Composed by Stefano Manotti, performed by Fatjon Zefi.

Often enlightened and easy roads lead to nowhere, while the more impervious ones to success. Logic is inevitably lost in the innumerable variables present in a decision. At that point a greater force comes to the rescue.

Cold Walk

Stefano Manotti - Dove Andare

Performed by Stefano Manotti 

Music and lyrics by Stefano Manotti

All rights reserved ©

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio

TESTO
Siamo così lontani, io vado a letto e tu ceni
Siamo in universi paralleli , ma quanto siamo scemi
Non puoi cucinare , non hai tempo
Ma il vino al ristorante è più secco
Lo senti già quando ti specchi nella tua metro
Il solito taxi ti aspetta, preciso, lì fermo


E sei ancora sola in casa
Una chitarra che non sai suonare
Non sai dove andare
E sei ancora sola in casa
I colori che non sai trovare
Non sai dove andare



Siamo così vicini in uno schermo, così felici
Ma quando sei rinchiusa in due stanze , la vita si fa più distante
Non puoi disegnare , non hai tempo
La vita che abbiamo e che vorremmo
E quindi continui a passare ad un'altra metro
A volte mi vedi se guardi bene nel vetro



E sei ancora sola in casa
Una chitarra che non sai suonare
Non sai dove andare
E sei ancora sola in casa
I colori che non sai trovare
Non sai dove andare

LYRICS

We're so far apart, I'm going to bed, and you're having dinner
We're in parallel universes, but how foolish we are
You can't cook, you don't have time
But the wine at the restaurant is drier
You already feel it when you look at yourself in your makeup mirror
The usual taxi is waiting for you, perfectly still there

And you're still alone at home
A guitar you don't know how to play
You don't know where to go
And you're still alone at home
The colors you don't know how to find
You don't know where to go

We're so close on a screen, so happy
But when you're locked in two rooms, life becomes more distant
You can't draw, you don't have time
The life we have and the one we would like
And so, you keep switching to another metro
Sometimes you see me if you look closely in the mirror

And you're still alone at home
A guitar you don't know how to play
You don't know where to go
And you're still alone at home
The colors you don't know how to find
You don't know where to go

Dove Andare

Composed by Stefano Manotti, performed by Fatjon Zefi.

This game of mirrors, the most fascinating there is. You can go from self-worship to self-abandonment in moments. Life requires balance from us, art doesn't

Mirrors

Stefano Manotti - Decisione (Ep Ideale)

Performed by Stefano Manotti

Music and lyrics by Stefano Manotti

All rights reserved ©

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


TESTO
Che coraggio ti serve
A svegliare le tue gambe
A contare quante cose
Che quegli occhi hanno perso

E lasciarsi alle spalle facili sorrisi
Per camminare come quelli decisi


Hai trovato il tuo mare
La tua destinazione
E ti piace arrivare
Con Un po’ di esitazione


Quelle onde che gli altri
Le han coperte il rumore
Mentre tu ancora parti
E continui a nuotare


E non sai se continuare
Affogando nella vita
O tornare prima che
La tua faccia sia rapita

E Vedere il confine
Di tutti i tuoi sguardi
O Tener le pedine
Ai loro traguardi

Senza lottare per cosa
Credi che non ci sia
Se sei convinto ora dormi
In questa calma follia



Scriviti una poesia che resterà
Da portare a te stesso
Vivi sempre il riflesso
Di qualcuno che ti spia



Quella che tu scegli
E chiamerai decisione
Sarà pronta a cadere
In un'altra canzone

LYRICS

What courage it takes
To wake up your legs
To count how many things
Those eyes have lost

And leave behind easy smiles
To walk like those who are determined

You've found your sea
Your destination
And you like arriving
With a little hesitation

Those waves that others
Have covered with noise
While you're still departing
And continue to swim

And you don't know whether to continue
Drowning in life
Or return before
Your face is stolen

