Specter of the Past (unabridged audiobook)

Specter of the Past
Attribution information
Author(s)	Timothy Zahn
Narrator(s)	Marc Thompson
Producer(s)	Aaron Blank (Executive producer)
Director(s)	Kevin Thomsen
Cover artist(s)	Drew Struzan
Publication information
Publisher	Random House Audio
Release date	September 17, 2013
Media type	Digital audiobook
Run time	14 hours 32 minutes (872 minutes)
ISBN	9780804128483
Chronology
Timeline	19 ABY
Series	Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology
Followed by	Vision of the Future

Specter of the Past is the unabridged audiobook version of the Star Wars Legends novel of the same name, by author Timothy Zahn. The audiobook was performed by Marc Thompson and was released digitally by Random House Audio on September 17, 2013. It was directed by Kevin Thomsen with Aaron Blank serving as executive producer.

Publisher's summary

From Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn, whose unprecedented bestselling trilogy continued the saga of George Lucas' blockbuster films and became a landmark in the history of science fiction publishing, comes Specter of the Past, the first in the epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn. Now Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo must battle to safeguard the fledgling New Republic from a dead Imperial warlord—and from itself.

The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn—the most cunning and ruthless warlord in history—has apparently returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a long–prophesized victory. Facing incredible odds, Han and Leia begin a desperate race against time to prevent the New Republic from unraveling in the face of two inexplicable threats—one from within and one from without. Meanwhile, Luke teams up with Mara Jade, using the Force to track down a mysterious pirate ship with a crew of clones. Yet, perhaps most dangerous of all, are those who lurk in the shadows, orchestrating a dark plan that will turn the New Republic and the Empire into their playthings.

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780804128483; September 17, 2013; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar Andray (First appearance) Wedge Antilles Ardiff (First appearance) Argona (First appearance) Barkhimkh (First appearance) Bas (First appearance) Bemos (First appearance) Billey (Mentioned only) Bodwae (First appearance) C-3PO "Threepio" Cakhmaim Lando Calrissian Jorj Car'das (First mentioned) Tycho Celchu Winter Celchu (Mentioned only) Chewbacca Chin Clyngunn (Mentioned only) Control (First appearance) (Voice only) Corvis Airen Cracken (Mentioned only) Cromf (First appearance) Joruus C'baoth (Mentioned only) C'taunmar (First mentioned) Natasi Daala (Mentioned only) Dankin Garv Debble (First appearance) Carib Devist (First appearance) Dobrow Devist (First appearance) Hovarb Devist (First appearance) Lacy Devist (First appearance) Sabmin Devist (First appearance) Tabric Devist (First appearance) Dharus (Mentioned only) Vilim Disra (First appearance) Dorja Hiram Drayson Dreyf (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Ghic Dx'ono (First appearance) Shada D'ukal Karoly D'ulin Edan (First appearance) Elkin (First appearance) Shirlee Faughn Borsk Fey'lya Flim (First appearance) Fulkes (First appearance) G2-9T (Mentioned only) Ponc Gavrisom (First appearance) Gharakh (First appearance) Zakarisz Ghent (Mentioned only) Graemon (First appearance) Greedo (Mentioned only) Grinner (First appearance) Griv Guri (Indirect mention only) Hensing (First appearance) Hestiv (First appearance) Corran Horn Mirax Terrik Horn Valin Horn (First appearance) Hort (First appearance) H'sishi (First appearance) Garm Bel Iblis Mara Jade Wes Janson Lak Jit (First appearance) Talon Karrde Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only) Khabarakh Klif (First appearance)

