The Last House on the Street
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- Author：Diane Chamberlain
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Reviews
LizH
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Excellent read！ Loved the 2 times lines， kept the tension up because both were dealing with the same town， just years apart。
Nonie
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I thought it was slow moving compared to all her other books。 I loved all the others。 Also thought she was trying to make a political statement during these political times
Margaret
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this book is really good， the timeline threw me a little but finally got comfortable with it。
Sara Kate
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I really enjoyed this story。 It was a very rich and sobering plot。 This story goes back in forth into the past in the 1960's in the thick of huge civil rights movement of allowing black people to vote。 Ellie is a white girl from the south and feels compelled to volunteer with SCOPE to help with getting black people to register to vote。 She meets a boy while in SCOPE and they fall for each other which sparks outrage in her hometown and the KKK go after him one night and is never heard from again。 I really enjoyed this story。 It was a very rich and sobering plot。 This story goes back in forth into the past in the 1960's in the thick of huge civil rights movement of allowing black people to vote。 Ellie is a white girl from the south and feels compelled to volunteer with SCOPE to help with getting black people to register to vote。 She meets a boy while in SCOPE and they fall for each other which sparks outrage in her hometown and the KKK go after him one night and is never heard from again。 Elly finds herself back in her hometown to help take care of her elderly mother and dying brother。 She finds herself meeting old ghosts from the past and reliving the trauma from that night。 She meets her ex， Reed's daughter who husband met and unfortunate accident while remodeling the home down the street from where she grew up where the behind that house in the trees is where the KKK would meet。 Lots of series of events unfold but I don't want to give anymore away。 It all leads to solving the mystery of what happened that night long ago。 This book was well thought out and rich in plot。 I easily got wrapped up in the story while listening to it。 The narrator did a great job as well。 Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for gifting me with a copy。 。。。more
Lynnek
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Diane Chamberlain is a must read author for me and she just keeps getting better。 Her books are always entertaining， but I always enjoy the historical context that are often present in her books。 In The Last House on the Street there is a dual timeline。 Kayla is moving into the house that she and her husband recently designed and built。 However， it is with mixed feelings for Kayla。 Her husband died in an accident while working on the house and now she is not sure if she wants to move into the is Diane Chamberlain is a must read author for me and she just keeps getting better。 Her books are always entertaining， but I always enjoy the historical context that are often present in her books。 In The Last House on the Street there is a dual timeline。 Kayla is moving into the house that she and her husband recently designed and built。 However， it is with mixed feelings for Kayla。 Her husband died in an accident while working on the house and now she is not sure if she wants to move into the isolated home。 In the other timeline， Ellie is a college girl who is inspired by a demonstration she was covering for her school's paper， to get involved in the Civil Rights movement。 When she learns that there is a groups spending the summer in the south canvassing poor， black areas to help people register to vote， Kayla knows she wants to help， even if her family is not happy about it。 As the summer goes， Ellie feels more and more that this is exactly what she should be doing even as tensions rise and her safety is threatened。 Everything builds to a tense， explosive and shocking end that I will not forget。It was interesting to read this book right around Martin Luther King， Jr。 day decades later and have this historical context while watching the news in 2022 while people are still struggling with voting rights and the government is still trying to find a way to solve the problem。。 For me， this made the book all the more real and important for people to read。 。。。more
Kirsten | K’s Book Nook
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Special thanks to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET is a timely read， and is now available！Kayla is preparing to move into the dream home she and her now deceased husband designed， but strange things keep happening。 A woman who knows too much about her tells her not to move in， and she's certain someone is watching her。 Ellie， a neighbor down the street， is back in Round Hill after 45 years and seems like she has so Special thanks to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET is a timely read， and is now available！Kayla is preparing to move into the dream home she and her now deceased husband designed， but strange things keep happening。 A woman who knows too much about her tells her not to move in， and she's certain someone is watching her。 Ellie， a neighbor down the street， is back in Round Hill after 45 years and seems like she has something to hide。 Does Ellie have anything to do with what's happening at Kayla's new house？This is a dual timeline story。 Kayla's 2010 story is introduced first， and the strange woman who knows too much is very intriguing。 