Angry Birds Rio: Wings of Hope (Epilogue)

Epilogue is the fourteenth and last chapter of Angry Birds Rio: Wings of Hope written by MarioFan65.

This chapter is called "Real in Rio and Amazon".

Plot[]

(Back at the Amazon Rainforest, the birds celebrate with Linda, Tulio and Fernando with their home being saved and all the eggs being together again along with the eggs of the Angry Birds)

Mighty Eagle: Look who's the big boss now?
Red: You are, Ethan.
Mighty Eagle: Call me Mighty Eagle.
Blu: Saved a click bit for you.
Luiz: No clickbaiting and blackmailing.
Linda: You're all unique. Hi. I'm Linda.
Tulio: Tulio. Bird master and scientist. Wife of Linda.
Fernando: And Fernando. Adopted son of Linda and Tulio. Still in high school and planning to go to college.
Red: My friends. Once again, welcome to the Amazon Rainforest.
Blu: Thank you guys for coming to our world and saving the Amazon Rainforest once again from these trickers and destroyers.
Red: You're welcome. Those pigs and bad animals don't stand a chance!
Chuck: I was fast as lightning.
Jay: I break the ice a lot!
Jim: Ten times the faster!
Jake: The rocks were hard solid. But wood is a medium to break.
Bomb: I bombed myself like a boom!
Nico: Man, we were slamming and breaking like boxers.
Pedro: Stronger than a rhino and bull combined. Uh!
Jewel: We saved the rainforest once again. Without your help, the whole rainforest would be burned to ashes.
Red: But we prevent the pigs and Nigel from letting it happen. It's all good now without any bad luck approaching.
Chuck: Fast as lightning we say.
Rafael: We did what we did to save the rainforest from the pigs and the fire.
Luiz: Fire be burning like a killer.
Roberto: Forget fire. Water is always the heart of cleaning the world on a basic bowl.
Jewel: I always could have never leave you guys without a fanny pack.
Blu: You're always on our side Jewel. Even the whole tribe is with you.
Mimi: Come here! *hug Jewel* Give your Aunt Mimi a hug!
Jewel: Okay Aunt. I'm not a marshmallow and stop squeezing me like a Peep chick.
Eduardo: We haven't seen you for years and we'll love to spend time with you and your family.
Roberto: Group hug?
Blue Sentry: Eh?
Old Bird: What?
Chuck: Group hug! *he and the birds group hug together*
Hal: Ooh, you squeeze like a pillow.
Bubbles: So coofy.
Red: Oh brother. We're all pillows here.
Blu: I poof like a balloon.
Nico: That's tightening up.
Pedro: Happy family reunions. You're all kind to the world.
Matilda: Okay. That's enough now.
Stella: *she and everyone stop hugging* No more hugging for the rest of the day.
Terence: *chuckles* He, he, he.
Red: All set? Good. Now we're clear on the course.
Linda: I never seen all of you guys before. You're like, unique without a body.
Tulio: Maybe they're born different and bodiless.
Fernando: They must have came from another world where the animals don't have bodies.
Blu: Is the Mighty Eagle like your big daddy or your transportation?
Red: He's a legend, like a god. Also, a friend of ours and protector of all the bird islands and worse of all, Piggy Island.
Chuck: I hate that we have to share the same island with the pigs as we always fight against our backs for decades.
Red: It's okay Chuck. We're rivals. As long we don't hesitant on the fences.
Blu: Ooh. *hold a GPS* I got my GPS back. Does it still translate to the location of a address? *turn on the GPS*
GPS Lady: *voice* Now playing a sample of Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me". *play Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" on the GPS*
Blu: Huh? *giggles and turn off the GPS* This is not the right time to celebrate when we have a place to recover from the ashes.
Linda: I knew you can be brave enough as your tribe. You saved many lives of animals living around the rainforest and we're proud of it.
Tulio: Can't beat nothing else than a logger.
Fernando: You go for it. I even turned my backs on the smugglers when they are using to capture birds for years. But I give up and do not trust them at all.
Eduardo: When to have a innocent human do all the dirty work for these smugglers and give up on stealing to work with the good guys.
Blu: *see Nigel and Gabi on the way* Nigel.
Nigel: Hello Blu and everyone. I'm sorry that we caused a lot of trouble in the Amazon lately. All we like to say, we're sorry.
Gabi: *cries* We're sorry that we almost burned the whole Amazon apart!
Red: I don't trust you.
Blu: Red, let me handle this. *comfort Nigel and Gabi* Guys, I know we make mistakes sometimes. But you gotta stop living with your bad life and move on to the light side of yourselves. Join us to the tribe as we gather around, communicate and celebrate with all of our birds of a feather. If you please, join the good side, Nigel and Gabi.
Nigel: Will we? *laugh* Nah. Just kidding it. Forget about it. We're rivals and will always be! *flee with Gabi* So long, sweet nightmares! *laugh*
Gabi: Let's go find a place somewhere garbage to move in!
Blu: Oh Nigel. You're still a bad bird after all.
Jewel: I knew he was a bad guy all along.
Linda: They're escaping. What should we do?
Tulio: Forget it. They're free for now. No more research labs for them as they are set to the wild like the monkeys.
Fernando: That cockatoo always make a escape. He even pretend to be injured the first time he entered a medical hospital while being sick.
Mighty Eagle: Brothers and sisters, you can call me anytime whenever you need me on the rescue.
Red: We'll meet again soon, Mighty Eagle.
Blu: You're the biggest bird in the world like a bird mascot!
Mighty Eagle: *float* Happy landings. Safe travels to everyone! *dive up into the Piggy Island as the portal closes down*
Red: Oh great. With the pigs and the Mighty Eagle back home, now we got nowhere to live.
Chuck: Does this means, we're stuck here for the rest of our lives?
Blu: You said you wanted to go home. And now, you wanna stay back at the Amazon with us?
Red: No. We need to go home.
Blu: Right. Hey Linda. I think the birds need to go home and-
Linda: *hear Blu talking through bird noises* Tulio, did you hear what Blu is saying?
Tulio: I heard. The bodiless birds aren't originally from here. They must be from another world with the pigs and eagle.
Fernando: We need to get them back to their world.
Linda: Great. But first, we're gonna have to fix the Amazon from all the damage the predators have caused in the wild.
Tulio: Affirmative.
Fernando: Common knowledge, really.
Eduardo: Alright people. It's time to go to work and fix our beloved rainforest.

