Bonjour ma cherries!
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Don't worry nothing is going to go smoothly from now on – That I can promise you...Nothing is ever forgotten after 'I'm Sorry' even if you wished it could disappear out of your mind completely.
So from here on out I am going to gradually pull Bella's wings out from underneath her jumper...She hides them too much and she needs to let them show now so be prepared for her to be a little more independent.
RIP again to the legend that was 'The Rev' from A7X....So sad that the year 2009 has taken away another great person. Tributes to the rest of A7X and Rev's family.
*~Bella~*
I sat on my bed with my head in the clouds...Have you ever had one of those days where you don't think about anything in particular you tend to think about various different things...Touching on the surface of one thought and then going to another one and then another and the thoughts may not be chained by similarity they could be something completely random.
I twiddled my fingers around the ends of my hair...Not knowing where my mind was but I didn't seem to worry about it – I liked the way I could escape into another world and forget about reality for a while.
"Hey...Dolly day-dream...Put your make-up on we're going to Port Angeles!"
I snapped out of my daydream and looked towards my bedroom door at Alice staring at me with both her hands on her hips.
"What"? I replied still in a daze.
"Port Angeles...We are all having a day out and I am not taking no for an answer" she said and I bit my lip.
"Alice...I don't think-" I started
"Bella come on....It won't be the same without you...All of us are going" Alice said as she shot me a pout.
"Okay fine...But NO shopping" I replied, Alice opened her mouth to protest before closing it and nodding in understanding.
I smiled a little wickedly at her as she rolled her eyes...Alice may be persuasive but I did have the one-up on her at the moment and I didn't think there should be anything wrong with using that advantage.
I grabbed my makeup bag after Alice left the room and went with makeup colours that were similar to my own skin tone...I didn't want to go all-out but I wanted to look presentable and any way I had earned myself a huge spot on my face and there was no way I was going to go out with what looked like a huge traffic light on my face.
Once I had finished I contemplated about doing my hair...The sun hardly ever shone here in Forks and it was similar to England in that way...It seemed pointless doing my hair up nicely and then just have the rain dumped on it..I picked out a pair dark blue jeans although they did look navy blue in some lights and a black V-neck sweater...I looked to the edge of the wardrobe and smiled surprised to find I did own a coat...It was black and shapely which suited me just fine...I wasn't the person to wear gold glitter material like Alice.
I left my hair and checked to make sure I had put my makeup on right before walking out of my room again and down the stairs.
I went into the kitchen and grabbed the carton of apple juice from the fridge and took out a glass and poured some in before putting the carton back in the fridge. I drank slowly wincing at the coldness of the juice hitting my teeth before washing the glass out and putting it back in the cabinet when I had finished.
I couldn't hear anything in the house...Carlisle would be in his office and Esme was still upstairs in bed...There were no signs of my brothers and sister so I would do something to wait for them, I could imagine that Alice was making sure she had her appearance just right and probably bossing our brothers around to make the same effort. I walked into the living room and plopped myself down on the sofa and grasped the remote next to me on the arm...I flicked the TV on and it immediately was on a channel where two girls were having an argument...It was American by the accents so I kept it on the channel and attempted to get in to it...I didn't want to try and change the channel because I have no idea about how US TV works.
"One Tree Hill....Nice!" I turned my head to see Emmett walking towards me.
"Is that what it's called? I wouldn't know" I replied as he threw himself next to me causing my body to sink into the sofa a little more.
"These two are best friends...The brunette is called Brooke and she is played by the HOT Sophia Bush and the blonde is called Peyton played by also HOT Hillarie Burton"
"I am sure their faces are plastic" I said as Emmett chuckled lightly.
"How do you know?" Emmett asked.
"They're cheeks don't move...Isn't that what people in this country do? Pull their faces so tight that they can't see properly and then to feel younger they marry men thirty years older than them" I explained.
"Haha wow the Brits certainly don't like us do they"? Emmett remarked.
"No, there is no judgement with English Society against Americans...It's my own personal view really everyone needs to look so fantastic and they can't take the pressure so they turn plastic...I think it's a shame that people can't be accepted the way they are" I replied as Emmett nodded looking deep in thought about what I had just said.
"I am changing the subject a little bit here, Bella...Rosalie is coming with us today and Jasper too and I just wondered whether you were okay with that? I mean...It's okay if you only want us with you" he said.
