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Amaya, Mario. . Art Nouveau. Dutton Pictureback / Studio Vista, Ltd., London, 1967.
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      Bloch-Dermant, Janine. . The Art of French Glass: 1860-1914. The Vendome Press, l974 /1980. New York, 1985.
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    Brunhammer, Yvonne, ed. . Art Nouveau: Belgium France. Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston, 1976.
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      Buffet-Challié, Laurence. . Art Nouveau Style. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1982.
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      Costantino, Maria. . Art Nouveau. Gallery Books, New York, 1989.
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      Dry, Graham, Intro. . Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork. Reprint of 1906 catalogue documenting the work of Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1988.
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    Duncan, Alastair. . Art Nouveau. World of Art Series, Thames & Hudson, London, 1994.
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      Duncan, Alastair. . Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1978..
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    Éri, Gyöngyi and Zsuzsa Jobbágyi.. A Golden Age: Art and Society in Hungary, 1896-1914. Barbican Art Gallery, London / Corvina, London, 1990.
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    Gruber, H.R. Jugendstilglas. Mittelrheinisches Landesmuseum, Mainz, German, 1976.
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      Gysling-Billeter, Erika. . Objekte des Jugendstils. Benteli Verlag, Bern, Switzerland, 1975. In German.
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      Hardy, William. . A Guide to Art Nouveau Style. Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1986.
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      Haslam, Malcolm.. Art Nouveau. Collectors' Style Guides. Macdonald & Co., London, 1988.
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      Haslam, Malcolm. In the Nouveau Style. Little, Brown & Co., Boston,1989.
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      Heller, Carl Benno. . Art Nouveau Furniture. Artline Editions, Thornbury, Bristol, England, 1990.
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      Heskett, John. . German Design: 1870-1918. Taplinger Publishing Co., New York, 1986.
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      Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. . Jugendstil Kunst Um 1900. Eduard Roether Verlag, Samstadt, Germany, 1982. In German.
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    Hiesinger, Kathryn, ed. . Art Nouveau in Munich. Philadelphia Museum of Art / Prestel Verlag, Munich, 1988.
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      Johnson, Diane Chalmers.. American Art Nouveau. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1979.
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      Just, Johannes. . Meissen Porcelain of the Art Nouveau Period. Seven Hills Books, Cincinnati, 1983.
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      Krekel-Aalberse, Annelies. . Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Thames and Hudson, London, 1989.
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      Lenning, Henry F. . The Art Nouveau. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1951.
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      Levy, Mervyn. . Liberty Style: The Classic Years, 1898-1910. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1986.
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      Madsen, Stephan T.. Art Nouveau. World University Library Series, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1967.
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      Madsen, Stephan T. . Sources of Art Nouveau. Da Capo Press, New York, 1975 / 1980.
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      Masini, Lara-Vinca.. Art Nouveau. Arch Cape Press, New York, 1976.
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      Mebane, John. . The Complete Book of Collecting Art Nouveau. Coward, McCann, New York, 1970.
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      Mourey, Gabriel. . The Art Nouveau Style. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1980.
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    Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Pionniers du XXe Siècle: Guimard / Horta / Van de Velde. Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 197l.
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    Museum für Kunst und kulturgeschichte der Stadt Dortmund. . Prager Jugendstil. Brausdruck, Heidelberg, 1992. In German.
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      Revi, Albert Christian.. American Art Nouveau Glass. Schiffler Publishing, Exton, PA, 1968 / 1981.
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      Rheims, Maurice.. The Flowering of Art Nouveau. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1966.
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      Sänger, Reinhard W. . Das Deutsche Silber-Besteck: Biedermeier-Historismus-Jugendstil (1805-1918). Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart, 1991. In German.
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      Schmutzler, Robert.. Art Nouveau. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1978.
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      Selz, Peter and Mildred Constantine, eds.. Art Nouveau: Art and Design at the Turn of the Century. The Museum of Modern Art, New York / Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, NY, 1960.
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      Uecker, Wolf.. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks. Abbeville Press, New York, 1986.
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      Ulmer, Renate.. Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt: Katalog. Museum Künstlerkolonie, Damstadt, Germany, 1990. In German.
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      Waddell, Roberta, ed. . The Art Nouveau Style in Jewelry, Metalwork, Glass, Ceramics, Textiles, Architecture and Furniture. Dover Publications, New York, 1977.
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      Wichmann, Siegfried.. Jugendstil Art Nouveau: Floral and Functional Forms. A New York Graphic Society Book. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1984.
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    Weisberg, Gabriel P.. Stile Floreale: The Cult of Nature in Italian Design. The Wolfsonian Foundation, Miami Beach, Fl, 1988.
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      Weisberg, Gabriel P.. Art Nouveau Bing: Paris Style 1900. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) / Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1986.
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ADLER, FRIEDRICH
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Leonhardt, Bridgitte et al. . Friedrich Adler: Zwischen Jugendstil und Art Déco. Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart, 1994. In German.
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BERTHON, PAUL and EUGÈNE GRASSET
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Arwas, Victor. . Berthon & Grasset. Academy Editions, London, 1978.
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BRADLEY, WILL
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      Hornung, Clarence P. . Will Bradley: His Graphic Art. Dover Publications, New York, 1974.
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      BUGATTI, CARLO
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      Dejean, Philippe. . Bugatti: Carlo / Rembrandt / Ettore / Jean. Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1981.
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      COLONNA, EDWARD
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    Eidelberg, Martin.. E. Colonna. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, 1983.
