All language subtitles for Alphas S01E08 A Short Time in Paradise

♪

♪ Let me hide myself ♪

♪ in thee ♪

♪ let the water ♪

♪ and the blood... ♪

[Singing continues]

♪ ♪

Don't be afraid.

I'm not.

[Scraping]

Remember, we'll be
together in love forever.

Jonas?

Jonas!

Stay with us!

Jonas!

No!
[Parishioners screaming]

[Upbeat rock music]

♪ Alphas 1x08 ♪
A Short Time in Paradise
Original Air Date on August 29, 2011

♪ don't say no ♪

♪ for an answer ♪

♪ and there's no telling ♪

♪ where we've been ♪

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

♪ 'cause people
don't understand ♪

♪ understand,
understand ♪

♪ people don't understand ♪

♪ people like me ♪

Let's put 'em
in the break room.

So exactly how much stuff
are you giving away?

I don't know.

Whatever you guys
don't want,

we'll send 'em
to the homeless shelter.

And this is part
of your therapy?

Rosen's idea.

I've accumulated a lot
of things throughout the years.

Hmm.

Pushing people?

Rosen thinks surrounding
myself with ill-gotten gains

keeps me hooked
into my old lifestyle,

my old patterns.

Does anyone have dibs
on the Blu-ray?

[Laughs]

[Cell phone ringing]

Yeah, Patti, what's up?

Yeah, okay.
Just one second.

A seminar on police tactics?

All my buddies
at the ATF take it.

Well, this
is hostage rescuing.

"Breach and clear."

What the hell
is breach and clear?

Well, that's my point.
I've told you a million times.

- We have to be prepared.
- Yeah, first badges.

Hmm?
And now this mandate?

Just read the thing.
Let me know what you think.

Slots are filling fast.
I need to book this.

Wait, wait, Bill.
"Multiple threat assessment"?

I mean, what is this?

Jacketed versus
hollow point?

Seriously,
can you imagine me

firing an AK-47,
much less Gary?

Gary's a special case, okay?
But you--

I've never fired a gun
in my life.

And that's
a conscious choice.

It's time for you
to make some new choices.

Looking for anything
in particular?

Yeah, a going away present
for my kid.

Tyler's leaving?

Patti wants a fresh start,
so she's, uh,

she's movin' back to Nevada.

And she's taking Tyler with her.

Ah, sorry to hear that,
Cameron.

That--that's terrible.

Yeah, well, when you
go into a custody hearing

with a couple of DUIs,
you...

don't normally win.

You're not thinking of giving
your son that, are you?

You know, I, uh,
I haven't really...

been to too many
meetings lately.

I think that's
an excellent idea.

[Massager humming]

[Gasps and laughs]

Uh, Gary,

you're supposed
to take your shoes off.

No, no,
I like it this way.

It's all buzzy.

Do you have one
where I can lie down?

No.

Get one.
Give it to me.

Hey, do you guys know
where Hicks is?

Yeah, he just left.

No...No, no.

I...

I had it all planned out.

I was gonna take Omar
from the gym,

but then him
and his boyfriend

decided to go
on a cruise last minute and...

Hicks was my backup plan
and...

and now I don't know
what to do.

You should get
a foot massager.

It's very therapeutic.

This one has 15 settings

and a shiatsu mode.

[Laughing] I-I don't want
a foot massager, Gary.

I could help if I knew
what you were talking about.

My sister, she's having
her engagement party,

and if I show up
without a date,

my mother is gonna
auction me off.

Okay, well, take Harken.

Isn't he a little old?

Plus, he's married.
That's just weird.

So Rosen's out.

Isn't there someone
you can push?

I mean, the express mail guy's
gonna be here

in 15 minutes.

Look, Nina,
if I don't find a date,

I'm gonna spend
the rest of the year

going on blind dates
with third cousins.

[Gary chuckles]

My feet are so happy.

It's just desperate.

Desperate times...

Thanks, Margaret.

That was real.

Anyone else like to share?

Cameron?

Cameron...

If I may...

I'd like to say something.

Yeah, go for it.

My name is Jonas.

- I am not an alcoholic.
- Whoa.

We said at the start

no sharing
unless you're one of us.

I may not have experienced
your pain personally,

but I can help you.

How many people here
are happy?

Truly happy?

