This is part one of an incredible Jimpster 5.5 hour closing set at Tropical Hearts Spring Festival, a collaboration between LA-based Tropical and SD-based Desert Hearts that took place under shaded oak trees in the beautiful La Jolla Indian Reservation Campground.

This party had a rocking dance floor literally from start to finish, and the finish was about 40 minutes overtime when the generator mysteriously stopped working and told us it was time to pack it in.  

Many thanks to Jamie Odell (Jimpster) who played hours over his scheduled time to keep a great party going on a Sunday afternoon we will always remember!

This is the first two hours, there will be an extended version available soon on the Tropical web site when it emerges from re-design: 

tropical-house.com

JIMPSTER live at Tropical Hearts Spring Festival Part 1, near San Diego, CA 5/5/13

On Friday, October 1st, Tropical Events turned 23 in Portland, at our 90th in-person event since October 1998!  

Tropical wants to thank the djs for a really nice progression over the night.  We are excited to release the sets in the order they were played <3

We chose Sheppard to open things up with just the right energy ♡ which you know not everyone does...  You can hear what a great set this was!  

We owe Peter a better set time next time for sure, always feel a little guilty having a really good DJ opening, but we only hire really good DJs so what can we do ?

You can check out Sheppard's Soundcloud at dj_sheppard
Follow Peter on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/sheppardpdx
Follow Peter on IG here:  https://www.instagram.com/tobe_lerone/

Pictures from the event are here:  tinyurl.com/trop23pics

Tropical's next up is our most decadent event ever!  18-Bedroom Mansion Party in Palm Springs, CA Oct 28-31, 2021.

For info please request to join the group here:

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Sheppard at Tropical 23-Year Portland, OR Oct 1 2021

On Friday, October 1st, Tropical Events turned 23 in Portland, at our 90th in-person event since October 1998!

Second was Mercedes, who was bangin with great energy as expected, and brought the dance floor to quite a frenzy by as early as 11:00.  She's pretty relentless and so fun to dance to!  

We had talked to Mercedes about playing Annand House Cafe in Eugene when it was a thing, but we stopped rt before it could happen, so was lovely to finally have her at Tropical!

You can check out Mercedes' Soundcloud at @ladycubana
Follow Mercedes on IG here: /www.instagram.com/ladycubana/

Pictures from the event are here: tinyurl.com/trop23pics

Tropical's next up is our most decadent event ever! 18-Bedroom Mansion Party in Palm Springs, CA Oct 28-31, 2021.

For info please request to join the group here:

fb.com/groups/torm2019

Mercedes at Tropical 23-Year Portland, OR Oct 1 2021

Tropical is thrilled to release our first set from Oregon Summer Campout 2 weeks ago!  We lead off with DJ Maggie's groovy downtempo set from Saturday morning 9:30-11:00am

Tropical on FB:  Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG:  Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

From Maggie:

This is a live recording of a set I played in the forest for Tropical's  Bring Love Back to Oregon Summer Campout in June 2022.

I was filling in on late notice for a DJ who was unable to make it, so this set is 100% on the fly. 

Wiggles were in order, as the lineup was all dance music - I had a lot of fun bringing my version of wiggles to this set.

Find more DJ Maggie mixes here: www.soundcloud.com/dj-maggie
*Photo Credit:  Tom Solmes

Track Listing:

Somatoast - Creation is Creation
Miika Kuisma - Trying My New Wings
Lusine - Thick Of It
Different Ray - Maon
Bluetech - Condensation
Satori - Mori Shej ft. Peia
Tor - Kanta
Deep Forest Warrior - To Be With You (ft Marilyn Fox)
Illinton & Dimos Goudaroulis - Brazilian Cello
Wasisunqu - Tlatikpa  (Ishdub Remix)
Captures - Voyager
Trippin Jaguar - Moon
Shwamp - Wonky
Jin Yerei - Canción De La Nostalgia
Invisible Allies - Turquoise Rain Chant
KiloWatts - Repetition
Tactyl - Expert I
Zen Baboon - Sabo de Raia
Captures - Matakan Mwami

DJ Maggie - TOSC 001 - Wiggle In The Woods - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our second set from Oregon Summer Campout 2 weeks ago!  

