The Cellist
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Summary
From Daniel Silva， the internationally acclaimed number one New York Times best-selling author， comes a timely and explosive new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon。Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death。 Once Russia’s richest man， he now resides in splendid exile in London， where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin。 His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London。 Yet somehow， on a rainy summer evening， in the midst of a global pandemic， Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list。
Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone， a half-drunk glass of red wine， and a stack of documents。。。。
The documents are contaminated with a deadly nerve agent。 The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered to Orlov’s home by one of his employees， a prominent investigative reporter from the anti-Kremlin Moskovskaya Gazeta。 And when the reporter slips from London hours after the killing， MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who has cunningly penetrated Orlov’s formidable defenses。
But Gabriel Allon， who owes his very life to Viktor Orlov， believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken。 His desperate search for the truth will take him from London to Amsterdam and eventually to Geneva， where a private intelligence service controlled by a childhood friend of the Russian president is using KGB-style “active measures” to undermine the West from within。 Known as the Haydn Group， the unit is plotting an unspeakable act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos and leave Russia unchallenged。 Only Gabriel Allon， with the help of a brilliant young woman employed by the world’s dirtiest bank， can stop it。
Elegant and sophisticated， provocative and daring， The Cellist explores one of the preeminent threats facing the West today - the corrupting influence of dirty money wielded by a revanchist and reckless Russia。 It is at once a novel of hope and a stark warning about the fragile state of democracy。 And it proves once again why Daniel Silva is regarded as his generation’s finest writer of suspense and international intrigue。
Reviews
Patrick O'Hannigan
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Bank compliance officer and semi-professional musician Isabel Brenner makes an appealing protagonist in this thriller， and Silva is careful to have her short-lived infiltration of Vladimir Putin's inner circle handled by Israeli spymaster Gabriel Allon， a noble character featured in several of his previous novels。This means that Silva's approach and vault are compulsively readable， but -- to extend the gymnastics metaphor -- he utterly fails to stick the landing here。 The Cellist would have been Bank compliance officer and semi-professional musician Isabel Brenner makes an appealing protagonist in this thriller， and Silva is careful to have her short-lived infiltration of Vladimir Putin's inner circle handled by Israeli spymaster Gabriel Allon， a noble character featured in several of his previous novels。This means that Silva's approach and vault are compulsively readable， but -- to extend the gymnastics metaphor -- he utterly fails to stick the landing here。 The Cellist would have been a four-star book if had it ended 72 pages before it did。 Instead， the fond memory of a plausible conclusion is deliberately overshadowed by a motley collection of faulty premises （Silva's top misconceptions seem to be 1。 "American democracy barely survived the January 6， 2021 insurrection-that-wasn't" 2。 "Donald Trump's presidency was essentially destructive rather than creative" and 3。 "Right-wing conspiracy theorists pose a serious threat to the American republic。"）。Silva's anti-Trump animus hurts an otherwise entertaining thriller about the cost of corruption。 It's as though he flipped a switch to toggle from "entertain and educate" in the good part of the book over to "pontificate and polarize" in the last part of the book。 The end is followed by a petulant author's note that does little more than recycle conventional wisdom that -- if you look elsewhere for news -- has already been discredited。I ended up trusting what Silva wrote about "mirror trades，" and frustrated by his uncritical echo of Democrat Party talking points。 He's also so determined to make this a story of spycraft in time of pandemic that constant references to covid， masking， and social distance get tiresome。 When Russians unload luggage at a ski resort "without a mask in sight，" what's meant to make them seem more barbaric has the opposite effect。 。。。more
Mike Vines
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Gabriel Allon matches wits and weapons against his deadliest foe in a literally， from the headlines， thriller。 Silva is the best。 Read and increase your paranoia。。。 Highly recommended！ Remember to shop your local， independent bookstores。 They need your support。
Karen Brush
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Love how Silva ties in the current political situation in our country， as well as the global pandemic！
Jack Rilkoff
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This is a great read。 Daniel Silva has managed to write another great story。