Look, Gil asked
you nicely.

Are you happy?

You don't look it.

That's it.
It's time to go.

I have my answer.

And I have your answer.

[Speaking in tongues]

[Voice echoing]

Yeah, it's pretty.
There's really good food.

There's gifts.

[Chuckles] Yeah.

Is that Rachel with a boy?

Her poor mother.

They're all
talking about us.

Yeah, of course they are.
We're special.

I should go
congratulate Sari,

and remember,

we've only been dating
for two weeks.

Yeah, Rachel,
I memorized the cover story.

I'm a professional
government agent.

Yes, I know, Gary.

Just please don't say that
to anyone else, okay?

- Okay.
- Oh, and thank you.

You're really helping.
Rachel!

- Pa.
- I didn't think you'd come.

Salam.

I know how it is between
you and your sister.

That's--that's a wool
and silk blend.

- It's Italian.
- What, you know your fabrics?

Your family
in the business?

Heh, I like jackets.

Then you should wear one.

- [Laughs]
- [Coughs]

You're sick.

You know, sick people
shouldn't come to parties.

It's rude.

Papa, are you all right?

Yes, it's nothing,
Rachel.

It's nothing to worry about.
It's a cough.

No, there's definitely
something wrong.

Oh.

Please, Rachel,
not now with the smells.

No...that's her ability.

That's what makes her special.
Gary...

- Her synesthesia.
- Gary, stop.

I'm glad
I don't have it, though.

I don't--
I don't like smells.

Gary, you're not helping.

What is it?
Is something wrong?

Look...I'm sorry, mom.

I don't mean to upset
anybody, it's just...

Papa, you need
to go to the doctor.

Right away.

Enough.
Not here, not now. Enough!

- I'm not kidding!
- Enough!

[Speaks Farsi]

This is a special day
for your sister.

Please, don't ruin it.

Do we go back
to the office now?

Yeah.

[Buzzer]

[Door unlatches]

Hicks, it's, like, 7:00 a.m.

I know.

My God, you look beautiful.

Are you okay?

I'm more than okay.

Nina, my life...

my life
finally makes sense.

But you know how it is.

I mean, you go along,
and things are one way and...

I don't know,
you just start to think

that they're always
gonna be that way, but...

but then, one day,
out of nowhere,

it's different.

[Chuckles]

Well, you definitely
seem different.

I want you to come
with me, Nina.

Listen, there's something--
I wanna show you something.

It is amazing.

What about work?

We can be late
for one day.

Come on.

Do this for me.

Okay.

Okay.

So what is it
you want to show me?

Not that I don't
enjoy the tour.

I want you to meet
my friend Jonas.

They said
he'll be out soon.

He's preparing to speak
at a big gathering this weekend.

There's gonna be
thousands of people.

Sounds like a big shot.

I'm telling you, Nina,

there's something
about this guy.

Something different.

Something you have
to experience for yourself.

Wait, are you saying that...

you've experienced firsthand
what this Jonas can do?

Jonas can make you see things
in a new light, I promise you.

These people look pushed.

Is Jonas an Alpha?

Nina, I'm happy.

First time
I'm actually happy.

I just--I want you
to be happy too.

That's it.
We're out of here.

Hello.
Trouble in paradise?

Jonas,
this is my friend Nina

I was telling you about.

And I'm...afraid
she's not sure

if she wants to be here.

I know I don't.

How can you know anything?

You've only just arrived.

[Echoing] You're gonna tell me
what's going on here.

What you're doing
to all these people.

Cameron told me about you.

The wonderful things
you can do.

It's not working.

Cameron...

- Trust me, Nina.
- Get us out of here.

You're gonna thank me.

[Speaking in tongues]

Rachel, did you get me
the hummus?

You promised me
the leftover hummus.

Bottom shelf, Gary.

Oh, ah.

I like hummus.

'Cause it's all one color,

and it's soft.

Is your father
at the hospital?

Did you get
the test results?

He didn't go.

He won't listen to me.

No, but he has
to listen to you.

Otherwise--otherwise,
he'll just get sicker.

And then--and if you
get too sick,

then you die,
and then it's too late.

Gary, I can't talk
about this with you, okay?

No, but you have
to talk to me,

because I'm pretending
to be your boyfriend.

I don't think
you'd understand, Gary.

