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[[Image:Chitraguptaji.jpg|thumb|right|Chitraguptaji with his 2 wives & 4+8 sons]]
{{Infobox_band |
[[Image:Deepti Bhatnagar.jpeg|thumb|right|Deepti Bhatnagar]]
band_name = Scissor Sisters|
image = [[Image:ScissorSisters.jpg|250px|Scissor Sisters]] |
years_active = [[2001]]–[[Present (time)|present]] |
country = [[United States]] |
music_genre = [[Glam rock]], [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Alternative music|Alternative]], [[Pop]] |
record_label = [[Polydor]]/[[Universal Records|Universal]] |
}}
'''Bhatnagar''' is a common surname used in mostly northern India among the [[Kayastha]] caste of Hindus. They came from the Second son of the first wife of Lord [[Chitragupta]] the recordkeeper of the [[Yama]] the God for death.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. Shree Chitraksh (Bhatnagar):Disciple of sage Bhat.Wife was Bhadrakalini.Worshipped Jayanti. Maharaj Chitraguptji sent Shree Chitraksh to establish a Kingdom in the region of Bhat river at Bhattdesh and Malwa.They established Chittor and Chitrakoot He settled then there and his progeny came to be known as Bhatnagar. They are divided into 84 Als.
'''Scissor Sisters''' are an [[United States|American]] band who formed in 2001, whose style draws from disco, glam-rock/pop and the [[gay]]-club scene of [[New York City]]. The group were named after a sex position between two women ([[tribadism]]), and their initial full name was 'Dead Lesbian and the [[Fibrillation|Fibrillating]] Scissor Sisters'.
==Bhatnagar's Line-upmain ALS==
*Dasania
The members of the band:
*Taksalia
*Bhatania
*Kuchania
*Gujaria
*Bahliwal
*Hasiwal
*Mahiwal
*Sambhalwed
*Barsania
*Kanmaujia
*Kerania
*Bhusiwal
*Chondawat
*Baxi
*Pherozabadi
(Total ALS are 84)
* '''[[Jake Shears]]''' (born '''Jason Sellards''') – [[lead vocals]]
* '''[[Babydaddy]]''' (born '''Scott Hoffman''') – [[bass guitar]], [[keyboards]], [[backing vocals]], [[guitar]]
* '''[[Ana Matronic]]''' (born '''Ana Lynch''') – [[lead vocals|vocals]], [[percussion]], '[[Master of Ceremonies|Mistress of Ceremonies]]'
* '''[[Del Marquis]]''' (born '''Derek Gruen''') – [[lead guitar]]
* '''[[Paddy Boom]]''' (born '''Patrick Seacor''') – [[Drumkit|drums]], [[percussion]]
==Notable Bhatnagars include==
Live shows and performances have included John "JJ" Garden, son of [[Graeme Garden]] of [[The Goodies]], on keyboards/guitar.
*[[Raja Todar Mal]], [[Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin|Indian]] [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Akbar]]’s [[finance minister]]
*[[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar]], [[Padma Bhushan]] scientist
*[[Deepti Bhatnagar]], former runner-up, [[Miss India]]
*[[Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar]] - [[Padma Bhushan]] scientist
*[[Ranjit Bhatnagar]], a [[game designer]]
*[[Shivani Bhatnagar]], a noted jounalist, whose murder became a famous scandal.
*[[S K Bhatnagar]] was a former defence secretary of India and also been Governer of [[Sikkim]] state of India.
*[[Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar]] (1912-08-08 -1976-10-05) commonly addresed as P. L. Bhatnagar was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM).