Ellie's 1965 story is introduced as we learn more about Round Hill， North Carolina and the history of the town。 So many characters from Ellie's past are still around in Kayla's story， but it's the historical timeline in 1965 that steals the show for me。While I thought it was fairly obvious where the story was going from the beginning， I still wanted to find out how everything connected。 The last 70-100 pages came together in a satisfactory yet heartbreaking conclusion。 I'd recommend this if you're interested in a historical fiction novel specifically about the SCOPE program。 I did not know much about it， and found it very interesting。 Even though voter suppression is illegal， I know there are many ways this story is still relevant today。 One of my favorite aspects was the Author's Note Diane Chamberlain included as to the inspiration and history behind her writing。 Find more on my blog， www。kirstensbooknook。com。3/5 StarsCW: racial prejudice & harm， miscarriage， suicide， stalking， language， sex 。。。more
Maleena
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Unfortunately， had I known this was a historical fiction novel， I wouldn’t have requested to listen to it。 Nothing against the story but unfortunately had to DNF this one。 Just wasn’t for me。
Madalin
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3。5 starsThank you to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC。I really enjoyed the last Diane Chamberlain book I read， which was Big Lies in a Small Town， and this book held a lot of the same appeal to me that Big Lies did。 I loved the multiple timelines and points of view， and the history， which is traumatic for sure but so important for us to never forget， and serves as a reminder for us to keep working to better ourselves。 I also really enjoyed the characters; I loved 3。5 starsThank you to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC。I really enjoyed the last Diane Chamberlain book I read， which was Big Lies in a Small Town， and this book held a lot of the same appeal to me that Big Lies did。 I loved the multiple timelines and points of view， and the history， which is traumatic for sure but so important for us to never forget， and serves as a reminder for us to keep working to better ourselves。 I also really enjoyed the characters; I loved Ellie's passion and her character growth， and all of the characters feel real and well developed even with the multiple points of view， which I think it really important and something that sometimes gets left out when a book has multiple points of view。I can say that the first half of the book was a little slow for me; I understand that there was a lot of necessary character building happening there， but a lot of that time I was just waiting for the big events to happen that I knew would be coming。 I can say though that once the story hit the 60% mark， I didn't want to put it down and it was a very quick read from that point on。 I also found the story a little predictable; the main events were shocking， but I was able to kind of piece together where it was all heading before anything happened。 I mentioned earlier that this book was similar to Big Lies， and while there were parts of both I really enjoyed， this one felt a little too similar in its structure and that's kind of what I felt lead to some of the predictability for me。I'd definitely still recommend this book， it's a really good read with mystery and tension， but also heartwarming characters。 It features a lot of character growth that I enjoy seeing in a story。 It was just a little too similar to the other book I've read by her for me to feel as blown away by it as I'd have liked to。 。。。more
Laurie
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So excited when library notified me my hold was in！ This is one of my favorite authors。 This book didn’t disappoint。 I did some research on the SCOPE project when I started this book because it wasn’t real clear to me but after I got over that hump I dove right in。
Kim Novak
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Set in a dual timeline in the 1965 and 2010， The Last House on the Street packs a lot of heavy content into its 352 pages， and I found myself doing a lot of supplemental reading to better understand the time and movement which was particularly resonant reading in the time leading up to MLK Day: the Summer Community Organization and Political Education （SCOPE） project， 1964 Civil rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act， HBCU history， KKK activity， and even Community Pharmacy Practice during the tim Set in a dual timeline in the 1965 and 2010， The Last House on the Street packs a lot of heavy content into its 352 pages， and I found myself doing a lot of supplemental reading to better understand the time and movement which was particularly resonant reading in the time leading up to MLK Day: the Summer Community Organization and Political Education （SCOPE） project， 1964 Civil rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act， HBCU history， KKK activity， and even Community Pharmacy Practice during the time of segregation （a personal professional interest based on what was just a sideline context in the book）， But in the end， this was a fictional story with a family and community secret deeply rooted in the changing times of 1965 North Carolina。 Ellie's story was well developed and the highlight of the book across both timelines。 Kayla's story could have been a little more developed as I feel I never really got to know her life and grief as well。 And I couldn't help but want to know just a little more about Win's life and family before getting involved in SCOPE。 Overall， this was a meaningful read and a story not easily forgotten。 Thank you NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this ARC。 。。。more