- My family--
- No, I--you don't understand.

Rachel, uh...

I always say
what's on my mind.

And you should
learn from me.

Yeah.

You have to go, and you have
to tell your father the truth.

And then you have
to keep telling him.

You have to keep telling him
the truth

until he pays attention.

Just like I do with Bill.

Or like this, like
I'm doing it with you now.

Rachel, come on.
You gotta--

you gotta go
and you gotta tell him.

And I won't stop talking to you
until you do go.

Okay?

Okay, Gary.

Okay.

I'm looking out for you.

[Indistinct chatter]

What happened to him?

Nothing to alarm here.

Everyone back to work.

He looks sick.

Sometimes the darkness
overwhelms my followers.

I think he needs a doctor.

A doctor
wouldn't understand

what we're trying
to accomplish here

or what's
attacking this man.

Our boss, Dr. Rosen,
he understands us.

He'd understand you.

[Crickets chirping]

Hello.

Are you here
to see father?

Well, that depends.

Uh, who is your father?

Jonas.
He's everyone's father.

Daddy used to be my father,

but they had to burn daddy up
when he got sick.

We practice cremation.

Environmentally, it's
more responsible than burial.

Father, I want
to see the lights!

Can I see the lights?

Not now, Teddy.
Go find your friends, okay?

You must be Jonas.

Dr. Rosen, I hope
you're as competent

as Nina and Cameron
say you are.

I expected them
to meet me here.

Uh, I should probably
speak with them.

Don't you want to see
your patients first?

Patients?
Um, plural?

Uh, Mr. Hicks didn't go
into that much detail

on his call.

He just said
that I was the, uh,

the only one
who could help.

It's much more complicated
than that.

This is it.

How long has
this man been like this?

A week or so.

We can force him to eat
and drink a little.

But eventually,
they waste away.

And then others?

Some longer, some less.

These people need to be
in a hospital.

Can't you help them?

I can certainly try.
I...

Oh.

For starters,
this man needs IV fluids.

He's extremely dehydrated.

And this woman is...

this woman is dead.

- [Sighs]
- She's been dead for hours.

I've seen it so often.

I try to stop it.

I try to keep them safe
from the world.

But...it's everywhere,
the enemy.

I'm not sure I'm quite
following you.

I show them the truth
behind the world.

It's my gift.

I let them see the light...

The interconnectedness
of all things, all people.

You're an Alpha.

Nina and Cameron, they said
you'd understand that--

Uh, yes, I have, uh,
studied people like you,

uh, quite extensively.

Perhaps you could describe
what exactly it is you do.

Perhaps I could show you.

No, I don't think that would
be a good idea right now.

It'll make you happy
and content.

I don't need to be happy
or content at the moment.

I need to be very focused.

People are very sick.

You would rather
live in darkness?

Uh, yes, for now.

Uh...

Could I see Mr. Hicks
and Ms. Theroux?

I think talking to them
would be very helpful.

This way.

Doc.

Oh, this is a bit awkward.

Uh, Nina, don't get up
on my account.

It's, uh--would you
excuse us for a moment, please?

Don't take too long.

Those people downstairs
need you.

Uh, this might be
stating the obvious,

but this man has used
his Alpha ability on you.

Jonas doesn't call it
an ability.

He says it's a divine gift.

There's this light,
this light of the world,

and it's in all of us.

It connects us.

Look, Doc, I know it's hard
to understand that it's there,

but once Jonas
explains it to you,

you'll see it.

Everything just makes sense.

This might seem all
quite miraculous to you,

but what
you're experiencing

has nothing to do
with the divine.

This is a result
of his ability.

His Alpha ability.

You should let him
show you.

Uh...well,
maybe I will, Nina.

Um, but, uh...

not right now.

Uh, right now,

I need you
to put on some clothes,

and come back
to the office with me.

Clearly, we have
a lot to discuss.

But I don't want
to do it here.

I don't get it.

I mean, I thought this
is what you wanted for us--

for us to find peace.

You should be happy
for us.

I am...believe me.

But we should go.

Cell phones
are a distraction.

Part of the white noise
of the world

that keeps us from
truly knowing each other.

I see.

Have you blocked
the signal somehow or--

We disabled
the only tower for miles.

The patients are waiting.

Heh. You're curing them.

