Dauntless Movie Symbol Released!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

The Dauntless faction symbol graced the cover of Divergent and was well liked by the fandom. Unfortunately the movie has to decide to change the symbol. And now it’s worse.

The shape of the fire inside irks me. It doesn’t look right. I don’t really like it… I prefer the book version but this is the one we get for the movie. I’m a little disappointed but I think that this will look nice for other faction symbols. Hopefully more will be released this week. But what do you think? Is this better or worse than the book symbol?

-Adele, Abnegation

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Another Reveal

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Today, we received another photo from the movie. This time it’s the scene where Tris jumps off of the building after choosing Dauntless as her factions. Before you get bored with the article here is the picture.

 

Let’s start with the Bad.

Bad: Shailene’s hair. IT IS NOT BLONDE. It’s most definitely red.

Good:

1. Abnegation clothing: It’s way uglier than I imagined. I like it a lot.

2. You can see some important characters in the background like for example: Eric. Look closely and you can find more.

3. The Chicago Skyline just like the cover. :)

4. And lastly,  how awesome the cast looks as a whole.

 

I’m so excited for this movie that the good can almost outweigh the bad. It’s just frustrating when you know a characters hair has to be blonde and they only go half-way, when you know they can go more. But, overall this photo makes me extremely excited for more to come (I really want to see how Four looks!). What do you think of this picture? What could be revealed next?

-Adele

 

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Allegiant Book Cover Revealed

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

As was expected, the cover to the highly anticipated third and final book in the Divergent series was unveiled today on The Today Show. In an interview with Veronica Roth, Ryan Seacrest spoke to Veronica about her experience writing this best selling series and also mentioning her huge movie deal! He held the third book in his hands revealing the cover of Allegiant. No longer the wait for that, but now an even greater one for the actual book. Hang in there Initiates!

Divergent, Insurgent, and of course, Allegiant.

There it is cool people! What are your thoughts on the cover? I know there’s some serious fangirling going on right about now. I for one like the cover. Again, they threw us all off and blindsided us with the unexpected cover. Brilliant how they could keep us guessing and had us ALL fooled. No one would guess the cover (in which what I think represents the Factionless) would have NO symbol! This goes on par with how Insurgent ended.

***SPOILERS***

“Do remember though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.” I picked up this quote from the ending of Insurgent. I think it’s safe to say the Factionless will have a huge role in this book. The Chicago O’Hare Airport seems to be featured on the cover instead of a broader image of the city like the last two. Could they finally be moved out of this “project” and into the world outside the fence?

What are your thoughts on the cover? Let us know what you think! Leave a comment with your speculations, we want to hear from you!

Until next time Initiates, cheers!

Divergent is currently shooting in Chicago, IL. The movie opens March 21, 2014 and stars Shailene Woodley as Tris and Theo James as Four. Allegiant is out in stores October 22, 2013. Stay tuned for more updates on the film and third book!

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Divergent First Look

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

It was announced yesterday by Summit Entertainment that a first look at the Divergent film was going to surface today at 12 EST via Entertainment Weekly. You can view the photo on a fellow bloggers post below mine. Go check it out now! Then scroll right back up!

 

 

Okay are you back yet? It’s pretty exciting stuff! If you look closely you can kind of see her tattoo on her collar bone! Although this might not have been taken the day Veronica Roth visited the set, we can get a taste of what Veronica got to experience! According to EW, Shailene says that the cast are all having a good time getting to know each other. In regards to those awesome knives, “They’re just rubber,” Shailene told EW. They still look pretty sweet. To read the full article you can check it out here.

 

The production crew is doing a good job in slowly building the hype with all the announcements regarding the film. I’m sure we can expect more cool stills like this in the coming weeks. However, I must say, I’m looking forward to an official poster! I’d like to see the films version of the Dauntless symbol. How about you guys? Veronica saw the still and mentioned on her twitter, “I LOVE it.” What do you think of the photo? Drop us some comments and let us know your thoughts! Until next time Initiates!

Cheers, Danny.

