Washington History (1989-present) is the only scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the history of the nation's capital. If a man were to traverse these stairs from the second floor, left to right, he would be traveling from west to east. What a practical woman. The eighth ordinal is the number 13. As we have seen, Bacon infused coded cipher messages in all of his works, including the Shakespearean plays and sonnets, and his translated work known as the King James Bible. She also acquired a vast and uncanny knowledge of Masonic-Rosicrucian ritual and symbology. [4][5] On September 30, 1862, in New Haven, Sarah married William Wirt Winchester, the only son of Oliver Winchester, the owner of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. To that end Sarah carefully crafted Masonic and Rosicrucian features into the structure of her labyrinthine House. After his death, his wife, Sarah, became notable for building Llanada Villa, later known as Winchester Mystery House . The birth of the Winchesters daughter, Anne Pardee Winchester (in 1866) resulted in a new set of numbers for Sarah to deal with. In the exact center of the House, we come upon the so called sance room. We remember that this, according to the folklore, is where Sarah supposedly conducted midnight sances for the purpose of receiving building instructions from the spirits. Tragedy struck quickly when their only child, Annie, died in infancy in 1866. Today the home is owned by . As noted earlier, young Sarah Pardee was raised in an educational environment in which she had direct exposure to the influence of Masonic, Rosicrucian, and Baconian concepts. The webs center is occupied by a circle. After purchasing Dr. Caldwells house along with its 161 acres of farmland, Mrs. Winchester hired a crew of approximately 20 carpenters, and began the implementation of a vast, building project that lasted until her death 38 years later. Bacons philosophy further maintained the fundamental tenets of the ancient mystery schools, i.e. Sharan Newman, The REAL HISTORY Behind the Da Vinci Code, published by Berkeley Books, New York, 2005. Thus, she has one (Tubal-Cain) number 3 displayed in the right border of the windows, and a second (reversed) number 3 shown in the left bordersrendering the number 33 with the fleur- de-lis pattern occupying the middle portion of each window. But according to Mary Jo Ignoffo's book Captive of the Labyrinth, all the stories are nothing more than a marketing gimmick to drum up interest in tours and the property in general, fueled by the rumors spawned by jealous neighbors (via The Mercury News). Naturally, the right path is the correct one. [citation needed], American heiress of William Wirt Winchester. Thus, we have the number 3 in both windows, rendering Bacons number 33. While visiting California's Bay Area be sure to visit one of the most haunted (and outright bizarre) houses in America - The Winchester Mystery House. The (two dimensional) circle residing in the webs core appears to possess a kind of mystic, magical quality that seems capable of manifesting any value required to complete or fulfill any given symmetry. 7 squared). Sarah clearly uses this device to exemplify Bacons coded message in Psalm 46 of the King James Bible. Naturally, when Winchester numbers are applied in the algorithm, stunning symmetries are always generated. He was the only son of Oliver Fisher Winchester and Jane Ellen Hope. This, of course, isnt the only instance in which Sarah has joined the numbers 4 and 7 together. Hence, 5 and 6 combined = 11. According to Celtic tradition the Triquetra represents the three lunar goddesses who, in turn, represent the three phases of the moon. And, we recall that the number 777 also corresponds to the name William (34) Wirt (25) Winchester (52). This she did by counting the number of letters in her name, i.e. Like Bacon, Sarah uses encryption code to guide us to higher levels of insight. Try to imagine what living (and perceiving) in two dimensional space would be like. For reasons I will soon make clear, we know with certainty that young Sarah followed Bacons example. What went on there? Founded in 1894, it serves a diverse audience through its collections, public programs, exhibitions, and publications. According to popular lore, Sarah Winchester retreated to the room every night between midnight and 2 a.m., and no one else was allowed in. This is symbolically important as the east represents the source of Light (Knowledge and Wisdom). In order to discover its underlying meaning, one must follow the path of the initiate. Moreover, Williams full name amounts to 21 letters. In addition to the liberal arts, the Roots set forth a strict curriculum consisting of the sciences and mathematics. She is believed to have been the first builder to use of wool insulation. Furthermore, two of Sarahs schoolmates Susan and Rebecca Bacon were the daughters of New Havens highly respected Reverend Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon (no relation to Francis Bacon). . In accordance with her twelve page 13 part will (signed by her 13 times), Sarah had her entire estate divided up in generous portions to be distributed among a number of charities and those people who had faithfully spent years in her service. And, by simply multiplying 777 x 13, she produced the number 10101, or 111. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. There is a staircase that leads nowhere, abruptly halting at the ceiling. The rank of Colonel was earned through his participation in the First Corps of Cadets, the organization originally formed as the bodyguard of the governor of Massachusetts. Thus, the product has to be a variant of 49 (i.e. Sarah has left instructions. Sarahs special design for the insignia of the Senior Deacon of a Masonic Blue Lodge. of Connecticut, Morning Journal and Courier - Mar 11 1881, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Morning Journal and Courier - Mar 10 1881, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wirt_Winchester. She headed west, while the leaders of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company flailed about to try to continue the success of their mass-produced rifles. Each step is just under 2 inches in height. The funeral of, Conn., last night, aged years. Her father Leonard was a joiner by trade whose shrewd sense of business found him moving up the ladder of polite society as a successful carriage manufacturer. Furthermore, it is also the number that is emblematic of the Masonic 3rd Degree as the newly raised Master Mason is twice informed that the number refers to the 47th Proposition of Euclids Elements, better known as the Pythagorean Theorem. And, just to make sure we understand that her display of that number isnt accidental, Sarah repeated the number (according to the official, WMH literature) by building 47 staircases. Legacy [ edit] At a glance, it's a labyrinth of dead-end hallways, rooms with false doors, staircases to nowhere, and no rhyme or reason whatsoever. And just to insure we would understand that the connection between the number 52 and the name Winchester are not accidental Sarah deliberately placed coded inscriptions on the three tombstones of the Winchester family plot. The room is actually called the Sanctum. Freemasons refer to it as the Chamber of Reflection. The Sanctum is where Rosicrucians study, meditate and perform private ritual. Sarah and Williams destiny was not ineffable. Once inside the gates, looking straight ahead, we view the front of the House through the frame of two palm trees that represent the twin porch pillars known as Boaz and Jachin at the entrance of Solomons Temple. To the untrained eye, the beam has the appearance of just another piece of wood. German mathematician Georg Bernhard Reimann (1826-1866) realized that the forces of nature might be nothing more than a manifestation of the geometry of space. The obvious answer is 4. By the time the dust settled, around 3,000 people were dead and 225,000 (according to the USGS, more than half the city's population) were homeless. 1. It is a virtual shrine to Bacon. Columbia, Mo. The New Haven Register, dated 1886, lists Sarah as having been removed to Europe. No other information has survived to tell us exactly where Mrs. Winchester went during those years or what her activities consisted of. Furthermore, why would odd features built into a house confuse evil spirits? He was also the first United States president to die in office, and a brief constitutional crisis resulted as . In fact, his Bi-lateral Cipher was so effective it became the model for modern day Morse code and computer operating systems. William died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 7, 1881 of tuberculosis. Then, 9,324 x 13 = 121212. The circle isnt intersected or divided, nor does it have any of the web-like characteristics we see distributed over the rest of the windows surface. So, we now multiply 52 x 777, resulting in 40404, i.e. The design of the spider-web window is important for several reasons. This symbol should be partially recognizable to the Master Freemason, but something is missing. After his death, his wife, Sarah, became notable for building Llanada Villa, later known as Winchester Mystery House. Moreover, two numbers are always multiplied by each other, leaving a product that is then partitioned, and the partitioned numbers are then added together resulting in a sum. To the ancient Egyptian mind, this is where heaven is located. [2] Popular legends, which began during her lifetime, held that she was convinced she was cursed by the spirits of those killed by the Winchester rifle, and the only way to protect herself was to continually add on to her California home. Not only did she identify with him, but, in all probability, saw herself as Bacon reincarnateas we shall see, Sarah manifests this view by incorporating the Winchester Goose as a numbered, coded message in the two windows. There are literally miles of maze-like corridors and twisting hallways, some of which have dead endsforcing the traveler to turn around and back-up. Ralph Rambo, Lady of Mystery, published by THE PRESS, San Jose, California, 1967. William Winchester (William Wirt Winchester) was born on 22 June, 1837 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an Actor. Historically, the Tubal-Cain symbol has generated controversy because of its phallic connotation. 