Uh, diagnosing them.

I-I believe these people
are suffering

from a form of
encephalitis lethargica.

It's a condition
which attacks the brain

and leaves the individual
speechless and, well,

emotionless.

Let me ask you something.

When you share your ability
with these people,

they see things, right?

Light and, uh,
angels that they draw?

They perceive
the luminous.

There's a neurological
explanation for all of this.

Are you familiar
with the pineal gland?

Overstimulation can induce
hallucinations,

brilliant visions,
and often,

an overwhelming sense
of well being.

You think you can
quantify everything.

Put it into a little box.

If you'd just let me show you,
you'd see.

Well, you run the risk
of turning your doctor

into another patient.

Th-there is, however,
a medication

which could help--
L-Dopa.

I can run out right now
and bring some right back.

I'll send someone.
How much do you need?

Well, they'll only
give it to a doctor.

So write a prescription.

[Knocking on glass]

Last drop-off is 10:00 p.m.

Pop!

Rachel!

It's late, don't you have work
in the morning?

Yeah. Look...

Back home in Tehran,
when you were a doctor...

what would you do
if a patient

wouldn't listen
to your recommendation?

But you're not a doctor.

And I haven't been one
for a very long time.

[Wheezes]
Papa, you're sick.

And you need to get help.

Rachel...

I'm tired.

I want my dinner.

Hey. Hey.

Listen to me.

When Sari and Darius
and I were little

and we got sick,

you brought us
our medicine.

You made sure
we got our sleep.

You never left our side.

You're my children.

And you're my papa.

And, papa, you have cancer.

In your throat.

And if you don't do something
about it soon,

you will die.

You will not see
your grandchildren.

You will not
walk me down the aisle.

You'll be gone.

All because
you were too stubborn

to listen
to your loved ones.

- I--
- Now...

are you gonna
go to the doctor?

Or do I have
to talk to mom?

You were such a quiet,
obedient child.

I'm not a child anymore.

Tomorrow, okay?

Or I'm coming back.

[Car starter cranking]

Oh, no!

Shoot.

Dr. Rosen...

Jonas is looking for you.

[Doors creak]

Maria Parsonetti
came to us

a drug-addicted runaway.

She ascends now.

May her soul be blessed as
it returns to the great light.

And together, we say...

All: Amen.

That woman didn't
have to die.

And you're going to have to burn
a lot more bodies

before this is done.

This is how
it's always been.

If these people's lives
mean anything to you,

make sure it
ends differently this time.

Pop, I'm so glad.

You let me know as soon
as you get the test results.

Promise?

Pop, I don't need
to be protected,

I need the truth.

Okay.

Did you ask if there's
any more hummus?

I really like the hummus.

Gary, I will get my mom

to make you as much hummus
as you want.

Guys, guys, guys.
Where is everybody?

I'm calling--phones,
texting--no one's answering.

Dr. Rosen never turned up
to drive me.

He didn't pick you up
this morning?

No, my mom
had to drive me.

And she said that I made her
late for work,

but she made me
late for work too.

You know, Nina didn't
come home last night.

And, actually, she hasn't
returned any of my texts.

I think I heard her leave
with Hicks yesterday morning.

- Gary, can you please try--
- Yeah, yeah, Bill.

Ping ping ping.

Out of area,
out of area, out of area.

What does that mean?

It means out of area.

It means no one's
near a tower.

- What, all three of them?
- Yeah, it's weird.

'Cause I can only ping them
if they're near a tower.

Gary, you're gonna have
to figure out something else.

I'll check
Dr. Rosen's computer.

Bill, did you know
his password is...

- No, I don't know...
- S-W-1...

- Gary...
- M-M-3-R.

It's "swimmer," but it's
numbers instead of vowels.

Let's go check
the computer first.

It's clever.
I set it up.

That doesn't seem
to be working.

Eh...

I could increase the dosage,

but I'm afraid
it might kill her.

Maybe it's meant to be.

Um...

Mr. Englin, uh...

you said it's always
been like this.

When was the first time
this happened around you?

I was very young.

My father was a preacher.

He was the first person
I gifted.

And he realized
I'd been given...

A divine calling.

So he brought you
in to the family business,

so to speak.

I was helping people.

Yeah.

The entire congregation
was grateful.

