“Sight,” circa 1500, from ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’ series. Several of my colleagues have designed scenes with—with unicorns in them, Monseigneur.”. The beautiful Cluny tapestries and the story that Tracy Chevalier weaves through the making of the tapestries sets a marvelous mood for insight into life in the 15 century. My reputation at the Court is as a miniaturist, painter of tiny portraits of ladies that they give men to carry. "The Lady and the Unicorn". The exact meaning of this tapestry is by far the most mysterious. Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019. The series were discovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta03. I ran to catch up with him. The Lady and the Unicorntapestries, housed at the Musee National de Moyen Age, shows the five senses: Hearing, Sight, Touch, Smell, and Taste. Gathered in the corner were her ladies-in-waiting, working on embroidery. Is that what happens?”, So that was why she was fat. But then, that is nobility without the generations of blood behind it— they imitate rather than invent. It consists of six tapestries: each stages a high society young lady with a maid companion, in an idyllic garden. Take a very, very well known work of art, research how it was created, and invent a fictional cast of characters around it. She had as pets: a unicorn, a lion, a pocket-sized lion, whose name was David Bowie because he had different eyes, one was blue, another was yellow; she had rabbits, monkeys, birds and some other animals that are not easy to identify. Léon rolled his eyes to the carved ceiling, while Jean Le Viste waved his hand as if he were ridding the room of smoke. So far, so good. I think of them as like wives. A friend of mine was enthralled by The Virgin Blue and requested I read it. I would have to repeat Claude’s idea. About The Lady and the Unicorn. I turned my eyes to the walls I was to dress so sumptuously. Perhaps I should find another artist who is happier to do it.”, I bowed low again. She was looking at me with her sad, clever eyes. Each persons’ telling their tale brought new insights into their lives and places in society all the while following a variety of love stories. 3.5 stars. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about lady and unicorn? Her maidservant stands to the opposite side and operates the bellows. “Why did you choose me for this commission?”. The Grande Salle was at least ten paces long and five wide. I'm hoping Remarkable Creatures is going to turn out better. “Concerned that you should have hung on your walls what others would expect from such a prominent member of Court. It was all in a jumble that I could not set straight. I smiled at her. In the times I’d been to the house on the rue du Four I had only ever seen the three Le Viste girls from afar—running across the courtyard, leaving on horses, walking with a group of ladies to Saint-Germain- des-Prés. I would have given it 5 but for the technical jargon about weaving in that age. The girl laughed. She is a girl at the beginning of her life. I leapt onto the stair in front of her to stop her from climbing. Her dress was richer—cream and green brocade, intricately patterned with flowers and leaves. What I found intriguing about this book is that she tells the story from multiple perspectives, and each one is seems very real. I turned my back on him and gazed out of a narrow window where there was a clear view of the towers of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. As sure of himself as he seemed, he wouldn’t strike out on his own. Of course Claude would like that. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Lady and The Unicorn Panel--Hearing The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to the series of six tapestries woven in Flanders from wool and silk. “They are not having battles made,” Jean Le Viste repeated. She was looking at me as if she’d guessed all that was going through my head. Because of that I found I wanted to please her. Tell Léon. “My fee is ten livres tournois— four now, three when I finish the drawings, and three when the paintings are done.”, “Four livres parisis,” he responded quickly. Instead, however, I became protective of my work. “But they will be important works and you must be sure you have chosen what you want.” I cursed myself for my clumsy words. Although I hated it I thought I'd possibly give The Lady and the Unicorn a chance since I love art history. “Yes. Margot Creations de Paris Needlepoint - Tapestries - The Lady and the Unicorn "Taste" (Dame a la Licorne Le Gout) Design: 47 x 59" Canvas: Classical Penelope (10/2... Price $825.00 I tried to guess from her face. You recognize Charles the Bold being slaughtered, your wife sees the blood spurting from his wounds. “Once you’ve made the paintings,” Léon reminded me, “your work is done. And Claude wouldn’t be pleased if the unicorn were killed.”, I couldn’t risk suggesting the story of the unicorn’s magic horn. Her latest novel is The Last Runaway. “Yes, Monseigneur, but I felt that for something as important as these tapestries you should be consulted directly.” As I hurried after him, the end of the pole dipped and caught on a stone, tumbling from my hands and clattering to the ground. Béatrice laughed, and all the women joined her. He is clever but not cunning—and what is needed to convince Jean is cunning.”