A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of between in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
he wee horror an get masel in between the two ae them. The music cu on page 7
fuck. No a single brain cell between these two cunts. on page 8

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
rst bottle ae wine wis halved between us. He's a tall thin cunt, al on page 7
n the cheap blue plastic bag, between a dirty hand wae long nails. on page 13
id joints gittin passed aboot between us. The dope is takin the edg on page 16
centre. The Toi's scheme lay between here n the high school. They' on page 17
bottles and joints ir passed between them n us. No initiation here on page 22
Also on pages 25, 26, 31, 38, 52
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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
ally strugglin', put a pencil between yer teeth an' hud it there. Y on page

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
the floor too, in ma bedroom, between the mattress and the dugs. A on page 41

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
In between the big lumps an joined thegi on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
ache. Post-it notes are stuck between every other page. on page 7

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Loch Leven's sliver of sheen between these uplands, on page 57
At Easter, this neuk between the hills Welcomed faces draw on page 64

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
stupid. Ah ken the difference between a dream and a memory. Ah kin on page 23
In between ma shifts workin as a haime h on page 28
ght the end ae a conversation between these two random on page 33
Tae kill the boredom in between ma races ah've decided tae ha on page 36
The stand oaff between Aldo and the boay hus caught on page 43
Also on pages 48, 56, 69, 79, 88, 151, 167, 168, 170, 172
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Between half 11 an 12, on page 62

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e her these wee things fur in between her . toes: they wur lik brac on page 12
still talkin aboot the fight between Kelly Marie an Laura McNish. on page 82
walkin we could feel the sand between wur toes, Aw puhlease, said C on page 112
on the River Cart. He is aged between twelve and fourteen years an on page 133
ttin a cheese an tomata pizza between us but Charlene wouldnae take on page 138
Also on pages 144, 155, 158, 169
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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Between oor transports o delite and G on page 15
Between chips or raiment. on page 117

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
. Wee post-it notes are stuck between every other page. on page 25

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
r onythin, ye understaun, but between the stingin ankles an the dar on page 20

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e any idea how long it's been between your contractions?' on page xvi
Mrs Brennan, that's a minute between your contractions. Hold off p on page xix
ootside, cigarettes balancin between their fingers. on page 3
t, and Maw takes her place in between her and Cathy, puttin a haun on page 6
re never gaun tae be the same between us. Ma phone buzzes fae insid on page 35
Also on pages 56, 57, 58, 60, 82, 113
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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and observe between summers on page 12

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
utes an involuntary manoeuvre between his lips. Thrifty he is as we on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Between the trees, on page 122

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s, and that many of us switch between Scots and standard English sp on page 121

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Alanna, what's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?" The on page 37

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ys, who's the best at fightin between youse two. Thomas says, 'Mich on page 45

