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The prisoner of zenda
1- What were Rudolf Rassendyll reasons for not anything ?
a) he had enough money to do anything he wanted
b) he enjoyed an important position in society
2- How did Rudolf explains that he had not been lazy in life ?
He had studied had and learned a lot when he was at a German school and German university
3- What skills did Rudolf Rassndyll have ?
a) he spoke German as well as he spoke English
b) he knew how to speak French , Italian and Spanish
c) He was good with a gun and a strong swordsman
d) he was very good at riding a horse
4- According to Rose , what made Rudolf different from his brother
a)Robert realized that his position in society had reponsabilities
b) Rudolf only saw opportunities in his position
5- Why did Rudolf’s family have an interst in the Elphbergs ?
In 1733, countess Amelia Rassendyll married a member of the Ruritanian royal family the Elphbergs
7- What helped Rudolf’s decision to go to Ruritania ?
He read in the times newspaper that Rudolf the fifth was to become king of Ruritania in
the next three weeks and that amazing celebrations were planned for this joyous occasion
8- How did Rudolf Rassendyll cover his intention of going to Ruritania ?
He told Rose that he was going walking in the Alps
9- What did Rassndyll pretend to write a book about and what did he intend to write a book about?
He pretended to write a book about the Alps but he intended to write a book about Ruritanaia
10- Who were Rudolf’s old friends who he met in a restaurant in Paris ? what were their jobs ?
a) George featherly who worked at the embassy
b) Bertram Bertrand who was a famous journalist in the city
11- what exciting events did Rudlof Rassendyll hear from George and Bertram ?
a) a few important people were visiting the city recently
b) Antoinette de Mauban was leaving Paris today
c) the Duke had gone back for the coronation
12- why did not Rudolf Rassendyll tell George that he was going Ruritaria ?
If he had told him the news would have gone immediately to Bertram and then it would
have been in all the newpapers within days
13- what made Rudolf Rassendyll decide it would be best to stop at Zenda ?
All the hotels were full with people who wanted to see the coronation
14- why did the owner of the hotel love the Duke of Strelsau ?
a) All knew him
b) he always lived in Ruritania
c) he cared about people so people liked him
15- what did the owner of the hotel think of the king ?
a) he was almost a stranger he was abroad for most of his life and not many people ever
knew what he looked like
b) he only liked hunting and good food
16- How did one of the daughters explain Johann’s confusion when he saw Rudolf Rassendyll
for the first time ?
The cause of this confusion came from the red hair on Rudolf because they didn’t often
see it in their country unless you were part of the king’s family
17- How was the castle at Zenda protected ?
a) it was very old but well built , with am oat all around it
b) it could only be reached by a drawbridge
18- Describe the forest of Zenda How did it affect Rudolf Rassendyll once he saw it

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a) it was a beautiful place
b) there were tall and enormous trees which gave Rudolf cool shade
c) Not much sun reached the ground through the many leaves
d) it was so quiet and peaceful in the forest that he soon fell into a deep sleep forgetting
all about everything
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1- How were the king and Rudolf interested in each other when they first met in the forest ?
a) for a new mintues the king and Rudlof stood looking at each other in silence
b) as the colonel talked the king started at Rudolf now and them
c) while they were talking Rudolf examined the king carefully
2- what physical differences were there between Rudolf and the king ?
a) the king’s mouth was less wide
b) Rudolf’s face was a little thinner
3- How carefree ( irresponsible , untroubled ) was Rudolf the fifth when he met Rudolf
Raasendyll in the forest ?
a) He was staying at the hunting lodge while his brother was preparing for the coronation
b) he preferred good to sleep or getting up early
4- How did Sapt wake Rudolf up in the hunting lodge ?
He had thrown water over him
5- Why did Duke Michael send cakes for the kings to eat ?
To poison him so that his brother couldn’t be crowned
6- what job was appointed ( assigned ) to Josef to keep the secret of the king ?
If Michael’s men searched the building , joesf would say the hunting lodge was empty
7- What would joesf do when Michael’s men left the lodge ?
