Mind Travel: Back to Africa

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“Everything in Africa bites, but the safari bug is the worst of all.”

~ Brian Jackman

 

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I Love My Neck

 

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Standing Watch

 

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Sable Beauty

 

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The Big Yawn

 

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Kudu You Love

 

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A Tower of Giraffes

 

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Strike a Pose

 

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The Flying Banana

 

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All Alone,  Zebra

 

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Lioness

 

 

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” ~Mark Riboud 

 

 

 

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251 comments ›

  1. Sam Hankss
    August 13, 2021 • 11:42 am

    Beautiful photos Jane, wildlife photography is certainly not an easy art – I thoroughly enjoyed looking through your work.

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  2. abenaakomeah
    June 24, 2021 • 1:02 am

    Africa is a beautiful place.

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  3. creative_ramblings
    June 14, 2021 • 3:06 pm

    It’s the only shots of animal anyone should take, through the lens of a camera and not the sight on a gun.

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  6. The Strong Traveller
    May 26, 2021 • 5:47 am

    Truly wonderful. The wonders of Africa have been beautifully captured through your lens!

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  7. Kim Sa
    May 25, 2021 • 2:58 am

    These photos are so amazing. It’s my dream to visit the Safari in Africa as I really love to see all these wild animals in their natural habitat unlike in zoos. Thank you for these wonderful images and if you have time, would love to hear your thoughts on my latest post as well!

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  8. jantiinspirations
    May 24, 2021 • 11:45 am

    Awesome…I’m thrilled to see the beauty of Africa through your lens..incredible

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  11. wayfarer
    April 21, 2021 • 12:49 am

    The place is amazing and you will never get tired of Africa. The only country I could visit in the continent was South Africa due to my work and in the beginning I was not really happy to be there. But after i did one Safari and meeting some of the local people, the place started growing on me and from ‘never want to return ‘ to ‘Want to see again’ I had become. Your photos are even amazing 🙂

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    • Jane Lurie
      April 22, 2021 • 1:40 pm

      Hi Wayfarer, I couldn’t agree with you more and I’m happy that you’ve been on safari and visited SA. Glad you enjoyed these wildlife images and that they brought back good memories. Thanks so much for your visit. 🙂

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  13. Flatliner Books
    April 7, 2021 • 3:11 pm

    The “Circle of Life” may be stuck in my mind for days now. You brought me to the Pride Lands to visit my favorite lions. Thank you 🙂

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  14. Doodling maps
    April 1, 2021 • 3:01 pm

    Awesome photography!! I went though your profile, and i did see that you do get published on magazines!!

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  15. equinoxio21
    March 30, 2021 • 6:18 pm

    Came back to this post. I could almost see the heat of Africa. (Do you know you can “see” the heat there?)
    I am waiting for your book. when will you publish?

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  19. johnlmalone
    March 17, 2021 • 4:42 pm

    always wondered what a group of giraffes is called — ‘a tower’; how perfect 🙂

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  20. The Freethinker
    March 17, 2021 • 3:21 pm

    Absolutely stunning photos. I love the captions as well as the quote. Loved your work, Jane. ❤

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  21. Coffeeandcream
    March 13, 2021 • 8:50 am

    Oh wow, your photography is absolutely incredible!

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  23. invictusmaldives
    March 9, 2021 • 12:06 pm

    I have checked your website . And the only word that comes to my mind is OUTSTANDING. Amazing job dear. Check out our website as well and give us a review .

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  24. LisaDay
    March 7, 2021 • 6:34 pm

    These are glorious. Thank you for sharing.

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  25. Wandering Ambivert
    March 4, 2021 • 8:41 pm

    Your photos are beautiful Jane! And such an inspiration! 😀

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  26. equinoxio21
    February 26, 2021 • 5:06 pm

    Mzuri sana, Memsahib. Very goo, ma’am. Great shots. Some may think “shooting” wild animals is easy, but “it ain'”.
    The hornbill was one of my favourite birds in Kenya. Cheeky little buggers.
    All well?