For your enjoyment we present Bizio's sunrise set from Saturday morning 5:00-6:30am

Tropical on FB:  Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG:  Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

Bizio on Soundcloud: @biziohealinghousemusic
Bizio on IG:  @bizio_music

From Nico:
A journey that began in the darkness and took us to the light :)

Bizio - TOSC 002 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our third set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Sappho's Sunday morning set from. 7-9am!

Tropical on FB: Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG: Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

For more from Sappho, follow them:
Soundcloud: @djsappho
Instagram: @djsappho

"Bringing us into the Sunday sunshine of Tropical with a journey of disco, funk, soul and afrohouse with some fun twists and turns for body grooving."

Sappho - TOSC 003 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 26, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our fourth set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Joe Pea's  sunset set from Saturday evening 8:00-9:30pm!

More pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=tropicalevents&set=a.5758588450822614

Tropical on FB: Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG: Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

Follow Joe Pea here on Soundcloud @Joe-pea
Insta: @joe_pea

IG: https://instagram/joe-pea
FB artist page: https://www.facebook.com/joepea419

Photo credit: Tyler Cameron
https://www.instagram.com/terpcam/

Joe Pea - TOSC 004 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our fifth set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Kevin Davis' lovely set from Saturday afternoon 2:00-3:30pm!

Photo by Anthony Svendsen:   IG: @anthonysvendsen

More pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=tropicalevents&set=a.5758588450822614

Tropical on FB: Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG: Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

Follow Kevin Davis Jr. on socials:

Facebook.com/kevindavisjrofficial

Mixcloud.com/kevindavisjr

A personal journey through Tribal and Afro polyrhythms reflecting my relationship with psychedelics and the sculpting of sound.

Next up on Thursday... Harlequin

Kevin Davis Jr - TOSC 005 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our sixth set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Harlequin's set from Saturday afternon 12:30-2:00pm!

Pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanit…5758588450822614

Tropical on FB: Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG: Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

Follow Harlequin here on Soundcloud @harlequinokikai

Photo by Anthony Svendsen
IG: @anthonysvendsen

Harlequin - TOSC 006 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

After a 2-week pause, Tropical is thrilled to release our seventh set from Oregon Summer Campout June 24-26!

Please enjoy Sprout's set from Friday night 11:00pm-12:30am

Pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanit…5758588450822614

Tropical on FB: Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG: Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

Follow Sprout here on Soundcloud @sproutbeats
instagram.com/sproutbeats
facebook.com/sproutbeats

Photo by Anthony Svendsen
IG: @anthonysvendsen

Sprout - TOSC 007 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 24, 2022

Catch the magic of LA rave icons @Thee-O and @Ben-Annand in an unplanned b2b set at the Tropikroma Campout in Santa Clarita in August 2023!

This outdoor event survived a location shift the week of the party and crazy weather brought in by hurricane Hilary that canceled every other event, leaving Tropkroma as the last event standing.

The night was an homage to perseverance among the three organizers collaborating on the event - Tropical, Terrakroma, and The Gathering, ChinoSound who provided crystal clear Danley sound, and the 100 or so die-hard dancers that braved the first ever hurricane to hit LA - in August no less - and dance at this magical event in the trees.

Because we knew that rains would come in heavily in the late morning we made some shifts in the schedule.  Most notable was to move Thee-O's morning set into a combined nighttime back to back set with Ben Annand.

