EastEnders New Year’s Day 2015 @ 8:30PM - Car-tastrophe

dullire · 01/01/15 - 15:59

Hello all and welcome to the first episode thread of the year. Happy New Year to you all! 2015 will see EastEnders celebrate its 30th anniversary and tonight promises to kick the year off in a memorable, dramatic fashion. Someone will not make it out alive…

EastEnders Episode 4989 | Thursday January 1st 2015 | Episode Discussion Thread

BBC One – 20:30
BBC Three - 22:30

Preview

Trailer

60 Minutes.

Director
Lance Kneeshaw

Executive Producer
Dominic Treadwell-Collins

Writer
James Payne

STARRING:

Roxy Mitchell
Rita Simons

Ronnie Mitchell
Samantha Womack

Charlie Cotton
Declan Bennett

Phil Mitchell
Steve McFadden

Sharon Mitchell
Letitia Dean

Ben Mitchell
Harry Reid

Billy Mitchell
Perry Fenwick

Lola Pearce
Danielle Harold

Jay Brown
Jamie Borthwick

Abi Branning
Lorna Fitzgerald

Max Branning
Jake Wood

Emma Summerhayes
Anna Acton

Lauren Branning
Jacqueline Jossa

Peter Beale
Ben Hardy

Ian Beale
Adam Woodyatt

Jane Beale
Laurie Brett

Cindy Williams
Mimi Keene

Tina Carter
Luisa Bradshaw-White

Shirley Carter
Linda Henry

Dean Wicks
Matt Di Angelo

Nancy Carter
Maddy Hill

Lee Carter
Danny-Boy Hatchard

Stan Carter
Timothy West

Cora Cross
Ann Mitchell

Dexter Hartman
Khali Best

Whitney Dean
Shona McGarty

Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb
Ricky Norwood

Dot Branning
June Brown

Nick Cotton
John Altman

Yvonne Cotton
Pauline McLynn

Patrick Trueman
Rudolph Walker

Denise Fox
Diane Parish

Kim Fox-Hubbard
Tameka Empson

Masood Ahmed
Nitin Ganatra

Les Coker
Roger Sloman

Pam Coker
Lin Blakley

Aleks Shirovs
Kristian Kiehling

Ineta Shirovs
Gledisa Osmani

Amy Mitchell
Abbie Knowles

Dr Margaret Badini
Kim Vithana

Nurse Beth
Joanne Murdock

Obstetrician
Orion Lee

Registrar
Maggie Daniels

Paramedic
Tristam Summers

Coming up tonight:

11 Lucy suspects are revealed

Emma comes face-to-face with Lucy's killer.

Wedding/baby drama/car crash

It's the day of Ronnie and Charlie's wedding, but Phil is livid when he learns that money has been stolen from his safe. As the day unfolds, Ronnie's waters break and she heads to the hospital with Charlie and Roxy.

Kim reveals all...

Things are tense at Patrick's house and things get worse when Kim reveals what is really going on. Later, Kim is shocked when Denise admits the truth - she is unable to cope looking after Patrick.

Go on now go! Walk out the door!

Cora and Dexter contemplate leaving Albert Square to stay with Ava.

On This Day:

1987

2001

2008- Aftermath of Kevin's death

2009- Sean exits

2010- Syed & Amira marry

2011- Aftermath of baby swap

2012- Pat dies

James Payne:

James has been an EastEnders writer since 2002 and written over 70 episodes in that time including 2 last year. Tonight will be his 73rd, he returned to the writing team last year after almost 5 years away. He has written for other shows including Ashes to Ashes, Hustle and Death In Paradise and is literally the Grim Reaper of Walford. He has written the deaths of Barry, Dennis, Kevin, Stella, Lucy and Jase.