"No Emmett it's fine...If I had a boyfriend of my own then I probably would push him to come with us to meet my family...I only want Rosalie to actually TALK to me...It's really awkward when we are standing staring at each other and neither of us having anything to say" I explained giving him an apologetic look "It's not a big problem Emmett but it would be nice to actually say one word to her without her looking like she has just thrown me up" I added.
"Don't worry, Bella...I spoke to her this week about it and she agrees that it is awkward" he replied and I nodded back in relief.
"Thanks. So where are Alice and Edward"? I asked him as he sighed with a gradual smile forming on his lips.
"Once Alice had attempted to work her so-called 'magic' on me she moved on to Edward...I have no idea about whether he told her to where to shove it or not but I guess we will have to wait and see" he replied and I giggled.
"Poor Alice....You look good though, Emmett" I said the blush instantly forming on my cheeks...why did you have to go and say that, Bella.
"I can only guess that the blush forming on your face proves that you want me...I don't know how you go about this in England, Bella but here it is perverted to fancy your own brother" He said sarcastically with a smirk thrown in...I nudged him in the elbow trying hard to fight the smile pulling at my mouth.
"There is no law when you are ADOPTED siblings" I threw back and Emmett guffawed throwing his head back.
"Bella, Bella, Bella....I am so proud of you"! He exclaimed and I giggled along with him. "Maybe you should watch American TV more often if it leads to these kinds of conversations" he added.
"Emmett I don't need to make your ego any bigger so I wouldn't give you the satisfaction of doing it again" I shot back.
"Ahhh well...I will get it out of you when you least expect it" he replied and I rolled my eyes at him.
"Okay are you guys ready to go"? Alice chimed as she came down the stairs the sound of her voice mixing in with her steps.
"Ali we have been ready for about twenty minutes...What were you guys doing up there?" Emmett asked in a whine.
"We weren't doing anything...Just talking" Edward replied as he joined Alice at the bottom of the stairs...Shooting me a little smile in greeting and Emmett a nod of his head.
"Alrighty...Let's go" Alice sang as she grabbed her keys off of the coffee table and walked out of the door without a backward glance...Emmett got up reached for something in his back pocket which were his own keys and he walked out with Edward...I stretched out a little before getting up and walking out of the door closing it behind me.
I stood outside the front door at both cars...Emmett and Edward had already climbed into Emmett's jeep and turned the key into the ignition I looked over at Alice and she waved at me with a huge smile on her face...I guess it's going to be girls against the guys today. I sighed inwardly and walked over to Alice's car climbing in and fastening my seatbelt.
"So is there anywhere you would like to go in particular, Bella"? Alice asked as she drove out of the driveway and turned on the radio.
"Not really thanks" I said and she smiled.
"You're one of those people who walk around until they see somewhere interesting and only then do they go in"? she asked me.
"Yeah something like that" I answered.
"I wish I could be more like that....I adore clothes far too much that it is really hard to have any self-control I would be happier knowing if I did appreciate what I had and not waste my money on these things but I can't help it" she said
"I know you can't Alice...There are sometimes when I wish I could be more girly like you are" I stated and she giggled next to me.
"Maybe we can learn from each other"? Alice said and I smiled and nodded.
It was around another fifteen minutes before Alice parked her car into a car park...Emmett's jeep was already there...I climbed out of the car with Alice and took a look around.
We were at what looked like a pier...Something that I would have seen in England in places like Brighton and Dover it was nice...There were no seagulls crowing like in England but there were large amounts of cloud in the sky so strangely enough it did feel refreshing to be there and I hadn't ever been out of the house up until now so I would do my best to enjoy myself.
Alice took my hand and locked her car by the button on her keys before we both made our way over to Emmett and Edward who were sitting on some rocks.
"Guys...It is not a race unless I say it is there is no need to go fast and leave us behind" Alice said and I bit my lip from trying not to laugh at the sound of her voice.
"Sorry little sis but us guys need the adrenaline rush" Emmett replied as Alice exhaled in aggravation.
"Adrenaline rush"? Alice asked sarcastically.
"Yeah it's very common..." Emmett started
"You can Google it" Edward broke him off and Alice stared down at her feet biting her lips together, I could tell that she was trying to hide her laughter I just smiled at my brothers even though I had no idea about what they had just said.
