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Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats
Clayton Cameron: A-ritm-etiek. De wiskunde achter de maat
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Klaar om te dansen op je stoel? Drummer Clayton Cameron ontleedt verschillende muziekgenres - van R&B tot Latin tot pop - aan de hand van hun maatsoort. Een talk die aantoont dat hip-hop en jazz niet cooler zijn dan wiskunde -- ze kunnen niet zonder.
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell. Full bio
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell. Full bio
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00:12
How many of you love rhythm?
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Wie van jullie houdt van ritme?
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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (Cheers)
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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (Gejuich)
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(Drumming)
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(Drumt)
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I mean, I love all kinds of rhythm.
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Ik ben dol op allerlei ritmes.
00:31
I like to play jazz,
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Ik speel graag jazz,
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a little funk,
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wat funk,
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and hip hop,
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hiphop,
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a little pop, a little R&B,
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wat pop,
wat rhythm & blues,
wat rhythm & blues,
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a little Latin,
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wat Latin,
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African.
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Afrikaans.
01:05
And this groove right here,
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Deze groove hier,
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comes from the Crescent City,
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komt uit de Crescent City (New Orleans),
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the old second line.
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de oude tweede regel.
01:18
(Cheers)
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(Gejuich)
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Now, one thing all those rhythms have in common
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Wat al die ritmes gemeen hebben,
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is math,
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is wiskunde.
01:32
and I call it a-rhythm-etic.
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Ik noem dat a-ritm-etiek.
01:35
Can you repeat after me? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Zeg me na: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
01:40
Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Clayton Cameron: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
01:42
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritme.
Publiek: A-ritme.
Publiek: A-ritme.
01:44
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
01:46
CC: Yeah.
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CC: Yeah.
01:50
Now all those styles of rhythm
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Al die ritmische stijlen
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are all counted in four
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worden in vier geteld
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and then subdivided by three.
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en dan in drie verdeeld.
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What?
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Wat?
02:04
Yeah. Three is a magic number.
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Ja. Drie is een magisch getal.
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Three is a groovin' number.
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Het getal drie heeft een groove.
02:10
Three is a hip-hop kind of number.
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Het getal drie is een hiphop-getal.
02:14
But what does subdividing by three mean?
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Wat betekent 'in drie delen'?
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And counting off by four?
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En aftellen per vier?
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Well, look, think of it this way.
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Je moet het zo zien.
02:21
A measure of music as a dollar.
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Een muziekmaat is een dollar.
02:25
Now a dollar has four quarters, right?
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In een dollar zitten vier kwartjes.
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And so does a 4/4 measure of music.
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In een 4/4-maat ook.
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It has four quarter notes.
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Die heeft vier kwartnoten.
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Now, how do you subdivide?
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Hoe verdeel je die?
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Now let's envision this:
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Even kijken:
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three dollars' worth of quarters.
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je hebt kwartjes
ter waarde van 3 dollar.
ter waarde van 3 dollar.
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You would have three groups of four,
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Dat zijn 3 hoopjes van 4.
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and you would count it,
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Die tel je.
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a-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4,
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one-two-three-four. Together.
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1-2-3-4. Samen.
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All: A-one-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four.
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four.
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Allen: 1-2-3-4,
1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4.
1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4.
03:01
CC: Okay, now you feel that?
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CC: Oké. Voel je dat?
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Now let's take those three groups of four
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Nu nemen we die drie groepen van vier
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and make them four groups of three.
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en we maken er vier groepen van drie van.
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And listen to this.
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Luister nu.
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A-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4,
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one-two-three-four, with me.
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1-2-3-4, samen.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three, come on, y'all!
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3, komaan!
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All: One-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, ah.
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, ah.
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Allen: 1-2-3-4,
1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, ah.
1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, ah.
03:27
CC: There you go.
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CC: Ziezo.
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All right, second line.
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Oké, tweede regel.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three. Yeah.
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1-2-3-4, 1-2-3. Yeah.
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Now, that's what I call a-rhythm-etic.
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Dat noem ik a-ritm-etiek.
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Can you say it? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Zeg het eens? A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
03:53
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
03:55
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritme, a-ritme.
Publiek: A-ritme, a-ritme
Publiek: A-ritme, a-ritme
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
03:59
CC: Yeah. Now pick the swing
beat, and do the same thing.
beat, and do the same thing.
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CC: Volg nu de swing beat
en doe hetzelfde.
en doe hetzelfde.
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One, two, one, two, a-one-two-three-four.
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1, 2, 1, 2,
1-2-3-4.
1-2-3-4.
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Yeah. Mm.
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Yeah. Mm.
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One-two-three, one-two-three,
one-two-three, one-two-three. Whoo.
one-two-three, one-two-three. Whoo.
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1-2-3, 1-2-3,
1-2-3, 1-2-3.
1-2-3, 1-2-3.
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So I want to take the second line beat
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Ik wil het ritme van de tweede regel
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and the swing beat and put them together,
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en de swing beat
samen nemen.
samen nemen.
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and it sounds something like this.
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Dat klinkt ongeveer zo.
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Aha.
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Aha.
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A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
04:48
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
04:50
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
Publiek: A-ritm-etiek.
04:52
CC: Yeah. Hip-hop.
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CC: Yeah. Hip-hop.
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Now it's using a faster group of three
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Nu gebruiken we
een snellere groep van drie:
een snellere groep van drie:
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we call a triplet.
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een triool.
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Triplet-triplet. Say it with me.
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Triool-triool. Zeg me na.
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All: Triplet-triplet.
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Samen: Triool-triool.
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CC: Triplet-triplet. Triplet-triplet.
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CC: Triool-triool. Triool-triool.
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CC: So I'll take all the rhythms
that you heard earlier,
that you heard earlier,
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CC: Neem alle ritmes
die je al hoorde,
die je al hoorde,
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we'll put them together, and they sound like this.
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voeg ze samen,
en dat klinkt zo.
en dat klinkt zo.
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A-rhythm-etic.
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A-ritm-etiek.
05:45
(Applause)
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(Applaus)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - DrummerA pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.
Why you should listen
Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.
During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.
Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks.
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