1st May 2003- Alfie continues to fall for Kat

4th September 2003

Barry's death

13th January 2004- Shannis

24th June 2004- Aftermath to the fairground disaster

3rd August 2004- Dennis/Den, Zoe/Kat

25th November 2004- Sharon/Zoe catfight

27th May 2005- Mo tries to get Kat to come home

6th September 2005- Sharon starts to get suspicious of Chrissie

13th October 2005- Peggy makes a stand against Chrissie for the Vic

3rd November 2005- Dennis breaks Stacey's alibi and makes peace with Grant

30th December 2005- Dennis' death

20th July 2007- Stella's death

31st December 2007- Kevin dies

28th August 2008- Jase dies

Xmas Day 2008- Amy's paternity reveal

If on twitter, why not get these a follow?

https://twitter.com/James_Payne_
https://twitter.com/dominictc
https://twitter.com/SharonJBatten
https://twitter.com/alexlamb81
https://twitter.com/bbceastenders

EE Character Count 2014- Top 15 (up to and including 30th December)
no. of episodes aired: 206

1. Mick Carter- 162 episodes
2. Linda Carter- 157
3. Ian Beale- 129
4. Shirley Carter- 118
5. Phil Mitchell & Johnny Carter- 117
7. Tina Carter- 116
8. Nancy Carter- 113
9. Sharon Rickman, Max Branning & Peter Beale- 105
12. Lauren Branning- 104
13. Carol Jackson- 94
14. Denise Fox- 93
15. Dean Wicks- 91

The Threadstarter Count 2014:

1. Harlowe- 15 threads
2/1, 28/1, 24/2, 10/3, 4/4, 8/5, 10/6, 14/7, 11/8, 4/9, 16/9, 20/10, 21/11, 5/12, 26/12.
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7/1, 18/2, 1/4, 5/5, 19/5, 17/6, 22/7, 4/8, 23/9, 2/10, 21/10, 25/11, 24/12.
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8/1, 3/2, 28/2, 27/3, 6/5, 6/6, 7/7, 8/8, 15/9, 16/10, 4/11, 12/12.
4. CherryRose- 10 threads
20/1, 13/2, 13/3, 28/4, 27/5, 11/7, 25/8, 30/9, 20/11, 15/12.
= SoapAddict101- 10 threads
10/1, 10/2, 18/3, 1/5, 5/6, 29/7, 5/9, 6/10, 10/11, 18/12.
6. Sez_babe- 9 threads
23/1, 7/4, 14/4, 15/5, 1/7, 18/8, 7/10, 18/11, 23/12.
7. IanMandy- 8 threads
6/1, 4/3, 28/3, 18/4, 20/5, 18/6, 18/7, 28/8.
= Cuishla- 8 threads
9/1, 14/2, 31/3, 13/5, 10/7, 22/8, 13/10, 11/11.
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1/1, 20/3, 22/4, 23/6, 21/8, 26/9, 3/11, 25/12.
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6/3, 16/5, 8/7, 12/8, 12/9, 13/11, 9/12, 29/12.
11. benbenalen- 7 threads
17/2, 11/3, 21/4, 26/5, 17/7, 19/9, 27/10.
= dan2008- 7 threads
15/1, 17/1, 24/3, 11/4, 24/4, 29/5, 22/12.
= J-B- 7 threads
22/5, 27/6, 31/7, 8/9, 29/9, 28/10, 27/11.
= MutantX- 7 threads
11/2, 3/3, 10/4, 13/6, 19/8, 22/9, 2/12.
15. EEFanatic- 6 threads
7/3, 17/4, 12/5, 24/6, 28/7, 14/8.
= SMIDSYmk2- 6 threads
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= MrJames- 6 threads
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16/1, 30/1, 14/10, 23/10, 28/11, 19/12.
19. Aaron1995- 5 threads
20/2, 9/5, 3/6, 7/8, 25/9.
= Mattehhhftw- 5 threads
29/4, 9/6, 25/7, 26/8, 17/10.
= QueenAmy- 5 threads
27/1, 3/4, 12/6, 11/9, 1/12.
22. dancing.queen- 4 threads
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20/6, 15/8, 18/9, 30/10.
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31/1, 17/3, 16/6.
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29. lawsj123- 2 threads
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30/5, 21/7.
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24/10, 31/10.
= Firegazer- 2 threads
17/11, 16/12.
34. thejoyof_pat- 1 thread
13/1.
= sorcha_healy27- 1 thread
3/7.
= 0...0- 1 thread
3/10.