== History ==
=== Early career (2001-2003) ===
{{Contradict-other|[[Jake Shears#Early life and career]]}}
The core of the band formed in [[2000]] when Shears and Babydaddy met while attending college in [[Kentucky]], and began to play music together. After moving to New York City, the duo met Ana Matronic at a cabaret on [[Halloween]], when she was dressed as an [[Andy Warhol]] factory reject, and Shears was dressed as a "late-term, [[back-alley abortion]]". The group soon began playing gigs, and they met Del Marquis while Jake Shears was still working as a stripper at a club called IC-Guyz. After becoming a quartet, the band was signed to independent record label "A Touch of Class" [http://www.atouchofclassusa.com/], and recorded a single, "Electrobix", which had as its B-side a disco/glam cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] classic, "[[Comfortably Numb]]". [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53256-2005Jan6.html] Paddy Boom joined the band after they placed a classified ad looking for a drummer and, though a [[drum machine]] was used for the majority of the first album (much of it was completed before he joined), he now performs drums/percussion, live and recording-wise.
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=== Debut album and breakthrough success (2003-2005) ===
Their cover of "Comfortably Numb" became noticed in the UK when it was picked up by underground [[Disk jockey|DJs]] in electroclubs. The Cock venue in London staged their first British gig at this time. The song later came to the attention of British label [[Polydor]], who signed them to a contract.
The group's first single for the label, "[[Laura (song)|Laura]]", had a limited release in [[2003]] (reaching #54 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] singles chart), receiving little attention with the exceptions of British music paper [[New Musical Express]], Channel 4's entertainment programme [[V Graham Norton]][http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0738534/] and same channel's music programme [[Popworld]] for which they were interviewed. The track also garnered plenty of radio play in [[Australia]]. [[2003]] also saw the inclusion of the atmospheric "It Can't Come Quickly Enough" on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Party Monster (2003 film)|Party Monster]]''; the song played over its ending credits.
Their first hit was in [[2004]] with the release of "Comfortably Numb" (reaching #8 in the UK), featuring Paul Leschen on piano and keyboards. This success was followed by fan favourite "Take Your Mama" (#17 in the UK), a re-release of "Laura" (#12 in the UK), the ballad "Mary" (#14 in the UK), and the gay/hedonist anthem "Filthy/Gorgeous" (#5 in the UK).
All the singles came from the eponymous debut album ''[[Scissor Sisters (album)|Scissor Sisters]]'', which reached #1 on the UK albums chart and became the best selling album of 2004, beating [[Keane (band)|Keane]]'s ''[[Hopes And Fears]]'' by just 582 copies. As of 2006, it is the 10th biggest-selling album of the 21st century, and the 51st biggest-selling of all time in the UK.[http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=7481&show=50&start=50] Several media outlets have noted that Scissor Sisters 'stick out like a sore thumb' on the list of artists who have sold over 2 million copies of an album in the UK in the 21st century — the others being [[James Blunt]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Keane]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], [[Coldplay]] and [[Norah Jones]] — all artists considered 'mainstream' or 'middle of the road', as opposed to the Scissor Sisters' brash and controversial image.
Despite substantial chart success in the UK (which they refer to as their 'spiritual home')[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5332932.stm], the band have had only a moderate impact on the public consciousness in their home country. "Take Your Mama" received popular radio airplay on US pop stations. "Filthy/Gorgeous" enjoyed a following in stateside gay clubs.
The album was banned from the shelves of U.S. super chain [[Wal-Mart]] due to its "coarse language". The band have shown their dissatisfaction with the decision on a number of occasions, Jake Shears is even heard in a Spanish live performance on the band's DVD saying, "Wal-Mart won't stock our album...well, ya know what? Fuck Wal-Mart!".
=== ''Ta-Dah'' (2005-present) ===
Recording of the second album, ''[[Ta-Dah]]'' commenced in mid-May 2005; sneak previews of new songs were played at live shows, including "[[Everybody Wants the Same Thing]]", performed at the [[Live 8]] concert, "Paul McCartney", "I Can't Decide", "Hybrid Man", "Forever Right Now" and "Hairbaby" (a title which refers to the phenomenon of tumours containing [[Parasitic twin|partially formed foetuses]]).
