''Trees A Crowd'' is a natural history

podcast A podcast is a Radio program, program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. Typically, a podcast is an Episode, episodic series of digital audio Computer file, files that users can download to a personal device or str ...

presented by actor

David Oakes Rowan David Oakes (born 14 October 1983) is an English actor and environmentalist. He is best known for his roles in the series ''The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries), The Pillars of the Earth'', ''The Borgias (2011 TV series), The Borgias'', ...

Creation and reception of the podcast

Oakes, as an

environmentalist Environmentalism is a broad Philosophy of life, philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of Green politics, g ...

and an ambassador for the

Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 68 million trees since 1972. The Woodland Tru ...

and

The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 46 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after more than 2, ...

, started ''Trees A Crowd'' as a series of informal conversations with artists, scientists and enthusiasts. Speaking on the Dominic King show on

BBC Radio Kent BBC Radio Kent is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Kent. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Great Hall in Royal Tunbridge Wells. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audie ...

on 19 July 2019, David said in regards to why he started the podcast: Each episode explores how the countryside has inspired different career trajectories. Speaking to ''Countryman'' Magazine in June 2019, Oakes said: Jenny Perrone, writing for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', described the podcast as “a treat for your ears” and the ''Geographical'' Magazine praised the podcast: "In a world of high-energy, jingle-ridden podcasts and antagonistic radio shows Trees a Crowd makes for a pleasantly gentle listen. Both nostalgic and forward looking it covers some of the biggest issues facing the natural world through the medium of relaxed, informal conversation." As of 28 May 2021, Trees a Crowd is to be added to the

British Library Sound Archive The British Library Sound Archive, formerly the British Institute of Recorded Sound; also known as the National Sound Archive (NSA), in London, England is among the largest collections of recorded sound in the world, including music, spoken word ...

(formerly the National Sound Archive) for its value as part of the nation's audio and cultural heritage. And, as of August 2021, it is ranked as the #1 Nature podcast in Great Britain on Apple podcasts.

Guest list

Series one

* 25 February 2019 - Mark Frith, BAFTA-winning documentary maker and Artist * 11 March 2019 - Polly Morgan, Artist and Taxidermist * 25 March 2019 - David Fettes, Wildlife Photographer * 8 April 2019 - Astrid Goldsmith, Animator and Model-maker * 15 April 2019 - Dr Katherine Brent, amongst other things, is a morris dancer and badger saboteur. This episode was released as a thematic response to the interview with Astrid Goldsmith. * 22 April 2019 - Dr Steve Etches MBE - Fossil collector * 29 April 2019 - Dr Ellinor Michel, molluscan systematist and ecologist at the

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history scientific collection, collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, Fungus, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleo ...

* 6 May 2019 - Dr Fay Clark, animal welfare scientist at

Bristol Zoo Bristol Zoo was a zoo in the city of Bristol in South West England. The zoo's stated mission was to "maintain and defend" biodiversity through breeding endangered species, conserving threatened species and habitats and promoting a wider underst ...

* 20 May 2019 - Dr Guy Stevens, CEO and Co-Founder of the Manta Trust. * 3 June 2019 - The Maldives Underwater Initiative, which includes a dozen Marine Biologists based on

Laamu Atoll Laamu Atoll (), historically known as Haddhunmathi Atoll (), is an Administrative divisions of the Maldives, administrative division of the Maldives. The administrative capital is Fonadhoo (Laamu Atoll), Fonadhoo Island. It corresponds to the nat ...

including some that work for the Blue Marine Foundation, the Manta Trust and the Olive Ridley Project. * 17 June 2019 -

Bella Hardy Bella Hardy (born 24 May 1984) is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale, Derbyshire, England, who performs a combination of traditional and self-penned material. She was named Folk Singer of the Year at the 2014 ...

, folk singer and songwriter. * 1 July 2019 -

Wolfgang Buttress Wolfgang Buttress (born 1965) is an English artist. He creates multi-sensory Work of art, artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the Nature, natural world. Buttress explores and interprets scientific discoveries, col ...

and Dr Martin Bencsik, co-creators of numerous multi-sensory artworks including the bee-inspired HIVE and BEAM. * 15 July 2019 - Beccy Speight, the then CEO of the

, now the CEO of the

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a Charitable_organization#United_Kingdom, charitable organisation registered in Charity Commission for England and Wales, England and Wales and in Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, ...

. * 29 July 2019 - Dr Terry Gough M.V.O., Head of Estates and Gardens at

Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace is a Listed building, Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal ...

. * 12 August 2019 - Dr Jess French, television presenter, veterinarian and author. * 26 August 2019 -

Chris Watson John Christian Watson (born Johan Cristian Tanck; 9 April 186718 November 1941) was an Australian politician who served as the third prime minister of Australia from April to August 1904. He held office as the inaugural federal leader of the Au ...