And see the limit
Of all your gazes
Or keep the pawns
At their goals

Without fighting for something
You believe doesn't exist
If you're convinced, sleep now
In this calm madness

Write yourself a poem that will remain
To carry to yourself
Always live the reflection
Of someone who's watching you

The one you choose
And will call decision
Will be ready to fall
In another song

Decisione

Stefano Manotti - Borsa Nera

Performed by Stefano Manotti 

Music and lyrics by Stefano Manotti

All rights reserved ©

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio

TESTO

Volevo festeggiare con te
Ma mi accontenterò del vino
Sono passato da noi e ho preso già quel che avevo
Ma non mi ricordavo di un posto cosi vuoto
Qua ci son fogli che non san di niente,
Contratti dell‘Iren
Ed il tuo calendario
Con le frasi fatte di 365 giorni di felicità
E qualche peluche che ho nascosto nell’armadio
Ma come sempre ti ho lasciato un’anta aperta
E di sette anni non c’è
Non c'è già più una traccia
Basta poco ad abituarsi
Ad amarsi
E a svegliarsi con tutta un'altra faccia
La faccia di chi è lontano
Con una maniglia nella mano
Con una maniglia nella mano
E devo far presto a non lasciare traccia
Devo lasciarti le chiavi nella posta
Devo riuscire a chiudermi la porta alle spalle
A pensare che non c’è niente
Di eternamente stabile
Nessuna colpa da distribuire
Nessun ritorno in gran stile
Bisogna ripartire
Al primo vero litigio siamo affondati
È uscito tutto in una sera
Perché i non detti son rimasti tali
Ah, dimenticavo la tua borsa nera
E questa vecchia casa ormai sa di galera

LYRICS

I wanted to celebrate with you
But I'll settle for the wine
I passed by our place, and I've already taken what I had
But I didn't remember a place so empty

Here, there are papers that don't smell of anything
Contracts from the water company
And your calendar
With the clichéd phrases of 365 days of happiness

And some stuffed animals that I've hidden in the closet
But as always, I've left a door ajar for you

And there are no traces left of seven years
There's already no trace
It doesn't take much to get used
To loving each other
And waking up with a completely different face
The face of someone far away
With a doorknob in their hand
With a doorknob in their hand

And I have to be quick not to leave a trace
I have to leave the keys in the mailbox for you
I have to manage to close the door behind me
To think that there's nothing
Eternally stable

No blame to distribute,
No grand return.
We have to start over

At the first real argument, we've sunk
Everything came out in one evening
Because the unsaid things remained that way

Oh, I forgot your black purse

And this old house now smells like prison

Borsa Nera

Performed by Stefano Manotti

Lyrics and music by Stefano Manotti

Soulgem Records

TESTO
E camminavi fiera
Andavi lontano
Nel parco tra la folla
Pensavi piano
Portavi la bicicletta
Accompagnavi la tua stanca fretta
C’è una panchina al sole
Abbandonata
Ma i raggi dell’amore
Che l’han notata
Così seduta in un ricordo
Cercavi l’ombra di un ritorno
Speravi in una estate
Di un momento
Le labbra abituate
A un bacio lento
Un piede dentro e fuori dal mare
Una luna pronta ad affondare
Ma sono qui e ti guardo
Cade la bicicletta
Tra il nostro nuovo sguardo
Il passo si affretta
Ridiamo e piangiamo forte
Mentre d’amore facciamo scorte
E promettiamo ancora
Con desiderio
Che almeno questa ora non sia un delirio
Ma verso una nuova convinzione
Andiamo dritti alla stazione
E un treno che ci porta
Ci porta via
I nostri occhi chiusi
La malinconia
Torneremo a un tempo di cose storte
Ma dell’amore abbiam fatto scorte
Ma dell’amore abbiam fatto scorte


LYRICS

You walked proudly
You went far
In the park amidst the crowd
You thought quietly
You carried your bicycle
Guiding your tired haste

