PREPPER: Will You Line Up for This Year’s Lethal Injection? 25 Safe Natural Alternatives to the Flu Shot

PREPPER: Will You Line Up for This Year’s Lethal Injection? 25 Safe Natural Alternatives to the Flu Shot

Want $10 off your bill at the grocery store?  Stop by our pharmacy and let us jab a needle full of toxins into your arm!
Want to avoid killing off your newborn, your elderly neighbor, and some random unvaccinated cancer patient?  Do your part by getting stabbed!
Want to circumvent potential death by influenza?  Just get your flu shot at any of our convenient walk-in locations.
Want to keep your job?  Get your mandatory flu shot or your fired – but don’t worry – it’s FREE!

It’s that time of year again.  The propaganda machine is in high gear, churning out the fear in order to get everyone lined up for their annual flu shots.   Widely trusted websites like the CDC and the Mayo Clinic are all trumpeting the necessity of this year’s vaccination and proclaiming it to be the best way to stay healthy.
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) held a press conference in conjunction with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to kick off this year’s vaccine push.

“Our message today is simple,” Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Everyone 6 months of age and older should receive a flu vaccine.
The good news, according to the government health agency, is that more kids and health care workers got vaccinated during last year’s flu season, compared to previous years. That’s key, because children and people with preexisting health conditions are at higher risk for more serious cases of flu.
But, those positive trends are not going to put the brakes on the CDC’s efforts to tout the vaccines, especially among some high-risk groups still lagging in coverage rates.
“Despite substantial progress, we can do even more to make our country healthier through prevention,” said Koh. “We must do everything possible now to be prepared.” (source)

This year the focus is on pregnant women and people who are employed at long term health care facilities.  Don’t be surprised to see another rash of “get your flu shot or lose your job” ultimatums for nursing home workers.  Last year, workplaces, schools and other activities across the US and Canada instituted policies that forced all participants to receive a flu shot. Longterm hospital employees were fired for refusing to have the toxin injected into themselves.  Children were banned from pre-schools and daycares in 6 states.  Nursing students were told to have the shot or lose their placements, thus disqualifying them for their degrees. The media and government launched a full-out propaganda assault to force those who didn’t want it to have the flu shot anyway, at risk of their livelihoods and educations.
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What the propagandists and flu shot proponents fail to mention are the horror stories – like the fact that 23 senior citizens (in that touted high-risk-must-get-a-shot group) just DIED from the same flu shots that are given at local pharmacies, with no accountability, no prescription necessary, and no check up from the doctor. (But you DO get a handy 20% off shopping pass when you get your flu shot!)

Package inserts for flu vaccines show a multitude of side effects, including death, and yet they are marketed the same as over-the-counter drugs with no prescription needed. Why?
Because in the United States vaccines enjoy complete immunity from lawsuits in the market place. If you are injured or die from a vaccine, you or your family cannot sue the manufacturer of the vaccine. This law enacted by Congress, was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011.
Therefore, they are marketed with the same marketing techniques as any other high-profit product. With the baby boomer generation moving into their senior years, today’s seniors are seen as an especially lucrative market. (source)

Flu shots mean big money to the pharmacies, to the doctors, and to the drug companies.  The frenzy with which the flu shot is promoted is directly proportionate to the profit margin, but those lining their pockets fail to mention that you could be paying them to give you and your family a lethal injection.
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Why I Won’t Get a Flu Shot

My first thought when the government absolutely insists that I do something is, “Heck no.”
Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want to – I’m cool with that – but the insistence of the powers that be that my family and I be injected with foreign substances that have not been proven to be effective and that have mild to severe side effects makes me plain suspicious.
My family and I will not be getting a flu shot this year (or any other year) for 5 reasons.

• It doesn’t work.
• There are horrible toxic ingredients in the vaccine.
• There is a risk of mild to horrific side effects.
• I don’t trust the FDA, the CDC, or the AMA – they work for the benefit of the government and Big Business – not for the benefit of the public.
• If the mainstream media is constantly endorsing it, I refuse to participate because they are known propagandists and mouthpieces for advertisers and political agendas.

