White Oak Learning Centre & White Oak Fur Post
Deer River, MN 56636 (218) 246-9393
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Calendar of Events We offer Hall rentals for your private group gathering, celabrations, special meetings, etc.! The Colonial Great Hall rents for $150 per day or $75 for half day! Electricity use for your own food brought in - crock pots, coffee pots, etc. in the hall adds $25, and adding the kitchen itself adds $50. Tax is additional. Call either 218-246-9393 or 218-246-9680 for questions or date reservations. We offer site/outside rental for $100 per day, or $50 for half day. With electricity used, adds $25 per day. This means stage, bathrooms, and food booths. Dad's can be rented for $50 per day. Campground and meadow camping can be arranged. It has been $12 per site, or $7 for meadow camping. Dorm A and B can be rented per room or $12 per person/night. When the heat goes on, it's $15 per nite. This works great for scrapbooking group, sleeping qurters for hunting or fishing groups, etc. JANUARY The 2009 White Oak Sled Dog Classic with take place on the second weekend of January, which is January 9-11, 2009. Musher Registration and Spaghetti Feed will again be Friday eve, and the actual race takes place Saturday January 12 and Sunday January 13, 2009.Rather than the 10 dog pro teams turning around on the trail back to Deer River, they will instead continue onto the towns of Effie, Bigfork, and Marcell! This is an expansion of the event to incorporate three more towns in this "neck of the woods"! Now all six towns have the challenge of being responsible for the purse $ to not only attract a similar 62 teams as it was in 2006, but more entries, estimated to 87 teams!! It's a perfect opportunity for all six towns to have a wonderful Winter Fest in conjunction with this particular weekend offering going through! It's an opportunity for every group in town to make it a fabulous weekend! We had 77 teams all registered and all plans were in place - but no snow!!!! The Planning Meetings are starting again Sept. 2009 with a potluck supper starting between 6-6:30 with meeting following. Meetings take place the third Thursday of the month, at White Oak Great Hall on Hwy 6, 1 mile north of Deer River. This gathering needs representatives from each of the 6 towns to brainstorm together how they'd like to see this happening and how each can help their community get ready and learn from others. 
White Oak's Sled Dog Classic This year of 2008, we honored Ed Valek and his family's love of not only the White Oak Rendezvous, but also this Sled Dog Event! He and his wife Diane Valek, of Grand Rapids, assisted in the preparations and carry through of Musher Registrations the first two years, and many more responsibilities! This year Ed will be very much missed! His August 31, 2006 unexpected death after complications following the weeks after his gall bladder surgery in August following the rendezvous! This year we welcomed Ed & Diane's daughter Laura, who was taking her Dad's place with her Mother to keep Ed's legacy alive here at White Oak! There was a recognition time of rememberance of Ed's life and love of the White Oak Sled Dog classic at the very beginning of the event Saturday, January 13, 2007 before the 10 a.m. start. Diane partake in the first sled out to mark the scent for the official beginning of this year's event! Following her, were the "Trophy Class" and the "Rec Class". Following afterwards was the 6 Dog Pro and 10 Dog Pro from the Rendezvous stage. From the Rendezvous stage , the two beginning classes go to the Gosh Dam Place, at the corner of #46 and "9". The Trophy class has a two hour mandatory rest period, and will continue to Squaw Lake Community Center, whereas the Rec class ends at Gosh Dam Place. the two professional teams go straight past Gosh Dam, through Squaw Lake, ending in Northome! At Northome at the Senior Center, there will be a "free will" Chili Feed that evening starting at 6 p.m., put on by St. Michael's church as a fundraiser! The cafe in Northome will be open until midnight. Effie Cafe is also expected to be ready for lots of late night hungry people on the corner of 1 & 38 at the corner of the teams' rest spot! The Effie Community Center where the dog teams will be resting will offer food, restrooms, and a place for mushers to catch a wink during their layover. The 130 mile "overnight" run will be for 10 dog professional teams! They will be continuuing on past Northome this year, and straight ahead to new trails towards Effie, Bigfork and Marcell! They will also go through the Gosh Dam Place Crossing, on to Squaw Lake and to Northome. They will have a chance to rest the mandated time in either Northome or Effie, and will take off in the middle of the night for their completion of the race onto Effie, Bigfork, and Marcell. Get involved in the fun! Volunteers needed! If you'd like to help in any fashion, leave your name, number, and interested area you'd be willing to help with. Call the White Oak office at 218-246-9393 to leave your name and number so we can get back to you! This third year brought out new volunteers that are very much appreciated and everyone had a fun time! Two weekends after this awesome opportunity for the dog teams to practice and get prepared, is the annual Beargrease Race out of Duluth!! (They also canceled in 2007 due to no snow also! We anticipate this next year's event to be spectacular!! Don't miss it! The "White Oak Sled Dog Classic" buttons can be purchased as a souvenir, as well as a fund raiser, and helps spread the word! Saturday 6 - 9: a.m. we'll offer a Pancake Breakfast in the Great Hall, open to the public! $5, and children 10 & under $3, and toddlers free. We also have concessions at Dad's Tavern to keep you warmed up and lunch available throughout Saturday! Click Here for more information or Contact Dan Bergerson at dbergerson@mnpower.com. on Sled Dog Event Participation.