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    • Jane Lurie
      March 2, 2021 • 5:09 pm

      Love this, Brian. Thank you so much. I’ve been revisiting and reediting images from this trip. Fun to relive the memories. Love the Hornbill…all the birds we encountered were stupendous. I’m hanging in there, thank you. Hoping for a vaccine in the upcoming month. Until then, same old same. Have things improved at all in your part of the world? Hope you are safe and doing well.

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      • equinoxio21
        March 3, 2021 • 4:28 pm

        Africa has beautiful birds. Well, it is, or was the Land of Beauty. Best of luck with your shots. We’re waiting for ours. It’s by “area”. There are 16 “new counties” (not the right word) in Mexico city. 3 have already vaccinated all 60+. Mexico is getting lots of doses. That is good. Just a matter of patience.
        Stay safe.

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  27. meticulousmick
    February 26, 2021 • 8:27 am

    Some seriously wonderful images here Jane. ~Looks like you must have a seriously good telephoto lens, as well as a great eye and patience. Fabulous captures and thanks for sharing, I just love a good safari, so exciting. MM ☘️

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  28. Evangelina
    February 25, 2021 • 5:19 pm

    Wonderful images. I think my favorite was the elephant in b&w. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. roythoman
    February 23, 2021 • 5:53 pm

    Awesome images Jane! I have been planning a trip to South Africa for 2022. I hope it happens. Hopefully I will get a few nice images like these to post. We will be in Cape Town and then the Garden route and then Kruger NP for a few days.

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  30. Sally Punzalan
    February 23, 2021 • 5:26 pm

    Amazing creatures! Awesome shots!

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  31. Amy
    February 23, 2021 • 10:48 am

    Wow…. Can’t imagine being there!

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  32. mdhoffmannphoto
    February 22, 2021 • 9:36 am

    Absolutely stunning images all!! And great captions like “Kudo You Love” and “The Flying Banana”
    And how is life at your new digs?

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  33. anotherday2paradise
    February 21, 2021 • 11:40 am

    Amazing shots, Jane. They are all such gorgeous creatures.

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  34. Luciana Wahu
    February 20, 2021 • 2:16 pm

    Wow, you’re already welcome here in Kenya 🇰🇪

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  36. mobarak
    February 19, 2021 • 1:49 pm

    Very wonderful greeting to our African continent from the state of Morocco. Indeed, our continent is full of many livestock and some species are now in the wild of endangered animals… But he returned to Africa itself to rearrange itself and preserve the various natural resources for the sake of humanity and for generations to come.

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  37. sambhavking
    February 17, 2021 • 7:32 pm

    nice photos where do you live??

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  39. frejatravels
    February 16, 2021 • 5:12 am

    Amazing Pictures. So true… we can only have mind travel at the moment and looking forward to be physically be able to explore in the future

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  43. carolinehelbig
    February 15, 2021 • 10:40 am

    This is where you want to be a good photographer with a good camera. Amazing!

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  44. Vishal Singhal
    February 14, 2021 • 9:56 pm

    Beautiful pics

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  46. The Guat
    February 14, 2021 • 5:14 pm

    These captions are great! I love my neck and strike a pose… those made me laugh. Great pics! Absolutely great! My daughter enjoyed the elephant one and me of course the giraffe… that caption awesome. You be you giraffe

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  47. bluebrightly
    February 14, 2021 • 11:04 am

    What a portfolio, Jane! It’s impressive that someone who doesn’t exactly spend all her time photographing exotic wildlife could make so many beautiful images ina strange place, where everything was new. The first giraffe caption is brilliant, and what an interesting view that is. I love the other giraffe photo, too. Love the symmetry in the elephant photo. The flying banana bird is terrific – so startling and vivid. The final quote fits this group of images very well. 🙂

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  53. denisebushphoto
    February 10, 2021 • 9:50 am

    Stunning captures and portraits! What a wonderful adventure it must have been! I love the B&Ws … the zebra image feels intimate, and the elephant image is powerful!

