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Here are some pics I took recently:

 

Société de transport de Montréal

32-012 on the 18 Beaubien on Beaubien and du Languedoc in the Rosemont - Petite-Patrie borough

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30-204 on the 26 Mercier-Est on Hochelaga and Hector in the Mercier - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. The church in the background is St-Victor, built in 1924, the church where my wife and I got married on May 19, 2007 and she also is the organist there doing Sunday mass.

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31-837 on route 69 Gouin on Henri-Bourassa and Sainte-Gertrude in the Montréal-Nord borough

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30-406, a 2010 Girardin G5 minibus, on route 252 Navette Or Montréal-Nord on de Charleroi near Salk in the Montréal-Nord borough.

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33-999, the BYD electric bus being demoed by the STM, seen on Saint-Hubert and Fleury in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

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Réseau de transport de Longueuil

C21002 on route 99 Terminus Longueuil - St-Bruno on Seigneuriale and Montarville in St-Bruno-de-Montarville

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21229 on route 77 on Sainte-Foy and Sainte-Hélène in the Vieux-Longueuil borough in Longueuil

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Société de transport de Laval

6203 on Cunard near Industriel heading to the garage after the AM rush

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6407 on Cunard again

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6507 still on Cunard

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9604 at Montmorency metro

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0601 on des Laurentides and de la Concorde

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1101 at Cartier metro

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1312 on des Laurentides and Meunier

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Transdev/CIT Laurentides

3025214 at Cartier metro

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Keolis Canada/CRT Lanaudière

29530 laying over near Terminus Radisson in the Mercier - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough

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Keolis Canada/RTCR de la MRC L'Assomption (Repentigny)

29248 on route 400 on Sherbrooke and 32nd Avenue in the Rivière-des-Prairies - Pointe-aux-Trembles borough

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Keolis Canada/Urbis (Terrebonne)

29603 on route 11 on des Migrateurs and chemin Saint-Charles in the Lachenaie sector of Terrebonne

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Transdev/Ville de Sainte-Julie

3041244 at the Transdev garage in Boucherville

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3619241 (formerly Veolia 61901) on route 350 on Armand-Frappier near the arena and terminus in Sainte-Julie

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8032244 at the Transdev garage in Boucherville

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Transdev/CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu

3010303 on route 200 on highway 116 in St-Hubert borough of Longueuil, heading to Sainte-Hyacinthe

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That's all for now... ;)

 

***NOTE: For the Transdev numbering scheme, here's the breakdown:

 

First 3 or 4 digits: Fleet number

small numbers in the middle: Division number (05: Sherbrooke, 21: Boisbriand, 22: Saint-Philippe, 23 and 25: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 24: Boucherville, 30: Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, 33: Châteauguay)

Last digit: Last digit of the year of fabrication of the bus.

Ex: 3041244 is a 2014 Nova Bus LFS

 

3-digit number:

"3": Low floor bus (Ex. 350305, a 2005 Nova LFS)

"4" or "5": Cutaway (Ex. 551219, a 2009 Girardin G5)

"6": High floor bus: (Ex.: 641210, a 2000 Nova Bus RTS)

"8": Highway or commuter coach (Ex. 814333, a 2003 Prévost Le Mirage XLII)

"9": School body transit (Ex.: 991217, a 2007 Thomas Safe-T-Liner HDX)

 

4-digit number (since merger with Veolia):

"3" Transit bus (Ex.: 3000212, a 2012 Nova LFS)

"5": Cutaway (Ex.: 5030233, a 2013 Girardin G5

"6": Midibus (Ex.: 6000233, the 2013 Yaxing Vicinity demo acquired by Transdev)

"8": Highway or commuter coach (Ex.: 8006232, a 2012 Prévost X3-45)

"9": School body transit (Ex.: 9000222, a 2012 Blue Bird TX-3)

 

When Veolia merged with Transdev, they took the first 3 digits of the Veolia number and put them after the first number of the Transdev numbering scheme (Ex.: 8587239, a 2009 MCI D4505 used to be 58701 with Veolia).

 

Whew... complicated, eh??? :P

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rue Sainte-Catherine is downtown. Old Montreal is near the waterfront at the St. Lawrence river. I live in the eastern part of the city in Pointe-aux-Trembles. So I'm 10 away from Repentigny to the east, 15 minutes from Laval to the north.