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FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 2008 Work Weekend is the last weekend in April, White Oak will make supper for those working Saturday. IF POURING RAIN, OUTSIDE WORK CAN'T BE DONE, WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT SATURDAY. PLEASE Clean out attics, storage, cupboards, etc. to donate to our nonprofit to work our way out of an old debt we adopted from 1995! Get ready for our Debt Reduction rummage Sale coming in June - when school is out so we get plenty of help - and maybe open two weekends to earn the most we can! All money raised will go directly to Grand Rapids State Bank towards the past loan from 1995 that we are still facing! It started at $15,000 and we are below the $8,000 mark! Since our Rummage Sale in April, our balance is down to $7,600! This year we are moving it after Workweekend and after School days - in May White Oak Fur Post and Learning Center Present another year of "Living History" for not only school groups, but now it is opening this awsome opportunity to the public! It's a day you won't forget! The fee remains $10 for the entire day per person, and preregistration is a must. A registration guide can be sent to you by calling wither 218-246-9393 or 218-832-3910, and you can register by emailing White Oak at whiteoak@paulbunyan.net or the Coordinators at mjogee@hotmail.com May 1 is completely filled, but Friday are openings. Please call 218-246-9393 at the office, or 218-832-3910 to discuss possibilities for Friday, May 2, 2008. Preregistration is required, which prepares for you your own individual or small group schedule for your day at the White Oak Fur Post! We limit group sizes so everyone can get involved, learn best, and of course, behave their best! We have 18 workshops going on for these two days! The day starts out at the front porch of the White Oak Great Hall between 9:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m., with the first class starting at 9:30 a.m. Everyone brings their own bag lunch for their lunch break, that will be worked in on your schedule. The day ends approximately 3:30 p.m.. However, we know that schools need buses returned at specific times, so your group's schedule will reflect your individual needs. A typical school might arrive at 10 a.m. and need to pack up by 2:00 p.m. - this allows them to fit in 7 classes anyway! We intend to follow the scheduling strictly so everyone can get the most out of their visit and be able to fit in as many classes as possible. For 2008, the classes we are working on for your enjoyment include the following: Consider this School Days Opportunity for those that wish to learn more about participating in Rendezvous, dressing up, attending workshops, camping modern if you wish, making the "Camping with an Attitude" that used to be in June, be at this May time with an extensive curriculum offered in all areas at the White Oak Learning Centre. This is open to families, home school groups, etc. It has worked out well, and you are invited to consider the option of camping over Sunday night for Monday's attendance. the regular camping rate is $12 a night for a private campsite in our Modern/Primitive Campground, which has water and campfire wood closeby. (Although Wednesday and Thursday night sleepover room is full, the possiblity remains to come as early as you can for Friday's sessions, and stay for supper and overnight in order to leave in the morning Saturday after breakfast. We can serve up to 30 students maximum, with at least two to three chaperones for each boys & girls "bunkhouses".) 2008 Registration “Living History” School Days, Thurs. May 1 or Friday, May 2 1.) Begin your day at the Great Hall front lawn with your sack lunch, good walking shoes/socks, and jackets a jacket/umbrella between by 9 - 9:15 a.m. or as soon as you are able. 2.) Each small group should gather with their chaperones and be prepared to receive schedules and map for map and be ready for the day! (Set up small group & chaperones beforehand.) 3.) The classes take place at 20 or more stations, scattered around our site! 4.) Bringing cold weather and rain gear is very wise! It’s a nice surprise not to need it! 5.) Be sure to announce – no backpacks! They can stay back at school or be left on the bus. 6.) Classes begin at 9:30 a.m., following every half hour (unless a class is planned for two sections) 7.) We are flexible with later arrivals and/or early departures, and can fit in as many classes possible! 8.) The fee is $10 for each participant. (Chaperones along with school groups are free!) 9.) Pre-Registration is required. 