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A1 LPV - Quantum Leap
A2 LPV - Beyond The Veil
B1 LPV - Spatial Interference
B2 LPV - Broken Tape
C1 LPV - Warp Drive Wander
C2 LPV - Black Sand Beach
D1 LPV - 97100
D2 LPV - Chillness

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LPV makes a striking debut on Monnom Black with an expansive double EP, delivering eight meticulously crafted tracks that fuse dub, bleep, and bass into peak-time weapons. His release showcases a dynamic range, from intense, Basic Channel-inspired dub techno workouts to deeper, bleep-laced techno grooves that weave hypnotic precision with relentless drive. Each track is a versatile cut, crafted for special moments, blending atmospheric depth with pure momentum, cementing LPV's arrival as a formidable force.

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A1 Endlec - Magneticon
A2 Endlec - Accelerator
B1 Endlec - Initiate The Future
B2 Endlec - Morphing
B3 Endlec - Insomnia Life

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'Initiate The Future EP' claims its name by the sound it evokes. Endlec stays true to his musical core value and at the same time rides his innovative compass. Techno planted for the floor and always going somewhere.

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A1 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #1
A2 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #2
A3 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #3
B1 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #4
B2 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #5
B3 Tarkno & Remco Beekwilder - SKETCH #6

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This duo forms a united front with 6 classic schooled techno cuts. Blending their imagination world, Tarkno and Remco exchanged sounds, concepts and mutual interest over the course of time and these finished sketches reached the surface.

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A1 Remco Beekwilder - Tonal Raid
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Filtrator
A3 Remco Beekwilder - Calling From The Deep
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Minus
B2 Remco Beekwilder - UFO Funk
B3 Remco Beekwilder - Freestyle Techniques

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The Dutchman drifts through the curtain of time with sonic depth and hits with clarity and force. A profile of both unidentified sounds copied from the internet and reworked happy accidents, results in his 'Tonal Raid EP'. Despite the title, raid is not the standard here.


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A1 ANNE - Coral Reefs
A2 Fukumachi - Sakura
A3 FORUM - Claymore
B1 Mike Konstantinidis - Apocalypse
B2 Augusto Taito - Rock Bottom
B3 Dold - We All Know About This
C1 DJ Plant Texture - Swingers
C2 Hadone - Track Pour Remco Avec Pad
C3 Parano - Dead Funk
D1 Jacobworld - Reviver
D2 Jarrod Yeates - Sesh Gremlin #2
D3 TheLoopmasters - No Frills

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The VA saga continues with the sixth edition and holds 4 previously known artists and mainly new appearances on the label. A melting pot mixed of 12 flavored cuts with a modern take and classic orientated approach on techno.



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A1 William Arist - Paleolithic Exodus
A2 William Arist - Nataruk
A3 William Arist - Mousike
B1 William Arist - KwaZulu
B2 William Arist - Jaguar Warrior
B3 William Arist - Aboriginal

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Adventurous and playful tribal rhythms aligned with Latin American sound explorations encounters the listener into a straight sense of movement. William Arist lands with his 'Chronicles Of Civilization EP' on EMERALD and remains in a constant state of forward motion with his percussive driven foundation and his remarkable use of tribe voices from around the world.




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A1 Remco Beekwilder - Principle Of Rotation
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Antiruffa
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Below The Surface
B2 Remco Beekwilder - Fire From The Shadows
B3 Remco Beekwilder - Tone Of Rush

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The characteristic spirit of a momentum feeling folded into a rotation work ethic. Manifesting on the fly while keeping the tension alive with a clear eye on the horizon, he embraces the hayday era of techno foundations and captures his 'Principle Of Rotation EP' on EMERALD.




