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 After [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] fought his way out of the [[Ascendant realm|Deep]] after being trapped within by his sister [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] and [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], he decided that he needed children to carry on his lineage and ensure his flow of tribute was always greater than that of his siblings. Crota was thus born, and his father explained to him why he had created him and granted him a sword and a name, stating those would be the only things that he gave his son and that Crota would have to earn his place upon his father's court, the High War. The newborn Crota continued to listen as his father explained the "trap" of the [[Traveler]] in giving species hope that there was a path in the universe that did not involve conflict, and thus gave Crota the name Eater of Hope in anticipation of the lives and dreams he would snuff out. Crota was then taken to be introduced to the rest of his family.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVI:_Eater_of_Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> Crota was soon joined by two sisters, [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] and [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]], and a brother [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]]. However, Nokris was exiled and stricken from the Hive's histories for his heretical necromantic practices.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Verity's Brow]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref> Crota himself was made the heir to his father and the [[Osmium Court|Osmium Throne]].<ref>Bungie (2015-2-12), Destiny, Activision Blizzard: [[Eidolon Ally]] upgrade materials description</ref>
-At some point, Oryx set one of the Tablet of Ruins into [[Golgoroth]]; a creation of the traitorous Worm God [[Xol]], as a rebuttal of Crota's demands to claim it. The Ogre, once with the purpose to devour Oryx and his family, would become one of the King's most powerful Hive Champions after the Worm God [[Eir]] intervened in its creation into a new shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Golgoroth|Golgoroth]]''</ref>
+At some point, Oryx set one of the Tablets of Ruins into [[Golgoroth]]; a creation of the traitorous Worm God [[Xol]], as a rebuttal of Crota's demands to claim it. The Ogre, once with the purpose to devour Oryx and his family, would become one of the King's most powerful Hive Champions after the Worm God [[Eir]] intervened in its creation into a new shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Golgoroth|Golgoroth]]''</ref>
-One day, Crota was approached by Oryx and ordered to watch his sisters as they experimented with death, and cutting wounds into the universe in order to hide their deaths and become harder to kill in the hope that he would learn cunning. However, as Oryx departed to observe the destruction of an alien fortress world by the Darkness, Crota was influenced by Savathûn and arrogantly decided that he too could cut a wound in the universe to match his sister's power and learn new secret. The space he cut into was one unknown to his sisters, but desired by Savathûn, and from it poured the [[Vex]], who proceeded to invade Oryx's throne world.<ref name="PoD">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> Crota engaged the Vex in battle as they struggled to understand [[The Sword Logic]], but they then manifested [[Quria, Blade Transform]] who grasped the logic and became determined to become the new god of Oryx's throne world. The Vex teleported away from Crota and slaughtered thousands of Hive throughout the dimension, granting them greater power. Crota and his sisters fought the Vex and created new weapons to defeat them, but Quria fled to the other side of the wound created by Crota and built gates to prevent him from closing it. After a century of stalemate, the war was ended when Oryx was summoned back by [[Eir, the Keeper of Order]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_open_your_eye_:_go_into_it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref>
+One day, Crota was approached by Oryx and ordered to watch his sisters as they experimented with death and cutting wounds into the universe to hide their deaths and become harder to kill in the hope that he would learn cunning. However, as Oryx departed to observe the destruction of an alien fortress world by the Darkness, Crota was influenced by Savathûn and arrogantly decided that he too could cut a wound in the universe to match his sister's power and learn the new secret. The space he cut into was one unknown to his sisters but desired by Savathûn, and from it poured the [[Vex]], who proceeded to invade Oryx's throne world.<ref name="PoD">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> Crota engaged the Vex in battle as they struggled to understand [[The Sword Logic]], but they then manifested [[Quria, Blade Transform]] who grasped the logic and became determined to become the new god of Oryx's throne world. The Vex teleported away from Crota and slaughtered thousands of Hive throughout the dimension, granting them greater power. Crota and his sisters fought the Vex and created new weapons to defeat them, but Quria fled to the other side of the wound created by Crota and built gates to prevent him from closing it. After a century of stalemate, the war was ended when Oryx was summoned back by [[Eir, the Keeper of Order]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_open_your_eye_:_go_into_it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref>