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rue Sainte-Catherine is downtown. Old Montreal is near the waterfront at the St. Lawrence river. I live in the eastern part of the city in Pointe-aux-Trembles. So I'm 10 away from Repentigny to the east, 15 minutes from Laval to the north.

Yeah I know but isn't there a part of rue Sainte-Catherine that's considered an older part of Montréal?

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Well, rue Sainte-Catherine was completed in phases. Until the early 20th Century, rue Saint-Jacques, in what is now known as Old Montreal, was downtown, then businesses gradually moved up closer to the mountain to settle on Sainte-Catherine and IIRC, Morgan's (today's La Baie) was the first to do so. Sainte-Catherine runs from Claremont avenue in Westmount a couple of blocks from the Vendôme metro station all the way past Viau Street in the Mercier - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, ending at Notre-Dame street.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_Sainte-Catherine_%28Montreal%29

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Just got back from a ride with my two daughters on the Montréal - Deux-Montagnes commuter rail line and here's some pics. I also shot some videos on the Métro, but they're uploading to YouTube and since they're in HD, it takes a while, so I'll share them with you once they're ready.

 

STM 30-122, a 2010 Nova LFS on route 186 Sherbrooke Est on Sherbrooke in Montréal-Est

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STM 30-103, another '10 LFS at terminus Radisson

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Standing on the platform at Bonaventure métro station, am MR-73 train is at Lucien-L'Allier station

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We're only steps from the Bell Centre and it shows :)

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The next departures from Gare Centrale in downtown Montreal

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Train #975 standing by to depart (No, it's not an orb of light...)

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Interior of the Bombardier rail cars

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Ok, smile girls!

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Train leaving station at Deux-Montagnes

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CIT Laurentides 15-1, operated by Autobus Deux-Montagnes at the Deux-Montagnes train station. It's a 2014 Blue Bird TX4

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A few shots from the Nova Bus plant in St-Eustache, seen from the bus.

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At terminus St-Eustache, "Introducing the New Flyer MiDi", tested by Autobus Robert Paquette et Fils for CIT Laurentides

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CIT Laurentides 619 and 621, operated by Paquette, 2010 and 2011 LFSs

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621's interior

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At terminus Montmorency, Société de transport de Laval's 0208 and 1215, 2002 ans 2012 LFSs

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At Montmorency métro, northeast terminus of the Orange Line since April 28, 2007, an MR-73 train pulls into the station, headed by 79-518.

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Berri-UQAM station on the Green Line

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And finally, STM 26-065 at terminus Radisson

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Videos to come later, 1 done, 3 to go...

 

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Alright gang, the videos are ready!!!

 

Ride in Canadian Vickers MR-63, Jeumont element 041 (81-581, 80-041, 81-582) between Cadillac and L'Assomption on the Green Line

 

Ride in Canadian Vickers MR-63, Jeumont element 041 (81-581, 80-041, 81-582) between Beaudry and Berri-UQAM on the Green Line

 

Bombardier MR-73 arriving at Berri-UQAM on the Orange Line

 

Ride in Bombardier MR-73 between Square-Victoria and Bonaventure on the Orange Line

 

 

The Jeumont element 041 was one of 3 elements that were outfitted in the mid-70s with a device that doses the electric current to provide a smooth departure for the métro trains. That equipement is standard in all MR-73 trains. Also, the STM is changing the name of Square-Victoria station to Square-Victoria - OACI to highlight the proximity of the International Civil Aviation Organization nearby.

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Frequencies aren't that great for commuter trains. Two of the lines (Candiac and Mont-St-Hilaire) only run during rush hours and the St-Jérome line runs limited service on weekends. To top it off, on the Vaudreuil line, the CIT La Presqu'Île in Vaudreuil, buses only run during the week, no service on weekends...

 

PFK is Poulet Frit à la Kentucky. During our honeymoon in July '07, my wife and I passed in front of a KFC in Paris near rue Poulet when we went to the Sacré Coeur. I noticed you're in Montrouge, I passed in front of the Centre-Bus Montrouge on rue du Père Corentin while I was there, we were on Avenue du Maine at the Campanile Montparnasse and we'd have supper at Rafaello nearby, one of the owners was from Laval, QC. I also went to do photos at Porte d'Orléans a couple of times during our stay and rode the T3.Je parle français and English, BTW. ;)

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The Centre Bus de Montrouge is located near Porte d’Orléans in the 14th arrondissement, note that this centre bus of Montrouge is currently closed for work (they are building residential housing above it).