Krickle (First appearance) KTR-44875 (First mentioned) Kueller (Mentioned only) Exar Kun (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Jaron Kyte (First appearance) K'Cink (First mentioned) Lanius (First appearance) Crix Madine (Mentioned only) Maerdocian Senator (First appearance) Mazzic Porolo Miatamia (First appearance) Porolo Miatamia's aide (First appearance) Callista Ming (Mentioned only) Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" (Mentioned only) Mobvekhar (Mentioned only) Muchardis Mulaxis (First appearance) Nalgol (First appearance) Drend Navett (First appearance) Odonnl (First appearance) Old Recluse (First appearance) Bail Prestor Organa (Mentioned only) Ceok Orou'cya (First appearance) Palpatine (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Pap (First mentioned) Voss Parck (Indirect mention only) Gilad Pellaeon Pensin (First appearance) Perris (First appearance) Pinchers (First mentioned) Plakhmirakh (First appearance) Plarx (First appearance) Pormfil (First appearance) Quedlifu (First appearance) Quillan (First appearance) R2-D2 "Artoo" Sutt Ramic (First appearance) Ravis (First mentioned) Rayl'skar (First appearance) Reggi (First appearance) Rukh (Mentioned only) Sakhisakh (First appearance) Sander (First appearance) Moranda Savich (First appearance) Shibatthi (First appearance) Shish (First appearance) Sien Siev (First mentioned) Luke Skywalker / Mensio Anakin Solo Han Solo Jacen Solo Jaina Solo Leia Organa Solo / Lady Vader Grodin Tierce (First mentioned) Grodin Tierce (clone) / TR 889 (First appearance) Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Brea Tonnika (Mentioned only) Senni Tonnika (Mentioned only) Fynn Torve Trazzen (First appearance) Moshene Tre (First appearance) Tschel Unidentified Vrassh Jedi (First mentioned) Darth Vader (Mentioned only) Nawara Ven Vered (First appearance) Meizh Vermel (First appearance) (Voice only) Vriss (First mentioned) Wesselman (First mentioned) Riij Winward (Mentioned only) Xizor (Mentioned only) Yoda (Mentioned only) Zothip (First appearance)

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only) Blufferavian (First appearance) Cherfer (Mentioned only) Gornt (Mentioned only) Grov (First mentioned) Karkan ribene (First mentioned) Mynock (Mentioned only) Rachnid (First mentioned) Rancor (Mentioned only) Ranphyx (Mentioned only) Rat (Mentioned only) Ratitan whisperfly (First mentioned) Shoal darter (First mentioned) Vine snake (Mentioned only) Worm (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid G2 repair droid (Mentioned only) Human replica droid (Mentioned only) Medical droid "Emdee" Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid SE-5 service droid (First appearance) Spy droid Slicer droid SB-20 Slicer Droid

Events

Almanian Uprising "Almania incident" (Mentioned only) Bombing of the Senate Hall (Mentioned only) Bacta War (Mentioned only) Clone Wars (Mentioned only) Battle of Honoghr (Indirect mention only) Destruction of Caamas (First mentioned) Destruction of Emberlene (First mentioned) Galactic Civil War Battle of Endor (Mentioned only) Battle of Taanab (Mentioned only) Caamas Document Crisis (First appearance) Blockade of Sif'kric (First appearance) Battle of Mengjini (First mentioned) Battle of Pesitiin (First appearance) Hunt for Jorj Car'das (First mentioned) Mission to Bothawui (First appearance) Mission to Morishim (First appearance) Mission to the Kauron asteroid field (First appearance) Raid at Iphigin (First appearance) Destruction of Alderaan (Mentioned only) Escape from Hoth (Mentioned only) Rescue of Han Solo (Mentioned only) Mission to Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only) Rescue of Princess Leia (Mentioned only) Thrawn campaign (Mentioned only) Assault on Mount Tantiss (Indirect mention only) Battle for the Katana fleet (Indirect mention only) Battle of Bilbringi (Mentioned only) Battle of Qat Chrystac (Indirect mention only) Battle of Sronk (First mentioned) Occupation of Myomar (First mentioned) Rescue on the Chimaera (Mentioned only) Siege of Coruscant (Mentioned only) Pestoriv Conferences (First mentioned) Vrassh Slaughter (First mentioned)

