This week on the Perception podcast, we're chatting with technology influencer, YouTuber and content creator, Austin Evans!

Austin Evans has been a tech content creator since 2009 covering the latest news in technology and gaming on both his main channel, "Austin Evans", and secondary channel "This Is". Known for his friendly and approachable style, Austin excels at making the latest tech news exciting to both the layman and the hardcore enthusiast. Whether you’re wondering if that new gadget is worth it, looking for the coolest of retro and cutting edge tech, or shopping for the latest smartphone, you can find it on Austin’s channel. Let's get ready to take a deep dive into the worlds of technology, gaming, YouTube and even F1 racing with Austin!

Episode 42 - Austin Evans, Technology Content Creator

On this episode of the Perception Podcast, we're joined by Frankly Built, a connoisseur of 3D model printing and YouTube sensation. Frankly Built has almost 900,000 YouTube subscribers and he has built a community full of 3D printing enthusiasts looking to create their own incredible models and cosplays. Best known for his life size, wearable and self-created Iron Man suits, Frankly Built has 3D printed functional suits, props and costume pieces for superheroes, villains and video game characters from franchises worldwide. Power up your arc reactors, it’s time to learn what it takes to make the creations of Frankly Built.

Episode 44 - Frankly Built, 3D Printing Engineer

Today on the Perception Podcast is David Kirby, Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of the Science, Technology & Society Program at Cal Poly University. 

David Kirby was a practicing evolutionary geneticist before leaving bench science to explore science communication through entertainment media. His experiences as a member of the scientific community have informed his internationally recognized studies into the interactions between science, technology and fiction. His book, “Lab Coats in Hollywood: Science, Scientists and Cinema” examines the historic collaborations between science consultants and the entertainment industry. He is currently writing a book titled, “Indecent Science: Religion, Science and Movie Censorship”, which will explore how movies served as a battle ground over science’s role in influencing morality. So let’s take a deep dive into the science of sci-fi cinema with David Kirby!

Episode 45 - David Kirby, Director of the Science, Technology & Society Program, Cal Poly University

On this episode of the Perception Podcast, two worlds collide as our very own Danny Gonzalez chats with YouTube sensation, Danny Gonzalez. Hailing from Chicago, Danny Gonzalez began his rise to comedy and fame on Vine in 2014. Since then, Danny has established several successful YouTube channels, amassing over 6 million subscribers and 1.5 billion views on his main channel. Danny has won awards, toured the country, and now, he’s sitting down with us to see what parallels these Danny’s share in the Danny Gonzalez universe.

Check out Danny Gonzalez on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Danny-Gonzalez

Episode 46 - Danny Gonzalez, Content Creator & Comedian - The Danny Gonzalez Multiverse Episode

Step inside "The Perception Lens" series, a special feature of the Perception Podcast where co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez dive deep into the expansive realms of design, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. In this series, we discuss how visionary concepts come to life and share insights into the processes that shape the future of design. Each episode is dedicated to exploring the dynamic interplay between business and creativity through the lens of our cutting-edge design studio. Take an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Perception as we pull back the curtain on the ideas and experiences driving our unique Science Fiction Thinking approach.

To kick off our debut episode, we share the story of how Perception has evolved and how we navigated some major markers throughout the journey of growing our business into what it is today.

The Perception Lens Series - Milestones And Turning Points PART 1 (#47)

Step inside "The Perception Lens" series, a special feature of the Perception Podcast where co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez dive deep into the expansive realms of design, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. In this series, we discuss how visionary concepts come to life and share insights into the processes that shape the future of design. Each episode is dedicated to exploring the dynamic interplay between business and creativity through the lens of our cutting-edge design studio. Take an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Perception as we pull back the curtain on the ideas and experiences driving our unique Science Fiction Thinking approach.

This week, we continue our journey through the evolution of Perception, delving into how we came to work on our first feature film for Marvel Studios: Iron Man 2.

The Perception Lens Series - Milestones And Turning Points PART 2 (#48)

You’re listening to our very first BITESIZE segment, a small yet powerful dose of key takeaways and highlights pulled from every full-length episode of The Perception Lens series. If you couldn’t catch our last episodes, Milestones and Turning Points Part 1 and 2, then tune into this week’s BITESIZE, where we recount our journey with Marvel Studios and the beginnings of our longstanding collaboration.

BITESIZE | The Start Of Our Relationship With Marvel Studios (#49)

Welcome back everybody, you’re listening to our BITESIZE segment, a small yet powerful dose of key takeaways and notable moments from each episode of The Perception Lens Series. This week, we pieced together some special highlights from our latest full-length episodes, Milestones and Turning Points Part 1 and 2.