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A1 Conrad van Orton - Alive and kicking
A2 Conrad van Orton - Overcloud
B1 Conrad van Orton - Power Nap
B2 Conrad van Orton - Use It Wisely
B3 Conrad van Orton - Wishful Thinking

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The respected long-running artist Conrad Van Orton brings a character of soul and is rich in colour and sounddesign. With his 'Alive And Kicking EP' he showcases a spectrum of sounds ranging from golden hour sunset experiences towards directing the mind to hit the bricks




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A1 Jacobworld - Fixed
A2 Paul Ritch - La Défense 97
B1 Lucass P - Cold Soldier
B2 Conrad Van Orton - New Devotion
B3 RUIZ OSC1 - Moderate
C1 Rebecca Delle Piane - Wearing Boxers As A Woman
C2 Sons Of Hidden feat. Manuelita - Mystery Of Vibrate
C3 Chontane - Angora
D1 Dynamic Forces - If She
D2 Augusto Taito - Awareness
D3 Jacobworld - Intent

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The fifth instalment of the Essential Memories compilation marks the edition that breaks the traditional circle and therefore holds more contributors than ever before. The VA series expands with mostly new appearances and previously known artists to the label, making this compilation one of the label's most varied collections yet.



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A1 Chontane - Calade
A2 Chontane - Laurel
A3 Chontane - Izombe
B1 Chontane - Alerce
B2 Chontane - Gamma Whateela
B3 Chontane - Janto

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Along with Chontane's debut on EMERALD he brings a booming revival of heavy looped percussion pressure and stylistic shifts. Every piece is executed with enough feel to cut through the layers and provide warmth and emotion with an updated formula on the earliest impressions of techno.



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Tracklisting:
A1 Rebecca Delle Piane - Deranged
A2 Rebecca Delle Piane - Depostura
A3 Rebecca Delle Piane - Facing My Obsessions
B1 Rebecca Delle Piane - Tabata
B2 Rebecca Delle Piane - Claro Prefiero
B3 Rebecca Delle Piane - Stripped
B4 Rebecca Delle Piane - Sex On Uranus

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Rebecca Delle Piane arrives at EMERALD and takes front and center with her 'Nervine EP'. Free of form and executed with an oldschool approach in regards of feel and structure. She provides a spectrum ranging from strong stripped repetitive driven techno to soulful forwarding percussions and somewhat mysterious leaning cuts.



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Tracklisting:
A1 Remco Beekwilder - Stronger Than Fiction
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Mechanix
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Stronger Than Fiction (Alarm Mix)
B2 Remco Beekwilder - Mutual Manoeuvre
B3 Remco Beekwilder - Guardian

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'Stronger Than Fiction EP' is a result of investigating sounds and information while channeling techno in an oldschool manner. Arising from sheer call and response strength and folded into a no-nonsense, momentum-feeling arrangement approach rather than considered thought. Designed to push things off the rail a bit long after sunset and far from dawn.



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A1 Remco Beekwilder - The Dusk Hour
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Transmax
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Avia
B2 Remco Beekwilder - Early Birmingfunk
B3 Remco Beekwilder - Rwina

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A delightful blend of 5 tracks reflecting the years on our 5 year anniversary celebration. 'The Dusk Hour EP' embodies the power and ritual potential of the night, making the Dutchman's new EP truly emerge in line with the label's output and the spirit it is intended. With the hallmarks of 00's pressure, he sweats his technique on new fundamental resources.



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- 2023 repress - printed sleeve / incl. inserts

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A1 Kenji Hina - Addicted
A2 Kenji Hina - Cargo
B1 Kenji Hina - Club 49
B2 Kenji Hina - Jackin'

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In the frontline of new generation techno, Kenji Hina aka Alarico sets the precedent of density and rhythmic essence with his Tokyo Rythms Trilogy and leads the way ahead of the curve. Each district gives an insight in his imaginary vision of what the depths of Tokyo is about techno wise. An example of the past and the future with clearly a framework in which no rules exist, he's pushing fundamental elements to new extremes.

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- 2023 repress - printed sleeve / incl. inserts

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A1 Kenji Hina - 762
A2 Kenji Hina - At Closed Doors
B1 Kenji Hina - The Love Hotel
B2 Kenji Hina - Maniac

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In the frontline of new generation techno, Kenji Hina aka Alarico sets the precedent of density and rhythmic essence with his Tokyo Rythms Trilogy and leads the way ahead of the curve. Each district gives an insight in his imaginary vision of what the depths of Tokyo is about techno wise. An example of the past and the future with clearly a framework in which no rules exist, he's pushing fundamental elements to new extremes.

