah, it was terrific. Thank you. It was a computer

Eighty -four voids.

But I got him.

I want $200 ,000 and a police car with a radio so I know I'm not being followed.

One thing at a time, pal.

We're turning on the water and the power.

Let's not get carried away.

I want the cash and I want the car and I want it right now. That's a tall order.

You want $200 ,000.

You want it now?

Right. It's going to take a little time. I'll get back to you in 10.

You heard it. What do you think? I think this could be the break we've been

looking for. I think you're right.

The guy's a hard case. I don't think you're going to crack. He's pulled the

trigger on people twice already.

Let me tell you something. This guy is a psychopathic personality. He's very

disturbed. Very unpredictable.

How?

So what we're going to do is take him out.

When we were in the shack, I had these pictures taken.

You see this bought and bought?

Well, now it looks to be moved over this window.

This desk is upended over this one, and that yard map is tacked up over that

one. In other words, the odds are that the door's not barricaded.

So what we're going to do is this.

What we've got is a two -pronged attack. We've got the attack team here and here

flanking the door.

And we've got a sniper out here for a shot through the window.

Wait a minute, that window's covered.

Yes, but the glass is broken.

Oh, that's right.

Kid's throwing stones.

So what we're going to do is send you down there.

All he's thinking is that you're going to turn on the power in the water for

him, right?

So just play it that way.

All right. From the moment you leave the CP, you're going to be fully exposed to

Boyd's view. In fact, I'm going to call him and tell him you're out there.

It's up to me to keep him on the phone while the attack team slips into

position, while he's checking you out and I'm talking to you.

You're going to be unarmed.

You know that.

All he has is a handgun. It's not very accurate.

What are they telling me?

They'll be wearing a bulletproof vest.

I want you to understand.

This whole operation is key on you.

If at any time at all it feels hinky, any time at all, just call it off and

the hell out of there.

All right.

So what's your trick? How are you going to take this guy down?

Here's what happens.

You're going to move down the track toward the shack.

He won't dare take his eyes off you because you're a threat to his safety,

right?

The switch for the power is down here at the far end of the track.

Boyd is going to be over here on the phone talking to King.

Now, sooner or later, you're going to have to pass out of his line of vision,

right?

But he's not going to like that.

He's going to want to check up on you.

So what we're going to do is confuse the suspect by giving him two choices.

As soon as you pass out of sight, I'm going to roll that getaway car out and

tell him to look at it for his approval.

You'll be wired so you hear everything we say on the phone.

If he takes the bait, sooner or later he's going to look at that car, and I'll

be talking to him, working him. When he does, that puts his back to your window

in the power supply and the front door.

He'll never know what hit him.

How are you going to get a clean shot?

You'll be monitoring the phone call, so you'll know by Boyd's conversation when

he's looking at the car.

All you do is reach up through the broken window and pull the map down, and

dive for cover, because this will open him up to the sniper's field of fire.

They'll drop him as the tech team makes entry.

This is your show, really?

You think you're up to it?

You did tell me when.

Two minutes.

All right.

Oh, yeah.

Paul, how you doing?

Okay.

I guess that's it, huh?

Yeah, that's the shack down there.

Mary Beth?

How's she doing?

Well, she's still in there.

She's fine as far as we know.

She can be a very persistent lady, you know.

I know.

Who's minding the store?

It's 6 .30, Bart.

Okay. It's only 6 .30?

I feel like I've been here half of my life.

Out of your bag. What do you think?

Oh, yeah. Kids' lunch. I forgot.

I don't suppose I could have a bite.

It is mine.

You got kids, huh?

Yeah.

Two boys. Nice.

Nice boys.

How do they feel about funerals?

Where's your friend? Hey. He said they were going to call. You said he said ten

minutes. It hasn't been ten minutes. I'm getting tired of this.

Stop looking at me. Every time I look over there, you're staring at me.

I was just thinking about funerals.

You know, I've been a cop 14 years last month.

I never got used to dead bodies.

I'd hate to see you laying dead here, Boyd.

Who's going to be dead, huh?

Who's going to be dead?

It's about time.

I said ten minutes, Boyd. It's been exactly ten minutes.

What I want you to do is go out that west window. Oh, yes, sir.

And get blown away, right?

All right, don't then. But it's a woman.

It's what you asked for. She's unarmed. She's on her way.

She'll turn the power on the water on for you. But you really ought to check

out.

Okay, I see.

She pulls one move and they're both dead.

One move, King, and they're both dead.

You got it, Ed?

What she is going to do is go around the east side of the shaft where the switch

is on, right? Yeah, right. Now, what about my car? What about that bread I

for? I told you.

I don't believe you. You're right.

Hey, boy, you didn't tell me how you want the cash.

You want it in large bills or small?

All right, King, come on, don't jive me.

I want the car and I want the $200 ,000.

You work it out.

Hey, take it easy. You've given me a lot to do.

I can't pass miracles.

You want this lady alive?

Huh, King?

Then you do like I tell you.

Got that?

Hey, where's she going?

Where's that police woman going?

Speak to me. Come on, tell me, where's she going?

Where'd she go?

I told you, she has to go around the other side of the building. That's where

the utilities are.

I told you that.

How do I know she ain't got a bomb or something like that?

Boyd, you checked her out yourself. You know she's unarmed. Will you take it

easy? I don't like this, King.

I don't like this at all.

Hey, do you want the water on? Do you want the air conditioning on?

Are you listening to me?

Boyd. Boyd.

Boyd.

Boyd, I got your car ready for you. You want to see it? You want to check it

out? I want to know where that police woman is. I want to know where she's

going. You hear me?

I told you she's going around the other side of the building.

Look, we're rolling out the car now. Just look up here toward the CP and

see it. On mark, right?

Hold it.

You said police car.

unmarked car.

I said unmarked. You got that?

Okay, but these things are not really built for speed. I thought you were

to want to move, aren't you? I said unmarked. That's what I want.

Unmarked. All right, but it's going to take a little time. Come on, King.

fooling around with me here. Listen, did you check it out? Did you see what kind

of car we got you?

That thing is capable of doing 125 miles an hour. It's got a heavy built engine

and all of that.

You never know when it's going to come in handy.

I don't see it out there. I don't see no police car out there. Where is it?

We're rolling it out right now from under the bridge abutment.

Is the suspect neutralized?

What the hell is going on down there?

Somebody talk to me, damn it!

Get these off of me! Get these, get these!

Come on, come on.

Is the suspect neutralized?

Let me see him. Let me see him.

Somebody down there talk to me. Is the suspect neutralized?

It's okay.

We'll be home, would you?

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