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    • Jane Lurie
      February 10, 2021 • 10:17 am

      Hi Denise, I’m so glad you enjoyed and like those especially. I am getting into reediting these again and really like the B&W conversions. Glad you agree. These do bring back the feeling of how thrilling the safari experience was. Thank you so much! 🙂

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  57. Steve Gingold
    February 9, 2021 • 4:20 pm

    Wonderful wildlife portraits, Jane. The Kudu stole my heart.Those wonderful curly horns and the backlit leaves! ❤

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  58. the greatvincent
    February 9, 2021 • 7:48 am

    I’m an African I owe my being to the flowers, mountains and animals.great post great pictures and magnificent heading

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  60. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections
    February 8, 2021 • 6:48 pm

    Incredible photos, Jane … and I imagine your trip was a photographer’s gold mine!

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  61. AndysWorldJourneys
    February 8, 2021 • 3:36 pm

    just amazing photos Jane. wow. the yawn is incredible!

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  62. M.B. Henry
    February 8, 2021 • 2:51 pm

    I would LOVE to go to Africa sometime, thanks so much for sharing these pics. Giraffes have always been my favorite animal so I liked those best, but all of these are just fantastic.

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  63. Maria Jesus Beristain
    February 8, 2021 • 2:48 pm

    Full impact whit this series of magnificent photographies Jane. Thanks for sharing

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  64. naturebackin
    February 8, 2021 • 1:24 pm

    These are beautiful Jane and I really enjoyed that the monochromes and the colour shots worked so well together in the same collection. I think your sable portrait is about the best I have seen – their colouring and that they are usually skittish makes them very tricky to photograph and you have captured something very special and vulnerable about it. You mention that the elephant was photographed in Botswana. The National Parks in Botswana are about my most favourite places to visit and spend time in. Btw, even though I live in South Africa I had not heard the term ‘flying banana’ used for yellow-billed hornbills before!

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  66. melaniereynolds
    February 8, 2021 • 9:26 am

    Hi Jane, I love these! You’re very talented! I tried to “reblog”/share this on my site. I was not able to share it in a pretty fashion, but at least I have a working link so people can come here and see your page for themselves. 🙂

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  69. Amber Kennedy
    February 8, 2021 • 8:23 am

    These photos are incredible, a world away from snowy England where I am now.

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  70. Graham Stephen
    February 7, 2021 • 11:18 pm

    Splendid! That kudu looks magnificent.

    ✨🌻🌿🙏🕉🤍♾🕊☯🙏🌿🌻✨

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  71. www.corneliaweber-photography.com
    February 7, 2021 • 9:00 pm

    Never been to Africa so far yet. But I thank you Jane for taking me on this tour with your striking images. The elephant is my favorite with others along.

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  72. Andrew Seal
    February 7, 2021 • 6:25 pm

    Loved my visit with you today Jane. Mind travel is definitely the safest way to travel these days. Are you ready for the week ahead?

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  73. Susan Gutterman
    February 7, 2021 • 6:01 pm

    Thank you for the gorgeous reminders of amazing Africa, Jane. Can’t decide if Kudu or Flying Banana is my favorite.

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  74. Heyjude
    February 7, 2021 • 5:17 pm

    Such fabulous animal portraits Jane. I should like the elephant best as I adore ellies, but I found the tower of giraffes the most striking image here. You did a lot better than I did with the African wildlife!

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  75. David
    February 7, 2021 • 3:38 pm

    Nice big cat images, especially that big yawn. 🙂

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  76. bayphotosbydonna
    February 7, 2021 • 3:30 pm

    These are amazing shots, Jane, I was up and down and up and down, looking at this array of wild creatures over and over. I loved your captions too!

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  77. pattimoed
    February 7, 2021 • 2:55 pm

    Beautiful portraits of these magnificent creatures, Jane. I haven’t been to Africa…yet. It looks like an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience. The quote is perfect, too!

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  78. plaidcamper
    February 7, 2021 • 2:27 pm

    Each one is wonderful! I love the intensity of the lioness.
    Thanks, Jane!

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  79. YellowCable
    February 7, 2021 • 12:45 pm

    Awesome!!!! These are great pictures!