Locations

Ailon (Mentioned only) Alderaan (Mentioned only) Corioline Marlee Theatre (First mentioned) Royal Library of Alderaan (First mentioned) South Islands (First mentioned) Almania (Mentioned only) Amorris (Mentioned only) Cavrilhu Pirates Amorris base (Mentioned only) Beauchen (First mentioned) Belsavis (Mentioned only) Bespin (Mentioned only) Cloud City (Mentioned only) Bilbringi (Mentioned only) Bilbringi Shipyards (Mentioned only) Borcorash (First appearance) Resinem Entertainment Complex (First appearance) Borcorash (star) (First appearance) Borgo Prime (Mentioned only) Borleias (Mentioned only) Bothawui system Bothawui Drev'starn (First appearance) Combined Clans Center Building (First appearance) Boudolayz (First mentioned) Braxant sector (First appearance) Bastion system (First appearance) Bastion (First appearance) Disra's palace (First appearance) Caamas (Mentioned only) Cejansij system (First appearance) Cejansij (First appearance) Canyonade (First appearance) Docking Rectangle 16 (First appearance) Grand Rim Promenade (First appearance) Tranquility Common (First appearance) ThoughtsAreFreedom (First appearance) Chorlian sector (First mentioned) Cilpar Mos Tommro Spaceport (First appearance) Docking Bay 66 (First appearance) Docking Bay 68 (First appearance) Spacer's Street (First appearance) Cilpar (star) Corporate Sector (Mentioned only) Coruscant Imperial Palace Manarai Mountains Orowood Tower (First appearance) Senate Building Grand Convocation Chamber West Championne (First mentioned) Dagobah (Mentioned only) Di'tai'ni (First appearance) Di'tai'ni Diplomatic Landing Circle (First appearance) Di'wor (First appearance) Dordolum (First appearance) Stand of Public Expression (First appearance) Dronseen (First mentioned) Duroon (Mentioned only) Emberlene (Mentioned only) Endor (Mentioned only) Fodurant (First mentioned) Haverling (First mentioned) Hijarna (Mentioned only) Honoghr (Mentioned only) Hoth (Mentioned only)

