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History of Hastings AC 1977

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR BOB SLOAN

Review 1977
1977 was quite a memorable year in many respects. We celebrated the Queen's Silver Jubilee. In sport Red Rum won his third Grand National, and in the film industry, Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were released. The club was also undergoing a lot of change. It was in this season when we combined with Bexhill AC and our middle distance team was changed overnight. Into contention came the likes of Derek Stevens, Richard Brookes, Pete Brook and Andy Wilson to name just a few. This season was also the first league season for the women's team. Under the management of Paul Martin the men's team were pushing for promotion right until the very end. Again there were several varied venues for the club. The first match was on the then grass track of Worthing, where the men came second, behind Thurrock, with maximum points gained in the 5,000m 3,000s/c Pole Vault and Long Jump. The second match involved a 650-mile round trip to Cambourne, a short distance from Lands End. The eight athletes contested all the events and just failed to get third place. Mark Burgess contested 13 events, winning three, two second places and two third places. John Barker who also won the same three events as Mark, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Pole Vault ably supported Mark. The middle distance team of Steve Holland and Richard Brookes gained a double first in the 5,000m, and were supported by Bob Sloan and Pete Brook, with Bob Harvey and Steve Roberts making up the remainder of the track and field team. After this match the team went ahead strongly, the next match at Sutcliffe Park resulted in our first ever win, in a league match, which included a new club record of 3.40.5 in the 4x400. The fourth match at Windsor where we came second behind the leaders Oxford, where Kim Tuppenney set a new club record in the shot, 11.35, and again the 4 x 400m record went with 3.35.9, with the middle distance team again scoring many points. The fifth match at Newham was the downfall, as we could only finish third. The jumps events, contested by Mark Burgess, Paul Ralph and John Barker amassed 35 out of 40 points and the throwers, mainly Pete Lawrence and Kim Tuppenney gained 29 out of their possible 40. The final match, at