BITESIZE | Highlights From Milestones And Turning Points Part 1 And 2 #50

Step inside "The Perception Lens" series, a special feature of the Perception Podcast where co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez dive deep into the expansive realms of design, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. In this series, we discuss how visionary concepts come to life and share insights into the processes that shape the future of design. Each episode is dedicated to exploring the dynamic interplay between business and creativity through the lens of our cutting-edge design studio. Take an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Perception as we pull back the curtain on the ideas and experiences driving our unique Science Fiction Thinking approach.

This week, we delve into our creative inspirations and reflect on how they've influenced us over the years.

The Perception Lens Series - Creative Inspirations #51

Today, we welcome a very special guest onto the podcast, Dr. Tom Chatfield, a British author, tech philosopher, and educator. Tom’s work focuses on the intersection of technology, culture, and human behavior. He’s the author of several books, including "Wise Animals," which explores the evolving relationship between humanity and technology, and the best-selling textbook "Critical Thinking," which is used widely in academic settings. Tom is also known for his debut novel, "This is Gomorrah," which was shortlisted for major thriller awards and won France’s 2020 Prix Douglas Kennedy for the year’s best foreign thriller.

In addition to his writing, Tom is a thought leader on topics like AI ethics, digital literacy, and future skills. He collaborates with universities, business schools, and companies to improve our understanding of technology’s role in education, policy, and engagement. He’s spoken at global platforms like TED, the Cannes Lions Festival, and the Houses of Parliament, and regularly contributes to media outlets like the BBC.

We're very excited to chat with Tom today and dive into his insights on technology and the future of our digital world.

Episode 52 - Tom Chatfield, Author, Educator & Tech Philosopher

Today on The Perception Podcast, we’re joined by a true pioneer in the world of technology, storytelling, and future-forward thinking — Kevin Kelly.
Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is Excellent Advice for Living, a book of 450 modern proverbs for good living. He is co-chair of The Long Now Foundation, a membership organization that champions long-term thinking and acting as a good ancestor to future generations. And he is founder of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years.
From 1984 to 1990, Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review, a subscriber-supported journal of unorthodox conceptual news. He co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985.
Other books by Kelly include:
	1	The Inevitable, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller,
	2	Out of Control, his 1994 classic book on decentralized emergent systems,
	3	The Silver Cord, a graphic novel about robots and angels,
	4	What Technology Wants, a robust theory of technology, and
	5	Vanishing Asia, his 50-year project to photograph the disappearing cultures of Asia.
He is best known for his radical optimism about the future.
In this conversation, we dive into how stories influence innovation, how science fiction inspires real-world technology, and how our perception — of time, agency, and even reality — is evolving right alongside the tools we build.
So let’s go deep with Kevin Kelly!

Episode 53 - Kevin Kelly. Co-Founder of Wired. Maverick, Author, Futurist

This episode's featured guest is none other then the visionary Bob Greenberg, Founder/Chairman/CEO of R/GA. This was a special interview for us since our careers in this industry both started at R/GA!! Listen to Danny and Bob have a casual conversation that spans his entire career from the early days of R/Greenberg Associates to the present day and his legacy. The video version can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU7EMfVVkYs&t=7s
Please send any questions or suggestions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 3-Interview With Bob Greenberg Founder, Chairman and CEO Of R/GA

We were honored to have this exclusive Perception Channel interview with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Listen to his conversation with Perception co-founder Jeremy Lasky as he talks about his childhood, his first job, the science and technology within the films and the legacy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Stay tuned for more!
Send questions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 8-Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios President Exclusive Interview

In this episode of our ongoing series of conversations between Perception co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez and an incredible line-up of design heroes, inspirational leaders, creative partners and friends we feature the brilliant insights and wisdom from Kevin Lee, VP Global Head of Design for Visa. The video version of this interview can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jybuxitmTz0
Enjoy!
Send all questions and suggestions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 9-Kevin Lee, VP Global Head Of Design For Visa

This week we have a special treat, legendary car designer Chris Bangle. One only needs to look down the street for evidence of Chris Bangle’s ingenuity and far-reaching influence.

A daring designer whose work has provoked endless discussion, Bangle is best known for his tenure as Chief of Design for the BMW group, where he was responsible for bringing the designs of BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce into the twenty-first century.

The New York Times has said “Bangle is arguably the most influential auto designer of his generation”

The experiences in design and innovation and the advice Bangle has to offer after over 25 years as a manager make him a speaker in demand; he travels frequently around the world to lecture, teach design, and consult with his Client Associates.