Thee-O is one of the most prolific LA DJs of all time, possibly playing the most total sets of any LA underground DJ from the 90s til now.  Ben also has an impressive DJ resume in addition to being the founder and vision behind Tropical, one of LA's most consistent, well-known and well-loved little underground events :)

There is no shortage of history between these two iconic LA underground warriors... At Ben's very first LA DJ gig for an outside promoter in 1996, he opened for Thee-O at Hollywood's infamous Gotham Club.  Ben DJed as Mr. Annand back then and is listed as such on the title for sake of nostalgia :)

The two have played together frequently since, and Thee-O has been a featured guest at Tropical parties in California, Oregon, and Hawaii.

Note how this set flows almost perfectly through a variety of styles between the 2 DJs switching every 4 tracks.  Hopefully this unexpected collaboration between Thee-O and Ben Annand will not be the last!  

Be sure and follow each of these DJs personal SoundCloud accounts at @thee-O and @ben-annand and get in touch with one of them if you want to make something like this happen again

Thee-O x Mr. Annand live b2b Tropikroma Gathering (L.A.) August 2023

This opening set from Tropical resident Dj Maggie set the table for an amazing 18-hour musical experience into 2024!  

Set in a spectacular LA hilltop estate with sweeping views of the city and midnight fireworks, we danced our way into 2024 in style, and this was the set that started it all, enjoy!

* Beautiful Flyer art (top) by Jeremy Zahtre

* Beautiful Capture of Maggie (bottom) by Mike Boidy

* Amateur meshing of images into cover Image by Ben Annand  :)

Live @ Tropical NYE 2024

Dj Maggie Live at Tropical New Year 2024 -- 6PM-8PM

This sunrise set from Tropical fave Synchronometry carried the dance floor through the first sunrise of 2024!

Set in a spectacular LA hilltop estate with sweeping views of the city, midnight fireworks, and sunrise, we danced our way into 2024 in style!

* Beautiful Flyer art (top) by Jeremy Zahtre

* Beautiful Capture of sunrise (bottom) by Laura Love

* Amateur meshing of images into cover Image by Ben Annand :)

Synchronometry - Tropical at Tropical New Year 2024 5:30-7am

This closing set from Tropical favorite Bird Lady capped our amazing 18-hour musical experience into 2024!

Set in a spectacular LA hilltop estate with sweeping views of the city and midnight fireworks, we danced our way into 2024 in style, and brought the lovely event to a close, enjoy!

* Beautiful Flyer art (top) by Jeremy Zahtre

* Beautiful Capture of Maggie (bottom) by Mike Boidy

* Amateur meshing of images into cover Image by Ben Annand :)

Bird Lady Live at Tropical New Year 2024 -- 10AM-1130AM

This morning set from Tropical favorite Christopher Mohn was a joy to dance to in the morning between previously posted sets by Synchronometry and Bird Lady in our amazing 18-hour musical experience into 2024!

Set in a spectacular LA hilltop estate with sweeping views of the city and midnight fireworks, we danced our way into 2024 in style, and brought the lovely event to a close, enjoy!

* Beautiful Flyer art (top) by Jeremy Zahtre

* Beautiful Capture of sunrise (bottom) by Christopher Mohn

* Amateur meshing of images into cover Image by Ben Annand :)

Christopher Mohn Live at Tropical New Year 2024 -- 830AM-10AM

Where the Tropical House Mixtape Series began!  

This mix was originally released on cassette back in February 2000.  It was distributed free to the first 100 people in attendance at the first "Be MyTropical Valentine" party, a free party that Tropical put on as a thank you to its supporters every Valentine's Day for several years.  Additional copies were handed out at parties to promoters and dancers.

In 2000 Tropical house was a little more tracky and funky, the beginning of a long road to where it is today.

Hope you enjoy the mix!

Tropical House Volume 1 Mixed by Mr. Annand February 2000

Miles Maeda live at Tropical Beach Party July 2008!

We're going to turn up the heat on this Tropical house Soundcloud so look for lots of new mixes in the near future!

