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The 1965 Centrist Party National Convention

After years of internal disputes between the Conservative wing led by Congressman Rumsfeld, and the Liberal wing led by Congressman Anderson, the Centrist Party was hoping to re-unite for the convention and the 1965 Presidential election. However, it was not to be so, as Rumsfeld and Anderson continually traded jabs at the convention. The candidates that year were:

New Hampshire Congresswoman Margaret Chase Smith

Smith, a leader and role model to responsible and Independent women, was seen as a good Centrist choice. She had originally lived in Maine until Canada took it over and she escaped to New Hampshire. There, she was elected to Congress in New England in 1950, and in the Renewed States of America in 1953.

Congressman Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois

In 1960, he had been elected to Congress as a Centrist, and was seen as a rising star. However, since then, Rumsfeld had butted heads with the more Liberal wing of the Centrist Party, which was represented by John Anderson, who was from the same state as Rumsfeld.

Congressman John Anderson of Illinois

The leader of the Centrist Party's Liberal wing, Anderson had become one of the most outspoken critics of President Goldwater, even more so than the Progressive Party Leadership. Cenrists were scared of both him and Rumsfeld taking the Centrist nomination.

After several rounds of balloting and a couple of convention floor fights, only one winner would emerge the nominee, and it would be history making as Margaret Chase Smith of New Hampshire was nominated on the eleventh ballot for President. She was the first woman not only to be nominated on a major party ticket, but also to receive delegates at a major party convention.

Congresswoman Margaret Chase Smith of New Hampshire; the first woman nominated on a major party ticket in the short history of the Renewed States of America

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The 1965 Progressive Party Convention

Held in Boston Massachusetts, the majority of the convention held a somber mood. Not only because of the lack of candidates that could revitalize the Progressive Party, but because former President Joseph P Kennedy had died the previous year, leaving no living President that the party could look back to. As with the Centrist Party, there were only three major candidates for the Progressive nomination:

Minnesota Congressman Harold Stassen

Stassen was by far the least likely to win the nomination and the most despised of the three candidates. The major reason was that he had run as an Independent in 1953, and that he had only joined the Progressive Party to get elected to the Presidency.

South Daokota Congressman George McGovern

McGovern, despite being considered a "fringe" candidate, was admired by much of the Progressive Party, and had been an ally of Pformer President Henry Wallace. McGovern had served as House Minority Whip from 1954 to 1956, until House Majority Leader Robert Kennedy had managed to oust him and replace him with Hubert H Humphrey.

House Majority Whip Hubert H Humphrey of Minnesota

Humphrey was the candidate favored by the establishment. However, he at that point was "old news" as he had been nominated the previous election and had lost. Despite that, Humphrey received a good showing.

After seven rounds of balloting, Harold Stassen, who only had the support of a delegate from Maine and a few from California and Minnesota, dropped out of the balloting and endorsed McGovern for the Presidency. After the ninth ballot was done, Humphrey too, conceded and endorsed McGovern. McGovern became the nominee

South Dakota Congressman George McGovern, the Progressive nominee for President.

Robert Kennedy: Dammit! I told you not to give up! I told you not to let that bastard have the nomination! Now we're ing doomed!
Humphrey: I tell you, as far as the party's concerned, I'm gone, finished! They're never going to nominate me again! Did you think they would, what with all your "establishment support" that you said you'd give me?
Robert Kennedy: Well, then, we better hope that '70 is our year, otherwise, we may be gone by 1975 with these polls...

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anyway, if anyone's wondering about Robert Kennedy saying "Now we're ing doomed", that's the stupide auto-censor stuff blocking out what Robert Kennedy's really saying (sounds like a conspiracy).

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The 1965 Presidential Election was the first time that there would be televised debates. Because of the good economy under Goldwater and the resulting technological advances, television was much more common than it was five years ago, and was in the homes of as many as 40% of Americans, and growing everyday. McGovern hoped to gain traction off of the debates, however, he floundered and came off looking more extremist, thus giving votes to Goldwater and Smith. On election night, the victor was no surprise, but the results were.

President Goldwater Wins Re-election!

President Barry Goldwater (AP-AZ): 80 electoral votes
House Majority Leader George McGovern (P-SD): 28 electoral votes
Congresswoman Margaret Chase Smith (C-NH): 10 electoral votes

The American Patriot Party, while ecstatic over their landslide victory as well as their taking of the House of Elected, were not the only victors that night. The Centrist Party, for the first time, had gotten ten electoral votes, and they had made a big enough impact nation-wide to tip New York in Goldwater's favor.

