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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT 11 --

THE SECRET SERVICE IS INVESTIGATING A FLORIDA MAN THEY SAY MADE A THREAT AGAINST EITHER PRESIDENT OBAMA OR PRESIDENT CLINTON.

LET'S SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OUR A-B-C STATION IN ORLANDO TOOK OF THE MAN NOW IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.

HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

HE LIVES ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM AN ORLANDO RESTAURANT THE PRESIDENT VISITED TODAY -- RIGHT AFTER A CAMPAIGN STOP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.

PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS ALSO IN TOWN.

THE SECRET SERVICE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SWARMED THAT MAN'S APARTMENT TONIGHT AROUND DINNER TIME.

HE CAME OUT ON A GURNEY.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW HE DELIEVERED THE THREAT AND EVEN WHO HE THREATENED.

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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT AT 11 --

ONE OF THE LARGEST PROSTITUTION BUSTS IN LEE COUNTY-

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ON THE STREETS-

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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SET UP A STING- MAKING A MAJOR BUST.

33:26 "our goal was to get these people off our streets."

AND YESTERDAY - THEY GOT THESE 15 OFF THE STREETS.

15 PEOPLE THEY CALL PIMPS AND PROSTITUTES.

33:27 they're a burden to our community."

POSING AS JOHNS - DEPUTIES FOUND WOMEN

THEY SAY OFF OFFERED UP SEX FOR CASH.SOME ASKING FOR 20 DOLLARS.OTHERS HUNDREDS.

AND IT WASN'T JUST ON THE STREETS WHERE DEPUTIES CAUGHT THEM.

33:35 "we conducted 2 separate investigations- 2 separate operations."

THE OTHER OPERATION - ONLINE.

ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES THEY FOUND WOMEN IN OUR AREA SELLING THEMSELVES ONLINE.

THEY ARRANGED A TIME AND PLACE IN BONITA SPRINGS.

ONCE MONEY CHANGED HANDS - CUFFS WENT ON.

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AND THEY CREDIT **THAT NUMBER WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE UNDERCOVER ON THE ROAD AND ON THE INTERNET HIGHWAY.

SNAKE CONCERNS LEHIGH-NATVO WIPE

NEW AT 11,

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN SAYS HIS WIFE WON'T COME OUT INTO THE YARD, BECAUSE SHE'S TERRIFIED OF SNAKES NEXT DOOR.

20:50:51:00 "you get in their domain, you're going to get bit."

THEIR DOMAIN IS A LOT ON RICHMOND AVENUE IN THE GREENBRIAR SECTION.

THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE DISTRICT OWNS THE LOT -- WHERE THICK VEGETATION IS GROWING.

SNAKE CONCERNS LEHIGH-SOTVO

20:52:13:00 "one day someone's going to get killed with the snakes and I'd like to have it fixed. What do you want to do about it? Clear the land off."

BUT SO FAR, THE FIRE DISTRICT HASN'T RESPONDED TO LAMBERT'S REQUEST.

WHEN A-B-C 7 CALLED THE DISTRICT TONIGHT, THEY TOLD US "NO COMMENT UNTIL TOMORROW."

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ALSO BRAND NEW AT 11 --

A FORT MYERS WOMAN WAS CARJACKED WAITING FOR HER FAST FOOD.

IT HAPPENED AT THE WENDY'S ON U-S 41, SOUTH OF BOY SCOUT.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE.

.WHEN TWO MEN WEARING MASKS RUSHED UP.

THEY OPENED THE CAR DOORS.

SHE HOPPED OUT SCREAMING.

THEY STOLE THE CAR.

DEPUTIES FOUND THE CAR.

SUNCOAST MURDER-SS VO

A SERIES OF A DEVELOPMENTS IN A NUMBER OF MURDERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT IN LEE COUNTY -

TODAY DEPUTIES ARRESTED KORTNEY STURGIS FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

THEY SAY ON JULY 10TH HE SHOT STEVEN RIGGS TO DEATH AFTER A FIGHT.

IT HAPPENED IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES AREA OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS STURGIS, RIGGS AND OTHERS WERE DRINKING AND DOING DRUGS INSIDE THE HOME.

A WITNESS TOLD DEPUTIES STURGIS AND THE VICTIM GOT INTO A FIGHT AND STURGIS GOT OUT A GUN.

THAT SAME WITNESS SAYS RIGGS TRIED TO LEAVE -- STURGIS FOLLOWED HIM AND SHOT HIM SEVERAL TIMES.

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UPDATES NOW ON THREE OTHER MURDER INVESTIGATIONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FIRST --

THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A THREE OAKS WOMAN.

THIS IS BILLY RETHERFORD JUNIOR.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE, KILLED DEBBIE STRIANO AS THEY TRIED TO ROB HER.

JAYE'S ALREADY IN JAIL.