Recordings took place at Discoball, the band's studio. The band fulfilled one of its dreams: [[Elton John]] collaborated with them on ''[[I Don't Feel Like Dancin']]'' (as [[piano|pianist]] and co-writer). The song reached #1 in the UK on 10 September 2006 and remained in the top spot for four consecutive weeks.
Elton John also contributed to the song "Intermission" on Ta-Dah.
The album was [http://www.stv.tv/out/showArticle.jsp?source=feeddb&articleId=23544359 released] on September 18, 2006 in the UK, and on September 26, 2006 in the USA. According to Jake Shears, the album is a combination of sixties-era [[psychedelia]], glam rock and [[disco]].
The band will play several gigs in the USA, continental Europe and Japan to promote the new CD. They are currently an opening act for [[Depeche Mode]]'s 2006 Tour. Their first gig in the UK for promotion of the second album took place at the [[KOKO (venue)|KOKO Club]], [[Camden]], [[London]], on 31 August 2006 and was filmed for [[MTV]]. 2006 performances at the [[Bowery Ballroom]] and [[Siren Music Festival]] in New York, and the [[Coachella Festival]] have allowed for the band to showcase an array of songs taken from the new album. A free concert was given in [[Trafalgar square]] to 10,000 ballot winners on the 16th September in order to promote the Red charity.
[[Image:scissorsisterstrafalgar.jpg|thumb| On stage in the Filfthy/Gorgeous finale at Trafalgar Square]]
The new album "Ta-Dah" leaked onto the internet on 13 September 2006, five days before its release in the UK.
It rocketed to Number 1 in the U.K charts in its first week of release, officially taking the topspot on Sunday the 24th September 2006, completing an historic first for the Scissor Sisters, a double consisting of a single and album at the top of the UK charts simultaneously.
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' stayed at Number 1 in the UK singles chart for 4 weeks, and slipped down to Number 2 after a fifth week.
== Content of music ==
The lyrics of their songs, largely written by Shears and Babydaddy, are known for their mixture of wit and tragedy. The songs on the debut album dealt with a number of subjects and issues in a variety of styles, from drug abuse within the gay community ("Return to Oz"), to Jake Shears' deep platonic love for his best friend in real life, Mary ("Mary"). Mary died of a brain [[aneurysm]] in April 2006, news that devastated members of the band. [http://217.154.142.24/~sisters/board_bak/viewtopic.php?t=12433]
Their music can be generally described as a mixture of glam rock, disco, and alternative music. They appear to have been heavily influenced by [[Elton John]] (Shears' singing, particularly, sometimes sounds uncannily like John). However, Shears has gone on record as not having been very familiar with John's work prior to the release of their record, although he's stated he's since become a big fan. The band echoes not only Elton John, but also the [[Bee Gees]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]], [[Duran Duran]] ("the reason we got into music", as Ana says), [[Supertramp]], [[David Bowie]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Chic (band)|Chic]] and various other dance/[[disco]], rock, and [[funk]] acts, and they admit that their music is hard to categorize. They somewhat prefer not to be specifically labeled as a "gay band". In an interview featured on the [[We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You]] DVD, Jake states, "The fact that some of us are gay affects our music the same amount as it does that some of the members of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] are straight".
The band count [[David Gilmour]] of [[Pink Floyd]], [[Roger Daltrey]] and [[Pete Townshend]] of [[The Who]], [[U2]], [[Thom Yorke]] of [[Radiohead]], [[Billy Joel]] and [[Elton John]] among its fans. They were the opening act for Duran Duran's 2004 reunion tour and opened for U2 on some of their UK dates for the [[Vertigo Tour]]. They also supported [[Depeche Mode]] on some of their dates of [[Touring the Angel]].
== Awards and press ==
At the [[2005]] [[Brit Awards]], the group won all the awards they were nominated for: International Group, International Breakthrough, and International Album. It was the first time in the Awards history that an act won all three International categories. They also opened the show with "Take Your Mama", on a set made by [[The Jim Henson Company]].
