Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its chars. I only own my plot.

Warning: Shonen-ai fic, Mpreg

Pairings: Inui X Yanagi, Sanada X Yukimura, Tezuka X Echizen hints.

To the story then…

Data Tales

By: Gwynhafra86

Chapter 18 (Final Chapter)

The Nationals was over, and the tension that had mounted throughout the year was slowly beginning to die down. Instead, a new mood sprung up, as all of them prepared for the Christmas season.

The other five promised to meet at Yanagi's house. On December 25th, Yukimura walked alongside Sanada as they made their way to the double storey house. Yukimura held a plushie in his hands, while Sanada held several presents in his arms, tottering dangerously because of the weight.

"Sorry to trouble you." Yukimura said lightly as he threw a glance at his boyfriend.

Sanada maintained his stoic façade as he concentrated on holding the gifts, not wanting to tumble down with all those presents, as that would ruin his reputation as Rikkai's feared vice captain. "It's nothing, Yukimura. You're still recovering from the surgery, and from your match against Echizen. It's a better idea if I carry these."

"Thank you, Genichirou." Yukimura smiled at the cap-wearing boy, and the stoic vice-captain hid his face behind the pile of presents he was carrying, so that Yukimura wouldn't see his slightly flushed face.

Both reached the house, and Yukimura rang the doorbell, being the only one with his hands free to do so. "Merry Christmas." He greeted even as he and Sanada stepped into the room.

Tezuka and Atobe were in the sitting room, decorating the tree…or at least, Tezuka was doing most of the decorating, while Atobe was giving commands, putting up small, expensive looking trinkets on the tree once in a while. Sanada set the pile of presents under the tree before walking back to Yukimura, helping to take the blue-haired boy's coat.

Inui walked into the room at that moment. "Ah, you're both here. Merry Christmas." Inui greeted them cheerfully. The Seigaku data master wore a Santa Claus outfit, and was even sporting a fake beard. Sanada's eyes bulged at seeing Inui in that ridiculous outfit. The cap-wearing boy threw a side-glance at Yukimura. To his dismay, the blue haired boy seemed to like the costume though, as he gave Inui an approving smile.

"Why are you wearing those ridiculous clothes?" Sanada asked, staring incredulously at the overly red assemble.

Inui stared down at his clothes. "What's wrong with this? You lack the Christmas spirit, Sanada. Even Renji…"

"Yanagi most certainly wouldn't dress himself up like a clown!" Sanada retorted instantly, trying to defend his fellow Rikkai demon. "He's not like you, he's more…"

"Merry Christmas, Genichirou, Seiichi." Yanagi entered the room too at that precise moment, and he greeted them happily. Sanada's jaw dropped when he realized that Yanagi was also wearing a Santa Claus outfit, complete with a Santa hat too. Inui must have corrupted him! The Rikkai data master held his daughter in his arms, and apparently the baby was dressed as a mini version of her parents, minus the beard and the hat. Yuina giggled happily at the sight of the other two Rikkai demons, waving her hands in the air. When Yukimura called her name, she squirmed in Yanagi's arms, wanting to be let down. Yanagi chuckled before lowering her carefully to the ground.

Yuina crawled over to Yukimura before sitting before him, holding up her hands as she wanted to be picked up. The blue-haired boy scooped her up into his arms, and she settled comfortably and cooed, watching all the teens around her with childlike interest.

Tezuka and Atobe were finally done with the tree, and both teens came over to strike a conversation with them, or at least Atobe did. Tezuka stood with his arms folded, speaking about as much words as Sanada did. Both Atobe and Yukimura took turns holding the baby, while the two stoic ones preferred to be an audience. As for Inui and Yanagi, they allowed their friends to play with their daughter, but kept a hawk's eye on her all the same.

Inui gave a chuckle as Yukimura had somehow managed to persuade Sanada to lift her up high, since Yuina liked that. The baby giggled and flailed happily, and Inui chuckled some more.

Yanagi raised an eyebrow at him, but commented nothing on that. Inui knew that his boyfriend was wondering why he was laughing. He lightly touched Yanagi's hand, getting his attention before speaking up. "Ne, Renji. Don't you think our daughter is going to be so spoilt?"