Hayley
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This is the first Chamberlain book I've read and it certainly won't be my last。 I've not read a book this compelling for ages。This story is told in 2 different timelines:2010: Kayla Carter and her family should have been embarking on the most exciting chapter of their lives。 Both her and her husband are architects and have designed and started to build a house in the gorgeous Round Hill， North Carolina。 Before they had chance to finish the house her husband had an accident （in the house） and die This is the first Chamberlain book I've read and it certainly won't be my last。 I've not read a book this compelling for ages。This story is told in 2 different timelines:2010: Kayla Carter and her family should have been embarking on the most exciting chapter of their lives。 Both her and her husband are architects and have designed and started to build a house in the gorgeous Round Hill， North Carolina。 Before they had chance to finish the house her husband had an accident （in the house） and died。 Now as Kayla and her small daughter move in， someone begins to send them threatening messages warning them to stay away from Round Hill。 When she meets her elderly neighbour， Kayla discovers that Round Hill holds a shocking and brutal past。 1964: Ellie lives in Round Hill。 She is a college student， but for her summer break she decides to volunteer as one of the few white women for SCOPE。 A civil rights movement that is supporting the right for all black people to vote。 Living in the south where the Klu Klux Klan are out in force， Ellie is ostracised from her family， friends and work （she works for her dad's pharmacy when at home）。 When she falls for a black man， she knows that inter racial relationships are not just frowned upon， they will not be tolerated。 I couldn't put this book down and even when I did， I was thinking about it。 Chamberlain writes sensitively about a very hot topic。 She has researched well and the insight into the US in the 1960's was fascinating to read （even if it did appal me at times）。 The systemic racism that Ellie saw first hand and the violence that came so naturally to so many was shocking。 I felt wrenched away when I was brought back to 2010 as I was so invested in Ellie and SCOPE and was eager to find out how the next instalment。 I also admired Ellie's bravery。 She gave up her comfortable life and risked everything she had for a cause she believed in。 Even when people in SCOPE doubted her commitment， she staunchly worked with a passion to prove that she was the real deal。 I felt so much whilst reading this。 Anger， sadness， frustration。 It was also very humbling to read the struggle and plight that I could never imagine having as a white woman。 I cried a few times， I defy anyone not to！A haunting read that will stay with me a long time after reading。 5 stars。 I would like to thank Rosie Margesson and Headline for a copy of this book in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Sarah Burton
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A contender for best book of the year for me。 Diane Chamberlain creates characters full of life who are relateable if not all are likeble。 The story she weaves around Ellie and Kayla covering different generations will pull you in。 There are twists and turns and just when you think you know where the story is going there are more。I was given a copy of The Last House on the Street by NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbaised review。
Jeff
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Solid Exposition Of The End Of An Era。 This is one of those that as a Son of the South - and of a region in particular that literally still bears the scars of that war criminal terrorist b*stard William Tecumseh Sherman - I find myself leery about going into。。。 but which was actually respectful while not condoning any of the mistakes of prior eras。 Now， I *have* reached out to an aunt who actually lived in a similar region to the one depicted here in 1963 （specifically， in the countryside outsid Solid Exposition Of The End Of An Era。 This is one of those that as a Son of the South - and of a region in particular that literally still bears the scars of that war criminal terrorist b*stard William Tecumseh Sherman - I find myself leery about going into。。。 but which was actually respectful while not condoning any of the mistakes of prior eras。 Now， I *have* reached out to an aunt who actually lived in a similar region to the one depicted here in 1963 （specifically， in the countryside outside of Atlanta vs the countryside outside of Raleigh） and was of a similar age as Ellie at the time for her thoughts on the book as well。 But for me and my experiences as a Southern White Male who grew up more in Kayla's era （turned 30 in 2013， so a couple of years younger than Kayla）。。。 this rings fairly true。 Yes， there were absolutely horrors and tragedies in those prior eras， but as the recent Ahmaud Arbery case in my native Georgia shows。。。 that isn't the South anymore。 And Chamberlain shows that as well here。 Having had a good political friend （former Governor of Georgia candidate John Monds， the first Libertarian Party candidate ever to receive over 1 million votes） actually attend Morehouse and growing up with Hosea Williams Feed The Hungry being one of the most well known food drive campaigns in Atlanta， the scenes with Morehouse and Williams were particularly interesting to me。 Thus， for me the book works well in both timelines， and I truly found both timelines quite compelling - though for very different reasons。 Ellie's timeline was absolutely fascinating as almost a coming-of-age tale where a young woman learns what is important to her and why， and has to fight for her new beliefs against staggering odds。 Kayla's timeline is more of a light-ish domestic suspense， with a widowed mother alone in the woods facing an ominous threat。 Very much recommended。 。。。more