Meanwhile, the Progressive Party was stewing. House Majority Leader Robert F Kennedy was furious.
Kennedy: I told you we'd lose with that bastard as our nominee
Humphrey: Look, I couldn't win, you knew that and I knew that.
Shriver: Calm down, Bobby. Look, if you're so puset about the loss, why don't you run, you've passed up your chance twice.
Humphrey: Yeah! Why do you always need to run someone else, specifically me, as the "establishment" candidate? You should run! You're more popular than any of us! And besides, Goldwater probably won't want to run after ten years as President, and you'll face a weaker candidate like Taft!
Kennedy: I just might do that...

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What were the three best states of each candidate?

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What were the three best states of each candidate?

Goldwater: Arizona, Utah, Wyoming

McGovern: Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin (He had a less than easy time picking up his home state)

Chase Smith: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

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I may put an update up tonight or tommorow. I'll definitely have time by Wednesday. Right now, I've got a bit of a writer's block.

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American and Onward Part XIV
The Second Term of Barry Goldwater

A 1960 Goldwater For President campaign poster

With his landslide re-election, President Goldwater felt a mandate to continue with the rest of his agenda. Despite havign campaigned against Wallace's purchase of Alaska from Russia, Goldwater realized the strategic value of Alaska and, using "The Road to Alaska", sent more troops and supplies there. He also wanted to organize Democratic elections and have the Alaskans decide for themselves if they wanted to be an Independent State, or an American state. However, a vote owuld never come forth because of continued complications, and the issue would remain stagnant.

With a new Congress that was on his side, President Goldwater re-introduced the Balanced Budget Amendement to Congress. With new House Majority Whip James L Buckley (AP-NY), and with the help of some Centrists in Congress, a vote went to the states for the amendment, where Goldwater needed two thirds of the vote for the Amendment to be added to the Constitution. When a vote went to the states, the states passed it, and President Goldwater would finally reach the end of the fight for the Balanced Budet Amendment.

In 1967, after the uneventful 1965, the debate came up about Civil Rights. While in the original constitution, women had been given the right to vote and to run for office, those privileges were not given to minorities. Almost every member of Congress agreed that something sould be done, except for Congressman John Schmitz (AP-CA), who opposed Civil Rights Legilsation.

Congressman John G Schmitz (AP-CA), the sole voice of opposition to Civil Rights Legislation

However, Schmitz was seen as a very minor threat to Civil Rights legislation, something even the most Conservative politicans, including the President, and the Minister of Diplomacy William F Buckley supported. One reason Schimtz was a man alone was that the South, which had been the most racist region in the Old United States, was gone and was a sovereign country. Without the South, Schmitz was isolated. While Goldwater favored a more state oriented approach to Civil Rights, Progressives said that it should extend from the Federal Government. Eventually, a compromise was reached, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was passed. It said that people of all races and genders had the right to vote, and that all government run buildings were to be officially desegregated. However, the bill would not infringe on the property rights of individuals, and the rights of people to reject anyone they wanted from their property was left intact.

With that victory, some of the Far Right, led by John Schmitz, were alienated from the American Patriot Party, while some Conservative Centrists were attracted to it. In 1968, Congressman Donald Rumsfeld (C-IL), officially announced his switching from the Centrist Party to the American Patriot Party.

By the time that the debate was over, and a vote was to be taken, there was only token opposition from Schmitz, and one die hard Progressive who believed that the Civil Rights Act of 1968 didn't go far enough. Therefore, the act passed the HoE by a wide margin: 115-2, with one Congressman absent. Therefore, in elections on, People of all races would be allowed to vote. This would endear the minority community to the American Patriots, which would deeply dissatisfy the Progressives because they had been as big, if not bigger, proponents of civil rights legislation. They would forever blame Goldwater for positioning the minority community behind him.

With the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Congressman John Schmitz announced that he would leave the American Patriot Party, and he formed a new party, the American Independent Party. However, he would gain very little traction, being the only member of his party in the HoE. Meanwhile, in the state of New York, something different happened. Civil Rights Activist Malcom Little, who was known for Civil Rights demonstrations that sometimes threatened police, announced that he would be runnign for Mayor of New York in 1969, the year that the Mayor's seat was up for re-election. Not many people expected him to win,  however, people felt that his candidacy was mroe about name recognition, and an eventual run for Congress in 1970.

Civil Rights Activist Malcolm Little-also known as Malcolm X-a candidate for the Progressive Party nomination for New York City Mayor, challenging Progressive Mayor John Lindsay

In 1969, Goldwater began meeting with more world leaders, specifically with the United Kingdom, Canada, and China. Goldwater was determined to put America back on top, and to make America strong enough to fight off both the Nazis, who controlled Germany, Poland, and France; and the Soviet Union which controlled the rest of Eastern Europe plus much of Asia. America also faced a third threat, that of Japan, which at the time was still fighting skirmishes against Chinese forces lead by nationalist leader Chang Kai-Shek.