home, could not provide enough points for the men's team to gain promotion to the 2nd division. Unfortunately my records at the time do not show how the women did in their first season, but they were the only trophy winners, in the Barker Trophy meeting at Eastbourne. Included in the team were Paula (Tuppenney) Coombs, Liz Sloan, Sarah Brownhill, Mandy Boardman and Jackie Hazell to name but a few. In 1977 Bing Crosby and Groucho Marx died, and Elvis Presley's death was also reported!
MALE RANKING LISTS 1977
100M
11.6 M.CURCHER Y
11.7 M.BURGESS S
11.7 S.ROBERTS S
12.0 P.RALPH J
12.0 J.BARKER S
12.2 R.HARVEY S
12.3 A.COLVER J
12.5 S..MARSH B
12.5 D..McRAE Y
12.7 I.THOMSON S
12.7 D.GILBERT B
12.8 J.CRONSTROM 5
13.1 S.WORD B
13.1 T.MITCHELL B
13.2 K.TUPPENNEY S
13.2 I. BRISTOW B
13.4 M.NEAL S
14.0 I.HALL B
14.3 J.GURNEY C
14.S I.JOHNSTONE Y
14.8 R.THORPE C
15.0 Mt.CURCHER C
15.6 A. CLARK B
16.7 J.PURVER C
16.8 P.McCABE B
17.1 D.BOADMAN C
17.5 C.MYNETT C
18.4 D.GURDEN C
200M
23.1 M.CURCHER Y
23.9 M.BURGESS S
24.0 S. ROBERTS 5
24.4 J.WADE S
24.6 J.BARKER S
24.9 P.RALPH J
25.1 R.HARVEY S
25.4 I.THOMSON S
25.8 P.BROOK S
25.9 D. McRAE Y
26.1 P.ROBERTS J
26.2 S.HOLLAND S
26.4 J.CRONSTROM S
26.6 T.MITCHELL B
26.8 J.HERNON J
27.4 A.KILGARRIFF J
27.4 S.WOOD B
27.4 I.BRISTOW B
27.5 M. BIRRELL B
27.9 D.COLVER B
29.0 R.SLOAN S
29.4 J.GURNEY C
29.5 R.THOMAS S
29.8 I.HALL B
29.9 N.JOHNSTONE B
30.4 Mt.CURCHER C
32.4 M.LELACHEUR C
33.0 A.ING C
33.1 R.THORPE C
33.2 D.EARLEY C
35.0 I.GREEST C
36.2 S.SHAW C
37.0 P. PHELPS C
37.6 D.WAIT C
37.6 J. PURVER C
37.6 D.BOARDMAN C
40.0 S.FREW C
400M
53.4 M.CURCHER Y
53.5 J.WADE S
54.2 R.HARVEY S
54.5 M.BURGESS S
55.2 R.GREEN S
56.0 S.ROBERTS S
57.0 S.HOLLAND S
57.5 J.BARKER S
57.7 A.KILGARRIFF J
57.6 I.THOMSON S
58.3 W.PAGE Y
58.4 J.CRONSTROM S
59.4 D.GILBERT B
59.7 P.ROBERTS J
60.6 S.WOOD B
64.8 R.SLOAN S
65.0 M.NEAL S
68.2 K.TUPPENNEY S
70.9 I.HALL B
72.6 Mt.CURCHER C
75.7 R.THORPE C
89.0 P.McCABE B
800M
1:59.0 A.WILSON S
2:02.0 S.HOLLAND S
2:02.4 R.HARVEY S
2:03.4 J.WADE S
2:06.0 A.KILGARRIFF J
2:07.2 R.BROOKES J
2:07.5 J.LIVERSAGE S
2:07.9 P.ROBERTS J
2:09.0 P.MARTIN S
2:09.0 J.HERNON J
2:10.0 P.BROOK S
2:14.8 D.MORGAN Y
2:15.0 J.CRONSTROM S
2:17.2 D.GILBERT B
2:19.0 M.CURCHER Y
2:20.0 I.JOHNSTONE Y
2:22.0 P.RALPH J
2:23.0 S.ROBERTS S
2:24.0 R.SLOAN S
2:24.0 T.CAPEL S
2:25.2 S.WOOD B
2:33.3 M.WILSON Y
2:36.0 I.HALL B
2:36.2 J.GURNEY C
2:38.0 Mt.CURCHER C
