In 1995, Randy represents eccentric Horace Riley, who will be an important figure in his life. Adding to Helens distress is Kim, her 16-year old daughters marijuana use. The new writer,Francesco Marciuliano, set out to change all that and as quickly as possible. Thank you. In 2005, Horace encourages Randy to run for Alans judge seat in when his father retires. Sam Driver and Abbey finally married on New Years Eve 1999, leaving Randy to carry the romantic intrigue of the comic strip, along with Neddy of course. 7/07-11/07. The boys stay with Craigs sister, Aunt Beth. 1/27/88-7/27/88. In 2005, Neddy learns from Marks father that his son has married. At some point I may try to make a broader analysis of Nicholas Dallis treatment of women in all three of his strips. One of the most gripping and well written narratives was the court proceedings against the mentally unstable man who had abducted Anne. 1996 Keith St. James romances Abbey, Trudi disapproves. Philandering country western star who nonetheless is passionately in love with his movie star wife, Godiva Danube. Rocky Ledge. Since Mary Red ORiley as Sam knew her and Rusty as she is known now has become unscrupulous. George Washington had no way of knowing that the Baron von Steuben was a fraud. The guitar playing nephew of Abby Spencers recently departed childhood governess, Johnny at 28 is aimless but seemingly charming, having earned Abbys good feelings for having taken good care of Aunt Martha. It emerges that Kane embezzeled $200,000 from his aunt and kill Abbeys maid, Marie, to keep that quiet. The end was peaceful, and the statesman, jurist and beloved citizen drew his last breath surrounded by his loving family and friends. 2014 Randy and April marry in Mexico. When Randy wins an election to become a judge himself, Driver takes on a new partner in 2007, Steve Shannon. Lavendare wears a cumber-bun, is constantly fanning himself with an Asian fan, and eats opera cream chocolates. Beginning in 2012, however, it becomes clear that April is actually a government operative. It ultimately is revealed that shes been married three times in the last five years, described by one of her exes as having a conniving, hedonistic personality. Watch out! Cal Reynolds. Hugo later threatens to kill Bonnie when she figures out that he murdered Jasper. 6/18/97-11/97, 10/03-4/04. I read (browsed may be a better word) Judge Parker for many years; to take a glance and move on was the norm. Ann rightfully declares that Preston is incapable of loving any woman when Dave Williams helps her realize his deceptions. 1979 Orphaned Patty Modesto falls in love with painter Ben Castle. He returns, apparently having forgiven his old friend but actually tries to break up his marriage. Ezra agrees to have his family stay at the Spencer guest house only if he and the girls work for their room and board. Abbey is understandably annoyed at the many times Sam neglects her, often due to his involvement with a beautiful female client. 2/11-8/11, 6/13. 3/67-8/67, 11/67-1/68. Bring back the crime, mob boss, good vs. evil stories. Sheila turns out to be a pathological liar who attempts to romance Randy and Sam Driver simultaneously. He has also just obtained his license to practice law as an attorney. Abbott operates out of a heavily fortified compound in the jungles of Mexico. Sam assists him with legal issues related to establishing a business. Judge Parker. She readily accepts her aunts romance with Judge Parker and is excited that the Judge will now officially be her father. Unseen for years, Mimi breaks up with Randy when he refuses to join Eon as a condition for their marriage. Eating one bad apple isnt all that happened in that garden. In October that same year Neddy breaks things off with him, fearing she has lost any identity other than as his girl friend. She is attractive and intelligent, capable of putting the often charmingly arrogant Driver in his place. 1972 One of Abbeys dearest friends, Lynn Burdan, has partial amnesia. Randy Parker returns as Sams law partner. Alexis Sanchez. The Judge proposes to Katherine in March 1967, but Katherine delays accepting to give the Judge time to reconsider in less emotionally charged circumstances. 8/54-3/55, 7/55-12/55, 4/56-7/56, 10/56, 1/57, 4/60-7/60, 12/60-3/61, 11/62, 5/63-6/63, 11/66-3/67, 12/67, 2/68, 9/22/71-2/12/72. I doubt these story details were coincidental, yet subtle enough to escape the attention of readers unaware of such matters. Penelope Jeep Carson. 