People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts)

The pandemic has taught us a lot. It was basically a super tough class nobody signed up for, which, for whatever reason, has taken many different shapes and forms, from total lockdown in 2020 to the stressfully uncertain year of 2021 when everything seems returning back to normal, although we know this is not exactly the case.

In fact, things may never return to our pre-Covid-19 life, and while you may feel upset about it, there are a few good things that came of it. It taught us that going to work sick is a big bold no-brainer NO, no questions asked. We know now that we don’t need hour-long, if not more, daily commutes to do our jobs.

So in order to find out what new post-pandemic values, habits and behavior we have all adopted, we took a look at this illuminating thread on r/AskReddit. “What's one thing we did before the pandemic that even if the world went back to normal you wouldn't do again?” asked u/NativeSniper, and below are the most interesting answers shared by people that really make you wonder. Aren’t we all just a tiny bit more conscious than we used to be?

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Go into any public space, while sick, without a mask

If I have a cold and have to nip to the drugstore for some cough syrup and Kleenex I am 100% gonna mask up.

Ignominia , Adelin Preda Report

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402points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Upvote. We need to see the mask as something normal (and polite).

155points

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Treat my job title like it's my family name.

Nah, I give you labor and you give me money, that's the extent of our relationship and much like anyone trading time for money, others will pay me for my time.

Not a chance I will ever again bleed, sweat or cry for a f**king employer. Never ever again.

thatswhatshesaidxx , Christin Hume Report

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295points

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

I wish more people realize that because all of the coworkers that made my work harder by killing themselves at work (staying late, working during the holidays, etc) with no results to show for it and blaming me when I didn't do the same!

56points

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Even if COVID disappeared overnight, I'd still want strangers and casual acquaintances stay at least 6 feet away from me whenever possible.

josh924 , Go to Nathana Rebouças's profile Nathana Rebouças Report

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274points

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Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago

I would wear a mask every year on spring to avoid allergy.

31points

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Go to work sick

Apexmisser , Isabella and Zsa Fischer Report

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263points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

This shouldn't have happened even before Covid.

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Commute to work 1.5 hours each way 5 days a week so I can sit in my office and write emails and talk on the phone.

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260points

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Iggy 3 years ago

I had to go to work all along. The reduced traffic halved my commute time from 1.5 hours to 45 minutes. And the bus was usually empty! I will miss that.

36points

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) I still want "No Contact Delivery" to be an option

-eDgAR- , Super Straho Report

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235points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Hasn't that always been an option? You can choose to have your parcel delivered at a post office or certain shops here in France.

8points

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Won’t necessarily say never, but bowling while eating finger foods seems like a really bad idea now.

limeflavoredchip , Marc Mueller Report

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217points

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Willowbilly 3 years ago

eh?, for sure.

19points

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I'm a nurse.

I love my job.

Placing my job before my family and my good friends. Done with everyday. Filling in for no-shows. Existing on chimichangas and Death Wish coffees. One restroom break per shift. Sleeping only 4-hours on workdays (14-hour shifts; sometimes 24-hours), only to sleep the day and nights away when off. Being hit, bitten, groped and cursed out.

I've missed birthdays and graduations. Missed out on a lot of living.

These last two years really did me in.

Tired of being sick and tired.

I love my family and my physical and mental health more.

At least now I do. More than ever before.

Live, and let live.

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190points

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Otter 3 years ago

I'm a nurse too, and I'm getting too old for this s**t. I'm actively looking for a desk job.

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People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Daily commute. Our company is committed to 3 days a week max in the office. I’ve been in twice since the pandemic and the colossal amount of wasted time really stunned me.

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188points

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Alexia 3 years ago

I used to spend approx. 2 hours per day on my way to the office and back. As I started to work from home last year, I used this extra time to sleep, to eat properly, to have short walks outside, to do little things that I never had time to do before. I still believe it's fantastic

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#10

I'll be avoiding big business, supermarkets, amazon, restaurant chains and multinationals. Dont know about you guys around the world but the way the little businesses were treated here in France is sickening, meanwhile Bezos et al get to swoop in and take everything. It stinks.

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182points

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RaroaRaroa 3 years ago

Supermarkets are pretty unavoidable for me, but the rest I can agree to. I'm happy to say I've only ever bought from Amazon once in my life. If a search leads me there I might use it to lead me to a product I can then search for via another supplier, but that's it.

32points

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#11

There is a long list of people I used to respect. That's gone now.

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182points

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Mark Berry 3 years ago

So true. I lost a lot of respect for a lot of people.

30points

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#12

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Breathe down people’s f**king necks in the checkout lane

Phil_Drill , ohn Cameron Report

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161points

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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago

This is when being able to rip a reeking, awful fart is a good thing.