Divergent is currently in a sixty day film production time slot. It is set for a March 21, 2014 release. The third and final book of the series, Allegiant, is out on shelves October 22, 2013.

 

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First Look At Shailene Woodley asTris

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Today, courtesy of EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) we have received the first picture of Shailene Woodley as Tris! The picture seems to be of the scene where Four throws a knife at Tris. It is one of the fan favorite scenes and needs to be done right. The picture is below.

I love the expression on her face, but to me her hair does not look blonde it looks like it is still red. But I know a lot of people have different opinions on what red/blonde hair is. To me it’s still red. This is a small price to pay to me because Shailene is such a great actress. This gets me even more excited about the movie!  What do ya’ll think of it?

-Adele, Abnegation

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Five Factions Episode #2: Adele is a…..

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

After a very, very, very long time, we’ve finally came out with episode 2. This episode covers casting and much more. Only two hosts are on this week but they certainly will not disappoint you! We introduce a new segment and sing for you.

Download Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3gi90a063wi6dgw

The first of it’s kind, Five Factions discusses everything about the Divergent Trilogy. From news to the books to the movies. Join hosts: Adele representing Abnegation, Ariana representing Dauntless, Taylor representing Amity, Sarah representing Erudite, Via representing Candor, and Alexis representing the Factionless as we discuss and play games. When we have a guest host they automatically represent the Divergent. So join us and listen.

 

So, go listen to episode 2!

-Adele

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Uriah is not going to be in the Divergent movie

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Veronica Roth confirmed today on her blog that Uriah will not be in the divergent movie :( my life is over… but he might be in insurgent if divergent does well and they decide to make insurgent. I just really hope the whole thing isn’t a flop. ANYWAY Veronica also wrote a lot about her visit to set and everything sounds amazing! The article is below :)

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013
Set Visit (and Uriah Thoughts)!

Full disclosure: as our car approached the set, I turned to my husband and said, “I feel like I’m going to throw up.” I mean, I spend most of my time in front of a screen. Set visits to the movie adaptation of the words I scrawled over winter break three years ago were never something I was anticipating. On the way there, I felt totally unprepared for what was coming, and that meant a little bit of nausea.

Spoiler alert: I didn’t throw up. Instead, I calmed down, which is better.

Here’s the deal: I want your first experience with this stuff, in all its detail, to be as amazing as mine was, so I’m not going to try to capture it all for you here. I’m just going to tell you, generally, what I did and how I reacted to everything. Okay? Okay.

When I first got there, they were setting up to shoot the knife-throwing scene. (What a great day to go, right?) I spent a few seconds marveling at everything, then went back to “video village” (which is where director/producer/etc. types watch the filming on screens in real time, with headphones).

There, I abruptly got all misty-eyed, because THEY MADE ME A CHAIR. You know, one of those director’s chairs, with my name on it. It’s weird what kinds of things hit you the hardest in these situations. For me it’s usually the little things.

Shortly after that I met the Garrett, Master of Stunts and Fights (that’s not his official title, but it’s what I now call him in my mind), who told me about developing a particular fighting style for the movie and taught me the Dauntless stance. I even punched a punching bag. And nearly hurt my hand, because I am a marshmallow. (Garrett is not.)

I also got to see the Pit, a train car, and an Abnegation house, about which I can only say: !!! One of the best parts of the day was that I got to meet all the craftsmen who are working on the sets after seeing their impeccable work. I was so impressed with how much effort and thought went into everything I saw, so it was really fantastic to meet the people who were making it happen.

Then the fashion geek (is that a thing? I suspect it is not) inside me freaked out, because COSTUMES. I’ve been curious to see what they would do with costumes, because creating outfits that are entirely one or two colors is not an easy task, sorry guys. But…damn. Did they do it. I may or may not be planning an elaborate heist in which I sneak into the area after dark and steal some clothes. (Note: that is a joke. *hides heist plans in a drawer*)

After that we returned to the knife-throwing set and I watched the scene…over and over again, because, you know, that’s how shooting movies works! Strangely this did not get boring for me (even though I’ve written that scene from two different POVs and I’ve probably read it over 100 times), which is a credit to everyone involved with it. I can’t say much without spoiling things, but I will say that the scene is very true to the book.