(The background song "Friends" by Blake Shelton plays as Linda, Tulio, Fernando and the birds and animals begin fixing the Amazon Rainforest by setting the trees back together and the bird tribes returning to their homes as well the Spix's Macaw tribe returning to their home to clean up a few messes Linda, Tulio and Fernando begin work on the portal machine by using machine assets from the pigs with the help of the Angry Birds as the portal is now working and ready for the Angry Birds to return to their home)

Red: *narrate* Today is a long day. We have the biggest adventure in our lives, meeting up with the macaws and random birds, face off the pigs and saved an entire rainforest with the help of the Mighty Eagle. We knew we can totally knock these guys out of the way with the biggest arch-nemesis of all. The cockatoo. Man, that cockatoo was scary as a snake. Who knew any animal can be as scary as a dart frog. Spoiler alert. She's not poisonous. She's just a regular tree frog! Like a bullfrog!
Linda: All done. The portal now activated and ready to warp to another world.
Tulio: Are you sure the portal is gonna work out like what the scientists build back in Rio?
Linda: Trust me, it will work. *turn on the portal* It worked.
Tulio: Eureka!
Red: Finally. Now we can go home.
Chuck: Good timing.
Blu: Hey, now you can go home and visit us again any time.
Red: With all of the pigs' technology assets, we can warp to any world we want and can warp to the Amazon to see you guys on the clock.
Jewel: It's your lucky day.
Rafael: Go for it tigers.
Bomb: We're not tigers. We're birds.
Rafael: Birds, or whatever we want to call you like pumpkins.
Bubbles: I look like a pumpkin.
Hal: And a boomerang.
Nico: You got swag and that's good.
Pedro: All of us got fame now, thanks to us.
Red: If we didn't showed up in here, you all would have been nobodies, like us.
Blu: Not anymore. We're super famous now.
Luiz: Super duper famous as Nigel was back in the day.
Rafael: Shh, we don't talk about Nigel.
Luiz: Sorry. Today was suppose to be a good day.
Fernando: The Amazon is really proud of you for saving the homes. I guess, you're all rewarded to return to the island of the pigs.
Red: Birds.
Fernando: Whatever that island is called, or share the island is. You are free to go.
Red: Thanks again you guys. Glad you could build a portal for us before we freak out and act like it's the end of the world.
Jewel: Thank you guys for coming.
Tiago: Bye bye.
Carla: We'll miss you.
Bia: Have it your way.
Eva: You're all good.
Chuck: Thanks for everything.
Bomb: See ya all.
Jay: Bye.
Jim: Bye y'all!
Jake: Woo hoo!
Terence: Heh heh heh.
Hal: Home to freedom.
Bubbles: Freedom!
Matilda: It's bird home time.
Stella: Come on Red. Let's go. *she and the Angry Birds except Red emerge to the portal*
Red: Home sweet home.
Blu: Are you thinking about returning to your home.
Red: Not yet. But there is only one thing to say about your courage.
Blu: What about it? Is there something wrong with my personality or character? You ask?
Linda: You did really well. The world is already honoring you and your pals with merchandise and products based on your heroism. They are doing the same to my birds and their friends as well. One of these days, you should visit to Rio and celebrate with a nice barbeque in your fins. We got friends coming and you're all welcome to come. The 4th of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving and Christmas. Easter too.