Nina
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Grupa Haydna jest prywatną organizacją szpiegowską， której celem jest zniszczenie Zachodu。 Kieruje nią niejaki Arkady Akimov。 Miłość do muzyki i talent poświęcił na rzecz wspomagania przyjaciela z dzieciństwa， obecnego rosyjskiego prezydenta， w jego imperialnych zapędach。 Na trop Akimova i jego dywersyjnych poczynań wpada Gabriel Allon， gdy próbuje rozwikłać zagadkę śmierci w Londynie przyjaciela， rosyjskiego dysydenta Viktora Orlova， otrutego nowiczokiem。 Zanim w Izraelu do działań zwołuje Allo Grupa Haydna jest prywatną organizacją szpiegowską， której celem jest zniszczenie Zachodu。 Kieruje nią niejaki Arkady Akimov。 Miłość do muzyki i talent poświęcił na rzecz wspomagania przyjaciela z dzieciństwa， obecnego rosyjskiego prezydenta， w jego imperialnych zapędach。 Na trop Akimova i jego dywersyjnych poczynań wpada Gabriel Allon， gdy próbuje rozwikłać zagadkę śmierci w Londynie przyjaciela， rosyjskiego dysydenta Viktora Orlova， otrutego nowiczokiem。 Zanim w Izraelu do działań zwołuje Allon najbliższych pracowników z Biura （Czytaj: Mossadu） którego jest szefem， już na europejskim kontynencie， w Anglii， Holandii i Szwajcarii， pozyskuje pewną wiedzę。 Wśród informatorów jest Isabel Brenner， czyli tytułowa Wiolonczelistka。 Ale to nie tyle muzyczny perfekcjonizm decyduje o przydatności Isabel dla Izraelczyków， co jej ekonomiczne wykształcenie i wiedza， jaką nabyła jako pracownica RhineBanku， cieszącego się zasłużoną opinią największej i najbardziej efektywnej rosyjskiej pralni （Russian Laundromat）Opisy operacji finansowych są długie， szczegółowe i， prawdę mówiąc， nieźle mnie wymęczyły。 Zwłaszcza że dotyczą nie tylko praktyk RhineBanku， lecz stanowią również sedno planu Allona， aby pomścić zabójstwo Orlova oraz przede wszystkim zadać cios rosyjskiej kleptokracji。 Dzieje się tak， ponieważ trudno odmówić racji na przykład wyjaśnieniom rosyjskiego aparatczyka， obecnie więzionego w Izraelu， że obok pomnażania prywatnych majątków oligarchów， na czele z prezydentem， potrzebne są Rosji olbrzymie środki， aby osiągnęła swoje najważniejsze cele， czyli pokonała Zachód。 I nie chodzi jedynie o zapewnienie zwycięstwa obecnemu prezydentowi - rozmowa odbywa przed ostatnimi amerykańskimi wyborami - trzeba zrobić wszystko， aby Amerykanie sami wzięli się za łby。Walka z Kremlin Inc。 jest skomplikowana， Wiolonczelistka gra w niej ważną rolę， ale bez współdziałania wielu osób， łącznie ze wsparciem służb kilku państw， obejść się nie może。 W większości są to postaci znane z poprzednich książek Daniela Silvy。 Z mojego punktu widzenia najciekawsze są końcowe fazy tej śmiertelnej - bo ofiary są - rozgrywki。 Nie dosyć， źe gra toczy się podczas pandemii， to jej następstwa zahaczają w powieści o pierwsze miesiące roku 2021。 A jakie są？ Pewnie dzisiaj jeszcze lepiej zdajemy sobie z nich sprawę niż to było w dniu oddania „Wiolonczelistki” do druku。Swoim zwyczajem w Notce zamykającej książkę podkreśla autor jej fikcyjny charakter， przywołując i opisując jednocześnie znane fakty， wydarzenia i osoby， tworzące od ładnych paru lat współczesny krajobraz polityczny。 Niewątpliwie zaważył on na doborze tematyki i sposobie jej przedstawienia w powieści。 Co więcej， nie wydaje się， aby w obecnej sytuacji na świecie pozwolił Daniel Silva przejść Gabrielowi Allonowi na emeryturę i zająć się wreszcie jedynie rodziną i restaurowaniem arcydzieł starych mistrzów。 。。。more
Noa Fay
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All in all， I was unfortunately disappointed by Silva's latest work。 Before "The Cellist，" never had I read a work of his that was below a 4-star rating。 I suppose there is a first time for everything。 With that being said， the final 2-3 chapters raised his final score （selon moi） to a 3。5。 Prior to those final chapters， his latest novel read very differently than his previous works; the writing seemed less polished， the words of the characters less authentic and believable。 Such was not the cas All in all， I was unfortunately disappointed by Silva's latest work。 Before "The Cellist，" never had I read a work of his that was below a 4-star rating。 I suppose there is a first time for everything。 With that being said， the final 2-3 chapters raised his final score （selon moi） to a 3。5。 Prior to those final chapters， his latest novel read very differently than his previous works; the writing seemed less polished， the words of the characters less authentic and believable。 Such was not the case in his ending （a pleasant， albeit surprising， return to the old ways）。The main fault in Silva's writing in "The Cellist" concerns the righteous tone in which he delivered he political segment of the novel。 As with every Allon novel， it is politically accurate， typically vaguely alluding to the political climate of that year。 In this installment， however， things were not vague whatever， a tasteless aspect to the novel （again， selon moi）。I will reaffirm， though， that Silva saved himself from an utter fall from the proverbial grace by way of his strong final chapters where readers are able to taste， once again， the original Silva writing—the writing of his that has one waiting all year for the next installment of Gabriel Allon's （and company's） journeys。 In fact， Silva included just enough of his prior writing-brilliance that， all I can do now is reread one of his earlier works—which is precisely what I am going to do。 。。。more