Congressional Balance of Power 1966-1971
American Patriots: 59; Leader: Robert J Dole
Progressives: 50; Leader: Robert F Kennedy
Centrists: 7; Leader: Prescott Bush, Gerald Ford
American Independent: 1; Leader: John Schmitz

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Is anyone here still reading? I finally finished the update on AuH2O's second term, which is on the previous page.

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America and Onwar Part XV
In China

Throughout World War II and into the fifties and the sixties, China had suffered a roller-coaster of a ride. In 1908, China's monarchy collapsed after thousands of years of conitnual take overs. In 1912, the Republic of China was formed. However, the Republic did not last as the government became decapitated in 1916. In the 1920's Nationalist Leader Chang Kais Shek too power and re-united China. However, he was soon faced with rebellion by communists, who were led by Mao ZeDong. As China became torn apart by Civil War, the Sino-Japanese War started in 1937, with Japan's attempt to take over China. Because of that, Mao ZeDong and Chang Kai Shek agreed to an end of hostilities until the war's end.

China's two main leaders-the Nationalist Chang Kai Shek, and the Communist Mao ZeDong-declared an end of hostilities until the Sino-Japanese War's end

However, China's "False Peace" was not to last as with America's collapse, the war continued on. In 1949, after years of internal struggle, Mao ZeDong was able to gain control of the country. However, even as he did that, the Soviet Union began taking an interest in China. Since the end of World War II, the Soviet Union had been in a better position as the world's main superpower because of America's collapse. With their several satellite states producing weaponry and providing soldiers, the USSR was looking to expand once more, and the Sino-Russo War began in 1950. By 1953, Mao had been killed during a Japanese air raid, and both the USSR and Japan made gains.

In 1956 Chang Kai Shek, who had been in exile since 1949, made hsi return and officially took order, having his troops take control of main borders. By 1965, China was beginning to show hope of survival, at least in a smaller form, as both the Soviet Union and Japan were suffering massive recessions because of resource and worker shortages. That was when President Goldwater began meeting with China to discuss a possible alliance.

Meet the New Boss; Nationalist Chang Kai Shek-China's new, and old, leader

With the change in China's power, and a change in the tide of the war, it was hoped that China woudl be back on its feet by 1975. With an industrial boom in America, that meant more weapons were being produced, and it was believed that President Goldwater of the RSA and leader Chang of China were in the business of striking a deal to, hopefully, secure China's future.

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Is anyone here still reading?

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Is anyone here still reading?

I'm reading. Please continue.

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Is anyone here still reading?

I'm reading. Please continue.

I'm hoping to map out what's happening with Europe and the USSR in the next update, though that'll require more research than the brief update on China. I also want to include a map of Europe, highlighting who controls where, but that'll take work. After foreign affairs, I'll get back to the end of Goldwater's second term, and work on the 1970 election.

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I also have to do an update on the history of the CSA from 1944 on. that means that there'll be:
Europe and the USSR
The CSA
The 1970 election
and possibly a second update on Goldwater's second term.

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America and Onward Part XVI
Back in the USSR

Of all the countries that had been affected since the break down of the United States of America in 1944, Russia, or the Soviet Union had benefitted the most. Since World War I, or the Great War, Russia had gone through severl changes, the largest of which was the Russian Revolution in 1917, lead by the communist named Vladmir Ilyich Lenin. After the old Russia, dominated by the Czars, collapsed and the communists took over, Russia exited World War I to be more focused on feeding its citizens than on fighting a war.

Soviet Leader Vladmir Lenin with his successor, Josef Stalin

In World War II, the Soviet Union had originally sided with Germany. Only after German attacked Poland and the Soviet Union did the USSR strike back and join the Allies in World War II. However, World War II would not be an easy fight, and several men on all sides would die. After America collapsed, the Soviet Union's leader Josef Stalin declared that Russia's involvement in the Allied Powers would no longer exist, as he said:

In this fight, there is only one thing that matters. In this fight there is only one purpose that matter. In this fight, there is only one cause that matters. Through our country's continued involvement in various alliances, we have abandoned that thing, that purpose, and that cause. And that thing, that purpose, and that cause is the advancement of Mother Russia!

