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- The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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Since the attacks of September 11, one organization has been at the forefront of America's military response. Its efforts turned the tide against al-Qaida in Iraq, killed Bin Laden and Zarqawi, rescued Captain Phillips, and captured Saddam Hussein. Its commander can direct cruise missile strikes from nuclear submarines and conduct special operations raids anywhere in the world.
Relentless Strike tells the inside story of Joint Special Operations Command, the secret military organization that, during the past decade, has revolutionized counterterrorism, seamlessly fusing intelligence and operational skills to conduct missions that hit the headlines and those that have remained in the shadows - until now. Because JSOC includes the military's most storied special operations units - Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, the 75th Ranger Regiment - as well as America's most secret aviation and intelligence units, this is their story, too.
Relentless Strike reveals tension-drenched meetings in war rooms from the Pentagon to Iraq and special operations battles from the cabin of an MH-60 Black Hawk to the driver's seat of Delta Force's Pinzgauer vehicles as they approach their targets. Through exclusive interviews, reporter Sean Naylor uses his unique access to reveal how an organization designed in the 1980s for a very limited mission set transformed itself after 9/11 to become the military's premier weapon in the war against terrorism and how it continues to evolve today.
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The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. Their mission, should hostilities commence, was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines and buy time for vastly outnumbered NATO forces to conduct a breakout from the city.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I was there...
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By: James Stejskal
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Cobra II
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Unimpeachably sourced, Cobra II describes how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. The brutal aftermath in Iraq was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides; Cobra II provides the first authoritative account as to why. It is a book of enduring importance and incisive analysis, a comprehensive account of the most reported yet least understood war in American history.
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Informative military account of the War in Iraq
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By: Michael R. Gordon, and others
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In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are - after a decade of intensive combat operations - evolving to become the go-to force for operations worldwide.
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Great book very informative.
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Kill Chain
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This essential, pause-resister narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Introduction
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By: Andrew Cockburn
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The Weapon Wizards
- How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower
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From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8,000,000 learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency - and as a result of its long war experience.
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Good Overview, May Overstate Level of Innovation
- By JBF on 06-15-17
By: Yaakov Katz, and others
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Black Ops, Vietnam
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Without doubt the most unique U.S. unit to participate in the Vietnam War, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACVSOG) was a highly-classified, U.S. joint-service organization consisting of Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Marine Force Reconnaissance units, the Air Force, and the CIA. Committed to action in Southeast Asia even before the major U.S. build-up in 1965, it also fielded a division-sized element of South Vietnamese military personnel, indigenous Montagnards, ethnic Chinese Nungs, and Taiwanese pilots.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Over a 35-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top-level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly carried a rifle alongside rank-and-file soldiers in combat actions - unusual for a general.
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An apolitical account of our recent wars.
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Told through the eyes of current and former Navy SEALs, Eyes on Target is an inside account of some of the most harrowing missions in American history-including the mission to kill Osama bin Laden and the mission that wasn't, the deadly attack on the US diplomatic outpost in Benghazi where a retired SEAL sniper with a small team held off one hundred terrorists while his repeated radio calls for help went unheeded.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just an attempt to cash in
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Masters of Chaos
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- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 247
Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough competition and trained in an extraordinary range of skills. They know foreign languages and cultures and unconventional warfare better than any US fighters, and while they prefer to stay out of the limelight, veteran war correspondent Linda Robinson gained access to their closed world. She traveled with them on the frontlines, interviewed them at length on their home bases, and studied their doctrine, methods, and history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story of Special Forces
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By: Linda Robinson
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SEAL Target Geronimo
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- Narrated by: Erik Bergmann
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 380
On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. a satellite uplink was sent from Pakistan crackling into the situation room of the White House: "Geronimo, Echo, KIA." These words, spoken by a Navy SEAL, ended Osama bin Laden's reign of terror. SEAL Target Geronimo is the story of Neptune's Spear from the men who were there. After talking to members of the SEAL team involved in the raid, Pfarrer shares never-before-revealed details in an exclusive account of what happened as he takes listeners inside the walls of Bin Laden's compound.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Marcinko’s Legacy….his pain, their gain.
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Not a Good Day to Die
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At dawn on March 2, 2002, America's first major battle of the 21st century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Division flew into Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kotvalley - and into the mouth of a buzz saw. They were about to pay a bloody price for strategic, high-level miscalculations that underestimated the enemy's strength and willingness to fight.
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4 out of 5 stars
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50/50
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Benghazi
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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On September 12th, 2012, Brandon Webb learned Glen Doherty, one of his closest friends and his former Navy SEAL teammate, was killed alongside Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and two other Americans when the U.S. State Department and CIA headquarters in Benghazi, Libya, were sieged in a shocking terrorist attack.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Beware of definitive reports
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Manhunt
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From the author of the New York Times best-selling Holy War, Inc., this is the definitive account of the decade-long manhunt for the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden. Al Qaeda expert and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen paints a multidimensional picture of the hunt for bin Laden over the past decade, including the operation that killed him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!