. Refresh and try again. Start by marking “The Lady and the Unicorn” as Want to Read: Error rating book. And of course, these ladies have to deal with power and seduction during the course of the project and the book. Léon is much favored by the Le Vistes. “Why would I not be sure?”. I understand this is fiction but I feel the author researched the subject sufficiently to write an accurate account of tapestry weaving. One artist or another means little to him, as long as they are accepted at Court. “She likes to look at her reflection.” As we watched, the girl spat into the well. ISBN-10. The story of course is of a series of six tapestries in the house of Jean Le Viste, that depict the story of The Lady and the Unicorn, which is a story of seduction. “Claude? I recommend all of Tracy's books to anyone who enjoys quality and unusual stories. Chevalier is a master of description and brings the Unicorn Tapestries to life, as if the reader is sitting at the loom, watching Philippe's cartoons unfold from Nicholas' painting to Georges' tapestries. It was a long room with a large hearth at the opposite end from the door and an oak table down the center. Both in the design and in the weaving, they have a unique flavour. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. That is a popular story.” “Perhaps. Margot Creations de Paris Needlepoint - Tapestries - The Lady and the Unicorn "Taste" (Dame a la Licorne Le Gout) Design: 47 x 59" Canvas: Classical Penelope (10/2... Price $825.00 It was not quite a question. I’d been to the rue du Four house half a dozen times before. But I’m afraid that is not the right answer. Jean Le Viste didn’t change expression, but he nodded, and that was enough. A girl stood in the entrance watching me. Take a very, very well known work of art, research how it was created, and invent a … “Absolutely not. But at that moment I felt sorry for Geneviève de Nanterre. I had been right that Jean Le Viste would want what he thought everyone else had. I needed a pole, and found the steward in the storerooms, counting out candles. That night I drank at Le Coq d’Or to celebrate the commission, and afterward slept poorly. Compared to the servant who had cleaned the fireplace, she was clearly too fine to be a maid. Seriously, google them). Two months to draw and paint twenty horses and their riders! She should have been more careful.”, “So should you. It was cut well and the wool was fine, but it was not ornate. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. She must have heard me or she wouldn’t have suggested it. It is the sort of house a family that has bought its way into the Court would live in—grand enough but poorly placed. Five of … “Come,” she beckoned, and this time I hopped down from the table. She knelt and began to clear the fireplace of ashes. December 1st 2004 In among this interesting setting, we're introduced to a myriad of characters brought together for the realization of these pieces of art. We are weaving the last tapestry to be woven which is 'Mystic' and that portrays the lady and the unicorn - so it seemed the perfect time to read / listen to the book 'Lady and the Unicorn'! She had clearly once been as beautiful as her daughter. I stood at one end of the room and walked to the other, counting twelve paces, then walked across, counting six paces. It needs a steady hand, and that I have, even after a long night of drinking at Le Coq d’Or. Culturally, most interpretations of The Lady and the Unicorn have fixated on the unicorn. Alors, come to me tomorrow and I’ll have the papers for you to sign, and the money.”. Musée de Cluny–Musée national du Moyen Age, Paris. Aside from all this, the writing is clunky. Each scene depicts one of the five senses, as well as a sixth scene labelled Mon Seul Désir (my only desire) whose meaning is unclear. In this book the writer returns to the very successful recipe of. Telling my sons how much I liked it resulted in one of them giving me two of her other books; "The Virgin Blue", her first (and not quite in the same genre) and possibly my favourite, and "Falling Angels" with which I was slightly disappointed and mentally marked down as "slight". Something went wrong. I give it about 3.5 stars, and I enjoyed it. Praised for their delicacy, the miniatures are much in demand. “But not on its own. The delivery from China arrived, and the lady was so impatient to try the unicorn hat on her cat! Sorry, Ms Chevalier, but this was just not worth my time, even for the really lovely scenes describing the tapestries (and those tapestries are amazing. Intertwining stories of making tapestries during the 15th century told from the lowest maid to the highest lord. The woman in the doorway moved so that the rosary hanging at her waist clicked against the buttons on her sleeve, and I stepped back from my thoughts. I’d seen paintings of battles but never done one myself. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Her subject matter is always attractive to me but the writing I find stiff; it's as if I can't quite get close enough to 'see'....whatever I am missing. This book is a mesmerizing magic trick! They have not been weaving battles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Lady and the Unicorn: A Novel. The lady bought all kind of fashionable cat toys on Amazon, eBay, and Aliexpress. I reached up but was still at least my height again from the ceiling. Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020. Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2018. Now, I’ll leave you to your measurements. I dreamt of unicorns and ladies surrounded by flowers, a girl chewing on a clove, another gazing at herself in a well, a lady holding jewels by a small casket, a girl feeding a falcon. I disliked the main character, the tapestry painter Nicolas des Innocents, by page 10, but I assumed that the author would have him grow and change as a person by the end of the book -- presumably through the process of creating the remarkable tapestries that inspired the novel. She doesn’t share her husband’s bed, I thought. Is that what you like to do?”, “Ah, don’t think of me so coarsely. Nicholas is thoroughly unlikeable as a character (whether this was meant to be deliberate or not, I couldn't tell). I should not be thinking about such commonplace matters. Here is the sequence of the battle.” He explained the battle carefully, suggesting scenes for each of the tapestries—the grouping of the two camps, the initial strike, two scenes of battle chaos, then the death of Charles the Bold, and the triumphant procession of the victors. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she lives in London with her husband and son. Of course, this love is not meant to be, as Claude is nobility and Nicholas is just a mere painter, not to mention a womanizer and scoundrel, yet he is deliciously appealing. Sure, it's an obvious and almost cliché plot, but I don't need a crazy original plot in order to enjoy a book. When I woke the next morning, my head was clear and I was ready to make the dreams real. I have read all of her books and enjoyed them very much indeed, she is so original. Jean Le Viste stopped and glared at me. It consists of six tapestries: each stages a high society young lady with a maid companion, in an idyllic garden. Jean Le Viste snorted. But they kept the room warm, and filled more of it with their vivid reds and blues. The reader can feel and smell the wool as it is woven, see and smell the millefiori woven in the background, each flower representing an integral part of medieval life, hear the haggling that goes on between client and weaver and become caught in the tension as deadlines come sooner than expected and money becomes scarcer. Trotto / Saltarello02. “I’ve never seen one, so how would I know? They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now. I have not been to Paris ... but I've met enough Paris men to know that I wouldn't like it there. Lady and the Unicorn may also have had a didactic purpose similar to Christine’s Treasury of the City of Ladies, displaying for the le Viste daughters through a visual medium the attributes of the ideal maiden. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Charles the Bold will be killed, of course.”, “Have you ever been in a battle, Nicolas des Innocents?”, “I want you to think for a moment that you are a soldier.”, “But I am a miniaturist for the Court, Madame.”. I looked at her a little more kindly. “The Lady and the Unicorn” is regarded as the Mona Lisa of woven artworks. On display at the Musée de Cluny in Paris, and considered one of the greatest works of art from the Middle Ages, the tapestries are a wonderful example of medieval décor. Its reputation is due to its symbolism, history, and mystery. But if they weren't there, there would be no tapestry. They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now. I greatly enjoyed this technically fictional, but historically plausible, story of creation of The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. “If your well there was poisoned, beauty, or sullied such as Jeanne has just done, a unicorn could come along and dip his horn into it and it would become pure again. I’d been caught in a web woven between Jean Le Viste and his wife and daughter, and I didn’t know how to escape. 