EastEnders Awards 2014

1.Best Actor
2. Best Actress
3. Best & Worst Storyline LIST TOP 3 in order!
4. Episode of the Year LIST TOP 3 in order!
5. Best Newcomer
6. Best Exit
7. Villian of the Year
8. Return of the Year
9. Most Improved Character
10. Most Overused Character
11. Most Underused Character
12. Best Young Actor/Actress
13. Best Wedding
14. Sexiest Actor
15. Sexiest Actress
16. Funniest Character
17. Best Couple
18. Best Family
19. Best Writer
20. Character of the Year
21. Dramatic Perfomance of the Year
22. Scene of the Year LIST TOP 3 in order!
23. Line of the year.
24. Most shocking/surprising moment of the year.
25. Mark 2014 out of 10.

vote here

Quiz of the Year: 2014

1. 2014 opened with the killing of Carl White, how did he die?

Ronnie slammed the boot of the car onto his head.

2. February saw the return of Stacey but what was her boyfriend’s name?

Luke Riley

3. Who blackmailed Charlie over the faking of Nick’s death?

Les Coker, the undertaker

4. Lucy was killed in April but which 3 people left voicemails on her phone?

Ian, Cindy & Lee

5. In May, we learned that Shirley was Mick’s mum. Which other character made the discovery then too?

Phil Mitchell

6. In July, Sharon began to plot revenge but who did she enlist to help her?

Marcus Christie

7. Who buried Lucy’s phone and purse at the allotments?

Jay Brown

8. How many episodes did Phil and Sharon’s wedding last?

Six. (Fri 26th September-6th October, 11 days)

9. November saw Pam Coker reveal her secret but what was it?

She helped her sick son, Laurie, to die

10. Which 3 characters made the most appearances in December?

Ian, Lauren & Mick

Links:

DS Enders- E91 (one of my faves)

EastEnders Spoiler Thread

EastEnders Webcam Part 2

EE Character Count 2014

Countdown to the 30th- Discussion

Shock crash picsl

Phil attacks Nick

Who Killed Lucy? discussion

NYD death discussion

dullire · 01/01/15 - 16:01

10/10

The year that was 2014. What a year it was for the show!

January:

The New Year got off to a bang with Ronnie killing Carl and Nancy's wedding being gate-crashed by Mick, Linda & Johnny who weren’t going to let their daughter/sister throw her life away.
Nancy punches Dexter
There was more drama for the Carters a few days later when Johnny came out to his parents in one of the most memorable scenes of the year. It was a sign of things to come in DTC’s reign. 2014 saw EastEnders regain its balls.

Viewers got the shock of their lives when Jane made a surprise return in early January. We knew there was a big story coming for the Beales but I don’t think anyone foresaw just how big it would be. DTC has shown time and time again that he isn’t afraid to take risks.

January was also the start of a big story for Carol who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The show put their own spin on it with the added worry that Carol had given the BRCA gene to her own daughters.

The Dennis reveal finally happened and we had a new pregnancy story in the form of Cindy although the show did keep us guessing with the pregnancy test discovery in the Butchers’ bin. Thankfully Bianca wasn’t adding to her brood.

We also had the Jake/Lauren reveal of their affair. Lauren repeating the same mistakes as her own mother and Stacey. Poor Bella’s family was broken up and she and her mum left the Square for good.

Stan Carter's debut was one of the best episodes of the month and saw the introduction of the fantastic Timothy West.

Carol dealt with her cancer diagnosiswith the help of her family.

February:

February saw more Carol/David scenes and it was clear that the show weren’t going to shy away from the ugly realities of cancer.

Masood punched Tamwar as his break-up with Carol and return of his daughter led him to have a mini breakdown.

Danny exited which had Penter shippers all over DS sobbing into their pillows.

We were treated to the return of Santer’s golden girl, Stacey Slater and she dominated the month with her return story.

The market protest provided some great community scenes and a Shirley/Tosh catfight was satisfying for Shirley haters.

Stacey had plenty of scenes. Some with Lauren & Cora, Max and Luke broke up with her as he realised she wasn’t called Jenny and was a murderer.