Maddy
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I love Diane Chamberlain's books， and this one is up there with the best。 It is told in dual timelines in America - 2010 and 1965， and the 1965 one is really evocative of the deep South in America at that time - where prejudice was rife， and your neighbours could easily be in the KKK。 It is a cleverly woven tale which leads to some shocking conclusions， maybe just ahead of the main characters。 In 2010 Kayla's husband has died helping to build their dream home in Shadow Ridge Estates。 She is near I love Diane Chamberlain's books， and this one is up there with the best。 It is told in dual timelines in America - 2010 and 1965， and the 1965 one is really evocative of the deep South in America at that time - where prejudice was rife， and your neighbours could easily be in the KKK。 It is a cleverly woven tale which leads to some shocking conclusions， maybe just ahead of the main characters。 In 2010 Kayla's husband has died helping to build their dream home in Shadow Ridge Estates。 She is nearly put off moving in to the house by some mysterious warnings， but decides it's what her husband would have wanted， so she and her 4 year old daughter move out of her father's house and into their new home - the first one finished on the lot。 The only other house inhabited is a very old house， incongruous in the new development， where she learns Ellie has come back from up North to look after her mother and brother who are both seriously ill。In 1965 a young Ellie can't bear the predjudices around her in the deep South， so decides to join SCOPE， an organisation to tackle the inequalities of voting rights。 Most of the SCOPE workers are from the North so Ellie is a bit of an anomaly， and has to prove herself， but is soon immersed in the organisation， much to the chagrin of her family。The story cleverly weaves between the two timelines， linking the young Ellie with her older counterpart， bringing the story to its shocking conclusion。 A very well researched book， very evocative of the times in America， but almost inconceivable to those of us growing up in the UK。 Well done Ms Chamberlain - I couldn't put it down。 An excellent novel。 。。。more
Holly
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DNF @ 32%I’m four hours into the audiobook， and while I am interested in the topic of the book generally speaking， I’m bored by the plot and don’t care about any of the characters。 I’m calling it quits。 I’ve really liked other books by this author so I would recommend giving one of those a try instead （Big Lies in a Small Town， The Silent Sister， The Stolen Marriage）。 DNF @ 32%I’m four hours into the audiobook， and while I am interested in the topic of the book generally speaking， I’m bored by the plot and don’t care about any of the characters。 I’m calling it quits。 I’ve really liked other books by this author so I would recommend giving one of those a try instead （Big Lies in a Small Town， The Silent Sister， The Stolen Marriage）。 。。。more
Nancy Opat
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What a good book。 I did kinda figure out who the lady with the red hair was going to be but never expected what the ending of the story would be。
Stephanie Cardoso
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I LOVED the combination of historical fiction with a slight tinge of a thriller。 Not a typical combo。 Diane Chamberlain is one of my favorite authors and this book was amazing。
Sue Seligman
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Review to follow
Shannon （The Book Club Mom）
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Diane Chamberlain’s storytelling amazes me every single time， and her engaging writing style sweeps me away immediately。 I’m always hooked within the first few chapters of her books。 In her latest， Kayla and Ellie are new neighbors in an up-and-coming housing development in Round Hill， North Carolina。 We soon discover that they are connected in some peculiar way， and must piece the puzzle together。 Through a dual timeline involving the two female characters， the author gives her readers a remark Diane Chamberlain’s storytelling amazes me every single time， and her engaging writing style sweeps me away immediately。 I’m always hooked within the first few chapters of her books。 In her latest， Kayla and Ellie are new neighbors in an up-and-coming housing development in Round Hill， North Carolina。 We soon discover that they are connected in some peculiar way， and must piece the puzzle together。 Through a dual timeline involving the two female characters， the author gives her readers a remarkable story full of mystery， history， tragedy， and family affairs。 I appreciate Chamberlain’s willingness to take on heavy subject matter like prejudice， racism， and social justice。 This seems to be a common practice in her novels， and it’s the reason why I’ll read anything she writes。 She’s definitely a favorite of mine。 The Last House on the Street is available now！ 。。。more
Alicia Romo
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I love a good two perspective story and this one was amazing。 Lots of reasons I loved it - set in NC and exposed the civil rights fights that happened in the 1960s。 She did a good job portraying how Ellie’s character got moved to do the work but it was a little glossed over in the recent story especially when the issues are not history yet。 Overall a quick engaging reas that is not my normal read but still very enjoyable！
Jen