Josef would get the king ready for the journey back
8- Why was johann’s mother locked up in the cellar with the king ?
Because she watched what sapt , Fritz and Rudolf had been doing
9- What precautions did sapt take before leaving for Strelsau Rassendyll and Fritz ?
a) sapt ordered Josef to dress Rudolf in the king’s uniform
b) He hid the king in the cellar and order Josef to guard him
c) Johan's mother was locked in the cellar with the king to prevent her from spreading the news
10- How did Rudolf see the new town ?
a) there were wide , modern streets where the ricj=h people lived in big houses
b) Rich people would support the new king because they knew that nothing would change
11- How did Rudolf Rassendyll see the old town ?
a) thousands of people were crowded into tiny houses which were old and hot in the
summer , freezing cold in the winter
b) the narrow streets were where the city’s man poor people lived
c) the people supported Duke Michael who told them he wanted things to be different
and gave them hope for a better future
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1- What did Rassendyll do when the marshal wanted him to ride through the poor part of the town ?
Rassendyll told the marshal to tell his soliders to ride ahead of him and he didn’t need
the soliders or the marshal
2- What could Rassendyll remember of the coronation
a) the golden crown placed on his head
b) the promises he was asked to read out
c) the beautiful music that played when someone announced that Rudolf the fifth was
king of Ruritania
d) Being greeted by Duke Michael
3- What were the princess “ impressions on seeing Rassendyll in the coronation
a) he looked different b) he looked more tired and serious

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c) he was thinner d) he really changed
4- What precautions did Rassandyll take to leave satisy from the palace to the lodge ?
a) his coat and hat covered his face and hair
b) he tried to stay low on the horse so no one would recognize him
c) he took his gun
5- Nature helped Sapt and Rassendyll identify and see michael with max illustrate
a) the wind blew towards them so they could hear them
b) the moon was full so they could see them clrealy
6- What was mean by all’s well by Michael ?
That the king was no longer in the lodge
7- What were the torn and dirty handkerchiefs on the lodge ground ?
Sapt used them to tie up johann’s mother
8- Whycould not sapt, Fritz and Rassendyll attack or imprison Duke Michael before finding out his guilt?
Because they could not do that without giving any reason to the people
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1- What did the phrase to hide their evil work “ mean ? How did Michael’s men do that ?
They would bury Josef’s body with their spades
2- How did Rassendyll escape being trapped by Michael ‘s men in front of the hunting lodge ?
a) Rassendyll saw a gap between the men
b) he quickely rode through the gap towards the forest
3- How did Sapt help Rassendyll know the king’s duties ?
He told him what he ought to do and what he ought not to do what he should say to the
many important people he had to meet during
4- what do you know about Michael’s famous men ?
a) they were six pecial soliders who Michael kept in his house at all times
b) they were completely loyal to Michael
c) three were from Ruritania one was Belgain , one French and one English
d) they would do whatever Michael asked them to do
5- Why did Rassendyll want to make himself popular as he could and say nothing about Michael ?
a) Rassendyll could hope to stop the poorer people of Strelsau from thinking badly
about him
b) if there were a fight , perhaps people would not want to follow Michael
6- What serious mmistake did Rassendyll make during his visit to princess Flavia ?
He kept Michael in the outside room of Flavia’s house before he went to the door and let him in
7) How did Rassendyll justify his mistake for not asking Michael in ?
He had forgotton and he was never very good at rembering all the rules
Questions with model answers :
1- RssendyII made some mistakes in the story , Give examples showing that how he covered up
such mistakes .
a) When he was blamed by flavia for keeping Michael waiting outside , Rassendyll told he could
come in so she reminded him about the rule (no one could enter without his persmisson
b) during the ball , prepared by fiz Raasnedy II told her he didn’t think he needed to
worry about society when he was younger he thought it was someone’s else’s job
he covered the mistakes by saying that he was not good at remembering all rules
2- Though RassendyII was still at the prime of his youth his life was valueless Explain why .
Because he was too lazy to work as he had nearly enough money to do anything he wanted
3- The day after the ball, the princess received two letters from whom and about what ?