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#13

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Overtime on salary. Pay me or go off.

This-Guy---You-Know , imon Abrams Report

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160points

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Alexia 3 years ago

This needs to be higher.

22points

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#14

There’s a lot of people I don’t care to talk to no more. Responded terribly to all this and acted so selfish. I don’t need that in my life. Bye

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158points

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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago

I have been on the fence about this for about two years (since I retired), finally deleted all my Facebook acquaintances. They don't miss me, I don't miss them. All's cool.

50points

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#15

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Live in a city for my job.

I absolutely hated going remote for the first year. emails were so much slower than just asking the guy sitting next to me, I missed making small talk, or going out for lunch, company sponsored events. I still don’t like zoom meetings but I can tolerate it now. Now that I’m farther removed I realized a lot of that was just something I was “used to” instead of something I enjoyed. My rent is almost 50% lower now and I’m only 10 miles from where I used to live downtown. I still have access to the city and if they need us in quarterly I can do a longer commute here and there. I’m not paying $200 a month for a parking spot. I get to live a quieter life in a quieter area, and when my significant other and I are ready, We’ll be able to purchase a house pretty much anywhere we want.

Snowboard424 , Aubrey Odom Report

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151points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

YES! We did that too, moved to the countryside. I used to go to work by train, 4 hours each day, but now I go by car and it's also 4 hours, but only once every 2 months or so :D

26points

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#16

I really REALLY love the accessibility of doing Doctor visits over the phone or Zoom.

Me : I have to talk to a psychiatrist on the reg. SUPER hard for me to go out to do that - I have debilitating anxiety and going OUT to wait in waiting rooms, be seen crying as I leave a therapy session, hell even just getting myself to shower, put on makeup, and clean clothes... it's f**king impossible sometimes. Not to mention that I used to have to have my husband drive me in to the city - a 45 minute drive - and take care of our young kids during my appointments. Then make the drive back in traffic - all of which exacerbated my anxiety and guilt and fatigue.

We've both been able to access our health care providers by ZOOM and by phone. That was never an option before this. It has been amazing and honestly? The quality of our care is IMPROVED because we aren't going through panic/dissociating/fatiguing/overstimulating just to GET to the appointments and so we are able to advocate for ourselves so much better.

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146points

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RaroaRaroa 3 years ago

I understand your reasoning, but my social anxiety makes me dread being on video and not keen on the phone either. I'd much rather see my doc in person.

29points

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#17

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) It's going to take a lot of money to convince me not to work from home any more

thingpaint , Nathana Rebouças Report

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143points

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MauKini 3 years ago (edited)

Honestly: I cant wait to work with colleagues again. Ive been holed up for the whole pandemic and I miss coworkers. Id be happy to work from home two or three days a week but i am getting kinda lonely during the day. :( EDIT: Of course only when it is safe. Im fully vaccinated and dont want to put anyone at risk.

21points

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#18

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Feeling bad about calling in

Specific-noise123 , Adrian Swancar Report

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126points

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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

Same. Months of working from home showed me just how much unnecessary emphasis I had been putting on going into the office. From now on, if I can't go in for whatever reason (illness, death in the family) then I'll let them know, and I will not then sit at home feeling guilty about it!

26points

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#19

I feel like minimum wage jobs will no longer be able to get away with as much as they had in the past when it comes to treating workers poorly

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125points

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I I 3 years ago

they held the country up , but they'll be forgotten soon . just like the NHS

21points

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#20

I think im alone in the sentiment, but i really hate this new trend of only releasing movies in theatres. I really loved the streaming releases, $30 to watch the movie on my couch in my pajamas is way less then it would cost for me to go the theatre with my wife, and if it's a kids movie that three more people. plus i make better popcorn on the stovetop than they do at the theatre.

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122points

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John C 3 years ago

I agree with you about the popcorn, but going to the movies is one of the few things I choose to spend my disposable income on. There's just no substitute to getting away from all the distractions in my home, turning off my phone, and hiding from the world for a while. Yeah, $20 for a bucket of crappy popcorn is ridiculous, but I'm willing to pay it.

6points

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#21

Getting hassled for calling in because you "just" have a cold. Or being expected to recover from a cold in one day.

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119points

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Thomas Sweda 3 years ago

Should have told them you had Covid. Coulda stayed home for months!

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#22

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) accept people's invitations just because they invite me, not because I actually want to see them

pzinho , Kelsey Chance Report

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118points

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Slinkman 3 years ago

Yeah, i wanted to so this too. But it seems a bit harder then i anticipated it would be. Saying 'no, i won't come over' without a good excuse is difficult for me. You don't want to dissapoint or single people out.

