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" comic strip by Jim Davis. Garfield is one of the world's most prominent and widely syndicated

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strips, and was specifically designed to be marketable. Before the sale of Paws, Inc. in August 2019, all the profits from merchandise went to Paws, Inc., of which Jim Davis is the CEO and founder. The following is a compiled list of selected merchandise based on the franchise.

Books

Compilations

Since 1980,

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has published compilations containing reprints of Garfield comic strips as they appeared in newspapers. These books were originally printed in black and white, but Volumes 37 and beyond, as well as reissues of earlier volumes, have been in full color. Each book collects approximately six months of comics, including the Sunday comics (which were in black and white prior to Volume 37). The titles of these books were styled as

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alluding to Garfield’s weight. A special edition of a compilation noted rejected book titles throughout the series. These books introduced the "Garfield format" in publishing, whereby the rectangular books are horizontally oriented to match the comic strip dimensions. Davis has recalled having to invent the format to better fit the books on the store shelves. Volumes 37 and beyond introduced a new, larger, square book in full color, showing the Sunday strips to be formatted in their original size as opposed to the smaller book size. This means that the first panel after the logo box (called the drop panel, or throwaway gag) is no longer printed in the compilation books, but are preserved still on the eBook editions. Each of the original 36 books have been re-released in the new larger format, dubbed "Garfield Classics".

''Garfield Classics''

The ''Garfield Classics'' imprint has been in print since 2001, and reprints Garfield's first 36 books in a "remastered" format, with increased page size, bolder lines, and each strip in full-color format.

''Garfield Complete Works''

''Garfield Complete Works'' is a hardcover collection of Garfield strips, with both black and white (daily) and full-color (Sunday) comics. The first volume includes archival material and an introduction from Garfield creator Jim Davis. In the UK, over 60 Garfield books, mainly "Pocket Books" or paperbacks, have been published by Ravette. The format is slightly different, with the strips presented in a vertical style. In the Garfield 20th anniversary book, however, Davis said vertical stacking was the one type of comic anthology layout he wanted to avoid the most when compiling the above collections. Additionally, adaptations of Garfield television specials have been published in comic format: * Garfield as Himself (1997) contains the following books: **''Here Comes Garfield'' (1982) ** ''Garfield on the Town'' (1983) ** ''Garfield Gets a Life'' (1991) * Garfield Holiday Celebrations (1997) contains the following books: **''Garfield in Disguise'' (Halloween special) (1985) ** ''Garfield's Thanksgiving'' (1988) ** ''A Garfield Christmas'' (1987) * Garfield Travel Adventures (1998) contains the following books: **''Garfield in the Rough'' (1984) ** ''Garfield in Paradise'' (1986) ** ''Garfield Goes Hollywood'' (1987)

''Garfield Fat Cat Three Pack''

Each Fat Cat volume contains the contents of three successive compilations stacked back-to-back. There are two types of Fat Cat books, one featuring black and white strips and one featuring full color strips. Volumes 1 to 12 have been released in black and white, but most have since been reissued in full color. The black and white strips were published semi-annually up to Vol. 11 (compilations 31–33) in 1999. Since then, the publication schedule has slowed: Vol. 12 (compilations 34–36) was published in 2001, followed by Vol. 13 (compilations 37–39) in 2006.

Black and white strips

* Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on March 16, 1993. * Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 9, 1994. * Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on January 30, 1995. * Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on August 15, 1995. * Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on January 30, 1996. * Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on September 3, 1996. * Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 7, 1997. * Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on January 20, 1998. * Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on August 25, 1998. * Vol. 10 (28,29,30) was released on February 2, 1999. * Vol. 11 (31,32,33) was released on September 7, 1999. * Vol. 12 (34,35,36) was released on April 3, 2001.

Color strips

The first twelve Fat Cat volumes have been reissued in larger, colorized versions. Starting from Fat Cat Vol. 13 (2006), the larger, full-color format of the reissued volumes has also been used. * Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on August 26, 2003. * Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 30, 2005. * Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on September 25, 2007. * Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on March 24, 2009. * Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on October 26, 2010. * Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on March 22, 2011. * Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 24, 2012. * Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on March 4, 2014. * Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on April 28, 2015. * Vol. 10 (28,29,30) was released on November 25, 2016. * Vol. 11 (31,32,33) was released on November 14, 2017. * Vol. 12 (34,35,36) was released on March 19, 2019. * Vol. 13 (37,38,39) was released on August 29, 2006. * Vol. 14 (40,41,42) was released on October 27, 2009. * Vol. 15 (43,44,45) was released on October 25, 2011. * Vol. 16 (46,47,48) was released on February 12, 2013. * Vol. 17 (49,50,51) was released on October 28, 2014. * Vol. 18 (52,53,54) was released on June 7, 2016. * Vol. 19 (55,56,57) was released on March 14, 2017. * Vol. 20 (58,59,60) was released on March 13, 2018. * Vol. 21 (61,62,63) was released on July 16, 2019. * Vol. 22 (64,65,66) was released on October 6, 2020. * Vol. 23 (67,68,69) was released on May 4, 2021. * Vol. 24 (70,71,72) was released on December 6, 2022. * Vol. 25 (73,74,75) was released on December 3, 2024.