"I guess you won't be wanting these then" Emmett said as he reached behind his back and pulled out two large cups with a spoon wrapped on the side. Alice squealed and grabbed a cup from Emmett...I looked at Emmett with confusion.
"It's okay Bella, it's the best ice cream in the world" Edward said as Emmett pushed the cup closer to me...I grabbed it hesitantly and pulled at the spoon on the side. It fell out of the wrapping and I entwined it with my fingers and scooped some ice cream out of the cup onto it...I put it up to my mouth and tasted it.
Oh my God....I had some good ice cream in the past but this was beyond anything I have ever tasted...I beamed at Emmett as I lapped my tongue around the sweetness of the ice cream.
"It's good isn't it"? He smirked at me.
"What is it"?! I exclaimed at him once I had fully swallowed my first taste.
"Ben and Jerry's...To be precise that flavour is cookie dough" He replied as I dug my fork in deeper this time and took a bigger bite...He giggled.
"So how about we walk along the beach"? Alice asked us as she looked at us all in turn...We all nodded.
Emmett grabbed my hand and dragged me along the opposite way we had just come...I whined internally that I could no longer taste anymore ice cream until he let go but I was holding out hope that he would release me soon enough. We all got to a descending mould of steps...I could see the sand at the bottom..I looked behind me and Edward was clasping onto Alice's hand as she smiled assuringly at me. Our brothers led us down the steps until we got to the bottom and then both Emmett and Edward released our hands and sprinted in front of us towards the sea. Alice grabbed my hand from behind me and giggled as she looked out towards the sea with me.
"Guys eh"? she said and I giggled...Alice began to walk along the sand with her grip still on me I looked at my ice cream cup and sighed...The ice cream had already begun to melt and it didn't look like Alice was ever going to let go.
"Do you miss your home, Bella"? Alice asked me as we continued to walk...The sound of the waves crashing and the wind caressing our faces.
"A little...Being in places like this kind of makes it more real the fact that I am not there anymore" I answered and she nodded.
"You never know...You may like the US even more than England after a few years" she stated and I laughed a little.
"Maybe" I said and she smiled. "Why were you with Edward so long earlier?" I asked her and she lifted her head up to look out in front of her and sighed.
"That's not really for me to say, Bella...Has he ever told you about a girl named Jessica Stanley?" She asked.
I nodded..."Hold on, that's not the Jessica I eat lunch with, is it?!" I asked her.
"No that's Jessica Hewer" She said and I sighed a little in relief – The last thing I would need at school was a girl harassing me about Edward. "Jessica Stanley is a friend of our cousin's...She doesn't go to this school but we were talking about her" she said and I nodded closing my mouth at the same time...I didn't want to be nosey.
"Where's Jasper"? I asked her.
"He's working at the moment...He will be here later on though, he is also giving Rose a lift down" Alice replied.
"Alice...Are you really good friends with Rosalie"?
"As much as she will let me anyway...Rosalie is a secretive person inside she just doesn't like to show it...She has been through a lot and we have each other's backs now and that's all I could ask from her really....I wouldn't worry, Bella she will get used to you" Alice said and I nodded.
Alice and I had reached another area of rocks...Alice released my arm as I perched onto one easily and began to dig into my now almost-runny ice cream...I looked up when I heard Alice scream.
Emmett and Edward had both grabbed her; Edward had grabbed her feet and Emmett her shoulders...Her cup of ice cream discarded on the sand and about to be washed up by the sea. I smiled back as Alice did not seem to look annoyed, she was giggling along with the guys. Emmett and Edward began to take her deeper into the sea and Alice's screams got louder without any kind of warning they dumped Alice's body in the water.
I winced at the suddenness of her body hitting the water but was happy when her head bobbed back up her hand running through her hair as she stood upright. She crouched down and splashed Emmett as he chuckled and splashed her back the two of them completely soaked to the skin. I had the last bits of ice cream and squashed the cup in my hands.
"You alright up here"?
I looked up from the cup to see Edward standing in front of me...Wearing a jumper which he must have put on over his wet one because a few wet patches had soaked through onto the dark coloured jumper.
"Yes thanks...Are you not cold"? I asked him pointing at his partly-wet shirt. He smiled and run his hand through his hair.