The brunette chuckled at that. "Mm…that does seem to be a possibility." Whenever the others came for a visit, they would try to help out with babysitting Yuina. Atobe was best at preparing her milk, Yukimura was best at making her laugh, and Sanada was best at changing her diapers (initially, Yukimura wanted to do that but Sanada stopped him, taking over that task instead. Who knew that he'd actually excel at it). As for Tezuka…he was best at making her cry, or making her scurry far, far away from him.

By the looks of it, Yuina was still intimidated by his poker face, as she began to cry in Yukimura's arms. Tezuka averted his gaze. "She seems to be afraid of me." He spoke flatly. Inui's calculated a 20 percent chance that he was upset by the idea.

"I apologize, Tezuka. Yuina does seem to be rather afraid of strangers."

"I'm no stranger…" Tezuka pointed out.

"You should smile more then, or she's going to take you as one." Atobe smirked.

Tezuka frowned in response to that. Inui slinked over to his former captain's side, lowering his voice so that only Tezuka would be able to hear him. "It shouldn't be that hard, Tezuka. After all, you did smile when Echizen won his match…or was it because of Echizen himself?"

Tezuka said nothing to Inui's statement, though his face turned 0.05 percent more flushed than usual.

Yanagi shook his head at his boyfriend's antics. "I'll get more cookies." He excused himself and headed to the kitchen. Inui brightened up. "I'll go with you." He said cheerfully.

Tezuka and Sanada exchanged a look at that. "And we'll be going too." They stated instantly. Sanada passed Yuina over to Yukimura before marching off with Tezuka to the kitchen after Inui, walking in a fashion similar to what wardens would do to an inmate.

Yanagi raised an eyebrow at seeing the entire entourage walk in. He chuckled as a rather gloomy looking Inui joined him at arranging the cookies onto a tray. "So they've volunteered to help out too?"

"They've invited themselves over alright." Inui mumbled. It seemed that those two hadn't forgiven the two data masters yet for one teeny, careless miscalculation on their part. Well, not exactly teeny, but they had been careless indeed.

XXX

Over One Month Ago

"Renji?" Inui set his bag in his room and walked out before looking around, seeking out his boyfriend.

He found Yanagi in his room, watching a video intently even as he memorised all data. Inui shut the door behind him and went to sit on the bed, next to Yanagi. However did the Rikkai data master collect data and attend his practices at the same time was beyond him, especially with how he had managed to record the whole practice from start to end.

"You people aren't loosening up even though the Nationals have ended, are you?" Inui asked even as he adjusted his glasses. Rikkai Dai was as scary as usual.

Yanagi turned to him momentarily. "Of course, Sadaharu. We will have to reclaim the throne when we enter senior high after all."

Inui shook his head. "You are welcome to try." He threw a glance up at the clock. "What time are the others supposed to drop by to babysit Yuina again?"

Yanagi followed his gaze. "They hadn't mentioned, but according to their usual schedule, they will most likely be dropping by within an hour."

Inui nodded, agreeing to his boyfriend's statement. He vaguely wondered what he should be doing to pass time while waiting for the others. He would love to play with his baby daughter but she was sleeping, and while the video Yanagi had recorded looked interesting, he wasn't really in the mood to collect data that day.

He gave a sigh, lying on his back with his hands behind his head. A short nap before the others dropped by sounded good.

Yanagi turned away from the recording briefly. "How rare, Sadaharu, to see you bored like this."

"Mm…I'm not really in the mood to do anything…" He readjusted his glasses and tried to scratch the itch on his cheek, but unfortunately the task was made difficult by the fact that his whole face was bandaged.

Yanagi looked mildly guilty at that. "You still haven't recovered from the Nationals…"

"Aa." Good grief. The Devil Akaya could dish out a hell of a thrashing if he wanted to. Inui made a mental note to stay out of Akaya's bad side…if he could help it…

Yanagi reached out, tracing his face lightly. "I'm sorry, Sadaharu. I should have been able to restrain him better." He muttered softly.

"You were his doubles partner. Not his keeper. It wasn't your fault, Renji." Inui tried to scratch the itch again, and had to give up. He gave a sigh and let his hand return to his side. "Besides, it was only a nasty looking gash made when the ball grazed my forehead. That doctor was overreacting when he had my whole head bandaged. I was only playing tennis. It wasn't like I was involved in a car accident."