(part one), musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. * 9 September 2019 - Chris Watson (part two). * 23 September 2019 - Tannis Davidson, curator of

Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London, England. It was established by Robert Edmond Grant in 1828 as a teaching collection of zoological specimens and ...

University College London University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...

. * 7 October 2019 - Harry Barton, CEO of the Devon Wildlife Trust. * 14 October 2019 - Recorded live at the 70th

Cheltenham Literature Festival ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' Cheltenham Literature Festival, a large-scale international festival of literature held every year in October in the English spa town of Cheltenham, and part of Cheltenham Festivals: also responsible for th ...

in partnership with the Woodland Trust, a discussion on “The Art of Trees” with Prof. Christiana Payne and Dr Angela Summerfield. * 21 October 2019 -

Amanda Owen Amanda Jayne Owen (née Livingstone; born September 1974) is an English Shepherd, shepherdess, writer and presenter. Personal life Owen lives and works on a remote farm, Ravenseat Farm, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. children: Raven, Reu ...

, the 'Yorkshire Shepherdess'. * 4 November 2019 - Sir John Lawton, Biologist, a fellow of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

, president of the

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a charitable non-governmental organisation, one of the UK's 46 county-based Wildlife Trusts. Its focus is nature conservation and it works to achieve a nature-rich Yorkshire with healthy and resilient ecosystems ...

and chair of the Endangered Landscapes Programme. * 18 November 2019 - Dr Jo Elworthy, botanist and head of interpretation at the

Eden Project The Eden Project () is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay clay pit, pit.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map 107 – Fowey, Looe & Lostwithiel''. . The complex is dominated by two h ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

. * 2 December 2019 - Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of the Wildlife and Countryside Link * 16 December 2019 - Victoria Bromley, wildlife filmmaker and documentary maker. * 23 December 2019 - Joanna Lentini, wildlife photographer.

Series two

* 6 January 2020 -

Mark Carwardine Mark Carwardine ( IPA: /kɑː'wɔːdiːn/ ; born 9 March 1959) is a British conservationist who achieved widespread recognition with his 20-year conservation project – '' Last Chance to See'' – which involved round-the-world expeditions wi ...

zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...

who achieved widespread recognition for his '' Last Chance to See'' conservation expeditions with

Douglas Adams Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humorist, and screenwriter, best known as the creator of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the ...

. Since then he has become a leading and outspoken conservationist, and a prolific broadcaster, columnist and photographer. * 20 January 2020 - Dr Catherine Barlow of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. * 3 February 2020 - Dr Bryce Stewart, marine ecologist and fisheries biologist, currently a lecturer for the Department of Environment and Geography at the

University of York The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thir ...

. * 17 February 2020 -

Ingrid Newkirk Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk (née Ward; born June 11, 1949) is a British-American animal activist, author and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. Newkirk founded PETA ...

, president and co-founder of

PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; ) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and animal right ...

. * 2 March 2020 - Rob Rose and Natalie Stoppard of Rosewood Farm on the Yorkshire Ings. * 16 March 2020 - Tim Pears, novelist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. * 26 March 2020 - A short interview with Edward Davey of the

World Resources Institute The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. Subsequent presidents include Jonathan Lash (1993– ...

discussing agricultural concerns in the midst of COVID-19. Originally this interview was set to be recorded as a live event as part of the London Climate Change Festival which was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. * 30 March 2020 - Dr Helen Pheby, head of curatorial programming at the

Yorkshire Sculpture Park The Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is an art gallery, with both open-air and indoor exhibition spaces, in West Bretton, Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It shows work by British and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barb ...

. * 31 March 2020 - a topical discussion with Luci Ryan, an ecologist for the

, about the tactics being taken to construct the British governments

HS2 High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which has been under construction in England since 2019. The line's planned route is between Handsacre – in southern Staffordshire – and London, with a branch to Birmingham. HS2 is to be Britain ...

rail link and their plan to transplant ancient woodlands. * 13, 15 & 17 April 2020 - Three interviews from the

Castle Howard Castle Howard is an English country house in Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, north of York. A private residence, it has been the home of the Earl of Carlisle, Carlisle branch of the House of Howard, Howard family for more than 300 years. Castle ...

estate, with Nick Howard (the castle's inhabitant), Nick Cooke (the head of forestry) and Alastair Gunn (head of landscapes and gardens). * 21 April 2020 - A "World Curlew Day" special episode featuring interviews with Sir John Lawton,

, Dr Richard Benwell, Mary Colwell, Dr Jennifer Smart of the

RSPB The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a Charitable_organization#United_Kingdom, charitable organisation registered in Charity Commission for England and Wales, England and Wales and in Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, ...