Just like with any other sales pitch, the more insistent the salesman and the less information they want to give you about the product, the faster you should run the other direction.

But…Isn’t the Shot the Best Way to Prevent Catching the Flu?

You will hear in about 10,971 variations that “The best way to prevent catching the flu is to receive your annual flu shot.”
This is actually untrue.
The absolute, number one way to avoid catching the flu is through the exercise of good personal hygiene.

1. Wash your hands frequently when you are out.
2. Use a paper towel to open bathroom doors and turn on taps.
3. Although I’m normally not a big fan of hand sanitizer, use it during the height of flu season if you have to touch things that everyone else has been touching, like the handle of the shopping cart, door knobs, and debit machines.
4. Use antibacterial wipes (or at least baby wipes) to wash your hands and wipe the steering wheel when you get back into your vehicle.
5. Avoid touching your face – this welcomes germs that are on your hands into your body.
6. During the height of flu season, consider taking a quick shower and changing clothes when you return home, particularly if you have been in a germ-ridden place like a doctor’s office or pharmacy.
7. Make sure the kids change clothes and  thoroughly wash their hands when they return home from school.
8. I shouldn’t really have to say this, but….wash your hands after using the bathroom and before preparing or eating food.

If your local area is being hit hard by the flu, practice avoidance to keep your family healthy.
9.  Stay home as much as possible. (Obviously, if you have work and school outside the home, this become more difficult, but avoid malls, movie theaters, and sporting events for the duration of the epidemic.)
10.  Stay away from sick people if you can.
11.  Avoid eating at restaurants – you don’t know the health or hygiene habits of the kitchen staff.
If someone in your family is sick, try to minimize the spread of the illness.
12.  If you or a family member are sick, stay home from work or school to prevent passing it on to others.
13.  If a family member is sick, keep them isolated away from the rest of the family.
14.  Use antibacterial wipes to clean surfaces that the sick person touches – doorknobs, TV remotes, keyboards, toilet handles, and phones.
15. Immediate place dishes and flatware used by the sick person into hot, soapy dishwater with a drop of bleach in it.
16.  Teach children to cough into the crook of their arm instead of covering their mouth with their hands.
17.  Have the sick person wash their hands frequently with soap and water to help prevent spreading germs through physical contact. If soap and water is unavailable, have them use hand sanitizer.
Some other ways to stay healthy are to use natural strategies to maximize your immune system.
18.  Drink lots of water to keep your system hydrated and efficient.
19.  Take a high quality, organic multi-vitamin.
20.  Take at least 3000 IUs of Vitamin D3 daily – research has shown a link between a Vitamin D deficit and susceptibility to the flu.
21.  Eat lots of fruits and vegetables (preferably organic and pesticide free).
22.  Get 7-9 hours of sleep per day – a tired body has a weaker immunity against viruses.
23.  Don’t smoke – this weakens your resistance against respiratory illnesses and worsens the effect on your body if you do become ill.
24.  Avoid or limit alcoholic beverages.
25.  Avoid or limit processed foods.
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Should You Head to the Pharmacy If You Get the Flu?

If, despite all of your precautions, you do get sick, you don’t have to resort to over-the-counter remedies and prescription antivirals.  These can have horrendous side effects and are rarely effective.
Check out this article to learn more about the treatments from the pharmacy and discover some effective remedies that are as close as your kitchen.
As well, consider investing in nature’s version of Tamiflu – elderberry extract.  Scientists have isolated the active compound in the elderberry.  It is called Antivirin and is found in proteins of the black elderberry.  The compound prevents the flu virus from invading the membranes of  healthy cells.
If you are sick, increase your levels of Vitamin D3 to medicinal level doses – it has been proven to reduce the time and severity of flu symptoms – learn more about this treatment option from the Vitamin D Council (the information on Vitamin D is great but sadly the article contains flu shot and Tamiflu propaganda – so, take the beneficial information and mentally set aside the rest.)
The worst case scenario is that you do, indeed, contract the flu. Despite the hullabaloo, you are probably not going to die, be hospitalized, or suffer horrific permanent damage from a bout of the flu. People get sick, but death from the seasonal flu is rare.  This manufactured panic over flu prevention is agenda-based.  Big Pharma wants money and Big Government wants control.
I don’t believe that all health care professionals and flu-shot advocates have ill-intent.  I think that many of them have just sipped the mainstream media Kool-aid – the tale-spinners of Big Pharma have slipped in just enough truth to make their theories believable.  Most people are deep-down decent and have difficulty believing that such a perverse money/power agenda could exist.
I’ll take the risk of illness that my healthy immune system can fight off over the risk of being forcibly inoculated with whatever toxins the creators of these vaccines choose to include.  I’ll use my little arsenal of home remedies and come through it without the risk of long-term side effects that have yet to be discovered (or at least, have yet to be made public).