Miles Maeda Live at Tropical Beach Party, July 26, 2008 - Malibu, CA

It was a dark and stormy night…  No, really, it was!  Kind of rare in Los Angeles but when you put on 50+ parties in a city there’s bound to be a rainy one here and there.  

It was coming down cats and dogs this time but it didn’t stop us from getting down on the dance floor at the cozy Popomatic Studios.  

This set by Tropical resident DJ Dazy was a standout, and a great example of classic Tropical house.  

If you can enjoy a mix as much now as when it was recorded 12 years ago, we call that…timeless.  Enjoy this timeless mix by one of the great deep house talents of a decade ago

DJ Dazy Live at Tropical, Downtown Los Angeles, March 15, 2003

This mixtape was originally released on cassette in the year 2000 and was number 2 in the Tropical House mix series <3 This is side B by Jason Blakemore. 

More info on Jason Blakemore:
http://www.jasonblakemore.com
https://www.facebook.com/djjasonblakemore
https://soundcloud.com/jasonblakemoresoundcloud

Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 2, Side B

1. Klarky Cat / Crunchy Beats (dub) / Toko
2. Jestofunk / Special Love / Clubtools
3. Salt City Orchestra / Pagan Thing / Pagan
4. m / m / White
5. Bitch Kreek / Work It Out / Discocaine
6. In the Doghouse / Turn It Out / Choice
7. Bassline Members / Sam / Compose
8. Ron Honey / Drive / 7th Voyage
9. Jose Nunez / In My Life / Subliminal
10. Crosstown Traffic / Open Sesame / Grayhound

Tropical House Volume 2, Side B - Jason Blakemore (2000)

This mixtape was originally released on cassette in the year 2000 and was number 2 in the Tropical House mix series <3 This is side A by DJ Brad

More info on Brad:
http://foreverbecoming.net
https://www.facebook.com/bradmoontribe
https://soundcloud.com/bradmoontribe

Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 2, Side A
Title / Artist / Label
Side A - DJ Brad:
1. Phat-Head / Moods & Grooves / Amazonia
2. Like I Like It / Charley's Vault / Twilight
3. Carnaval / Combustible / Combustible
4. Dancing for our Children / Fred Everything / 20/20 Vision
5. Soul of Life / Acme / Delirium USA
6. Sundial / DKMA / Forensic
7. Punkadelic / Ark / Brif
8. Burn / Krash / Ultimatum Breaks
9. Funky Pups / Rishi Bass / Funkatwist
10. Definition of Love / Destination / In-Tec
11. Coffeeshop People / 42 Cows in Town / 66 Degrees

Tropical House Volume 2, Side A - Brad (2000)

This mixtape was originally released on cassette in May 2000 and was number 3 in the Tropical House mix series <3 This is side A by Mr. Annand. 

Side B by Dj Brad coming soon!

More info on Mr. Annand:
www.tropical-house.com
www.facebook.com/benannandmusic
@ben-annand

Title / Artist / Label
Side A - Mr. Annand:
1. Preparing the Sequel / Chris Nazuka & Tim Schumacher / Bombay
2. Petalpushing / Miguel Migs / NRK
3. You Make Me Feel Like / A:xus (Feat. Naomi) / Guidance
4. Leading the Quiet Life / JT Donaldson & C. Nazuka / Nordic Trax
5. Hard Bread / Inland Knights / 20/20 Vision
6. My Life is Out the Door / Undercover Agency / Panhandle
7. Persuasion / Science Dept. / Bedrock
8. Schmoo / Spooky / Guerilla
9. Roots / Blackbone / Black Vinyl

Tropical House Volume 3, Side A - Mr. Annand (May 2000)

This mixtape was originally released on cassette in May 2000 and was number 3 in the Tropical House mix series <3 This is side B by Dj Brad.