20 = Sarah (Pythagorean Cipher). Then, 84 x 11 = 924. First, it symbolizes the initiate. Moreover, the darkly stained beam has 46 lightly colored vertical rule lines which divide the gauge into 47 evenly spaced segments. In fact, the various symbols are distinctly Baconian. There is no record or evidence that Mrs. Winchester ever met the man. Mar 7 1881 - NEW HAVEN,NEW HAVEN,CONNECTICUT,USA, Oliver Fisher Winchester, Jane E. Winchester (born Hope), Hannah Jane Bennett (born Winchester), Oliver F Winchester, Ann Rebecca Dye (born Winchester), Cause of death: Tuberculosis - Mar 7 1881, 1850 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, June 22 1837 - Ville De Baltimore, Maryland, tats-Unis, Oliver FISHER WINCHESTER, Jane Ellen HOPE, Mar 7 1881 - New Haven, Comt De New Haven, Connecticut, tats-Unis, Olivier Fisher WINCHESTER, Jane Ellen HOPE, Hannah Jane WINCHESTER, Ann Rebecca WINCHESTER, a very elegant casKet. In 1850, William was living with his parents and siblings in New Haven, Connecticut. The expanded text from which these words appear reads: My brain Ill prove the female to my soul, And these same thoughts people this little. Brother of Anne Rebecca Dye and Hannah Jane Bennett. Thus, what appear to be upside-down pillars, chimneys and skylights that have overhead roofs, and doors or stairs that lead into solid walls make perfect sense when viewed from higher dimensions. The arcane knowledge of Phi, and its relationship to architecture was adopted and guarded by the Knights Templar, only to go underground after their downfall in 1307, remerging as the Invisible College of the Rosicrucian movement. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. By the time construction had been going for a while, she had completely forgotten which parts were the original house. Last Known Residence . Historian Pamela Haag says from the outside, the house looks impressive but not weird. Sarah Pardee adopted all of Bacons encryption Tableshowever, the 1 through 9 Pythagorean Table was her primary cipher of choice. Writing in theSmithsonian, historian Pamela Haag says shebecame obsessed with the Winchester Mystery House and spent a good amount of time researching the actual history behind the stories. As weve seen, the dynamic family of the prime numbers 7, 11, and 13 form the basis of Sarahs system of numbers. See p. 112. Gun Company owner, 2nd President, Winchester President. The Egyptians saw the path to heaven as a 12 step staircase with a magnificent door at the top. The misinformation is further compounded by the Haunted House tour business thriving in San Jose as the commercial enterprise known as the Winchester Mystery House which profits by perpetuating the Folklore myth. The concept of a forth dimension became an obsession that permeated both the scientific and academic communities of the latter nineteenth century. It is extraordinary that Stone Age peoples, would be able to build such a sophisticated clock as Stonehenge is, and to locate, it at precisely 13 units from the Blue Stone origin in Wales . She was married to William Wirt Winchester, and they were together until William's death on March 7, 1881 in New Haven, New Haven County. This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. After her death, the staff took the key and opened the door. There are a few different versions of what happened next, but according to Destination America, the widely accepted one is that Winchester was plagued with grief over her lost family and was also haunted by the deaths their Winchester rifles had caused over the years. There are no existing records or any other form of factual information to establish Sarahs date of birtheven the year remains unknown. Tour guide Jamie Foster told The Mercury Newsshe was in the turret when she felt someone embrace her from behind and begin to dance so she danced. In 2016, the Winchester Mystery House announced it had found a new room. Sarahs puzzle may ultimately help us discover the Theory of Everything. However, the final KEY to unlocking Sarahs puzzle is in her numbers. He was the brother of Anna Rebecca and Hannah Jane Winchester. As we saw with the front wrought iron gates, we are again left with two 7s. This is equally true of the base of a three dimensional pyramid. Taylor Root were both Rose Croix Freemasons. Thus, 13 is the most