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Comedy / stand up comedy
Ian Smith brings his latest smash-hit comedy show to Bristol
‘Crushing’ is at The Alma Tavern & Theatre on March 28
Theatre / Starter for 10
Fingers on buzzers: Bristol Old Vic prepares for world premiere of ‘Starter for Ten’
Mel Giedroyc features in the musical adaption of David Nicholls’ cult novel and film
Theatre / Family Theatre
Bristol’s Scarlet Oak Theatre: creators of enchanting and affordable shows for young families
They have produced ‘Along Came a Magpie’ and ‘The Zoo That Comes to You’
Theatre / closer each day
Closer Each Day: the Bristol phenomenon reaches its 13th year
The remarkably long-running improvised soap opera is now in its 28th season

Highlights

Theatre / chris thorpe
Chris Thorpe comes to Bristol with his play on human stories of nuclear disarmament
‘A Family Business’ is at Tobacco Factory Theatres on February 7-8
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Books / Book Club
Bristol Hippodrome launches Baby Book Club
The event will take place on the last Friday of the month
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Art / Spike island
Olu Ogunnaike and Young In Hong feature in Spike Island’s spring exhibition programme
The twin exhibitions will open on February 3 and run for three months
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Art / Jethro Marshall
Jethro Marshall’s west country typologies exhibited at SERCHIA
‘Beautility’ sees the artist’s work presented in a gallery space for the first time
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Music / News
More headliners revealed for Bristol Sounds 2024
The open-air concert series returns on June 22 to celebrate its tenth anniversary
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Music / News
Three-day concert series to take place in Queen Square in summer
Permission has been granted despite objections from dozens of neighbours
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Music

Music / News
More headliners revealed for Bristol Sounds 2024
The open-air concert series returns on June 22 to celebrate its tenth anniversary
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Music / News
Three-day concert series to take place in Queen Square in summer
Permission has been granted despite objections from dozens of neighbours
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Music / Bristol Beacon
Bristol Beacon to host all-day celebration of city’s refugee and asylum seekers
"A wonderful celebration of everything this diverse community of people bring to our city"
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News / Events
Bristol bar to host debaucherous Saltburn-themed party
Expect hedonism, burlesque, bathtubs and mid-noughties indie sleaze
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Music / Feature
Bliss Archive: The record label prioritising the creative side hustle
Launched in 2021, the label showcase events, releases and have a regular slot on Noods Radio
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Music / News
IDLES announce homecoming gig
The live show will celebrate of the release of the band's upcoming fifth album
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Music / News
The Fauns announce first new music in 10 years
The Bristol-based shoegaze ensemble will release their third album later this month
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Music / Lady of the House
Lady of the House announce new 2024 cultural exhibition
The free event promises to delve deep into the past, present and future of dance music
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Music / contemporary jazz
Review: Bath Jazz Weekend 2024, Widcombe Social Club
All in all a post-Christmas chocolate box of our favourite flavours and, er, not a turkey among them
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Music / News
Craig David and Ne-Yo among first acts confirmed for Ashton Gate show
Stadium bosses say that "promoting our own show is a massive step for Ashton Gate"
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Theatre

