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quitealotofsodapop · 17 days

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Of course, the little Prince never forgot the Elder, even as history did. One of the first things he teaches his cubs (and MK once he unlocks his monkey form in aus where he isnt Wukongs biological cub/TMKATI) is how the elderly storyteller had cared for him on behalf of his birth mother, whom had sacrificed her life to make the egg from which he had been born, and how it had been he who had first inspired Wukong to set out on the path he had done so.

Of course, since he had been staying with the rest of the Noodle Gang due to his home kinda... getting split in two... that means they had the unfortunate matter of eavedroppers when Wukong told MK this

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The Elder was quite old at the time, but he was a beloved babysitter - a true Shí bǎomǔ if there ever was one. And he tried his best to care for the newborn Prince the best he could. His four students, the Stalwart little cubs Ma, Ba, Beng, and Liu, acted as the cub's siblings and playmates, and often brought him to their parents for help in feeding him. Although the Prince was never truly adopted by a member in the troop, he was rarely lacking affection or food from his playmates' parents- many of whom had newborns of their own.

The Baboon and Gibbon had been joys to encounter. The Elder and the wandering pair hooted happily and shared stories for days on end. The sadly could not stay - they had a universe to see afterall - and they departed with the knowledge that there was still more of Them out there beyond the seas and stars.

When a strange Six Eared cub seemingly fell from Heaven, the Elder had been the only adult not terrified of his arrival. He remembered that there were others of his kind out in the stars, just not how many. He along with the Stalwarts and the growing Prince, helped the odd cub learn How to Monkey after a lifetime raised as a Celestial. Macaque didn't forget this elder's kindness when he left Aolai to find a purpose in the stars he'd originated from. He just wished that he had been there to ask more question about what and who they are in the cosmos.

I feel like one of the first things Wukong does as a "true" King of his people is to make a shrine to the Elder of the community that raised him, and helped raise so many of them into wise monkeys. Although his knowledge on Stone Monkeys as a species in a scientific sense was lacking (The Elder had been a storyteller not an alchemist), Wukong makes sure that it is known that Stone Monkeys existed on Aolai, and that he was one of them.

When the Burning occured, many of the shrines had been destroyed, and many of the older monkeys who knew the Elder perished.

By the time of the modern day, only Sun Wukong, The Six Eared Macaque, and the Four Stalwarts that learned from the Elder directly even know he existed.

Wukong hopes to change that.

In the TMKATI au a conversation will certainly occur between Wukong and Macaque over their skills as parents - how can they raise a child of their own if their upbringings were so unusual? Wukong being raised as a child of the monkey community vs Macaque being raised in near (unintentional) isolation with Chang'e. The adults of the noodle gang certainly overhear this conversation, though they do not bring it up directly. Pigsy would start a tangent about being an only child and how he has hundreds of cousins out in the countryside in Gao Village, and how he always felt a little alien amongst them. If only to put Macaque's particular worries to rest.

When MK of any universe begins to ask the Big Questions, Wukong makes sure to pass on the stories of the Elder and of the community of monkey demons that populated Aolai. How the Monkey King was not made in a vacuum. And neither was MK.

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peachburger · 1 year

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Okay- so I thought of this-

Been too hype about monkeys so I had the thought of making the four celestial primates looking like the actual monkeys ✨

Hope you all like it cause to be honest I was struggling with..THE BABOON 👹👹 (I love them)

#lmk art #lmk fanart #lmk macaque #lmk sun wukong #lmk oc art #lmk ocs #lmk headcanon #lmk headcanons #lego monkie kid #lmk #six eared macaque #monkie kid macaque #lego macaque #lmk monkey king #red buttocked horse monkey #long armed gibbon #four celestial primates

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digitaldoeslmk · 7 months

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the four three celestial monkeys are back in towwwwn

#lmk au #by the book au #lmk #lego monkie kid #sun wukong #lmk sun wukong #lmk oc #red buttocked horse monkey #long armed gibbon #bell dragon art

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peony-flowerking7 · 5 months

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friendships

She found a friend, she totally doesn't have attachment issues. Who told you that? HAHAHAH!

IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT! AAAH- Yuan has problems, Nezha has been trying to help those problems like for an example of not NOT EATING PEOPLE! Ooo mini comic idea.

Please note their friendship is only platonic their no romance, Yuan is just clingy to the point Nezha has to find ways to return to heaven without altering them. He cares Nezha is just a busy god.