coherent, unifying number in the Fibonacci series. Although there are other Spider-web windows located in other parts of the House this is the final place where Sarah clearly wanted the enlightened initiate to land. But why six? a. Moreover, she also knew this would be the initiates first trial or moment of truth. So, we are compelled to either walk away, or stand back and take a truly hard look at the matter. We are indebted to William Rowan Hamiltons development of Quaternions for laying down the dynamic principle governing the spider-webs intricate workings. Unquestionably, for many people, the folklore is entertainingbut it is a complete fabrication. No one's sure, but everyone has a story. William Wirt Winchester (June 22, 1837 March 7, 1881) was the treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, a position he held until his death in 1881. Moreover, you must then conclude that these Shakespearean Windows function as the introductory step of Mrs. Winchesters elaborate puzzle and she is inviting you (the initiate) to actively (not passively) participate in solving the puzzle. In addition to Sarahs brilliance and respectable place in society, there were several factors about New Haven that presented a unique influence on her upbringing. The Private Pavilion at Yale New Haven Hospital was then renamed in his honour. Several of Sarahs uncles and cousins were Freemasons. In 1886, she purchased a small, two-story farmhouse and ranch in San Jose, California. It's tough to imagine a house that big, and apparently, it was tough for Winchester, too. This was an enormous sum for that time, but the wealth was no consolation to her losses. 1938-1950", Official website of Winchester Mystery House, Findagrave.com entry for Sarah Winchester, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarah_Winchester&oldid=1113476413, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. William took over the company in 1880 but died from tuberculosis the next year. She turned to a psychic named Adam Coons, who allegedly told her to move west to build an ever-growing home for all the spirits of victims of Winchester victims. And finally, if Mrs. Winchester truly believed she was cursed by the Winchester fortune, why would she exacerbate the matter by continuing to own vast shares of stock in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, then, later acquire still greater controlling shares that she maintained and profited from for the rest of her life? We easily see the correlation to the names Anne Pardee (47 in the Pythagorean Cipher), and Hiram (47, Simple Cipher). The present pay is $2.50. Others say she was reaching out to those who met a grisly end at the barrel of a Winchester rifle, while still others say she spent time talking to her husband. One year later, William died of Tuberculosis at the age of 43. Stained-glass windows are inscribed with quotes from Shakespeare. These are good people who mean wellbut this is hardly the legacy Sarah wanted to leave to posterity. Also, we recall that four 13s add up to the number 52 ( Winchester). Stepping further into the room, we have no choice but notice the obvious Elephants Sarah uses to capture our attentionthese are two, elongated, stained glass windows which flank both sides of the rooms fireplace. Sarah is exhorting us to rearrange the order of the partitions. As we have seen, he was the mastermind who single-handedly sired the English Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment that would follow. Like Bacon, Sarahs use of numbers always leads us to a deeper core of meaning. Borrowing from Bacons methodology, she is purposefully showing us the numbers 45 and 55. Sarah has intentionally shaded each ball so as to give it a three dimensional effect. Despite the fact that Sarah Winchester was extremely secretive about herself, nearly all of what the public thinks it knows about her reads like a mish-mash of gossip out The National Enquirer. I refer to this body of misinformation as The Folklore. Indeed, on one of my many research visits to the Winchester Mystery House, a senior tour guide informed me that in the old days, the tour guides were encouraged to make up stuff just to give some spice to the story.. The length of the, hypotenuse drawn from this point to Stonehenge is 12.368. Check it out, and watch the Video Trailer! It should also be noted that Solomons Temple had a magnificent Great Golden Window that faced north. At the outset of each Masonic Degree the initiate (Candidate) expresses his wish to receive Light. They both made use of architectural devices and features that defy the conventions of ordinary three-dimensional space. When Sarah looked up at this grid, she saw an array of significant numbers. But then, where are we to find such a book? [1], President of Winchester Repeating Arms Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Wirt_Winchester&oldid=1108773282, Pages using infobox person