Yanagi chuckled at Inui's statement. The Seigaku data master's hand twitched, feeling the persistent itch on his face again. Inui sat up, giving a mildly frustrated growl. "I'm going to take off these bandages. The wound should have healed by now."

"I'll help you redress the wound. Lie down, Sadaharu." Yanagi gently pushed him back onto the bed. The brunette left briefly before returning with some fresh gauze and some iodine. He undressed the bandages carefully, cleaning the wound before redressing it in a simple dressing, not mummifying Inui's whole face like what the doctor did.

"Do I have to lie down while you do that?" Inui asked, amused.

Yanagi leaned over to inspect his work. "Mm…I work better this way, Sadaharu." His fingers danced across Inui's face as he worked, creating a tingle with his gentle touch. It was incredible that those hands, which held such incredible strength when wielding a racket, could also hold such gentleness. Inui's eyes closed as he felt comfortable, and was on the verge of dozing off.

Yanagi seemed to have finished replacing the gauze to Inui's wound, and he continued to stroke Inui's face, planting kisses to Inui's forehead, near the wound. Inui's eyes opened again, staring up at Yanagi, whose face was hovering a mere inches away from him. He vaguely mused that Yanagi was very attractive up close. As Yanagi leaned over to kiss him again, Inui couldn't help wondering if this would be what it felt like if Yanagi topped.

…Wait a minute…

The next moment, Inui flipped Yanagi over, so that their roles were reversed. Yanagi's eyes opened as his back hit the bed, while Inui leaned over him.

"Ehe…you've noticed. I've calculated a 66 percent chance that you would, but I was placing my hopes on the remaining 34 percent." Yanagi grinned playfully.

"You underestimate my data." Inui smirked before bending over to kiss Yanagi. The brunette wrapped his arms around Inui's neck, deepening the kiss. Inui's hand rested lightly on Yanagi's stomach, feeling the warm skin beneath his fingers. He traced Yanagi's abdominal muscles even as he continued to kiss the other data master, noting with a hint of evil glee that Yanagi wasn't as well built as he was, since the brunette was more on the slender side instead. His fingers came to the scar, and Inui traced it with a deep feeling of respect, as he was reminded of what his boyfriend had to go through.

There was a muffled gasp from Yanagi, and Inui's fingers halted. The incision still hadn't healed yet? "I'm sorry Renji. I didn't realize this is still hurting you." He said apologetically.

Yanagi's face was slightly flushed, as he avoided Inui's gaze. "No Sadaharu. It doesn't hurt."

'It doesn't hurt?' Inui studied Yanagi's expression. It didn't take him long to figure out. Ah. So it was not pain... Sadistically, he ran his fingers over the scar again. He felt the other teen shiver beneath him, as Yanagi turned another shade redder. Yanagi bit Inui's bottom lip lightly in retaliation. Their make out session grew increasingly bolder, and Inui was so preoccupied with trying to slip his hand under Yanagi's shirt that he didn't hear the room door open.

The sounds of someone close to hyperventilating brought him back to earth, and for a brief moment he feared he had cut off Yanagi's air supply for too long. He pulled back slightly to check on his boyfriend's condition, but while Yanagi looked rather glazed-eyed and breathless, he certainly didn't look like he was suffering from a severe lack of oxygen.

The sounds were still there though, so if it wasn't Yanagi…

Inui slowly turned around.

"Inui Sadaharu! How dare you! You…you…" Yup. Poor Sanada looked like he needed medical attention. Immediately. If the lack of air didn't finish him off, a heart attack would.

If that wasn't bad enough…

"Inui! When a man loves another man they…" That pretty much led to another of Tezuka's special birds and bees talk.

XXX

There was a 99 percent chance those two certainly hadn't forgiven them for that yet. Inui sighed, wondering if those two would ever let the two data masters out of their sight again.

Yanagi tended to the drinks near him, and when the oven made a sound, the brunette headed over immediately.

"Sadaharu. I believe our home-made cookies are done." He said cheerfully, taking out a tray of UFO (Unidentified Fermented Objects).

Inui's glasses glinted. "Oh? Those Live Bites turned out perfectly." He stated happily.