There's a bench in the sun
Abandoned
But the rays of love
Have noticed it
Sitting there in a memory
You were looking for the shadow of a return

Hoping for a summer
For a moment
Lips accustomed
To a slow kiss
One foot in and out of the sea
A moon ready to sink

But I am here and I look at you
The bicycle falls
Between our new gaze
The pace quickens
We laugh and cry loudly
While we amass love

And we promise once more
With desire
That at least this hour is not a delirium
But towards a new conviction
We head straight to the station

And a train that takes us
Takes us away
Our eyes closed
Melancholy
We'll return to a time of twisted things
But we've stocked up on love,
But we've stocked up on love

Scorte D'amore

Composed and performed by Stefano Manotti

I have a special relation with this piece, it's the first piece of music I ever composed at the age of 15. I felt for the first time the unexpected thrill that musical creation can give, since then it has been the only spark of infinity inside everyday life.

Usual Dream

Stefano Manotti - La Storia Da Scrivere

Performed by Stefano Manotti

Music and lyrics by Stefano Manotti

All rights reserved ©

Produced and arranged by Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio

TESTO
Confuso galleggiava 
Cercando la sua strada 
Pensando a quel sorriso
Di quando era partito 



E la notte non passava
Col vento un po’ sospeso
Parlò col primo uomo
Lasciandolo sorpreso
Sai perché sono qua 
Il sogno mi rende libero 
Lo so non mi giudicherai 
Siamo due storie da scrivere 


E quanta storia da scrivere
Per chi come te 
Non vive mai
Quanta ne scriverai 
E adesso dei sogni ti occuperai 





Lo so per te è strano 
Ma non sei tu il
Fallito
Soltanto per il fatto
Che non mi punti il dito 
Non mi hai guardato male 
Né dall’alto al basso
Sei solo inciampato 
Come molti sul mio passo





Sai ti ho capito già
Sei uno con troppa sensibilità 
E non sai quanto , quanto ti costerà 
Ma quante pagine che scriverai 



Quanta storia da scrivere 
Per chi come te
Non vive mai
Quanta ne scriverai 
E adesso per i sogni combatterai 



Ma in fondo sai
Siamo simili 
Ma non hai ancora perso come me
Chissà se questo mondo mi ricorderà 
Chissà se questo incontro ti servirà 


Quanta storia da scrivere 
Per chi come te
Non vive mai
Quanta ne scriverai 
E adesso per i sogni combatterai

LYRICS
He floated bewildered
Searching for his way
Thinking of that smile
From when he had departed
And the night wouldn't pass
With the wind somewhat suspended
He spoke with the first man
Leaving him surprised
Do you know why I'm here?
The dream makes me free
I know you won't judge me
We have two stories to write

And so much history to write
For someone like you
Who never truly lives
How much will you write?
And now you will take care of your dreams

I know it's strange for you
But you are not the failure
Just because you don't point your finger at me
You didn't look at me badly
Not from top to bottom
You just stumbled
Like many in my path.
You see, I already understand you
You're someone with too much sensitivity
And you don't know how much, how much it will cost you
But how many pages you will write

How much history to write
For someone like you
Who never truly lives
How much will you write?
And now you will fight for your dreams

But deep down you know
We're similar
But you haven't lost like me yet.
Who knows if this world will remember me
Who knows if this encounter will serve you

How much history to write
For someone like you
Who never truly lives
How much will you write?
And now you will fight for your dreams

La Storia Da Scrivere

Stefano Manotti -  Endless Road

Performed by Stefano Manotti

Written by Stefano Manotti

All rights reserved ©

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


The wind of hope
Rushes through the night 
Like a swift bird passing by 
And a love light shines 
Silver in the distance
Where fatigue and sadness leave
And a need appears

I’m waiting to meet you 
On an endless road
With a free wind blowing even more

And you are a stranger
You are one of those
That could help inflame
inflame my soul