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The infamous VA series returns and takes it back to the essence with 12 full clip cuts. Commanding, captivating - with charming allure and straight into the heart. Nothing but debutants and a battery of tool artillery on Essential Memories EP Part IV.


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A1 Remco Beekwilder - Moortgat
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Positive Life Force
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Dogma Day
B2 Remco Beekwilder - Amtrak

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Remco Beekwilder is back on both sides with his 'Moortgat EP' on EMERALD. As infamous as the EP title implies, he's bringing the balance between cold mistily remembered sounds and a heart-warming practical feel. A constant shift in mood and intensity, driven by stark drum programming using the right amount of funk to interact with the opposing fundamentals. All cuts share a lot of DNA with each other and makes you reminisce of simpler times.

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A1 Remco Beekwilder - Kaaihallen
A2 Remco Beekwilder - Magickarp
B1 Remco Beekwilder - Paradise Garage
B2 Remco Beekwilder - Somewhere Only Few Know
B3 Remco Beekwilder - Untitled I

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Breaking the circle with a one-off release item consisting of 3 EP's called "Tales From Tramkade". At a first listen slightly out of order with the general view of the label's output till date yet still in balance and recognizable as EMERALD catalog. This collection of work by Remco Beekwilder contains recorded loops and concepts initially produced between 2010-2015 and now re-assembled, polished and finalized at the authentic Tramkade, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2021. Expect everything within the range of sweet melancholic tenderness and raw to the floor takes.

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A1 Unknown Artist - Mas Que Nada
A2 Unknown Artist - La Vem Ela
B1 Unknown Artist - 1972
B2 Unknown Artist - Eden

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A1 Yan Cook - Surface Tension
A2 Yan Cook - 22-44
B1 Yan Cook - Eyes Adjust To The Dark
B2 Yan Cook - Kviten

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In 2016, a year after the 50th entry in the long-running series, none other but the iconic Detroit artist, DJ and producer Moodymann stepped up to helm the next landmark edition of DJ-Kicks, his first ever multi-artist DJ mix compilation. Following !K7's 40th anniversary, this classic DJ-Kicks mix is now being repressed on coke bottle clear vinyl.
3LP Gatefold Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl incl. lim. DJ-Kicks playing card

LP TRACKLIST
A1 Yaw - Where Will You Be
A2 Flying Lotus feat. Andreya Triana - Tea Leaf Dancers**
A3 Les Sins - Grind**
B1 Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Vox)**
B2 Julien Dyne feat. Mara TK - Stained Glass Fresh Frozen
B3 Jitwam - Keepyourbusinesstoyourself
C1 Dopehead - Guttah Guttah
C2 Talc - Robot's Return (Modern Sleepover Part 2)**
C3 Peter Digital Orchestra - Jeux De Langues**
C4 Jai Paul - BTSTU**
D1 Beady Belle - When My Anger Starts To Cry**
D2 Daniel Bortz - Cuz You're The One**
D3 Joeski feat. Jesánte - How Do I Go On**
E1 Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits
E2 SLF & Merkin - Tag Team Triangle**
E3 Lady Alma - It’s House Music
F1 Tirogo - Disco Maniac
F2 Kings Of Tomorrow feat. April - Fall For You (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)**
F3 Soulful Session, Lynn Lockamy - Hostile Takeover

**Moodymann Edit

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Caribbean-Belgian composer, producer and musician Nala Sinephro announces her debut album Space 1.8 with lead track “Space 3”. Space 1.8 will be released on 3rd September via Warp Records.

The instrumental “Space 3” is a short clip from a 3 hour improvised session with drummer Eddie Hick (Sons of Kemet) and producer/multi-instrumentalist Dwayne Kilvington on synths bass (Wonky Logic, Steam Down) culminating in a synth driven, particle-splitting, rapture. Speaking about the track, Sinephro explains: “We recorded it in the start of spring, it was a magical day. The day after recording I collaged the drums, added fifteen synths, produced and mixed it at home and it was all done.”