Cathy
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I liked the Cellist。 It is about Russian money laundering and ensnaring prominent US businessmen in the pursuit of wealth。 Very timing， and much about the Russian influence in Trumps presidency。 Once again， sorted out by Gabriel Allon，
Ashley
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Amazing。 Brilliant。 Loved it！
Donna Edge
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Book 21 and last for me！I enjoyed the book very much and had given it a five rating till I read the author 's notes。 I have followed this series from start through this book but it ends here。 When the author decided to cram his political views into the book and admit he rewrote the ending of the book due to his political leanings， it ceases to be fiction。 Goodbye Gabriel Allon， I will miss you！ Book 21 and last for me！I enjoyed the book very much and had given it a five rating till I read the author 's notes。 I have followed this series from start through this book but it ends here。 When the author decided to cram his political views into the book and admit he rewrote the ending of the book due to his political leanings， it ceases to be fiction。 Goodbye Gabriel Allon， I will miss you！ 。。。more
Carol Green
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I love the Gabriel Allon stories。 Always nail biting until the end with current trends and politics involved。 Well written and a pleasure to read。 I had to read it slowly so I didn't finish it in a hurry and then just when you think it it the end there is always more。 I love the Gabriel Allon stories。 Always nail biting until the end with current trends and politics involved。 Well written and a pleasure to read。 I had to read it slowly so I didn't finish it in a hurry and then just when you think it it the end there is always more。 。。。more
Sara
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The characters are like old friends that I'm not quite ready to part ways with。。 Sigh。 Grumble。 Kvetch。 I have read everything Silva has ever written。 Some of it two or more times。 Gabriel Allon is one of the greatest characters ever created。 Imperfect， fallible， compassionate， broken。 But while the Cellist brought back some favorite characters and components （art， Russians， and music） of prior Allon adventures， none of this lined up。 It felt rushed， disjointed， and the last 100 pages was a reci The characters are like old friends that I'm not quite ready to part ways with。。 Sigh。 Grumble。 Kvetch。 I have read everything Silva has ever written。 Some of it two or more times。 Gabriel Allon is one of the greatest characters ever created。 Imperfect， fallible， compassionate， broken。 But while the Cellist brought back some favorite characters and components （art， Russians， and music） of prior Allon adventures， none of this lined up。 It felt rushed， disjointed， and the last 100 pages was a recitation of thinly veiled recent history。 I don't want that。 I want imagination。 I want something probable， possible， but not actually occurring （to anyone's knowledge that is）。 The entire book takes place in Europe and then it jumps to the U。S。 and becomes a transcript of recent events vs tying any of it in。Supercedes The Black Widow as the worst book Silva has written。 He tried too hard， and used the book as a bully pulpit vs a story。 Whether or not I agree with his politics is irrelevant， because it didn't help the story。 At all。 。。。more
Barbara
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Silva is a master at creating intricate plots and then skillfully developing them。
Ben
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I've enjoyed Daniel Silva's novels for a great while， but this last one is disappointing。 He diverted from what might have been an interesting spy fiction to a hectoring personal screed against Donald Trump。 If I wanted that point of view， I could have listened to your wife on CNN。 I've enjoyed Daniel Silva's novels for a great while， but this last one is disappointing。 He diverted from what might have been an interesting spy fiction to a hectoring personal screed against Donald Trump。 If I wanted that point of view， I could have listened to your wife on CNN。 。。。more
Pam Carlson
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Not even a pandemic will stop Gabriel Allon in his quest to bring down the Russian president。 The murder of Viktor Orlov heightens his determination。 Now he is certain that a weakness has been found - Arkady Akavim， childhood friend and controller of most of "Mr。 Big's" funds。 Gabriel uses cellist Isabel Brenner to get to Arkady through his love of music。 She also happens to work for the dirtiest bank in Europe and is quite familiar with laundering money。 As they reel in their victim， it seems v Not even a pandemic will stop Gabriel Allon in his quest to bring down the Russian president。 The murder of Viktor Orlov heightens his determination。 Now he is certain that a weakness has been found - Arkady Akavim， childhood friend and controller of most of "Mr。 Big's" funds。 Gabriel uses cellist Isabel Brenner to get to Arkady through his love of music。 She also happens to work for the dirtiest bank in Europe and is quite familiar with laundering money。 As they reel in their victim， it seems victory is finally theirs - but maybe not。 Suspense， wry humor， a longtime team of master spies， and a novice all controlled once again by a master leader。 The story came to a legitimate ending; however， the author decided to add one more segment based on the threats to a new U。S。 President on inauguration day and later a note to share his view of the Russian interference in the 2016 election。 。。。more