Chris offered some incredible wisdom and deep insights into his design philosophy during this conversation. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

You can find more about Chris at 
chrisbangleassociates.com

As always please send any comments or questions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 21-Chris Bangle, Design Visionary and Managing Director of Chris Bangle Associates

Our guest today is John Absmeier. John has an interesting background, starting with his career with Delphi (the automotive technology company) where he worked his way up for over 17 years. While at Delphi he spent over 8 years in Shanghai, China.

After his time overseas he came back to Silicon Valley for another 4 years  at Delphi. Toward the end of 2015 he became VP of Smart Machines at Samsung. Thats about the time I met John. About 2 years after he joined Samsung they acquired Harman International and he is presently SVP of the Autonomous Business Unit at HARMAN & VP, Smart Machines at Samsung.  John and I have had some interesting conversations about the future of automotive which usually ends with the love of cars we both share. So lets get right into our conversation with John Absmeier.

As always please send any comments or questions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 22-John Absmeier, SVP Autonomous Business Unit Harman, VP Smart Machines, Samsung

Our guest today is Klaus Busse (Bussay). Klaus has spent his entire career with Chrysler, first as Daimler then Chrysler and now FCA. He moved up the ranks over 22 years - from Design manager, Chief designer, VP of interior design for the brands Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, RAM and the heart pounding SRT and now, he is currently the VP of Design for Fiat, Abarth, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and the beautiful Maserati for FCA in Turin, Italy. He was an integral part of creating and improving the interiors for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, RAM.. He started in Stuttgart, Germany then lived in the Motor City before moving to Turin Italy for the past 2 years. He is a master of interior design, his dedication to focusing on craftsmanship, materials and technology have raised the bar at FCA where he continues to push the limits of the interior experience for theses automobiles. As always please send any comments or questions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 23-Klaus Busse, Head of Design FCA Italy - Fiat, Abarth, Lancia, Alfa Romeo & Maserati

Our guest today is Felixt Holst. Felix has spent most of his career at Hot Wheels. He was head of creative for Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Tyco. After 11 years at Mattel he decided to flex his entrepreneurial muscle to cofound HackRod.
HACKROD IS A DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY DEVELOPING A DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING PIPELINE THAT WILL DRIVE THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. ENABLING EVERYONE WITH THE POWER TO DESIGN, INNOVATE AND PRODUCE UTILIZING distributed manufacturing and local assembly. Their proof of concept is a car called  La Bandita - the worlds first car designed in VR, engineered with AI, developed with advanced manufacturing and delivered in the supply chain of the future. Lets dive deeper into this industrial uprising and start our interview with Felix Holst.

Episode 24 - Felix Holst, Chief Product Officer & Co Founder HACKROD

Our guest today is Chris Pfaff, Founder and CEO of Chris Pfaff Tech Media. Chris graduated form Northwestern in 1987 and since then has been a purveyor of tech for companies like Sharp, Sony, AT&T, Lucent, Nokia and a host of other industry giants. At his firm he performs business development, marketing, and public relations services for early-to-mid-stage technology and new media companies, concentrating on North America and Europe. He is a regular at CES and often gives guided tech tours through the mammoth Vegas conference which is how we met Chris years ago. He is going to share some of his deep insights to this years CES and talk to us about some great technologies we should look out for in the future. So lets go straight to the floor at CES where we caught Chris Live at Eureka Park.

Episode 27-CES 2018 Recap with Chris Pfaff, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC

On this episode of the Perception Podcast, our very own Chief Creative Officer John LePore speaks with Paul Babb. Paul is President and CEO of Maxon - the creators of Cinema 4D. We've known Paul for a very long time and have been using C4D for a very long time. In the famous words of Ed McMahon - "Heeere's Johnny!"

Episode 28-Paul Babb, Maxon President/CEO Chats with Perception Chief Creative John LePore

Today’s guest is Amko Leenarts. He is the Director of Design for FORD Europe where he is responsible for the exterior and interior design of all models for global markets. Amko leads a team of more than 275 Ford employees at Ford Design Studios in Germany and the Dunton Technical Centre in the U.K. Previously he was the director of Global Interior Design at Ford leading interior design strategy and implementation for both the Ford and Lincoln brands worldwide.