with multiple parents, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 September 2022, at 05:25. When they are properly realigned, a stunning, new pattern emerges. The room was a perfect time capsule, furnished with an organ, couch, dress forms, sewing machine, and paintings. Escher, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1971. Three dimensional objects such as cubes, spheres and pyramids would seem impossible because our limited perception would only permit us to observe these objects as two dimensional squares, circles and triangles. However these stops are shaped like small arrowheads pointing to the partitions above. Be aware that the window is only showing us a two dimensional view of Sarahs spider-web (to be discussed later). Johnston, Masonry Defined A Liberal Masonic Education, published by NATIONAL MASONIC PRESS, Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana, 1930. Thus, Sarah Pardee = 6. The reason we know that Sarah adopted Bacons numerological methodology stands on the concrete evidence she left behind as testimony to her thoughts and intentions. One of these Pardee relatives, Enoch H. Pardee, had become a highly respected physician and politician while living in Oakland. This rational system of numbers is known as the Fibonacci sequence. Higher dimensions consist of a unique set of super-mechanics that transcend the limited, box-like structure of length, width, and height. Practically a small town unto itself, the Winchester estate was virtually self sufficient with its own carpenter and plumbers workshops along with an on-premise water and electrical supply, and a sewage drainage system. The American poet Alexandra Teague's book, This page was last edited on 1 October 2022, at 17:29. Moreover, we have the numbers 11 and 7 standing side-by-side. Since its founding, the Historical Society has published articles about the people and events in the city's past and present. Their only child, Annie Pardee Winchester came into the world on July 12, 1866. This legend was further exaggerated by John and Mayme Brown, theme park developers, who bought the property with the intention of turning it into an attraction. The three symmetric triplets of 777, 111, and 444 are actually higher dimensional expressions of 7, 11, and 13. Sarah was also among the first to make use of a showerand elevators, two driven by hydraulics, and a third by electricity. Throughout her lifetime, Sarah primarily saw 13 as her number. While Sarah and the Bacon girls were attending the school, Dr. Bacons sister Delia, also a New Haven resident, attracted considerable fame and attention for writing her famous treatise that Sir Francis Bacon (with the aid of a circle of the finest literary minds of the Elizabethan-Jacobean Age) was the actual author, editor, and publisher of the original works of Shakespeare. Perhaps the better question is why would anything that is strange, or not understood have to be explained as being related to the spirit world?. As we shall further see, Sarah had every reason to identify with Bacon, philosophically, artistically and spiritually. The evidence shows that Sarah made use of an algorithmic system in which her trio of symmetric prime numbers produce amazing results. As we shall see, Sarah provided numerous coded messages to confirm her connection with Bacon. To this day, the 13 month calendar is more accurate than the Gregorian. He died on March 7, 1881 in New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesat 43 years of age. These staff-like branches with their distinct hooks are a direct allusion to Pans crooked staff that is also brandished (like Athenas spear) against the serpent of ignorance. In another part of the House, a second story door opens outward to a sheer drop to the ground below. We then move them around like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. Her connection with Francis Bacon is undeniable. See advertisement. Then, 924 x 13 = 12012. As we shall see in Sarahs Ballroom, sevens are displayed in a more profound way. Bacons dream of unlocking all of natures secrets requires our understanding of the dynamics of higher dimensional mathematics. After passing through the pillars the initiate then symbolically ascends a Winding Staircase leading into the Temple. The late Cal Tech physicist Richard Feynman said You can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicitybecause the truth always turns out to be simpler than you thought.. the series values become constant values. Francis Bacons Coat of Arms with crescent moon brand on the boar at the top, Because it is shaped like the Roman Numeral 100 (Lunate Sigma), Bacon used the crescent moon as another devise to represent his nameand we are reminded of Bacons words in Sonnet 111: Thence comes it that my name receives a brand.. Instead of pouring her profits back into the company, she funneled them into her house, as an admittedly brilliant way to give her relatives the financial middle finger from across the country. The novice student, called the initiate or candidate, was required to undergo a series of tests in order to prove that he was ready and worthy to advance to successively higher levels of learning. William = 34, Wirt = 25, Winchester = 52. Clearly, Mrs. Winchester isnt whimsically playing around with these particular passages from Shakespeare. 