Theatre / Starter for 10
Fingers on buzzers: Bristol Old Vic prepares for world premiere of ‘Starter for Ten’
Mel Giedroyc features in the musical adaption of David Nicholls’ cult novel and film
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Theatre / Family Theatre
Bristol’s Scarlet Oak Theatre: creators of enchanting and affordable shows for young families
They have produced ‘Along Came a Magpie’ and ‘The Zoo That Comes to You’
Read more
Theatre / closer each day
Closer Each Day: the Bristol phenomenon reaches its 13th year
The remarkably long-running improvised soap opera is now in its 28th season
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Theatre / chris thorpe
Chris Thorpe comes to Bristol with his play on human stories of nuclear disarmament
‘A Family Business’ is at Tobacco Factory Theatres on February 7-8
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Theatre / macbeth
Acclaimed adaptation of ‘The Scottish Play’ comes to Bristol Old Vic
The production comes from English Touring Theatre in association with Bristol Old Vic
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Theatre / tobacco factory theatres
Tobacco Factory Theatres celebrates success of Oliver Twist with special community performance
The show will be attended by an invited audience of refugees, asylum seekers and school children
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Theatre / Family Theatre
The Weston Studio hosts Flibbertigibbet theatre’s family show without words
The Farmer and the Clown will be entertaining young families over half term
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Theatre / Reviews
Review: Metamorphosis, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Theatre can be so much more than this’
Frantic Assembly’s production is adapted by Lemn Sissay OBE and directed by Scott Graham
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Theatre / Worms Theatre Company
Worms theatre sponsors young creatives from Felix Road Adventure Playground
The activist theatre collective bring a new show to The Cube on January 22
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Theatre / News
Musical written and based in Bristol wins major award
The musical is about a songwriting circle based in Bristol
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Art

Art / Spike island
Olu Ogunnaike and Young In Hong feature in Spike Island’s spring exhibition programme
The twin exhibitions will open on February 3 and run for three months
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Art / Jethro Marshall
Jethro Marshall’s west country typologies exhibited at SERCHIA
‘Beautility’ sees the artist’s work presented in a gallery space for the first time
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Art / motherhood
The lived experience of motherhood is explored through a major touring exhibition at Arnolfini
Hayward Gallery Touring’s group exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood opens in March
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Art / Street Art
Collaborative street art in solidarity with Palestine
'Speak Bird, Speak Again' is by Acerone and Andy Council
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Art / Photography
Real Photography Company to host fully funded Winter Warmer workshop series
The events will be supported by the Company alongside Places for People
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Social History / Martin Parr Foundation
Exhibition of photographs from the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike to open at Martin Parr Foundation
‘One Year!’ will explore the role of photography in the year-long fight against coal pit closures
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Art / Circular ArtSpace
Circular ArtSpace transforms bus into an affordable exhibition space
The bus is located in the car park of The Crafty Egg, Fishponds
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Art / News
New sculpture of protester appears on College Green
It is the latest work by Getting Up To Stuff
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Art / News
BS3 community celebrated in new artwork
The new mural is by Bristol illustrator Jayde Perkin
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Theatre / Best of 2023
The best of Bristol’s culture in 2023
Bristol24/7’s writers round up their cultural highlights of the year
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Comedy

Comedy / stand up comedy
Ian Smith brings his latest smash-hit comedy show to Bristol
‘Crushing’ is at The Alma Tavern & Theatre on March 28
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Comedy / Tommy's Waffle Club
‘Giving regular people their five minutes of fame’: the community comedy of Tommy’s Waffle Club
The unpredictable show welcomes new performers ‘with open arms’
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Comedy / Janey Godley
‘Still alive by popular demand’: the inimitable Janey Godley hits Bristol
The veteran standup has responded to her cancer diagnosis with her ‘Not Dead Yet Tour'
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Comedy / stand up comedy
Mumbai-based standup sensation Urooj Ashfaq brings award-winning ‘Oh No! show to Bristol
Ashfaq won the Best Newcomer award at her debut Edinburgh Fringe in 2023
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Comedy / Ania Magliano
Ania Magliano brings critically acclaimed tour show to the South West
‘I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This’ will be coming to Bath and Bristol
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Comedy / fundraiser
Bristol Beacon to host the 2024 comedy fundraiser for Bristol Mind
The annual event takes place on Blue Monday, the so-called gloomiest day of the year
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Comedy / Sober spaces
New sober comedy night encourages audiences to dress in their pyjamas
Pyjama Party is a new regular night from Class Act Comedy
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Comedy / jody kamali
Southmead-born character comic Jody Kamali brings his own story to life on stage
His solo show 'Things We Do for Love' comes to The Alma Theatre on November 30
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Comedy / all-female
‘Representation is key’: Eva Bindeman on the ‘booster shot’ for female-focused comedy in Bristol
Monthly nights like ‘Sheden’ at Sidney and Eden bar are having a big impact
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Comedy / harriet dyer
Acclaimed bipolar comic Harriet Dyer comes to The Alma Theatre
Dyer is on tour with her new solo stand-up show ‘Mother’
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Books