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  81. sustainabilitea
    February 7, 2021 • 10:32 am

    Jane, your photos always either inspire me or make me realize how far I have to go as a photographer or both simultaneously. I guess I should thank you for that. 🙂 I especially love the shot of the kudu. Magnificent–animal and photo.

    janet

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  82. Amanda
    February 7, 2021 • 10:07 am

    Stunning shots. Makes me want to jump on a plane to go on a safari

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  83. Jet Eliot
    February 7, 2021 • 7:32 am

    A great joy to see your African photos, Jane, of these magnificent creatures. You have a way of giving majesty to each one. I liked your subtitles too, espec. “The Flying Banana” for the Yellow-billed Hornbill. My favorite photo of all of these masterpieces is the head-on capture of the male kudu. You managed to capture every inch of his unusual markings and those glorious horns.

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    • Jane Lurie
      February 7, 2021 • 6:24 pm

      Thank you very much, Jet. You know what it’s like being there- sometimes I was shaking it was so thrilling to see these beautiful creatures close-up. I am drawn to the singular portraits among my safari photos. After your antelope post, it reminded me of all the different types we saw- this Kudu was a star. Glad you like the captions- Flying Banana is their nickname in Africa- I’m not that clever. 😃

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  84. Poetpas
    February 7, 2021 • 6:55 am

    Awesome pics. I think you’re getting the hang of it Jane 😁

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  85. picpholio
    February 7, 2021 • 6:48 am

    These shots are realy awesome Jane !

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  86. Steve Schwartzman
    February 7, 2021 • 6:45 am

    These are excellent animal portraits. No surprise.

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  87. sharonbuehler
    February 7, 2021 • 6:40 am

    Love these!

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  88. petergreyphotography
    February 7, 2021 • 6:33 am

    Great shots Jane! You gave each animal a unique identity.

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  89. rabirius
    February 7, 2021 • 6:25 am

    Amazing captures.
    Yes, it is good to have one’s memories captured in times when one can not travel.

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  90. Toonsarah
    February 7, 2021 • 5:53 am

    These are marvellous, especially that head-on shot of the elephant and the leopard (cheetah?) in profile 🙂 I also love the B&W shot of the zebra – quite unusual to see one on his own like that.

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  92. Jane Iwan
    February 7, 2021 • 4:33 am

    I remember you and Bob being bit by the Safari Bug. These photos are fabulous testimony of your trip..

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  93. Mabel Kwong
    February 7, 2021 • 4:24 am

    Brilliant close ups on your safari trip in Africa, Jane. Each one has stunning clarity. Well done. Love the first quote. Seeing those animals in the wild up close must have left you wishing you were there longer 🙂

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  94. Murtagh's Meadow
    February 7, 2021 • 3:14 am

    Amazing animal portraits.

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  95. Adrian Lewis
    February 7, 2021 • 2:08 am

    Well this is a surprise, Jane – in another life, I worked as a safari leader in Kenya. The kudu is particularly well caught – and a Yellow-billed Hornbill too! Wonderful! 🙂

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  96. Fotohabitate
    February 7, 2021 • 1:27 am

    I love your interpretation of the animals, Jane! The big yawn and the Flying Banana, all alone … Fantastic!! 👏👏👏

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  98. restlessjo
    February 7, 2021 • 12:51 am

    Such fabulous creatures and wonderful photos, Jane! Kudu won my heart, the elephant looks kind of sad and oh, the cats! Beautiful 🙂 🙂

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  100. Robert Baum
    February 6, 2021 • 10:14 pm

    Being a city slicker, I am always amazed how people and animals tolerate the clouds of insects in the African bush country. Your opening quote was beautiful, Thanks for putting these together. Off to share. B

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  101. de Wets Wild
    February 6, 2021 • 10:04 pm

    What a beautifully executed collection of images, Jane. Just what I needed being trapped in Pretoria this morning rather than being out in the bush.

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  103. Alison and Don
    February 6, 2021 • 8:27 pm

    Oh Jane these are wonderful! All of them. Still, my faves are the opening giraffe, the kudu, and the banana.
    Alison

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  104. sloppy buddhist
    February 6, 2021 • 7:59 pm

    such a beautiful world 👌 stellar captures Jane ❣️ sending you joy 💫

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  106. 100 Country Trek
    February 6, 2021 • 7:06 pm

    Love these photos of these animals in Africa..makes me want to return..soon..

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  108. Eliza Waters
    February 6, 2021 • 6:58 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous shots, Jane. Magnificent creatures!

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