In 2004, the gay members of the band, Jake Shears, Babydaddy, and Del Marquis, were honored in the Out100, ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' magazine's list of the 100 most intriguing gay people of the year. The band won a [[GLAAD Media Award]] for Outstanding Music Artist on [[28 March]] [[2005]]. On [[2 July]] [[2005]], the group performed at [[Live 8]]. Their set included the previously unheard song "[[Everybody Wants the Same Thing]]".
They have received a lot of attention in the United States by [[VH1]] and magazines such as ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. They have also been interviewed on VH1's website and Del Marquis had been interviewed by the music section of [[IGN|IGN.com]]. It is a little known fact that there are several tracks recorded by the band before their eponymous debut which were never released; these tracks have entered the fan community and, although sometimes difficult to find, can be obtained freely. These songs include "Someone to Touch", "Bicycling with the Devil", "Electrobix", "Monkey Baby", a [[Billy Joel]]-[[Elton John]]-esque cover of [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]'s "Take Me Out", as well as demo versions of "Laura", and "Filthy/Gorgeous".
== Visuals ==
Scissor Sisters' CDs, records and DVDs feature artwork by an [[England|English]] [[illustrator]] named Spookytim, who has a studio in [[Brighton]] called [http://www.studiospooky.tv/ Studiospooky]. The artwork is created by a wide variety of techniques and mixes traditional paper-based processes with [[digital]] and [[photographic]] elements in order to reflect the multi-referential nature of the band's music.
== Popular impact ==
Several fan societies have sprung up in the official forums. These include the "Jake Groupies", "Ana Matronic Appreciation Society", and the "Scissor Sisters Party Bus", the latter two having spilled over to their own sites. The band have a close relationship with the fan community, even holding a small private gig for select forum members on 14 August 2005, at which a number of new tracks were previewed, and fans had the opportunity to meet the band and give birthday cards and presents to Ana Matronic. In the fan community, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns".
In late 2004, Shears and Babydaddy co-wrote and produced the hit "[[I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)|I Believe in You]]" for [[Kylie Minogue]].
The group were one of the headlining acts at the British [[V Festival]] in 2005, where they collaborated on stage with [[Scotland|Scottish]] rock group [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] to perform a cover version of [[David Bowie]]'s "Suffragette City".
Also in 2005, "Filthy/Gorgeous" was licensed by [[Activision]] and appears in Neversoft's [[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]].
[[10 September]], [[2006]] saw them headline the [[Bestival]] festival on the [[Isle of Wight]]. They closed the three day event with the most spectacular show the island has seen for years. The band took to the stage at [[Robin Hill]] dressed as clowns, and by the encore – [[Filthy Gorgeous]] – they had been joined by dancers in 10 foot high clown costumes.
Singer Jake Shears ended the set bare-chested and covered in fake blood. They succeeded in thrilling a capacity crowd, although they spectacularly failed to observe the "don't dress as clowns" advice, which had been introduced for the annual fancy dress parade, so as not to deter people with [[coulrophobia]] (fear of clowns) from attending the festival!
On [[15 September]] [[2006]] the group were invited to the [[BBC]]s [[Maida Vale]] studios to perform different songs on every show broadcast on [[Radio 1]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/presents/scissorsisters/] The event, dubbed ''Scissor Sisters Day'', culminated in them actually standing in for presenter [[Pete Tong]] and hosting his three hour slot themselves. The show took an unexpected turn when a woman [[Childbirth|in labour]] telephoned the show to share her experience with the band. Several performances, interviews and a humorous jingle that was written in an hour, were filmed and edited into a special seven day looped broadcast on [[BBCi]].