I want to go in a deep dive in their friendship so I can keep note of it. Future stories and stiff. But just know they are close, they allow hugs and touches and half of the time Yuan tries to eat Nezha.

Guess old habits die hard.

Btw mary chreesmas also pls know the lmk request OC..drawing? Is still there! So I guess it can be you guys Christmas present? I think half of you don't celebrate it but ya know..presents!

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dorothygale123 · 7 months

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I'd say I'm becoming a nerd, but that ship sailed a long time ago. I guess I'm just expanding my nerdiness to other areas.

Anyway, MORE MYTHOLOGY!

So in Journey to the West, the Buddha explains that there are 4 'spiritual primates' that don't fit into any categories for immortals or types of creatures. Fans of Lego Monkie Kid are likely familiar with 2, the Stone Monkey Sun Wukong and the Six Eared Macaque. The other 2, the Long-armed Gibbon and the Red-Buttocked Baboon are a lot more obscure. They only get a brief mention in JttW because the focus of the chapter they appear in is Macaque, but the idea of a set of super powerful Immortal monkeys is just too fun to pass up, you know? So I've been thunking my thinker.

What if each primate was associated with a different realm (mortal, heavenly, lunar, and underworld) and element? I know the 4 elements (earth, water, wind, fire) are a western idea rooted in alchemy and eastern mythology has 5 elements (earth, water, fire, metal, wood), but there aren't 5 monkeys and this is just a thought experiment and not me trying to force western ideas onto eastern culture.

Got it? Good.

Now, Sun Wukong is very solidly earth because he's, you know, a rock. No surprise there. He was also born in the mortal realm and spent most of his life there, so we'll call him the celestial primate of the mortal realm while we're at it.

The Six-Eared Macaque is another easy one. A lot of LMK fannon associates him with wind, inferring that his heightened hearing has something to do with wind magic. He's also very closely tied to the moon because of the line in "Shadow Play" where he directly compares the Warrior (himself) to the moon. So Macaque is the celestial primate of wind and the Lunar realm.

Now here's where we get a bit more speculative and start using information creatively. There are 2 monkeys, realms, and elements left I want to use, so let's start with the monkeys so everyone has a baseline understanding.

The Long Armed Gibbon (Gibs, from now on) is described as being able to "seize the sun and moon, shorten a thousand mountains, distinguish auspicious from inauspicious, and manipulate planets and stars."

The Red Buttocked Baboon (Babs for short) has "knowledge of yin and yang, understands human affairs, is adept I'd daily life and can avoid death and lengthen its life."

Starting with the realms because they seem easiest to assign, I would give Gibs the Heavenly realm because of its ability to move around celestial objects like the sun, moon, planets, and stars. This leaves the Underworld to Babs, which I think fits nicely because their "knowledge of yin and yang" and "understand[ing] of human affairs" would make them a good assistant to the 10 Kings of the Underworld.

Next comes the 2 remaining elements, water and fire, which are a bit tricky because it could go both ways.

Gibs could be fire because the sun and stars are giant balls of burning plasma, but also water because the sky/heavens are often associated with an ocean or other bodies of water in several different mythologies. For example, in Egyptian mythology, Ra sailed his boat through the sky every day, while in early Abrahamic belief the sky was a huge dome with water on the other side, and rain happened when floodgates were opened to let the water through. In Chinese myth specifically, the Milky Way is often depicted as a river that is sailed through by various deities.

Babs could fit with fire as well because underworlds and hell-adjacent places are often shown to have fires to torment and punish the sinful dead, no surprise there. But there is surprisingly a lot of water symbolism in the realm of the dead as well. For example, some people may be familiar with the Japanese idea of the Sanzu River, very similar in concept to the Greek River Styx, as well as the Chinese Huang Quan/Yellow springs.

Personally I would pair Babs with fire because he has red in his name, making him the celestial primate of fire and the Underworld.

That leaves Gibs to be the celestial primate of water and the Heavenly realm.

I feel pretty good about this, but if anyone else has other ideas I'd love to hear them.

Sh*tpost Masterlist

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sexynbgfpollhost · 2 months

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I present to you, one of the four celestial primates, Long-Armed Gibbon:

(In every dub besides Chinese, she goes by Gibby/Gibbon)

Design Details: As you can tell, some of her design is inspired from stars. Her outfit coloration is meant to be a direct swap of Red Baboon's. I decided to make her little face heart upside down, to really show her personality type. Her black outfit was inspired off of ninjas. If her cape looks out of place, good, it's supposed to. Her skin is grey just like a real gibbon. Hair is much poofier and spikier than the others. She prefers to fight with fists or use her powers. Strands of her hair can turn into little stars (you could call 'em "ninja stars" heh hehe..)