March:

In March, Ronnie and Roxy returned to more drama with Ronnie confessing to Roxy that she killed Carl and Phil/Sharon/Shirley all finding out too.

The mysterious Charlie Cotton made his debut informing Dot that his dad, Nick, had died.

It was Ronnie v Whites when they kidnapped Lexi. DTC treated us to another great Janine exit and Stacey confessed to killing Archie with the help of Lorde.

Nick's fake funeral saw everyone gather to support Dot despite everyone hating his guts. They struggled to hide their true feelings and Ian gave a nice eulogy unaware of the tragedy he was about to face.

A mystery figure punched Mick and we later found out that it was his son, Lee.

April:

April saw Stan move into The Vic and the reveal of Lucy’s lover.

The Albert opened in the old salon set.

Ronnie knocked Lola down leading her to remember Danielle and she ended up sleeping with Charlie.

The Beales had happy family scenes. **TRAGEDY ALERT*

Dean returned with a dark streak that his 2008 exit teased.

Lucy's last day alive was eventful as she had numerous encounters and Ronnie & Roxy held an unseen house warming party which proved a great alibi for many.

Lucy's body is found leading to some heartbreaking Beale scenes as Ian tells them she has died.

Peter & Lauren bonded in the wake of her death and even Phil showed his human side with Ian, #Phian.

Ian/Jane had grief sex before Jane fled the Square in her blue Micra. Denise had a great breakdown but youtube don’t seem to have it.

Tonia kissed and showed that Naomi mightn’t have just been a phase for Walford’s worst nurse.

May:

David/Max worked together in the wake of Lucy’s death to get rid of some incriminating evidence from the car lot and the police made their first arrest with Jake Stone becoming the first suspect. His interview was a special online scene.

Lauren/Peter continued to get close.

Mick punched Dean upon his arrival for being mean to Shirl.

Peter kept Lucy company in the mourge.

Lucy's funeral saw Ben and Adam give emotional performances as Max was revealed as her secret lover.

The Shirley/Mick reveal almost gave Phil another heart attack.

Speaking of heart attacks, David had one on his wedding day to Carol which didn’t go ahead in the end.

Carol/David danced to Misty Blue before he left the Square again.

June:

Peter and Lauren looked for the Good Friday taxi driver while Honey departed after a short stay leaving Janet in Billy's care.

The lesbian domestic abuse storyline hotted up when Tosh shoved Tina as tensions rose between the couple.

Phil’s bid for control backfired when Sharon was attacked and we also had the return of his junkie friend, Rainie. Working as a prossie to get her fix, it turns out she slept with Captain Beale on Good Friday. The aftermath provided some great drama.

Ronnie had a gun and was unusually happy before revealing to Phil that she was pregnant. She left the Square again hoping to leave behind her dark demons.

Linda put the crows out of business. leading her to confront her past, while Mick confronted his fear and Johnny went to Pride.

July:

The Carters spiced up Linda's birthday while Roxy got revenge on Aleks.

Billy became a suspect and Pam found photos of Lucy behind his fridge.

Peter attacked Billy when he learned he was the new suspect.

Ian threatened Rainie as she blackmailed him over his dirty sex secret.

Patrick suffered a stroke after finding out about Ian & Rainie and we had the surprise return of his son, Anthony.

Carol and Tina clashed over some hash cakes and Sharon Watts was back! She discovered Phil was behind the attack and plotted revenge with Marcus Christie.

Carol found out Nick was alive as she prepared for her mastectomy.

August:

Jean returned and was struggling to care for Lily.

Mick swam at the gala but his happiness was short lived when he was arrested for soliciting a brass although he was trying to help Ian.

Kat's waters broke and she gave birth to twins, Bert & Ernie.

Cora & Rainie came face to face once more and Cora told everyone about Mick's arrest.

Lauren & Lola argued as each tried to support Peter on the day of the press conference.

Phil & Rainie also came face to face once more as Phil found out about Ian’s secret and decided to home her in Hev’s old flat.

Linda slapped Dean as he got too close for comfort.