Red: Well. Thank you all for everything. You done great. I never expect to meet a bird like me who has some characterization on their powers. You can fly, right? But we can't. We shoot on a slingshot to fight bad people. You all take care.
Blu: *hug Red* Thank you Red for everything.
Red: You're my friend.
Blu: As always.
Nico: Man. That is the most beautiful moment I've ever seen.
Pedro: It's truly is. *cries with Nico*
Rafael: *cover his feathers from Nico and Pedro's tears* Knock it off you too.
Red: Oh well. I'll see you in a while when we get the chance to visit. Ciao!
Blu: Come back any time soon, Happy Bird.
Red: I am a Angry Bird after all! *warp to the portal*
Blu: Best pals!
Linda: *turn off the portal* It's all good now. We can finally conclude our road trip and return to Rio.
Tulio: It's good to fix the Amazon without any damage.
Fernando: Great.
Eduardo: We know who you are and how well you have completed the mission.
Blu: I never expect to learn anything from a guardian like you, sir.
Jewel: The fire finally prevented from killing us all, but the giant eagle did it anyways.
Mimi: Everything is back to normal now, right?
Roberto: It's true. Welcome back!
Luiz: Let's go fetch some tomatoes.
Rafael: Fruits and vegetables coming up.
Eva: Rafael, slow down!
Nico: Have some patience you guys.
Pedro: Learn the wings of hope and circle of life. You know about change!
Blu: Oh well. We're a happy family after all.
Jewel: You're the bird.
Tiago: The bird is the man.
Bia: You're really kicking it like the time we learned how to cook pancakes.
Carla: You're sharp, you know that.
Blu: Yes. It's good to be home, full time. Let's go grab a snack.
Jewel: Right behind you.
Linda: See ya macaws.
Tulio: Have a great time.
Fernando: We'll see you in a day, a month, or two.
Blu: Adios!
Jewel: Farewell. *she, the macaws and humans part ways as they return to their business*

(The Angry Birds return to their home to Piggy Island as they celebrate together in the bushes with the eggs safe on the nest)

Red: Home to the world.
Chuck: It's great to be home. Finally. Big time.
Bomb: It's not the end of the world, am I right?
Jay: Yeah.
Jim: Freedom!
Jake: The perfect home we live in.
Terence: *growls* Mmm...
Hal: The eggs are always going to be safe here as always without touching.
Bubbles: No one touch the eggs, or else.
Matilda: We'll just play it safe like what we learned in training.
Stella: It's good to have some back-up sometimes.
Red: But these are the only eggs we have. We have been protecting them for years and have yet to hatch any time.
Chuck: I know we always protect the eggs. They're our charm, our trophy and our treasure.
Hal: No one lay an eye on them.
Red: Hal. We have to watch them so the pigs don't spy and eye-ball on them.
Hal: Sorry.
Red: We'll make sure no creep get into the way of stealing.
Bomb: Yeah, right. All the time, every time, every day. Wanna go have some fun?
Red: Like what do you mean?
Bomb: Hanging out in the bird village.
Red: Right. Who want to hang out in the bird village? Any one of you?
Jay: I do.
Matilda: We'll be happy to hang out if you like.
Stella: Let's get on the fun and let's go.
Red: Alright you guys. It's bird village time.
Hal: Hanging out the charm.
Bubbles: After all the adventuring in Blu's world. We deserve a break! *he and the Angry Birds visit the bird village*