Iphigin (First appearance) Spaceport Control Complex (First appearance) Iphigin (star) (First appearance) Kamparas (Mentioned only) Kanchen sector Pakrik (star) (First appearance) Pakrik Major (First appearance) Pakrik Minor (First appearance) Dorchess Valley (First appearance) Kashyyyk (Mentioned only) Kathol Outback (Mentioned only) Exocron system (Mentioned only) Kauron system (First appearance) Kauron (First appearance) Kauron asteroid field (First appearance) Kuat (Mentioned only) Magagran (First mentioned) Mengjini (First mentioned) Moddell sector Morishim (First appearance) Morishim starfighter base (First appearance) Tatmana Mountains (First appearance) High Tatmana (First appearance) Old Recluse's cave (First appearance) Morshdine sector (First mentioned) Muunilinst "Moneylend" (First appearance) Muunilinst (star) "Muunilinst sun" (First appearance) Myrkr (Mentioned only) New Alderaan (Mentioned only) Nosken system (First appearance) Obroa-skai (Mentioned only) Ord Mantell (Mentioned only) Pas'sic (First mentioned) Pesitiin system (First appearance) Pesitiin (First appearance) Poderis (Mentioned only) R'alla (Mentioned only) R'alla (town) (Mentioned only) Rellnas Minor (Mentioned only) Sif'kric system (First appearance) Sif'kric (First appearance) Pommwomm homeworld (First mentioned) Sronk (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Svivren (Mentioned only) Taanab (Mentioned only) Tatooine (Mentioned only) Mos Eisley (Mentioned only) Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina (Mentioned only) Tierfon (First appearance) Unidentified planet Dona Laza (First appearance) Unknown Regions / Unknown Space Varn (Mentioned only) Deep Pockets (First mentioned) Wayland Dukha clan center (First appearance) Mount Tantiss Wild Space Gradilis sector (First appearance) Nirauan system (First appearance) Nirauan (First appearance) Nirauan (star) (First appearance) Wistril (Mentioned only) Yaga system (First appearance) Yaga Minor (First appearance) Ubiqtorate (station) (First appearance) Yaga Minor shipyards (First appearance) Yavin Prime (Mentioned only) Yavin 4 (Mentioned only) Jedi academy (Mentioned only) Yminis sector (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Archaeologist (Mentioned only) Assassin Black market (Mentioned only) Black Sun (Mentioned only) BlasTech Industries (Mentioned only) Bothan Council / Bothan Clan / Combined Bothan Clans (First appearance) Clan Askar (First appearance) First Secretary (First appearance) Car'das (First mentioned) Clan Eikh'mir Clan Kihm'bar Con artist Corellian Defense Force Corellian Engineering Corporation (Mentioned only) Corellian Merchants' Guild (First mentioned) Corellian Security Force "CorSec" (Mentioned only) Coruscant Hourly (First mentioned) Coruscant Space Traffic Control (Mentioned only) Dhashaan Shield (First mentioned) Eleven Elders of the People (First appearance) Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) Dark Jedi (Mentioned only) Empire of the Hand (First appearance) Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Emperor's Hand (Mentioned only) Emperor's Royal Guard (Mentioned only) Grand Admiral (Mentioned only) Grand Moff (Mentioned only) Imperial Senate (Mentioned only) Noghri Death Commando (Mentioned only) Sleeper cell (First mentioned) Stormtrooper (Mentioned only) Ubiqtorate (Mentioned only) Galactic Republic "Old Republic" (Mentioned only) Senator (Mentioned only) Imperial Fleet Regiment Imperial Navy Trooper Imperial Remnant Council of Moffs (First appearance) Moff General High General Imperial High Command "High Command" (Mentioned only) Imperial Intelligence (Mentioned only) Imperial Navy Admiral Braxant Sector Fleet (First appearance) Captain Colonel Commander Grand Admiral Lieutenant Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet Major Sinister Triumvirate (First appearance) Stormtrooper commander Stormtrooper Vengeance (First appearance) Incom Corporation (Mentioned only) Independent Shippers Association (First appearance) Iphigin Spaceport Directorate (First appearance) Kuat Drive Yards "KDY" (Mentioned only)

Loronar Corporation (Mentioned only) Mal'ary'ush Mercenary (Mentioned only) Mistryl Shadow Guard Eleven Elders of the People (First mentioned) Mobquet Swoops and Speeders (Mentioned only) New Jedi Order Jedi Knight Jedi Master Jedi student (Mentioned only) New Republic Admiral Economics Committee (First appearance) General High Council (Mentioned only) New Republic Commerce (First mentioned) New Republic Diplomatic Corps New Republic Observer (First appearance) New Republic Honor Guard (Mentioned only) New Republic Intelligence Service "Intelligence" Crypt Chief (First appearance) New Republic Senate New Republic High Council (First appearance) Councilor Senator President (Mentioned only) New Republic Fleet General Rogue Squadron Rogue Leader Rogue Two Rogue Three Rogue Four Rogue Five Rogue Six Rogue Seven Rogue Eight Rogue Nine Rogue Eleven Rogue Twelve Norsam Corporation (First mentioned) Ojoster Sector Assembly (First mentioned) Pilot Pirate Cavrilhu Pirates (First appearance) Plash (First mentioned) Praxon (First mentioned) Prince (Mentioned only) Privateer Rebel privateer (Mentioned only) Rebel Alliance (Mentioned only) Smuggler Smugglers' Alliance (Mentioned only) Solferin Shipping Company (First appearance) SoroSuub Corporation (Mentioned only) Soskin Guard (First mentioned) Telgorn Corporation (Mentioned only) un'Yala Xerrol Corporation (First mentioned) Zana (First mentioned)

