Title | : | National Geographic Video: Atocha: Quest for Treasure (1986) |
Lasting | : | 57.27 |
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Views | : | 243 rb |
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Classic who will help me make the bread No one wants to help, everyone wants to eat What's worse they thought they was crazy until they started pulling up the treasure Comment from : Daniel Cassidy |
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If u ask me its finders keepers Comment from : Thomas Robertson |
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I was there, out diving and boating off of Woman Key when the radio calls came in So cool and these guys worked for, they earned it and deserve to keep it Comment from : Ari |
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I would have never told a soul, when you find something like this you don't tell anybody and especially f*** the government Comment from : Dan Woodward |
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As a private underwater treasure hunter, I can understand Chase your dreams; you just might catch it! Comment from : Jade Furman |
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I have a 2 pieces of silver from this wreck Comment from : Billy Jardine |
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Today's the Day, right, Caine?! Comment from : Frank H |
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Unfortunately nautical law is very archane and just like way back when they have gotten even more muddled and byzantine in nature Comment from : shane hunter |
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I woulda done this job with these guys for free! 100 there is no job that is cooler or more amazing than to be able to hunt for real treasure hundreds of years old Comment from : Jason Garber |
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Wherever there is sand there once was water need more proof, how about a countless ships in the sand Comment from : Harmony Pennington |
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Anyone have any idea what camcorder this was shot with? Betacam SP? Comment from : Comfy TV |
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A very enjoyable video but still feel sad for the family loss of loved ones!♥️♥️ Comment from : Joyce Giles |
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I have always been fascinated about Atocha and have a memory of her voyage ✨coins and pieces it’s history I love ! And the ones who spent years to find her 👏🙏✨😊❤️⚡️✨🎧the spirit still breaths through her treasure and stories that lyes beneath Comment from : Sandy Adkins |
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This treasure is the product of the greed and stunning cruelty of the Spanish Colonial Empire After conquering the natives, and almost wiping them out with small pox, the Spanish forced the natives to mine for gold, silver and emeralds in extremely dangerous mines and deplorable conditions The Spanish burned natives to death, roasted their feet over hot coals, cut off their limbs, all to enforce their dominion and discourage escape br The Potosi mine in Bolivia, high in the Andes, and the mountain Cerra Rico was a literal mountain of pure silver laced with thick veins of silver, and the natives were forced to mine it all The Cerro Rico de Potosí was the richest source of silver in the history of humankind The extraction of mineral ores in Cerro Rico de Potosí began in 1545 by the Spanish Empire Between the 16th and 18th century, 80 of the world's silver supply came out of this mine Over 250 years the Potosi mine produced 150,000 tons of silver, and it caused inflation in the economies of Europe and China Comment from : Bruce Jemcek |
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They made a few Atocha documentaries, this one is the Best💫 Comment from : Treasure Tom |
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I am sure Mel would trade those riches for the life of his son and daughter n law and other occupant in a heart beat>>>But I am sure he made it his mission to find it after the death of his son>>> The life tragedies that drive us are the same celebrations that destroy us Comment from : violet houseworth |
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I'm so grateful for this upload! I used to watch this VHS tape at least three times a week for years on end, I'm amazed the tape still works I can finally watch this again without worrying about the condition of my VHS This has brought so many memories and comfort to me Comment from : Kay Fo |
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It was the Time of my Life working with Mel ,Deo, and the main crew all those years! Today’s the Day … Capt RD LeClaire Comment from : Capt R D LeClaire |
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Great video and discovery Comment from : Anthony Renaud |
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It’s funny to see them working on what looks like one of the first Macs for Analyzing at 46:48 I started on one of those 47:06 Comment from : Anthony Renaud |
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Great vid , the loot should belong 50 to Fisher 50 to the country of Peru Comment from : Yvesyuu yyee |
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wow look at that gold! Comment from : Susans East Coast Digs |
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If this was discovered today, all of the hordes of Brazil would picket it and claim that the treasure be returned to its rightful people who have been dead for hundreds of years by that point, and replaced by a bunch folks of darker complexions Back in the good ol’ days Whites were allowed to keep what they took Comment from : Nathen Stack |