(The Angry Birds hang out in the bird village as they greet a lot of birds in the houses and stores as well interacting with the bird villagers and Stella reuniting with her friends at the fruit bar)

Red: *narrate* We get to spend some time with the birds back at the village. I mean, they're friendly, nice, and cool. We even get to get along with each other and saw Stella reuniting with her friends at the fruit bar that she always like to hang out at.
Chuck: Heya people.
Bomb: Wow, a new fruit store? This is worth buying.
Jay: *play with the balls* I got the tennis ball.
Jim: Count me in with the basketball ball.
Jake: I'm getting kid parties vibes.
Terence: *growls and eat a sandwich* Ha.
Hal: Check it out Bubbles.
Bubbles: *he and Hal look at a swing* So cool. Wanna swing on it?
Hal: Yeah. *he and Bubbles swing on the swing* This is so much fun.
Bubbles: Fun as it is.
Matilda: *smell the flowers* Ah, I love the flowers.
Stella: *catch up with her friends* Hey guys.
Poppy: Stella!
Luca: Welcome back.
Stella: How are all of my peeps doing?
Luca: Pretty good.
Willow: We're doing great.
Dahlia: Businesses are going up and fruits ad vegetables are starting to grow.
Stella: There's a bubble blowing contest in three weeks and I'm excited to blow the biggest bubble in the bird village.
Poppy: I know you can do it girl. You got the chance of winning big.
Luca: Win all the gold for us.
Stella: As long Gale doesn't try to come back and throw a attack on us.
Red: *show up* Yeah. It would have been worse than King Pig showing up with his army to steal all the eggs from us in seconds.
Stella: Oh, hey Red. What are you doing here?
Red: You know, just chilling and nothing to see here.
Poppy: You're really hitting the spot.
Luca: In good feathers.
Red: You haven't thought of a duck crossing the road, have you?
Willow: *giggles* No.
Dahlia: You're so funny, Red.
Red: Oh great. I'm the funny one and I get to do all kinds of funny around the village, am I right?
Silver: *show up* You know how lightning you are, Red.
Red: Whoa, Silver. What are you doing here?
Silver: Just hanging out with my buds, like you.
Red: You didn't expect to come here when we're having a conversation, are you?
Silver: We're visiting, right?
Red: Right.
Stella: Happy travels.
Dahlia: Isn't it safe travels and not happy travels?
Stella: It can be for both.
Dahlia: Oh my. Great.
Red: Flipping in on the flipside. *laugh*

(As the birds continue to hang out at the bird village, the Mighty Eagle is seen in his cave and watching over the island while snacking some sardines on his break)

Mighty Eagle: Ah yeah. Sardines. My personal favorite. I think I'm gonna grab one for my tastes. *eat one sardine* Ew. Disgusting, but I love it. How many another? *eat the sardines* Taste like fish and mouse.

(Back at Blu's world, Linda, Tulio and Fernando return to Rio de Janeiro after the road trip and meet with many people in the streets as well catching up with the mayor of the city)

Sampedro: Linda! Tulio!
Linda: Hey Mayor Sampedro. We came back from the longest road trip ever.
Tulio: What you want?
Sampedro: Congrats for saving not just Manaus, but the whole Amazon Rainforest in general! *shake hands with Linda*
Linda: Jeez, thanks. You know, we didn't really save the Amazon from burning. It was just a bunch of birds saving the Amazon from being burned.
Fernando: Some birds were angry and fierce.
Sampedro: Huh? I thought your blue macaw is the brave bird that save it all. Oh well. Your pets are hailed as heroes and will be honor to be invited to a fancy dinner restaurant tomorrow night.
Linda: We would love to come, but we got some family business to do back home.
Tulio: We would come any time as long it's not late.
Sampedro: Then show up any time. Not before late!
Linda: Okay. We do the honors as long everyone take pictures out of us. *she is being surrounded by people taking pictures of her, Tulio and Fernando*
Tulio: You know when you bring a bird master in Rio.
Fernando: So many fans surrounded in one road.
Sampedro: Also, welcome back. Hope your profits are going up with better paid and low taxes on your accounts. I'll be checking in on the mails when I get the chance to look at my messages.