, Rick Simpson, CEO of Wader Quest, Lucy Walker of Britten Pears Arts,

Patrick Laurie Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick o ...

and David Lindo. It also featured original music from

, and poetry recitals from

Natalie Dormer Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982) is an English actress. Best known for her versatility, her roles in period films, blockbusters, independent films, as well as her work on prominent television series. Her accolades include winning an Empi ...

and

Samuel West Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, theatre director, and narrator. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor in theatre, film, television, and radio. West was nominated for the BAFTA Award f ...

. * 27 April 2020 - Alastair Humphreys, adventurer and writer. * 11 & 18 May 2020 - Eanna Ni Lamhna, Irish environmentalist, educator and broadcaster (a two-part interview). * 25 May 2020 - Dara McAnulty, writer and naturalist who, at 15 years old, was the youngest recipient of the RSPB Medal. * 1 June 2020 - An exploration of the work of the Langholm Moor community project. * 8, 15 & 22 June 2020 - "Wildflower Women"; three interviews with ethnobotanist Jennie Martin, the founder of the Woodmeadow Trust, Rosalind Forbes Adam, and Shakespearian actor, Serena Manteghi. * 6 July 2020 - Dr William C. Tweed, writer, historian and chief naturalist of

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the consolidated management structure for Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in California. Both parks have been jointly administered since 1943. They have a combined size of . It ...

. * 20 & 27 July 2020 - Prof.

Kate Jones Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian former politician. She served as a Labor Party Member of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2020. Jones first represented th ...

, Professor of Ecology and Biodiversity at

with a special interest in

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

s, and past chair of the

Bat Conservation Trust The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) is a registered British charity dedicated to the conservation of bats and their habitats in the UK. BCT was founded in 1991 and is the only national organisation solely devoted to bats. Its vision is a world where ...

. * 5 Aug 2020 - Prof. Rowan Lockwood & Dr Bryce Stewart of

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) is a public university, public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III of England, William III and Queen ...

and

respectively, talk of the benefits of preserving the world’s

oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but no ...

population. * 17 Aug 2020, Will Travers, OBE, President and Co-founder of the Born Free Foundation. * 31 Aug 2020, Georgina Lamb, CEO of David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, and granddaughter of David Shepherd. * 14 Sept 2020 -

returned to talk about his experiences on anti-poaching patrols. * 17 Sept 2020 - Doug Allan, wildlife cameraman and photographer best known for his work in polar regions and underwater. Dr Guy Stevens from the Manta Trust launches the inaugural 'World Manta Day'. * 28 Sept & 5 Oct 2020 - Dr

George McGavin George C. McGavin (born 1954, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British entomology, entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer. Background McGavin attended Daniel Stewart's College, a private school in Edinburgh, then studie ...

, entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer.

Series three

The third series took on a different format (see below), but it did include three interviews in keeping with the original format of the podcast. * 4 June 2021 - Richard Nairn, Irish environmentalist, writer and forester. * 3 September 2021 - Peter Wohlleben, German forester and writer. * 5 November 2021 - Brigit Strawbridge Howard, writer and environmentalist.

Series four

* 24 May 2022 -

George Monbiot George Joshua Richard Monbiot ( ; born 27 January 1963) is an English journalist, author, and Environmental movement, environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for ''The Guardian'' and has written several books. Monbiot ...

, writer, journalist and activist. * 7 June 2022 - Beatrice von Preussen, artist, explorer and science communicator. * 5 July 2022 - Oakes visits

Lundy Lundy is an English island in the Bristol Channel. It forms part of the district of Torridge in the county of Devon. About long and wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and ...

to speak to the island's two wildlife wardens, Rosie Ellis and Stuart Cossey. * 2 August 2022 - Dr Gavin Broad, entomologist and Principal Curator in Charge of Insects at

Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum (Lo ...

. * 6 September 2022 - Dr Amy-Jane Beer, writer and environmental campaigner. * 4 October 2022 - Leigh Morris, CEO of the Manx Wildlife Trust. * 1 November 2022 - Dan Hooper, aka Swampy, environmentalist and activist. * 6 December 2022 - Sarah Gillespie RWA, artist and printmaker. * 10 & 17 January 2023 - Dr Trevor Dines, botanist & TV presenter. * 7 February 2023 - Donovan Wright & Tom Gibbs, the Bison Rangers at the Wilder Blean project, and Kora Kunzmann, the Ecological Evidence and Academic Partnerships Lead at the

Kent Wildlife Trust Kent Wildlife Trust (KWT) is a Conservation movement, conservation charity in the United Kingdom that was founded in 1958, previously known as the Kent Trust for Nature Conservation. It aims to "work with people to restore, save and improve ou ...