More info on Brad:
foreverbecoming.net
www.facebook.com/bradmoontribe
@bradmoontribe

Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 3, Side B
Title / Artist / Label

1. Rhythm by Nature / Party Criminals / Drop Music
2. Babel Fish / Phunky Sistaz / Clip Records
3. Unknown / Timedwellers / Taka
4. Whitetrax / Velocity Boy / Tag Records
5. Blue Moon / Low-Life / Mosaic
6. Distant / E.B.E. / Soma
7. Don't Forget / Silverlining / Tektite
8. Untitled / Swag / Primitive
9. Lust / Thomas Schumacher / Bush

Tropical House Volume 3, Side B - Dj Brad (May 2000)

Wally Callerio's set was the closing set on the outside deck (11:40pm-1:00am) on the ultra-fun Tropical Boat Party 2016 which took 515 dancers out onto the water from Long Beach, CA, provided a highlight of many a dancer's summer, and raised $5,233 for Give a Beat!  You may hear a couple deck bumps but hey all's fair on a rocking boat ;)

Check back here soon on Tropical House Soundcloud for sets from the other djs on this memorable boat cruise!

* Picture by LeRoy Rowland, check for more at www.facebook.com/tropicalevents/

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Wally Callerio live at Tropical Boat Party 8/12/16 Los Angeles Harbor, CA

Dj Dan's funky Sunday morning jam at Tropical's 18 Year Anniversary Celebration!

It was definitely a highlight to have one of LA's best loved djs on the decks at Tropical's 18th bday!

Enjoy!

djdanlivetropical18year

Dj Dan Live at Tropical 18 Year Anniversary, Oct 23, 2016

We are thrilled to offer set release #2 from Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai January 26-30!

TORK Set #2 - Rachel Torro (San Francisco) Saturday Jan 27th, 1000am-1106am

Rachel Torro followed Sherman Crawford perfectly and built a steady groove on the morning dance floor.  Beautiful dreamy house vibes, very Tropical!

Please follow Rachel at the links below:
https://www.soundcloud.com/racheltorro
https://www.facebook.com/racheltorrodj

And please help spread the Tropical love by reposting these sets on Soundcloud and Facebook :)

Look for our posts every Wednesday !

TORK Set # 2 - Rachel Torro (SF) - Live Kauai, Hawaii, Sat Jan 27th, 10-1130am

We are elated to offer set release #7 from Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai January 26-30!

TORK Set #7 - Olivia Foxglove (Maui) Sunday Jan 28th, 900am-10am

Please follow Olivia at the links below:

@oliviafoxglove
https://www.facebook.com/OliviaFoxglove/

And please help spread the Tropical love by reposting these sets on Soundcloud and Facebook :)

Look for our posts every Wednesday or Thursday !

TORK Set # 7 - Olivia Foxglove (Maui) - Live Kauai, Hawaii, Sun Jan 28th, 800-930am

Two months since Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai we proudly offer this Sunday morning delight from San Francisco's Anthony Mansfield!

TORK Set #8 - Anthony Mansfield (San Francisco) Sunday Jan 28th, 10am-1130am

Please follow Anthony at the links below:

@anthony-mansfield
https://www.facebook.com/anthonymansfieldmusic/

And please help spread the Tropical love by reposting these sets on Soundcloud and Facebook :)

Look for our posts every Wednesday or Thursday !

TORK

TORK Set # 8 - Anthony Mansfield (SF) - Live Kauai, Hawaii, Sun Jan 28th, 930am-1100am

Behold our first music release from the spectacular Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui!

We are starting with the amazing @dj-maggie's set from Sunday morning :). This was recorded live together with yoga teacher Meghan Ganser (pictured).

Yoga was a big part of this event and the first two mornings featured yoga on the dance floor to dj live sets :)

Mixing since 2005. Maggie has played as a resident DJ for her beloved Moontribe community and other fantastic crews of desert dancers, the delightful folks at Tropical and Lightning in a Bottle, and has had her mixes featured on several online radio shows and blogs.  