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Are you making these 3 Food Storage Mistakes?

Food storage is can be really simple.  But sometimes… even when something is simple, you can still make some easy mistakes.  I have done it, and you have probably done it too.  Here are the three most common food storage mistakes and how you can solve the problem and not fall into their traps.

Top three Food Storage Mistakes

1. Using your food storage WRONG or NOT using it at all.

This one can be tricky, and I know I have sent mixed signals about this before too.  I want to be clear with this.

• You don’t know how to cook and eat your basic grains (the wheat, rice, beans, oats, ect.).  Learning how to cook with your food storage will help your body and family adjust to it.  And it’s healthy for you too!
• Rotate out your basic items.  If you have canned food, bottled, or boxed items these need to be rotated and used.  I’m not going to give you specific dates because I don’t technically agree with expiration dates.  The easiest way to do this, is to start cooking with them.  If you are consistently cooking with your oil, canned veggies, baking powder, ect, then you’ll be using them prior to going bad.  That being said, if a can is leaking or buldging, or something looks or smells off, don’t eat it.
• You are cooking with your FREEZE DRIED food storage.  DON’T DO THIS!  I don’t know how many times I can say this, but this is just not cost efficient OR needed.  If they store for 20 years, you don’t need to be cooking with this on a daily basis.  I don’t care what others say, it is more expensive to  cook with it.  So, you may use it every now and then, but not on a monthly basis.

Solution:  
Learn how to use your food Storage in this post

2. No PLAN for using your food storage

Ok, this is a tricky one for me to explain, even though I feel it is the one of the BIGGEST food storage mistakes everyone does.
You’ve got 50lbs of wheat, 10 pounds of honey, and some freeze-dried meats, fruits and veggies.  That’s great!  Now what?  How are you going to use those?  What meals are you using your wheat and meat for?  How are you going to use your veggies?  Do you have enough for 3 meals a day for your whole family?
Stocking up on food is great, but not planning what it will be used for is another problem.  It’s important to have a list or book where you know exactly how many meals and for what meals you will be using your honey or veggies.  When it comes down to needing your supply it will allow you to:

• know what meals you can make with it
• know exactly how many meals you can make with it
• be organized for breakfast/lunch/dinner/treats
• know if you have extras to share

Solution:  
An example is having ingredients for 7 different breakfasts, lunches and dinners for 52 meals.  Here is a good example of one of my 4 month supplies (I have 3 to total a year supply of food).  You can also take a look at my Food Storage Meal Plans to see if any interest you.

 

3. Not storing water

We have all done this.  I mean, we have water stored, but not enough for a 1 week supply.  I started with gathering our year supply of food, THEN planned to work on water.  Well, thats where I stopped and wanted to take a break and never got back to it.

You can’t survive without water, but you can survive without food.

Storing a 2 week to a month supply of water should have been the FIRST thing on the list.  Then, progressed to food.  If you are storing freeze dried items, storing extra water is a MUST.
Be sure to have plenty of water for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning.  I understand it can be difficult to store a years supply of water (I’m speaking for myself here), so just do what you can.  I recommend storing a 2 week to month supply for cooking, drinking, washing and cleaning.  Then, having filters to help you filter enough water for a year.  (So plan on about 2 gallons of water per person a day).
We live in Nebraska, and it rains pretty frequently.  But, if we lived back in Arizona, I would probably be storing closer to a months supply of water since it can be more difficult to come by in a drought.
HERE, HERE, and HERE are some great articles that recommend how much water to store and why.  
Comment from readers:

While storing water is important, water filtration is critical. Nobody can store enough water for the rest of their lives, but knowing how to filter water and having the materials to do so will be a matter of life and death after an event. I’m lucky that I live near a river, so I don’t have to store as much as some folks, but I still store more than 2 weeks of water since during some events it may not be safe to be outside for that long. And remember, if you’re storing a lot of FD food then you’ll need extra water to rehydrate your meals!