And then...

people started
getting sick.

People you'd gifted?

My father said
it was the devil's work.

That the darkness was trying
to steal back my gift.

He prayed on it.

And he saw how
to save everyone.

Well, how exactly
did he do that?

He purified
his congregation.

With fire.

[Groaning]

It's--it's working.

Here, take some more.

Did I do anything stupid?

All I remember
is glowy lights

and feeling really,
really good.

Like a speed ball,
but...way better.

I gave you insight.

Not a drug.

Call it what you want,

but put that in a bottle,
I'd crawl right inside.

Do you feel any connection
at all with that man?

Or anyone else right now?

I just wanna go home.

That could be a problem.

Yep.

- Right here.
- Yeah, right.

- Bill...Bill...
- Yeah?

Dr. Rosen's last Google.

It shows that he went
to Connecticut,

to a house that used
to belong to Fred Bask.

And he--he was old,
and he died.

And then he gave
his house away as a gift.

To the Reverend
Jonas Englin.

He's some sort
of a religious leader.

Yeah, and he's
speaking tomorrow

at a big church--
- Wait, wait, wait.

So Rosen
is with a religious group?

What the hell is going on?

Excuse me, where's
the medication that was here?

Father took it away.

Of course I took it.

Gil may live,

but your poison
robbed him of my gift.

Mr. Englin, your gift
is what is killing those people.

That is a lie.
It's not me.

It's the world!
It's the darkness!

I understand that
you're going to be speaking

to some sort of
religious gathering.

To spread the light, yes.

It's what
I was meant to do.

And you're going to expose
all these people

to your--your ability?

Dr. Rosen...

you've seen the pain.

The indignities
all around us.

The terrible things

the unenlightened
do to themselves and others.

I can change that.

Or is this broken world
enough for you?

Making people sick,
killing them, it--

that's not gonna
fix anything.

So will you please
give me back this medicine

so that I can help
your people?

Do you know what
the worst part of my gift is?

I can't feel it.

Like you, I'm trapped
in the darkness.

I would sacrifice everything,
even my life,

to experience for just
one moment

what I give to others.

So tell me what's better--

a lifetime of suffering

or a short time in paradise?

You don't have the right
to make that choice for people!

Well, neither do you.

No more poison.

You'll have to come up
with another answer.

Find a way to give my people
paradise and life...

or the others
are gonna die too...

including Nina and Cameron.

Stop. This is the address
on Rosen's computer.

Okay, I'm picking up
a lot of heartbeats,

40 or 50, at least.

Do you at least hear Rosen
or Hicks or Nina?

No, it's too far,
even for me.

These dead bodies look like
barbecued chicken.

Gary, not appropriate.

This guy scares me.

Like Jim Jones scary.

Well, let's just hope
he hasn't started

handing out
the purple kool-aid.

Rachel, I need a visual
on an entry.

Front door is covered.

There's some windows
low on the side

that nobody's watching--
we can go in that way.

Well, no, no, no, no.
I'll go in alone, okay?

- No!
- Bill, no.

I go alone.

If you don't hear from me
in 20 minutes,

you call tactical.

Let 'em know it's
a hostage situation, okay?

- Bill, that's wrong.
- Let 'em know--

under no circumstances

are you to follow me
in here, Gary.

But...

[Breathless] Okay. Okay.

[Squeaking]

[Thud]

[Cocks gun]

[Whispering] Doc!

Bill.

Bill, you've got
to get out of here.

Right now.

Bill...

Nina...

[Echoing]
Give me the gun.

And come with me.

Nina...

Nina!
Nina, don't do this!

Nina!

Okay.

Tactical's on their way.

No, you have to sterilize
my phone when you use it.

- Gary, I'm sorry, my--
- Bacteria.

Ear wax.
I know, I know.

I'm sorry, my phone
does not work up here.

Here, it's clean.

Thank you.

This is wrong, though.

Bill needs us.

I bet he's in trouble
right now.

We should just go in.

Hey, no.
Bill said no.

I don't hear any gunshots,
and there's no fighting.

We wait.

The police are coming here?

It's not the police,
it's D.O.D., so...

that means assault rifles,
flak jackets

and armored vehicles

and helicopters and...

I'm sorry, I didn't--
I didn't know that--

You can
call them off, right?

No, I can't.