Be sure and follow Maggie on her personal Soundcloud:  @dj-maggie

We should mention the amazing decor by @Lunosol Productions, who made our event look so proper!

*Photo by Maggie Houtz

Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui 2019 Live - DJ Maggie (LA)- Sun March 31 - 8am-930am

We are excited to present release number 5 from Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui - Sunshine Jones'  100% Live set on Saturday night!

Sunshine's inspirational messages and brilliant music were the perfect way to close out our first day and night of amplified music.

In addition to this live set Sunshine also played a dj set, hosted a small music seminar - mahalo for being such an integral part of ur event!  

Sunshine Jones is often called a "house legend" from San Francisco. A founding member of Dubtribe Sound System. He also makes electronic music by himself. He travels the world performing a live/DJ set - live mixing, singing, re editing on the fly, and championing the idea that literally anything you can syncopate is house music. He re edits for leisure, experiments with electronics for adventure, is often in an airplane, and is very kind to children.

Sunshine Jones believes in love. That said, he understands that sometimes love is difficult to imagine.

Sunshine Jones believes in you.

Please follow Sunshine on his personal Soundcloud : @sunshine-jones but more

Sunshine Jones 100% Live Set at Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui March 30, 2019

Aloha! This week we present our headlining afterhours peak of the peak of the party set from Christian Martin :)

We planned on having Christian play two shorter sets at our lovely event on Maui but since his flight as 6 hours late we went all in on this 2.5 hour journey over amplified sound on Maui in the dead of night - unheard of!  The rest is history --  which thankfully we recorded!

Be sure and follow Christian on his personal Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/christianmartin
@christianmartin

Please stay tuned to Tropical’s Facebook page for news of the next Tropical coming soon!  https://www.facebook.com/tropicalevents/.  Also check us on the web at https://www.tropicalevents.org

Can’t wait for the next adventure!

Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui 2019 Live - Christian Martin (SF) Sun March 31 - 11pm-130am

At long last we release the final set of 2019's legendary Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui by legendary DJ and producer Jimpster of Freerange Records, London.

Tropical fell in with Jimpster after his 6 hour set at Tropical Hearts Spring Festival in collaboration with a very young Desert Hearts back in 2013, which created some of our most memorable dance floor moments  (You can find that set deep in our Soundcloud track history in 2 parts).

Jimpster aka Jamie Odell was back to headline Tropical Oasis Retreat in California in 2015, and finally for our best production ever, Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui in March 2019.

Fortunately Tropical took 2020 off from producing events following NYE in Los Angeles, and we all know what came in March.  

Here's to hope for 2021!

This set released Saturday, November 7th, 2020 a day for celebration!

Jimpster Closing Set part 1 at Tropical Oasis Retreat Maui April 1, 2019

Welcome to the official Soundcloud home for Tropical Since 98, Socal's beloved underground house music event which has donated over $30,000 to charity causes since 1998!  This Soundcloud is dedicated to live sets from the 80+ Tropical parties since it's inception.  

Tropical is the creation of Ben Annand, who continues to organize the event to this day.  The link for Ben's personal Soundcloud is here, be sure and visit that too ;)

http://soundcloud.com/ben-annand 

Tropical started in a warehouse on October 9, 1998, and moved around to different warehouses until making one home in 2003, known as the Tree House.  In 2004 and 2005 Tropical was almost monthly between the Tree House, and newly started boat parties out of Long Beach.  In June and September 2007 were the first 2 Tropical campouts, in Bonsall, CA at the venue now known as the Fire Garden.  In 2008 and 2009 Tropical went to Zuma State Beach in Malibu for summertime Tropical Beach Parties.  

Though occasionally still in a warehouse, since 2011 Tropical has been primarily outdoors, with the main events being the summer boat party and fall/winter Tropical Oasis Retreat, most recently seen on Kauai (Hawaii).  Tropical is 100% nonprofit, donating all proceeds after cost to charity.

Tropical Since 98

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