(Afterwards, Linda, Tulio and Fernando meet up with the scientists again to sign a new deal as the construction workers show up to rebuild the lab and impress the scientists on the newly build lab with Linda and the gang working in the new lab by studying lot of birds and adding TV screens to watch over all of Brazil on the birds flying. Back at the Amazon Rainforest in the Spix's Macaw tribe, many bird tribes unite in celebrate by hanging out by passing out fruit and nuts as well playing volleyball with the fruits and nuts as Blu and the gang chill out in the little pool by laughing, giggle and Luiz passing out the drinks of coconut juice as a portal open up with the Angry Birds showing up to hang out.)

Red: *narrate* The humans that came to the Amazon also returned to Rio as they pack all of their stuff in the house and catch up in the streets. They even met the mayor by congratulating them on saving the Amazon, but they didn't know that we saved the Amazon from burning. They should have acknowledge us for our brave acts. *show a painted graffiti of he and the birds with Luiz on a rock wall in the Amazon* We were also honored with a graffiti art of us in the Amazon for saving the rainforest, all thanks to local artists that came to Rio to draw a dedicated picture of us. The Spix's Macaw tribe is having a celebration with many bird tribes showing up with their eggs starting to hatch and uniting with the birds. Blu and the gang did have a celebration at the little pool from earlier in the story and we manage to show up out of nowhere with the use of the machine assets to get us back to the Amazon to hang out with the tribe. *speak to Blu* Hey Blu.
Blu: Red, you're back. How did you manage to return by one shot?
Chuck: We use some machine assets from the pigs to get us back to the Amazon without crashing.
Bomb: No crashing through lines and warping in random places. We're all good.
Tiago: Whoa, look. The Blues are back.
Jay: Hey.
Carla: Hi.
Jim: We're back.
Bia: Glad you could show up.
Jake: Never late than never.
Jewel: Are you there to hang out with us?
Red: Yes. As always.
Stella: We promise to save some snacks on the way here.
Matilda: By eating pretzels.
Blu: Yeah. Pretzels are my favorite. I like mine with chocolate. You know, chocolate come from cocoa and coco to make some great chocolate meals like cookies and cakes, am I right? *hear some sound* What is sky I'm hearing?
Red: I heard there's a celebration going on in the sky.
Blu: Oh, there must be a musical going on. Wanna join in and dance to the song?
Red: Yes. Count us in.
Chuck: Making all the music since the beginning.
Bomb: It's on the Amazon.
Blu: We got a song to honor in Rio and the Amazon, come on.
Red: Here we go again with participating on a whole new song. *he and his flock are grabbed by Blu's flock to fly over around the Amazon*
Luiz: *follow the birds* Wait up! I want to participate too!

(The background song switches up to "Real in Rio" as many birds are flying around the Amazon Rainforest to begin their biggest song yet to date with back-up singers and friends joining in along with the Angry Birds)

Roberto: Party in the Amazon, let's go!
Nico: For Rio and the rainforest.
Pedro: Show your moves and what you got.
Eduardo: To all the birds of a feathers, this song is for you.
Blue Sentry: It's the wings of hope. We must get on the ride.
Peri: Stomp your feet, move on the tree and let's groove!
Everyone: *dance through the tree and celebrate with a song*