2:42.0 N.JOHNSTONE B
2:43.9 T.GIBBONS B
2:46.4 R.THORPE C
2:47.0 S.SHAW C
2:50.0 M.HORNDL C
3:00.0 I.GREEST C
1500M
4:01.2 S.HOLLAND S
4:02.5 A.WILSON S
4:02.6 J.HERNON J
4:09.0 R.BROOKES J
4:15.2 P.BROOK S
4:16.6 P.MARTIN S
4:28.4 R.HARVEY S
4:31.8 A.WILLIAMS Y
4:32.5 A.COSENS Y
4:35.3 D.MORGAN Y
4:35.6 J.CRONSTROM S
4:39.0 I.JOHNSTONE Y
4:41.3 S.RICKETTS S
4:41.8 T.CAPEL S
4:45.9 R.SLOAN S
4:52.0 S.ROBERTS S
4:52.8 M.BURGESS S
4:56.2 P.ROBERTS J
5:06.0 A.NORRISH V
5:06.5 D.GILBERT B
5:11.0 J.BARKER S
5:12.3 N.JOHNSTONE B
5:13.6 S.WOOD B
5:17.6 Mt.CURCHER C
5:18.2 I.HALL B
5:29.0 M.NEAL S
5:32.2 S.SHAW C
6:00.3 P. BURTON B
6:07.6 C.MYNETT C
6:18.0 D. WAIT C
7:19.2 P.McCABE B
3000M
8:40.2 S.HOLLAND S
8:45.3 R.BROOKES J
8:46.0 P.MARTIN S
8:55.4 A.WILSON S
9:01.1 P.BROOK S
9:55.0 A.COSENS Y
9:56.0 J.WADE S
10:12.5 R.SLOAN S
10:15.0 T. CAPEL S
10:21.0 J.CRONSTROM S
10:24.0 D.THOMAS S
10:50.0 P.ROBERTS J
11:09.0 S.ROBERTS S
11:20.0 I. JOHNSTONE J
11:25.2 A. NORRISH V
11:41.0 D.GILBERT B
11:54.0 I.THOMSON S
5000M
14:40.0 P. MARTIN S
14:48.0 S.HOLLAND S
14:53.0 R. BROOKES J
14:58.0 J.HERNON S
15:33.0 P.BROOK S
15:36.0 A.WILSON S
17:19.0 R.SLOAN S
10000M
31:28.0 P. MARTIN
110M HURDLES
16.6 M.BURGESS
16.7 I.THOMSON S
19.4 S. ROBERTS
20.7 J.CRONSTROM SS
20.8 M.NEAL. S
100M HURDLES
17.3 M. DAVIS Y
400M HURDLES
62.8 M. MILES S
65.1 I.THOMSON S
65.1 R.GREEN S
65.6 W. PAGE Y
66.1 S. ROBERTS S
68.2 R.HARVEY S
74.2 R.SLOAN S
3000M STEEPLECHASE
9:36.1 D. STEVENS S
9:58.8 S.HOLLAND
10:12.6 P.BROOK SS
11:06.4 R.SLOAN S
Without water jump S
9:29.8 S.HOLLAND
9:55.6 P.BROOK
10:28.0 P. MARTIN SS
4x100
46.3 BARKER :WADE BURGESS:ROBERTS S
46.6 BARKER:RALPH:BURGESS:ROBERTS S
46.9 CURCHER:COLVER:BURGESS:ROBERTS S
47.3 THOMSON:RALPH BURGESS:COLVER S
47.4 BARKER:COLVER BURGESS:RALPH S
47.6 BARKER:COLVER BURGESS:ROBERTS S
47.8 ROBERTS:THOMSON COLVER:HARVEY
47.8 BARKER:WADE BURGESS:RALPH S
49.0 BARKER:THOMSON BURGESS: ROBERTS S
49.0 BARKER:HARVEY BURGESS: ROBERTS S
49.0 BARKER:BROOK WADE:BURGESS S
49.8 CURCHER:RALPH:DAVIS:BARR YA
52.2 MARSH:WOOD:BIRRELL:BRISTOW B
69.1 PURVER:WAIT SHAW:Mt.CURCHER C
4x400 .
3:35.9 CURCHER:MILES:HARVEY :WADE S
3:36.2 CURCHER:HARVEY GREEN:WADE S
3:40.5 HARVEY:MILES CURCHER:WADE S
3:40.5 ROBERTS:GREEN CURCHER:HARVEY S
3:41.1 CURCHER:WADE: PAGE:HARVEY S
3:43.0 HARVEY:ROBERTS CURCHER:BURGESS S
3:43.7 CURCHER:HERNON:HARVEY:WADE S
3:58.0 GREEN:BROOK WILSON: BROOKES S
4:35.5 BROOK:HOLLAND BURGESS:ROBERTS S