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How to Raise Backyard Chickens (A Step-By-Step Guide)

Last updated on October 22, 2017 By Contributor

by Bitsy Pieces
A Step-By-Step Guide to How to Raise Backyard Chickens.

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Raising backyard chickens difficult, all they need is a coop, food, and water.

Chickens are ideally suited for survivalists who want to prepare for disaster, especially those living in urban or suburban settings who may not have ready access to hunting lands or fishing streams. These dual-purpose birds are easy to raise, and they provide both eggs and meat during hard times. Indeed, because of the growing movement toward local foods and self-sustainability, chicken “farming” has reached a new level of popularity and trendiness.
Browse the homesteading section of any bookstore, and you’ll find numerous books about raising chickens in both rural and urban settings. Although these books are loaded with great information, I’ve learned through experience that keeping chickens is a relatively simple venture that requires very little time and work. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
Step 1: Check your local laws.If you live in a suburban or urban area, you should check your local laws to ensure that “backyard” chickens are permitted. You may be surprised to discover that a small flock is allowed within your city limits. Baltimore, Seattle, and St. Louis are just a few of the cities that permit chickens. You may still have to follow certain regulations, such as limiting your flock to just 3 or 6 hens, and roosters are allowed.
Step 2: Prepare their home. Your chickens will need a home to roost. The size and luxuries are dependent on your personal situation, but all chickens will need a coop to safely sleep at night. The coop needs to be well-ventilated safe from predators. It should have a roost for your chickens and nest boxes (about one nest box for every three to five chickens). Coops can be purchased premade, in kits that you assemble, or you can build it yourself. Old sheds, kids’ playhouses, and dog houses can all be easily modified into a functional chicken coop.
On average, plan to have at least 4 square feet of coop space per bird, if you choose average size chickens. Before putting your birds in your coop, look it over carefully to ensure there are no spaces where a predator can enter during the night. Cover any openings in your coop with hardware cloth (a wire fencing with small holes). Make sure you have plenty of ventilation for your chickens, too.
Keeping the coop too stuffy can lead to respiration problems and disease. A few windows covered with hardware cloth will help keep the air fresh inside your coop while still preventing predators from attacking your flock. Your coop should also have some type of litter on the bottom, like straw or sand. Clean this whenever it starts to develop an odor. My flock of 5 birds in a fairly small coop requires I clean the straw litter about once a month.
Step 3: Give them a space to roam. It’s not healthy for your birds to keep them “cooped” up all day, so they’ll need a space to roam outdoors. While outside, your chickens will soak in the sun, nibble on the grass and munch onbugs—all behaviors that help keep them healthy and happy. In an urban setting, you will probably need a fenced chicken run for their safety (and to prevent them from annoying your neighbors).
If you have a rural farm or a big fenced backyard, you may simply choose to allow your chickens to roam “free range” on your property without the restriction of fencing. Depending on the predators in your area (which can range from hawks to weasels to fox to stray dogs), you may want to consider making your run predator-proof by covering the top with hardware cloth. Unless your chickens are free range, its best to plan for 10 square feet of run space per bird.