All the birds of a feather

Do what they love most of all

We are the best at rhythm and laughter

That's why we love Carnival

Call so clear we can sing to

Sun and nature's big moon

Dance to the music, passion and love

Show us the best you can do

Everyone here is on fire

Get up and join in the fun

Dance with a stranger, romance and danger

Magic could happen for real, in Rio

And Amazon

All by itself, itself

You can't see it coming

You can't find it anywhere else, anywhere else

It's real, in Rio

And Amazon

And know something else, something else

You can't feel it happening

You can feel it all by yourself *drum with the turtles*

Red: All the birds of a feather.
Chuck: Do what we love most of all.
Bomb: Moon and the stars, strumming guitars.
Jay, Jim and Jake: That's why we love Carnival.
Hal: Real in Rio, baby!
Bubbles: And Amazon!
Jewel: Loving our life in the jungle.
Stella: Everything's wild and free.
Blu: Never alone 'cause this is our home.
Jewel: Magic can happen for real, in Rio.
Stella: And Amazon.
Matilda: All by itself, by itself.
Bomb: You can't see it coming.
Red: You can't find it anywhere else.
Rapping Sloth: *hold on to a tree* Time flies forever. The jungle's like a breeze. It's a wonder, now get out your tutu. In case someone wants you to dance! *snore*
Claira: *pop on the ground* Hi, my name is Claira, the capybara, and the song is great!
Nico: Yo, listen up! Pedro is in the jungle, not the house cause, the jungle got everything.
Pedro: Rap-mode coming up, let's go! *rap*

I'm 'da capoeira

Kinga, kinga, kinga, kinga, kinga

Birds like me 'cause I'm a hot winga

Pedro-hot-winga *make a sound*

Nico: Good one Pedro.
Pedro: Thanks champ.
Nico: Here everybody loves samba.
Pedro: I like to samba. *point at Rafael*
Rafael: Rhythm you feel in your heart.
Pedro: I'm the samba master.
Eva: Beauty and love, what more could you want?
Everyone: *all the birds join in and hold on to the Angry Birds to fly through the river*

Everything can be for real, in Rio

And Amazon

Here's something else, something else

You just feel it happening

You won't find it anywhere else

Luiz: *he and Charlie hold on to a crocodile by swimming* I love you Amazon!
Red: Angry Birds forever!
Blu: And Rio too!
Nico: Look at that sunset. It's going down to give us the Moon!
Pedro: Oh well. That's how all stories end on a high note.
Hal: Is this the end?
Bubbles: It's truly the end.
Blu: This is our story. Our destiny. The Wings of Hope! *spin* Oh yeah!

(The birds celebrate by flying to the sky, joined by the Mighty Eagle from a portal to dash through the clouds to make reflections out of the Angry Birds and Blu's flock)

THE END

(At a hotel in Rio, two guests, a couple show up with a clerk as they show them the room they're in and realize a few messes caused by the birds earlier in the story)

Hotel Clerk: This is your room you're gonna stay for the whole day of your vacation.
Wife: Whoa. Honey, did we order this room with few wrinkles?
Husband: Why isn't the bed fixed up?
Hotel Clerk: Uh.... I don't know what happen. I bet my last guests didn't clean the mess they were suppose to fix before cleaning.
Wife: You know, every employee like you is suppose to clean the hotel room after the guests leave.
Husband: This happen all the time when people leave out messes like this.
Hotel Clerk: I don't know what to say. Even the slide door is left open. Did they left out flies while the room is getting hotter through the summer?
Wife: It's okay. We'll clean the room and set it up nicely to stay for the night.
Hotel Clerk: Well thanks for coming in and I hope you enjoy your stay at the local Inn. Peace out and enjoy. *leave*
Husband: Oh great. Now where do we start first? By the pillows?

(Back at the Amazon Rainforest, the two peacocks Del and Mar are covered in mud after their fight with the Red and Blu's flock earlier as much to their disappointment on why they failed to catch the eggs for lunch)

Del: Gross. Disgusting. And nasty.
Mar: I smell stinky in here like a barn pig. Why didn't we eat the eggs before the fight?
Del: Cause it's late! We blew it even more so we can bait ourselves on losing to the birds and pigs.
Mar: Shouldn't we like swallow them before fleeing them off?
Del: No! You blew it. We blew it! We never got a chance to eat them after staying warm and dry for few days! You made me miserable even more, idiot.
Mar: Don't call me idiot. Idiot.
Del: Oh great. Now you're calling me back like a repeat, moron.
Mar: Now you're gonna call me a moron?
Del: If I want too, you can, jerk!
Mar: What a jerk you are. We should have eat a baby rattlesnake for dinner!
Del: I need some time-off from you.
Mar: Well...... I'm going to take a shower after this misery fight.
Del: Go for it.
Mar: I'm done for. I need a vacation after all the stealing in the Amazon.
Del: You're taking things too far, right?
Mar: Right. *turn his back away from Del*

THE REAL END

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