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Developer Charles Bluth was given permission by the Arcadia City Council to proceed with phase 2 of his Whispering Pines residential project in the hills just north of Foothills Junior High.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Whispering Pines
Item ID
2296AN
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In an article reviewing the problems of hillside development in the San Gabriel Valley, Arcadia's problems with Charles Bluth's yet-to-be-built Whispering Pines subdivision are discussed. Excessive runoff caused damage to property below the development.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Whispering Pines
Item ID
2294AN
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A wild bear wandered into the backyards of Arcadia residences in the Whispering Pines Estates area. Foothills Middle School was locked down because of the bear situation.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2006
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Bears
Wild animals
Foothills Middle School
Item ID
30201AN
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Stockbroker Richard Robert Russo will stand trial for the murder of his wife Carmen. She was found shot to death in the couple's exclusive Santa Anita Oaks home in August.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
29922AN
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Vidal Hernandez is an Arcadia real estate agent who works toward helping immigrants buy homes.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 3, 1992
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p. 6
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Star Tribune
Date
September 3, 1992
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Hernandez, Vidal
Item ID
124AN
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A 20-year-old Arcadia resident charged with murdering his father remained in custody. The son is charged with the strangulation death of 48-year-old Wenda Peter Liu in their Longden Avenue home.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Item ID
4784AN
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A developer who wants to replace the historic Anoakia estate with a 31-home gated community received tentative approval Tuesday night from the Planning Commission.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18037AN
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Newspaper Index
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Real Estate