11points

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#23

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Having a non-stop out all day go, go, go schedule. I understand now why I was constantly feeling frustrated. I was completely burnt out and had no me time. Now I don’t make so many commitments to social events, work things, extra stuff and I can’t imagine ever stretching myself so thin again.

charrosebry , Michael Discenza Report

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116points

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No_idea 3 years ago

I feel this so much. I was so overwhelmed with life that I found no joy in anything. Everything was just another thing to tick off the list, including weddings and fun social events. The relief of being put into lockdown was life changing for sure.

23points

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#24

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) The "Night Life". This pandemic has made me love staying home on a Friday night and not doing anything. No obligations to hang out with friends. No more FOMO. Just me alone gaming all night and waking up the next day with no hangover.

insecure-potato , Axville Report

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115points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

The pandemic has been good for releasing your inner introvert.

54points

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#25

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Shaking hands. Always thought it was unhygienic and unnecessary.

LucyVialli , Chris Liverani Report

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110points

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Josy Bannon 3 years ago

I'd love the japanese slightly bowing instead!

38points

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#26

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Work in open offices. They were waking nightmares for me even before, what with no privacy, routinely being a dull roar and requiring noise canceling headphones to be able to think clearly, and I f**king hate bosses watching me like buzzards eyeing a dying water buffalo. Now that I've worked remotely for years, including now for an absurdly well known company, I ain't coming back to your dogs**t open offices. I'll come back if you give me my own office. Oh, you won't give me one? And you want me in the office at least two days a week in Manhattan for your opportunity? Hard pass.

DeputyCartman , Alex Kotliarskyi Report

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104points

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RaroaRaroa 3 years ago

Oh god, that office in the photo is horrendous. I haven't worked in an office for a long time but when I did it was never set up like battery hens.

31points

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#27

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Watch or read mainstream news. Negativity is more profitable than positivity.

Frird2008 , The Creative Exchange Report

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98points

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Elizabeth Elliot 3 years ago

As long as they don't rely on Social Media for information!

36points

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#28

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Idk about a one thing, but I certainly am very careful about what I touch and the people I'm around. When I'm in public I try and stay spaced out and not touch anything if not necessary.

karmagod13000 , Ross Sneddon Report

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96points

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Josy Bannon 3 years ago (edited)

I always was very aware of this before the pandemic and now I feel like I fit in better

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#29

People Are Sharing The One Pre-Covid-19 Thing They Refuse To Go Back To Doing (30 Posts) Work in an office. That noise.

npsimons , Israel Andrade Report

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91points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

Open office floorplans are evil. Cubicles are evil adjacent.

33points

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#30

Kissing people as a greeting.

never understood it.

tried to avoid it.

wont do it again.

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82points

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RaroaRaroa 3 years ago

Always found it weird when you see say, a politician, kissing women on the cheek - other politicians or their wives. But they never kiss the males. It's so weirdly outdated.

24points

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Note: this post originally had 40 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.

What do you think ?

I hope that it will be normal to wear a mask when you're sick and have to go out in public. I'm afraid that won't happen though, because people here don't seem to understand that you protect OTHERS by wearing a mask, not yourself, and the government does nothing to educate people.

17points

I also think it should become a common practice.

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Lara M 3 years ago

Or even if you're in a public place and don't want to get sick. I used to get every damn cold and every damn flu like clockwork every year. 2020 was the first year I stayed healthy all year. I had only one cold in 2021 and only because I got overconfident and spent some maskless time outside. I'd much rather wear a mask outside my home than spend all winter sniffling and sneezing and coughing.

1point

April W 3 years ago

☝️THIS☝️ I also prefer to wear masks when I just don’t feel like wearing makeup

Pauline Revell-Bowles 2 years ago

Not proven to work, grossly unhygienic, all that bacteria breathing into your lungs! Awful for people like me who are deaf and need to lipread, and for people who need to see expressions- or a smile! Hate masks with a passion.

0points

Xan A. Du 3 years ago

You forget that sometimes people don't know that they are sick unless they are showing symptoms. Also, cancer patients and others with very weak immune systems regularly wear masks to protect themselves, not others. It's your job to educate yourself.

-1point

NorthWest 3 years ago

I think people will forget about this pandemic, just like all the others before it, and go back to normal life. People forget quickly, and that's a good thing.

12points

Sky Render 3 years ago

That isn't strictly true. Many changes came about from past pandemics that stuck around. Practices like proper ventilation and heating in particular were some of the biggest benefits to society that the 1918 flu pandemic gave us.

Deb Johnston 3 years ago

Blowing out candles on a birthday cake seems really gross now.

10points

Always has.

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