(Listen, we were given basically zilch on the other two primates so I worked with what I got.)

Here's a link to the season 5 fanfic I'm writing with her in it: Wattpad Link

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theharetic · 2 months

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Lego Monkie Kid | The (Magic) Long-Armed Gibbon

This is a commissioned piece from @chewwypepsicola. Please do not repost or reuse this work for anything and support the original artist.

“ The third is the Long-Armed Gibbon who can seize the sun and the moon, shorten a thousand mountains, distinguish the auspicious from the inauspicious, and manipulate planets and stars.”

Journey to the West

It’ssa late introduction, but meet Xī Tiānkōng, the magic armed gibbon! She’s one of the four celestial primates who do not fit into any categories. With her magical hanfu, she’s able to perform powerful magic and skills that can shake the Earth and the stars above.

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #monkie kid oc #lmk #lmk oc #fan character #Xī Tiānkōng #magic armed gibbon #long armed gibbon #journey to the west #commissioned art #art by ene/chewwypepsicola #artists on tumblr

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brokenolivejar · 5 months

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RAAAA I COLORED THEM for those who are actually interested in them looks around

#lmk fanart #lmk #lego monkie kid #lego monkey kid fanart #lego monkey kid #lego monkey kid oc #lmk oc #long armed gibbon #red buttocked horse monkey #red buttocked baboon #they are the doomed yuri to shadowpeache’s doomed yaoi #mandrill #gibbon #monkeys

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noodlecatt467 · 9 months

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CelestialPrimatesAU Masterpost

More details here

And here

Chapter 1:What was heard

Pt 1/ Pt2/Pt3

Chapter 2: The Intruder

Pt1/ Pt2/Pt3/Pt4/Pt5/Pt6

Chapter 3:taking care of it

Pt1/Pt2/Pt3

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glitchyko · 2 months

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So I had a kinda wild Lmk dream last night and I figured I could ramble about it-

So, in this dream, there’s another big world ending threat that they need help from a specific person to defeat the bad guy that’s behind this new threat to the world. This person they need help from is the long armed gibbon

Thing is, she (btw the long armed gibbon is female in this dream) was actually imprisoned by Wukong (she got the deluxe version of being trapped under a mountain like Wukong was, meaning it took a lot more to keep her contained) because she was incredibly powerful and dangerous. This means Wukong knows where she was and they go to where she’s trapped at, and when they get there, she’s gone, she escaped somehow.

So they have to go find her and when they finally manage to do so after a bunch of searching around and journey shenanigans that I can’t remember the details of, Wukong tells her they need her help and she looks at him and says, “No. I’m not helping you.”

And that’s what happened in my dream, I think I woke up after that so sadly it ended with the Long armed Gibbon telling Wukong no-

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alilcherry · 5 months

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GUYS— MY BRAIN CAGE GAVE ME ANOTHER BRAIN THEORY THOUGHT

I swear this is the last post before I sleep—

Okay, so this is just a random theory I had that’s most likely false but for some reason I thought of.

Okay, so people know the theory of MK being connected to one of the other two Celestial Monkeys, the Long Armed Gibbon and the Red-Buttocked Baboon (Macaque and Wukong being the other pair).

BUT I’M THROWING IN A FACTOR TO THE THEORY

What if (and hear me out) MK isn’t just ONE of the two, but instead BOTH of them, or at least is supposed to be connected to the two? I can explain.

Let’s start with the Long-Armed Gibbon.

The most notable skill this primate possesses is the ability to seize the sun and moon, AKA celestial bodies that reside in the sky.

In the Chinese dub of the show, MK’s name is “Qi Xiaotian”, which is roughly translated into phrases like “Little Heaven” and “Together Little Sky”. This could definitely be referring to the Gibbon in this case, because Celestials (both planets and beings) and the sky are major factors that play into both the show and the characteristics of the Long-Armed Gibbon.

Moving on to the Red-Buttocked Baboon!

This primate in question has a bit more solid connection to MK in my opinion, since 1, the Baboon has the knowledge of Yin and Yang as well as human affairs, which in the case of MK who has lived amongst mortals all his life, fits perfectly.

And 2, MK literally wears red pants and a red headband. So, color-wise, it checks out.