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1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900. 2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927. 3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about t…
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1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900.
2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927.
3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about tract at Live Oak Avenue and Monte Vista Avenue. January 20, 1927.
4. "Egg Basket" into city. Arcadia Tribune January 22, 1978.
5. We were shown the other day by H.A. Unruh, manager for E.J. Baldwin, a map of land which he proposes to put on the market. Copy of news item in Sierra Madre Vista March 26, 1891.
6. English Oaks homes development. Pasadena Star News June 20, 1980.
7. Santa Anita Oaks is unique among homeowners groups. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1980.
8. O.E. Winkler, owner of Peach Orchard Subdivision. Copy of sales contract dated May 3, 1929; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
9. Grant Deed from Anita Baldwin to Otto Winkler and Rudolph H. Schwarzkopf dated July 1, 1920; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
10. Santa Anita Rancho, Anoakia Breed Farm, Anita Baldwin, Prop. Bill of sale to Winkler & Schwarzkopf December 27, 1921.
11. Arcadia Investment and Development Co. Tract #6641. Flyer on tract offered by A.N. Muler, O.E. Winkler and D.M. Payne. n.d. Made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
12. Map of Arcadia - Santa Anita Tract 1887. Copied from original at the Huntington Library; another copy in Maps 1880-1949.
13. Santa Anita Tract; part of the celebrated Santa Anita Ranch. Ad. n.d. circa 1887.
14. 2,000 acres in five to 25 acre lots at $400 to $600 per acre, with water. Ad as it appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Herald January 23, 1887.
15. Choice home sites on Baldwin Acres. Los Angeles Express January 29, 1916.
16. Fine suburban property. Los Angeles Tribune January 30, 1916.
17. Complaints spark controversy. Highlander p. 1 February 3, 1988.
18. Santa Anita Oaks advertisement. Pasadena Star News January 25, 1948.
19. Santa Anita Highlands ready for new homes. Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1941. The area north of Foothill Boulevard and east of Santa Anita Avenue is open for the construction of homes. This subdivision was formerly a part of the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin Rancho and is now owned by the Three Cities Land Co.
20. "Lucky Baldwin's daughter made Santa Anita part of Arcadia," by Lauren McSherry, Pasadena Star News, March 13, 2010, p. 2 of Real Estate section. Gives history of Santa Anita Oaks area (bounded by Baldwin Avenue to the west, Santa Anita Avenue to the east, Sierra Madre Boulevard to the north and Foothill Boulevard to the south) and Rancho Santa Anita area. Homes for sale in the Santa Anita area given, starting at $2.148 million.
21. "TV producer selling one-acre Georgian estate in Arcadia," Pasadena Star News, March 28, 2010, Real Estate section. Television producer, writer and director Sheldon Bull (written for shows MASH, Newhart, Coach, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and his wife, interior designer Annette Bull, have listed their one-acre Georgian estate in the Santa Anita Oaks area of Arcadia at $3,588,000. It was designed by architect Leslie Lippich.
22. Restrictions Santa Anita Highlands, Tract 4129, by Three Cities Land Co., 1941. Declaration of certain restrictions for certain lots in Tract 4129. Notable for page 3: "That none of said lots, nor any portion thereof, shall be sold, conveyed, leased or occupied by any person other than one of the Caucasian race, except that persons of other than the Caucasian race may be used in the domestic service of the owner or occupants of any of said lots." CC&Rs. Separate copy in History Desk right drawer.
23. In Arcadia real estate, 4 is a negative number. Many Chinese buyers shy away from 4, because in Cantonese and Mandarin the words for it and death sound similar. A law allowing address changes may be revived. Los Angeles Times, May 21, 201. Article by Ching-Ching Ni. Retrieved from Internet on June 4, 2011, from www.latimes.com.
24. The exceptional story of Arcadia real estate (45% higher median home price than a year ago and almost 60% more homes on the market, Chinese buyers), by Josh Ritnimit, Arcadia Weekly, p. 15, September 4, 2014.
25. Cash Pad: Chinese money transforms a California suburb (Arcadia) (Why are Chinese millionaires buying mansions in an L.A. suburb?) by Karen Weise. Bloomberg Newsweek, October 20-October 26, 2014, pp. 52-57. See also printed online version in VF Population.
26. Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg Business Week says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fuelind the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia. Arcadia Weekly, pp. 1, 32, 33, October 30, 2014.
27. How Arcadia is remaking itself as a magnet for Chinese money, by Christopher Hawthorne. Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2014. Retrieved from www.latimes.com on December 4, 2014.
28. Arcadia high-end home sales decrease in early 2015, by Joe Taglieri. Arcadia Weekly, March 26, 2015.
29. Arcadia faces mansion mayhem: how will home size restrictions impact property values within the city? Pasadena Star News, March 18, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Floor area ratio (FAR).
30. Arcadia zoning regulations will have to wait a little longer pending an economic impact study. Pasadena Star News, February 27, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Re: floor area ratio (FAR) , or a maximum allowable square footage for a home based on lot size.
31. Mansionization: debate spurs Arcadia to adopt new home-size law (floor area ratio-FAR), building height, setbacks, basement, parking and hillside standards. By Courtney Tompkins. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 4, 2016.
32. Measure targeting mansions derailed after city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 6, 2016.
33. Proposed ballot initiative "Saving Arcadia responsible development, reasonable standards," designed to curb mansionization. Door hanger to join movement to "Save Arcadia" from mansionization. (Did not make it onto April 2016 ballot.)
34. Update to housing standards approved but changes possible after council election Tuesday (mansions, floor-area ratio). Pasadena Star News, April 7, 2016.
35. Smaller home ordinance official (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Scott Hettrick, April 21, 2016 from Arcadiasbest.com.
36. New city housing standards approved (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, April 21, 2016.
37. Arcadia updated its building code to combat mansionization. But are the new rules working? From Pasadenastarnews.com, September 7, 2016.
38. USC Study. Mansionization, home expansions obliterating urban greenscapes. As houses get bigger, trees and shrubs are disappearing, increasing the heat island effect. The Weekly Star, May 7, 2017.
39. Median home values 5-year estimates for 2005-2009, 2006-2010, 2007-2011, 2008-2012, 2009-2013, 2010-2014, 2011-2015, 2012-2016 from American FactFinder website, Census data, printed January 3, 2018. 4 pages front and back.
40. Race restrictions in Arcadia assures future property investments. No colored population in city, a record unparalleled in this section of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia Bulletin, August 31, 1939.
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
187AF
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Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
31158AN
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Newspaper Index
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Newport Beach real estate developer Don Koll and Leon Black of New York-based Apollo Real Estate Advisors have made an unsolicited offer to invest approximately $180 million in Arcadia-based Santa Anita Cos.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Companies
Item ID
7974AN
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Summary of current real estate prices. Median sales price of an existing home in California has reached $58,322.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1977
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2287AN
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A jury hears defendant Richard Robert Russo's conversation with Arcadia policeman Bruce Smith as he says, "I killed my wife." Russo's wife Carmen had about 18 bullet holes in her body. Russo is charged with murder and two counts of child abuse. They lived in the exclusive Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood of Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30366AN
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Suspect in Arcadia murder-suicide leaves son a note. Couple was going through contentious divorce. Couple was identified as Mel Liu, 49, and Cherry Liu, 50 year old. Mel Liu left a letter to their 14 year old son trying to explain the fatal steps he took. Cherry Liu was well known through her work at Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Madre Senior Services.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
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p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Cherry
Liu, Mel
Murder-suicide
Item ID
35440AN
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Real estate pros weigh in on Arcadia home size debate. Explains Arcadia residential land investment. Real estate professional Eric Rosa says big homes are not hurting real estate values and warns that the proposed ballot measure for April 12 to enact tougher limits on square footage, would be policy that can't be overturned by elected officials and would require a ballot initiative in 2018 to rescind voter-approved code amendments.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Rosa, Eric
Sira, Joe
Item ID
34538AN
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The number of million dollar homes in the San Gabriel Valley is growing, surprising even real estate agents.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia homes
San Gabriel real estate market
Item ID
28208AN
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Articles on real estate development in Arcadia.

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c.1939
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Date
c.1939
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Real estate
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532
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General information regarding real estate subdivisions

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland)
July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market)
March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village)
May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries)
March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced)
June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores)
May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.)
January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands)
September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts)
May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits)
June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)
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Arcadia Tribune
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August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland)
July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market)
March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village)
May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries)
March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced)
June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores)
May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.)
January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands)
September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts)
May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits)
June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
4156AN
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Home sales improve in San Gabriel Valley area. Real estate agents say San Gabriel Valley housing market beats national trends.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2011
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"p. A1, A4"
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Housing market
Real Estate
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
32761AN
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Newspaper Index
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Page of articles relating to Arcadia real estate and zoning.

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Date
Dec. 1939
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Date
Dec. 1939
Subjects
Real estate
City planning
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533
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Teacher Brandon Michael Landreth, 30, of Pasadena, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court. He allegedly confessed to his ex-wife that he shot 25-year old Justo Cesar Morales to death at his parents' Canyon Road home in Northern Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Item ID
31173AN
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