"L-Live Bites?" Sanada turned slightly green. That did sound like a fitting name. Some of those cookies were moving…

Inui gave him a calm stare. "That's right. Initially I wanted to name them Love Bites, since this is the brainchild of both Renji and I, but that sounded so corny so I've improvised." He cheerfully took the biscuits and drinks out, heading back to the living room. Seeing how the two wooden blocks had paled, Inui grinned. He was going to have his revenge for their interruption of his alone time with Yanagi.

Sadly, aside from Inui and Yanagi, no one else touched the cookies or drinks, as they favoured the bottles of soft drinks instead. Inui couldn't help sulking a little because his friends were not appreciative of his efforts, and Yanagi patted him on the back to cheer him up.

The teens continued on with their Christmas celebration. Tezuka and Atobe were engaged in a game of chess, with Tezuka using his right hand since his left was still injured. Sanada and Yukimura were helping Yuina open some of the Christmas presents, since the baby was still too young to do so, while Inui and Yanagi finished the rest of the drinks and cookies, and they had to guess the ingredients of each other's inventions.

Who knew how it had started, but somehow or rather, talks of Yuina's future popped up. It was a harmless question started by Yukimura, actually, who meant no harm.

"Inui, Renji. Which school might the two of you be sending your daughter to in the future?" The blue haired beauty asked even as he bounced the 9 months old baby in his arms.

Before either of Yuina's parents could reply, Sanada had spoken up first. "Rikkai Dai. She's definitely going there."

"Seishun Gakuen. Inui's from Seigaku after all." Tezuka spoke up immediately.

Sanada frowned. "Yanagi's from Rikkai Dai."

"Inui's from Seigaku, and he's her father." Tezuka insisted.

"Yanagi's her father too." Sanada's frown turned down even more.

"No, he's her mother." Tezuka stated bluntly.

"How would that affect his rights to have a say as to which school he wants his daughter to go to in the future?"

The two wooden blocks ended up bickering over it. Atobe gave a sigh. "After seeing the nonsense cooked up by both of you peasants, I'm sure she wouldn't want to go to either of your schools. She will be going to Hyotei Gakuen instead. Right, Inui?" Thanks to that statement, the diva too was dragged into the three sided battle.

Inui took out his notebook and began scribbling in it, while Yanagi kept his arms folded. "Interesting. They've asked us for our decision on Yuina's future, but neither of us seems to have a real say in it." Yanagi spoke up first.

"I guess this is the problem with having an inter-school baby." Inui chuckled.

All three of them stopped their argument, and they turned to Inui as one. "Saa, Inui! Which school will she be going to? Seigaku, Rikkai or Hyotei?" They demanded at the same time.

Inui closed his notebook. "Higa Chuu." He replied without batting an eyelid, and even if he did, those three were unlikely to see it anyway.

The expressions on their faces were priceless…or at least the expression on Atobe's face was priceless. The other two swooned slightly, but remained expressionless. Yukimura chuckled. "My…those three actually believed you. Gen…you're so silly sometimes." He smiled at Sanada.

Yuina hugged her new bunny plushie (a joint present from her parents) and giggled, finding their bickering funny even though she didn't understand a word of it. She glanced over at where her parents were seated and waved her hands, dropping the plushie as she did so. Upset that she dropped her toy, the baby looked like she was going to cry any moment, though Yanagi was next to her in an instant, picking up the toy and handing it back to her.

"Pa!" She called out happily. Yanagi smiled at her, patting her on the head before letting Yukimura continue to hold her. Nearby, the two captains and one vice-captain had Inui cornered; trying to make it clear just which school he was sending Yuina to.

Inui managed to worm himself away, heading over to Yukimura and Yanagi. At seeing him, Yuina cooed with delight. "Otou-otou!" She chirped.

Inui took his baby daughter from Yukimura, cradling her in his arms. "Whichever school she's going to, I'll leave that to her choice." He finally stated.

The other three eventually consented to that decision. Yanagi came over, patting Inui on the shoulder. "That's very grown up of you to think that way." He complimented.

Inui nodded. "Mm…in fact…I'll be preparing her for Seigaku."

Yanagi snorted. "I withdraw my previous statement. If you're truly mature, you're going to send her to Rikkai Dai."