How MK could be both of them is something to be debated about. BUT BASICALLY, what if the two primates ended up having to sacrifice themselves in order to help Nuwa create MK, so she could give him their energy? Maybe that’s why we haven’t gotten any news about them in the show, why we haven’t seen them at all.

Because we’ve already seen their present form and have followed him throughout the entire dang show.

Or this could just be stemming from sleep deprivation. Maybe I should go to sleep now—

(ARTWORKS ARE NOT MINE BTW!! THEY BELONG TO OVERLY SARCASTIC PRODUCTIONS ON YOUTUBE!!! GO SUPPORT THEM!!!)

#lego monkie kid #lego monkey kid mk #long armed gibbon #red buttocked baboon #lmk season 5 #lmk season 5 theory

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quitealotofsodapop · 6 months

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If the Gibbon and/or Baboon told Wukong about the Stone Eggs before leaving earth, why wouldn't they make a pit stop on the moon to give Macaque the same talk?

They honestly probably did!

On their way off-planet they took a rest stop with Chang'e before leaving the solar system. They probably met Macaque this way, all primates super-surprised to see eachother.

Young Macaque: *has never seen another monkey before* ◉ ̫ ◉ Babs and Gibs: *did not expect to see a monkey on the moon* Babs: "Uh..." Gibs: "Hi little one!"

The two older monkeys stay on the moon longer than they had planned (Chang'e was delighted for the company) so that they could impart basic monkey knowledge since Macaque and the other lunar deities didn't know any of it.

They get to the; "Make sure not to bury yourself, or you're body will start to make a Stone Egg that could kill you" - talk after a good few teaching sessions about the regular way monkey infants get made. It left the little moon-shadow monkey very disturbed.

Ironically the pair forgot to specify that it was an ability *special* to Stone Monkeys. Macaque spent years thinking that *any* one could accidentally create a Stone Egg if they got buried for long enough.

First time he saw someone taking a mud bath, he started screaming.

As for Macaque knowing that Wukong was under the mountain... he sorta assumed since his head was exposed, the Stone Egg process couldn't happen. Like, he thought maybe you needed to be completely airtight for your body to start doing it.

In the aus where Macaque returns to see a Stone Egg-pregnant Wukong, he still has a moment of "Who did this to you!? I'll kill them!" before he remembers "Oh yeah..."

#stone egg talk #liu er mihou #six eared macaque #lmk aus #the other celestial primates #lmk the other celestial primates #lmk character ideas #lmk gibbon #lmk baboon #long armed gibbon #red buttocked horse monkey #jttw stone egged au #SWK is MK's stone egg dad au

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peachburger · 10 months

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Long Armed Gibbon playing with some monkeys from FFM

Design is from this Post!

Wanted to draw these designs more since you guys seem to like em and I like em too lol

The brown one is named butternana, the beige is peanut butter and the white one is buttercream

They are all named after butter-

#long armed gibbon #lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk fanart #four celestial primates #lmk au #lmk oc art #lmk art #lego monkie kid art #peachburger art #peachburger au

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mori-lazuli · 10 months

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I can only hope that the other two mystic monkeys appear in s5

More of the two mystic monkeys will be posted soon!!

#lego monkie king #journey to the west #jttw #four celestial primates #lego monkie kid oc #long armed gibbon #4 celestial primates #lmk monkey king #lmk sun wukong #lmk #lmk macaque #lmk oc

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peony-flowerking7 · 2 months

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Gibbon time

So, Yuan is actually the tallest ape out of them all! THERE'S NO DENYING IT!!

Even Macaque being the tallest come to wukong and Duzhe, he cannot overtake YUAN THEMSELVES!! She's lanky and pretty chill. Wukong and Macaque had fun time with them, they never touched the floor and always stood on trees, she is not walking on the ground she's walking on top of the trees. Long Armed Gibbon rarely spent time in the floor so here ya go.

Also fun fact in Journey to the West Wukong idea for becoming immortal and going to Master Subodhi to gain immortality was from a Gibbon. So when Wukong was on his days where he was like oh man I don't wanna die and he was afraid of death Yuan was the one to advice Wukong about Master Subodhi. So yeah....says a lot of things.

Fun fact about Yuan they actually don't like the feeling of stone on their feet, so I have this cute idea where Wukong and Macaque built a forest around their palace so Yuan wouldn't be touching the floor. Man...there such great friends I wonder what happened.

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the-kaiju-family · 16 days

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Hello! Question for you, are their any other Kaiju's? And do Kaiju's powers vary between person to person, if they have any? Thats all! Get a good sleep!