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      GALLÉ, EMILE
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      Duncan, Alastair and Georges de Bartha.. Glass by Gallé. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1984.
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      Garner, Philippe.. Emile Gallé. Academy Editions, London, 1976 / 1990.
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    Musée du Luxembourg. . Gallé. Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 1985.
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      Newark, Tim.. Emile Gallé. Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1989.
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    Warmus, William. . Emile Gallé Dreams Into Glass. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 1984.
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      GAUDI, ANTONI
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      Bassegoda i Nonell, Joan.. The Mila House: 1906-1912. Fundació Caixa de Catalunya, Barcelona, 1989.
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      Costantino, Maria.. Gaudi. Park Lane Books, London, 1993.
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      Zerbst, Rainer. . Antoni Gaudi. Benedikt Taschen Verlag Cologne, 1991.
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      GUIMARD, HECTOR
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    Graham, F. Lanier.. Hector Guimard. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970.
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    Musée d'Orsay.. Guimard. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1993. In French. *
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      Rheims, Ferré. . Hector Guimard. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1985.
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      HORTA, VICTOR
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      Aubry, Françoise and Jos Vandenbreeden, eds. . Horta: Art Nouveau to Modernism. Ludion Press, Ghent, 1996.
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      Oostens-Wittamer, Yolande.. Victor Horta / L'Hotel Solvay / The Solvay House. 2 vols. Collège Erasmé Louvain-la Neuve, Belgium, 1980.
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      LALIQUE, RENÉ
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      Barten, Sigrid. . René Lalique Schmuck und Objets d' Art 1890-1910. Prestel-Verlag, Munich, 1977.
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      MACKINTOSH, CHARLES RENNIE
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      Billcliffe, Roger. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Textile Designs. Pomegranate Art Books, San Francisco, 1993.
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      Billcliffe, Roger. . Mackintosh Furniture. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1985.
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      Buchanan, William.. Mackintosh's Masterwork: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1989.
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    Crawford, Alan. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh. World of Art Series, Thames and Hudson, London, 1995.
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      Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Cologne, 1995.
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      Hackney, Fiona and Isla. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Shooting Star Press, New York, 1989.
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      Jones, Anthony.. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1990.
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Kaplan, Wendy, ed.. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Glasgow Museums / Abbeville Press, 1996.
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      Macleod, Robert.. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect and Artist. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1983.
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      Seibu Museum of Art. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1979.
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      Steele, James. . Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Synthesis in Form. Academy Editions, London, 1994.
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      MAJORELLE, LOUIS
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      Bouvier, Roselyne. . Majorelle. La Bibliothèque des Arts. Éditions Serpenoise, Paris, 1991.
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Duncan, Alastair.. Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1991.
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MUCHA, ALPHONSE
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Bridges, Ann.. Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Graphic Works. Harmony Books, New York, 1980.
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Ellridge, Arthur. . Mucha: The Triumph of Art Nouveau. Editions Pierre Terrail, Paris, 1992.
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      OLBRICH, JOSEPH MARIA
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      Haiko, Peter and Bernd Krimmel. . Joseph Maria Olbrich: Architecture. The complete reprint of the original plates of 1901-1914. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1988.
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      PAUL, BRUNO
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    Ziffer, Alfred. . Bruno Paul: Deutsche Raumkunst und Architektur. Zwischen Jugendstil und Moderne. Münchner Statmuseum / Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich, 1992. In German.
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      RIEMERSCHMID, RICHARD
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    Münchner Stadtmuseum. . Richard Riemerschmid vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund: Werke und Dokumente. Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, 1983. In German.
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      SERRURIER-BOVY, GUSTAVE
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    Watelet, Jacques-Grégoire. . Gustave Serrurier-Bovy: À L'Aube de L'Esthetique Industrielle. Beaunord, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, 1989. In French.
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      SULLIVAN, LOUIS HENRY
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    De Wit, Wim, ed.. Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament. Chicago Historical Society / W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1986.
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    Millett, Larry. . The Curve of the Arch: The Story of Louis Sullivan's Owatonna Bank. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, 1985.
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    Cardinal-Pett, Clare.. Masterpiecework. An exhibition comprised of blueprints of Louis Sullivan's Owatonna Bank. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1995.
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      Twombly, Robert.. Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work. Viking Press, New York, 1986.
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Weingarden, Lauren S.. Louis H. Sullivan: A sytem of Architectural Ornament. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1990.
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      Weingarden, Lauren S.. Louis H. Sullivan: The Banks. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1987.
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      THONET, GEBRüDER
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    Von Vegesack, Alexander.. Thonet: Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel. Hazar Publishing, London, 1996.
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    Wilk, Christopher, intro. . Thonet Bentwood & Other Furniture. The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue. Dover Publications, New York, 1980.
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    Zelleke, Ghenete. . Against the Grain: Bentwood furniture from the Collection of Fern and Manfred Steinfeld. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993.
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      TIFFANY, LOUIS COMFORT
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      Doros, Paul E. . The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk. Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1977.
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    Duncan, Alastair, et al. . Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. / Thames and Hudson, London, 1989.
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      Paul, Tessa. . The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Exeter Books, New York, 1987.
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      VAN DE VELDE, HENRY
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      Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen. . Henry van de Velde. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1989.
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      ZSOLNAY, VILMOS
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      Csenkey, Éva. . Zsolnay Szecessziós Kerámiák. Helikon Kiadó, 1992. In Czech.
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      ZUID-HOLLAND
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    Museum het Catharina Gasthuis. . N.V. Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland. Museum het Catharina Gasthuis, Gouda / Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle, n.d. In Dutch.
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