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Aspigurl told us more about when and why she started creating these comics: "I had the idea for the comic back in 2018. It was almost April and I was kind of dreading the usual ableist posts that we always see around that time for Autism Awareness Month. My husband wtframecomics, who illustrates the comic, and I decided to post a comic each day of that April and we just kept making them!"

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Bill Cipher 3 years ago

all i eat is peanut butter chocolate chip sandwhiches

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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*ᴋɪᴛᴛʏxʙᴏʙᴀ* 3 years ago

awww

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She also told us what motivated her to keep creating these comics: "One of the biggest motivations for making the comic is to give other autistic people content to relate to and maybe even illustrations that might help explain and express their lived experiences (same for non-autistics: it can help them have another point of view on autism.)"

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Zoila Flores Pena 3 years ago

I actually like doing that but it takes longer.

75points

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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impostor 3 years ago

this is me

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On her website, Aspigurl describes herself as "a comic putting forward the voice of autistic people through anecdotes or reflections from everyday life. As there are as many autisms as there are autistic people, it seemed important to us to put forward this diversity by also receiving comic suggestions from autistic readers."

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Zoila Flores Pena 3 years ago

Problem solved!

29points

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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impostor 3 years ago

well now u r anxious

31points

What do you think of these comics? Have they taught you anything new about autism and how people living with this disorder see the world? Perhaps you have autism yourself and can share your side and view? Tell us in the comments down below and don't forget to follow the artist on her social media!

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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BluEyedSeoulite 3 years ago

How odd. I also always turn down music or pause audio books while trying to concentrate on driving

45points

Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Gegy Penguin 3 years ago

That's me

35points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Orange 3 years ago

relatable

44points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Terilee Bruyere 3 years ago

My son does this if the aisles aren't crowded.

32points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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tinker bell 3 years ago

i hate that too

53points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Lythanora Moonfang 3 years ago

Aaaaaaaaand this is why we never have done with Covid (in France, anyway...)

48points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Sofiia Melnikova 3 years ago

I hate when people do that

55points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Gina Festa 3 years ago

oh i never answer a call i don't know

47points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Layla Blank 3 years ago

that's me and my friends

35points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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James the boba boi 3 years ago

Take that GRAVITY

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Lythanora Moonfang 3 years ago

Sadly true ...

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Gegy Penguin 3 years ago

That's right, no leaving the house...

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Kittygirl 3 years ago

Not autistic, that’s just human!

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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*ᴋɪᴛᴛʏxʙᴏʙᴀ* 3 years ago

i guess that works too?

24points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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impostor 3 years ago

these comics kinda relate to my life

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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*ᴋɪᴛᴛʏxʙᴏʙᴀ* 3 years ago

ahhh, so nice

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Rolie_polie&people 3 years ago

PRETENDS TO FLY* WEEEEEEEEEE

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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I am avoiding my homework 3 years ago

I feel this in my soul

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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James the boba boi 3 years ago

Magic of the video games

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Gegy Penguin 3 years ago

Thats me

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Most of my clothes are the same... When you find an outifit that you like, why would you only buy one and keep wearing ones you do not like on other days ?

37points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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impostor 3 years ago

wow. the exact opposite happened

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𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕪𝔹𝕖𝕖 3 years ago

Oh she is talking about Sia's movie! That movie was NOT accurate

66points

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impostor 3 years ago

im fine with that noise even tho i have autism but i dont like bright lights and SUPER LOUD noises but the microwaves fine.

31points

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Artist Makes You See The World As A Child With Autism In His Comics

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Gegy Penguin 3 years ago

The perfect cup

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impostor 3 years ago

freddy fazbear...

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Gina Festa 3 years ago

oh this happen to me once, so everytime i want to try clothes on i get scare if have door or curtain

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Kittygirl 3 years ago

Helps me understand more about the differences and similarities between me and a person with autism! Thank you!

12points

Kane_The_Corathian 3 years ago

I can relate to all of them!

11points

TERYSSA FOWLER 3 years ago

same

1point

Bill Cipher 3 years ago

i love these comics :D

10points

Esther 3 years ago

I am actually autistic, and I'm sure a lot of people here are too, but I wanted to say that autism often gets overlooked. If you have autism you should be PROUD! Its means you are unique, and you've got to embrace that.