Sinephro’s music fuses meditative sounds, jazz sensibilities, folk and field recordings. Her musical practice is rooted in the study of frequency and geometry and guided by the premise that sound moves matter. Her debut album Space 1.8 takes shape as a metaphysical structure, where each curative space is a womb-like cocoon created by Sinephro in service of relief and affirmative, ecstatic freedom. Space 1.8 was composed, produced, performed, engineered, recorded, mixed by Sinephro at age 22. On the album, she plays modular synths and pedal harp alongside her friends James Mollison, Shirley Tetteh, Nubya Garcia, Eddie Hick, Dwayne Kilvington, Jake Long, Lyle Barton, Rudi Creswick and more.

Following electrifying live performances across the London scene, word of Nala Sinephro’s playing quickly spread throughout the UK jazz scene, consequently landing her performances as part of the celebrated jazz night Steam Down, alongside playing with and supporting the likes of Demae, Eun, Coby Sey, Rosie Turton, Robert Ames, London Contemporary Orchestra, Touching Bass, Spitfire Audio, Nadeem Din-Gabisi. She was touted as one of The Guardian’s artists to watch in 2020, has garnered support from the likes of Gilles Peterson; and is a resident DJ on NTS sharing monthly selections of celestial sounds. In 2021, she joined the innovative Warp Records roster where she continues to weave her unique sound world.

- Specs Black vinyl 12" in printed inner in printed 3mm spine outer with download card insert

TRACKLIST:
A1. Space 1
A2. Space 2
A3. Space 3
A4. Space 4
A5. Space 5
B1. Space 6
B2. Space 7
B3. Space 8

QUOTES:
“A benchmark in ambient jazz featuring outstanding players and delicately woven arrangements” - 8.3 - Pitchfork (Best New Music)
“Space 1.8 is a healing sound bath full of rigorous psychoacoustic knowledge and elegant playing” - The Observer (One to watch)
“Very few records have this capacity to make you temporarily fearless, but on Space 1.8, Sinephro harnesses the power of sound to move and heal the listener in ways that are real, and expansive.” - 9/10 - Loud & Quiet
"What sticks with Space 1.8 is the focus of its vision: precise like mathematics but imbued with a rich cosmic breadth." - 9/10 - UNCUT
'Her debut album sits at a slight angle to anything else you may have heard coming out of the UK in recent years” - Stereogum
"A calming, restorative and mind-expanding blend of jazz and ambient" - Resident Advisor (RA Recommends)

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A1 Isaiah - Passive Aggression
A2 Isaiah - Hatu Hatu
A3 Isaiah - Locked Groove 1
A4 Isaiah - Locked Groove 2
A5 Isaiah - Locked Groove 3
A6 Isaiah - Locked Groove 4
A7 Isaiah - Locked Groove 5
B1 Isaiah - Kwalijk
B2 Isaiah - Miss You Around
B3 Isaiah - Locked Groove 6
B4 Isaiah - Locked Groove 7
B5 Isaiah - Locked Groove 8
B6 Isaiah - Locked Groove 9
B7 Isaiah - Locked Groove 10

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Amsterdam-based Isaiah makes a striking debut on Life In Patterns with his EP "Passive Aggression." Across five stripped-back, impactful cuts, the Dutch artist delivers music designed to move dancefloors and challenge adventurous DJs.

True to his signature style, Isaiah blends old-school grit with sharp, percussive textures, crafting an atmosphere that feels both raw and forward-thinking while staying focused on the essentials.

"Passive Aggression" will be released on vinyl and digital formats on 21 November 2025. The vinyl edition comes with ten locked grooves.

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A1 Decka - Bridging the Gap
A2 Decka - Sulphur
B1 Arthur Robert - Husk
B2 Arthur Robert - Charisma

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Releasing solo for years on his self-titled imprint, Berlin-based DJ/producer Amotik launched AMTK+ earlier this year to feature other artists via split EPs. Following the first instalment with the label boss and Deluka, Berlin-based Arthur Robert and Decka team up for the next EP, bringing another dose of deep and grooving techno to the table across four new tracks.