. * 7 & 14 March 2023 -

Chris Packham Christopher Gary Packham CBE (born 4 May 1961) is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series '' The Really Wild Show'' from 1986 t ...

, naturalist and TV presenter. * 4 April 2023 - Emma Marsh, executive officer at the

. * 2 May 2023 - Dr Brian Briggs, biologist and musician, lead singer of

Stornoway Stornoway (; ) is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 6,953, making it the third-largest island town in Scotlan ...

. * 16 May 2023 - Tan Twan Eng,

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

-nominated novelist. * 6 June 2023 - Sophie Pavelle, Science communicator and writer. * 5 October 2023 -

, actor, director and

Ambassador. Recorded live at the Global Bird Fair in Rutland on 16 July 2023.

African specials

* 4 July 2023 - A record of a week spent in the Kunene Desert with Save the Rhino Trust Namibia. * 11 July 2023 - Piet Beytell and Tommy Hall, the Chief Conservation Scientist at the Namibian Government's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, and a Wildlife Intelligence Officer, respectively. * 1 August 2023 - Chris Fallows, conservationist, photographer and shark expert. * 5 September 2023 - Nardstar, aka Nadia Fisher, artist and designer. * 3 October 2023 - Paul Vorster, Director of Sanbona Nature and Wilderness Reserve.

Series five

* 7 November 2023 - Dr Paul Donald, Senior Scientist at Bird Life International. * 5 December 2023 -

Katie Holten Katie Holten is a contemporary Irish artist whose artwork focuses on humans' impact on the natural environment.

, artist and environmental activist. * 9 January 2024 - Dr Ruth Tingay, environmentalist and raptor conservationist. * 13 February 2024 - Dr David Hetherington, ecologist and wild cat biologist. * 12 March 2024 - Artist Andy Holden and Ornithologist Peter Holden; father and son. * 9 April 2024 - A visit to the Carmarthenshire Vulture breed and release charity, The Horstmann Trust. * 14 May 2024 - Rob Stoneman, Director of Landscape Recovery at the Wildlife Trusts. * 11 & 18 June 2024 - Prof. Fiona Mathews & Prof. Tim Kendall, environmental biologist and nature writer respectively. * 5 July 2024 - Matthew Oates, naturalist and nature writer. * 9 August 2024 - Primatologist Dr Hannah Trayford and Wildlife Photographer Rachel Bigsby * 10 September 2024 - M. G. Leonard, award-winning children's novelist and Vice President of Buglife

Bonus episodes

* 7 October 2019 - An additional recording with Harry Barton of the Devon Wildlife Trust, released online through

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. Recorded on the banks of the

River Otter, Devon The River Otter is a river that rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, England near Otterford, then flows south through East Devon. It enters the English Channel at the western end of Lyme Bay, part of the Jurassic C ...

, by the site of a project to reintegrate wild

beavers Beavers (genus ''Castor'') are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers are the second-large ...

into the local environment. * 22 April 2020 -

's new song 'Curlew', accompanied by her creative thoughts in writing the song. * 7 Aug 2020 - An additional recording with Bryce Stewart, released online through Soundcloud, detailing how COVID-19 is affecting UK fisheries.

Live recordings

* 9 October 2019 - Recorded live at the 70th

in partnership with the Woodland Trust, a discussion on “The Art of Trees” with Prof. Christiana Payne and Dr Angela Summerfield. It was eventually broadcast on 14 October 2019. * 10 January 2020 - Recorded live at The Open Book,

Wigtown Wigtown ( (both used locally); ) is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It is known as "Scotl ...

, an interview with Dr Cat Barlow of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. It was eventually broadcast on 20 January 2020. * 1 November 2022 - Recorded live at Stanfords Travel Bookshop in Covent Garden, an interview with award-winning writer and science communicator, Sophie Pavelle. It was eventually broadcast on 6 June 2023. *16 July 2023 -

, actor, director and

Ambassador. Recorded live at the 2023 Global Bird Fair in Rutland.

Series 3: "Oakes on Oaks: 56(ish) Native Trees"

As a result of restrictions put in place in response to the

COVID pandemic Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fev ...

of 2020/21, the third series of Trees a Crowd temporarily took on a different format. Instead of interviews, it provided short narrative accounts - scripted and produced by Oakes - of 'the secrets and stories beneath the native tree species to the British Isles'. The series explored the folklore, history, botany, art, music and literature associated with each tree, and was illuminated by anecdotes from Oakes' personal experience. The episodes also featured soundbites from previous guests of the show, and poetry and song recitals performed by acquaintances from across Oakes' theatrical career.

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