Lincoln most commonly refers to: *

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

(1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England *

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...

, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. *

Lincoln (name) Lincoln is a surname and masculine given name of Old English origin. The surname originates from the city of Lincoln, England, whose name means "lake/pool colony", combining the Brythonic word ''lynn'' with the Latin word ''colonia''. This translate ...

, a surname and given name *

Lincoln Motor Company Lincoln Motor Company, or simply Lincoln, is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford. Marketed among the top luxury vehicle brands in the United States, Lincoln was positioned closely against its General Motors co ...

, a Ford brand Lincoln may also refer to:

Places

Canada

* Lincoln, Alberta *

Lincoln, New Brunswick Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Geography Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalis ...

* Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick *

Lincoln, Ontario Lincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville. Geography Lincoln's location between the southern shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagar ...

** Lincoln (electoral district) (former), Ontario **

Lincoln (provincial electoral district) Lincoln is a historical provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1867 and 1999. It was located on the Niagara Peninsula. At various times, there was also a federal ...

(former), Ontario

United Kingdom

* Lincoln, England **

Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) Lincoln is a constituency in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Karl McCartney, a Conservative Party politician. Since the split of the seat City of York with effect from the 2010 g ...

Lincoln Green Lincoln Green is a mainly residential area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England around Lincoln Green Road, and is adjacent to and southwest of St James's University Hospital. It falls within the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill ward of the City o ...

, Leeds

United States

* Lincoln, Alabama *

Lincoln, Arkansas Lincoln is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,249 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas metro area. History Establishment The area around Lincoln first saw white settlement in the late ...

Lincoln, California Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282.1 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,00 ...

, in Placer County * Lincoln, former name of

Clinton, California Clinton (formerly, Sarahville, Sarahsville, and Lincoln) is a small town in Amador County, California. It is located south of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 1972 feet (601 m). Clinton was the center of a placer mining community during the ...

, in Amador County *

Lincoln, Delaware Lincoln (originally Lincoln City) is an unincorporated community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The planner who originally laid out the town plann ...

Lincoln, Idaho Lincoln is a census-designated place in Bonneville County, Idaho located just east of Idaho Falls, southwest of Iona and north of Ammon. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,647. Lincoln has an area of , all of it land. Lincoln as a separat ...

Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is h ...

* Lincoln, Indiana *

Lincoln, Iowa Lincoln is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 121 at the time of the 2020 census. The community was known as Berlin until June 12, 1918. History Lincoln was founded by Charles Spencer and bore a number of short-lived ...

Lincoln Center, Kansas Lincoln Center, more commonly known as Lincoln, is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,171. History Settler George Green founded the town of Lincoln ...

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Lincoln'') is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,735. The parish seat is Ruston. The parish was created on February 24, 1873, from parts of Bi ...

Lincoln, Maine Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County, Maine. The town's population was 4,853 at the 2020 United States Census. A statue honoring Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon was installed in Lincoln, in 2021. The bronze sculpture faces Gordon's grav ...

, a New England town **

Lincoln (CDP), Maine Lincoln is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the primary settlement in the town of Lincoln in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,884 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Burea ...

, the primary village in the town *

Lincoln Plantation, Maine Lincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 41 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total a ...

Lincoln, Massachusetts Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 7,014 according to the 2020 United States Census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base that live within town limits. The town, loc ...

Lincoln, Michigan Lincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 305 at the 2020 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north. The Lincoln 48742 ...

, a village in Alcona County * Lincoln, Washtenaw County, Michigan, an unincorporated community *

Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United St ...

* Lincoln, Minnesota *

Lincoln, Montana Lincoln is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,013. History Meriwether Lewis passed through the area on his return to St. L ...

, capital of the state *

Lincoln, New Hampshire Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 census. The town is home to the New Hampshire Highland Games and to a portion of Fran ...

** Lincoln (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town * Lincoln, Gloucester County, New Jersey *

Lincoln, New Mexico Lincoln is an unincorporated village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Description The community sits in the Bonito Valley between the Sacramento Mountains and the Capitan Mountains at an elevation of 5,696 feet. The village i ...

* Lincoln, New York *

Lincoln, North Dakota Lincoln is a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a suburb of adjacent Bismarck, and also a core city of the '' Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area''. The population was 4,257 at the 2020 census, making it the f ...

* Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon *

Lincoln, Pennsylvania Lincoln is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 United States Census. Lincoln does not have its own post office. Three ZIP codes are used in the borough: 15133 for the northern portion of ...

Lincoln, Rhode Island Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical ar ...

Lincoln, Texas Lincoln is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central Lee County, Texas, Lee County, Texas, United States. It lies along Texas State Highway 21, Highway 21 north of the city of Giddings, Texas, Giddings, the county seat of Lee Cou ...

* Lincoln, Vermont * Lincoln, Virginia * Lincoln, Washington * Lincoln, West Virginia *

Lincoln, Adams County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Adams County, Wisconsin, Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 296 at the 2010 census. The ghost town of Springbluff, Wisconsin, Springbluff was located in the town. Geography Lincoln is located at ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.93%, is water. Demogra ...