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By 10PM, the others left for home, and the two data master too went to put their daughter to bed. Yuina blinked sleepily up at her parents, hugging on to her bunny plushie. "Otou-otou…" She murmured tiredly as Inui tucked her into her cot. After Yanagi gave her a pacifier, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.

The two remained there a while, watching their daughter sleep. Inui wrapped one arm around Yanagi's waist, drawing him closer.

"You know, Renji." Inui began, and his boyfriend turned around slightly to look at him. "All those talk about Yuina's future just now had me thinking…about Yuina's future…and our future."

Yanagi nodded. "What about it?"

Inui tightened his hold around his boyfriend. "What would it be like for us in the future? 10 years from now, are you still willing to remain with me? I would like to think that we would always remain like this, with just practice, and school, and taking care of Yuina together, but I understand that we both have our personal lives to attend to and if it wasn't because of the current circumstances…" He was silenced by Yanagi's finger to his lips.

"Sadaharu…you can be quite insecure sometimes." He chuckled, hugging Inui lightly. "We're in this together. Besides…" His eyes opened slightly. "I was already yours when I saw how you'd cry for me should anything happen to me."

Inui's face flushed lightly. Yanagi smiled at him. "Well, and what about our daughter's future?"

Inui loved it every time Yanagi said "our daughter". Yanagi seemed to be taking the initiative to constantly reassure him that they would always remain a family. "As for Yuina…our baby girl is going to grow up someday…" Inui began.

Yanagi cocked his head to one side. "Isn't that of course?"

"Mm…she'll grow up to become a beautiful little girl, and we wouldn't be able to keep her a secret anymore. In fact, she doesn't deserve to be kept a secret." Inui rested his head on Yanagi's shoulder. "All these might have started out as an accident, but when I said I would be taking responsibility, I intend to make sure I do so properly. Currently, we're trying the best we can to adapt to our new responsibilities, and we have Atobe helping us financially, but it wouldn't be right for us to depend on him all the time. Most of the efforts must come from us."

Inui paused a while. "We're both still very much dependent on our families…and I think that for us…the first step might be to inform our families about…our daughter."

Yanagi shuddered very visibly at that. It was obvious that he too, like Inui, was trying to delay the inevitable, to escape reality. "That's true…"

Inui rubbed his shoulders lightly to calm him. "I'll talk to your parents, to explain about Yuina…and to get their consent…for us."

Yanagi stared at him for a while. After a few moments, the brunette gave a sigh, shaking his head. "As reckless as always. It's a no wonder you can't beat me at data yet."

"Mm…there is a 95 percent chance your parents are going to kill me, but I'm willing to take that risk. No matter what, our parents are our parents, so they would be the ones to help us through this too. I can roughly understand that feeling now." Inui threw a glance briefly in Yuina's direction. He held Yanagi's hand. "Also, I will be enrolling into Rikkai Dai's senior high level next year. However, before I do any of the above mentioned, there is something I'll need your consent on." He looked his boyfriend in the eyes. "Renji, will you be my doubles partner, be it in life or on the courts, forever?"

At long last, Yanagi did not run away, as he smiled, giving Inui's hand a squeeze.

"Of course, Sadaharu."

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Omake

8 years later

"Inui-chan, is it all right if I walk with you to school?"

Inui Yuina looked up from her notebook, spotting a rather shy looking boy fidgeting before her. She added another note to the page and closed the book. "I don't mind." She said finally, tucking her book into her bag. After adjusting the ribbons holding up her shoulder length hair into a ponytail, she walked alongside the boy, who was blushing slightly.

"A-anou…I'm not sure if you remember me, but I was in the same class with you last year, and my name is…" The boy began.

"Senrou Akira, was what you wanted to say right?" She smiled slightly at the boy, who nodded meekly. "8 years old, born May 1st, bloodtype O, and you were seated two seats behind mine. You had a habit of twirling your pencil counter clockwise whenever you got bored of the teacher's speeches, and you tend to tilt your head to your right at a 75 degrees angle when there is something you do not understand." She said smoothly to the boy, whose jaw was now hanging open slightly. "Don't worry. I don't forget people's data as long as I have them."

"Aa…is that so?" The boy resumed his pace beside her. "I'm surprised that you've noticed me though, since my seat is behind yours. Inui-chan…I'd…very much like to be your friend." He blushed as he said it.