"No...I don't feel the cold that much" he replied "Can I sit with you?" he asked, I looked up at him.
"You don't have to ask, Edward" I replied and he smirked and sat down next to me pulling his knees up to fold his arms on them.
"I would take you in but I imagine that you wouldn't like it" he said and I smiled fiddling with the cup in both my hands.
"That's right...I can't swim anyway" I said as Edward shot his glance towards me.
"You're kidding me, Bella"? He asked and I shook my head.
"My mom was going to teach me but she never got round to it..." I trailed off.
"I could teach you if you want" Edward asked and I scoffed.
"No thank you all the same but I don't like the water" I replied as Edward giggled a little.
"Why"? He said.
"It's dirty" I said as he giggled a little more.
"You are a funny one, sis you know that"? He said and I smiled.
"I am your sister though and you are supposed to love everything about me" I stated.
"Touché ma petit soeur" he replied and I groaned.
"Enough with the French already, Edward" I whined and he gestured zipping up his mouth and continued to look out to where Alice and Emmett were still attacking each other now physically along with the saltwater.
"Do you two always do that to Alice"? I asked.
"Yes...It's the Cullen tradition...Every beach we go to we throw Alice in" he said and I giggled at the thought of Alice being thrown into a variety of different seas but hands up to her as she giggled and laughed about it...I would throw myself into a fit if I was her.
"Looks like Emmett and Alice are ready to come out" he said as I looked at Alice and Emmett who had now reached the sand and were still laughing. Edward hopped down from the rock and gestured his hand out towards me, I took it and jumped down...Edward grabbed another jumper from a rock further away and I walked along beside him.
"Emmett...Here's your jumper"! Edward yelled as Emmett gave a thumbs up in appreciation and ran towards us, Alice tiptoed along behind probably uncomfortable where her shoes were wet. Edward handed Emmett his jumper and I unfastened the buttons on my coat...Taking it completely off of my shoulders and held it out to Alice.
"No Bella I am fine really" she answered in protest and I shot her an angry look.
"Alice you are going to freeze...Take it" I replied
"Thank you very much, Bella" she said with a smile taking it and wrapping it around herself.
"So who wants lunch"? Emmett said....all of us rolled our eyes before nodding and walked down the same way that we had come. One by one we climbed up the steps again only this time we walked past the cars and further into the town.
The walk wasn't long as Emmett stopped in front of a line of buildings on a street and turned to face us.
"What do we all fancy today then"? He asked us all as I gave Alice a look.
"EMMETT"? We all turned round at the sound of Emmett being called and saw Rosalie and Jasper walking towards us from behind arm in arm. Rosalie waved timidly and Jasper smiled as they got closer. Jasper grabbed a hold of Alice and swung her around as she giggled then kissed her on the lips lovingly...Rosalie wrapped her arm around Emmett as he wrapped his own arm around her and kissed her forehead.
"Hi Bella, Edward" Rosalie greeted us with a little smile and we both said our greetings back.
"Hey guys" Jasper said as he had released himself from Alice's lips...I waved back with enthusiasm and Edward nodded.
"We were just deciding where to go for Lunch" Emmet said as Rosalie rolled her eyes at him...She was clearly on the same page with the rest of us about how much Emmett ate each day.
"BELLA"? I turned at my name being called from a distance and saw Mike Newton standing on the other end of the street waving at me enthusiastically...I walked over to him not wanting to look at everyone else's expressions.
"Hi Mike" I greeted him with a smile.
"Fancy seeing you down here..." He exclaimed and I shuffled my feet nervously.
"How are you"? I asked him
"I'm good" He answered nodding enthusiastically "We are all eating at GiGis further down...Me, Jess, Angela and Eric that is...Would you care to join us?" he asked me with a smile and I bit my lip...I turned to my family and saw that they were all talking amongst themselves except from Alice who was looking at me..I gestured for her to come over and she obliged my coat still hugged tightly around her shoulders.
"Are you okay, Bella"? She asked me as she reached me.
"Mike has just offered me to go and have lunch with him and the rest of the guys from school" I explained and she smiled.
"That's good, Bella...You can go with them if you like" she replied.