9points

Random Person 3 years ago

I have a question. What is the headset/headpiece? (I am unfamiliar)

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Sonia Bailey 3 years ago

They are noise cancelling headphones, they help reduce back ground noise. Aural sensitivity is a trait of autistics.

3points

Cooper macdonald 3 years ago

What is the purpose of the headphones?

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Sabienn 3 years ago

I think they are noise canceling headphones to lessen the amount of stimuli entering the brain of the person. Autistic people often are more sensitive for one or more senses, like sounds for example. Wearing headphones to dampen the sounds of the surroundings can help with making everything less overwhelming. I have autism as well, and my hearing is also very sensitive. Ever since I got noice cancelling headphones, using public transit is less overwhelming, and they also help a lot with concentrating on studying. I don't really understand why you got downvoted btw, I think that you asked an honost question, and I hope my answer makes things a bit more clear :)

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Odile Wipp 3 years ago

These are so spot on. I cannot relate to each one, because all Autists are different, but some really spoke to me on such a deep level. Especially the low battery and needing to sleep. I always say, I am closed to the world for the next two hours or days.

4points

Baby Panda 3 years ago

love these! i'm autistic (although pretty low on the spectrum) and i related to a lot of these! :)

3points

Sofiia Melnikova 3 years ago

These are cute

3points

Beth Dezarn 3 years ago

I relate to nearly every one of these. I've never been diagnosed with autism, tho.

2points

Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

How's that going for you? Cauuuseee.... you're probably autistic if you relate that much to so many of these.

1point

impostor 3 years ago

this was literally my life

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Jack Porter 3 years ago

HI MY NAMES JACK AND I HAVE AUTISM AND ADHD I REALLY LOVE THIS I WILL DIFFERENTLY SHARE THIS WITH MY TEACHER I GO TO A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND ITS NAME IS PARKSIDE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL AND I'M AT PUKEKOHE HIGH SCHOOL SUTTLE UNIT AND I HAVE GOT MY OWN PRIVATE DESK WHICH IS ALSO BY OUR T.A (TEACHER AID) AREA AND IT IS KIND OF BLOCK OFF I HAVE TO STUFFED GAIFFIRES THEIR NAMES ARE NICK AND SIR MAFFS ALOT

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Jack Porter 3 years ago

🦒

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Alsoomse Catori 3 years ago

I can relate to every comic...but I was never diagnosed with autism, just told im a crazy bitch.

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Kate Brownell 3 months ago (edited)

These illustrations are really amazing, I was laughing out loud the entire time as I found these so relatable. Especially the floor is lava one. I feel so tired sometimes explaining to people why I refuse to touch certain surfaces. It’s just so hard to explain, it’s not like I am intentionally being difficult you know. I had so much help from autism support workers over the past year and they really helped me lead a normal life but I just wish people around me would be more understanding sometimes.

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Fuxxy89 1 year ago

These are so painfully cute. Some of my favorites I've ever found in this site

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Feminist Percussionist 2 years ago

I relate to 100% of these but I’m not autistic.

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S. R. 2 years ago

Iam not authistic but i can relate to a lot of them, and even so every authist is different as every person is different

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Kay 2 years ago

I have autism and I can relate its hard especially since peoples this u act differently VS how u really act with autism

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Madolorian man 3 years ago

These were so cute. Helped me understand how autism affects people. I loved them.

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Siddharthkrishna Kodathala 3 years ago

This isn't being autistic... this is just being a normal person!!

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Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

Sure isn't. If you relate you might want to look into a diagnosis if you think that would help you.

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Little Dino 3 years ago

although i don't have autism, this post was very relatable! great artist and very talented :)

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Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

ADHD has a lot of overlap also.

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Kiersten Beverly 3 years ago

I relate to every single comic. With me I can't stand crowds. if I have to go somewhere that has a lot of people I usually end up sitting by myself because if I get overwhelmed I've found that going somewhere that I'm alone helps calm me down

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Victoria the Dragon Girl 3 years ago

they are all me.

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Sky Render 3 years ago

It's not 1:1 for every Aspie, but there's plenty to relate to all right. Sometimes I forget that the things I experience as "normal" really aren't, and comics like this remind me of that.

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Camilla Koutsos 3 years ago

Most of these are me, but I'm not on the spectrum...I think.

