Everyday life in India & Nepal

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On the ghats of Varanasi (India, 27/08/2009).

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Delhi by night. Pahar Ganj district, in front the New Delhi railway station. A place that backpackers usually like because of the cheap guesthouses. (New Delhi, India, 17/08/2009).

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People sleeping on one of the roof tops of Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. (New Delhi, India, 18/08/2009).

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Like in many asian countries, the electric cables make the streets look like a chaotic spiderweb. (New Delhi, India, 18/08/2009).

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Garbages floating in a pool. (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 19/08/2009).

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A public phonebooth, hold by a family. (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 19/08/2009).

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In some guesthouses, you only can enjoy hot water in the morning and the evening. Same for electricity. (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 19/08/2009).

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Indian tourists visiting the Mehrangarh Fort. (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 20/08/2009).

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On the way from Jodhpur to Udaipur, during a night trip by bus. (Rajasthan, India, 20/08/2009).

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Breakfast : a chai (tea with milk), and some cigarettes made in Pakistan. (Udaipur, Rajasthan, 21/08/2009).

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A cow idly stands by some parked motorcycles in Udaipur. (Rajasthan, 21/08/2009).

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Motorcycles and a cow. (Udaipur, Rajasthan, 21/08/2009).

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A cow, late at night, near Gangaur ghat road, Udaipur. (Rajasthan, 21/08/2009).

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Impossible to imagine in western streets, it's quite normal to cross an elephant walking down the streets of Udaipur. (Udaipur, Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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No stress when you cross an elephant in the streets. Just have to manage to make your own way. (Udaipur, Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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No stress when you cross an elephant in the streets. Just have to manage to make your own way. (Udaipur, Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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Night train from Udaipur to Jaipur. (Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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Sleeper class coach : no separation between the beds and the corridor, which offers a vew of the particular atmosphere in the train. (Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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On the way from Udaipur to Jaipur, by train. (Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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Many people sleep on the platforms of the railway stations. (Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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A sleeping man on a platform of a railway station, between Udaipur and Jaipur. (Rajasthan, 22/08/2009).

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In Rajasthan, people like to call "monkey temple" every religious place where you can find monkeys living there. You can have a "monkey temple" in almost every city. (Jaipur, Rajasthan, 23/08/2009).

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After school, pupils back home using a rickshaw. (Agra, 25/08/2009).

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A grocery in Agra. (25/08/2009).

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Camels in the streets of Agra. (25/08/2009).

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The Taj Mahal : view from a roof top of one the many guesthouses of Agra, full of tourists at sunset. (25/08/2009).

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Cows on a platform of a railway station, between Agra and Varanasi. (25/08/2009).

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Early in the morning, one of the last stops before Varanasi. (26/08/2009).

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Some stops can be long, especially before the terminus. (Near Varanasi railway station, 26/08/2009).

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Approaching Varanasi by train. (26/08/2009).

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Waiting for the train moving on. (Near Varanasi, India, 26/08/2009).

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Arriving to Varanasi (India, 26/08/2009).

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By train to Varanasi (India, 26/08/2009).

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An odd way to have a shower. Varanasi railway station, India. (26/08/2009).

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Roof top of a guesthouse. It's forbidden to take pictures of the temple below. (Varanasi, 27/08/2009).

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Monkeys fighting in the roofs of Varanasi. (India, 27/08/2009).

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Monkeys live among the people in Varanasi. (India, 27/08/2009).

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A cow lying behind the doors of a house in the old city of Varanasi. (India, 27/08/2009).

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water buffalos in the Ganges river. (Varanasi, India, 27/08/2009).

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a water buffalo going back to his farm after a bath in the Ganges river. Varanasi, India (27/08/2009).

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boatmen of the Ganges river. Varanasi, India. (27/08/2009).

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A sadhu praying on the ghats. India, Varanasi. (27/08/2009).

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Women after a laundry in the Ganges river.India, Varanasi. (28/08/2009).

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A kid helping to dry the clothes washed in the Ganges river. India, Varanasi. (28/08/2009).

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a kid on her way back home after school in the old small streets of Varanasi. India, Varanasi. (28/08/2009).

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A sadhu praying on the ghats of Varanasi. India, Varanasi. (28/08/2009).

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One of the post offices of Varanasi. Not easy to find, quite hidden in the small streets of the city. India, Varanasi. (29/08/2009).

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Varanasi railway station. India, Varanasi. (29/08/2009).

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In the Chauri Chaura Express, the train that leads Varanasi to Gorakhpur, the city near the Nepali borrder. In India, every train gor a name. India (30/08/2009).

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One of the last stops before Gorakhpur, during the trip by train from Varanasi to Nepal border. At every stop, people walk along the platforms and inside the coaches to sell a cup of chai or some food. India (30/08/2009).

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A seller of chai (tea with milk) : 4 or 6 roopies each cup. One of the last stops before Gorakhpur, during the trip by train from Varanasi to Nepal border. At every stop, people walk along the platforms and inside the coaches to sell a cup of chai or

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Beyound the border between India and Nepal, you can use local buses, very slow but cheap, or share a private van with some other travellers. All along the road from the border to Pokhara, you still cross many Indian people. (Nepal, 30/08/2009).

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Trucks waiting to get to the border between India and Nepal. Some rickshaw drivers offer the tourists to lead them to the border office (2 or 3 kilometers) for a high price. (India, 30/08/2009).

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From the indian border to Pokhara (Nepal), across the mountains. One stop at a local restaurant, where you can order only one type of meal, made of delicious dry buffalo meat. (Nepal, 30/08/2009).

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A kid diving into the lake of Pokhara. (Nepal, 31/08/2009).