Sentient species

Aqualish (Mentioned only) Ayrou (First appearance) Bagmim (First appearance) Barabel Berchestian Bith (Mentioned only) Bothan Caamasi (First appearance) Calibop (First appearance) Cejansiji (First appearance) Chiss (Mentioned only) Clatear (First appearance) Clone Defel Devaronian Diamal (First appearance) Dressellian Duros Etti (Mentioned only) Forshul (First appearance) Frezh (First appearance) Froffli (First appearance) Garoos (First appearance) Human Hutt (Mentioned only) Iphigini (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Ishori (First appearance) Kerestian Khil (First appearance) Kian'thar Kubaz

Laerdocian (First appearance) Leresai (First appearance) Likash (First appearance) Mishtak (First appearance) Mon Calamari Morish (First appearance) Myke Myneyrsh (Mentioned only) Myomaran (First mentioned) Nhoras (First mentioned) Noghri Opquis (First appearance) Povanarian (First appearance) Prosslee (First mentioned) Qella (Mentioned only) Qom Jha and Qom Qae (First appearance) Rellarin (First appearance) Ri'Dar (Mentioned only) Rodian Sarkan Sif'krie (First appearance) Sronk (First appearance) Tai'ni (First appearance) Togorian Trintic (First appearance) Twi'lek Verpine (Mentioned only) Vrassh (First mentioned) Wookiee Yaga (First appearance) ZeHethbra

Vehicles and vessels

Action VI bulk freighter Wild Karrde Action-Keynne XII transport (First appearance) Airspeeder T-81 airspeeder (First appearance) Assault Frigate Mark I "Assault Frigate" (Mentioned only) Corsair-class cruiser "Corsair-class assault starfighter" (First appearance) CR90 corvette "Corellian corvette" Dawn Beat (Mentioned only) Death Star II (Mentioned only) Defender starfighter DP20 gunship "Corellian gunship" Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser Peregrine DS-1 Orbital Battle Station (Mentioned only) Endurance-class fleet carrier (Mentioned only) Escape pod / Emergency survival pod Floater cart (First appearance) Freighter Hoopster's Prank / Sycophant Jolly (First appearance) Golan I Defense Platform (Appears in hologram) Golan III Defense Platform Gymsnor-2 light freighter Imperial-class Star Destroyer Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator (Indirect mention only) Relentless Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Chimaera Errant Venture Trader's Alley (First mentioned) Interdictor Cruiser Ironhand (First mentioned) Jompers pursuit ship (First appearance) Kaloth-style battlecruiser (First appearance) Katana (Mentioned only)

Kruk battle-wagon (First appearance) Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (Mentioned only) Landspeeder Lancer-class frigate Mon Calamari Star Cruiser (Mentioned only) Nebula-class Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) Nebulon-B escort frigate Nssis-class Clawcraft (First appearance) (as a mysterious starfighter") Obliterator (First mentioned) Pacifier-class assault boat (First mentioned) Preybird-class starfighter RZ-1 A-wing interceptor "A-wing" Sarkan freighter (First appearance) Scout ship Shuttle (Mentioned only) Space station Speeder bike Star Destroyer Starry Ice StarSpeeder 3000 (Mentioned only) Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car Strike-class medium cruiser "Loronar strike cruiser" (Mentioned only) Sun Crusher (Mentioned only) T-65 X-wing starfighter "X-wing" T-65B X-wing starfighter AA-589 Tantive IV (Indirect mention only) Teljkon Vagabond (Indirect mention only) TIE/ln space superiority starfighter "TIE fighter" (Mentioned only) Tyrannic (First appearance) Wild Karrde Yacht Jade's Fire (Mentioned only) Lady Luck Y60 Thalassian cargo hauler (First appearance) YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Artificial hand Bacta tank (Mentioned only) Beckon call (Mentioned only) Blast tube (First appearance) Redirection crystal (First appearance) Blaster Bomb (Mentioned only) Chrono Climbing harness Climbing hook Cloaking shield Cloning tank (Mentioned only) Combat knife Comlink Comm station Comm unit Computer Computerized Combat Predictor "Predictor" (First appearance) Datacard Datapad Deflector shield Ray shield DR-X55 (First appearance) Fighting sickle "Assassin's knive" Flash pumping "Flash-teaching" (Mentioned only) Focus cooker (First appearance) Generations III (First appearance) Glow panel Glowrod Grenade GTU power armor suit (First appearance) Hammertong (Mentioned only) Hold-out blaster Holocamera Hologram Hologram pad HoloNet Hyperdrive Imperial spy center (First appearance) Intercom Ion cannon A-4 ion cannon (First appearance)