, a town * Lincoln, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Burnett County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 309 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.98%, is water. D ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin The Town"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355 of Lincoln is located in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,096 at ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Forest County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census. The ghost town of Keith was located in town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of whic ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lincoln, Gregorville, and Euren are in the town. The unincorporated communities of Rio Creek and Rosie ...

, a town ** Lincoln (community), Wisconsin, Kewaunee County town *

Lincoln, Monroe County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 827 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kirby, Wisconsin, Kirby is located in the town. Geography According to the United St ...

, a town * Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Vilas County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town

Proposed states

Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state) Lincoln is the name for several proposals to create a new state in the Northwest United States. The proposed State has been defined in multiple ways, but can generally be said to be coterminous with the region known as the Inland Northwest. Th ...

Lincoln (proposed Southern state) The State of Lincoln (named after Abraham Lincoln) was proposed in 1869 after the American Civil War to be carved out of the territory of Texas from the area south and west of the state's Colorado River. Unlike many other Texas division propos ...

Elsewhere

* Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina * Lincoln Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...

, South Australia * Lincoln, Tasmania, Australia *

Motu One (Marquesas Islands) Motu One (Marquesan for "Sand Island"; french: Îlot de Sable) is the name of a small sandbank with no vegetation, located on the western edge of a coral reef; the only atoll in the Marquesas Islands. The reef is approximately in diameter, and ...

or Lincoln, French Polynesia *

Lincoln, New Zealand Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres southwest of Christchu ...

, in the Canterbury Region **

Lincoln (New Zealand electorate) Lincoln was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand from 1881 to 1890. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. Population centres The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–18 ...

(former), Canterbury * Lincoln, Auckland, New Zealand

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Lincoln Records, a United States record label in the 1920s * ''Lincoln'' (album), a 1988 album by They Might Be Giants * Lincoln (band), an American alternative rock band of the late 1990s

Television

* ''Lincoln'' or ''Carl Sandburg's Lincoln'', a 1974 miniseries with

Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called '' Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

* ''Lincoln'' (miniseries), a 1988 American TV miniseries starring Sam Waterston * ''Lincoln'' (TV series), a 2005–2013 Japanese variety television show

Other uses in art, entertainment, and media

* Lincoln Island, a fictional island in Jules Verne's ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's f ...

'' * ''Lincoln'' (play), a 1906 Broadway play by Benjamin Chapin * ''Lincoln'' (novel), a 1984 novel by Gore Vidal * Lincoln, one of the Grounders in ''

The 100 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...

'' TV series * ''Lincoln'' (film), a 2012 film by Steven Spielberg

Brands, enterprises, and organizations

Businesses and brands

Lincoln Electric __NOTOC__ Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational and global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and robotic welding systems. The company is ...

, a US company *

Lincoln International Lincoln International LLC is a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company specializing in advisory services and financings on middle market transactions. The firm works with publicly traded and privately owned com ...

, an investment banking firm * Lincoln Logs, a children's toy *

Lincoln Motor Car Works Lincoln Motor Car Works was an automobile company in Chicago, Illinois. It produced cars for Sears Roebuck from 1908 until 1912. History Lincoln Motor Car Works built a high-wheeler brass era automobile that was sold through the Sears Catalog ...

, making cars sold exclusively by Sears Roebuck 1908–1912 *

, a Ford brand * Lincoln National Corporation, an insurance company * Lincoln Snacks Company * Lincoln (surveillance), a brand of electronic data interception products

Educational institutions

* Lincoln Academy (disambiguation) *

Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is an English state secondary school with academy status located in Wragby Road in Lincoln. It was established in 1974, taking over the pupils and many of the staff of the older Lincoln Grammar School and Chri ...

, Lincolnshire *

Lincoln College (disambiguation) Lincoln College may refer to: ;in Australia: * Lincoln College (University of Adelaide), a residential College of the University of Adelaide ;in Malaysia: * Lincoln University College, Malaysia, a private higher education institution formerly kn ...

Lincoln Elementary School (disambiguation) Lincoln Elementary School is a common name for elementary schools in the U.S. It may refer specifically to: *Lincoln Elementary School (Newark, California), part of the Newark Unified School District *Lincoln Elementary School (Oakland, California) ...

Lincoln Group of Schools Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (), a provider of career-oriented pos ...

, U.S * Lincoln High School (disambiguation) *

Lincoln School (disambiguation) Lincoln School may refer to: Nepal * Lincoln School, Kathmandu, Nepal United Kingdom * Lincoln Grammar School was a boys' grammar and boarding school on Wragby Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire which in 1974 became Lincoln Christ's Hospital Scho ...

Lincoln Tech Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (), a provider of career-oriented post ...

, a group of schools in New Jersey, US *

Lincoln University (disambiguation) Lincoln University or University of Lincoln may refer to: United States California *Abraham Lincoln University, a law school in Los Angeles *Claremont Lincoln University, an accredited online graduate university in Claremont * Lincoln Universi ...

Old Lincoln High School Lincoln High School (also known as Lincoln Academy) was a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". There is no connection with Leon County's curre ...