They think it's
a hostage situation.

They think I'm a hostage,

and, oh, and Hicks
and Nina and Dr. Rosen.

I must pray on this.

We'll be all right.

You guys have been
holding out on me, huh?

I had no idea...I needed this.
I know.

Everyone should
feel this way.

Everyone will.

You were a mistake.

I never should have
agreed to bring you here.

N-no, you were right
to bring me here.

You wanted to help
these people,

and so do I.

I just need more time.

Time?

To find a treatment?

Or time for your
government thugs

to invade my home?

No one wants any violence.

I can bring peace
to the entire world.

Why would I let anyone
stand in my way?

Jonas, you are so much more
than your ability.

Your message about
connectedness

and that there's a light
in all of us,

that is worth hearing.

Those are just words.

Without my gift,
they're just words.

- Words have power.
- No!

You want to make me
into a charlatan.

Faith healing
and revival tents

and bless you
for this donation.

Jonas, your ability
is killing these people.

I gave these people
paradise.

Once they experience it,
they can't let it go.

How do you know?

Have you asked
any of them?

What about Gil?

He was ready
to drink again.

You're asking me to let you
tear it away from them?

- No.
- I'd rather die first.

So would they.

My father understood that.

I never did until today.

This time, I won't run
from the flames.

You'll burn too.

But you'll never
know paradise.

[Door slams]

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

Hey.

You wanna try
to give me a hand?

Gettin' lazy on me, Bill?

No, I...I amped up,

but it didn't work.

- All right.
- It's weird.

[Grunting]

Cameron?

Cameron...Cameron...

What's wrong?

He's been called.

We all have.

Oh, jeez.

[Grunting]

Don't be afraid.

You came to me broken,

looking for answers.

From the pain that
infects this world.

And I healed you.

I showed you the light.

The connection,
not just to each other,

but to something
greater than ourselves.

[Door creaks]

The outside world
doesn't understand it.

They think everyone should
live in fear and darkness.

It frightens them
that we live free

and without worry.

And now they are
beating down our walls,

trying to destroy what we've
built here.

It can't happen today.

Today, the light
that shines from me

shines for us all.

Join me in the light.

And we'll spend
eternity together.

[Whispering]
What are you doing?

[Whispering] It's alright.

Dr. Rosen...

take your poison
out of here.

Put the torch into
the furnace, Jonas, please.

This is the only way out!

Please do it.

Lee...

500 milligrams to as many
people as you can.

- Nina, don't listen to him.
- No, no.

- No, just don't move.
- Nina, no.

You can't control them
anymore.

I'm not gonna let you bring
darkness into my house.

Don't do this, Jonas.

[Speaking in tongues]

[Voice echoing]

Hey.

Jonas's victims are responding
to the L-Dopa,

like you said they would.

I think tactical's got
everything under control.

We can go.

Oh, I see him.
Stop.

Dad! Dad.

I talked to mom.

She said cancer.

Stage one.

It's very treatable.

They never catch it
this early.

But then...

no one else has
a daughter like you.

I'm so glad.

You're a miracle.

Now...your Aunt Parashtou.

She's coming to dinner.
Okay.

Uh, she's got a mole
she needs you to look at.

Okay.

Hey.

Hey.

So...

group should be
interesting today.

We're not gonna
talk about it, right?

What happened between us.

I figure that's
a private conversation.

I'll just pretend
it never happened.

I'll talk about Tyler,
how he's leaving and, uh,

how I can't stop it.

Still can't believe
Rosen saw us naked.

[Both chuckle]

Doc, you ready?
We're waiting on you.

In a minute.

You okay?

Am I okay?

Well...

I killed a man, Bill.

No, you killed a bad guy

and saved a whole lot of folks
from being barbecued.

That's the part
you hold onto.

How does it feel?

The light.

Oh, I, um...

never felt better
in my life.

I mean, I still
can't amp up,

and I'm glad to be
among the breathing,

but...

You know, Bill...

the D.O.D. is going
to cover this whole thing up.

If you kill someone,
you should pay a price.

You are definitely
paying the price.

So why don't we
just go and...Talk about it

with the group, or...not, or...

Okay, Dr. Harken.

Alright, then...

here's some advice...
next time aim for the chest.

It's an easier stop.

I was aiming for his chest.

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