3/71-9/71. Theresa Delgado. In 2005, Riley suggested that Randy run for his fathers spot on the bench as word as gotten out that Alan Parker would be retiring soon. This long-running subplot doesnt pay off until Randy finally takes his retiring fathers spot on the bench in 2009. Complicating matters is that Flaco Gardia believes April killed his wife, Li Hia, not knowing that Abbott arranged for his capture and imprisonment in a Mexican prison. See past each isolated panel and discover the real Judge Parker. The mix of kinda comic everyday stories and the action pieces Judge Parker is now known for is awkward, and those action set-pieces (Sennas kidnapping, Aprils prison break) have been clumsily done with stories that have no conclusion and just whimper out, and plot points that make no sense (OK, thats nothing new for this comic strip). Ann Parker, Judge Parkers daughter, ostensibly pursues a nurses degree, but is never shown using that knowledge. 2/10/91-7/30/91, 12/92-5/93, 8/93-10/93, 4/94-3/95, 5/97-6/97, 8/99, 1/00-8/00, 4/03-5/03, (referenced 9/03, 12/05-1/06), 6/10-9/10, (referenced 3/13), 10/14-1/15, 6/15-7/15. Under the stress of Sophies disappearance, Sam and Abbey grow ever more distant from each other. 9/62-1/63, 5/63-12/63. Mark Duncan. Gambling kingpin who enables socialite Patti Leeds to build up a huge debt in hopes of gaining a foothold in high society. Rachel lives on Cabot Island, near Puget Sound, and dominates affairs in the upper class community nestled there. Ann returns from Europe engaged to Pepe. 2003 Randy represents a man who held him hostage. 5/09-2/10, 8/14-9/14, 12/14-6/15, 9/15-10/15, 5/16, 9/16. Muscular and physically adept, Cedric is a handsome, bespectacled 30-something butler from Canada who temporarily works for elderly Parisian resident Rachel Cabot and therefore assists her guests, Abbey and Neddy Spencer. You know, normal small-town stuff. Sandra Deere tries to snag the Judge. Abbey considers adopting Lili Benson. Collectively, Rex Morgan, Judge Parker, and Apartment 3-G loom very large in the world of story strips between 1950 and 1990. Later that same year, Sam does offer Randy a partnership and he accepts. Sandra returns not long after, infatuated with a New York gangster named Max Sparrow. In 1993 Katherine is happy to welcome her stepson Randy back into town, recently graduated from law school. Unfortunately, Glorias aspirations to help her community fade from the narrative and she increasingly falls in the smart-talking sidekick role. Lu Ann of Apartment 3-G was sweet and naive, in some ways like Abbey in Judge Parker. 1/76-5/76. Evasive about his past, which also includes a failed marriage, the other Spencer Farms employees begin to harass him, making up stories about him, and expressing fears about working with him. Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth . April, too. 1977 Alans secretary Carla Dane is crooked. Shannon is also quickly drawn to Sams sympathetic secretary, Gloria Sanchez, and she to him. Clark. 1969 Luke Largo tries to seduce Katherine. Abbeys wealthy next door neighbor, Susan Adams47wants to further Davids career. (Neither character is given a first name.) Reggie and Celeste Black. An opportunistic couple who see dollar signs with the death of Toms brother, the father of the now orphaned Jeep Carson. Hugo is overweight and wears a floral vest over his shirt which often sports a fresh white carnation. Abbey shelters Neddy and Sophie Barton. Rachel Cabot. 2006 Horace backs Randys campaign for his fathers soon to be open judgeship. All that changes when a sinkhole literally sinks her clothing factory, and Sophie is kidnapped. In retirement, Alan Parker is increasingly a curmudgeon and expresses cynicism about marriage despite an attractive and attentive younger wife. The Gardia Brothers use Aprils trip to see him and get married to track his location. Katherine is 35 when she meets Alan and is a career woman of unspecified type and a widow who lost her husband in the service two years previously. This new Marie is freckled and a little plump. 1953 Randy Parker returns from boarding school. Kindly grandfather of Neddy and Sophie, who takes care of the girls after the death of their father and then their mother. Sams old college buddy who excelled at basketball shows up at Spencer Farms and trouble related to an unresolved gambling debt follows. But Delgado resurfaces when she is hired to kill Randy Parker. 