Hello! so so sorry for the late reply, I've been working on designs and my art app keeps erasing all of my progress so I'll have to answer your question via text and screenshots that I have :< I'll def update when i have more art coming out.

Starting off we have:

Liu'er mihou: The Tribes leader

The infamous six eared shadow king has the ability to create a entire ecosystem to wilt and bend to fit his tribes life style. This is hidden behind a even larger almost dome like bubble that is made up of the tribes sacred caves that hold crystals of the dead, giving it a dark purple and black color as the shadows make it constantly spin, blocking out the outside world and protecting the people inside. These crystals hold memories of the past loved ones and where it is a time to mourn and remember those who have passed on to live their next life. These memorabilia also play key roles in ones birth where they are given a stone to proudly wear for their life and given when they die, letting them rest peacefully with their ancestors. (unfortunately this is all i could save before the crash, will update later!)

The Six eared Kaiju has a outside reputation for being a ruthless cannibal and is hungry for power. How this may be true when he was still growing out of his youth, this chief has gone soft as he found peace with his three cubs that were born from his now late wife. Liu'er has the ability to spread out a net of shadow demons to hunt or search for important things both inside and outside of his territory, however he can only go so far before he starts getting hallucinations. He is, as you may think, a ageless and immortal, able to live out the centuries. However, he is still vulnerable to death and can fall in battle. Liu'er still has the same smoke/shadow abilities as he dose in LMK. After getting into a unbreakable truce with the Ice-Bone kaiju, he has the unfortunate capability to create things out of ice, but his tribe and family helped make it worth it, especially during the summers. The lead Huntress

The Chief's daughter: Rose/Rosie (As this is my self insert i will be using first person for her but that will vary) Being the Chief's oldest and first born cub, there was already a lot of pressure and praise from the tribe. It wasn't until the day that marked me 14 years of age, that my father pushed me more to do outside activities rather than just playing with the local children of the tribe. Similar to my mother, I has a deep connection with the forest witch led me to inevitably get my very first kill and get me into training to be a huntress. Abilities are slightly different from my fathers as it had evolved. Things like being able to walk into shadows and come out to the other side of the territory were a main one that he has to become accustomed to.

However, things like the smog/smokescreen that was laced with freezing temperatures made my father realized that his truce had a genetic effect on him.

The sonic screech that was so loud it was silent was something that i had developed when i became a hunter, it was something that was taught to me by my mother to help stun prey and get a clean kill. The guard and the Healer

The Twins: Rumble and Savage Most twins argue who was born first, but for the case of these two, they were born mere seconds apart! Rumble, the one on the left, had earned his spot as a territory guard when he completed his ceremony when he killed a rabid bat that was infecting the fruit supply and making the people ill. He has yet to develop abilities other than shadow travel due to him needing to create some of his own as to make him more of a threat and less predictable. Savage, the one of the left, had gotten his rank as the tribes healer after he managed to kill a unknown creature to the land. Seeing how nobody knew of this creature and how it had rows upon rows of teeth, he was granted the highest praising job as healer, learning little from his mother and is currently being taught by the tribes elders.

The celestial dragon

Ne Zha Found by the Shadow tribes daughter when he was injured, Ne Zha is forever in her debt for not killing him during the struggling and harsh winters they were currently going through. After he killed himself on the mortal realm, Ne Zha had gotten a curse by Ao Bing's father that left him permanently as a Lung dragon, payback for murdering his son Infront of the entire dragon clan. He currently is a rare sighting in the Celestial realm and spends most of his time in the waters of the garden of the Jade emperors palace. Ne Zha has the unique ability to breathe pink and yellow fire that can turn a scalding white if he is angered enough. Sightings say that his flames resemble a storm of petals and leave a root like burn on his victims. Ne Zha can create sharp, body piercing, daggers with local lotus flora that he can control or summon on command of needed. When he is hit with great force petals may also generate. Ne Zha can conjure a protective magic barrier, which serves as a defense against incoming attacks for both himself and others. He also has little familiars

The Yin and Yang Tribe and The Star Tribe

Not much is known about these two tribes other than that they live extremely close to one another and live in peace.

Again, I am so so so Sorry this didnt get out sooner but I will do my best to get the Sun Tribe out next! -

#art #lmk fanart #lmk mk #lmk monkey king #lmk macaque #the kaiju au #lmk #lego monkie kid fanart #lmk sun wukong #the red horse buttock baboon #the long armed gibbon #the bebeh

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