The first was from Michael, inviting her to visit him in Zenda ,
The second was from Antoinette , warning her not to accept any invitation from Michael
and not to go anywhere without many guards
4- What did both Bertram and George tell RassendyII about Antoinette ?
Bertram said that she was a lady well known for her wealth and ambition

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George said that she came to Paris because she was a guest of the Duke of strelsau
5- The social gap between the people of Strelsau was getting wider and wider explain
Strelsau was partly old and partly new
The rich people supporters of the king lived in big houses with wide , modern streets
The poor people supporters of the Duke were crowded into tiny houses which were old
and hot in summer , freezing cold in winter , living in narrow streets
6- Sapt was the brains of the story , Discuss ?
He suggested that RassendyII should go to Strelsau to be crowned instead of the real king
he suggested hiding the king in the cellar si as not to be seen by Michael’s guards
He asked RassendyII to go back to Strelsau and pretend to be a king
7- What change came over the RassendyIIs after 1733 ?
Many of the RassendyIIs had the same red hair and straight noses as the Elphbergs
8- According to Antoinette , what was Michael’s wicked plan to be a king ?
a) to kill RassendyII and take his body into the old town
b) to arrest Colonel Sapt and Fritiz for murdering him
c) to send a messenger to Zenda and the real king would be murdered too
9- The chief of police went to zenda on business Explain .
To tell RassendyII ( the king ) that the British ambassador had report the disappearance of
an Englishman called (RassendyII)near the town of zenda his bag were found ata nearby
train station
10- what was RassendyII’s plan to rescue the king after getting information from Johann ?
Sapt would take some men to the front door of the mansion
When Johann opened the door they would quickly enter and tie up the servants if they
didn’t want to help the king
Antoinette de MAuban would cry out for help from her room
The Duke would surely come to see what was happening they could take him
11- Any inquiries about RassnendyII could destroy his plans and put the king in Danger Discuss
After the visit of the police chief to Zenda ,RassendyII was worried as he felt that his game
had almost been discovered in addition he might discover the truth about the real king
12- Why was the battle between RassendyII and Michael’s men at the summer house laughable ?
because RassendyII could fight three of Michael’s men with an iron table
13- in the end the relationship between Rupert and the Duke turned out to be fragile Explain
He turned against him saying that Michael was not a good man and that he made him
angry so Rupert had nearly killed him the night before
14- What return would Johann get for helping RassendyII to free the king ?
RassendyII would offer him 50,000pieces of gold if he did what he was asked to do the
following day night
14- Neither Michael nor RassendyII could expose / accuse each other Explain why
As for Michael , he couldn’t accuse RassendyII of anything because people would know
that he had kidnapped the king and killed his servant ( Josef)
As for RassendyII he couldn’t accuse Michael in public without that he was not the real king
15- RassendyII was the sort of man who was not going to be a distant king who people only
heard about Discuss ?
RassendyII’s popularity began to increase by :
Seeing him most in the old town where most of the poor people lived
Riding the horse through the park with Fritz and waving to everyone who bowed to him
Stopping to buy flowers from a poor young girl with a gold coin. This attracted people’s
interest
Winning the support of the princess and going to see her with fritz
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The prisoner of zenda ( part 2 )
1- What did Rassendyll learn his kingship ( being a king ) ?
** He learnt a lot about how a country was run
2- Why was Rassendyll followed by six people wherever he went in the capital ?
** Because Sapt had ordered them to follow ( guard ) Rassendyll
3- Why did Sapt order six people to follow Rassendyll wherever he went in the capital ?
** Because it would be very useful for Michael if Rassendyll disappeared ( or to guard Rassendyll
4- Although Rupert Hentzau young in age he was important in position illustrate?
** No one could go into the building at the Castle without the permission of Rupert
5- Why did Antoinette ask Rassendyll to come to the summer house at midnight ?
** Because his life and the real king’s would be in danger
6- What showed that Rassendyll insisted on going to the summer house ?
OR On what occasion was Rassendyll a dictator ?