100x100x200x400
1:42.6 COLVER:RALPH BURGESS:WADE S
1:49.8 BARR:McRAE:CURCHER:PAGE Y
1:55.0 MARSH:BRISTOW WOOD :GILBERT B
HIGH JUMP
1.76 A.COLVER J
1.70 M-BURGESS S
1.65 M.NEAL S
1.55 J.BARKER S
1.50 R.SLOAN S
1.50 K.TUPPENNEY S
1.50 J.CRONSTROM S
1.45 M.DAVIS Y
1.45 D.GILBERT B
1.40 S.ROBERTS S
1.20 I.HALL B
1.13 N.JOHNSTONE B
1.10 S.WOOD B
1.00 R.THORPE C
0.90 P.McCABE B
0.90 D.BOARDMAN C
0.80 D.GURDEN C
LONG JUMP
6.52 P.RALPH J
6.44 M-BURGESS S
6.08 A.COLVER J
6.03 J.BARKER S
5.38 A.BARR Y
5.38 M.NEAL S
5.19 S.MARSH B
5.18 W.PAGE Y
5.18 I.THOMSON S
5.05 S.ROBERTS S
5.03 J.CRONSTROM S
4.80 K.TUPPENNEY S
4.67 S.WOOD B
4.33 D.GILBERT C
4.27 R.SLOAN S
4.24 S.SPEER B
3.99 I.HALL B
3.91 J.GURNEY C
3.62 R.THORPE C
3.56 Mt-CURCHER C
3.18 P.McCABE B
3.09 J.PURVER C
2.88 D.BOARDMAN C
2.35 D.GURDEN C
TRIPLE JUMP
13.30 J.BARKER S
13.26 P.RALPH
12.20 M.NEAL
12.18 A.COLVER
12.15 M-BURGESS
11.91 A.BARR
11.09 I.THOMSON
11.02 S-ROBERTS
10.92 P.BROOK
10.23 J.CRONSTROM
9.74 S.WOOD
8.05 Mt-CURCHER
7.98 P.BURTON
POLE VAULT
3.81 M.BURGESS S
2.90 H.DERHUN S
2.89 M.NEAL S
2.44 R.SLOAN S
2.40 J.BARKER S
2.20 M.DAVIS Y
1.00 J.PURVER C
SHOT (16LB)
11.83 P.LAWRENCE S
11.35 K.TUPPENNEY S
9.70 M-BURGESS S
9.23 M.NEAL S
8.25 J.BARKER S
7.59 S.ROBERTS S
6.81 R.SLOAN S
6.73 J.CRONSTROM S
6.61 I.THOMSON S
SHOT (5KG)
10.77 D.McRAE Y
8.05 I.JOHNSTONE Y
SHOT (4KG)
11.77 M.BIRRELL
9.29 I.BRISTOW
7.90 I-HALL
7.31 S.WOOD
7.31 D.GILBERT
7.22 A.LEONARD
6.96 P.McCABE
6.42 N.JOHNSTONE
4.95 Mt-CURCHER
4.66 R.THORPE
3.76 D.BOARDMAN
DISCUS {2KG)
33.12 K.TUPPENNEY S
32.25 P.LAWRENCE S
29.96 M-BURGESS S
25.26 H.DERHUN S
24.54 P.ROBERTS J
24.06 M.NEAL S
20.38 S.ROBERTS S
20.30 R.SLOAN S
19.90 J.CRONSTROM S
18.78 P.MARTIN S
18.56 A.WILSON S
18.00 R.HARVEY S
DISCUS (I.5KG)
38.84 D.McRAE
26.26 P.ROBERTS
13.18 M.WILSON
DISCUS (1.25KG)
26.88 I.BRISTOW
18.70 I.HALL
18.52 P.McCABE
17.14 S.WOOD
15.36 D.GILBERT
9.60 R.THORPE
9.48 Mt-CURCHER
JAVELIN (800G)
57.61 P.LAWRENCE
44.24 M.NEAL
41.86 K.TUPPENNEY
35.94 P.BROOK
35.60 M-BURGESS
34.80 I.THOMSON
33.64 P.MARTIN 3
1.92 H.DERHUN
29.90 J.BARKER
29.74 S.ROBERTS
JAVELIN (700G)
20.88 P.ROBERTS
19.60 I.JOHNSTONE
JAVELIN (600G)
43.10 I.BRISTOW B
36.10 M.BIRRELL B
31.50 A.LEONARD B
26.80 P.MANN B
26.74 N.JOHNSTONE B
18.68 R.THORPE C
14.38 J.PURVER C
13.56 G.BENN ?
12.80 Mt-CURCHER C
12.04 I.GREEST C
10.78 S.FREW C
10.32 P.PHELPS C
9.78 D.BOARDMAN C
8.28 C.MYNETT C
HAMMER (16LB)