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Watching the chickens grow…

Step 4: Pick your chicken breed.When I initially purchased my first flock of birds, I chose a variety of breeds. I wanted to become familiar with differentbreeds—including their personality, temperament, and eggproduction—before settling on one particular type of bird. My recommendation for survivalist (and my plan for my next flock) is to choose just one breed of bird.
Should the need for breeding arise in an EOTW situation, having one type of bird helps ensure that your chickens will breed “true,” rather than future generations becoming sterile or having decreased egg production.
Research chicken breeds thoroughly before deciding on one. Some do better in colder climates. Some tolerate confinement better than others. Some are more sociable, others are more temperamental. My one suggestion is to choose a “dual purpose” bird, rather than a breed known strictly for either eggs or meat.
An egg bird is too skinny to provide a meaty meal at the end of its life, and a meat bird will eat a lot of feed without laying a lot of eggs. Dual purpose chickens aren’t the top birds for either eggs or meat, but they do reasonably well at both.In addition, you’ll need to decide what age of chicken you want to initially purchase.
Baby chicks are readily available in the spring and fairly inexpensive (around $1-$2 per bird), but they require additional care. You’ll need to keep a heat lamp on them until they are fully feathered (around 8 weeks old) and watch them closely for signs of illness or disease. Older chickens are more expensive per bird (anywhere from $6 to $20), but they don’t require as much care.

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Step 5: Feed and water your flock. Your local feed store, hardware store or pet store should be able to provide you with chicken food. Chickens have different stages of life which require different nutrients. Typically, there are different types of food for baby chicks, pullets (chickens before they’ve laid an egg), and hens (chickens who have started laying). Your chickens should have food available to them in a chicken feeder at all times.They should also have fresh water constantly available. Feeders, waterers, and food are all available at farm stores and through online resources. Keep everything clean and sanitary to prevent illness among your hens.
Although this may sound like a complicated chore, it’s actually relatively simple. For my small flock, I rinse and refill the waterers and feeders just twice a week. It’s a 10-minute task that requires very little effort. In addition, you can feed your chickens table scraps if you’d like.
My hens love bits of strawberries, rice, macaroni, cheese, and green beans. You should also supplement their diet with something high in calcium (like ground oyster shells or ground egg shells) and grit (small pebbles to help them “chew” their food), which is also available at farm stores.
Step 6: Watch your birds. Although chicken farming can be a very hands-off experience, it’s best to watch out for your chickens. Check their run and coop periodically to ensure there are no spots where a predator can enter. Keep an eye out for signs of disease or illness. Make sure they seem happy and content.
They will coo and chatter when they’re happy, and they’ll seem listless when they’re feeling sick. Expect a certain amount of squabbles between your birds, especially when they’re first establishing their hierarchy (or “pecking order”). Chickens are very social birds, and they can be great fun to watch.
Step 7: Enjoy your eggs! The average chicken will begin laying eggs at around the age of 18-20 weeks. To encourage egg-laying in the proper place, consider placing a fake egg in a nest box. In general, chickens lay their eggs during the day, so check the nest boxes every afternoon.
Most dual purpose breeds will lay about 4 eggs a week, although egg production will decline in the fall and winter when there’s less sunlight. Chickens also typically go through a molting period once a year that lasts a few weeks, during which they lose their feathers and stop laying. Most chickens produce the most eggs during their first year of laying.
After that, they will lay fewer and fewer eggs each year. Once their egg production reaches an undesirable level for your particular situation, a dual purpose bird can be very tasty in the stew pot.

5 Simple Pre-Winter Home Tasks That Can Save Money and Headaches!

Sad to say, but Ol’ Man Winter is just around the corner!
And with it, of course, comes fierce winds, heavy snow, slippery ice and frigid temperatures.
Not only can those conditions be hard on you, they can be damaging and costly to your home.
So while you are prepping by pulling those sweatshirts, sweaters and winter coats from storage, check out the 5 pre-winter home tasks below that you can do to help keep you and your home warmer and safer.
It might just save you a few bucks as well!

5 Pre-Winter Home Tasks That Can Save Money And Headaches

#1 Turn Your Ceiling Fan Blades In The Right Direction

Fans in the winter need to be turned to a clockwise position

The direction of ceiling fan blades can make a big difference in the comfort level of your home. It can also help save on your energy bills.
In the wintertime, blades should be rotating so that the air is pulled up. For most fan designs, this means blades should be turned to a clockwise motion during winter. This allows the cooler air to be pulled up and pushes the warmer air that is trapped at the top back down the sides of your walls.
In the summer, reverse back to switch blades to a counter-clockwise motion. This creates a windchill effect with the breeze coming down and provides an overall cooling effect to your home.
#2 Unhook Outside Hoses
One of the easiest and yet most forgotten pre-winter home tasks is to unhook outside water hoses. Hoses left hooked through the winter can easily burst from constant freezing and thawing.