I know you’re probably mostly interested in the cast, because that’s who you’ll actually see on the screen. Let me first say that everyone was so nice, despite the fact that, for the first half of the day, I was too stunned to form coherent sentences. The people I talked to: Shailene Woodley (Tris), Theo James (Four), Jai Courtney (Eric), Christian Madsen (Al), Miles Teller (Peter), Ben Lamb (Edward), Ben Lloyd Hughes (Will), Zoe Kravitz (Christina), Amy Newbold (Molly). Basically, the whole Dauntless gang.

And they were all awesome. What can I tell you? They were all SO GOOD in that scene. Every time! Which is probably why I was able to watch it so many times! Without getting tired of it! Exclamation points!

I feel like the gushing is becoming extreme, so I’m going to cut myself off. Basically, I came away with one thought at the end of the day, which is that this adaptation is incredibly thoughtful, from things like fabric and building materials and light fixtures to directing and casting and acting and script.

I want to say I can’t wait until it’s in theaters, but I can— I want to take in as much of this process as I can, because it’s amazing and I’m so fortunate to be able to watch it happen.

Now, to address something else— the issue of Uriah. Some of you may have heard, and some may not, that Uriah won’t be cast until the second movie, if we are fortunate enough to make another one. It is understandably disappointing when a favorite character doesn’t make it on screen. However, what I do think is encouraging is that the people working on the movie are taking the role of Uriah so seriously and taking so much care to get him right.

And even though the particulars will be a little bit different, we still get the zipline scene, guys! Which I, for one, am really excited to see.

So what do you guys think about this whole thing? I’m interested to hear your opinions. Also I live in Chicago where the movie is being filmed and plan to go downtown and look for filming locations tomorrow- expect pictures!
Emma

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Veronica Roth Announces Book 3 Title!!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Hello there Initiates! The wait is finally over. We’ve had plenty of awesome news regarding the film adaption of Divergent, which is currently in production in the city of Chicago. As if you already didn’t know that. I think it’s safe to say that we have all been spoiled with all this movie news, but now it’s time for some book news! It was announced yesterday by Veronica Roth herself, that we should keep an eye out for big news today. Well it so happens that we need not wait any longer. A few hours ago, and by that I mean at around 11:00 pm CT, Veronica Roth announced the title to the third and final installment to the much anticipated conclusion of the Divergent trilogy via video blog on USA Today.

Divergent Book Three

Finally, the wait is over!

 

Can we get a drum-roll anyone? Wait for it…

The name of the third book is Allegiant. What a surprise isn’t it? I’m kind of glad that Veronica Roth and everyone involved were able to come up with something way different but still keep the trend with the -ent sound. Nice curve ball to the fans! I think the name sounds brilliant! The word defined means:

al·le·giant
adjective 1. loyal; faithful.
noun 2. a faithful follower; adherent: allegiants of religious cults.
adjective 3. steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government). “It is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces”

So, let the speculation begin folks. Staying true and loyal… This could mean a lot of things. Tris staying loyal to her faction (Faction Before Blood), Tris staying loyal to the ones she loves, or maybe even staying loyal to the way of living outside the walls of her not-so-perfect world in this futuristic Chicago. Who knows? But only six more months until we all get the answers to this beloved series!

If you’re curious to know, Veronica Roth simply updated her blog with a post by titling it, “And the title of book 3 is…” and continued in the actual body of the blog with, “here! FINALLY THIS DAY HAS COME.”

One more thing cool peeps, at the end of her announcement vlog a hashtag is being promoted. For those of you who are apart of the twitterverse, lets try to get it trending. The hashtag is #AllegiantCover! What will the cover be? I don’t gamble, but if I did, I would bet on the Abnegation symbol to be slapped on the cover of Allegiant! But then again, Veronica and her team caught us off guard with the title. Only time will tell!

