The Hunger of the Gods
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Summary
The Hunger of the Gods continues John Gwynne’s acclaimed Norse-inspired epic fantasy series， packed with myth， magic and bloody vengeance。
Lik-Rifa， the dragon god of legend， has been freed from her eternal prison。 Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest。
As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son， the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own – and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance。
Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers， but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her。
Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god。
Their hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god。 A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead 。 。 。 and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth。
Lik-Rifa， the dragon god of legend， has been freed from her eternal prison。 Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest。
As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son， the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own – and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance。
Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers， but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her。
Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god。
Their hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god。 A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead 。 。 。 and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth。
Reviews
Sara
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Wow！ What a book！ Probably one of my favourites of the year so far。 🫢🙌🏼Left speechless with the ending， desperate for the 3rd instalment！
Books， Coffee & Passion
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4。5 starsThis book was amazing！ I can't believe this is the 2nd book in this trilogy。 I was a little worried about the middle book syndrome， but John Gwynne nailed it！First of all， I've been obsessed with this world since I read the first book two months ago。 I couldn't wait to read more about this world。 Second， I'm even more obsessed with it after finishing The Hunger of the Gods。These characters， the creatures， the Gods， the lore， the legends， everything jumps off the page and I feel like I'm 4。5 starsThis book was amazing！ I can't believe this is the 2nd book in this trilogy。 I was a little worried about the middle book syndrome， but John Gwynne nailed it！First of all， I've been obsessed with this world since I read the first book two months ago。 I couldn't wait to read more about this world。 Second， I'm even more obsessed with it after finishing The Hunger of the Gods。These characters， the creatures， the Gods， the lore， the legends， everything jumps off the page and I feel like I'm seeing a movie。 The way John Gwynne writes the action scenes: PERFECTION。The pacing was great too， even though we have a lot of traveling in it。 The multiple POVs， 2 more than in the first book， worked great together and the character growth was intense。 There was one specific POV that remained similar in both books， but that had mostly to do with that specific character's quest。The plot progression rose to a crescendo towards that ending and I can't wait to read the last book in the trilogy！ 。。。more
Books and Roller Coasters
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Now we wait for the book that concludes this amazing trilogy。。。。 But I can't wait 😅 Now we wait for the book that concludes this amazing trilogy。。。。 But I can't wait 😅 。。。more
Kathy
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epic！Definitely reading book 3， extensive character building and a lot going on throughout。 Plot twists weaved into the story。 When is book 3 coming out？
Mary Peebles
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Oh。 My。 God。
Jordan Hall
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Some of the best fantasy I’ve ever read。 John Gwynne is so excellent。
Kate Perdue
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EVERYTHING HURTS AND IM DYING 😀
amy
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WHAT
Stephanie
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It took me a long time to realize that it wasn't me being too busy to read this book but the fact that I wasn't really into the book。 It took me what felt like forever to finally finish reading this story and I had to hold off making a review because I had no idea how I felt about it。 I think my main problem was the story felt slow paced， I still love the characters and I'm invested into their stories so I definitely will be continuing the series but I just struggled getting through the book。 I It took me a long time to realize that it wasn't me being too busy to read this book but the fact that I wasn't really into the book。 It took me what felt like forever to finally finish reading this story and I had to hold off making a review because I had no idea how I felt about it。 I think my main problem was the story felt slow paced， I still love the characters and I'm invested into their stories so I definitely will be continuing the series but I just struggled getting through the book。 I loved the first book so I'm really hopping to get back to that in book three。 I love the the world and magic systems and am fully in love with the characters， very sad that I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would。 。。。more