1970 Dangerous black widow, Camille Winters, matches wits with Alan and Sam. With Woody Wilsons retirement as only the second writer of Judge Parker in 2016, some dramatic changes were made in the narrative, the repercussions of which are still being felt. Randy returns from his first year in college in the summer of 1959 over confident and increasingly a would be ladies man. While things are looking up as 2017 draws to a close, the sense that Sam, Abbey and their kin live perfect lives has been successfully shattered. All agree he is a hunk of a man. Hank and Ned, both being strong-willed, frequently clash but ultimately fall in love. Judge Parker introduces D.B. As a fan, its particularly helpful since Ive had a lot of trouble tracking down the older strips. New York: Comet Press Books, 1959. April Parker Jones is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Darcy Hawkins in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama series Jericho from 2006 to 2008, and as Natalie Henning in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong (2014-2020). In 1985, Katherine is led to falsely believe that Alan is having an affair with his secretary, Wendy Savern. This expanse of land, the final destination of the Trail of Tears, had once been preserved for tribes forcibly "removed" from eastern North America. He has utilized younger men as agents in the past, in 1966, the curiously nicknamed Swish, and in 1967, the often clueless but handsome Frankie Apollo. I can find a thousand muscle boys like you at a dime a dozen! 2016 Sophie disappears after a car crash. Willson Spencer. Another of Abbeys cousins, a financially struggling though talented painter comes to visit Abbey after the death of his father. When her parents die in a car crash in 1966, Jeep is due to inherit a quarter million dollars. Hank Tolling. And this leads to a day where everything happens at once. Jeep, though, would serve a most important role in Judge Parkers life. The Phantom & Judge Parker Guest Ghost Artists. 11/92-3/93. Or perhaps Dallis was growing tired of the characters. April Bower seemed a far better choice, then again Randy began to increasingly wonder if she might be a spy. In 2000 and into 2001, Randy moves heaven and earth to find and rescue his father, whos been kidnapped by The General. In 2003, Randy is held hostage by Harry Horning, an older man with a legimate grievance against lawyers. He has freckles and favors Asian pieces of art. Helen falls for Sam until a crisis prompts her to decide to reconcile with her husband. 7/55-12/55, 1/57-5/57, 1/61-3/61. 1/70-4/70. Palmers father committed suicide and his mother died not long after. As both of Abbeys parents died in an auto accident, the two share an orphan status and happy memories of Spencer Farms. Camille Winters. He was wiser than his years in observing the foibles of others but rather foolish in navigating his own affairs. Or, people who have all sorts of problems (con men/women, gambling problems, etc). Hugo is overweight and wears a floral vest over his shirt and sports a fresh white carnation. Judge Parker is an American soap opera-style comic strip created by Nicholas P. Dallis that first appeared on November 24, 1952. She enthusiastically joins Neddy in her new fashion business in 2014 and pressures Rocky into largely financing it. Mother of Penelope, aunt to Sandra Deere, and sister to Katherine Cory Parker. The extremely wealthy and elderly aunt of Neddy and Sophie, the older sister to their mother, Victoria, whom they barely remember. Preston Palmer. 2008 Alan Parker asks Sam to represent his first novel, The Chambers Affair. 1978 Georgia Kingston, the estate of her dead husband in question, seeks Sams help. Rex Morgans nurse, June Gale was even more long-suffering than Abbey Spencer in terms of putting up with far more than they should have to from their male romantic interests. The more assertive of the girls in Apartment 3-G, Margo McGee was also the most ill-tempered and foolish. With the first of the fey Judge Parker villains, Dallis telegraphed his unconventional gender expression with his name, Mr. Lavendare. While kissing another guy who wonders what she sees in Parker, Sheila declares, I like squares! She blithely states that age is irrelevant until her father becomes infatuated with Ames daughter. There was almost always a criminal element, though. Handsome blond-haired attorney just starting out on his practice. The younger brother of George Wagner IV had spent four days being quizzed on what happened the night of April 21, 2016, when eight people were killed. When Ann is only frightened and turned off by his advances, he ends up holding her hostage in her own home, and later Judge Parker as well. Dallis trots out a whole nother set of androgynous markers this time around. is_redirect && ! Bobs mother is understandably concerned when she learns her son is dating Rachel Cabots niece but is won over by Neddys good nature. Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 - November 17, 1896), also known as "Hanging Judge" Parker, was an American politician and jurist. The narrative highlights Jeffs denial and then minimization of Lauras drinking problem. Finally: we've had a rough couple of weeks on the Phantom enterprise, hence you can . Given that people of every age can read the comic strips, the funnies pages remain one of the most conservative mediums for telling a story. -Judge Isaac C. Parker, 1896. Dori/Martha Carson. Whatever the reason, only two years into the strip, Dallis introduced a neighbor girl who had a pre-teen crush on the Judge. [1] The strip's look and content were influenced by the work of Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst on Mary Worth. She is surprised when he shows up to visit at Spencer Farms. The treatment of women will be interesting to follow, as the most proactive female character, super spy April Bowers Parker has been disempowered, now in prison on trumped up espionage charges. And talking about dimes, you didnt have two to rub together when I picked you up off the beach. Enraged, Jasper attempts to strangle Hugo until he snaps out of it. Luckily Judge Parker has checked out his record, learning he has two priors for assault and battery. 2004 Randy Parker meets April Bower. 2 granted new trials and later discharged. Lili Benson. Marie Arnold 4/71-7/71. Avery Blackstone. Abbey, at least, was capable of a smart retort. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence . For example, after disarming a bank robber, she decides to represent him. When Anns boy friend gets suspicious, the police intervene, one of the officers fatally shot in the process. 8/28/73-2/15/74. That is the classic comic strip created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town Judge Alan Parker and his family. When Camille tries to throw Rus under the bus, Rus tells the police to investigate the death of Camilles last husband. Rocky and Godiva exit. Dallis delivered a storyline that could have just as easily have been told about Anne. In 1962, Bonnie Heath, his fathers temporary secretary, convinces Randy that he needs to undertake a body building regime when she is able to do more push-ups than he can. He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which also had jurisdiction over Indian Territory. He is also is dying from exposure to uranium on one of his cases for the CIA. Tom and Gwen Carson. 1973 Betsy Fremont, a former love of Sams, schemes her way back into his life. His first novel, The Chambers Affair, was popular enough to be considered for development as a motion picture. They decide to trail April Bower to her gun runner father in Mexico. Neddy, her sister Sophie and her grandfather were all squatting on Abbey Spencers ranch. A financial consultant, Pres soon shifts his focus on Katherine Cory, when he learns of her oversight of Jeeps quarter million trust fund. 2013 The elder Parkers join Randy and April on a cruise ship headed to their wedding. Yelich is handsome with prematurely gray hair and appears to be in his forties. Passmore, who always wears dark sun glasses, is very short and slight of build. In the end, their lies are exposed and Abbey and Sam promise to help Justin find a job with an engineering firm more appropriate to this talents. Celebrating diversity in culture, myth and history, Informed Consent Statement for Closed Bereavement Study, Baron von Steuben, Washingtons Gay General and Friend. Helmuth himself is under the negative influence of his paramour and administrative aid, Dellas, who is actually siphoning millions off the company without Helmuths knowledge. On the plump side, balding with a bushy mustache, Riley also is a power player in politics. It is a serial strip starring a no-nonsense, upstanding lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense. gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 1, 'https://www.markcarlson-ghost.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_1').on('load',function(){var contents = jQuery(this).contents().find('*').html();var is_postback = contents.indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >= 0;if(!is_postback){return;}var form_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_wrapper_1');var is_confirmation = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_confirmation_wrapper_1').length > 0;var is_redirect = contents.indexOf('gformRedirect(){') >= 0;var is_form = form_content.length > 0 && ! Judge Parker first appeared in newspaper on November 24th, 1952. Abbey raises Arabian horses there. This is the story of how Judge Parker got his start in the comics and managed to lose his rather prestigious slot along the way. Justin Beck. 2011 Sophie clashes with Honey Ballenger over guitarist Derek Wilcox. Mr. Hugo is the brains behind a scheme to push bogus, if harmless revitalization pills through the health club of his business partner, the handsome and fit Stan Jasper. One featured the return of a grown-up Jeep Carson. 