Treasury

10 Garfield Treasury compilations have been released featuring the Sunday strips in the large color format. ''Garfield Treasury'' was released on June 12, 1984. Features comic strips from: June 25, 1978 to July 13, 1980
''The Second Garfield Treasury''
''The Third Garfield Treasury'' was released on October 12, 1985
''The Fourth Garfield Treasury''
''The Fifth Garfield Treasury''
''The Sixth Garfield Treasury''
''The Seventh Garfield Treasury'' was released on October 19, 1993. Features comic strips from: February 3, 1991 to March 7, 1993
''The Eighth Garfield Treasury'' was released on October 31, 1995. Features comic strips from: March 14, 1993 to April 16, 1995
''The Ninth Garfield Treasury'' was released on November 11, 1997. Features comic strips from: April 23, 1995 to May 25, 1997
''The Tenth Garfield Treasury'' was released on October 5, 1999. Features comic strips from: May 25, 1997 to July 25, 1999

Others

* '' Garfield: His 9 Lives'' (1984),

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, later made into a

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. * ''Garfield: Big Fat Book of Jokes and Riddles'' (1985) * ''The Unabridged Uncensored Unbelievable Garfield'' (1986) *''Garfield Book of Cat Names'' (1988) *''Garfield How to Party Book'' (1988) *''Garfield Crazy About Numbers'' (1988) – (sticker book) *''Give Me Coffee and No One Gets Hurt'' (discontinued) *''Garfield the Easter Bunny?'' (1989) *''Garfield and the Santa Spy'' (1989) *''Garfield's Judgment Day'' (1990) *''Garfield: The Me Book'' (1990) (

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al handbook) *''Garfield and the Truth About Cats'' (1991) *''Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs & Slams'' (1994) *''Garfield Discovers America'' (1994) *''Garfield Jolly Holiday 3-pack'' (1997) – Renamed to Garfield Holiday Celebrations in 2004 *''Garfield's Book of Jokes and Riddles'' (1997) *''The Garfield Game Book'' (1998) *''20 Years & Still Kicking!: Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection'' (1998) *''Garfield's Big Book of Excellent Excuses'' (2000) *''Garfield: The Gruesome Twosome 2 in 1 Book'' (2002) *''I'm in the Mood for Food: In the Kitchen with Garfield'' (2003) *''Garfield at 25: In Dog Years I'd Be Dead'' (2003) *''How to Draw Garfield and the Gang'' (2004) *''Garfield's Guide to Everything'' (2004) *''Odie Unleashed: Garfield Lets the Dog Out Book'' (2005) *''The Garfield Journal'' (2005) *''Lights, Camera, Hairballs: Garfield at the Movies'' (2006) *''30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna'' (2008) *''Garfield Minus Garfield'' (2008) *''Garfield from the Trash Bin: Rescued Rejects & Outrageous Outtakes'' (2010) *''Garfield Left Speechless'' (2012) *''My Laughable Life with Garfield: The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles'' (2012), a collection of various comic strips throughout the years *''Garfield…Recipes with Cattitude!'' (2013) *''Age Happens: Garfield Hits the Big 4-0'' (2018), a collection of Garfield's birthday strips since 1978; foreword by

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Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield *''Garfield's Night Before Christmas'' (1988) *''Garfield's Furry Tales'' (1989) *''Garfield and the Haunted Diner'' (1990) *''Garfield Goes Camping'' (1991) *''Garfield's Haunted House and Other Spooky Tales'' (1994) *''Garfield's Stupid Cupid and Other Stories'' (1995) *''Garfield Goes to Disobedience School'' (1997) *''Garfield's Christmas Tales'' (1994) *''Garfield's Ghost Stories'' (1990) *''Garfield and the Beast in the Basement'' (2002) *''Garfield and the Mysterious Mummy'' (1997) *''Garfield and the Teacher Creature'' (1998) *''Garfield and the Wicked Wizard'' (2002) Garfield's Pet Force, series of early-reader novels: *''#1: The Outrageous Origin'' (1997) *''#2: Pie Rat's Revenge'' (1998) *''#3: K-Niner: Dog of Doom'' (1998) *''#4: Menace of the Mutanator'' (1999) *''#5: Attack of the Lethal Lizards'' (1999) Garfield Extreme, a series of children's picture books. *''Garfield's Extreme Cuisine: Pigging the Way Out!'' (2003) *''Garfield's Ironcat'' (2003) *''Garfield's Awesome Ski Adventure'' (2002) *''Garfield's Sumo Beach Bellyball'' (2002)

Home video releases

VHS

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Here Comes Garfield ''Here Comes Garfield'' is a 1982 animated television special based on the comic strip ''Garfield'' by Jim Davis. It was the first half-hour ''Garfield'' TV special. It is directed by Phil Roman and features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfiel ...