Books / Book Club
Bristol Hippodrome launches Baby Book Club
The event will take place on the last Friday of the month
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Books / Bookshops
Bristol bookshop named among best in UK
"So many of us feel that it has become our home-from-home"
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Books / gloucester road
African literature highlighted in new pop-up bookshop
"I hope these books will transport readers to places they've never been before"
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Books / short story
‘Jacqui and the Lift Shaft’ – a short story by Tim Kindberg
A tale from a future Bristol of seeds, giants and a silver key
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Books / vegan
Vegan activist and author Ed Winters explains how to argue with a meat eater
The author will be at Waterstones, Bristol Galleries on January 26
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Books / Poetry
Nicola Dellard-Lyle publishes debut poetry book on ‘the uproar and joys’ of motherhood
The collection brings together words, photography and illustrations
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Homes and Gardens / Lia Leendertz
Lia Leendertz: ‘Winter is for climbing into our caves and getting cosy’
The author of 'The Almanac' on living seasonally, crowdfunding and hunkering down during winter
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Writing / creative writing
Bristol-writer Kerry Mead shortlisted for The Curae Prize for unpaid carers
Her work ‘Palmistry’ will feature in an anthology to be published in November
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Features / Charlie Revelle-Smith
How a Twitter account became a living for Bristol writer Charlie Revelle-Smith
'Further Weird Bristol' is the third book in the Weird Bristol trilogy
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Books / Gloucester Road Books
Gloucester Road Books to host cookbook event from 2021 Masterchef finalist
Alexina Anataole will be discussing ‘Bitter’ with Bristol’s culinary star, Elly Pear
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Clubs

Clubs / radio
New community radio station launches from undisclosed location
The station will be run by a duo already familiar to the Bristol scene
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News / Propyard
Propyard owner apologises for not paying staff
The former torpedo testing site has been one of Bristol's largest warehouse venues since July 2021
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Music / Bristol Northern Soul Club
The Northern soul club taking Bristol by storm
Bristol24/7 spoke to the club's founders on the genre's cultural roots and its growing popularity
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Things To Do / New Years Eve
Our top 10 picks for NYE parties in Bristol
See in 2024 with proper tunes across the city, regardless of tastes
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Music / metaverse
A first look inside the Bristol company hosting music events in the metaverse
Studio 5 aims to redefine the live music experience with real-time fan interaction
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Clubs / Ramshackle
Popular club night returns for special reunion event
The night club had its final event back in January
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Clubs / Riverside Park
Save Our Scene team up with Rumble In The Jungle and R.M.S Audio for Riverside Park party
The party was met with mixed reactions from locals
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Clubs / Coroner's court
Alfresco Disco takes to Coroner’s Court for an evening of stellar secret lineup grooves
The Bristol party starters have been keeping dancefloors moving for the best part of a decade
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Music / News
New Berlin-style sex positive techno party launches in Bristol
VIRTUALSEX+ hopes to bring Berlin-style clubbing to Bristol
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Clubs / My Nu Leng
My Nu Leng celebrates a decade of music at Coroners Court
The duo have curated a lineup of exciting names from across the dance music spectrum
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Film

Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: January 12-14 2024
Poor Things mounts a strong challenge to Wonka
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Film / News
Inaugural Archaeo-Heritage Film Festival announced
It's a celebration of the joys of film and archaeology
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Film / News
‘Last Leg’ host Adam Hills is the latest addition to the Slapstick Festival line-up
Bristol's annual feast of fun runs from February 14-18
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Film / News
Previews announced of two eagerly anticipated new films
We Are Parable and Cables & Cameras team up for events at the Watershed and Everyman cinemas
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Film / watershed
Watershed reveals top films of 2023
Four of the independent cinema’s 2023 best sellers were directed by women
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Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: December 29-31, 2023
Wonka stays well ahead of Ferrari
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News / Blak Wave
Film by Bristol director celebrates black British tomboys of 1990s
The global streaming premiere of 'Some Girls Hate Dresses' is on January 4
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Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: December 15-17 2023
Wonka holds Godzilla at bay
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Film / News
Stephen Frears becomes patron of Bristol-based Film Noir UK
He readily agreed during a recent visit to Bristol as a guest of the organisation
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Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: December 8-10 2023
Wonka conquers Napoleon
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Dance