Not only can they be costly to replace, they can cause serious water damage if the spout happens to still be on and a leak occurs.
Now is the time to unhook, drain and store away hoses to protect them through the winter.
#3 Close Off and Open Outside Spigots
While you are putting the hose away, be sure to shut off outside spigots from the inside as well.
If you have interior shut-off valves to outside water lines, now is the time to shut them off before the freezing temperatures arrive.
Once shut off from the inside, open up the outside spigot to allow all water to drain out. This will prevent your spigots and the line outside from cracking, splitting and failing.
#4 Clean Out Gutters and Downspouts 
Nothing can cause more damage to your home through winter than clogged gutters and downspouts. Ice and snow back-ups can easily form when gutters are full of leaves and debris.
When back-ups occur, it can lead to everything from roof leaks to gutters falling off of your house. So get out there now and make sure all is clear.
It’s much easier to perform now than when the ice and snow have already formed!
#5 Change Your Furnace Filters

Get prepared now for Old Man Winter!

Last but not least, take a moment to change out your furnace filters!
A dirty furnace filter can cost you in so many ways. When a filter becomes clogged, your furnace has to work harder, meaning it is far less efficient. It also leads to poor air quality in your home, which can mean huge problems when it comes to allergies.

What Should You Have Ready When The Power Goes Off

Today it’s all about being ready when the power goes off. Yesterday, about 4:20 P.M. our little town in Southern Utah lost power for a few hours. I think it was off about 3-1/2 hours. I was sitting on the couch petting my dog and sipping some limeade, yes it’s full of sugar and tasted fabulous. I heard that sound of a “beep” when the power goes off. You know, at first, you think “is it just my house or is it more widespread.” I looked on my cell phone to check out the Washington City FaceBook page. They mentioned there had been a car accident and a power transmission pole had been hit. The city had a team of people trying to get the power restored as quickly as possible. That’s cool, I was glad it wasn’t a terrorist attack or something that would be longterm.

I read a few comments and got the giggles because people were asking for an ETA…. people let’s be patient. There’s been a car accident and the workers were just getting started to assess and repair the equipment. Then one lady left a rather strong statement to the effect, “FYI, you will” as in Washington City, “have to replace the food I am fixing for dinner if it goes bad because the power is off.”
Let me explain, I usually never read those comments on FaceBook, but I was curious to see if someone from the city had responded to any questions about the power outage. This morning I got the giggles again thinking about that statement I read last night. I’m not making fun of her, I don’t know who she is and I would feel sad if her food went bad. But, I also think she should be prepared to cook a meal when the power goes off. Period, it’s that simple.
Mark and I sent a few text messages to some neighbors to see if they wanted some soup I was making with my gas stove. I used a match to start the flame and we had soup/chili in just a few minutes. You may not remember me telling the story about why I wanted a gas stove. I lived without a stove/oven for three months until my plumbing friend could run a gas line for a gas stove from the garage near the gas water heater into my kitchen area. I gave my electric stove to my daughter because her’s had gone out, so we got to wait a while for the plumbing job to be completed.
My sister had ordered takeout yesterday so they were set for dinner. Her husband drove in and that restaurant was open. A few neighbors sent a text back telling us they had steaks and kabobs on their barbecues. LOL! My chili/soup tasted great and cost a whole lot less to prepare.
I had just gone to the store about two weeks ago when a local store had a case-lot sale of canned goods. I mentioned to Mark I wanted to pick up some chili beans that were on sale. These three cans make a fabulous chili/soup. Of course, we need a hand can opener, you can make chili/soup in minutes, no meat, no spices and it’s fabulous and cheap. This is a great Can Opener and my favorite saucepan: Farberware Saucepan and my favorite emergency stove: Butane Stove and Butane Fuel if you do not have a  kitchen gas stove.

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