Cindy gave birth to Beth. (best video I could find) and Denise finally left Ian.

September:

Blink and you'll miss Ryan as he watched Stacey and Whitney from the shadows.

Sharon v Shirley as Sharon prepared to marry Phil.

Alfie’s scheme went wrong when Kat returned to the house and got caught in the house fire.

Ben returned and didn’t get a warm reception from everyone, Dean punches Ben.

Peggy made a cameo ordering Ronnie to stop the Mitchell wedding.

Phil & Sharon married, Shirley didn’t take it too well….

October:

Shirley shot Phil in a move that Lisa Shaw would have been proud of.

Linda suffered a terrible ordeal at the hands of Dean during the longest wedding day in Walford history.

The rape aftermath proved a distressing watch as we urged Linda to tell someone. She couldn’t even tell her own mum, Linda/Elaine.

Kat came home from hospital and Alfie resorted to squatting.

Newcomer Kush made an impression on the ladies.

Nick returned and came face to face with his old ma once more.

November:

Abi attacked Lauren as her bid to scare with a Weeping Angel mask failed.

Pam revealed her secret, well she kind of did.

Kat & Stacey fell out as Stacey didn’t want to break up another family.

Lee punched Ben when he was homophobic to Johnny and Linda attacked Dexter when she was reminded of her ordeal.

Dean and Mick unwittingly brought their dad Buster to the Square much to Shirley's horror.

Denise made a discovery at the allotments and Ben had some explaining to do.

December:

It was Peter v Ian when Peter was exposed as Lucy's drug dealer.

Tosh attacked Tina and left the Square. Roxy kicked Aleks out

Sylvie Carter made her debut played by the brilliant Linda Marlowe.

It was Phil v Nick when Ian informed Sharon and Phil he was alive.

Kat found out Alfie started the fire and couldn’t forgive him.

Linda/Stacey bonded over similar experiences. Stacey urged her to tell Mick.

Johnny left the Square on his scooter deciding to spread his wings.

The rape reveal rocked the Carter Christmas and led Shirley to reveal that Mick is her son. Mick smashed up the Vic after a Christmas to remember for all the wrong reasons.

Kim returned to a much changed Albert Square.

Hope everyone enjoys.

Scrabbler · 01/01/15 - 16:01

10/10

Thanks for the thread, hope you have a great new year Dully.

So excited for tonight's episode, the sexy paramedic is back.

Sez_babe · 01/01/15 - 16:02

Thanks for the thread

Really looking forward to tonight's episode. With all the Emma and Charlie/Ronnie stuff, I'm also really looking forward to finding out more about what Kim's been up to.

MediaMan5 · 01/01/15 - 16:03

Think i'm actually more excited for this ep than xmas day!

Scrabbler · 01/01/15 - 16:04

10/10

It's Eastenders step in time! It's Eastenders step in time!

MutantX · 01/01/15 - 16:05

10/10

Looks amazing as always thanks dj . What a way to open 2015 for EE!! Can't wait for tonight's ep!!

Scrabbler · 01/01/15 - 16:05

10/10

MediaMan5 wrote: »

Think i'm actually more excited for this ep than xmas day!

Well the Christmas ep delivered what it said on the tin, nothing more and nothing less. With tonight's ep we have no idea what's going to happen.

[Deleted User] · 01/01/15 - 16:06

10/10

thanks for the thread, but i not read it as i don't want to be spoiled..trying to keep out until i watch after

MutantX · 01/01/15 - 16:22

10/10

Scrabbler wrote: »

Well the Christmas ep delivered what it said on the tin, nothing more and nothing less. With tonight's ep we have no idea what's going to happen.

Eh hm, I agree. As I've also stopped reading the day to day spoilers EASTENDERS has became fun again and exciting to watch. Especially today's ep. I'm praying to God it doesn't dissapoint.

Scrabbler · 01/01/15 - 16:23

10/10

Orangemaid wrote: »

thanks for the thread, but i not read it as i don't want to be spoiled..trying to keep out until i watch after

I don't want to be spoiled either, love the fact I don't know what is going to happens onions.