0452285453. I found a pole in the stables and was carrying it across the courtyard when Jean Le Viste himself came striding out of the house. So it is best if he hears from you.”, “Perhaps Léon Le Vieux should speak to him.”, Geneviève de Nanterre snorted. I like the interesting information on Brussels weaving but the romance soft porn portions were totally boring - and ill-done. That is what I prefer.”, “Eight livres tournois, with three now, then three and two.”, “Seven. Nicholas leers after any woman with a pulse (including fourteen year old girls) and comes out with cringeworthy lines such as "The sight of her tongue made me hard. She likes them, and it is she as the eldest child who will inherit the tapestries one day. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. This is one of them, Nicolas des Innocents.” He gave me a look as he left. In their corner the ladies-in-waiting were smirking at me. We must not keep her.”. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I wonder at you, though—you don’t seem so keen on this work. I need to sit down and sketch before I can say for certain.”, Geneviève de Nanterre waved her hand. The oldest daughter, Claude is beautiful and falls head over heals for Nicholas. A tour de force of history and imagination, "Tracy Chevalier has invented another juicy backstory to a great work of art…a lively, sexy, and thoroughly entertaining novel." He is from a family that were once Jews. What I learned from this book is I should never ever read anything by this author ever again. I followed. I wanted to plow her. Its reputation is due to its symbolism, history, and mystery. That is a popular story.”. There was a bed made of chestnut and hung with curtains of blue and yellow silk. “You have just been with my husband in the Grande Salle,” she said. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. I smiled politely. Please try again. Although these tapestries --- created in the late fifteenth century --- are some of the most famous in the world, very little is known about their creation or their history. Had she heard me seducing her daughter? Overlooking the lion, the ladies, the lapdogs, and the surprisingly elegant stoats, it is the unicorn that captures the imagination because, as an animal that does … There was no gray in my hair, I had all but two of my teeth, and I could plow thrice a night when the need arose. Although these tapestries --- created in the late fifteenth century --- are some of the most famous in the world, very little is known about their creation or their history. “We’ve missed the other offices, and I can’t go to Vespers this evening—I’m expected at Court with my lord.” She rose from her chair as another lady brought over the casket. I straightened and watched as she moved across the room, banging a pail against her leg. I should have shoved your tongue right up your arse.”, “Out you go now, there’s a good girl. “I have a cunning idea, Madame.” The lady-in-waiting who spoke was the plainest but had lively eyes that moved back and forth as she thought. Please try again. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Their work is not obvious - all you can see are the ridges they make under the colorful weft threads. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about John Renbourn - The Lady And The Unicorn at Discogs. “I will expect to see preliminary drawings just before Easter—by Maundy Thursday, with paintings by the Ascension.”, When we were alone Léon Le Vieux chuckled. When I could see again they were gone, replaced by the servant girl who carried my child. A series of six tapestries depicting a lady seducing a unicorn now hang in the Musee National du Moyen Age in Paris. This reproduction is of one of the six tapestries that make up the La Dame a la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn). I never know what I am going to get with her books, always a surprise and always a delight. She wore fine jewels at her throat and her hair was braided with silk and pearls. “That’s not what I meant. Then I would have guessed who they were and never have told Claude the story of the unicorn. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147814.The_Lady_And_The_Unicorn I wondered suddenly if his terms were still in Paris livres after all. Of course Léon is careful to attend mass two or three times a week at Notre Dame, where many will see him, just as Jean Le Viste takes care to act the true noble, commissioning works for his house, entertaining lavishly, bowing and scraping to his King. "The Lady and the Unicorn". “Oh.” This was Léon Le Vieux’s way—to make a fool of all around him, excepting his patron. I’ve set out my wares and she’s coming for a look. And also, if you are going to use the first person in a historical novel, try to make it fit the context, and don't describe anything as "peppered with" since peppers in this era would not have been very well known. You guessed it: white. You’ll need to be sure there are Le Viste coats of arms throughout the tapestries. “What do you have in your mouth, beauty?”. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! 8x10 or 11x14 paper size. While not my favorite Chevalier book, the fictional suggestion of the origination of the French tapestries is absolutely fascinating and rife with periodical history. Sometimes it's those little books that you find on the discount shelf for $2 that are the best. No, it’s Claude I am thinking of. “The lady might seduce the unicorn. I never thought this book would be as lovely as Girl with a Pearl Earring: I suppose that's how you write historical fiction (looking at you, Simone van der Vlugt! Commissions from Jean Le Viste can mean food on the table for weeks. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade04. But I had not been thinking about who she was—I’d been thinking about how to bed her. But I’m not surprised that’s how you took it, you who can’t control your own rod.”, “You know what I mean. Tracy Chevalier - Queen of the factual historical fiction novella, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2016. In the Musée de Cluny in Paris hang six stunning and enigmatic medieval tapestries. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Thoroughly enjoyed this novel. In The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier weaves fact and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry—an extraordinary story exquisitely told. A younger girl was leaning over the edge of a well and looking down into it, the sun bathing her hair in gold light. These tapestries will bring me to grief, I thought. But I wasn’t a blacksmith or cobbler or farmer. I'm a big Tracey Chevalier fan and have rest most of her work. I wondered then what had made Jean Le Viste—or Léon, more likely—choose me for this work. And it did occur to me that a unicorn might be appropriate for your family.” I described Béatrice’s pun. “What do you want to talk about?” The girl turned up a round staircase. If you've read Girl With a Pearl Earring you can pretty much track where this story's going to go. I shifted from one foot to the other. Not only that—with a word Geneviève de Nanterre could ruin my reputation at Court and I would never paint another miniature. “What would you have as the subject, Monseigneur?” I had designed one tapestry for Jean Le Viste—a coat of arms, of course. Léon gathered his plain brown robe about him—no fur trim for him. I wanted to give this book 1½ stars, but rounded down to 1. No animal runs faster. My daughter is completing a project on the tapestries, and I thought she might enjoy reading this for fun. “Perhaps you’re a fox instead,” she said. In The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier weaves fact and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry—an extraordinary story exquisitely told. A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval tapestries that hangs today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The lady and the unicorn Created around 1500, The lady and the unicorn tapestries have been the subject of literary inspiration, scholarly speculation and wonder ever since. The girl laughed and hopped from one foot to the other. I had never been there. A delicate story, a lovely gentle tale to read. Surely I’m capable of doing so on this commission.”, “These tapestries are a very different matter from a coat of arms. So when we see a unicorn we think of Viste.”, “Béatrice, you’re so clever—if your idea works with my husband you may marry this Nicolas des Innocents. The dazzle of the designs I would make had blinded me, but now the difficulty of my place was sinking in. All of her choices, all in one, wound together. Perhaps a special plume in his helmet. I wished I hadn’t spoken. Filled to the brim with douche baggery of the highest French/Victorian order. Great sense of time and place. This reverts to the original formula of "The Girl with the Pearl Earring". Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. After all, you were able to get him to agree to have me do the designs.”, “Ah, that was easy—he cares nothing about people. Trotto / Saltarello02. 3.5 stars, MONTHLY BOOK READ & DISCUSSION: October 2011 :). They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now. “Half when you finish the drawings, the rest when you deliver the paintings and they’re to Monseigneur’s satisfaction.”. Please try your request again later. For the first time in my life I was expected to write every day, and I found I liked it. "As a kid I’d often said I wanted to be a writer because I loved books and wanted to be associated with them. Its walls were very thick, the local stone rough and gray. Come closer, my dear, and see my plums. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Probably Brussels. My experience of this book followed the same pattern. I’ll tell him to expect you. Everyone was kind of an idiot in this one. The unicorn does something far greater than that. He is still a pig at the end of the story (that's my spoiler, btw). Since arriving (in separate planes at that) last month from the Musèe de Cluny — Musèe National du Moyen Âge in Paris, the six mind-blowingly exquisite wool and silk tapestries have been intriguing Sydney crowds. After a moment the steps began again and she reappeared at the door. Léon was looking at me, smiling through his beard as if he had spotted a monkey on my back. An extraordinary novel rich in color and heartbreaking human drama, The Lady and the Unicorn is the poignant tale of one family’s struggle to make a future in a society blinded by prejudice and divided by caste. “How can you be so cruel? Also, what's the deal with Chevalier missing out on the chance to use Jean Le Viste's narrative v. Was hoping to enjoy The Lady and the Unicorn after reading Burning Bright a few years earlier, which is, to be honest, far superior to this. I hated the plot, story, characters and writing style. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The series were discovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle. Jean is a conniving, deviously ambitious nobleman with a depressed wife and three daughters. “Pardon, Madame, but will Monseigneur agree to unicorns rather than battles?”, Geneviève de Nanterre was rearranging the corded belt at her waist while one of the ladies unpinned her dark red overskirt so that its folds fell to the floor and covered the green and white leaves and flowers. Rumer Godden’s The Lady and The Unicorn, which was first published in 1937, is the 630th entry upon the Virago Modern Classics list. I wanted to plough her" and "Come closer, my dear, and see my plums. And I would never see Claude again. ***1/4 inch white borders are used for prints 5 inches and larger unless requested otherwise -- this means the image will be set 1/4 inch within the exact paper size listed above. An extraordinary novel rich in color and heartbreaking human drama, The Lady and the Unicorn is the poignant tale of one family’s struggle to make a future in a society blinded by prejudice and divided by caste. This is a major failing of this novel, which I found plodding and flat, and lacking in any genuine exploration of character or motivation. I've always wondered about the intricate process of creating a tapestry and in this book I felt like the author had taken me by the hand and patiently brought the creation of six tapestries to life for me, drawing me into the world of fifteen's century Paris and Brussels. The Lady and the Unicorn: A Novel - Ebook written by Rumer Godden. Need another excuse to go to the bookstore this week? I hope someone has pointed out to Tracy Chevalier that if you are going to have seven different narrators for your story, you really need to give each of them a distinctive voice. Lady and The Unicorn Panel--Hearing The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to the series of six tapestries woven in Flanders from wool and silk. I will give you my blessing.”. I’ve been saving this room for a special occasion.”, “Of course it is essential that the family coat of arms be displayed.”, Then Jean Le Viste surprised me. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I have four. You can tell from the first few pages that the author really did her homework on the history of tapestries. Now, I must get that pole.”, The steward grunted. As with The River and The Villa Fiorita, both republished by Virago at the same time, The Lady and The Unicorn includes a well-crafted … I found that interesting. And my terms are in livres tournois.” It was just like Léon to try to confuse me by using Paris livres. I had to step quickly to keep up with her as she ran from room to room. She has had her daughters and has done her part. Do I run sideways and never straight? "An agent is essential to getting published. It didn’t occur to Jean Le Viste that he might gain more respect by commissioning battle tapestries when no one else had. To create our list,... A tour de force of history and imagination. “Come—my mistress waits. Nicholas is thoroughly unlikeable as a character (whether this was meant to be deliberate or not, I couldn't tell). I found that to a bit distracting and I just had to read through some parts. Tiens, there’s one thing I forgot to mention. "I was born and grew up in Washington, DC. “I’ve already discussed the contents of the tapestries with Monseigneur and done some measuring. “Where will the tapestries be made?”, “North. 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