A-B-C 7 WAS IN SUNCOAST ESTATES TODAY --

AS LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TRIED TO HUNT DOWN RUTHERFORD IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

CAPE MURDER FOLO-SSTOPS-WIPE

THE MAN CAPE CORAL OFFICERS TELL US BEAT HIS 91-YEAR-OLD FATHER TO DEATH REMAINS IN JAIL TONIGHT.

ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES LEROY TAYLOR JUNIOR FLEW TO NEW YORK, AFTER A FRIEND FOUND HIS FATHER'S BODY INSIDE THEIR HOME TWO WEEKS AGO.

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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES STILL DO *NOT* HAVE A SUSPECT TONIGHT.

IN THE MURDER OF A 48-YEAR-OLD MAN.

JOSEPH GODCHARLES'S SON FOUND HIS DAD DEAD WEDNESDAY AT HIS FATHER'S CONDO.

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A CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS ON UNPAID LEAVE TONIGHT --

AFTER CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE TRIED TO SMUGGLE MARIJUANA INTO THE PRISON WHERE HE WORKED.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED TERRENCE RUSHING EARLIER THIS WEEK AT THE CHARLOTTE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.

ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT --

RUSHING WAS SELECTED BY FOR A RANDOM PATDOWN --

THE REPORT SHOWS DURING THAT - HE ASKED TO USE THE RESTROOM AND THAT'S WHEN THE DEPUTY DOING THE PATDOWNS SAW HIM STASH 40 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA UNDER THE SINK.

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DRIVERS WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THEY WON'T HAVE TO DART AROUND POTHOLES AND NASTY BUMPS ON LAUREL LANE.

THE ROAD IN NORTH FORT MYERS IS GETTING A MUCH-NEEDED FIX.

AS A-B-C 7'S SARA MILES REPORTS TONIGHT --

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S HAPPY TOO.

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FOR NEARLY 34 YEARS ---

13:38:02 been hell driving down it 2 sec

MICHAEL ANDERSON HAS HAD QUITE THE BUMPY RIDE ON LAUREL LANE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

38:04 rough on trucks and vehicles, bad pot holes,

AND ALSO ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES-- LEAVING FIRST RESPONDERS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TO A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS ON TIME.

BUT NOW THAT MEMORY CAN SLOWLY FADE.

38:24 this was a ditch but they put a culvert pipe in and made it a drive way to help us out a bit and they are really doing a number on it:30

FOR TWO WEEKS CLARY'S SITEWORK AND DEVELOPMENT HAS REPLACED CULVERT PIPES, REGRADED SWALES AND BROUGHT IN DIRT.

WORK THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

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CONTRACTED THROUGH LEE COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES, THE PROJECT MANAGER TELLS US THEY WORK ON THE ROADS AS MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE.

COMMISSIONERS PREVIOUSLY DECIDED NOT TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY - WHICH WOULD HAVE USED TAXPAYER MONEY.

38:51 wish they would it for all the roads, its a main road so we will take what we can get really. 39:00

contractors hope by improving the draining it will stop the road from flooding and keep it fairly smooth like it is now, but they hope to make it even smoother by bringing in 3 to 4 inches of lime stone rock.

42:10 long overdue but its coming along real good 2 sec

ROGER SMITH HELPED PUSH THE ISSUE TO THE COUNTY --

NOW HE'S HOPING THE PROJECT MAKES ITS WAY TO BARTHOLOMEW.

all they are doing is really a fix but we hadnt had that so we are appreciative of that.:51

OVERPASS CLOSED-SS

AN A-B-C SEVEN TRAFFIC ALERT --

THE OVERPASS AT MCGREGOR BOULEVARD AND COLLEGE PARKWAY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW.

IT SHOULD OPEN UP SOMETIME AFTER ONE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

UNTIL THEN - TO USE THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE, YOU NEED TO ENTER AND EXIT FROM MCGREGOR ON THE FORT MYERS SIDE.

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TEASE ONE------------

BACK TO SCHOOL ON A BUDGET --

IN TONIGHT'S ABC7 EXTRA,

WE GET A VISIT FROM THE A-B-C SEVEN SMART SHOPPER.

.FINDING YOU THE BEST DEALS.

PLUS,

ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST SECURE WEAPONS SITES ON LOCKDOWN TONIGHT AFTER THIS ELDERLY NUN BROKE THROUGH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SECURITY.

FIND OUT HOW SHE DID IT.

AND DON'T GO TO BED YET --

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TEASE DEMO STORY OF THE NIGHT-2SHOT

CLOTHES -

PENCILS -

BACKPACKS --

THE LIST TO GET YOUR CHILD READY TO HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL IS ENDLESS.AND EXPENSIVE.

IN JUST 30 MINUTES THE TAX-FREE WEEKEND BEGINS.