, Tallahassee, Florida, US *

University of Lincoln , mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...

, UK

Other organizations

Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Lincoln, England, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Imps" aft ...

, an English football club *

Lincoln Red Imps F.C. Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion wit ...

, a semi-professional football club of Gibraltar *

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ was a congregation of the United Church of Christ located since 1880 in the Shaw, Washington, D.C., Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest, Washington, D.C., Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The church bu ...

, a church in Washington, D.C., US *

Lincoln–Lee Legion The Lincoln–Lee Legion was established by Anti-Saloon League-founder Howard Hyde Russell in 1903 to promote the signing of abstinence pledges by children. The organization was originally called the Lincoln League, named after Abraham Lincoln. Ho ...

, a temperance organization

Flora and fauna

Lincoln sheep The Lincoln, sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool, is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great nu ...

* Lincoln (grape) or Catawba grape

Memorials and monuments

* Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument * Lincoln Memorial *

Lincoln Monument (Dixon, Illinois) The Lincoln Monument is a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln that commemorates his 1832 service in the Black Hawk War. Located in President's Park in Dixon, Illinois, the bronze statue was sculpted by Leonard Crunelle and was dedicated on Septembe ...

Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana The Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana or The Great Emancipator is a public sculpture by Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951), a sculptor who was born in New York City. The cast bronze sculpture was commissioned by Wabash-native A ...

Transport

Military craft

* Avro Lincoln, WWII RAF bomber * HMS ''Lincoln'', several Royal Navy warships * USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', two US Navy vessels and several fictitious vessels

Rail stations

* Lincoln station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Lincoln, Illinois, United States *

Lincoln station (MBTA) Lincoln station is an MBTA Commuter Rail in Lincoln, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line, and is located on Lincoln Road. There has been continuous commuter service to Lincoln since the station stop was established before 1850. A station ...

, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States * Lincoln station (Nebraska), an Amtrak station in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States *

Lincoln station (Nebraska, 1926–2012) Lincoln station is a disused train station in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Service ended in 2012 after the construction of the Pinnacle Bank Arena Pinnacle Bank Arena is a 15,500-seat indoor arena in the West Haymarket District of Lincoln, ...

, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States * Lincoln station (RTD), a transit station in Lone Tree, Colorado, United States *

Lincoln station (SkyTrain) Lincoln is an elevated station on the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is located on Pinetree Way, situated between Lincoln and Northern Avenues. Coquitlam Centre and Hender ...

, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada *

Lincoln railway station Lincoln railway station (previously Lincoln Central) serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. East Midlands Railway provides the majority of services from the ...

, Lincoln, England *

Lincoln St Marks railway station Lincoln St. Marks is a closed railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. History St. Mark's railway station, the first in Lincoln, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. It was originally a terminus; the line was extended through t ...

, Lincoln, England

Roadways

* Lincoln Highway, South Australia *

Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913 ...

, US **

Route of the Lincoln Highway ''Note: A fully interactive online map of the Lincoln Highway and all of its re-alignments, markers, monuments and historic points of interest can be viewed at thLincoln Highway Association Official Map website'' As the Lincoln Highway was one of ...

** Lincoln Highway (Delaware) **

Lincoln Highway (Omaha) The Lincoln Highway in Omaha, Nebraska, runs east–west from near North 183rd Street and West Dodge Road in Omaha, Nebraska, towards North 192nd Street outside of Elkhorn. This section of the Lincoln Highway, one of only that were paved with ...

** Lincoln Highway in Greene County, Iowa *

Lincoln Tunnel The Lincoln Tunnel is an approximately tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, to the west with Midtown Manhattan in New York City to the east. It carries New Jersey Route 495 on the New Jersey side and unsigned Ne ...

, between New Jersey and New York * Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia ** Lincoln Drive Bridge also in Philadelphia

Other uses

Lincoln (1914 automobile) The Lincoln was a cyclecar or light car built in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the ...

, a light two-seater built by the Lincoln Motor Car Company in Detroit * Lincoln (footballer, born 1979) (Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares, Brazilian midfielder * Lincoln (footballer, born 1996) (Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva), Brazilian defender * Lincoln (footballer, born 1998) (Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos), Brazilian midfielder * Lincoln (footballer, born 2000) (Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos), Brazilian forward *

Lincoln (tree) Lincoln is the name of a huge giant sequoia located in Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. It is currently considered by many to be the fourth largest tree in the world. Description Lincoln features an irregular base with prominent burn scar ...

, a sequoia in Giant Forest, California * Lincoln biscuit * Lincoln cent, U.S. coinage *

Lincoln green Lincoln Green is a mainly residential area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England around Lincoln Green Road, and is adjacent to and southwest of St James's University Hospital. It falls within the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill ward of the City o ...

, a dyed woollen cloth *

Lincoln Way (San Francisco) Lincoln Way is a major east–west thoroughfare in western San Francisco, California. It has two lanes for traffic and two tracks for streetcars. The street's eastern end starts at Arguello Boulevard and runs westbound through the Sunset Dist ...

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Music

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Other uses in art, entertainment, and media

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Transport

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