Yuina glanced over at him briefly. "…I don't mind…"

The boy brightened up immediately. "Really?" He sounded like Christmas came early.

Yuina nodded briefly. "Hai. You might want to quicken your pace though. There is a 97 percent chance he would be coming after you in a while."

The boy blinked. "Eh?"

XXX

Meanwhile, hidden behind a lamp pole, a certain black haired, bespectacled man was watching the two closely. His nails raked across the metal pole (which could hardly hide his tall form) as he resisted the urge to lunge forward and choke the boy walking alongside the brunette girl. No one was allowed to get near her…no…scratch that. No male, aside from himself and his significant other, was allowed to go near her.

A hand landed on his shoulder. He didn't jump, having already calculated the possibility of that happening. This was followed on by an amused sigh.

"Sadaharu…just what do you think you're doing?" Yanagi asked with his arms crossed before him.

Inui's glasses glinted as he continued to cause scratch marks on the poor, innocent pole. "Watching over the safety of our precious daughter, of course. I want to know who that brat is, which family he's from, where he lives, what are his grades and what are his intentions for befriending Yuina…oh yes…I'm going to collect all the data on him to make sure he's eligible to come anywhere near our Yuina."

Yanagi shook his head. "Honestly. You're so overprotective sometimes, and our Yuina doesn't like that, if you remember. She's only 8. What could possibly happen?"

Inui took his eyes off those two as he turned to Yanagi instead. "Do you remember what you were like when you were 8?"

Yanagi thought about it, gave a cough and folded his arms again. "Fine. Point taken. Still…you don't have to be that worried every time a boy approaches her."

Inui smirked. "Oh? And you're not worried? Why are you here too then?"

"To keep an eye on you and make sure you behave yourself, of course." Yanagi stated as -a-matter-of-factly. "At this rate, she's not going to get married."

Inui growled at the idea of his little girl being stolen from him by some random guy. "If there are any guys trying to court my Yuina, he'd have to get my permission first. Of course, he'd also have to try out at least three of my inventions first…ufufufu…"

Yanagi sighed. "I'll rephrase that. She's not going to even get a boyfriend at this rate."

Just then, the boy reached out and held Yuina's hand. Immediately Inui tried to lunge forward with a snarl, but Yanagi kept a firm hold on him, keeping him in place. "That brat…how dare he…the nerve!" Inui continued to rage.

"They're already at the school gates, Sadaharu. You too should be going to work now or your boss will be angry." Yanagi insisted, dragging him away.

"After the experience with your parents, I don't think an angry Atobe will scare me now. Our daughter is my main priority." Inui frowned, mellowing a little now that his daughter was in school. "She's too attractive for her own good…well…I suppose she can't really help it though, since she has inherited your features."

It was a good thing Inui was looking in the direction of the school gates, or he would have seen the slight flush spreading across Yanagi's face. "You say that like it's my fault, but whose emerald eyes has she inherited? All she has to do is to open those eyes of hers and she'd have all the guys smitten."

"Not all the males get smitten over my eyes, Renji. Only you." Inui grinned, causing Yanagi to flush some more.

"Sadaharu!" Yanagi scolded. Inui decided not to tease him anymore, obediently allowing the brunette to steer him off in the direction of work.

Yanagi struck a conversation as they walked. "Really, Inui. You have such a daughter complex that you're only going to scare Yuina away at this rate. I wonder if you'd be less overprotective if Yuina hadn't been an only child."

Inui pondered over that a while. "That might be possible, but I don't think we can change that fact anytime soon. We've been trying a few times the normal way, but the chances of a second child are next to nil."

Yanagi's face sighed. "It's because I'm normal that I can't get pregnant that way, Sadaharu." He reached out and took Inui's hand. "It's not like we're all out of options just yet. After all, I still remember the ingredients for that concoction of yours. Only if you're really ready for a second child though. What do you think, Sadaharu?"

Inui's glasses glinted in reply.

The End

That's the last chapter for Data Tales. Thank you all for reading. I do hope you've enjoyed the story and if there are any mistakes I've made, I apologize and please help to point them out so that I can correct it. Please note that I wouldn't be able to reply to anonymous reviews after this chapter.

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