10.)It helps to have those particular groups’ lunches together to carry to the picnic area. 11.)We require at least two, and preferably three, chaperones per small group. Groups might be 11, 12, 13, 12, 13, 14, but no more than 15 students. This assures a great day for everyone! Be among those that have experienced our unique site and historical learning centre! These are experiences that will never be forgotten! We are so fortunate to have such gifted and professional instructors in so many areas of our history! We are a 501-3C non-profit educational organization that started in 1987, and is made up of people from all professions and ages who love to celebrate and teach the history of our country, and specifically our Thank You for supporting our “White Oak History School Days” Program! Sincerely, “Mr. & Mrs. Charles Atkins” Mary Jean & Chuck Ogee White Oak History School Days Cooordinators mjogee@hotmail.com or 218-832-3910 (We will be out of town from 3/10 – 4/6, and can process by email.) (We are retired MN school teachers who know what makes a great learning experience that’s well worth your time & funding! If field trip funds are scarce, parents have indicated they’d appreciate if they had a chance to choose to pay their child’s fee in order for their child to attend. We wish you success in your planning, and would love to see you able to come.)
White Oak Workshop Choices for 2008 Circle your first choice : Thursday, May 1 or Friday, May 2 We are so pleased to be able to offer a real nice variety of classes this year again! You will notice we have four specific classes on Native American Customs and Traditions. We welcome the new instructors, and are proud of the variety of historians and artisians that are of such importance to learn and appreciate our history. Like a superintendent that participated one year, “The students learn more in one day with “hands on” experiences here, than what they can learn from a book over months of time!” Please register as soon as you can. Send your registrations to mjogee@hotmail.com, and process your invoices at your building as soon as possible to insure a smooth & timely process. We appreciate payment ahead of the field trip, if possible. Otherwise, please bring payment along the day of your visit. You can fill in the number of students at $10 each for a total, with all adult chaperones being free! Name of School/Group/Individuals_______________________________________________________________ Grade__________ Number of Students_______ (we can understand one or two could change, but over that cannot be reimbursed, as these fees directly pay the instructors for being here, and the number registered dictates how many are hired for your classes) School/Home Address________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person_________________________Home Phone_____________________Cell_________________ School Phone__________________________ E-mail address:_______________________________________ Number the classes from 1 – 15 to indicate your favorite choices, with #1 being your most favorite , then #2, etc. Feel free to write notes. We honor your choices the best we can with availability when you register. 1.) _______ Duties of the Bourgeois 12.) ______ Spinning Tales/Processing Wool 2.)________Voyageurs and the Trade Ax (we’ll be offering two sections) 3.)________History of the Fur Trade in (How the Actual White Oak Point led to the White Oak Fur Post!) 4.) _______ Life of the Voyageur 13.) ______ Early Sioux Customs & Life in a Tipi 5.) _______Fabric & Clothing of the Fur Trade 14.) ______ Art of Native Basketry & Beading 6.) ________Period Writing with a Quill Pen 15.)_______Black Powder in the Fur Trade 7.) ________Outside Clay Bake Oven 8.) ________NW Company Store 16.) ________Primitive Bows & Arrows 9.) ________Fur Post Cook 17.) _______ Birch Bark Canoe Shop 10.)________Primitive Soap Making and Tanning 18.) 11.) _______Sled Dogs During the Fur Trade Thank You for your continued support, allowing us to offer unique programming opportunities for all ages!! We will have a “NW Company Store Branch” at the Great Hall for shopping that will carry favorite items from the NW Co. Store, along with $8 children’s and $10 adults “White Oak School Days” T-Shirts! Very Sincerely, “Mr. & Mrs. Charles Atkins” Mary Jean & Chuck Ogee White Oak History School Days Coordinators
For the Public: Each adult attending needs to pre-register and send in their $10 to hold your place. Both men and women of all ages are welcomed to come and be assured you will have a day to remember!!!