32.40 P.LAWRENCE
25.04 K.TUPPENNEY
19.66 M.NEAL
18.52 H.DERHUN
17.70 M-BURGESS
17.70 S.ROBERTS
DECATHLON
5270 M-BURGESS
3171 J.CRONSTROM
SEPTATHLON
3568 M-BURGESS
2892 J.BARKER
2733 S.ROBERTS
2559 J.CRONSTROM
2548 M.NEAL
2005 D.GILBERT
1893 R.SLOAN
1319 S.WOOD
1110 I.HALL
399 P.McCABE
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LADIES RANKINGS 1977
100M
13.0 J.HAZELL I
13.6 M.BOARDMAN G
13.7 P.HORNDL J
14.2 C.WATSON J
14.4 A.POOLE J
14.6 L.SLOAN S
14.8 S.BOURNER G
14.9 J.TUPPENNEY I
14.9 P. TUPPENNEY I
15.0 C.BEVIS G
15.1 K.HARMER G
15.1 R.HUGGINS G
15.4 A.SIMMONS J
15.5 J.RITTER J
15.5 T.McGIFFEN G .
15.5 R.THORPE MG
15.6 L.BOARDMAN I
15.6 S.BROWNHILL G
16.0 S.SWEATMAN G
16.2 C.DIXON G
16.4 J.TAYLOR
13 .6 S.McGIFFEN G
17.5 C.TUCKWELL J
200M
27.7 J.HAZELL I
28.7 M.BOARDMAN G
28.8 C.WATSON J
28.9 M.BOARDMAN ? G
29.5 P.TUPPENNEY I
30.2 E.SLOAN S
31.0 A.POOLE J
32.1 K.HARMER G
32.1 S.BROWNHILL G
32.3 T.McGIFFEN G
33.2 L.BOARDMAN I
33.3 S.SWEATMAN G
34.3 J.TUPPENNEY I
34.3 J.TAYLOR G
34.5 R.THORPE MG
36.5 J.MARTIN G
37.6 S.BOURNER G
400M
63.3 L.SLOAN S
79.6 J.TUPPENNEY I
800M
2:20.1 L.SLOAN S
2:43.0 A.POOLE J
2:39.2 T.McGIFFEN G
2:45.2 S.SWEATMAN G
2:49.6 M.BOARDMAN G
2:58.5 C.BEVIS G
3:03.3 P.TUPPENNEY I
3:06.5 J.HAZELL I
3:06.6 J.TUPPENNEY I
3:08.0 C.WELLS G
3:08.4 S.BROWNHILL G
3:09.7 R.THORPE MG
3:09.8 C.BOOKER G
3:11.7 E.CAPEL S
3:16.5 R.HUGGINS G
3:17.2 L.BOARDMAN I
3:21.1 S.BOURNER G
1500M
4:46.8 LIZ.SLOAN S
5:34.0 T.McGIFFEN G
5:35.0 A.POOLE J
5:50.7 P.HORNDL J
6:06.6 C.BEVIS G
6:09.0 M.BOARDMAN G
6:17.0 S.BROWNHILL G
6:19.0 C.BOOKER G
6:31.0 S.SWEATMAN G
6:40.0 N.WELLS J
6:45.0 E.CAPEL S
6:46.0 M.WILD G
7:03.0 P.TUPPENNEY I
7:23.0 S.SHERWOOD G
7:57.0 L.BOARDMAN I
3000M
10:56.2 LIZ .SLOAN S
13:03.0 T.McGIFFEN G
13:52.4 E-CAPEL S
80M HURDLES
15.8 J.HAZELL I
16.8 J.TUPPENNEY I
17.3P.TUPPENNEY I
19.4 L.BOARDMAN I
75M HURDLES
14.6 M.BOARDMAN G
14.9 A.POOLE J
15.2 R.HUGGINS G
16.0 T.McGIFFEN G
16.4 S.BROWNHILL G
16.8 R.THORPE MG
18.8 N.WELLS J
18.9 S.BOURNER G
19.5 J.TAYLOR G
400M HURDLES
70.5 L.SLOAN S
4x100
56.9 J.TUPPENNEY:L.SLOAN P.TUPPENNEY:J.HAZELL S
57.2 A.POOLE:M.BOARDMAN C.WATSON:P.HORNDL J
57.8 P.TUPPENNEY:J.TUPPENNEY;L.BOARDMAN:J.HAZELL I
58.0 SLOAN:L.BOARDMAN P.TUPPENNEY:HAZELL S
58.0 WATSON:M.BOARDMAN ? :HORNDL J
58.3 WATSON:M.BOARDMAN T.McGIFFEN:HORNDL J
58.4 WATSON:TAYLOR M.BOARDMAN:HORNDL J