Jammer Jedi trap (First appearance) Laser cannon Lightsaber Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber MSW-9 Molecular Stiletto (First appearance) Macrobinoculars Medpac Nav computer Nightstinger sporting blaster rifle (First appearance) Planetary shield Power cell Proton torpedo Redirection crystal (First appearance) Repulsorlift Restrainer bolt (Mentioned only) S-foils Sensor array Shredder bomb (First mentioned) Sleeve gun Slideway Smoke grenade Sniper blaster rifle Spaarti cloning cylinder (Mentioned only) Stage Three torpedo (First appearance) Stormtrooper armor (Mentioned only) Sublight engine / Sublight engine Superlaser (Mentioned only) Superweapon (Mentioned only) Surveillance camera (as Spy cam) Survival pack Tonal card (First appearance) Tractor beam Transparisteel Transponder code Turbolaser Turbolift Vac suit (Mentioned only) MSW-9 Molecular Stiletto (First appearance) Zenji needle

Miscellanea

A-wing Slash Airlock Archaeology Asteroid field Asteroid Aurebesh Ayrou Bacta Basic Bastion (code name) (First appearance) Binary Boga Minawk (First mentioned) Borscii vine (First appearance) Bounty (Mentioned only) Caamas Document (First appearance) Cheunh "Alien language" (First appearance) Chordokeylo (First mentioned) Clone (Mentioned only) Codoran (First appearance) Coin Comet Conversation circle Coruscant Hourly (First appearance) Coruscant wedding hairbow (First appearance) Credit Customs Red (First appearance) Debble Agreement (First appearance) Drashtine Initiative (First mentioned) Dukha Endor Day (First mentioned) The Force Breath control (First appearance) Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only) Disturbance in the Force Force illusion (Mentioned only) Force jump Force sense Force vision Healing trance (Mentioned only) Hibernation trance Meditation Mind trick (Mentioned only) Telekinesis Force Grip Gandder's Spin (First appearance) Gorezh (First mentioned) The Hand of Thrawn (First appearance) Honoghran "Noghri language" Hullepi Hyperspace Ivrooy coral (First appearance) Jedi training (Mentioned only) Jumpsuit Kafvris vine (First appearance) Leatheris (First appearance) Lekku "Head tail" Lightspeed Listings of the Fourth Pestoriv Conference (First appearance) Maerdocian language (First appearance) May the Force be with you Mistryl battle language Morish (language) (First appearance) New Order New Republic Common Charter Noghri combat code (First appearance) Oro wood (Mentioned only) Plastic Poison (Mentioned only) Ryll Sabacc Idiot's Array Pure Sabacc Sabacc pot Saggery (First mentioned) Saggery-blossom maneuver (First appearance) Salve Self-molding contour chair (First appearance) Shockball (Mentioned only) Shyriiwook Snubfighter Sormahil fire gem (First appearance) Spaceport Steelhide Stone Synthrope Tapcafe Tibanna gas Togorian (First appearance) Torture (Mentioned only) Vacuum Viewport White-blight (First appearance)

Food and Beverages Blicci Citros snow cake (First appearance) Dodbri whiskey (First appearance) Groat cheese (First mentioned) Kareas brandy (First appearance) Karkan ribene (First appearance) Pommwomm (First mentioned) R'alla mineral water Singfruit (First mentioned) Tallgrain (First appearance) Tomo-spice (First appearance) Vistulo brandale Wk'ou melon (First appearance)

External links

• Specter of the Past: Star Wars Legends (The Hand of Thrawn) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

The Hand of Thrawn Duology
Specter of the Past (abridged · unabridged)	Vision of the Future (abridged · unabridged)

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