 

I live more than a mile south of Porte d’Orléans in the inner suburban muncipality of Montrouge.

Before 1860 Montrouge was much larger municipality and covered a large part of the 14 arrondissement (including the area wher was your hotel), in 1860 the City of Paris was enlarged and absorbed much of Montrouge.
Unfortunalety the size of the City of Paris hasn't grew much since then and are now completely disconnected with the reality of the city.
The City of Paris is only the inner area of the city, excluding even some dense suburbs like Montrouge (60,000 inh/sq mi).  :(
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Just got back from a ride with my two daughters on the Montréal - Deux-Montagnes commuter rail line and here's some pics. I also shot some videos on the Métro, but they're uploading to YouTube and since they're in HD, it takes a while, so I'll share them with you once they're ready.

 

STM 30-122, a 2010 Nova LFS on route 186 Sherbrooke Est on Sherbrooke in Montréal-Est

STM 30-103, another '10 LFS at terminus Radisson

Standing on the platform at Bonaventure métro station, am MR-73 train is at Lucien-L'Allier station

 

We're only steps from the Bell Centre and it shows :)

 

The next departures from Gare Centrale in downtown Montreal

 

Train #975 standing by to depart (No, it's not an orb of light...)

 

Interior of the Bombardier rail cars

 

Ok, smile girls!

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Train leaving station at Deux-Montagnes

 

 

A few shots from the Nova Bus plant in St-Eustache, seen from the bus.

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Nice way to turn your kids into transit/rail fans!!! I see you got some new VIVA LFS artics at the Nova plant.

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Yeah, they love to ride the train and the métro. They also love to ride artics, so I try to take them on STM artic routes like the 69, 139, 467 or the RTL on the 45 and 90. At Nova they also have some TTC artics too and I also saw a SEPTA artic at the plant parked near the A-640.

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Yeah, they love to ride the train and the métro. They also love to ride artics, so I try to take them on STM artic routes like the 69, 139, 467 or the RTL on the 45 and 90. At Nova they also have some TTC artics too and I also saw a SEPTA artic at the plant parked near the A-640.

 

 

Yes the TTC order has something like 4 coming in a week to TTC

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Yesterday afternoon was the first leg of the YUL May Charters with Société de transport de Laval 1992 MCI Classic 6203. Here are some pics:

 

2012 Bombardier ALP-45DP locomotive pulling Bombardier Multi-level cars on the Montreal/St-Jérome line at Ste-Rose station

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6203 at Ste-Rose station

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6203 with 1004 in front of Ste-Rose-de-Lima church in Old Ste-Rose. Ste-Rose was one of the municipalities on Île Jésus that merged to for the City of Laval in 1965.

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6203 on Curé-Labelle Blvd.

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6203 at the bus loop near the St-Vincent-de-Paul penitentiary.

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6203 on de la Fabrique street near St-Vincent-de-Paul church.

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"Me hungry!! Me eat bus!!!"

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6203 next to 1008 on des Laurentides near St-Martin Blvd.

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6203 on one of the bridges linking Île Paton to Laval

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CIT Laurentides/Autobus Robert Paquette 623, a 2011 Nova Bus LFS HEV, ex demo at terminus St-Eustache.

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6203 in old Ste-Dorothée in front of the church where a couple of my cousins were baptized in the late '50s.

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6203 at the garage with 1307 and 0913, 2014 and 2009 Nova LFSs showing 3 different paint schemes.

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Today's leg was in Gatineau with an Société de l'Outaouais charter which I did not attend. Hope you like the pics. :)

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Well, the STL has a fleet of close to or over 300 buses. The three main cities in the Montreal Metropolitain area (Montréal, Laval, Longueuil) each has their own transit authority. Plus private companies that have contracts with CITs and certain municipalities in the north and south shore of Montréal.