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
one of their power in the eon between leaving his gob and reaching
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
e her these wee things fur in between her toes: they wur lik braces
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
colts an step intae the space between her airms between her legs an
her airms between her legs an make a dive for t
ing ma fuckin Mars bar. An in-between, nae sae intimidated bi a sin
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
bits,” she said. “Tae fit between the buildins. The tenements h
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
part of the dialect continuum between areas to the North and Midlan
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
h practice; the intimate link between that actorly practice and the
t it’s ‘the intimate link between […] actorly practice and th
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
es the J sounded like a cross between S and Z.
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
could feel the tension n hate between the two teams, it seemed like
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ed awmaist complete isolation between us and the ootside world. Ah
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
And now we’ve since decided between the pair ae us that it must b
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
tois, or in the relationships between language, culture an identity
historical and cultural links between these two Saltire nations an
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
silent contemplation, fleetin between gazin doon oer her sleepin an
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the waw, they mark the break between a rich jade green gloss paint
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay each other; an equilibrium between man an beast.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
creatin an aqueous partition between the platform an the stairs le
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ocket an pinch a small amount between ma thumb an forefinger afore
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The wans that faw between the cracks. The forgotten tri
oyin wae him, passin it aboot between themsels. ‘Nice baw wee man
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
- adeptly straddlin the line between bein an empathetic, fellow hu
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ew things, like the disparity between the Bourgeoisie an the Prolet
he resembles the missin link between apes an Homo sapiens, ah thin
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lands oan the wires that hing between the street lights, next tae a
e two ay them tae sort it oot between them an head tae the big tree
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hings went fae bad tae worse between us. She said ah wisnae the ma
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the neighbours wi ma tail between ma legs. The bastarts oan thi
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
excited. I liked rubbing them between my fingers and pressing his f
till furry and soft tae touch between the pads o my fingers. It’s
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Between his map-readin and ma da's dr
ld only see a glimpse of skin between the frilly stuff and a wee wh
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
had tae put as much distance between us and Freddie as possible.
ealise there wis a connection between the victims. The tabloids sta
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
masel I wis usually squashed between twa fat adults. Alternate pic
A706, turning left somewhaur between Longridge and Forth. Once we
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Setterday wis spent switching between Grandstand on the BBC and Wor
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
up active, with me teachin’ between the 2 tramps.
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
against her side. She fished between her sheets and pulled oot the
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
irms, misjudging the distance between his haun, the baw, and the ra
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
�m sure yies’ll work it oot between yersels fae here.’ he winks
inously risin up the close in between her Ma screamin like a banshe
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
him. And see how he puts you between himself and the fire.”
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
It wis a toass up between hur an’ a big bowl a’ pea
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
infinitesimal period ay time between the net bulgin an the reactio
cDade shouts, clampin ma heid between his hauns an screamin in ma f
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
shed she could dae that, hide between the stars and disappear benea
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Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Between Christmas day and Hogmanay, f
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
me. Those involved claim that between 1.5 million and 2.5 million o
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ll gie Finn that. Seems to me between his granny and his wife he’
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
some sizeable taxi fares, but between us, we manage tae get ten gra
h hud the sum total ay £7.48 between them afore the deposits were
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
he constancy of (erotic) love between women” – we were naethele
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
airms, misjudgin the distance between his haun, the baw, and the ra
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McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Between crown and whip
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
d. It wis like the difference between Christmas tree skinklin wi fa
She held her weddin ring between the thumb and first finger of
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n strike Danny wedges himself between us. As if he’s suddenly the
e dinnae even share a whisper between oorsels. He sticks the key in
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
e up with some ideas. Toss up between a curry, or chicken pie, chip(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@MoS_71 ??.. It's how it is between us MoS.. We'd be lost withoot (2023) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
should be changed tae stripes,between that and when wur We gonna ev(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e fact ye canna hae a session between tea goose holds forbye that i(2020) search twitter
er in the sky called him@home between election and inauguration?!(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
happen over er politically in between times that renders it unsafe (2018) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
dundeeunitedfc centenary flag between us. Stay safe, bide weel. htt(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
em tae discuss the difference between 'slang' and Scots language. h(2018) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ward. Mid wife shouts PUSH in between teaching em the basics of add (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
Burnett_ I cannae split hairs between you and George Foulkes ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
There are strong associations between nonstandard speech and childh (2019) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
There’s 18 month between me n meg last night but it fe (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
vin tae go fir a fag brek noo between replies cos your reely slowin (2020) twitter link
thats the difference brian - between a defo call off n a dodgy one (2020) twitter link
ain m8 - aways crackin games between u guys - real fitbaw! (2021) twitter link
lved in awe the flak n hatred between teams m8 - jist njoyed the g (2020) twitter link
hat would have been a cracker between 2 top sides - kept hoping it (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
choose between some sessions on the high-pow on page 81

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n till her, "if we hed e door between us. For instance, if ee were on page 55
ea at id: a Moosie wis sittan between them, sleepan, an e ither two on page 64
no time till wash e things in between." on page 69
id: air wis a dispute goan on between e executioner, e King, an e Q on page 82
An obstacle at came between on page 116

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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
ing towards the door. "That's between him and his next of kin."
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
a search party wis organised between masel an the Chief Inspector
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Onywye between us we decided tae gie her fat
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
m with a knife clamped firmly between his teeth where it was ready (2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@kenjm86 Between yon @Redskins and @AberdeenFC(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ng strides in. Barely an hour between the two cities by road (2020) twitter link
ruggle tae see the difference between Jason Leitch’s dismissal of (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ght and nae even a toastie in between. Never again!!!(2016) search twitter
rmaid! She Looks like a cross between Pat Butcher n Archie Knox! Mu(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ever dealing with the tension between the sound of the words and ho
s bein ene whaar ‘the joins between thoughts, speech and the prin
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Tescos :) They've been moving between Gulberwick adn Fladdabister d(2016) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
nts, a can see the difference between us and em sooth. https://t.co(2020) search twitter
, a assure ye. The difference between counselling and analysis fae (2020) search twitter
ye mentioned the similarities between three countries. a huv been t(2020) search twitter
r5633 There is the difference between The North and The Great North(2020) search twitter
but... there is a muckle gap between Grand North and North. Hence,(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ang róad aff, he'll sen a go-between tae hïm, an ax for terms o p on page 96

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
y, somewhere in the mountains between Italy and France back in the on page 33
ry Anne hailed frae somewhere between Bellycastle an Armoy. He, an on page 44

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