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SMART SHOPPER TAX FREE GUIDE-2SHOT TO BUMP SHOT

THE COUNTDOWN IS OVER!

TONIGHT IN THE A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA WE ARE ONE HOUR AWAY FROM THE BACK TO SCHOOL TAX FREE HOLIDAY

A-B-C SEVEN'S SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI MAKES A SPECIAL APPEARANCE TONIGHT FOR US AT 11.

SMART SHOPPER TAX FREE GUIDE-POP

THE HOLIDAY IS THE MOST POPULAR SHOPPING TIME AFTER CHRISTMAS AND BLACK FRIDAY.

DESIGNED TO GIVE PARENTS A BREAK ON THOSE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS.

AND JUMP-START SPENDING TO GIVE THE ECONOMY A BOOST HEADING INTO FALL.

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KEEPING UP WITH ALL THE KIDS WANT TAKES MORE THAN ONE DAY OF SHOPPING.

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""we are looking for backpacks and shoes mostly got school supplies the other day."

KIRA LITTLE AND HER GIRLS ARE FOCUSING ON BACKPACKS TODAY.

THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN WAITING FOR THE TAX FREE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO PICK UP ALL THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS.

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"I was kind of worried they'd be picked over."

THAT'S A CONCERN SOME CONSUMER WATCHDOG GROUPS ECHO.

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THE TAX-FREE HOLIDAY BOASTS IT'LL BOOST THE ECONOMY BY GETTING RID OF A SIX PERCENT SALES TAX ON CLOTHING UNDER 75 DOLLARS

AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES UNDER 15 DOLLARS.

BUT NONPARTISAN GROUP TAX FOUNDATION RELEASED A REPORT THIS WEEK THAT SAYS THE HOLIDAY DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR THE ECONOMY - IT JUST CHANGES WHEN SHOPPERS SPEND.

THE REPORT CITES A 2001 CASE STUDY ON FLORIDA DURING THE 2001 HOLIDAY - WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE ESTIMATED TO SAVE 125.58 DOLLARS DURING THE HOLIDAY-

THEN - RETAILERS CHANGED BEFORE-TAX PRICES OF PROUCTS - SHAVING 20 PERCENT OF THE BENEFIT OFF CUSTOMERS POCKETBOOKS AND KEEPING IT FOR THEMSELVES.

WE CHECKED WITH LARGE RETAILERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND ASKED IF THEY JACK UP PRICES BEFORE THE HOLIDAY - TARGET AND WALMART ASSURE CUSTOMERS THERE ARE PLENTY OF GOODS TO GO AROUND AT REGULAR PRICES.

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"We prepare two or three months previous"

AND EXPERTS ESTIMATE AN AVERAGE PARENTS WILL SPEND 688 DOLLARS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING -

SO FOR KIRA AND HER KIDS - EVERY CENT SAVED COUNTS.

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SMART SHOPPER TAX FREE GUIDE-POP

FRAUD IRS RETURNS-VO

IDENTITY THIEVES FILING BOGUS TAX RETURNS GOT MORE THAN FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN FRAUDULENT REFUNDS FROM THE I-R-S LAST YEAR.

AN INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT SAYS THE PROBLEM IS SO RAMPANT THE I-R-S COULD PAY OUT AS MUCH AS 21 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THE THIEVES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM BY FILING EARLY.

THE VICTIM DOESN'T KNOW UNTIL THEY FILE TOO AND REALIZE SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY SNAGGED THEIR REFUND.

TAMPA AND MIAMI ARE TWO OF THE FIVE CITIES THIS HAPPENED THE MOST IN.

BREASTFEEDING EVENT PREVIEW-VO

THEY ARE CALLING IT "THE BIG LATCH ON!"

TOMORROW,

MOTHERS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD WILL ATTEMPT TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD FOR BREAST-FEEDING.

THOUSANDS OF WOMEN HAVE ALREADY SIGNED TO TO BREASTFEED AT THE SAME TIME TOMORROW AND SATURDAY.

IT'S ALL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST MILK FOR DEVELOPING INFANTS.

THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS JOINING IN TOMORROW AT 10-30 A-M AT SIX LOCATIONS IN LEE AND HENDRY COUNTIES.

CHICK FIL A PREVIEW-VO

LOOKING AHEAD --

CHICK FILA, BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT TOMORROW.

GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARE PLANNING TO HOLD "NATIONAL SAME-SEX KISS DAY" AT THE FAST FOOD JOINT.

THE PLAN'S TO SHOW UP AT THE RESTAURANT, KISS SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, AND POST IT ONLINE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO CHICK FILA'S C-E-O, WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE.

ELDERLY SECURITY BREACH-VO

A MAJOR SECURITY BREACH SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST SENSITIVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITES TONIGHT.

THE PERSON BEHIND IT -- AN 82-YEAR-OLD NUN!