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Thank you for this video of discovery of the Atocha,and of a men that had a dream and all the sacrifice that he went thru what a great story Comment from : Adelfo Marrero |
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I could NOT imagine diving down there and being the first person to see BARS OF GOLD AND SILVER!!!! WTF! I'd 100 have a heart attack trying to get it all out, or drown from not wanting to stop collecting and looking for more "Shawn passed away 100ft below sea level, his dive suit stuffed and weighed down with gold" Just the looks of those bars and jewelry is absolutely mesmerizing smh Just beautiful Lol Lobsters down there like "my precious" Comment from : A*Real*♂️ |
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so the guy who wants the treasure to be given back, go find your own Comment from : Jane Tannerevans |
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I would've not said anything to anyone Comment from : Jeremy Thompson |
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WARNINGWARNING @ 51:50 you are exposed to the thoughts of a Liberal Democrat Communist!! Be prepared to wear boots and wade through the BS :-) Comment from : Chris Beard |
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couldnt even imagine the absolute joy to find what youve been looking for, for decades, to even lose a son tryin to find it Comment from : Steve Brown |
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Around 1992 give or take a couple yrs I went to the mall in THaute, In because the newspaper said some of the treasure from the Atocha would be there at this jewelry store We stood in a fairly long line for about 1 or 2 hrs We almost gave up Glad we didn't because it was amazing! The emeralds, silver coins, long chains of gold, the gold emerald cross ( 8" tall or so, 1" or so wide), pieces of eight coins you could buy The breadstick looking gold bars were different odd lengths Looked like they all were stamped day before but they were abt 370 yrs old The tour guide said,(Here hold out yr hand, now its real heavy, be ready" I'm thinking well its not going to be that bad He laid the bar in my hand (it was abt 15" long) and my hand went down abt 3 or 4 " I almost sh@# myself! Well it was quite the trip! Comment from : Marv Mattison |
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But the other mother load as nor been found Comment from : Darrin Fry |
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I own two pieces of Atocha treasure Comment from : Thomas Haas |
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This is SO COOL They were at Jamestown Mall in 1979, and I was sixteen, and I passed on this opportunity Thanks for posting! Comment from : Kelley Bryan |
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Everybody thinks it's theirs That is the problem for salvagers 🐥 Comment from : Goldcic |
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Determination, faith and work Hard things to endureThe heartbreaking loss of his son and daughter-in-lawYet Mr Fisher didn't quitHe was a very special individualbrGlad he found what he paid a heavy priceGlad he succeeded No jealousy Just happy he was successful Comment from : Philip Callicoat |
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Wonderful documentary 👏❤ Comment from : Pam Frank |
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Fuck this last guy! He should have spent 30 looking for the prize Shut your ass up! Comment from : J boogie7 |
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A tragic death sounds more like karma! Comment from : J boogie7 |
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The guy at 52:00 is a parasite Comment from : Robert Rusnak |
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It makes me so angry that Mel fisher spent many years of his life searching for this wreck only to have government get involved All that stuff belongs to MEL Comment from : Robert Rusnak |
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Even the blood sucking government gets involved when it comes to that much gold , silver and jewels Comment from : Robert Rusnak |
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So excitingI have my little Atocha silver coin necklace I love it! Comment from : June Robertson |
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I very much enjoyed watching that Wasn't expecting the sad part of loss of life Took me for a loop Brought me back Through all the excitement and the adventure and all the emotions were all felt in that filming Comment from : Steven Clark |
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" Today's The Day " Comment from : NACIREMA CLUB |
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this is epik Comment from : Yenka |
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Legendary Just legendary - the mustaches that is The documentary was great too Comment from : goppledanger |
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I've met Mel Fisher to Key-West in 1994 Webrcome into the bar to take a way food À manbrcoming i saw à Big man with a large smile ibrSaid to me he look like John Wayne withoutbrlong hair ans he come behind us to talk desbrminutes after the bardender say do You Knowbrwith who You talk ? I said no he tell me he isbrMel Fisher ! My Memory it was a Nice man hebrtalk about Paris that he visit with his wifebrWe took a picture with my French friends ansbrits Big émeraude et sa grande chaîne en orbrNever Forget this moment !brI love his détermination ! Comment from : Albane Robino |