 

Here's how it's set up:

 

Suburban systems (North Shore):

  • CIT Laurentides (contracts to Autobus Transcobec (St-Jérôme), Autobus Deux-Montagnes (St-Joseph-du-Lac), Autobus Robert Paquette et Fils (St-Eustache) and Transdev division 21 (Boisbriand)
  • CRT Lanaudière (contracts to Transport Brandon (Joliette), Autobus Brissette et Frères (Berthierville) and Keolis Canada (Repentigny)
  • Urbis Transport Urbain Les Moulins (contracted to Keolis Canada in Terrebonne)
  • Réseau de transport collectif de la MRC L'Assomption (contracted to Keolis Canada in Repentigny)

Suburban systems (South Shore, by contractors):

  • Autobus Dufresne (Ste-Martine) --> CIT du Haut-St-Laurent
  • Autobus La Québecoise (Laprairie) --> CIT Le Richelain
  • Groupe Transbus --> CIT La Presqu'Île (Vaudreuil-Dorion) and CIT Sorel-Varennes (Varennes)
  • Transdev --> CIT Roussillon (div. 22 in St-Philippe), Blus Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan (div. 23 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Ville de Sainte-Julie (div. 24 in Boucherville), CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu (div. 30 in St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) and CIT du Sud-Ouest (div. 33 in Châteauguay)

All those suburban systems are managed by the Agence Métropolitaine de transport which also runs the commuter trains.

 

As for municipal mergers, Laval was in 1965, Montreal, Longueuil, Sherbrooke, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Lévis and Saguenay all merged in 2002. From Jan. 1st 2002 to Dec 31st 2005, the whole island of Montreal was the City of Montreal until 15 former municipalities held a referendum to take back their municipal autonomy. Same thing happened in Quebec City and Longueuil.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9306_municipal_reorganization_in_Quebec

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More recent pics:

 

Société de transport de Montréal

16-043 (1996 Nova LFS) on Notre-Dame and 7è Avenue. It was until the end of this week, the oldest bus in the STM fleet. Now that honour goes to 17-027.

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17-176 (1997 Nova LFS) at the Elmhurst loop, it has a Spheros A/C unit added on like 18-064 below

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18-064 (1998 Nova LFS) on Decelles and Côte-Ste-Catherine

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26-039 and 26-075 (2006 Nova LFS) doing the Line 4- Yellow weekend shuttle at Métro Papineau

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27-016 (2007 Nova LFS) on Honoré-Beaugrand and Hochelaga

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31-004 (2010 Nova LFS) deadheading to LaSalle garage after doing the 747 airport shuttle on René-Lévesque and Saint-Denis

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32-009 (2012 Nova LFS) on Sherbrooke and des Groseillers in this early morning shot

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33-829 (2013 Nova LFS) on Rosemont and de Carignan

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Réseau de transport de Longueuil

20501 (2005 Nova LFS), 20921 (2009 Nova LFS), 21233 (2013 Nova LFS) and 21313 (2014 Nova LFS) at Terminus Longueuil

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Transdev/Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport Roussillon

410220 (2010 Ford E-450/Girardin G5), 840227 (ex. CIT du Sud-Ouest 840337) (1997 Prévost Le Mirage XL), 877223 (ex. Transdev Estrie 877053) (2003 Prévost H3-45), 5026222 (2012 GMC Express/Girardin G5) and 9000222 (2012 Blue Bird TX3-RE) at Auto-Parc Georges-Gagné in Delson

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Others:

Autocars Skyport 112 (2008 Nova LFS) and 115, née STM 17-095 (1997 Nova LFS) doing the Concordia University shuttle

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Autobus Auger/Transport Collectif de la Jacques-Cartier 14-391 (2014 Blue Bird TX3-FE) on a charter for the Montreal Impact match versus the New England Revolution last night at Stade Saputo

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And a little extra:

 

Commission de transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (ancestor of today's STM) 14-008 (1973 GMC T6H5307N), restored by the Quebec Transit Heritage Foundation (FHTCQ) near Métro Frontenac and an unspecified charter yesterday evening

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This group also has Métropolitain Pronvincial (1967), no. 7296 (née Atomic Energy of Canada 143), a 1965 GMC TDH-4519, CTCUM 33-008, a 1983 GMC T6H5307N, the last fishbowl bought new by the CTCUM back then, 55-001, a 1985 GMC TC40102N and 15-140, a 1995 Nova Bus TC40102, the last Classic bought by the STCUM and the last Classic retired by the STM in August 2012.

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