Terri Thomas
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Silva at his bestIf you like Silva and Gabriel Allon you will like this book。 Action in the time of Vivid。 Well done sir！
Susan Moore
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Great
JC McGowan
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Trump Derangement Syndrome explains it perfectly。 There was no need to infuse his opinion about Trump's Presidency with Allon's story in this book。 Pure political drivel。 If Silva is going to 'speak' to us about current events， then he will need to include the current President and all that is going on in the US right now， massive illegal aliens crossing our borders， the disaster in Afganistan， BLM and Antifa riots， burning， looting and death in his next book。 Trump Derangement Syndrome explains it perfectly。 There was no need to infuse his opinion about Trump's Presidency with Allon's story in this book。 Pure political drivel。 If Silva is going to 'speak' to us about current events， then he will need to include the current President and all that is going on in the US right now， massive illegal aliens crossing our borders， the disaster in Afganistan， BLM and Antifa riots， burning， looting and death in his next book。 。。。more
Helen Brooks
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NOT nearly as good as others， but better than the last one--somewhat disappointed
Komal Yadav
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Plot begins with the murder of Gabriel Allon， a Russian billionaire。 Grabiel Allon and few other trained spies are assigned to investigate this。 Eventually the story unravels deeper conspiracy involving an infamous Swiss bank。 This surprised me as well because I was expecting it to be a murder mystery。 But NO！ The Cellist is full on spy drama with lot of politics， scheming， grands plans， undercover agents， assassinations， betrayals， etc。 There were more mind games than fight sequences but those Plot begins with the murder of Gabriel Allon， a Russian billionaire。 Grabiel Allon and few other trained spies are assigned to investigate this。 Eventually the story unravels deeper conspiracy involving an infamous Swiss bank。 This surprised me as well because I was expecting it to be a murder mystery。 But NO！ The Cellist is full on spy drama with lot of politics， scheming， grands plans， undercover agents， assassinations， betrayals， etc。 There were more mind games than fight sequences but those rare ones were quite brutal。 For first 300 pages， I was totally confused over whats happening， where the storyline is heading。 After that plot gets clearer and I kept me on edge with every turning page。 Author integrated real life events like pandemic， capitol attack in USA， etc into the book。 This made everything I was reading more believable。 Read it if you like heavily plot-driven stories with grandeur schemes and detailed account of every events。 Fans of fast-paced thriller mysteries might not like this very much。 。。。more
Phyllis
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Rating should be 3。75。
Horace Clinard
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This book was better than a three star， but for me， it didn't quite make it to a four star。 It isn't that this book wasn't well written， which it was， but the story line and characters weren't as stimulating to me as other similar books often are。 This book was better than a three star， but for me， it didn't quite make it to a four star。 It isn't that this book wasn't well written， which it was， but the story line and characters weren't as stimulating to me as other similar books often are。 。。。more
Kelly
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Silva surely had fun writing this one which includes the Covid pandemic and the insurrection at the capital on January 6， 2021。 It was fun to see a cast from previous novels （going way back）， and， as he usually does， Gabriel Allon finds another perfect "spy" to help him ， this time to take down the Russian mob。 And as usual， Gabriel is protective of those who help him and ensures Isabella's life continues for the better， once her mission is completed。 The author's afterward includes information Silva surely had fun writing this one which includes the Covid pandemic and the insurrection at the capital on January 6， 2021。 It was fun to see a cast from previous novels （going way back）， and， as he usually does， Gabriel Allon finds another perfect "spy" to help him ， this time to take down the Russian mob。 And as usual， Gabriel is protective of those who help him and ensures Isabella's life continues for the better， once her mission is completed。 The author's afterward includes information about Russia's involvement in the 2016 US election， money corruption， and a brief timeline （focusing on Putin and Russia） of Trump's presidency。 Silva doesn't hide his disdain of the damage Trump exacted on America。 If you peruse reader reviews， you will see those who are upset about the political comments made in the book。 I actually thought it was clever that Silva never cites names; rather he provides descriptions and titles instead。I missed the repartee Gabriel uses has with Graham Seymour， Christopher Keller， Ari Shamron， and Uzi Navot。 The plot was thin and felt rushed， and the interactions among the characters needed to be more。 They are the reason why I read the books。 。。。more