May 15, 16, 2008 Very important Debt Reduction Rummage Sale!!!!!!! Mark your calendar!!!!! May 14 Annual Debt Reduction Sale Set Up - All donations can be left on the porch against the building, and we will watch to get your donations put indoors. We ask that no clothes, as they still don't sell well, and it's up to volunteers to deliver them to someone else. Exceptionally clean items hanging and looking like new might be fine, but please use your judgement to help us in the best way to continue a quality sale we are known for. Thanks! We need volunteers to help with Wednesday setup and on Saturday, closing up.
*We received so many wonderful donations, and we thank you for these items to help our sale. The crowds sure didn't come out, so we left it all "as is" and hope to open it again a couple times yet some Thursday & Friday later June or July. We deposited $155 into the old loan.
JUNERather than offering "Camping with an Attitude" as in the past. . . . . . . the History School Days Program time in May, will be offered for modern camping and participation. We have a campground with 20 sites at $12 per night, or open meadow modern camping for $7 per night, and you can register your family or group for full day program for the regular daily fee of $10 for a full day of learning! Meet all the interpreters first hand and camp out at the White Oak at the same time! You are invited to "dress up" in Fur Trade attire and really get involved if you wish, or you don't need to at this type of offering in May. However, if you wish to come back for the Rendezvous to attend more classes at the "Closed Week", you can reserve your camping with this in mind, but everyone inside the rendezvous site must be in Fur Trade attire Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There is no other daily rate during this"Closed Week" other than your camp fees. People that chose this participation plan had the time of their lives! Think about it! JULY Old Fort William: Great Forts Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous August A scene at the rendezvous at White Oak Camp Fees: Would you believe it's a Full Package Deal for every camper - Primitive and Modern - for as long as you can be there! Rendezvous Admission is all inclusive in the $45 package price!!!! Yes, we are really meaning it to have as our goal an increased gate number and increased traders and participants!!!!!! The message is clear! We want a full house!! Public Days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 1, 2, 3, 2008. Keeping our $6 entry fee to make it affordable! Family package is only $20. Children 5 and under are free! For more information or registration information, contact White Oak at 218-246-9393 or contact us. Attached are the mailings being sent out - send in your name to receive a packet, or copy and paste from here to register. We can also email an atachment to you if you email mjogee@hotmail.com to ask.
Whit White Oak 20th Annual Rendezvous August 1, 2, 3, 2008 One Camp fee for EVERY camp or shop! Really! All cam Camps will include a token for every person 6 and over to wear as your proof of paymen payment. These must be shown to ticket booth attendants if you go in or out of the Rendezvous during Public Gate Hours. (Public Rendezvous “day” visitors will pay daily admissio at the ticket booth & wear a different colored bracelet or stamp each day during the Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday public days.) Period Family Camp $45.oo #Tokens needed ______ = _____ Period Blanket Trader $45.00 #Tokens needed______ = _______ Period Merchant Trader $45.00 #Tokens needed______ = _____ Period Licensed Food Vendor $45.00 #Tokens needed_____ = ________ Mode Public Campground $45.00 #Tokens needed_____ = _____ =__ (Public) Meadow Camp $45.00 #Tokens needed_______ = _____ Res Reserve Your Spot?(Modern Campground site, Modern Meadow Camping, Period Camp, Period Front half of Rendezvous Field Row A,B,C,D,E,F, or Period Camp back half of Rendevous Field Row Row A.B. A,B,C.D.E.F) or will pick when you arrive, back meadow?) Want to reserve a spot? ______________ Thu Thursday Evening Formal Colonial Dinner $25 per person X ____= ________ $12.50 per child 12 & under X ______=________ Black Black Powder Range (one-time fee/shooter)$10.00 X _____=_______ *Individuals for the Year $20.00 ________ Memb Membership support *Families for the Year $30.00 ________ *Businesses for the Year $75.00 ________ White O White Oak Society, Inc. is a Nonprofit 501-3c Educational Organization that supports its own this entire 80 acre site, buildings, maintenance, insurance, state fees & licenses, depen and depend totally on volunteers and tax-deductible donations to keep functioning. Donations for the Rendezvous Fundraiser “Silent Auction” is is very much appreciated! Please bring/send your item with info to the office ahead of time, or to to the Silent Auction Tent, to be displayed and titled. (You can get proof of donation/ taxes.) Thank Thank you, and thanks for Coming! Total Paid__________________ Names Names of all in your Addre Address _________________________________________________________ Day Ph Day Phone________________________Night Phone_______________________ Cell_ CellPhone _______________________Email address_______________________
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Dear White Oak Rendezvous Friends, Rendezv Come back to celebrate our White Oak 20th Annual Rendezvous!