406) represents Christian Rosenkreutz (Kaye Cipher), and the number 47 refers both to the Master Mason (i.e. The significance of the 16 radiants is multi-layered. But Sarah has introduced another clever design in the form of winding ribbons located in the upper center that take the shape of the letters W (at the top) and S (just beneath). He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. How about the elephant in the room? We havent forgotten the Baconian stops Sarah has incorporated in the Shakespearean inscriptions. Like all of the other anomalous features we find in the House, Sarah wanted the display of apparent irregularity in the Shakespearean Windows to utterly shock our sensibilities. Again, we should not be surprised that Sarah introduces us to her puzzle by demonstrating her view of her relationship to Bacon. The Winchester Mystery House didn't escape, and photos from just before the earthquake show it standing an impressive seven stories. William Wirt Winchester was born on June 22 1837, in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, to Oliver Fisher Winchester and Jane Ellen Winchester. Clearly, Sarah was aware of Bacons placement of the name Winchester as the 20th word from the plays end. Sarah and William were married on September 30, 1862. It is the lunar number because there are always 13 full moons in a year. However, both Richard and Sarah resolve to overcome their plight with the phrase: Yet, Ill hammert out. For Richard, this is meant figuratively, but for Sarah, the interpretation took on a more literal meaning. Moreover, when we consult the Pythagorean Table, we realize that the number 77 corresponds both to the words Winchester goose and the name Annie Winchester. Game; William Winchester . Once the folklore is set aside the bare bones of Sarahs mystery are more easy to examine. Moreover, Bacon applied the theme of concealment to everything he touchedincluding his own life (the same was equally true of Sarah Winchester). William was the son of Oliver Fisher Winchester who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and manufacturer of the famous Winchester rifle. And the number 13? Her closest companion and nurse of many years, Henrietta Severs, firmly denied that Mrs. Winchester had any spiritualist leanings. Courtesy of the Winchester Mystery House. We notice that a tiny ball is tightly tucked into the crook of each of Pans staves. Therefore, six pyramidal bases equate to the number 24. Because we are already familiar with Numerological Tables, we know that in displaying the numbers 1 through 9, Sarah is alluding to the Pythagorean Table. In 1989 the publications shifted from the hardback Records of the Columbia Historic Society to a magazine format Washington History. For one thing, it truly possesses the quality of captivating those who venture in. She clearly didn't buy into all that nonsense about 13 being an unlucky number. An important part of the puzzle goes back to Rosicrucian beginnings in ancient Egypt . The riddle lay with the worthy ascendant realizing that there is an invisible 13th step that could only be crossed once the door had been opened for him by a divine source from within. The reason for the north facing orientation of the window is that it leads to the immortal star Sirius. It was Vitruvius who first expounded the virtue of the mathematical value of Phi (the Divine Proportion, Golden Ratio, etc.). The most obvious Baconian devices in the Tiffany Window are Sarahs Tubal-Cain symbols. The construction of the House was an ever building enterprise in which rotating shifts of workers labored 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Her work was sponsored by the author Nathaniel Hawthorne and was later supported by the likes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mark Twain. It's the same condition that explains the so-called "Room of Fires," built with a seemingly unnecessary number of heat sources. William died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 7, 1881, of tuberculosis. The ordinal numbers in the sequence are: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ad infinitum. The careful selection of these lines from Act 4, Scene 5 (Troilus and Cressida), and Act 5, Scene 5 (Richard II) reaches beyond Sarahs love of synchronicity. One of the rooms is a ballroom, and in the middle of the room stands a door. Sarah knew that most people would simply shrug their shoulders and walk away. 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