Leenarts graduated from the Academy of Arts in the Netherlands, with a degree in interior architecture. With a passion for car design, he then went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London, graduating with a Master’s degree in Vehicle Design. Given our long creative partnership with FORD we’re very excited to have him join us today on the Perception Podcast. So put your seatbelts on and lets get going with Amko Leenarts…
As always please send any comments or questions to ask@experienceperception.com

Episode 29-Amko Leenarts, Design Director Ford Europe

Todays guest is the legendary custom car builder Gene Winfield. He’s best known for his custom cars like the Ford Custom Car Caravan, the front wheel drive Strip Star and many others. He has also designed cars for film an tv like the Star Trek Galileo ship, Blade Runner, Man From Uncle, Bewitched and Robocop. He started customizing cars at the young age of 15 and from there he became a legend for his paint blending techniques and super human abilities to bend metal into forms that only he can imagine! He recently celebrated his 91st birthday and hasn’t slowed down a bit! So get ready for a mind bending conversation with the legendary custom car king Gene Winfield!
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Episode 30-Gene Winfield, Legendary King of Custom Cars

We've been getting so many great questions from our listeners lately we'll be doing these Q&A's more frequently. This episodes features questions about how we both got interested in this field, celebrities we've met, where we go for inspiration and more. Please keep your questions coming by sending them to ask@experienceperception.com and don't forget to leave us a good review on Apple ITunes!

Episode 31-Listener Q & A

Perception Co-founder Danny Gonzalez is interviewed for The Agency Summit by Andrey Polston. Topics include how to attract top talent, creating a culture at your design studio and more.
You can watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2uurt2Z

The Agency Summit - Danny Gonzalez And Andrey Polston

Dan Novy is a dream guest for us on the Perception podcast. He combines many of the ingredients that make up the secret recipe of Perception. He is a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab, an Emmy- and Visual Effects Society Award-winning VFX technical supervisor, a transmedia experience designer, and former chair of the Visual Effects Society Technology Committee. What fascinates me most, are the two classes he teaches at the Media Lab "Science Fiction-Inspired Prototyping" and "Indistinguishable From Magic" classes.
Let’s take a journey into the mind of Dan Novy!

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Episode 32-Dan Novy, MIT MEDIA LAB-Science Fiction, Technology and Magic

This week on The Perception Podcast is Alida Draudt.
Alida is a Futurist, as well as a nation-wide speaker and author on strategic foresight. Through her work with Capital One, the Threatcasting Lab – a collaboration between the Army Cyber Institute and Arizona State University – and numerous independent works, Alida has looked at futures and implications that span societal, political, environmental, economic, and technological implications. Recognized as an advocate for including greater diversity in futurism, as well as one of the first futurists in the Financial Services realm, she is a proponent of using foresight to create actionable next steps in the present. Her co-authored book What the Foresight promotes accessible ways for everyone to think better about their futures. 
This was a fascinating conversation, that spanned a wide range of topics including her recommended process for strategic foresight, the futures toolkit and much more.

Let's head back to the future with Alida Draudt...
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Episode 33-Alida Draudt, Futurist-Capital One

This week on The Perception Podcast is Charlie Fink. Charlie is an AR/VR Consultant, Columnist, Speaker and the Author of "Charlie Fink's Metaverse, An AR Enabled Guide to VR & AR." He is a former Disney, AOL and AG Interactive executive who notably came up with the idea for "The Lion King" while a junior executive in 1987. In the 90s, Fink was EVP & COO of VR pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. He is a sought-after professional speaker whose numerous appearances include SXSW, CES, and AWE.

Fink is the contributing editor of Virtual Reality Pop, a Medium publication for whom he writes a popular weekly column.

In addition to his work as head of story development for Disney Feature Animation during the second golden age of Disney animation (‘85-’92), Fink was SVP & CCO of AOL Studios (‘95-’99). His past experience also features successful exits from several startups, including eAgents, which sold to AG Interactive, where he then served as President for three years, and Charlie Company, an SEO/SEM affiliate marketer and consultancy that most notably created "The Other 98%" for client Moveon.org in 2009, which now has over 6M followers on Facebook. Charlie Company was sold in a private transaction in 2014.

Charlie Fink is also a producer of live theater in NYC. He is the Producing Artistic Director of the New Musical Foundation, a non-profit that supports the development of new musicals and has won over 15 awards for its productions. From 2007-2017 Fink was Chairman of the Drama Desk Award-winning NY Musical Festival

So lets your imagination run wild and lets jump into the Metaverse with Charlie Fink!

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Episode 34-Charlie Fink, Author of METAVERSE: An AR Enhanced guide to AR & VR

This week on The Perception Podcast is special guest Dr. Richard Wiseman. Richard has a Ph.D. in Psychology, and he’s a professor in the UK. In fact he holds Britain’s only professorship in the public understanding of psychology.
He’s also s a bestselling author of some of our favorite books:
Quirkology,
Paranormality,
The Luck Factor,
59 Seconds,
How to Remember Everything and the forthcoming Shoot for the Moon
He has 2 massive YouTube Channels.
His main one is called Quirkology with over 2 million subscribers,
and the other is ‘In 59 Seconds,’ with over half a million subscribers.
Richard actually began his career as a magician and is still very well known and active in the magic community.
That’s how we first discovered his work many years ago.
As a psychologist, he has spent much of his career exploring the many connections between magic and psychology, the psychology of deception and the study of human Perception.
We couldn’t imagine a more perfect guest for our podcast.