With that, the Soviet Union, which had only recently outlasted Germany in the fight for Stalingrad, went on the offensive in the war, driving back the Germands as well as taking new territory. By 1952, a stalemate and an understanding developed between Nazi Germany and the USSR. An unwritten and unspoken line formed as Russia began to have free reign over any territory East of Poland. With that, the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland all became satellite states of the Soviet Union, while Russia also expanded South. Because America was still developing at that point in time, the Soviet Union became the world's superpower.

In 1953, Stalin, at the age of 74, died. After brief infighting, Nikit Kruschev became leader of the Soviet Union. He hoped that he, like Stalin, would be able to maintain an iron grip on power, and retain it to his dying days.

Nikita Sergeyevich Kruschev, the new leader of the Soviet Union

However, since the Soviet Union's dominance in the world since the fifties, things had nto been all well as Russia's military build up since then had done nothing to help the economy, only divert resources from things such as house repair, construction, and production of other goods. With resource shortages becoming a common occurence, Russia was slowly weakening. However, that did not mean it woudl relinquish its grip on the world anytime soon, as it began invading its neighbor to the south, China, in the 1950's. For the next few decades, the Pax-Russo was there to stay.

In President Goldwater's first diplomatic meeting with Chairman Kruschev in 1963, Kruschev uttered the famous words "We'll bury you!" President Goldwater was determined to make sure that never happened.

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By the way, does anyone know where to get a usable map of Europe? I'm trying to map out who had what in Europe, and I want to be able to post the map here.

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Continue please with the 1970 Presidential Election.  Good TL by the way.

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Continue please with the 1970 Presidential Election.  Good TL by the way.

Thanks. With your new Timeline, will you still continue your 1896 Timeline?

Updates for this and Nixon 1960 will be coming in the next week, most likely on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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America and Onward Part XVII
Livin' in the CSA

Ever since the eighteen hundreds when there was talk of abolishing slavery, the South had always had an animosity for the North. With the election of President Lincoln, a Republican and an abolitionist, they decided that they had had it, and seceded. However, the existence of the Confederate States of America was not to last, because, after five years of war, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union and was forced back into the United States. However, the South, up until the Great Depression, always resented the "damn yankees" for that. With the collapse of the United States in 1944, and the takeover of regional governments, a group of states in the South quickly banded together, forming a makeshift Confederate States of America:

The Confederate States of America as of 1945

The Confederacy was the best suited to survive all of the riots and the fighting, not because of food, supplies, or weaponry, but because of common unity, and the ability to convince the citizens to fight against the "damn yankees". By 1948, the CSA had begun to expand, as it was easy to convince other Southern States to join and the CSA easily conquered lands that had no fighting forces.

The Confederate States of America as of 1948
Red: Original States
Pink: New Additions

By 1950, the Confederacy had expanded enough to become the most powerful nation in the territory of what used to be the United States of America. However, the Confederates were wary about further expansion, as it might lead to over expansion and that could lead to their demise. So after having reached Kentucky, Interim President Richard Russell ordered the stop of the Confederates' ragtag army. It was agreed by the interim President, and regional leaders such as Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Orville Faubus of Arkansas that a constitution woudl be agreed upon in 1952, and elections for President woudl be held in 1964.

The Confederate States of America as of 1950
Red: Original States
Light Red: Recent Additions
Pink: Newest Additions

In 1952, the Constitution was written, and signed by a delegate from every state. The constitution established one six year term for the President, to be elected in 1954, and six year terms for Senators, which were to be elected in a special election in 1954 and run for re-election in 1957, and every six years from then. There were to be two Senators from every state, and no House of Representatives. As for Presidential Elections, the CSA would keep the electoral college, and give electoral votes to states per every thirty thousand people. However, it would not be easy to measure the total population, and there would be arguments about what to do with "the n**gers". In the end, it was decided that it would be decided by state about voting rights, though voting rights for minorities and women weren't encouraged by any famous official.

In 1954, the Presidential election, Interim President Richard Russell announced that he would not run for the Presidency. Because of that, the frontrunner was Interim Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. However, there woudl be a small opposition from Lyndon Johnson, who had been a delegate to the 1952 signing of the Constitution, and was known for his connections and his role in helping to conquer Oklahoma. He had also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1944. Thurmond ran as the nominee of the newly created Constitution Party, while Johnson ran as an Independent. For Vice-President, Thurmond chose Interim President Richard Russell for lack of a better candidate. Johnson in turn chose Missouri official Harry S. Truman, who had served in the United States Senate and had been first head of the Agriculture Agency of the CSA.

The 1954 Presidential Election

Interim Governor Strom Thrumond/Interim President Richard Russell-61
Lyndon Johnson/Head of Agriculture Harry Truman-29

With that, Strom Thurmond became the first elected President of the Confederate States of America. However, he would not be unopposed in everything he did, as Johnson's movement, composed of somewhat more Liberal elements, would create the Reform Party.