Valdemar Cavazos
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Great sequel， can’t wait for the next book！
Johanna
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Amazing
Simon Bennett
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The only bad thing I can think of about this book after reading it is that I have to wait a year before the next one。
On the Same Page
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ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 CWs: slavery， violence， maiming， tortureDepending on whether you like the specific tropes this book is going for， you're either going to appreciate how long this book is， or tug at your hair in despair because it isn't done yet。 Unfortunately， I was in the latter camp。This book is a traveling book。 We follow the same three characters from the first installment， along with two additional POVs: Biórr and Guðvarr。 Fou ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 CWs: slavery， violence， maiming， tortureDepending on whether you like the specific tropes this book is going for， you're either going to appreciate how long this book is， or tug at your hair in despair because it isn't done yet。 Unfortunately， I was in the latter camp。This book is a traveling book。 We follow the same three characters from the first installment， along with two additional POVs: Biórr and Guðvarr。 Four of the characters are travelling for pretty much the entire book， and I've come to realize that is something I don't tend to enjoy， especially not when I get 600+ pages of it。The other trope prevalent in this book is the one I like to call "oops， you just missed them！" It's when two people are searching for each other， and will be in the same street within seconds of each other， or there at the same time but facing the opposite way so they never see each other。 This trope has frustrated me for as long as I can remember， and I lost count of the number of times I wanted to throw something as a character， once again， didn't find who they were looking for。With regards to the plot， I honestly don't feel like much happens until the 85% mark， except for maybe three or four important plot points that can be summed up in four sentences。 But the final 15% is fast-paced and interesting， and I enjoyed it so much more than the rest。 I also still really enjoyed both Orka and Varg as characters in general， especially Varg and his exploration of what it means to be Tainted。One thing I really appreciate about this series is the summary of book one provided by the author at the beginning of this second book。 I hope he'll do the same thing for the third one。 In that case， if you want to read this series but have similar feelings about travelling stories， my recommendation would be: wait for the summary at the beginning of book 3 （or read one provided by fans if you don't want to wait）， and then only read the last 15% of this book。 。。。more
Eamonn Tee
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I wish I could love this book， Gwynne sets up some fantastic ideas but just doesn't seem to know how to deliver on them。 Arcs are built， forgotten about， and then poorly executed at the end。 The most frustrating thing being that with some very simple changes these problems could be resolved。 Gwynne needs to take a lesson from their characters， take an axe to their work， and cut down to the bone。 I wish I could love this book， Gwynne sets up some fantastic ideas but just doesn't seem to know how to deliver on them。 Arcs are built， forgotten about， and then poorly executed at the end。 The most frustrating thing being that with some very simple changes these problems could be resolved。 Gwynne needs to take a lesson from their characters， take an axe to their work， and cut down to the bone。 。。。more
Daniel
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It is amazing and it improves on its predecessor。
Noah DelGrosso
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9/9 five star books from John Gwynne， and I have no doubts at all that the finale of the Bloodsworn Saga will make that 10/10。 It is now my most anticipated book tied with Stormlight 5。This trilogy has a lot to live up to when looking on Gwynne's past work， but my god if he is not matching， if not exceeding， what he has done before。This Norse inspired world is so rich and alive， enchanting， and oh so violent。 Cities build in the skeletons of dead gods。 Need I say more？And the characters are phen 9/9 five star books from John Gwynne， and I have no doubts at all that the finale of the Bloodsworn Saga will make that 10/10。 It is now my most anticipated book tied with Stormlight 5。This trilogy has a lot to live up to when looking on Gwynne's past work， but my god if he is not matching， if not exceeding， what he has done before。This Norse inspired world is so rich and alive， enchanting， and oh so violent。 Cities build in the skeletons of dead gods。 Need I say more？And the characters are phenomenal。 Elvar really shined in this book， and Varg and Orka remain fantastic。 The two new antagonist POVs are amazing as well。 I don't know how John gets me to enjoy reading from the eyes of the "villains" so often。 This one was a bit slower than the Shadow of the Gods， but I liked it as much if not more。 And the ending will stick in my head until I have book three in my hands。 。。。more