Baban · 01/01/15 - 16:23

Roxy gets the duff duff...interesting, maybe as Ronnie gives birth? Or as either her or her sister meet a grisly end?

Scrabbler · 01/01/15 - 16:24

10/10

MutantX wrote: »

Eh hm, I agree. As I've also stopped reading the day to day spoilers EASTENDERS has became fun again and exciting to watch. Especially today's ep. I'm praying to God it doesn't dissapoint.

Don't expect too much from it, just enjoy the ride.

soap-lea · 01/01/15 - 16:30

thanks for the thread happy new year.

I had the answer to stacey's boyfriend question as matt willis from busted 😄😄

ArthurJBear · 01/01/15 - 16:33

10/10

My guesses for tonight:-

Who are the Final 11 Suspects?
Ian,
Jane,
Denise,
Peter,
Cindy,
Max,
Abi,
Ben,
Lola,
Billy and
Cindy Jr

Who dies?
Cindy Jr will be mown down my the the Mitchell's car (killing one of the just announced final 11 will certainly be a shock, especially a teenaged single-mother)

Who does Emma confront?
Abi and this explains why

Max tries destroying evidece next week and coming under suspicion from Lauren

maybe Emma is mistaken but it could be a double bluff where we are led to believe she is wrong and find out it is Abi who killed her (I don't know which version I believe at the moment).

SoapAddict99 · 01/01/15 - 16:33

Thanks for the thrad, Happy new year!!!

Really exited for tonight!

dullire · 01/01/15 - 16:39

10/10

Scrabbler wrote: »

Thanks for the thread, hope you have a great new year Dully.

So excited for tonight's episode, the sexy paramedic is back.

Thanks, you too Scrabbler.

Sez_babe wrote: »

Thanks for the thread

Really looking forward to tonight's episode. With all the Emma and Charlie/Ronnie stuff, I'm also really looking forward to finding out more about what Kim's been up to.

My pleasure Sez.

MediaMan5 wrote: »

Think i'm actually more excited for this ep than xmas day!

Me too.

MutantX wrote: »

Looks amazing as always thanks dj . What a way to open 2015 for EE!! Can't wait for tonight's ep!!

Cheers Mutant, me neither.

Orangemaid wrote: »

thanks for the thread, but i not read it as i don't want to be spoiled..trying to keep out until i watch after

No probs Orangemaid.

ETA My pleasure Lea.

Less than 4 hours to go.....

Sez_babe · 01/01/15 - 16:48

My guesses for the 11 suspects are:

Ian
Jane
Peter
Abi
Lucy
Lee
Denise
Dean
Max
Lola
Cindy

xTonix · 01/01/15 - 16:58

10/10

Thanks for the great dj.

Leeah · 01/01/15 - 16:59

10/10

Thanks for the thread! Cant wait

Leeah · 01/01/15 - 17:01

10/10

I really hope its not Emma, i want Emma to stay permanently and i like Anna Acton, great actress and hot

MutantX · 01/01/15 - 17:02

10/10

My guess for 11 suspects
Ian
Jane
Peter
Cindy Jr
Denise
Max
Lauren
Abi
Ben
Jay
Lola

MutantX · 01/01/15 - 17:02

10/10

Leeah wrote: »

I really hope its not Emma, i want Emma to stay permanently and i like Anna Acton, great actress and hot

I agree!

Firegazer · 01/01/15 - 17:05

10/10

Scrabbler wrote: »

I don't want to be spoiled either, love the fact I don't know what is going to happens onions.

Onions.

ArthurJBear · 01/01/15 - 17:12

10/10

ArthurJBear wrote: »

My guesses for tonight:-

Who are the Final 11 Suspects?
Ian,
Jane,
Denise,
Peter,
Cindy,
Max,
Abi,
Ben,
Lola,
Billy and
Cindy Jr

Just realised I had Cindy twice should have had Jay

Firegazer · 01/01/15 - 17:14

10/10

Thanks for the thread!

Won't be posting here tonight though. Ever since someone posted the apparent leak of who is dying tonight, I thought I'd better stay away. (I didn't read that thread, mind).

Hey there!

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