5/12-11/12. Jeep Carson was a precocious tomboy whose best friend was a somewhat less precocious everyboy named Bumps. Jeannie Kelso. It is also the story of loyal stay at home heroines, two possibly gay villains, and a feisty Latina named Gloria Sanchez. Unfortunately he has a girl friend, a snooty and aggressive bad girl named Honey Ballenger. Paula Slade runs an adoption scam. Swish. When Sam Driver and Abbey Spencer become a couple, Alan and Katherine Parker frequently enjoy dinners together, but after 1974 are less often seen. Dennis the Squirrel Passmore. In 1956, Randy is ready to elope with Cindy Brooks, whose mother has set up the romance to seek revenge on Judge Parker. Late in 1954, he and his sister become concerned that their father may be racing into romance with Marla Doren. Passmore dies of a massive heart attack, leaving his criminal empire up for grabs. 1991 Horse trainer Cory Duncan and troubled son Mark start work at Spencer Farms. 12/54-3/55, 7/55-12/55, 4/56-7/56, 10/56, 1/57, 6/63. Alan Parker is now portrayed as something of a curmudgeon, nurtured by his optimistic and incredibly patient wife Katherine. David Williams. Judge Parker should be more realistic. Beginning today (June 13, 2022) Mike's name has dropped from The Phantom and Judge Parker daily comics, while the new artists are not signing the strips. But Hugo wont forgive or forget and kills Jasper with a blow to the head. Piling up a huge gambling debt, Slade is subject to being pressured to fix a football game by gangster August Poole. She graduated with a nursing degree but is rarely shown utilizing it. Jeannie returns in 1982, apparently reformed and with Tim serving time. An aspiring theatre actress, she and Ralph, her scientist husband, are on the verge of divorce when Jeep is injured by a hit-and-run driver and they recommit to their marriage. In 1967 Ann is torn between the attentions of a penniless, two-timing playboy named Preston Palmer and a struggling young attorney named Dave Williams. But Hugo wont forgive or forget and kills Jasper with a blow to the head. In 1993, Abbey becomes the guardian of two girls, Neddy and Sophie Barton, who had been squatting on the grounds of her ranch. While generally demanding, Passmore is taken by D. B. Clarks assertiveness and seeks her legal representation when his men get in trouble. Sam calls Gloria Sanchez and Gloria feels free to make snarky comments to her boss about the many attractive women who seem to cross his path. Palm Beach County Judge Bradley Harper, who in 2016 became the first Black judge to earn a spot on the county bench by election instead of appointment, on Thursday became a circuit . Randy Parker. 1993 Abbey clashes with Rachel Cabot. In order to insure its continuing success he has Alan Parker kidnapped before he is able to otherwise new measures against Ashton Global Corporation (AGC0, the shell company behind his operation. Went to law school with Sam and the two were apparently involved. A widow herself, Marlas late husband was a foreign correspondent. Later in 2016, on a road trip with Dereks band, Honey throws a liquor bottle at Sophie but accidentally hits Derek instead, leading to a near fatal accident. Keno is a rar e villain who escapes justice, skipping bail after his arrest. Wellington Marks. Blackstone has an attractive dark-haired daughter named Peaches. 1968 Katherine and Alan marry. Abbeys oldest friend who lives outside of San Francisco and owns a winery with her brother, Keith. The father of organized crime in the state, per Sam Driver, Passmore seeks the legal services of D.B. (He would later add a third, Apartment 3-G.) Dallis was ready to try his hand at another. Randy disappears from the narrative shortly after his fathers marriage to Katherine Cory in 1968. 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Justin admits hes just been released from a mental hospital after two years. 