Diana Kullman
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Though fiction， it shows how our democracy can be attached from foreign intrusion combined with domestic 'buy-in'。 Though fiction， it shows how our democracy can be attached from foreign intrusion combined with domestic 'buy-in'。 。。。more
Priya
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This is the 21st book in the Gabriel Allon series but it can be read as a standalone as the author provide the necessary backstory and all the characters from previous books are reintroduced so that readers can connect to the story。 This story is about Russia's campaign to undermine and defeat democracy in western Europe and the US through various conspiracies。 The story starts with the death of the wealthy Russian dissident Victor Orlov in his London home by exposure to a nerve agent which was This is the 21st book in the Gabriel Allon series but it can be read as a standalone as the author provide the necessary backstory and all the characters from previous books are reintroduced so that readers can connect to the story。 This story is about Russia's campaign to undermine and defeat democracy in western Europe and the US through various conspiracies。 The story starts with the death of the wealthy Russian dissident Victor Orlov in his London home by exposure to a nerve agent which was transferred to him via some documents apparently brought by a journalist who is suspected to be working with Russians。 And Gabriel Allon， who owes his life to Orlov for his own team to unsolve the mystery behind Orlov's death。The author's knack for storytelling is amazing and the characters are portrayed really well。 I really liked the Cellist's role and her strong character。 The author has mixed some of the recent events and things like money laundering， covid， international espionage etc into the story brilliantly。 Some of the scenes had me on the edge of my seat。 Even though this was my first book from this series I had no difficulty grasping the story。 The plot was very intriguing with amazing twists and turns。 Overall it was a very captivating story。 Can't wait to read more of this author's books。 I recommend this to everyone。 。。。more
Gilda
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This would have been 4。5 to 5 except for the contorted political ending。
Bobbie
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EngrossingAfter a couple of Gabriel Allon recent books， I had begun to sadly feel it might be time to move on。 They were beginning to feel a little formulaic and tired。 But， after reading them all and having been to several events with Daniel Silva， I had to hang in there。 I’m glad I did。 I enjoyed this one as I always have。 Kept me captivated。 I’m aging and I am also enjoying Gabriel aging and becoming more senior and mature along with me。
Mrs。 Tassinari
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Story lacked suspense。 Felt like it was mostly about the ins and outs of money laundering。 Many undeveloped and casually mentioned characters。
Anne
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2。5 rounded up。 Could have done without the rehash of 2020-2021 political events。
April Cunion
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I found it admirable that Daniel Silva is writing about topics that matter in his latest installment。 For those who were offended by his direct discussion of President Trump， he is merely providing factual evidence。 The same is true of his coverage of COVID-19。 Turning a blind eye could be easy for a fiction author to do， but I found it refreshing that he added these components to his character’s storyline。 The fact that we live in a very divisive America is not created by Daniel Silva， but at l I found it admirable that Daniel Silva is writing about topics that matter in his latest installment。 For those who were offended by his direct discussion of President Trump， he is merely providing factual evidence。 The same is true of his coverage of COVID-19。 Turning a blind eye could be easy for a fiction author to do， but I found it refreshing that he added these components to his character’s storyline。 The fact that we live in a very divisive America is not created by Daniel Silva， but at least he has the integrity to describe the United States as we currently are， rather than pretending that we are otherwise。 。。。more
Rrs125
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Love this whole series about Gabriel Allon
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