Ray
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Ah shit John you've done it again。 I absolutely loved this book。 What an ending。 Cracking dialogue between characters。 Roll on book 3 ！！！！ Ah shit John you've done it again。 I absolutely loved this book。 What an ending。 Cracking dialogue between characters。 Roll on book 3 ！！！！ 。。。more
Yuli Atta
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was such a great sequel and I enjoyed it immensely。 I can tell that I will definitely need a reread in preparation for the 3rd one。I can't believe how good this was！ SPOILERS FROM NOW ON。 （I know this review was tagged as a spoiler but doesn't hurt to warn again as I'm writing it mostly for myself。）Orka met Elvar and they became friends？？ I really want to see more of their interactions in the future if they meet again。 （That is if Orka survives。）Orka and Brecka met up again and I loved that This was such a great sequel and I enjoyed it immensely。 I can tell that I will definitely need a reread in preparation for the 3rd one。I can't believe how good this was！ SPOILERS FROM NOW ON。 （I know this review was tagged as a spoiler but doesn't hurt to warn again as I'm writing it mostly for myself。）Orka met Elvar and they became friends？？ I really want to see more of their interactions in the future if they meet again。 （That is if Orka survives。）Orka and Brecka met up again and I loved that！ We see how much Breck has grown and how even though he's been through so much and found out his parents didn't tell him the truth about his being， he still loves them and didn't believe the manipulation while one of the others did。That ending 🥺🥺 Let's hope she survives as she's such a good character to read about and I want to see more scenes with her and Brecka and even Elvar。From the ending of this book I really can't figure out if this is a trilogy or a quarter but whatever it ends up being I will be happy。 。。。more
Jesse C
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After burning through both books in a few days， stealing chapters at the expense of work and sleep， color me hooked。Any longstanding reader of epic fantasy/sci fi genres has felt the inevitable pain of waiting for that next book。 And while I find it annoying to varying degrees， I also gauge my interest level based on how badly I want to continue turning the pages of any given tale。I'm hungry for more of this inspired world。Are there some things that felt like they could have been sharper， better After burning through both books in a few days， stealing chapters at the expense of work and sleep， color me hooked。Any longstanding reader of epic fantasy/sci fi genres has felt the inevitable pain of waiting for that next book。 And while I find it annoying to varying degrees， I also gauge my interest level based on how badly I want to continue turning the pages of any given tale。I'm hungry for more of this inspired world。Are there some things that felt like they could have been sharper， better paced， less convenient？ Yes。But in the end， if I find myself emotionally reacting to the characters， hankering for them to win/lose their individual trials， and it's all set in a new （to me） world that's fleshed out with details， then I'm going to confidently recommend it to other folks who I know love the genre。This is a somewhat vague review because I hate to be revelatory， but all I can say is that I'm waiting anxiously。。。 。。。more
Moaz Raza
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4。5*"𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦'𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦。"Picking up directly from where The Shadow of the Gods left off， the protagonists are left to deal with the consequences of the aftermath。Gwynne expands on everything from the first book - the world， in terms of places and people featured， the Seiðr-magic， the characters， where we see more side and support characters， and two new POVs， namely Guðvarr and Biorr。I wasn't very interested in either of the new POVs at the begi 4。5*"𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦'𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦。"Picking up directly from where The Shadow of the Gods left off， the protagonists are left to deal with the consequences of the aftermath。Gwynne expands on everything from the first book - the world， in terms of places and people featured， the Seiðr-magic， the characters， where we see more side and support characters， and two new POVs， namely Guðvarr and Biorr。