59.0 L.BOARDMAN:A.POOLE SLOAN:HAZELL S
59.2 M.BOARDMAN:McGIFFEN HUGGINS:HORNDL J
59.4 WATSON:A.POOLE McGIFFEN:M.BOARDMAN J
59.7 WATSON:HARMER McGIFFEN:M.BOARDMAN J
60.9 DIXON:SIMMONS SWEATMAN:BOURNER J
61.6 S.McGIFFEN:J.RITTER M.BOARDMAN:J.HAZELL I
61.6 WATSON:HARMERT.McGIFFEN:M.BOARDMAN J
62.2 SWEATMAN:WATSONT.McGIFFEN:M.BOARDMAN J
63.0 L.BOARDMAN:J.McGIFFENTUPPENNEY:P.TUPPENNEY J.
63.7 DIXON:BOURNER ? :T.McGIFFEN G
64.6 BOURNER:BEVIS SWEATMAN:T.McGIFFIN G
4x400
4:53.6 J.TUPPENNEY:HAZELL P.TUPPENNEY:SLOAN S
5:09.0 HAZELL:J.TUPPENNEY P.TUPPENNEY:SLOAN S
5:48.4 L.BOARDMAN:E.CAPEL J.TUPPENNEY:P.TUPPENNEY S
HIGH JUMP
1.25 R.HUGGINS G
1.20 L.FOREMAN G
1.20 J.HAZELL I
1.20 L.SLOAN S
1.20 P.TUPPENNEY I
1.20 J.TUPPENNEY I
1.17 C.TAYLOR J
1.15 A.POOLE J
1.15 N.WELLS J
1.15 T.McGIFFEN G
1.10 L.BOARDMAN I
1.10 M.BOARDMAN G
1.05 S.SWEATMAN G
1.05 S.BROWNHILL G
1.00 C.DIXON G
1.00 S.BOURNER G
LONG JUMP
4.89 J.HAZELL I
4.25 J.TUPPENNEY I
4.15 M.BOARDMAN G
4.00 P.TUPPENNEY I
3.99 K.HARMER G
3.96 A.POOLE J
3.87 R.HUGGINS G
3.71 L.FOREMAN G
3.64 C.TAYLOR J
3.54 B.WOOD S
3.52 A.SIMMONS J
3.50 C.WATSON J
3.39 C.DIXON G
3.36 S.SWEATMAN G
3.30 N-WELLS J
3.29 S.BROWNHILL G
3.19 L.BOARDMAN I
3.17 T.McGIFFEN G
3.12 S-BOURNER G
3.05 D.HARRIS G
3.02 J.TAYLOR G
2.87 R.THORPE MG
SHOT (4KG)
8.24 P.TUPPENNEY I
7.77 H.DAVIS S
6.95 L.BOARDMAN I
6.42 J.TUPPENNEY I
6.20 J.HAZELL I
SHOT (3.25KG)
7.40 S.BOARDMAN J
6.89 J.RITTER J
6.84 R.HUGGINS G
5.75 M.BOARDMAN G
5.55 A.POOLE J
5.49 C.WELLS G
4.82 T.MGIFFEN G
4.74 S.SWEATMAN G
4.65 J.TAYLOR G
4.50 C.BOOKER G
4.22 S.BOURNER G
4.11 S.BROWNHILL G
3.98 N.WELLS J
DISCUS
24.70 S.BOARDMAN J
24.24 P.TUPPENNEY I
18.90 A.POOLE J
18.24 J.TUPPENNEY I
17.93 R.HUGGINS G
15.70 L.BOARDMAN I
15.49 H.DAVIS S
14.56 J.RITTER J
12.94 N.WELLS J
12.12 M.BOARDMAN G
12.12 S.SWEATMAN G
9.96 T.McGIFFEN G
9.58 S.BROWNHILL G
8.78 S.BOURNER G
JAVELIN
27.86 P.TUPPENNEY I
24.10 B.WOOD S
16.26 R.HUGGINS G
13.98 A.POOLE J
12.14 C.WELLS G
11.34 L.BOARDMAN I
10.08 C.BOOKER G
9.65 C.DIXON G
9.62 T.McGIFFEN G
8.50 M.BOARDMAN G
8.40 S.BROWNHILL G
7.74 S.SWEATMAN G
PENTATHLON
2026 J.HAZELL I
1446 M.BOARDMAN G
1175 L.BOARDMAN I
SEPTATHLON
2802 J.HAZELL I
2528 P.TUPPENNEY I
2513 A.POOLE J
2337 J.TUPPENNEY I
2232 R.HUGGINS G
2217 M.BOARDMAN G
1678 T.McGIFFEN G
1346 S.BROWNHILL G
1119 L.BOARDMAN I

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