Now sadness plays the blues 
Without notes or beats
With a strong desire to erase 
Blank faces in the street


What you perceive 
Has just cooled inside
But the past, like a dream
Will always warm your cry 


I’m waiting to meet you 
On an endless road
With a free wind blowing even more

And you are a stranger
You are one of those
That could help inflame
inflame my soul

Endless Road

Music by Stefano Manotti

Arranged, produced and performed by Giulio Carmassi

Every time I prepare myself for a leap in the dark, when the difficulty of a decision robs me of all strength, I escape for a moment into the recesses of my memory to search for who I am...I chase that childlike spirit

Leap In The Dark

Arranged and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Can’t help falling in love (acoustic guitar)

Nick Drake - Place to Be

Guitar and vocals by Stefano Manotti 

When I discovered Nick Drake's music, I immediately felt richer as a musician and less alone as a person. An artist who delved into the depths of human emotions, unafraid, driven solely by the need to express himself.The eternal beauty that he created will endure for centuries. I wanted to pay tribute to him with his masterpiece, in the fingerpicked version he recorded as a demo.
 

When I was young, younger than before
I never saw the truth hanging from the door
And now I'm older, see it face to face
And now I'm older, gotta get up, clean the place

And I was green, greener than the hill
Where flowers grow and the sun shone still
Now I'm darker than the deepest sea
Just hand me down, give me a place to be

And I was strong, strong in the sun
I thought I'd see when day was done
Now I'm weaker than the palest blue
Oh, so weak in this need for you

Place To Be (Nick Drake Home Recording Version Cover)

Composed and Performed by Stefano Manotti

A piece inspired conceptually by the Ride of the Rohirrim from The Lord of the Rings. An unexpected turnaround when all seems lost.

"Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Dire deeds awake: dark is it eastward.
Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!
Forth Eorlingas!"

Lunar Ride

Written and performed by Stefano Manotti

Artwork by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing: Giulio Carmassi (ex-Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering: Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio

The lyrics were inspired by some writings of a friend. I was impressed by her story, the fact that she wrote her sufferings to a kind of guardian angel named Clarisse.



LYRICS

Is it love, Clarisse, that really makes us grow?
In the eyes of a child wherever he may go
He walks down the street
Without fearing life
And you see
You see
What he went through

A soul wouldn’t grow
Without some love
The clock wouldn’t move
And fears would learn to swim
I couldn’t be, I couldn’t be the way you are
But you know
You know
What I’ve been through

Oh, Clarisse, you are the older and wiser one
You've seeped into my soul's finest and deepest parts 
Your wounds always heal
While mine take a while
And you know
You know what I’ve been through

Was it love, Clarisse, that made us grow?
In my eyes of a child looking down the road
I will always write you all my sorrows and my pain
Because you know
You know
What I’ve been through

Clarisse

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing : Giulio Carmassi (ex Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering : Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


TESTO

Se sei il solo a credere in te stesso
Almeno è già qualcuno
È già una gran fortuna
E non guardare loro
Quei numeri uno
Che se poi vai ad indagare
Sono dei signor nessuno


Hanno tutti un bel lavoro
Lo stipendio, la casa nuova
Ma quelle sono solo foto 
E tu la vittima del gioco

Ma la vita non è così 
È togliere, è scegliere
Non avere neanche il tempo per giudicare

Ma la vita non è così
È trasformare il dolore
Cercare la leggerezza 
E lasciarti scivolare 



Se hai capito solo adesso
Almeno è già qualcosa
È una bella conquista
Puoi già guardarti indietro 



Ma non guardare loro
Lavora su te stesso
Risparmia le energie 
Buttati più spesso


E la vita è così 
Non c’è niente da fare
È fare quello che ti piace

È dormire tutto il giorno
Toccando il vuoto 
Ma finire sempre con la chitarra in mano 