Despite enthusiasm from the vast majority of the voting public, the economy was, as it had been before, in a shambles. However, this was the first time that the issues woudl be on the economy. In order to promote business, Thrumond would do as they were doing in the Renewed States of America, and call on the Legislature to finance a series of roads called the "Interstates" in order to promote trade between the states. The majority of the Senate agreed, and construction began. However, in order for the government to obtain funds, they would have to create a 10% tax on the income of every family. The first few steps of the CSA were hard, however, by 1957, the Interstates were completed. With that, Thurmond went about promoting commerce, using tax cuts and incentives. However, the economy would not pick up until 1959, when business would begin flowing.

The 1960 Presidential Election

In 1960, as President Thurmond was prevented from running for a second term, Governor Orville Faubus (C-AR) ran for an won the Constitution nomination, while Senator Lyndon Johnson (R-TX) was his sole opposition. After a long campaign, beginning in the summer, and going right up to election day, November 1st, Johnson was able to lead a successful ground campaign against Faubus, and pull out a victory just in time.

Senator Lyndon Johnson (R-TX)/Senator Estes Kefauver (R-TN)-49
Governor Orville Faubus (C-AR)/Congressman Robert Byrd (C-WV)-41

With that, Lyndon B Johnson was elected President. In 1954, he had run for the Presidency and lost. However, he was lucky because neither the Constitution or the texas Constitution forbade him from runnign for two offices at the same time, and he won a cozy Senate seat in his home state of Texas. There, he became known as a reformer and an advocate for the poor, and was re-elected in 1957, and used his Senate seat as a stepping stone to the Presidency.

Johnson's tenure as President was marked by small tax increases, especially on businesses, for something he called "The Great Society", which he claimed would help eliminate poverty. This was not popular with many "Constitutionites" as they were called, but Johnson's plans passed the Senate nonetheless and went into effect in 1962. Johnson also attempted to pass Civil Rights Legislation, but it failed in the Senate, running up against stiff Constitution opposition. Because of this, Johnson earned the nickname "damn yank", and would be stuck with it throughout the rest of his life.

The 1966 Presidential Election

Johnson's chosen successor was the progressive Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina. However, the then-newly created Independent Party was not to have another consecutive term in Richmond, as Alabama Governor George Wallace was the Constitution Party nominee. His fiery rhetoric against the Johnson Administration's Civil Rights policies were heard ringing throughout the South.

Governor George Wallace (C-AL)/Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV)-64
Governor Terry Sanford (R-NC)/Congressman Ralph Yarbborough (R-TX)-26

With the election of George Wallace, the power of Richmond was turned once again over to the Constitution Party, who voiced strong opposition to the Johnson legacy of failed Civil Rights Bills.

Wallace would become known during his Presidency for working to build up the country's military.

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America and Onward Part XVII
Axis and Allies

In Europe, the situation would mirror China, with wars fought on multiple fronts. However, each power or alliance would have its own spheres of influence. The Soviet Union, which was at the time the leading power in the world, had consolidated its strength in Eastern and Northern Europe, while Nazi Germany, lead by a very old and weak Adolf Hitler, controlled Central Europe with parts of Eastern and Western Germany.

Germany's aged leader, Adolf Hitler, who was expected to die soon. National Socialist Party Leaders at that point were already preparing a successor.

In Britain, Anthony Eden, who was a leading member of the Conservative Party, became Prime Minister after 1955, and remained Prime Minister because of the continued state of war Britain was in, and the fact that Britain's government had been amended to allow him to stay in.

Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of Great Britain because of Britain's coninuing state of war

Since World War II, Mussolini in Italy had fallen and been hanged. However, immediately after hsi fall, German forces marched in, putting the nation of Italy under foreign control. As for France, Great Britain had helped to liberate it during the late forties and early fifties, and General Charles DeGaull had been installed as leader.

General Charles De Gaull, first President of France up to his death in 1970

By 1963, President Barry Goldwater from America had begun to negotiate both with de Gaulle, and with Eden about re-joining the Allied Powers, which at that point included Great Britain, France, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and other countries. By 1964, Goldwater had garnered enough support from Congress to allow the Renewed States of America to re-join the Allied Forces.

The Allied Powers as of 1970:
Great Britain
The Renewed States of America
France
The Republic of China
Iceland
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Ireland
Luxembourg
Beligium
The Netherlands

The Axis Forces as of 1970:
Germany
Italy
Poland
Austria
Hungary
The Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovania
Serbia
Croatia
Bosnia
Greece
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece

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