He threatened that either he would go to the house or go back to**
7- Why did Rassendyll insist that he should go to the summer house ?
** They did not have much time because day they left the king imprisoned there was more danger
8- What was michael’s plan to rid of Rassendyll as Antonitte said ?
a) After killing Rassendyll and taking his body into the old town it would be found
b) Michael would arrest colonel sapt and fritz for murdering the king
c) A messenger would be sent to Zenda and thhe real king would be murdered too
d) The Duke would then become king
9- what offer did Detchard make for Rasswendyll ?
** A safe journey to the border and fifty thousand English pounds
10- What trick did Rassendyll play on three mn at the summer house ?
a) He picked up the iron table and held it by the legs so it was in front of him
b) he asked them to open the door for him because it opened outwards and to step or the
door would hit them
c) As Detchard was walking up to the door Rassendyll moved quietly to the back of the summer house
d) Rassendyll ran at him as fast as he could holding the table in front of him
11- Why did Rassendyll fail to tell the princess the truth at the ball ?
** Sapt appeared to tell the princess that there was someone who wanted to see him
12- Why did Michael send the princess a letter ? what was Rassendyll ‘s reaction ?
** He invited her to visit Zenda Rassendyll asked her to say she was ill
13- Why did Antoinette send princess Flavia a letter ? what was Rassndyll ‘s reaction ?
a) She advised her not to (1) fall into the power of the Duke ,
(2) Not to accept any invitation from him (3) not to go anywhere without many guards
b) Rassendyll advised the princess to do as the letter said
14- What precautions did Rassendyll take to secure ruritania ( make it safe ) ?
a) if the marshal did not get a message from Rassendyll for three day
he had the authority to be the head of Strelsau
B) if the Duke didn’t allow the marshal to see the king in twenty –four hours he must
say that the king was dead
c) The marshal must tell the people of Ruritania that the princess would be their new ruler
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1- What did the tarlenheim party of servants and gentlemen know about the reason for their journey ?
That Michael tried to kill Rassendyll and that a good friend of the king’s was held
prisoner in the castle their job was to set him free
2- Why was not Michael entitled ( given the right ) to the thorne ?
Because his mother was not royal
3- When could Micahel be entitled to the thorne ? If he married the princess

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4- What was the purpose of Rupert’s first visit to Tarlenheim ?
To tell Rassendyll that the Duke was sorry for not letting Rassendyll stay in his
mansion because he and many of his servants had a dangerous illness
5- How was Rupert’s first visit to Tarlenheim ? It was formal and polite
6- What precautions did Rassendyll take when he entered the inn with Fritiz ?
he kept the coat over his face b) he asked to have a meal in a quiet room at the back
7- Why did Rassendyll visit the inn with Fritz ?
To ask the owner’s daughter to bring Johann to Tarelenheim
8- What bad news did Rassendyll hear when he returned from the inn with Fritz ?
Berenstein was shot in his arm
9- How was Rupert Hentazu different in his first visit to Rassendyll from his second visit ?
In the first he was polite and formal in the second he was rude
10- Why couldn’t michael’s men say in public thatll Rassendyll pretended that he was the real king ?
Because people would know they had kidnapped the real king
11- What was the purpose of Rupert’s second visit to Tarelenheim ?
To tell Rassendy that the Duke offered him a safe journey to the border and a million gold pieces
12- What trick did Rupert play on Rassendyll when the former stopped to shake hands with the latter ?
He stabbed him in the shoulder with his knife and rode off fast before Rassendyll could do anything
13- Why did Rassendyll think that johann would be made useful to them ?
Because he knew too much about Michael’s plan
14- What made Johann confess Michel’s plan >
a) He a weak man but not a wicked one
b) Rassendyll promised that he would not be hurt
c) If Michael’s plan was successful he would be in trouble because he knew too much
15- Why was it hard for the two rooms inside the castle to be broken into ?
Because they were cut into the rock below the ground and could only be reached by
crossing the drawbridge
16- How was the first room inside the caslte dfferent from the second room
a) The first room had no windows so it was always lit by candles
b) The second room had a small window , where the king was kept chains
17- What would happen if the first room was attacked and it was in danger being taken ?