 Although Oryx saved his throne world from the Vex and became intrigued by their fascination with geometry, he punished Crota for his reckless experiments. Grabbing him by one of his legs, the Taken King flung his progeny into the Vex gate network and ordered him to return home covered in glory or not at all. For centuries, Crota traversed the Vex's network and fought across space and time, becoming a demon in many cultures. As time passed, he adjusted his tactics as he gained a greater understanding of his father and ceased to spare some of his victims whom he complained about his father too, and instead built mighty temples and monuments to himself to increase his power through tribute, strengthening himself and his father.<ref name="EO">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XL:_An_Emperor_For_All_Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref>
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 The [[Guardians]] barely repelled the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> He was first challenged by [[Gunnvor|Gunnvor, the Dawncaller]] and her companions from the [[First Pillar Order]], but they proved no match for him and he slew the Dawncaller.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Gunnvor.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Gunnvor's Ghost]]''</ref> Soon he was faced by the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]]. She proved no more of a challenge to him than his previous foes, and he impaled her upon his [[Sword of Crota|sword]]. As a further show of dominance over his foes and their [[Light]], Crota took one of the Guardian's [[Ghost]]s and forged it into a dagger with which he proceeded to murder the Guardian. His leadership and the power of his sword led the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle, slaying thousands of Guardians and driving them away from the moon for more than a century out of fear of Crota's power.<ref name="W2">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref>
-Despite this great victory for the Hive, Crota's plans for further conquest of humanity were put on hold due a series of unforeseen circumstances. Within the Ascendant Plane, two [[Knight]]s - one of Oryx and one of [[Xivu Arath]] engaged in a duel in honor of their respective masters. The duel ended in a draw, but both flung themselves into the depths of an abyss, and so the Knight of Oryx failed to make his tribute to a champion of Crota. This setback cost Crota’s champion a significant tribute at the necessary time and thus led to his defeat in a duel against a sergeant of the God of War. Having suffered a major loss of his temples and tributaries, Crota judged it best to sleep upon his throne world and recover his debts while his soul remained tethered to an Ascendant [[Soul of Crota|crystal]], giving him a quick means of return to the real universe once his strength was restored.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Dust|Dust]]''</ref> He entrusted his sword to his four Swarm Princes to guard within the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] until his return to the physical world.<ref name="SP"/>
+Despite this great victory for the Hive, Crota's plans for further conquest of humanity were put on hold due to a series of unforeseen circumstances. Within the Ascendant Plane, two [[Knight]]s - one of Oryx and one of [[Xivu Arath]] engaged in a duel in honor of their respective masters. The duel ended in a draw, but both flung themselves into the depths of an abyss, and so the Knight of Oryx failed to make his tribute to a champion of Crota. This setback cost Crota’s champion a significant tribute at the necessary time and thus led to his defeat in a duel against a sergeant of the God of War. Having suffered a major loss of his temples and tributaries, Crota judged it best to sleep upon his throne world and recover his debts while his soul remained tethered to an Ascendant [[Soul of Crota|crystal]], giving him a quick means of return to the real universe once his strength was restored.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Dust|Dust]]''</ref> He entrusted his sword to his four Swarm Princes to guard within the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] until his return to the physical world.<ref name="SP"/>
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 [[File:Destiny2-shadowkeep-crota.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Nightmare of Crota being confronted by a fireteam.]]