There we have it Initiates! What do you think about the title? What’s your guess on the cover? Leave your comments and thoughts! We want to hear from you!

Allegiant is set for release this fall on October 22, 2013. Published by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins. You can pre-order your copy now at Amazon.com.

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Divergent Welcomes Tony Goldwyn

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

TONY GOLDWYN JOINS CAST OF SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT’S FUTURISTIC ACTION ADVENTURE DIVERGENT

Santa Monica, CA – April 15, 2013 – Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF) company, announced today that Tony Goldwyn has joined the cast of the studio’s highly anticipated feature film adaptation of DIVERGENT, starring Golden Globe® nominated Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet.  The film will also feature Ray Stevenson, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Ben Lamb, Christian Madsen, and Amy Newbold. Currently filming in Chicago, the futuristic action adventure, based on author Veronica Roth’s New York Times best seller is being directed by Neil Burger from a script by Vanessa Taylor. The original draft of the script was written by Evan Daugherty.  Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher are producing the project via their Red Wagon Entertainment banner along with Pouya Shahbazian.  Red Wagon’s Rachel Shane is executive producing, alongside John J. Kelly.  Summit will release the film theatrically in North America in THE HUNGER GAMES slot on Friday, March 21, 2014.

Goldwyn will portray Andrew, Tris’ father, in DIVERGENT.  He currently stars as President Fitzgerald Grant on the wildly popular ABC hit Scandal.  His feature acting credits include THE PELICAN BRIEF, KISS THE GIRLS, NIXON, THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE, THE LAST SAMURAI and GHOST.

DIVERGENT is a thrilling adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Tris Prior (Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.

The extremely popular young adult novel Divergent was written by first time author Veronica Roth and has topped the New York Times Best Sellers list ever since being published in May of 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers.  The book was written by Roth while she was earning her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University.  She followed her first novel with the book Insurgent, which has also made its way to the #1 position on specific New York Times Best Sellers lists.  To date, book sales are now over 3 million copies for both novels combined, and both titles are HarperCollins most successful e-books ever in regards to sales.  The studio acquired the film rights to the novel in early 2011 several months before the book Divergent was published.

DIVERGENT marks another strategic foray for Summit into producing material for young adults, building on Summit and corporate parent Lionsgate’s leadership in the young-adult genre.  Summit’s TWILIGHT SAGA franchise has grossed more than $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office, and the first film of Lionsgate’s THE HUNGER GAMES franchise is the 13th highest-grossing North American release of all time.

Erik Feig, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group’s President of Production, and Gillian Bohrer, Lionsgate’s SVP of Production, are overseeing the project for the studio.

To stay connected with all updates related to the film, follow the official DIVERGENT Twitter handle (www.twitter.com/Divergent) and like the movie’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DivergentMovie).

Goldwyn is represented by CAA, Untitled, and Schreck, Rose, Dapello and Adams.

About Summit Entertainment

 

Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® company, is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio.  The company handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures.  Summit also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. The Company has built a strong television presence in production of primetime cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an array of channel assets. Lionsgate currently has 28 shows on 20 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men, Weeds and Nurse Jackie, the new comedy Anger Management, the network series Nashville, the syndication successes Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, its spinoff Meet the Browns, For Better Or Worse, The Wendy Williams Show, Are We There Yet? and the upcoming Orange Is The New Black, an original series for Netflix.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, the 13th highest-grossing North American release of all time, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which has grossed more than $800 million at the worldwide box office, Tyler Perry’s Temptation, Warm Bodies, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, The Cabin in the Woods and Arbitrage. With the January 2012 acquisition of Summit Entertainment, the Company has now added the blockbuster Twilight Saga, which has grossed more than $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office, to its current slate, giving the Company the two premier young adult franchises in the world.

Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.