Detchard would go into the other room and kill the king
18—How could micahel’s men get rid of the body of the king ?
The body would be put down the pipe and the weight of his chain would keep the body under water
19- What would the three men in the first room do after getting rid of the king’s body ?
They would escape down the same pipe and swim across the moat
20- How did Michael’s plan work if many men attacked the castle ?
a) Detchard would kill the king and put the body down the pipe
b) Detchard and his friends would escape dwon the same pipe
c) One of the six men would take the king’s place
21- How could Michael account for ( justify ) keeping one of the six men prisoner ?
He had been rude to Antoinette de Mauban
22- Why did Sapt believe that Michael’s plan was very clever ?
If they attached the castle secretly or plenty with a great army the king would still be
dead before they could save him
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1- Rassendyll injury at Tarelenheim had three reaction what were they ?
a) People of Strelsau were worried b) The Duke thought Rassendyll was badly injhured
c) Princess ,Flavia ordered Marshal Strakhenez to take her to see Rassendyll
2- What was the strangest thing in the history of any country according to Rassendyii ?
That the king’s brother and pretend king acted out a war for the life of a sick king with
just a few people knowing about it
3- Who was in the boat next to the pipe ? How did the person meet his end ?

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Max holf Rassendyll stabbed him to death
4- What police report did Rassendyll receive about himself ?
a) The British Ambassador reported that an Englishman called Rassendyll had
disappeared near the town zenda b) They had found his bags at a nearby train station
c) A man called Mr Featherly from Paris believed he was travelling with madame de maubaun
5- Why did Rassendyll ask the chief of police to return in two weeks to know Rassendyll’s case ?
Because his game would almost be discovered
6- What was Rassendyll’s offer to Rupert ? He could help him if he let his prisoner go free
7- What was Rupert’s offer to Rassendyll ?
a) Rassendyll would attack the castle and Rupert would tell him when
b) fritz , sapt , Michael and the king must die c) Rassendyll and Rupert would be left alive
d) Rassendyll would stay as the king and Rupert would have a reward
8- What proved that Rupert was not on good terms with Michael ?
Rupert said that he nearly killed Michael himself
9- Why did micheal keep Antoinett a prisoner in his mansion ?
Because she helped Rassendyll in the summer house
10- What requests did Antoinette send in her message to Rassendyll at tarlenheim ?
to rescue her from Michael becaue he was keeping her prisoner
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1- Did Antoinette cry for help according to Rassendyll ? ‘s message ? why ? why not ?
No , she didn’t Because she cried around an hour too early before his friends
reached the front door to the mansion and before johann had time to open it
2- Why did Rupert break into Antoinette’s room at night ?
He accused her of writing secret letters to Rassndyll and she needed to be punished
3- Why was de Gautet’s death a benefit for Rassendyll ? He looked through his clothes for the keys
4- Trace the scene from the moment Rassendyll killed De Gautet till he reached the king’s room
a) He entered the frist room
b) He found himself at the steps which led into a cold . dark room
c) He walked down the steps to the second room where the king was kept
5- How was Detchard cleverer than Rassendyll as a fighter ?
He was a much better swordman than Rassendyll and knew all the tricks
6- Why did Detchard strike the king hard with his word ?
Because he pushed the legs of a chair into Detchard ‘s body
7- How did the doctor whether alive or dead help Rassendyll to kill Detchard ?
The doctor was holding Detchard
b) Detchard fell over the doctor’s body so it was easy for Rassendyll to kill him as he lay on the floor
8- Although Rupert was criminal he was not a thief clarify
Rupert took the body’s horse for money and did not rob or kill him
9- Chance ( fate ) had a role in rescuing Rassendyll from death Explain
a) Rassendyll would have died if king had not helped him by punishment the legs of
a chair into Detchrd’s body
b) Rassendyll would have been killed if Fritz had not arrived with a gun
10- Why did Rupert want to punish Antoinette ?