I wasn't very interested in either of the new POVs at the beginning but as the story progressed， I did become more invested， especially in Biorr's。 Guðvarr， despite having some hilarious moments， remains a niðing。 Orka， Varg and Elvar are still much loved， with more of Orka's history coming to light， adding even more depth to her character。 Elvar and Varg continue their progress in gaining more battle fame amongst the changing political climate。 Furthermore， converging plot lines add another layer of complexity。 The great humour also lifts up the story。Additionally， enough is implied in the details that you kind of have a feel for what's coming next and as such， there were only a couple of surprises。 I don't mind that， however， but it needed stating。And then there's the action。 Here's the thing: the action is still there， in all its brutal and bloody glory， but that action is， to some extent， a setup for the finale， moving pieces in place for the grand conclusion。 Gwynne， of course， delivered some seriously epic stuff for the ending， the last 50 or so pages being a bloodbath。 I really need that next book， like right now。 。。。more
Jordan Michelle
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So。 Many。 Feelings。Incredible sequel。 Don’t know how I am going to handle the wait for book 3。
Ginger
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Absolutely amazing！5 glorious and epic worthy stars！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I was not able to put this book down for the last 100-150 pages。John Gwynne delivers another fantastic addition to The Bloodsworn Saga series。The Hunger of the Gods is the second book in the series and just as brilliant as the first book。It has epic fights， great characterization， and descriptive creatures causing mayhem。It has a well developed and immersive Viking world that feels real and much better then a TV show could ever produ Absolutely amazing！5 glorious and epic worthy stars！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I was not able to put this book down for the last 100-150 pages。John Gwynne delivers another fantastic addition to The Bloodsworn Saga series。The Hunger of the Gods is the second book in the series and just as brilliant as the first book。It has epic fights， great characterization， and descriptive creatures causing mayhem。It has a well developed and immersive Viking world that feels real and much better then a TV show could ever produce。Gwynne is a master at character development and gory， savage battles that will live on in infamy。 He’s just one of the best at the fantasy genre and this book and series resembles that statement。I am so looking forward to the third book in this series with that cliffhanger of an ending！Gwynne， you are an evil and brilliant man with that ending。 I’m preordering the next book as soon as I can！ 🤣😂 。。。more
Jeff Cosmi
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Just as fun and entertaining as the first。 Hopefully this one will make all the year end best of lists the first one was left out of。 Five stars everyone should pick this up and enjoy。
Austra
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Vilšanās。 Ļoti liela atkārtošanās， principā sižetiski nekas jauns nenotiek， tikai laiž visu uz riņķi + ik pa pāris nodaļām ieliek kārtīgu izvillošanos， tā lai galvaskausi šķīst un zarnas jānes pār plecu。 Ja tā štelle patīk， varbūt var arī nepamanīt， ka principā stāsts ir ļoti basic。 Protams， vide ir izkrāsota ļoti labi （ne tikai ar asinīm）， kāds laikam ir krietni papētījis senseno skandināvu dzīvi un paražas， beeeet tas tad arī laikam viss。 Nu neko。 Stipri šaubos， vai lasīšu noslēguma daļu。 Šobr Vilšanās。 Ļoti liela atkārtošanās， principā sižetiski nekas jauns nenotiek， tikai laiž visu uz riņķi + ik pa pāris nodaļām ieliek kārtīgu izvillošanos， tā lai galvaskausi šķīst un zarnas jānes pār plecu。 Ja tā štelle patīk， varbūt var arī nepamanīt， ka principā stāsts ir ļoti basic。 Protams， vide ir izkrāsota ļoti labi （ne tikai ar asinīm）， kāds laikam ir krietni papētījis senseno skandināvu dzīvi un paražas， beeeet tas tad arī laikam viss。 Nu neko。 Stipri šaubos， vai lasīšu noslēguma daļu。 Šobrīd reāli nerūp un neredzu， ka tur varētu notikt kas īpaši interesants。 。。。more
Alivia Bechler
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Oof this wait is going to be an impatient one lol
Rizkiko Putra Permata
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It's much better than it's prequel。 4。5/5⭐️ It's much better than it's prequel。 4。5/5⭐️ 。。。more
Benjamin
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The progression from the first book keeps up on a very good level。 The writing is impeccable and the story is driven in a very very interesting direction。
Wade Johnston
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4。5 stars。 I would have given it 5 bit I felt he did a lot of wheel spinning in the last 10 chapters or so。 I always like the chapter cliffhangers in this book but the last 30% of the book or so it was cliffhangers to such dumb things in my opinion。 Other than that I don't have any complaints。 I genuinely enjoy this series and can't wait for the next。 4。5 stars。 I would have given it 5 bit I felt he did a lot of wheel spinning in the last 10 chapters or so。 I always like the chapter cliffhangers in this book but the last 30% of the book or so it was cliffhangers to such dumb things in my opinion。 Other than that I don't have any complaints。 I genuinely enjoy this series and can't wait for the next。 。。。more