 {{Quote|Crota. Son of Oryx. He considered himself a god, and acted as such. His strength proved too much for my fireteam and I. He and his brood took their lives and left me nearly dead. Crota threatened all we had left. The Pyramid serves to do the same. It is no surprise that Crota haunts us once again.|Eris Morn, speaking of Crota and his Nightmare.}}
-Crota's demise ultimately caught the attention of his father, [[Oryx]], the then God-King of the Hive and master of the [[Taken]]. Enraged by the death of his son, Oryx would bring his [[Dreadnaught]] into the Solar system and lead an army of [[Hive]] and [[Taken]] in revenge against the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> Ironically, Crota's lingering Ascendant power was necessary for the Guardians to access the rupture gateway into Oryx's sanctum. Returning to the Chamber of Night that tended to the crystal that housed Crota's soul, the Guardians were able to gain a shard of the crystal but it did not hold of piece of his soul. The Guardians now had to disrupt Crota's death ceremony to gain a sliver of his soul. Entering Crota's fortress, the Guardians narrowly slipped past the Hive defending his tomb and were able to fill the shard with Crota's death essence.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Rites]]''</ref> With the Ascendant Shard, the Guardians were successfully able to enter Oryx's throne and defeat him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref> Like his son, Oryx would later fall to the Guardians who killed Crota when he was slain by them in his own throne world within the Ascendant plane.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref>
+Crota's demise ultimately caught the attention of his father, [[Oryx]], the then God-King of the Hive and master of the [[Taken]]. Enraged by the death of his son, Oryx would bring his [[Dreadnaught]] into the Solar system and lead an army of [[Hive]] and [[Taken]] in revenge against the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> Ironically, Crota's lingering Ascendant power was necessary for the Guardians to access the rupture gateway into Oryx's sanctum. Returning to the Chamber of Night that tended to the crystal that housed Crota's soul, the Guardians were able to gain a shard of the crystal but it did not hold of a piece of his soul. The Guardians now had to disrupt Crota's death ceremony to gain a sliver of his soul. Entering Crota's fortress, the Guardians narrowly slipped past the Hive defending his tomb and were able to fill the shard with Crota's death essence.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Rites]]''</ref> With the Ascendant Shard, the Guardians were successfully able to enter Oryx's throne and defeat him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref> Like his son, Oryx would later fall to the Guardians who killed Crota when he was slain by them in his own throne world within the Ascendant plane.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref>
 Crota's disowned, heretical and forgotten brother, [[Nokris]], would make his own stand against the Guardians after arising from slumber in the icy depths of [[Mars]]' [[Hellas Basin]] with his master, the Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. The herald of Xol sought to conquer the red planet for his god but like his former family, Nokris would fall against the Warrior of Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Strange Terrain]]''</ref>
-As Crota was the first Hive God the Guardians ever faced and one of their most notorious of foes, he haunts the Risen in their memories. Following the [[Hunt for the Scorn|Scorn Hunts]] and the continuous fight for [[The Dreaming City]], Crota's [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|form]] would manifest as a [[Nightmare]] blocking [[The Guardian]]'s path to the derelict [[Pyramid]] beneath the [[Scarlet Keep]]. The newly spawned Nightmare of Crota would prove too much for the Guardian to face, who took an essence from it before they were saved by [[Eris Morn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> The Guardian would later face the Crota Nightmare again as they were coaxed into the interior of the Pyramid, which they then succeeded in destroying.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Beyond]]''</ref>
+As Crota was the first Hive God the Guardians ever faced and one of their most notorious foes, he haunts the Risen in their memories. Following the [[Hunt for the Scorn|Scorn Hunts]] and the continuous fight for [[The Dreaming City]], Crota's [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|form]] would manifest as a [[Nightmare]] blocking [[The Guardian]]'s path to the derelict [[Pyramid]] beneath the [[Scarlet Keep]]. The newly spawned Nightmare of Crota would prove too much for the Guardian to face, who took an essence from it before they were saved by [[Eris Morn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> The Guardian would later face the Crota Nightmare again as they were coaxed into the interior of the Pyramid, which they then succeeded in destroying.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Beyond]]''</ref>