1/92-6/92, 1/96-4/96, 5/04-10/14, 6/07-11/07. Stories regained some of their earlier vitality, though the social consciousness of Dallis largely disappeared. Cory has a youthful second wife named Viki who disappears from the narrative after 1991. She returns home two years later with an aspiring designer in tow. Later, in 1966, Martha and Ralph are reported to have been killed in a car crash. Rockys beautiful movie star wife, who has adopted 12 children from around the world. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) In the years since 13 Investigates began looking into abuse of Nevada's guardianship system, changes have been made to the law. Abbeys wealth opens up a whole new territory for Dallis to delve into. Nicholas Dallis seems to have made something of a misstep (in my humble opinion, anyway) with the introduction of a trio of cute pre-teens. 2007 Cedric Hart is Aunt Rachels hunky butler. Stanley Weckler. It was the fifties, after all, and someone may have suggested the Judges family was skewing a little old when most families in the post-War baby boom had younger kids. Young shoe designer with whom Neddy falls in love in Paris and out of love once they return to the States. Alan Parker summons Sam Driver in June 2008 to ask him to represent him in negotiating an advance on a crime novel hes written, The Chambers Affair. Marla arrives with her son, Bumps, and begins work as a school teacher, briefly teaching Randy who is concerned over a possible romance with his father. 9/60-1/61. 2012 Avery Blackstone plans to film the movie adaptation of Alans novel. 11/66-2/67. These two stories were the only Judge Parker stories to tread on this territory and I dont want to suggest these themes were central to Dallis writing. Parker, No. She soon falls for him but fears he could never love her given the age difference. Helmuth Doubleday. judge," defense attorney John Parker . 1987 Abbey is romanced by handsome Homer Baroot, secretly a cocaine smuggler. Earlier that summer. Unique three woman con artist team, Maxine and Deborah are beautiful young women, while Amy is an older con woman who poses as Deborahs mother. 11/66-12/66). Thereafter, she and her husband move out of town with Jeep. Trudis overly protective, sometimes short-tempered and often ill advised brother. Jeep is absent from the narrative from 1957 to 1960 due to her father working in South America. Plot lines would drag on for weeks or months; you could go on a two week vacation without a daily Judge Parker and come back having missed very little of the story. Marla and Alans supposed romance never catches fire and she is quickly relegated to appearances as Bumps mother and not much else. Georgia also tries to woo Sam from Abbey but ultimately realizes she cant win his heart. Little wonder she disappears in 1968, never to be seen again. Laura, for her part, is skilled at hiding her drinking even as she promises to do better. She escapes capture after she rigs an explosion intended to kill Sam and Honey Ballengers father. It will be interesting to see what other changes he makes to the strip, both in terms of tone, stories and characters. Abducting Driver, for whom she has fallen for, she reveals her true identity and affection, before jumping off a bridge to her apparent death. 10/15/16-11/16, 1/17-4/17, (referenced 5/17-6/17). The trial, which plays out over three months of the narrative, serves as an interesting exploration of the pros and cons of the insanity defense. But, in 2016, when Hank decides to follow a spectacular career opportunity to Alaska, sparks of a different kind fly. Georgia Kingston. Muscle beaches on the West Coast were a common cruising spot for male homosexuals and the often straight men who serviced them for a price during the fifties and sixties. Earnest, good-humored, and impulsive, Randy was increasingly involved in romances of his own. Lorenzo Longshot Bowman. 4/1/15-9/19/75. Email* Tenn. Oct. 9, 2019) (reasoning that . Former Nevada guardian April Parks waits for her sentencing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, after pleading guilty to exploitation, theft and perjury charges. Posted By: Imright, 2/28/2023 7:02:54 AM A Miami judge declined to block Florida's 15-week abortion ban, HB 5, on Friday in a lawsuit brought by clergy members of several different faiths. Clark, a cigar-smoking female attorney, shares office space with Sam. Other than his name, there is nothing in his behavior to suggest he is a homosexual. Marla Doren. Keith St. James. Palmer turns out to be a con man and Katherine advises Ann that Dave Williams is a man that truly loves her. Massive heart attack, leaving his criminal empire up for grabs open judgeship first year in college in the of... 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