Ryan Lucido
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Violent， brutal， visceral and fantastical。 Classic Gwynne。 Need more shape-shifting god/kaiju action scenes in my life。 #teamorna
Steve Stred
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Firstly – my sincerest apologies to Mr。 Gwynne， Orbit and Netgalley。 I was approved for this book prior to publication and， while I was reading ‘The Shadow of the Gods’ which was Book 1 in this series。 Much to my chagrin， life happened， and I was slowed down in my reading time and availability。 Thus， here we are， a month and a week post release day and I’ve just finished reading it。 So， I wanted to say sorry。For those unfamiliar， I enjoy reading fantasy occasionally。 More when something ticks ce Firstly – my sincerest apologies to Mr。 Gwynne， Orbit and Netgalley。 I was approved for this book prior to publication and， while I was reading ‘The Shadow of the Gods’ which was Book 1 in this series。 Much to my chagrin， life happened， and I was slowed down in my reading time and availability。 Thus， here we are， a month and a week post release day and I’ve just finished reading it。 So， I wanted to say sorry。For those unfamiliar， I enjoy reading fantasy occasionally。 More when something ticks certain boxes。 One thing that has created a bit of a negative or hesitancy for me， is the fact that two of the fantasy series I love the most are still unfinished （looking squarely at you Martin and Rothfuss） and thus， when a series begins， I’ll often hold off to see if I want to devote that much time and energy to something that may never be complete。 With this one， I couldn’t resist， and from recent social media postings， it looks like Gwynne has begun the process of working on Book 3。This one picks up after the events of Book 1 and continues the stories of those characters we’ve grown to love or hate。What I liked: Look， the reality is A LOT of stuff happens in these books。 These are Sagas after all。 We start at Point A and end at Point Z and a significant amount of events occur at each point along the way。 This is sprawling， cinematic， engaging storytelling。 But at its heart is the fear of what’s to come。 In Book 2， three Gods have now been resurrected， returning to the world （which has greatly changed since their deaths） and wanting to go back to their perceived perch atop the pecking order。But that is not to be and as power changes hands and clashes continue to occur， we see characters make moves to get to their end goal。The character I think many seem to gravitate towards the most is Orka Skullsplitter， who is on her quest to find her son Breca and reunite with him。 Every decision she makes and every ramification that happens is based solely on moving herself that much closer to tracking him down and it is painful and brutal to watch。 But watch we do and we hold our breath the entire time。One last thing I’ll mention， is that this one goes into a full-on， borderline Kaiju rumble in the final act。 We get Gods battling， beasts braying and enough blood splattering to watch a city be decimated and characters get crushed and chomped throughout。 Gwynne’s writing really shines in these moments， describing every millisecond of action with purpose and pristine prose。The ending was great and sets us up for big things in Book 3。 I’m excited to see what happens and how these storylines that came ever-so-close to merging at the ending of Book 2 culminate in the finale。What I didn’t like: Even though I read Book 1 and 2 back-to-back， I still found a lot of the characters with similar names to be borderline confusing， especially as each chapter goes to a different characters。 Skalk and Skuld etc etc， a lot of names starting with G！ Part of it is definitely me as a reader not tracking it along mentally like I should， but when you read an epic like this， it can become a bit much！ And fair point in return – it can’t change now！ We’re heading into Book 3！Why you should buy this: I said this in my review of Book 1， but this is brutal fantasy done right。 We don’t have thousands of words dedicated to describing meals and food preparation and （I may be in the minority here） we don’t get endless story devoted to who is sleeping with who。 I find with some fantasy novels this can often be the main driving narrative and it can become tiresome， and no this wasn’t a dig at Martin’s offering。Gwynne has created some truly memorable characters here， some who’ll live long in my head when the final page is closed。 The landscape is palpable， the stench of blood and waste carried from my Kindle into my nostrils and yet， I can’t wait to return to this world。 Kudos to Gwynne， this series and this book are second to none。 。。。more
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