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My Share of the Task
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,006
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In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career. He delves candidly into the intersection of history, leadership, and his own experience to produce a book of enduring value. Joining the troubled post-Vietnam army as a young officer, McChrystal witnessed and participated in some of our military’s most difficult struggles. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Incomplete ending
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Modern American Snipers
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 208
Most people think of snipers as shooters perched in urban hides, dealing out death unseen from a considerable distance. But this description barely scratches the surface. Special operations snipers are men with stacked skill sets who have the ability to turn the tide of battles, even when they aren't pulling the trigger. Snipers have played an outsized role in the War on Terror that has earned them the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, and countless other honors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More detail on stories you've already read
- By Steve on 03-09-15
By: Chris Martin
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Twilight Warriors
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- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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In Twilight Warriors, award-winning foreign correspondent James Kitfield introduces us to the tight-knit brotherhood that strives to keep the United States safe from the dimly understood threats it now faces. Together these men have broken down the boundaries between their respective agencies to engineer a network-centric way of fighting using a seamless web of intelligence analysts, information networks, FBI forensics experts, and Special Forces units to take the fight to America's enemies as never before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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South African Perspectives
- By Bernard Remacle on 03-22-17
By: James Kitfield
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,105
In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness, alone with the enemy closing in on three sides, beginning the most difficult and exceptional fight of his life.
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Wasted chance to honor a hero.
- By Scott on 07-11-19
By: Dan Schilling, and others
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Lions of Kandahar
- The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
- By: Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled compounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers.
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'Merica!
- By NKeene on 03-07-15
By: Major Rusty Bradley, and others
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By All Means Available
- Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy
- By: Michael G. Vickers
- Narrated by: Michael G. Vickers
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA’s secret war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. After inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on the Soviets for their invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, Vickers transformed the covert campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghan resistance win their war. More than any other American, he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led to the end of the Cold War. In By All Means Available, Vickers recounts his remarkable career.
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Great listen, interesting information
- By Amazon Customer on 08-02-23
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The Night Stalkers
- By: Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov, Lt. Col - Ret Robert L. Johnson
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are thrilling, never-before-heard stories of the Army's elite aviation unit - the most daring and professional helicopter crews in the world. Special Operations pilots are notoriously reticent; they don't talk about their missions, at least not to anyone outside their small community. But now, with the publication of The Night Stalkers, Durant and Steven Hartov shed a fascinating light on these mysterious super commandos and take readers into a world they have only imagined.
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A book that does justice
- By Robert on 10-05-07
By: Michael J. Durant, and others
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The Mission, the Men, and Me
- Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
- By: Pete Blaber
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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As a commander of Delta Force - the most elite counter terrorist organization in the world - Pete Blaber took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Now he takes his intimate knowledge of warfare - and the heart, mind, and spirit it takes to win - and moves his focus from the combat zone to civilian life. As the smoke clears from exciting stories about never-before-revealed top-secret missions that were executed all over the globe, listeners will emerge wiser, more capable, and more ready for life's personal victories than they ever thought possible.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narrator.
- By Amazon Customer on 08-09-18
By: Pete Blaber
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The Recruiter
- Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
- By: Douglas London
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This revealing memoir from a 34-year veteran of the CIA who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11 provides an invaluable perspective on the state of modern spy craft, how the CIA has developed, and how it must continue to evolve.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What a whiner
- By Apple Engineer on 02-26-22
By: Douglas London
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- Ben Ellison
- 02-18-19
An excellent account of JSOC's history
Relentless Strike is a very thorough and detailed account of JSOC's history. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in military history.
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- Aaron Hacking
- 04-07-17
Cool too here the stories of heroes.
I loved the parts about the actual missions that were organized and executed. I didn't really care about who took over this regiment or any of the small logistics. But i guess it wouldn't be the history of jsoc without those parts I guess. Overall very good, just had a few boring points.
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- Bluestramp
- 04-18-16
WOW!!!
I don't care for long reviews so let me tell you: this book is a amazing re-cap of the defense system of our country from the "boots on the ground" and the fantastic "operators " who fill them to the "suits and top brass" that do what they think is in our best interest.
A terrific story of what technology plays in geo-political conflicts of interest.
Bravo to all the men and women on the front line of defense.
A really good listen.....
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- Veatool
- 09-15-20
Check one, Foot to Gluteus Maximus
This is a in-depth of kicking Gluteus maximus over half the known world, by some of the most elite tip of the spear operators. That got there start from humble beginnings, and a disasters. Growing into and becoming the most feared strike force of direct action with Violent intent transformation of any units since World War II. No holds bar over the good the bad the ugly the wrong the right the overcoming of ones enemy. Told by team members and the leadership that used Technology and sure will of tenacity to bring Battle to our enemies. RLTW
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- Dori
- 08-03-16
Good but got a little repetitive
It was good for about the first half and then became a little too repetitive and dragged on.
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- Arnie Clark
- 10-21-15
Awesome
This is a must read for anyone wanting to learn more or to know about special operations and what these people do for us. These men and women do this every day without asking for any sort of recognition or thanks.
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- DS
- 09-08-15
THANK YOU SEAN NAYLOR
I've read a lot of memoirs about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq but this is the only book that explains the mistakes and it points the finger at the one man responsible. Dell Dailey. What an incompetent jerk who should be the poster boy for Murphy's Law. I'm so glad I found it and I heartily recommend it.
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- Chuma
- 07-15-16
Must read
This is one of the best accounts of jsoc activities that I have ever read. Well written and thoroughly explained.
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- Kim
- 02-22-18
Great book
Great book that covers the history of JSOC with great detail. I enjoyed hearing this immensely. Great reader as well.
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- Jordyn
- 12-16-18
Invigorating read
This story was absolutely amazing while also allowing me to understand exactly how the service members felt.
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