È trasformare il dolore
Cercare la leggerezza 
E lasciarti scivolare

LYRICS

If you are the only one who believes in yourself
At least there's someone
That's already a great fortune
And don't look at them
Those number ones
Because if you investigate
They are nobody special

They all have a nice job
The salary, the new house
But those are just pictures
And you're the victim of the game

But life isn't like that
It's about taking away, choosing
Not even having time to judge

But life isn't like that
It's about transforming the pain
Seeking lightness
And letting yourself slide

If you've only understood now
At least it's something
It's a nice achievement
You can already look back

But don't look at them
Work on yourself
Save your energy
Throw yourself more often

And life is like that
There's nothing to be done
It's doing what you like

It's sleeping all day
Touching the void
But always ending up with the guitar in hand

It's about transforming the pain
Seeking lightness
And letting yourself slide

Leggerezza

In this song I enclose everything I think about my work as an artist. Proceeding along risky paths, responding to violence with even more sensitivity, because sensitivity can truly move the world. Embrace your sensitivity and that of others, choose who you want to be and follow your nature, whatever the cost. 

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing: Giulio Carmassi (ex-Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering: Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


TESTO

Comincia da qui questo viaggio nascosto
Con le altre paure del giorno
Che ho lasciato al loro posto
Una notte qui
Vale più di un silenzio
Per sentir la chitarra suonare
Come in braccio a cento persone
Libero così dalle mie leggi
E dalla mente che dalla sua amplifica i rimpianti
Libero così dalle tue leggi
Ho passato troppo tempo per parlarti

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia

Finisce da qui
Un bel viaggio scomposto
Non si posson tirare le somme
Non si può vedere a che costo

Solo questo ti dico
Se sei nato per qualcosa
Tornerai ogni volta
Sulla strada più rischiosa

Libero così dai compromessi
Dalle parole messe lì per non esporsi
Libero così dai giochi fatti
Per sorprendermi ancora a cantare la vita

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia

Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia



LYRICS

Begin from here, this hidden journey
With the other fears of the day
That I left in their place
One night from here
Is it worth more than silence
To hear the guitar play
As if embraced by a hundred people

Free like this from my laws
And from the mind that amplifies regrets
Free like this from your laws
I've spent too much time talking to you

I know it
That's the way
I stand by my fantasy
And what will be
It is not my concern
It's not my concern

It ends here
A disjointed journey
You can't add it all up
You can't see at what cost
Only this I tell you
If you were born for something
You'll return every time
To the riskiest road

Free like this from compromises
From words placed there to avoid exposure
Free like this from done deals
To surprise you again and sing life

Fantasia

Chorus Melody of "Fantasia" played on piano.

Composed and performed by Stefano Manotti

“Lo so
Quella è la via
Io sto di fianco
Con la mia fantasia
E quel che sarà
Non è roba mia
Non è roba mia”


“I know it
That's the way
I stand by my fantasy
And what will be
It is not my concern
It's not my concern”


Full song : https://soundcloud.com/user-485167194/fantasia

Fantasia (Piano)

Arranged and performed by Stefano Manotti

Tuning: Ab Db Ab Eb F Ab

With this arrangement of Silent Night, I want to wish all of you and your families happy holidays. I've met incredible musicians on this platform who have inspired me and brought beauty into this world. Thank you for sharing your beautiful music and for listening to mine.

Silent Night - Guitar Arrangement

A guitar and voice demo of a song that I hope to record soon. The song is about a long-distance love.

Written by Stefano Manotti


LYRICS

I have never touched you

But you're still here

Our lives are stuck 

Words disappear



I have never kissed you 

I never will

I see your picture 

I Fall asleep



But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”

 

Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name



And I’m so scared 

To hear your voice 

But I’m prepared 

To leave this void 



You understand 

You see beyond 

Why did it take you so long





But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”





Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name

Fly and Fall (Demo)

Composed and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Tuning  Bb F Bb C F C Capo 5th fret

Longing For The Highlands

Another cover of a great classic from my musical father.