Early setup is allowed and encouraged over the previous weekend. We will have firewood available, large camp sites, four sets of cleaned & sanitized vault toilets, extra, large rented biffies for the gun range, Dad’s Tavern & Food Booth area, public campground & open meadow camping, water spickets throughout on the site, and sho New showers rented at the Deer River High School for your use mornings Monday- Friday 6:30-10:30a.m. (left at the Super Valu Corner straight two blocks to DRHS) All registering & money will be handled inside the office before drive-in. Gate is check-in ONLY, to expediate the flow of traffic coming in. Please unpack and pull your rigs out into the far south lot around the left of the entrance drive-in gate. Then you can set up leisurely. We stress that around the fence to the left is cleared for participants – even campers & motorhomes - much more shade and short cut inside. We want to give the public all the front around the ticket booth. Mon.Monday -7 a.m. until 10 p.m.drive- in all day getting settled Tues.Tuesday-7 -10 a.m.drive-in, then QUIET all day with Period Clothing required. 7 -1 7-10 p.m. Drive-in allowed again. ( Dad’s Opens 8 – midnight ) Anyone is welcomed to offer workshops-office can post times! Wed.Wed. -7 -10 a.m.drive-in, then QUIET all day with Period Clothing required. 7-10 p.m. Drive-in allowed again. 6 P.M. Official Opening of Rendezvous Camp Meeting in Fur Post Prior to Camp Pot Luck s Luck Supper. 8 p.m. Mr. Atkins’ Cribbage Tournament in Dad’s with $3 entreentrance fee at the door (21 and over only) Period clothing required all Wednesday inside. Anyone is welcomed to offer workshops throughout the day –office can post times. ThurThursday – 7 a.m. until 10 p.m.drive-in all day, BUT please unpack and pull our rigs out into the far south lot around the left of the entrance drive-in gate. Then you can set up leisurely. - Anyone can offer workshops during the day – office can post times! - Line up at porch begins 5:30 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m. for the Thursday Night Formal Colonial Banquet. Tickets are $25 for five course meal, children under 12 half price. Beer & Wine available. Period Attire required. - Prefer reservations and prepayment, but tickets for dinner, beer & wine available at the door. FridFriday – ONLY 7-9:15 a.m.drive-in– ALL RIGS OUT BY 9:30 a.m. !!!!!! Gate will be closed for the day! Public Day Ends at 7, then between 7 :15– 10 p.m. will allow NEW SETarrivals only allowed inside with rigs! As far As far as trading goods and camps inside the Rendezvous site, please continue with the respecrespect we’ve earned at keeping as period perfect as you can. We know how long it takes to collectcollect and afford everything to be replicas, or the real thing, but please don’t push anyboanybodies’ buttons by carelessly showing any plastics, fake furs, aluminum cans, coolers, fabricsobvious, artificial fabrics, or any nonperiod items like watches & cigarettes, that do not fit into thinto the two hundred year period of history that our Rendezvous celebrates, which has always been in the timeframe between 1640’s – 1840’s. Even your kitchen items displayed should be tin wastin wash basins and storage containers, items made of pewter, copper, period looking glass, china, china,or pottery items. And of course wooden boxes, pails, tables, and trunks for storage and caand carrying, as well as baskets. Whatever is concealed inside and unseen by wandering eyes iseyes is your own business. But nothing inappropriate must show. This is a celebration of historyhistory, and that’s what people come for! We continue to strive for a quality event that peoplepeople expect when they come to White Oak. Thank you for thinking this over, and keeping every everyone happy. White Oak