Unterwegs co-founder Decka kicks off the A-side with 'Bridging the gap', bringing punchy kicks under oscillating tones and razor-sharp hats. 'Sulphur' follows with reverberating synths, rattling percussions and moody bass textures, delivering another menacing techno workout.

On the flip, Figure affiliate Arthur Robert provides deep, dark and hypnotic productions with 'Husk' blending warping stabs over a rumbling bass, while 'Charisma' takes us on a futuristic trip, embracing metallic bleeps and staggered hits, luring us into the early hours.

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A1 Duality - Feel It (Duality remix)
A2 Wondercore - Good Times
B1 Soeneido - Soeneido
B2 Artificial Red - Artificial Red

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A1 USAW - Disposition
A2 USAW - Dragonfly
B1 USAW - Distant Frequency
B2 USAW - Neon Pulse
B3 USAW - Respiro

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Growing up on the slag heaps of County Durham Northumbria, young Sam Robson dreamed of one day finding a better way & somewhere to live with nicer bloody weather! An avid record collector from an early age he looked to music for the answer…
Born in Bradford in the late 60's and growing up in the North-East in the 70's, alternative music fast became his obsession from punk, to new wave, two tone, rock and new romantic he collected it all. Electro and Hip Hop hit his local boombox in the form of "Crucial Electro" on StreetSounds Records and he was soon hungry for anything new & electronic coming out of the U.S.
His call was answered one day at school his mate Gareth (a fellow music enthusiast) lent him a 12" record from Chicago that opened up his mind & changed his course. The piano and gospel tinged record was none other than Marshall Jefferson's "House Music Anthem" that told him "to move your body" and that "house music was gonna set you free…' The rest is History. forward 10 years later to 1996 and Big Sam is now DJing a weekly House night in Santa Barbara alongside LA stalwart DJ Doc Martin. He lives just south of Santa Barbara two blocks from the Pacific Ocean in the sunny beach town of Carpinteria, (about an hour north of Los Angeles).
The warehouse is kitted out with a full studio set up of Roland Corp's latest & greatest but he also has the City Planning Commission breathing down his neck and threatening the boot as his residence unbeknownst to him had been built without any city permits! He is told that his only hope for keeping his building safe from demolition is THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION who protect everything 3 miles in on the entire California coast.
With the Coastal Commission on his mind & while managing L.A Dance Mecca music store "Beatnonstop Records" he meets fellow Brit, musician & house-head Chris Penny aka CPen. They quickly bond at The Cat & the Fiddle over a pint & early 90's rave and Jungle toons. Sam invites Chris up to his studio in Carpinteria for a weekend getaway from LosAngeles and a studio seshion. That night they stuff Chris's Rhodes piano in the boot of Sam's tiny Beemer and shoot up the coast on Highway 101 Carpinteria bound with their mate Lil Johnny "Toaster Oven."
After burning the midnight oil (with fellow studio boffin & PCH engineer "Evil Eye" Nate), when daylight broke "Rhodes through Space" was born. A mastering session was quickly booked and the white labels arrived a week later where they were quickly stuffed into a suitcase and it was off to South Beach/Miami to promote the track at for WMC aka Winter Music Conference. In quiet desperation and not knowing what to name the collective "COASTAL COMMISSION' featuring CPen was agreed upon and scribbled onto the White Labels. As fortune would have it, Sam would run into Philly House stalwart King Britt outside his hotel who was a regular customer at the store back in L.A. King would be one of the first peeps to receive a copy of the record. That night King invited Sam to the club where he broke the track at the Basement Jaxx Conference party party to a packed house alongside legends Daft Punk, Armand Van Helden & DJ Sneak.
25 years later the Coastal Commission are back, remastered and Cpen has since received two Grammys with Honey Dijon for their work on Beyonce's House album. "Rhodes Through Space" is a musical tribute to the club/rave/warehouse party that is still relatable to this very day.


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