"Are you sure"? I asked
"Yeah of course..We will meet you outside here in a couple of hours..Does that sound okay?" she asked me and I smiled at her nodding. "Okay well have fun...I doubt the place we will end up going will serve things that you like" she added and I nodded.
"Thanks Alice" I said appreciatively.
"We will be down the road at 'Stanton' if you need us" she said...She pulled me into a hug briefly before walking back over to join the rest of them...She spoke to them all before they all turned to wave at me and carried on walking down the road.
"Sorry to interrupt the family gathering" Mike said.
"You weren't interrupting" I said.
"Shall we"? He said gesturing towards the row of restaurants and I followed him to the restaurant.
The warmness of the restaurant soothed me as we both walked in...The waiter gave Mike a puzzled look before Mike said that I was with him...The waiter nodded and handed me a menu I thanked him and followed Mike to the table.
"Hey Bella" Angela greeted me with a wide smile..I waved timidly at them as Mike pulled up an extra chair he held onto the back with both hands as I walked over to sit on it he pushed me further in closer to the table, I opened the menu and put it on the table in front of me.
"Thanks" I said
"It's my pleasure, madam" Mike replied as he went and occupied another seat opposite from me at the table.
"So, Bella what brings you here"? Jess asked enthusiastically
"I was out with my family" I explained.
"Ahh the infamous Cullen clan...I bet they weren't too pleased when you ditched them for us" Eric remarked.
"I didn't ditch them...They said I could" I replied
"I meant no harm to them Bella" Eric said with an apologetic look and I nodded in understanding.
"They are always hanging around together...It's a relief to know that Bella wants to spend time with us" Mike remarked as I glanced at him.
"Why wouldn't I want to be with you"? I asked him...A little hurt about the way that they were talking about my new family.
"I don't know...I know full well that the Cullens' would chew their arms off than be seen with us" Mike replied as I felt the anger boil slightly in my stomach.
"Can we please not talk about them like this...It's not right" I said and they all looked at each other.
"Pay no attention to the guys, Bella...Sometimes they don't know when to shut up" Angela said and I smiled appreciating the fact that she hadn't said a bad word against my brothers and sister.
"Would you guys like any drinks"? The young waiter asked us appearing out of nowhere.
"I'll have a Coke" Mike said
"I will have a glass of your finest 7up please"? Eric said
"Can I have a Fanta"? Jess asked
"Make that two" Angela added
"I'll have lemonade, please"? I finished...The waiter scrawled the drinks order down on the piece of paper and walked away to get them.
"Does anyone know what to order"? Jess asked us as everyone peered from behind their menus.
"I will have the steak" Eric said
"As always" Angela remarked.
"Bella, what about you"? I hadn't even looked at the menu since I sat down...I picked it up and skimmed it quickly surprised that there was a good variety of different foods and put it down in front of me as I finished reading.
"I will have the mushroom Ravioli" I said
"Good choice" Mike remarked and I smiled at him.
"The chicken Caesar salad looks good...I will have that" Angela said putting down her menu.
"Well...I don't know whether to have fish or meat" Jess said.
"They're both meat so it doesn't really matter" Eric said and I smiled a little.
"Okay I will go with the salmon" Jess decided.
"I am having the burger...You can't go wrong with a bit of quarter pounder" Mike exclaimed as we all giggled.
The waiter came over with our drinks and placed them in the middle of the table as he then scribbled down our food orders and walked away again promptly...We all took our drinks in turn and pulled them in front of us.
"So Bella have you had a lot of work to do for school, yet"? Angela asked me as the two guys were in their own discussion across the table.
"I have had some...But not a lot I was surprised really I thought I would get more" I replied
"Don't let the teachers hear you say that they will start piling it on" Jess said as I giggled.
"It must be hard for you coming here for schooling; Bella...Is it different to English schools?" Angela asked.
I shook my head "There isn't that much difference actually...Like in England we would have different names for exams like SATs and GCSEs but here you have mid-terms and finals so it's just the little things that have had me stumped" I explained
"Do you have a worst teacher yet?" Jess asked
"No...They all seem okay, some are better than others though" I said and they both nodded.
"How are your family, Bella"? Jess asked "Are you settling in okay"? she added.
"Yeah they are all really nice...I am getting used to the change now" I replied.
"That's good" Angela said.
"I am really liking it here though" I added.