==Discography==
===Albums===
<gallery>
Image:Scissoralbum.jpg|<center>'''[[Scissor Sisters (album)|Scissor Sisters]]'''<br>('''2004''')<br>[[Universal Records|Universal]]/[[Polydor]]<br>IE <!-- DO NOT reorder Ireland and UK. Ireland is first alphabetically and changing it is therefor POV on where it should go -->& UK '''#1'''<br>US #'''102'''<br>AUS #7
Image:Ta_Dah.jpg|<center>'''[[Ta-Dah]]'''<br>('''2006''')<br>[[Universal Records|Universal]]/[[Polydor]]<br>AU/[[Irish Albums Chart|IE]]/UK #1<br>US #19
</gallery>
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="25"|Year
!Song
!width="25"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[UK Download Chart|UK DL]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Irish Downloads Chart|IRL DL]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|US Dance Sales]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[US Hot Dance Music Club Play|US Hot Dance]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Media Control Charts|GER]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Tokio Hot 100|JP]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[China|China]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Denmark|DK]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Argentina|AR]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Spain|ESP]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[France|FR]]</small>
!width="25"|<small>[[Europe|Euro Top 20]]</small>
!Album
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|align="center" rowspan=1|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|"Electrobix"
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|''[[The Demo Album (Scissor Sisters)|The Demo Album]]''
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|align="center" rowspan=1|[[2003 in music|2003]]
|"[[Laura (song)|Laura]]"
|align="center"|54
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|''[[Scissor Sisters (album)|Scissor Sisters]]''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=4|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|"[[Comfortably Numb]]"
|align="center"|8
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|align="center"|30
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|align="center"|1
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|align="center"|97
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|44
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|align="center"|99
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|''Scissor Sisters''
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|"[[Take Your Mama]]"
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|25
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|align="center"|99
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|2
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|align="center"|2
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|''Scissor Sisters''
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|"[[Laura (song)|Laura]]" (re-issue)
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|17
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|align="center"|66
|align="center"|64
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|64
|align="center"|33
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|align="center"|6
|align="center"|8
|''Scissor Sisters''
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|"[[Mary (song)|Mary]]"
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|9
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|align="center"|21
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|56
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|align="center"|13
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|''Scissor Sisters''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=1|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|"[[Filthy/Gorgeous]]"
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|13
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|align="center"|16
|align="center"|1
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|align="center"|29
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
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|''Scissor Sisters''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|"[[I Don't Feel like Dancin']]"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
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|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
|''[[Ta-Dah]]''
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===DVDs===
<gallery>
Image:Scissor Sisters - We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You DVD cover.jpg |<center>'''[[We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You]]<br> ('''2004''')
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==See also==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart]]
==External links==
*[http://www.scissorsisters.com/ Official Site]
*[http://www.storyevent.com/scissor-sisters-ta-dah Famous Article by Dutch Simmons]
*[http://www.alphalyrics.com/scissor_sisters-a95/index.html Scissor Sisters lyrics]
*[http://www.undergroundillusion.co.uk/ Underground Illusion – The Ultimate Scissor Sister's Resource]
*[http://www.idontfeellikedancin.com/ www.idontfeellikedancin.com – #1 Scissor Sisters Fan Site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/scissorsisters/ Scissor Sisters on myspace.com featuring audio streams of the entire new Album, Ta-Dah]
*[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/scissor-sisters.htm musicOMH.com Interview with Scissor Sisters]
*[http://www.kexp.org/aspnet_client/KEXPViewMediaGroup.aspx?rID=2229&pID=528&fID=539&artist=SZ KEXP Interview and Live Performance]
*[http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=5392 Out.com interview with Scissor Sisters]
*[http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=10078 Out.com interview with Jake Shears]
*[http://www.spin.com/features/news/2006/06/060606_scissorsisters/ Spin Magazine piece on new album, June 2006]
*[http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=20096 Out magazine interview with Jake Shears and Baby Daddy, September 2006]
*[http://www.evolver.at/?story=2455 Manfred Prescher reviews "I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’" in EVOLVER.at]
*[http://www.atlantaboy.com/gay_atlanta/2006/10/scissor_sisters.html Scissor Sisters Interview]
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