Pink Moon (Nick Drake cover)

Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta. 

Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.

Oath of Elendil

Written and performed by Stefano Manotti

A song born after spending an entire day in the woods... A song against depression, an enemy that makes us forget about the beauty surrounding us... Life is a struggle, and we must fight to see beyond our sorrows...

LYRICS

Courage came on my first sunny day
Birds fly higher, life is beautiful today
Let me touch The morning grass
Let me see What lies beyond

I am alone but I'm touching everything
Eyes are tired, but life is beautiful today
Let the wind make me fall 
I just want to forget These walls
 
The sun is hiding now 
Life can win if you play 
You feel dizzy, but life is beautiful today

Life Is Beautiful Today

Composed and performed by Stefano Manotti

Tuning BEBDGbG

Apollonian And Dionysian

Composed and Performed by Stefano Manotti

THERE'S A LIGHT

There's a light that shines my way
Melting walls, drawing the day 
I was hiding in my fate
But now I know, I've learned to wait

Every day I'll walk around
Until my smile and peace are found
With the universe I'm bound 
Now I see and feel the sound

There's A Light

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

Arrangement and mixing: Giulio Carmassi (ex-Pat Metheny group)

Executive production and mastering: Paolo Schianchi and OmniaMusica Recording Studio


LYRICS

I have never touched you
But you're still here
Our lives are stuck
Words disappear
I have never kissed you
I never will
I see your picture
I Fall asleep

But you still guide me
Between the bars
You say “you are stronger
Than you think you are”

Your words are far away
We fly and fall like rain
My lover, I feel no pain
My lover, I see your name

And I’m so scared
To hear your voice
But I’m prepared
To leave this void
You understand
You see beyond
Why did it take you so long

But you still guide me
Between the bars
You say “you are stronger
Than you think you are”

Your words are far away
We fly and fall like rain
My lover, I feel no pain
My lover, I see your name

Fly and Fall

Written and Performed by Stefano Manotti

LYRICS

It was dark
And I had lost my mind 
With no sign
I was left behind 


But then you called me 
And I bent my knees 
Your picture speaks to me 
You save and see 



In my hardest time 
Hardest night 
I have your voice inside Inside 
You know me better than I do 
You make sense of it all 
My steps are guided, we are true 
You were on my wall



And now I know
I know my fate I know my fate 
My heart is strong 
And the path is straight 
Please touch me 
And never go away
Please save me
In my last pray 





In my hardest time 
Hardest night
I have your voice inside Inside 
You know me better than I do 
You make sense of it all 
My steps are guided, we are true 
You were on my wall

Hardest Time

Piano 7

Your Part

Circles

Stefano Manotti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. In March 2021, he released his
first single ("Scorte d'amore") under the Soulgem Records label. In the same month, he joined the
Innovatory of Music, an association and international exchange program created by Paolo Schianchi to
bring together the most promising young Italian talents. In September 2021, he released two singles,
"Cercarmi" and "Dove Andare," in collaboration with Giulio Carmassi (former member of the Pat Metheny
Group), who handled the arrangements and mixing.
In May 2022, his first EP "Ideale" was released, solidifying his previous collaborations with Giulio Carmassi
and Paolo Schianchi. In August 2022, he shared the stage with Enrico Ruggeri as part of the Innovatorio
Festival. In January 2023, he released the single "Borsanera," which climbed to the top positions in
independent and emerging web charts and received airplay on Mradio. In September 2023, he released
two singles, “Leap in the Dark” and “Endless Road,” receiving a favorable review on the A&R Factory blog
which describes him as “virtuoso”.
In April 2024, Leap in the Dark receives the Absolute First Prize and the Visionary Creativity Special Prize  at the international Vivaldi music competition, in the Film/Game music category. On April 25th “Fly and Fall” reaches number 2 in Los Angeles and number 3 in New York in Spotify's local pulse charts

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