Because he discovered that she was helping Rassednyll
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16- What was the biggest obstacle in Michael’s way to becoming a king ?
*** The Duke’s mother wasn’t royal so he couldn’t legally become king unless he
married princess Flavia
17- After too much thinking , RassendyII came to a conclusion that there were two ways by
which the king could come out of zenda alive Explain how
a) One of they had a miracle (by the help of God ) b) The other if one of the Duke;s men betrayed him
18- On leaving Strelsau for Zenda , RassendyII left the Marshal with a heavy burden Discuss
a) He asked him to guard princess Flavia and to keep Michael’s men away from her
b) If he didn’t receive a message for three days as usual he had the authority to declare
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c) if the Duke didn’t allow him to see the king in 24 hours he had to tell the people of
Ruritania who their new ruler would be Falvia
19- RassendyII proved to be a man of ethics (principles ) on what occasion ?
*** When sapt and fritz asked him to announce his proposal of marriage to the princess
he refused in spite of their persistence saying that it would not be fair to the princess
20 – RassendyII was a brave man Give examples
a) he didn’t hesitate to enter the poor part of Strealsau acting upon the Marshal’s
orders he didn’t fear the consequences
b) he was ready to sacrifice himself to rescue the poor king besieged in the castle
21- Duke Michael seeks hard to achieve his ambitions , Discuss
*** He is not satisfied with being a Duke of Strelsau he wanted to be a king so he seeks
hard to kill the king to be crowned instead and marry the princess
22- why does Duke Micheal’s during the coronation face turn white when he sees the king “ RassendyII ?
*** He thought that the king was still in Zenda ( because he had poisoned him ) so he
is surprised to see the king here at the coronation
23- Why does sapt have RassendyII followed everywhere ? what does he mean by “ if you
disappear , the game’s over ?
*** He has him followed to protect him from Michael’s men if they can kill or kidnap
RassendyII they will kill the real king and make Michael the king RassendyII’s game of
pretending to be king would be over
24- When RassendyII talks to Detchard at the summer house what does Detchard offer him ?
Why doesn’t RassendyII accept it ?
*** Detchard offers to give RassendyII 50,000 English pounds and a safe journey to the
border RassendyII doesn’t accept this because he knows that they will kill the real king
and he doesn’t trust them they will promise him one thing but kill him instead
25- The day after the ball the princess receives two letters what are they and who are they from ?
*** one is an invitation from Michael for her to visit him in zenda the other is a warning not
to accept any invitations from Michael and not to go to anywhere without many guards it
is from Antoinette de MAuban ( although the princess doesn’t know this )
26- RassendyII writing is different from the king’s . what reason does RassendyII give ? why
might this difference be a problem for Marshal Strackencz ?
*** RassendyII says it is because of his injured finger it might be problem for Strackencz
because people might think the order from the king is not a real one
27- What reason does Duke Michael give for not visiting “ king RassendyII or inviting him to his castle
*** He says that he and some servants have a serious sickness ( it is not true )
27- Describe the room and the pipe where the real king is being kept ?
*** There is an outer room with no windows it is always guarded by three of the six
men the king is kept in chains in the next room, its window has a large pipe that leads
to the castle moat
28- What is the plan if Michael’s men are attached ? How will they kill the king and what will
they do with the body ?
*** They will kill and then put him into the pipe the chains will keep the body under the water of
the moat , the guards can then out the same pipe and swim across the moat to escape
29- Why does RassendyII kill Max Holf while examining the pipe ?
*** He is guarding the king’s prison , RassendyII kills him because this is a war for the
king’s life and max is working for the enemy
30- Why couldn’t the Duke ever become king unless he married Flavia ?
*** the Duke’s mother wasn’t royal , so by law / legally he couldn’t become king
unless he married princess Flavia
31- How does the princess react to RassendyII’s recalling that thought he had no need to
worry about society ?
*** She is surprised because he always knew he would be king so he should expect
to have responsibilities
32- what did Johann tell RassendyII about the real king’s condition ?
*** It was war , he had to do it to rescue the king

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