NOTES TO EDITORS (Role – Actor)

 

“Tris” – Shailene Woodley

“Four” – Theo James

“Jeanine” – Kate Winslet

“Andrew” – Tony Goldwyn

“Marcus” – Ray Stevenson

“Tori” – Maggie Q

“Max” – Mekhi Phifer

“Eric” – Jai Courtney

“Peter” – Miles Teller

“Christina” – Zoë Kravitz

“Caleb” – Ansel Elgort

“Will” – Ben Lloyd-Hughes

“Edward” – Ben Lamb

“Al” – Christian Madsen

“Molly” – Amy Newbold

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It’s Production Time!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT STARTS PRODUCTION ON FUTURISTIC ACTION ADVENTURE DIVERGENT

Santa Monica, CA – April 8, 2013 – Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF) company, announced today that principal photography has commenced in Chicago on the highly anticipated feature filmadaptation of DIVERGENT, starring Golden Globe nominated Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet. The studio also announced that Ray Stevenson and Mekhi Phifer will join a stellar young cast including Maggie Q, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Ben Lamb, Christian Madsen, and Amy Newbold.  The futuristic action adventure, based on author Veronica Roth’s New York Times best seller, will be directed by Neil Burger from a script by Vanessa Taylor. The original draft of the script was written by Evan Daugherty.  Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher are producing the project via their RedWagon Entertainment banner along with Pouya Shahbazian.  Red Wagon’s Rachel Shane is executive producing, alongside John J. Kelly.  Summit will release the film theatrically in North America in THE HUNGER GAMES slot on Friday, March 21, 2014.

DIVERGENT is a thrilling adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Tris Prior (Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.

The extremely popular young adult novel Divergent was written by first time author Veronica Roth and has topped the New York Times Best Sellers list ever since being published in May of 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers.  The book was written by Roth while she was earning her undergraduatedegree at Northwestern University.  She followed her first novel with the book Insurgent, which has also made its way to the #1 position on specific New York Times Best Sellers lists.  To date, book sales are now over 3 million copies for both novels combined, and both titles are HarperCollins most successful e-books ever in regards to sales.  The studio acquired the film rights to the novel in early 2011 several months before the bookDivergent was published.

DIVERGENT marks another strategic foray for Summit into producing material for young adults, building on Summit and corporate parent Lionsgate’s leadership in the young-adult genre.  Summit’s TWILIGHT SAGA franchise has grossed more than $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office, and the first film of Lionsgate’s THE HUNGER GAMES franchise is the 13th highest-grossing North American release of all time.

Erik Feig, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group’s President of Production, and Gillian Bohrer, Lionsgate’s SVP of Production, are overseeing the project for the studio.

To stay connected with all updates related to the film, follow the official DIVERGENT Twitter handle (www.twitter.com/Divergent) and like the movie’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DivergentMovie).

About Summit Entertainment

Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® company, is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio.  The company handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures.  Summit also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. The Company has built a strong television presence in production of primetime cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an array of channel assets.Lionsgate currently has 28 shows on 20 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men, Weeds and Nurse Jackie, the new comedy Anger Management, the network series Nashville, the syndication successes Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, its spinoff Meet the Browns, For Better Or Worse, The Wendy Williams Show, Are We There Yet? and the upcoming Orange Is The New Black, an original series for Netflix.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, the 13th highest-grossing North American release of all time, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which has grossed more than $800 million at the worldwide box office, Warm Bodies, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, The Cabin in the Woods, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection and Arbitrage. With the January 2012 acquisition of Summit Entertainment, the Company has now added the blockbuster Twilight Saga, which has grossed more than $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office, to its current slate, giving the Company the two premier young adult franchises in the world.

Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately15,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.

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NOTES TO EDITORS (Role – Actor)

“Tris” – Shailene Woodley

“Four” – Theo James

“Jeanine” – Kate Winslet

“Caleb” – Ansel Elgort

“Marcus” – Ray Stevenson

“Peter” – Miles Teller

“Christina” – Zoë Kravitz

“Al” – Christian Madsen

“Will” – Ben Lloyd-Hughes

“Molly” – Amy Newbold

“Edward” – Ben Lamb

“Eric” – Jai Courtney

“Max” – Mekhi Phifer

“Tori” – Maggie Q

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