Rendezvous 2008 Public Days August 1, 2, 3, 2008 “Specials for Nights” for participants only 1.) Tuesday Night - (Dad’s Tavern Opens 8 – midnight) 2.) Wednesday Night Pot Luck Gathering at 6 :00 p.m. Everyone is to bring a side dish to share. Remember your own plates, cups & utensils! Musical instruments and entertainment welcomed!!! Chairs really feel good.!!! After the Pot Luck, at Dad’s Tavern at 8:00 p.m., the Annual White Oak Cribbage Tournament will take place. Over 21 year olds allowed. Entry fee is $3 at the door at sign in. Tavern will be open 8 – midnight. 2.) Thursday (NOTE CHANGE) White Oak Formal Colonial Formal Dinner. Line up begins at 5:30 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m. Reservations strongly encouraged!!! Tickets will be collected at the entrance, and tickets will be sold until full. We can seat 50 folks. Tickets are $25, with children under 12, half price. Bottled beer and wine will be available for sale. 3.) Friday – First Public Day – Have a great day! (participants may be arriving and can drive-in and unload between 7-9:15 a.m., and 7:30 – 10 p.m. before & after public hours. It would be nice to help them out and have them feel welcome, so show your “ 4.) Saturday Camp Meeting at 8:30 p.m. Have an hour supper & rest break, and then please come to the all camp meeting at the front stage. All leads are asked to be on stage by 8:30 p.m. to make announcements, prizes, or give some feedback from the week’s activities, and advertise what you’ll be offering Sunday. Participants are invited to make announcements and bring Lost/Found items on stage to announce. 5.) Sunday - 4 p.m. at Front Stage, Silent Auction Winners will be announced and purchases can be paid for and taken home right away. Please be sure to check out our White Oak Memento Tent for souvenirs! Public Days and Hours are: Fri. and Sat., Aug.1 & 2, 2008 Open at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday Aug. 3, 2008 Open at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday’s Drive-in gate will open at 4:15 p.m. after public hours!)
White Oak 20th Annual Rendezvous
August 1, 2, 3, 2008 33155 State Hwy 6 218-246-9393/832-3910 Deer River, MN 56636 Now f Now for the Surprise! We want to attract way more traders and public!! attend Everyone has made that a clear goal for 2008, and we are doing what what we can to make that happen! One Camp fee for EVERY camp or shop! Really! All camA All camps will include a token for every person "6 and over" to wear as your proof of payment. These m These are to be worn to be shown to ticket booth attendants if you go in or out of the Rendezvous during P Public Gate Hours. Public Rendezvous “day” visitors will pay $6 daily admission at the ticket. booth. & (Different colored bracelets for each day during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday public days.) Period Period Family Camp $45.oo #Tokens needed ___ =__________ Period Period Blanket Trader $45.00 #Tokens needed___ =____________
Period Period Merchant Trader $45.00 #Tokens needed ___ = __________ Period Period Licensed Food Vendor$45.00 #Tokens needed___ = ____________ Moder Public Campground Site $45.00 #Tokens needed____ = ____________ Moder Public Meadow Camp $45.00 #Tokens needed____ =___________ R Reserve Your Spot? (Modern Campground site, Modern Meadow Camping, Period Camp in back Back Meadow, Period Camp front half of Rendezvous Field Row A,B,C,D,E,F, or Period Camp back half half of Rendezvous Field Row A.B.C.D.E.F) or will pick when you arrive.)
Want to Want to reserve a spot?______________________________ Thurs Thursday Evening Formal Colonial Dinner$25 per personX ___=_______ (Pe (Period Clothing Required!) $12.50 per child 12 & under X ___=_______ |
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