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4。5 stars， excellent historic fiction set in 1965 in rural NC， where the main character （a rich white 20-yr old woman） joins a volunteer group to help register black people to vote， in conjunction with the passage of the civil rights act。 She does this against the wishes of her family and trouble ensues。 Part of the book is set in 2010 when that woman returns to her hometown。 Really interesting and sobering， and well written。 Well worth a read， especially today when voting rights are being strip 4。5 stars， excellent historic fiction set in 1965 in rural NC， where the main character （a rich white 20-yr old woman） joins a volunteer group to help register black people to vote， in conjunction with the passage of the civil rights act。 She does this against the wishes of her family and trouble ensues。 Part of the book is set in 2010 when that woman returns to her hometown。 Really interesting and sobering， and well written。 Well worth a read， especially today when voting rights are being stripped away again。 。。。more
Avril Mcauley
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Amazing， fantastic， unputdownable！ Just a few words to describe this wonderful book。 The story is of Ellie set in the 60s and Kayla set in present time。 Kayla and he daughter have just moved into a fabulous house designed by her architect husband and herself also an architect。 When Kayla meets Ellie who lives at the other end of the street it soon becomes clear that Ellie has many secrets she’s not ready to share about the past。Ellie lived in the house in the 60s with her parents and brother Bud Amazing， fantastic， unputdownable！ Just a few words to describe this wonderful book。 The story is of Ellie set in the 60s and Kayla set in present time。 Kayla and he daughter have just moved into a fabulous house designed by her architect husband and herself also an architect。 When Kayla meets Ellie who lives at the other end of the street it soon becomes clear that Ellie has many secrets she’s not ready to share about the past。Ellie lived in the house in the 60s with her parents and brother Buddy before going off to fight for civil rights。She never expects to meet and fall in love with a black man Win！When the past and present meet will Ellie finally get answers to what happened in her past。When I started this book I wasn’t sure it was for me， I didn’t know anything about the subject and wasn’t sure I was going to understand it but how wrong I was。 I’ve not been able to put it down。Well done Diane I think it’s my favourite book of yours and I’ve read them all。Thank you Headline and NetGalley for an ARC of this amazing book。 。。。more
Jessica
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If I could give this book 6 stars， I would。 This book was incredibly balanced with easy to follow timelines。 History， love， and mystery are all interwoven into this phenomenal novel。 The revelation at the end will stick with you and leave you thinking， in fact， the whole story has so much substance， you’ll be mulling it over for moments to come。
Terry
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Amazing book！ Diane Chamberlain does it again。 With her amazing storytelling skills she is able to tell a Civil Rights story with a dual timeline。 Young adults in 1965 and then seniors in 2010。 Set in North Carolina， this story delves into voting rights， murder， poverty， young love， KKK lynchings and cross burnings。 Ellie just wants to help poor blacks get the right to vote。 She is young， positive and idealistic。 Meanwhile her family does not want her to be involved in the canvassing work of a s Amazing book！ Diane Chamberlain does it again。 With her amazing storytelling skills she is able to tell a Civil Rights story with a dual timeline。 Young adults in 1965 and then seniors in 2010。 Set in North Carolina， this story delves into voting rights， murder， poverty， young love， KKK lynchings and cross burnings。 Ellie just wants to help poor blacks get the right to vote。 She is young， positive and idealistic。 Meanwhile her family does not want her to be involved in the canvassing work of a summer college student group working in poor black rural communities。 What happens that summer changes all of their lives。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Diane Chamberlain's books have been my favorite for over 20 years and for good reason！ She never fails to weave a story that is so full of heart， soul， mystery， heartbreak， and ultimately redemption。 The Last House on the Street was a fantastic read。 Kayla and Ellie's stories were both equally compelling and heartbreaking but through their telling we got to see just how resilient these women are。 I could not put this book down and will recommend it to all！ Diane Chamberlain's books have been my favorite for over 20 years and for good reason！ She never fails to weave a story that is so full of heart， soul， mystery， heartbreak， and ultimately redemption。 The Last House on the Street was a fantastic read。 Kayla and Ellie's stories were both equally compelling and heartbreaking but through their telling we got to see just how resilient these women are。 I could not put this book down and will recommend it to all！ 。。。more
Kim
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4。4 stars
Charlotte
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Diane Chamberlain's last few books have taken on race from a historical perspective and how history intersects with the present day。 I commend her for tackling such sensitive topics and I hope that she continues。 Diane Chamberlain's last few books have taken on race from a historical perspective and how history intersects with the present day。 I commend her for tackling such sensitive topics and I hope that she continues。 。。。more
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