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So beautiful, it shows the Key West I grew up with 💚💛💚💛💚💛 Comment from : Joyce Anderson |
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This was quite a story! I am sure that not only Dirk was watching over Cain👼, he is immensely proud of him too! Still the loss of three young people will always be part of this story as well May they Rest In Peacebr🌹😔🌹 🌈🇨🇦☮️ Comment from : Shendara al Shedir |
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Museums frequently sell off donated artifacts to private parties to fund the operationIncluding the massive salaries they vote themselves with no problem at allwhy is that ok? Comment from : free market joe |
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I have to grimace when I hear the curator from a museum talking about everyone having to hand over everything to museumsthe museum in our town sold all its best paintings, donated years and years agoso the museums staff could get massive raises in salaries, all voting themselves hundreds of dollars more every yearall for everyone's good,of course, with the president going from 200 thousand to 450 thousand These are the real pirates, just like Florida seizing the wreck and trying to take it all We should be able to be freeto find and keep gold included in our basic freedom Comment from : free market joe |
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Incredible Comment from : Ear Plug TV |
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Thanks for the goonie music ,I love it! Comment from : Mr & Mrs |
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This is my Treasure Im Frida Kahlo Im reincarnated and i can prove it all wat happened the atocha is the titanic yall found the treasure during the time i was “dead” watch the world about to see and finally kno who santo niño de atocha aka lady of atocha aka frida kahlo was is am and here to set it straight I would kindly like my belongings back ive already conquered death Comment from : KęįNøDàhRę |
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Typical communist bottom feeder at 52:00 He hasn't lifted a single finger to help and expects it to be all turned over so he can enjoy it Must have taken a page out of the the Bernie Sanders book to communism Comment from : art vandalay |
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That memorial poem says it all Those willing to pay the price in sweat, heartaches and tears vs those that would sit in a armchair and piss moan and complain about something they had NO investment in Well done Mel Comment from : Chuck Bodnar |
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I really hate those who believe that one should not have a right to own what they spent years to find This treasure is the treasure of Mel Fisher and those who made it possible, and not we the people Comment from : TheTwoTravelers |
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I was a mad diver from the mid 80s to the mid 90s and read, watched and dreamed of this treasure hunt but this is the first time I have seen this doco! Brings back so many memories and dreams, if in the right place at the right time I would have happily spent months or years sifting sand 50 feet down to help solve the mystery! Comment from : Paul Orchard |
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persistence pays off kudos to the divers Comment from : Kurt Wollermann |
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A real Horatio Alger Hero! Comment from : Ydoc C |
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THIS TREASURE SHOULD BE RETURNING TO PERUTHE GOLD AND SILVER WE'RE PERUVIANS Comment from : Victor Hornes |
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Nice colonial plunder and ill gotten gains via forced labor in gold/silver mines in south America and African slave industry So nice to see white Floridians retrieve such blood money Comment from : F-14 |
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Thanks for putting this on So interesting and rather exciting too Comment from : sarah smith |
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Great adventure Mel and his crew very much deserved it Hard ship heart breaks Florida's Favorite Son Mel Fisher Comment from : Matthew montgomery sr |
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FINDERS KEEPERS Comment from : Mark East |
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Love this story, and the fact that it's real makes it all the more interesting Comment from : David Robinson |
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If anyone deserved to find the treasure it is Mel Fishers team Comment from : Rob Abreu |
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My good friend Jimmy Cardenas worked for Mel been to the museum a picture taken with Mel The blood sweat and tears to recover the treasure is awesome For that intellectual fraud to not realize that part of history is sooo sad Comment from : Wild Bill Christiansen |
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Treasure pieces still being found off floroda beaches usually under 10 feet of water fyi (but you must be carefull with sharks Comment from : srreventon |
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It took 17 years to find the atocha BUT he would go into the oceans on april 1st for a few months The irs agents on board quickly became bored and asked to be trained to scuba and help searchbrA family friend purchased a medallion from the treasure for his wife Comment from : srreventon |