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Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

You sure about that? ADHD has a lot of overlaps also.

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J-A Laine 3 years ago

I recently had a neuropsychological evaluation done. I can relate to some of the comic(?) strips. Doctor claims I'm not autistic but have some autistic traits. I didn't know what he meant by that but now it all makes sense.

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Eileen Schaefer 3 years ago

I hope that some people understand people like me better after watching those pictures

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Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago

I'm confused... She's called aspigirl, but she's autistic? The comics all sounds like asperger's, and they're different things. They have different quirks and are caused by different genes. As an Aspie I hate being lumped in with autistics because people have all these completely incorrect assumptions when you do that. When they combined them in the dsm-v it caused a lot of problems for a lot of us who can no longer get the correct type of help :(

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HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 3 years ago

I'm not an expert, but I've heard that high-functioning autism and Asperger's are the same thing, but the term Asperger's is no longer used because it was made up by a Nazi who wanted to kill autistic people and used the term Asperger's to describe autistic people who he considered useful and therefore didn't deserve death. But some people still use aspie because it's a cute, short and generally inoffensive way to describe themselves.

4points

James Ayers 3 years ago

Wow, I guess I have always been autistic.

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StrangerOfTheDark 3 years ago

relatable streak: infinite

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haha laser go brrr 3 years ago

I identify with sooooo many of these comics

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Kittygirl 3 years ago

Helps me understand more about the differences and similarities between me and a person with autism! Thank you!

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Kane_The_Corathian 3 years ago

I can relate to all of them!

11points

TERYSSA FOWLER 3 years ago

same

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Bill Cipher 3 years ago

i love these comics :D

10points

Esther 3 years ago

9points

Random Person 3 years ago

I have a question. What is the headset/headpiece? (I am unfamiliar)

4points

Sonia Bailey 3 years ago

They are noise cancelling headphones, they help reduce back ground noise. Aural sensitivity is a trait of autistics.

3points

Cooper macdonald 3 years ago

What is the purpose of the headphones?

4points

Sabienn 3 years ago

8points

Odile Wipp 3 years ago

4points

Baby Panda 3 years ago

love these! i'm autistic (although pretty low on the spectrum) and i related to a lot of these! :)

3points

Sofiia Melnikova 3 years ago

These are cute

3points

Beth Dezarn 3 years ago

I relate to nearly every one of these. I've never been diagnosed with autism, tho.

2points

Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

How's that going for you? Cauuuseee.... you're probably autistic if you relate that much to so many of these.

1point

impostor 3 years ago

this was literally my life

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Jack Porter 3 years ago

1point

Jack Porter 3 years ago

🦒

1point

Alsoomse Catori 3 years ago

I can relate to every comic...but I was never diagnosed with autism, just told im a crazy bitch.

1point

Kate Brownell 3 months ago (edited)

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Fuxxy89 1 year ago

These are so painfully cute. Some of my favorites I've ever found in this site

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Feminist Percussionist 2 years ago

I relate to 100% of these but I’m not autistic.

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S. R. 2 years ago

Iam not authistic but i can relate to a lot of them, and even so every authist is different as every person is different

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Kay 2 years ago

I have autism and I can relate its hard especially since peoples this u act differently VS how u really act with autism

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Madolorian man 3 years ago

These were so cute. Helped me understand how autism affects people. I loved them.

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Siddharthkrishna Kodathala 3 years ago

This isn't being autistic... this is just being a normal person!!

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Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

Sure isn't. If you relate you might want to look into a diagnosis if you think that would help you.

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Little Dino 3 years ago

although i don't have autism, this post was very relatable! great artist and very talented :)

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Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

ADHD has a lot of overlap also.

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Kiersten Beverly 3 years ago

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Victoria the Dragon Girl 3 years ago

they are all me.

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Sky Render 3 years ago

It's not 1:1 for every Aspie, but there's plenty to relate to all right. Sometimes I forget that the things I experience as "normal" really aren't, and comics like this remind me of that.

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Camilla Koutsos 3 years ago

Most of these are me, but I'm not on the spectrum...I think.

0points

Katrina Kennedy 2 years ago

You sure about that? ADHD has a lot of overlaps also.

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J-A Laine 3 years ago

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Eileen Schaefer 3 years ago

I hope that some people understand people like me better after watching those pictures

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Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago

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HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 3 years ago

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