SISTER MEGAN RICE AND TWO OTHERS, BROKE THROUGH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SECURITY AT THE SITE IN TENNESSEE,

CUTTING THROUGH FENCES, AND BREAKING MOTION DETECTORS,.

THEY REACHED A BUILDING HOLDING URANIUM USED FOR WEAPONS. SPLASHING BLOOD ON THE

BUILDING.AND RAISING TWO BANNERS.

ALL THIS,

BEFORE GUARDS. WHO HAVE THEAUTHORITY TO SHOOT TO KILL.FINALLY ARRESTED THE THREE.

THE FACILITY REMAINS SHUT DOWN TONIGHT.

SENIOR CITIZEN VS ROBBERS-VO

CAUGHT ON CAMERA --

A GROUP OF WOULD-BE JEWEL THIEVES PICKED THE WRONG STORE TO ROB.

TAKE A PEAK.

FIVE MEN STORMED THE CALIFORNIA JEWELRY SHOP.

THEY POINTED GUNS AT CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.

BUT --

BEFORE THEY GOT THEIR THEIR HANDS ON A SINGLE PIECE OF JEWELRY --

THE 65-YEAR OLD OWNER OPENED FIRE, SENDING THEM SCRAMBLING BACK THROUGH THE DOOR.

THE OWNER CHASED AFTER THEM --

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING CLOSELY, YOU'LL SEE, THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS HAPPENING,

THE OWNER'S DOG WAS IN THE CROSSFIRE.

ELDERLY WOMEN AND GUNS-VOTOPS

AND YOU'LL WANT TO BE CAREFUL WHO YOU MESS WITH IN FLORIDA TOO.

A GROWING NUMBER OF *OLDER* WOMEN ARE ARMING THEMSELVES.

IN FACT,

70-THOUSAND WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGE OF 51 AND 65 HAVE OBTAINED CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR.

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TEASE TWO-POP

FLORIDA STATE RANKED IN THE TOP 10 TO START THE SEASON. HEAR FROM THE NOLES. BUCS HAVE A NEW WEAPON

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RED SOX TWINS-POPMON

RED SOX TWINS-VOTOPS

TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT IN THE WILDCARD RACE.

HOW ABOUT BRIAN DOZIER. LAST YEAR THIS GUY WAS PLAYING WITH THE MIRACLE. CLEARS THE MONSTER FOR A 2-RUN SHOT.

PAVANO-VOTOPS

SPEAKING OF THE TWINS. PITCHER CARL PAVANO IS IN FORT MYERS THIS WEEK REHABBING AN INJURED SHOULDER.

MARLINS-VOTPS

NEXT STOP ATLANTA. MARLINS ALL SMILES BEFORE THE GAME.

BUT THE BRAVES JUMPIN ON THEM EARLY. FREDDY FREEMAN. THE ROCKET TO RIGHT. AUSTIN KEARNS HAVING ISSUES.

TB BUCS-POPMON

TB BUCS-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW HE MAYBE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE GUY SO FAR AT BUCCANEERS CAMP.

AND HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING THE OPENING DAY STARTER.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CGTOPS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL IS OUT. AND IF IT LOOKS FAMILIAR. YOU'RE RIGHT.

MUCH LIKE LAST YEAR. LSU AND ALABAMA ARE CONSIDERED TO THE TOP 2 TEAMS IN THE NATION.

SAMMY WATKINS AND CLEMSON THERE AT 14.

DOWN THE LIST. THE FLORIDA GATORS. SIT 23RD.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SOTTOPS

MEDAL COUNT-POPMON

MEDAL COUNT-SSTOP

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP 7 COUNTRIES.

AND LOOK WHO'S ON TOP NOW.

TREVOR MOORE-VOTOPS

NEXT STOP. THE OLYMPICS.

NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE AND HIS SAILING PARTNER. ERIK STORK ARE MOVING DOWN THE LEADERBOARD.

IN TWO RACES TODAY. THE GUYS FINISHED 20th and 18TH

MOVING THEM FROM 7TH OVERALL TO 13TH

WGC GOLF-VOTOPS

TIGER WOODS ON THE COURSE. TODAY AT THE BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL

TIGER UP AND DOWN ALL DAY. HE HAD GREAT SHOTS LIKE THIS. THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.

WGC GOLF-SOTTOPS

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

SOLDIER SURPRISE-NATVO

YOU CAN NEVER SEE ENOUGH OF THESE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF A FAMILY REUNION A YEAR IN THE MAKING.

YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW ARMY SPECIALIST ERIC ESPINOSA SURPRISED HIS FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AT SEA WORLD.

we have a special surprise, clapping

THAT IS THE FIRST TIME SPECIALIST ESPINOSA HAS SEEN HIS DAUGHTER ALEXIS IN A YEAR.

HE WAS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN AS AN ARMY COMBAT ENGINEER.

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