'' (August 6, 1992) *'' Garfield on the Town'' (August 6, 1992) *'' Garfield in the Rough'' (August 6, 1992) *'' Garfield in Paradise'' (August 6, 1992) *'' Garfield Goes Hollywood'' (August 6, 1992) *'' Garfield's Thanksgiving'' (October 8, 1992) *'' Garfield: His 9 Lives'' (March 3, 1993) *'' Garfield's Halloween Adventure'' (October 20, 1993) *'' Garfield's Babes and Bullets'' (January 26, 1994) *'' A Garfield Christmas'' (October 1, 1996) *'' Garfield's Feline Fantasies'' (July 29, 1997) *''

Garfield Gets a Life ''Garfield Gets a Life'' is a 1991 animated television special based on the ''Garfield'' comic strip written by Jim Davis. It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast on May 8, 1991, on CBS. It was nominate ...

'' (January 1, 2002) *'' Garfield: The Movie'' (October 19, 2004)

DVD

*'' Garfield as Himself'' (June 29, 2004) *'' Garfield and Friends: Volume One'' (July 27, 2004) *'' Garfield: The Movie'' (October 19, 2004) *'' Garfield Holiday Celebrations'' (October 26, 2004) *'' Garfield and Friends: Volume Two'' (December 7, 2004) *'' Garfield Travel Adventures'' (February 15, 2005) *'' Garfield and Friends: Volume Three'' (April 19, 2005) *'' Garfield Fantasies'' (May 24, 2005) *'' Garfield and Friends: Volume Four'' (August 30, 2005) *'' Garfield and Friends: Volume Five'' (December 6, 2005) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (October 10, 2006) *'' Garfield and Friends: Behind the Scenes'' (December 5, 2006) *'' Garfield and Friends: An Ode to Odie'' (March 20, 2007) *'' Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes'' (September 4, 2007) *''

Garfield Gets Real ''Garfield Gets Real'' (also known as ''Garfield 3D'' in some regions) is a 2007 American animated adventure comedy film based on the comic strip ''Garfield''. It was produced by Paws, Inc. in cooperation with Davis Entertainment, and The An ...

'' (November 20, 2007) *'' Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Nerd'' (May 13, 2008) *''

Garfield's Fun Fest ''Garfield's Fun Fest'' is a 2008 animated comedy film based on the comic strip ''Garfield''. It was produced by Paws, Inc., in cooperation with The Animation Picture Company. It was written by Garfield's creator Jim Davis as a sequel to '' Ga ...

'' (August 5, 2008) *''

Garfield's Pet Force ''Garfield's Pet Force'' is a 2009 animated superhero comedy film based on characters from the Jim Davis comic strip ''Garfield'' and loosely based on the Pet Force novel series. It is the third installment of the animated movie series, follow ...

The Garfield Movie ''The Garfield Movie'' is a 2024 American animated comedy film based on the comic strip ''Garfield'' created by Jim Davis. The film was directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds. It serves ...

'' (August 27, 2024)

Blu-Ray

*'' Garfield: The Movie'' (October 11, 2011) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (October 11, 2011) *''

'' (August 27, 2024)

Television

Specials

* ''

'' (October 25, 1982) * '' Garfield on the Town'' (October 28, 1983) * '' Garfield in the Rough'' (October 26, 1984) * '' Garfield's Halloween Adventure'' (October 30, 1985) * '' Garfield in Paradise'' (May 27, 1986) * '' Garfield Goes Hollywood'' (May 8, 1987) * '' A Garfield Christmas'' (December 21, 1987) * ''

Happy Birthday, Garfield ''Happy Birthday, Garfield'' is an hour-long television special dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the ''Garfield'' comic strip, hosted by its creator Jim Davis. It uses both live-action and animation. The special was first broadcast on May 1 ...