 Crota's immediate family would be survived by his daughters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Voshyr]], [[Kinox]], and the eldest [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#II:_An_Audience_with_Slaughter|II: An Audience with Slaughter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#X:_Faith_in_Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> Atop the newly erected [[Scarlet Keep]] upon [[Luna]] in [[Sorrow's Harbor]], the daughters laid plans for the Hive's future and to achieve vengeance by means of creating an deathless [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|champion]] under their control through heretical means.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Heretic]]''</ref> Hashladûn and Besurith would both be killed by Guardians leaving Voshyr and Kinox to complete their work while hiding out.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/e507ki/all_hiverelated_transcripts_dialogues_and_texts/ Scarlet Keep Transcript]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://youtu.be/G5qrg6WaCd4 The Scarlet Keep Gameplay]''</ref>
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 ===Crota's End===
-Crota himself appears as the final boss of the [[Crota's End]] [[Raid]]. He will spawn after all players stand near his summoning crystal. Once he enters the arena, all [[Guardian]]s will be inflicted with a debuff called Presence of Crota, which disables regeneration of both health and shield alike. To counteract this, one can pick up the [[Chalice of Light]] that spawns in the middle of the room; it can be picked up by anyone that needs to regenerate. Crota will not be vulnerable to attack at the moment, as he will be protected by a resistant shield. This gives Crota the opportunity to pelt Guardians with Darkness Blasts from afar, similar to [[Wizard]]s. Meanwhile, a [[Swordbearer]] will show up at the bottom level. It must be killed in order to pick up its [[Ascendant Sword]], which is the only way to actually damage Crota. In order to make him vulnerable to attack, all other players must focus all their available firepower on Crota's shield to disable it. The player carrying the sword must rush in quickly, as the shield can regenerate in less than a second. Nothing else will be able to damage him at this time. Once his shield goes back up, everyone else should be ready to shoot it down again so that the sword carrier can get in as much damage as possible. It will take multiple sword runs to bring Crota down. After Crota recovers, he will summon his [[Oversoul]]. If not shot down, it will instantly kill the entire team.
+Crota himself appears as the final boss of the [[Crota's End]] [[Raid]]. He will spawn after all players stand near his summoning crystal. Once he enters the arena, all [[Guardian]]s will be inflicted with a debuff called Presence of Crota, which disables the regeneration of both health and shield alike. To counteract this, one can pick up the [[Chalice of Light]] that spawns in the middle of the room; it can be picked up by anyone that needs to regenerate. Crota will not be vulnerable to attack at the moment, as he will be protected by a resistant shield. This allows Crota to pelt Guardians with Darkness Blasts from afar, similar to [[Wizard]]s. Meanwhile, a [[Swordbearer]] will show up at the bottom level. It must be killed to pick up its [[Ascendant Sword]], which is the only way to damage Crota. To make him vulnerable to attack, all other players must focus all their available firepower on Crota's shield to disable it. The player carrying the sword must rush in quickly, as the shield can regenerate in less than a second. Nothing else will be able to damage him at this time. Once his shield goes back up, everyone else should be ready to shoot it down again so that the sword carrier can get in as much damage as possible. It will take multiple sword runs to bring Crota down. After Crota recovers, he will summon his [[Oversoul]]. If not shot down, it will instantly kill the entire team.
 ===Challenge Mode===
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 *The name "Crota" is also an uncommon surname in the USA.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=USFEDCEN&gsln=Crota&new=1&rank=1&redir=false '''Ancestry.com''' - ''Crota'']</ref>
 *Crota is the first Hive deity to appear in-game.
-*In ''Shadowkeep'', instead of a holographic soul form in ''Dark Below'', Crota's phantasm has a solid body which looks much like [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]].
+*In ''Shadowkeep'', instead of a holographic soul form in ''Dark Below'', Crota's phantasm has a solid body that looks much like [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]].
 **This is because the form seen in Shadowkeep is Crota’s true, and complete appearance. This is what he would’ve looked like during the Great Disaster and quite possibly if the summoning ritual were to be completed.
 *Crota has possibly one of the highest kill counts of any enemy Humanity has fought, as he killed thousands of [[Guardians]] in [[The Great Disaster]].
-*The [[Escalation Protocol]] boss, [[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] uses the  exact opposite mechanic as Crota.
+*The [[Escalation Protocol]] boss, [[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] uses the exact opposite mechanic as Crota.
-*The word Crota mean a woman or person of scarce resource that lacks work, housing and food often.<ref>https://www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/crota.htm</ref>
+*The word Crota means a woman or person of scarce resource that lacks work, housing, and food often.<ref>https://www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/crota.htm</ref>
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