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Episode 35 - Richard Wiseman, Psychologist, Author and Magician

This week on the Perception podcast we welcome Bruce Walker. He is a Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, in the Schools of Psychology and Interactive Computing. His Sonification Lab studies the human-computer interaction (HCI) issues in non-traditional interfaces, ranging from mobile devices, cockpits and vehicle displays, multimodal interfaces in education and in complex task environments. Particular research interests include sonification and auditory displays. Professor Walker teaches HCI, Sensation & Perception, Auditory Interfaces, and Assistive Technology. In addition to academic research leading to over 150 publications, he has worked and consulted on projects for NASA, state and federal governments, the military, and private companies. So raise up your volume and enjoy this podcast with Professor Walker!

Episode 36 - Bruce Walker, Professor of Interactive Computing & Psychology

Professor Ben Saunders believes that reading comics makes you smarter.  He founded and directs the Undergraduate Minor in Comics Studies at the University of Oregon, the first undergraduate minor of its kind in the world.  He is the author of Desiring Donne: Poetry, Sexuality, Interpretation (Harvard, 2006)—and Do The Gods Wear Capes: Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes (Continuum, 2011)—described as “the best critical work on the meaning and impact of super-heroes that has ever been written.”  

He is also co-editor (with Charles Hatfield) of Comic Book Apocalypse: The Graphic World of Jack Kirby (IDW, 2015).  Professor Saunders has spoken on comics-related topics at universities and conventions across the United States and internationally, and appears as an academic expert in the History Channel documentary, Superheroes Decoded.  

He has also curated several exhibitions of original comic art, and recently served as Chief Curator for “Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes”—the largest and most comprehensive museum exhibition ever devoted to Marvel Comics.  The show opened to record-breaking numbers at The Museum of Pop-Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle in 2018, and is currently touring throughout North America. So put on your cape, grab your shield, and suit up - let's geek out with Professor Ben Saunders…

You can reach Professor Saunders at ben@uoregon.edu
https://english.uoregon.edu/profile/ben

Get his books here: https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Saunders/e/B001JSFE5I/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

And check out the incredible exhibit Marvel Universe of Super Heroes at a city near you! Next stop, Detroit! https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/marvel-universe-of-super-heroes/

Episode 37 - Ben Saunders, Professor of Comic Studies, University of Oregon

Our conversation with David McCall. David is a senior designer at Audi working on some of the most cutting edge projects. He studied Industrial design at both Savannah college of art & design and North Carolina State University.

After graduating he took his skills to Husqvarna were he was tasked with making lawn mowers look cool. He spent most of his time at Ford where he quickly moved up the ranks to Lead Interior designer. His most cherished project at Ford was being selected as part of an elite unit that was very small and super top secret to build the 2017 Ford GT. The GT program took the automotive industry by storm because of its raw power and beautiful design! It graced car magazine covers and websites across the globe. Dave moved on from Ford to a start up called Faraday Future where he met a colleague that later asked him to join a secret division at Audi in Malibu, California.

We got to work with Dave and the elite team at Ford on the GT. Not only was it a dream project but the Ford team were an awesome group of people! Lets get the scoop from interior designer David McCall!

Episode 38 -  David McCall, Senior Automotive Designer Audi

Today on The Perception Podcast our special guest is James Hobson - better known as the youtube sensation The Hacksmith! James is a 29 year old inventor-turned-YouTube star who has built an engineering R&D company from the ground up by taking fictional ideas from comic book movies and video games, and making real working prototypes. His videos of building these real, Science Fiction prototypes are watched by his 7 million plus subscriber audience base on YouTube! With over a dozen employees and a new 13,000 square foot facility, he's taking the first steps to building a real life Stark Industries. So lets get ready to talk shop with The Hacksmith and see what he’s got cooking in the hacksmith lair.

Episode 39 - James Hobson The Hacksmith

Join the two founders of Perception, Jeremy Lasky & Danny Gonzalez as they have conversations with design heroes, inspirational thinkers, business leaders and trailblazers. You will also be able to hear podcast interviews of our team members, from growing a business to designing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You'll also get to know the history of Perception and the path it took to becoming the studio that creates futuristic technology for feature films and cutting edge experiences for the worlds most innovative companies. 
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