Dance / Reviews
Review: Akram Khan’s Giselle, Bristol Hippodrome – ’Bewitching and topical’
This version of the 19th-century tale is set in a condemned garment factory
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Dance / Karaoke
Review: Empty Orchestra, The Wardrobe Theatre – ‘A show that takes you on the alchemical rollercoaster of karaoke’
Lewys Holt’s dance three-hander about karaoke is unexpectedly touching
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Dance / Arnolfini Arts
Last performances of experimental, interactive touring dance show to be performed at Arnolfini
The durational work will coincide with the ‘Threads’ exhibition on July 29-30
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Dance / The Mount Without
‘I, we, and wider’: a week of dance workshops and three late events at The Mount Without
The programme has been commissioned by Impermanence and curated by Kip Johnson
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Dance / Movema
Day of celebration and dancing in Staple Hill to form part of Bristol Refugee Festival
‘Celebrate With Me’ will be in Page Park on June 24
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Dance / Bristol Harbour Festival
Shock at omission of dance stage from Harbour Festival
Dance leaders from WeStaged, Hype Dance, and RISE Youth Dance share their concerns
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Dance / fusion
inklingroom brings its fusion of electronic music, contemporary dance and performance art to Bristol
The multi-genre art platform and record label holds its first Bristol event at Dareshack on May 19
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Dance / Reviews
Review: VENUS, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A bold, eclectic, exhilarating diversity of work’
IMPERMANENCE bear out their rightful place at the heart of the Bristol dance scene
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Dance / Impermanence Dance Theatre
Impermanence presents VENUS: a quadruple bill of dance, music, film and theatre at Bristol Old Vic
It features collaborations with composer Li Yilei, author George Monbiot and the LSO
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Dance / All Things Dance
Celebrating All Things Dance at The Mount Without
Diverse Artists Network, Movema Bristol and local dance practitioners are hosting the all-day event
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Circus

Circus / Ockham's Razor
Review: TESS, Unit 15 – ‘Charming, frightening, mesmerising and heartbreaking – my favourite show of the year’
Ockham’s Razor bring their Thomas Hardy adaptation to Bristol Circus City 2023
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Circus / Reviews
Review: Welcome to the Future – ‘Circus with a message’
The Invisible Circus disappear from Unit 15 in spectacular fashion
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Circus / Circus City 2023
Bristol Circus City 2023 begins
The biannual event is the biggest UK programme of international contemporary circus
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Circus / world record
Circus performer breaks ‘death-defying’ world record
Henry 'the Prince of Clowns' jumped through a burning hoop 17 times in a minute while on a high wire
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Circus / the island
The Island celebrates 15 years with Open Studios weekend
There will also be exhibitions, dance and circus tasters and building tours
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Circus / invisible circus
The Invisible Circus bid farewell to Unit 15 with ‘Welcome to The Future’
The circus-theatre extravaganza celebrates 10 years of collaboration at the company’s adopted home
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Circus / News
New CEO at Circomedia
Zannah Chisholm was previously at Pavilion Dance in Bournemouth
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Circus / Circus City Bristol
Bristol Circus City 2023 programme launched
The city’s biannual celebration of circus takes place on October 1-22
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Features / grounded circus
Grounded Circus’ LGBTQIA+ cabaret club night ‘Queer as F*ck’ returns
The night will be back regularly, and is fast becoming a staple on the Bristol scene
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Circus / circus city
Free performances from Ockham’s Razor will celebrate Circus City 2023 programme launch
'PUBLIC' will be perfomed twice on July 29, the day after the programme announcement
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