'' (May 17, 1988) * '' Garfield: His 9 Lives'' (November 22, 1988) * '' Garfield's Babes and Bullets'' (May 23, 1989) * '' Garfield's Thanksgiving'' (November 22, 1989) * '' Garfield's Feline Fantasies'' (May 18, 1990) * ''

'' (May 8, 1991)

Animated series

* ''

Garfield and Friends ''Garfield and Friends'' is an American animated television series based on the comic strip '' Garfield'' by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994. Th ...

'' (1988–1994) * ''

The Garfield Show ''The Garfield Show'' is an animated television series produced by French animation production company Dargaud Media and Paws, Inc. It is based on the American ''Garfield'' comic strip created by Jim Davis. The animated series focuses on a n ...

'' (2009–2016) * ''

Garfield Originals ''Garfield Originals'' is a 2D animated short series created by Jim Davis and Philippe Vidal. The series premiered in France on December 6, 2019, on France 3 and Okoo; it is also available on France.tv (a streaming platform available only in Fr ...

'' (2019–2020) * ''Untitled Garfield

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Video games

Garfield has been featured in

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s, beginning with an unreleased

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in 1984. Later, an

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game of ''

'' was produced in

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in 1989. A ''Garfield'' game for the

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had begun development, but was cancelled when

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was taken over by

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Films

Theatrical films

* '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) —

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, and

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as the voice of Garfield. * '' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) — Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield. * ''

'' (2024) — Samuel L. Jackson, and

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as the voice of Garfield.

Direct-to-video films

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Crew

Box office performance

Figurines and toys

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s of Garfield driving various vehicles

Miscellaneous

* In 1991,

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released a Garfield-themed compilation album titled '' Am I Cool or What?'' * Suction-cupped plush toys of Garfield, known as "Stuck on You", were a

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in America and it took several years for production to meet the demand. * A line of plush products and other toy replicas were licensed for production by the Dakin Company in the 1980s. * Garfield was featured in a 1988 advertising campaign for Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park. * In 2000 Garfield was used as a mascot/recruiting tool for Cub Scouting, appearing on many items, including four plush Garfields in Cub Scout uniforms. * Garfield and Odie were previously featured on product packaging for the retail chain

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. * Baby Garfield is featured on

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brand diapers. * At

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, an amusement park located near

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, Garfield was one of the mascots. From 2004 to 2020, the park housed a dark ride titled ''Garfield's Nightmare.'' A Garfield themed free-fall ride for children titled the "Pounce Bounce" was in operation.

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, which was owned by Kennywood's owners, used Garfield theming as well. *

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, the Northwests largest theme park near Coeur d'Alene

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, had Garfield as the official mascot. *When

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released the

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edition of

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, Garfield was included on a desktop theme. * Tyco released a novelty Garfield Telephone in 1978. They became the center of many news reports after they continuously washed up on a French beach over a 35-year period.

Promotions

Garfield has been used in multiple promotional campaigns. In 1987 the

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restaurant

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sold

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toys, collectible mugs, and a limited edition stuffed Garfield employee. In 2019, it was found that the paint on these mugs contained lead, which exceeded the legal amount on an item intended to be used by children, in addition to high levels of cadmium. Garfield was used in promotions for the

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properties

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and

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. In 2000, he was used in a Kid's Meal promotion for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, where 6 toys were sold. He was used in many promotions for Garfield: The Movie, including 3

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figures, and 5

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toys, including a

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doll, wind up toy, play

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, and a pair of

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. He was also featured in a successful

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Kid's Meal promotion, which included 5 toys of

and 1 toy of Odie doing various outside activities. At

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, 3 toys were sold in the dining area.

Commercials

*June 22, 1985 –

American Express American Express Company or Amex is an American bank holding company and multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment card industry, payment cards. It is headquartered at 200 Vesey Street, also known as American Expr ...

*May 29, 1986 –

Stuck on You *January 14, 1987 –

Kellogg's Kellanova, formerly known as the Kellogg Company and commonly known as Kellogg's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational food manufacturing company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US. Kellanova produces and markets con ...

*November 19, 1987 – Alpo Cat Food *December 12, 1987 –

*1989 –

Cadbury Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company owned by Mondelez International (spun off from Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second-largest confectionery brand in the world, after Mars. ...

Garfield chocolates (

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

) *July 23, 1989 – PURR Cat Food (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

) *December 13, 1989 –

General Mills General Mills, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded ultra-processed consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in ...

Fruit Snacks *August 13, 1990 – Garfield Fruit Snacks *December 15, 1990 – Alpo Cat Food *September 30, 1991 – Embassy Suites *March 13, 1994 –

Campbell's The Campbell's Company (doing business as Campbell's and formerly known as the Campbell Soup Company) is an American company, most closely associated with its flagship canned soup products. The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campb ...

* Chia Pet

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