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As a kid growing up in Florida when all this was happening it made you want to go look for treasure yourself Thank you MrFisher for all the wonderful memories and bringing history to life I'm stuck in Atlanta at the moment can't wait to get back home to Florida and get back in the water This was a fantastic documentary loved it! Comment from : Tales from an Old Man | Pat ONeal |
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Everyone they introduced has a title Chief president-ceo vice president I guess you got to give everyone a title on the boat Comment from : Montana Snowman |
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I needed money so I sold my COA gold coin from the museum for $2700 Had it for 12 years as part of a $8000 investment Still have the sand dollars and sea biscuits from my dives My wife has a mounted silver coin necklace Comment from : Bob Richard |
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Did they ever find the crooks that stole the large gold bar from the museum? Comment from : Bob Richard |
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Damn new York liberals always wanting other people's wealthgo find your own shipwreck Comment from : john doe |
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Wanna sell my house and buy a dive boat with old dog and yeti cooler red stripe on ice Comment from : Gary French |
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So glad the Supremes ruled in Fisher's favor Comment from : Ronbo710 |
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I love history! What a great documentary that was!! Comment from : Patrick B |
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Man on a mission, many men on a mission Sure glad that the folks found what they were looking for Thanks Comment from : Chris W |
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Please tell me the narrator is Martin Sheen Comment from : Jeanette Schock |
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I had the opportunity to visit Mel’s museum when it was operating out of a replica Spanish galleon back in the mid 70’s At the end of the tour I got to hold a finger bar of gold from the Atocha Comment from : David Barker |
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“I sometimes feel like I don’t own these gold bars and gold chains” -yeah sure Mel I’m sure that’s what you were thinking and not “if anybody tries to take these I’m going to shoot them with my armed guards” who happen to be old frail women Jackass Comment from : Andrew Pascale |
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what a phenomenal piece of history, this documentary and the wreckage i am only 24, but this footage is so incredible that it makes me nostalgic so well-deserved it almost brings me tears well done, mel fisher and company!! Comment from : Reginald Samtrob |
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2k uncut to get a small atocha emerald, what a dream just to touch one worth as much! Comment from : Fatal Quasar#1 |
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Love this film Comment from : Chris Heimsoth Metal Detecting |
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It still gets to me how low class the government was on this I mean this was in their waters but came from other areas, and at that time they just came in said it's ours, and don't think you don't owe taxes either Drug seizures were worse, the value was seriously inflated Comment from : daniel cunningham |
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I hope his family can live well from his perseverance for generations Comment from : Sargent Alfie |
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Government of Florida are the modern day pirates Comment from : Brian J Wood |
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This was great Absolutely hate those museum assholes who think everything should go to them when they've done ZILCH and the thieving government who was planning how they would spend it before it was ever even theirs FFS, the government wasn't even around when this stuff went down SO GLAD Mel and his family and crew and investors got it all As they should They went looking for it, lost lives over it and went without for a long time to find what only they believed was there to find Just awesome Comment from : Jennifer |
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"Razor" Kane Fisher really went downhill Arrested multiple times for DUI offences and drug paraphernalia Comment from : Del |
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i love a asshole who has not spent years or lost three friends and famliy run his mouth about who should have this treasure Comment from : matthew jones |
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Good for this family HARD work pays OFF COOL Comment from : Michael Bocchino |
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SO SAD THAT HE LOSTED HIS SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW SAD WORK SO HARD TO LOSTED FAMILY SAD VERY SAD Comment from : Michael Bocchino |
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I bought a piece of 8 from Mel's wife Deo at the Museum on one of many trips to Key West Mel's story of perseverance, of tragedy and loss is incredible "Today's the Day" is what he always said I'm so happy for him and the divers and team they got to live this dream I never get tired of hearing this story Maybe the most important part of it is a lesson to all of us: never give up even in the face of defeat and great loss Today is the day if we just choose to keep going God bless you Mel You've inspired so many people, myself included Comment from : George W |
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