"America or Port Angeles"? Jess asked me with a smile.
"Port Angeles...Although America is okay so far" I replied and we all chuckled in unison.
The rest of lunch went by quickly....The ravioli I had was really nice and I had no complaints about the service...The one major difference that I had noticed so far with England and America was that people in America were happy with what they had in terms of food whereas the English were more particular about what they ate and where they ate there was nothing wrong with either of them because now I was experiencing both cultures but it was a surprise to me all the same. I didn't order dessert because I only had a small amount of money on me that I had kept hidden in the lining of my diary which no one else had ever known about...It was supposed to be for emergencies but I was no longer at home with my mom so it didn't seem to matter.
"Thank you so much for inviting me, everyone" I said to the other four members at my table.
"It's our pleasure, Bella" Eric replied
"It's nice to be able to see you outside of school" Angela added
"Maybe we could do it again, sometime"? Jess asked me
"That sounds great" I said as I reached into my pocket to pull out my money I put it on the table
"Bella...The bill's taken care of already" Jess said.
"Oh, really"? I said a bit taken aback
"My dad owns the place...I get a tab each time I come" She said as she picked the money off of the table and gave it back to me.
"Wow..Can you tell your dad that I am impressed" I said still amazed, taking the money from her.
"Of course" she said with a chuckle.
I put the money back in my pocket and looked at my watch...I had around five minutes left until Alice and the others would be waiting outside to see me...I got up and said my goodbyes to all of them and left the restaurant and stepped outside into the cooler, darker air.
I paced up and down slowly as I waited outside the coldness of the wind causing me to shiver...I wrapped my arms around myself tightly and waited.
"Hey Bella"! Alice called me from my right....She was alone.
"Hi Alice...Where are the others"? I asked her as she approached me
"I will explain everything later...for now let's get out of the cold" she said taking my hand and leading me back towards her car.
Emmett's jeep had disappeared and Alice's was the only car left in the car park now; We both climbed in and fastened our seatbelts.
"Thank you again for the coat, Bella...You weren't waiting too long for me were you?" Alice asked as she turned the keys in the ignition.
"No not at all" I answered her...We were silent for the rest of the way home.
Alice and I entered our house and into the warmness of the living room; Rosalie was sitting on one of the sofas her gaze turning to us as she heard the door close.
"Hey Rose, did you use Emmett's keys"? Alice asked.
"Yes...I hope that's ok" Rosalie replied.
"That's fine, Rose" Alice exclaimed....She took off my coat and hung it over her arm.
"I am going to put this in the washing room to dry, I will be back in a moment" Alice said before walking off with my coat. I turned to Rosalie who was staring at me.
"Did you enjoy your lunch, Bella"? Rosalie asked
"Yes thank you. Did you"? I asked her back, thankful that she had said more than one word to me so far.
"Yes thanks...Although I didn't eat much it's hard when you have Emmett next to you" she remarked and I giggled.
"I can probably imagine that it would be hard" I replied as she smiled.
"Okay girls here is the plan" Alice sang as she came back in to the living room "Emmett, Edward and Jasper decided that they wanted a guys night in so they have all gone around Jasper's for the night..So I have brought you two back here to have a girly night in" she explained with a beaming smile of excitement.
"I was beginning to wonder when we would have another one of those" Rosalie said with the same smile on her face
"Before you say anything, Bella...We are going to show you how Americans paper themselves..Think of it as a learning experience" Alice said.
"Okay, Alice" I said slightly eager to know what she had on her mind at this moment.
"I brought face packs, popcorn and romantic movies...Everything is set"! Alice said as she grabbed my hand and led me upstairs to her room; Rosalie got up from the sofa and followed behind in close pursuit.
This was going to be a long night.....!!
I have to say quickly that the last chapter is in fact Chapter 14 I forgot to change it before uploading...This is chapter 15 sorry if I have turned your brains into mush now...:(
Next chapter will be a mix between the girls and guys nights in different POVs.
I have been asked a few times in reviews about whether Edward and Bella will fall in love....YES they will...Eventually... the road will be a difficult one but it will happen I promise.
I do not own twilight – I keep forgetting to disclose that....UGGGH!!
Thanks again for your support with this story....I didn't listen to any songs whilst writing this chapter but I definitely WON'T be doing that again...!
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