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Kids playing in the lake of Pokhara. You can take pictures of them, but after that, they try to get some tip. (Nepal, 31/08/2009).

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Advertising for the many guesthouses of Pokhara, a small and quiet city invaded by trekkers. (Nepal, 02/09/2009).

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Cleaning a stupa in Katmandu. (Nepal, 03/09/2009).

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One of the multiple stupas of Katmandu. (Nepal, 03/09/2009).

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Teeth in one of the many offices of the dentists area. (Nepal, Katmandu. 03/09/2009).

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False teeth in one of the many offices of the dentists area. (Nepal, Katmandu. 03/09/2009).

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A Nepali by bicycle in the streets of Katmandu. (Nepal, Katmandu. 03/09/2009).

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Streets of Katmandu. (Nepal, Katmandu. 04/09/2009).

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school girls at Durbar Square, Katmandu. (Nepal, Katmandu. 04/09/2009).

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Nepalese during a festival at Durbar Square. (Nepal, Katmandu. 04/09/2009).

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Nepalese watching a festival from the window of their house, at Durbar Square. (Nepal, Katmandu. 04/09/2009).

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Indian women, on the way from Katmandu to Bhaktapur. Picture taken from inside a cab. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Old weaver woman, in Bhaktapur. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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A torture scene. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Taumadhi Tole, one of the many squares of Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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People of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Kids playing with cardboxes in the streets. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Traces of the Maoists in the streets. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Forbidden to horn in the streets of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Children in the streets of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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Kids playing with kite. Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Nepal. 05/09/2009).

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A tempo (3 wheels vehicle) and a bicycle, in the streets of Katmandu. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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Policeman and kid, view from a Nepali cab. (Katmandu, Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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Coca-Cola, translated in Nepali. Patan, Nepal. (06/09/2009).

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An erotic scene in Durbar Square. Patan, Nepal. (06/09/2009).

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A sleeping man in Durbar Square. Patan, Nepal. (06/09/2009).

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Man reading a newspaper in the streets of Patan. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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A couple on a motorcycle in front of one of the many temples of Patan. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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Kids playing in a pool in Patan. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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A butchery in the streets of Patan. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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A tempo (3 wheels vehicle). Patan. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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Monkey at Swayambhunath, the most famous stupa of Katmandu. (Nepal. 06/09/2009).

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Change office, Thamel area. Katmandu, Nepal. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Reflections of a rickshaw driver, in Thamel area. Katmandu, Nepal. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Bagmati river, place for cremations. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Berges of Bagmati river, place for cremations. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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kids playing on the berges of Bagmati river, place for cremations. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Monkey on the berges of Bagmati river, place for cremations. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Monkeys on the berges of Bagmati river, place for cremations. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Sadhu. Pashupatinath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Bodhnath, one of the most stupa of Katmandu valley. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Nepali woman among prayers flags. Bodhnath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Bodhnath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Nun praying. Bodhnath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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The stupa of Bodhnath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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monk in front of the stupa of Bodhnath. (Nepal. 07/09/2009).

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Durbar Square early in the morning. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Bakery at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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people praying early in the morning at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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people praying early in the morning at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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bananas and eggs sellers, in Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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offerings at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Offerings sellers, at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Old offerings seller, waiting for customers, at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Praying woman, at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Old offerings seller, waiting for customers, at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Praying women, at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Butcher at Durbar Square. Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Man sleeping in front of a travel agency advertising, in the streets of Katmandu. (Nepal. 08/09/2009).

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Indira Gandhi airport. New Delhi, India. (09/09/2009).

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Images portraying the everyday life in India & Nepal. 21/08/2009

Various images portraying the everyday life & people of India & Nepal. 21/08/2009

Asia is part of my history, since I was born there, in Laos, during the war in the 70’s. I’ve been back several times, to look for my roots, but not only. I went back after the tsunami and when a friend of mine became a “saffron farang”, a foreigner Buddhist monk. And for holidays, of course.
When I visited India for the first time, in 2002, I took black and white pictures. During my second trip there, seven years later, I travelled with a digital reflex camera, the Canon EOS 400D (I bought the 7D since then) with one single lens, a 18-200 mm. Not the best one, but very practical: I like to travel with a light pack.
As always, when I travel, I focus my sight on the everyday life. I’m not really interested in taking pictures of landscapes or touristic monuments, those belong to my own memory. My camera is an extension of my way to see the world, and by paying attention to the everyday life of other cultures, I'm somehow looking for my own place in the world. Being an Asian living in France, even if I have a French nationality, I always stay a stranger. When I go to Asia, I feel a little bit at home, but I stay the Asian foreigner coming from a western country. So, where do I belong, then ?...
When I work in black and white, I use 3200 ISO films, even with bright natural lights. I like the texture of those films, I like strong contrasts. When I decided to work with color, using a digital camera, I tried to keep those effects. That's why I use a software such as Adobe Lightroom that offers me the possibility to make my pictures more contrasted with bright colors.
Those pictures were taken during a holiday trip to India and Nepal. As I've said, I’ve never really been interested in touristy activities. I prefer to roam the streets, to become invisible and to watch the people living there, and try and understand the way they live.

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Thx for your comment,

Submitted by moland fengkov on Thu, 22/07/2010 - 16:00.

Thx for your comment, you're a man of good taste ! ;)

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Hi, forestmat. Thx for your

Submitted by moland fengkov on Thu, 22/07/2010 - 15:12.

Hi, forestmat. Thx for your comment and congrats. To be honest, these are just pictures taken during a holiday trip. But I always try to focus my eye on everyday life scenes and leave the touristics ones for postcards (and my own memory).
Man, I wish I could have been in BKK during the riots... I've been there so many times...

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