The Story
The sky towers above – seemingly endless, but is it.
The sky is a place for imagination – imagine the swift flight of a local bird – imagining the float of a butterfly – imagining the soar like an eagle – imagining being on a plane to an exotic land
The sky is a place for dreams – of course, the dreams to fly – but also the dreams to go beyond – dreams of a future love we don’t yet know – dreams of the love we have – dreams of a love that remains for someone who is gone.
The sky – a place for contemplation – wondering about what to do – wondering what will be – wondering what has been.
The sky as a metaphor – a smoke – whether haunting or hopeful – a sign of brightness and darkness – for calm and storm – a blanket – infinity.
The sky is a place for everyday things – a place that never seems the same – the place that is the steadiness of the sun, the moon, the clouds, and the stars.
Welcome to Sky: The Musical.
Program
Act 1: Sky
Act 2: Sun
Act 3: Clouds
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. (Maya Angelou, poet)
Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. (Sarah McLachlan, musician)
Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same. (Ralph Waldo Emerson,author)
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself. (Pythagoras, mathematician)
The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail or two. (Sara Sheridan, writer)
If you learned how to make a cloud, your time is not wasted. (Bob Ross, artist)
In Hong Kong, ‘wonton’ means swallowing a cloud. (Jose Andres Puerta, chef)
Guidelines
- Songs with Cloud, Clouds, or Cloudy must be in the title
- Caution: No songs using Cloud as a compound word (cloudburst, cloudscapes, etc)
- No duplicates songs regardless of artists
Production Note
To prevent browsers crashing from loading too many videos, please 1) include the song title and artist in your text, and 2) paste the URL as part of your last line (not a new line). The latter will provide a link, thus not embed the actual video … but I don’t mind unembedding, so apologies are not necessary.
Announcement
Besides being worth 8 Scrabble points, cloud is noun, a verb, and even an adjective – but also (as the quotes show) a significant metaphor. Ladies and gentlemen. David, Melvin, Paul, Otis and Eddie came all the way from Motown to be with us tonight. Let’s give a rousing welcome for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers – The Temptations with their 1969 hit – Cloud Nine.
OK, I am rushing in here with Simon & Garfunkle and Cloudy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tth-lt1TvI
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I think S & G were so good together. This was a classic I used to listen to
quite a lot. Nice choice … Isadora 😎
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They were, weren’t they!
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Elyse,
Good choice to follow the opening act by staying in the same era.
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I rarely leave that era musically!
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… so many good choices there. Listening to your man (Sir Paul) at the moment … (See Marina)
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Dear aFrank,
I think Maya Angelo was a great poetess. She made words melt as she spoke them. A poor Black Woman from the impoverished South becomes a grand lady of the word. This quote, “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” (Maya Angelou, poet) you selected is very true. A rainbow is made up of many, many colors we all have inside and should be displaying. Hope you enjoy Cloud in my Heart by Muddy Waters https://youtu.be/FSWickb63ss/
Isadora 😎
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Your video was not available to me 😦 So I got another… just in case it happens to others! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaVjJiRg0Og
Such a great song, Isadora!
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Hello Dale,
The url you gave me is a good one too. I checked back on You Tube and the url came up the same as I posted. 😁 Weird … but at least, you enjoyed my entry for the musical. Thanks …
Isadora 😎
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Thanks, Dale. That song was not available to me either….. and it is great!
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Dale – thanks for the extra link for those who can’t get the other.
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We aims to please…😉
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🙂
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Isadora,
Glad you enjoyed Maya Angelo’s quote – and yes, I had several of hers as choices. Many thanks for Muddy Waters with a touch of the blues! I love the variety of genres in the acts.
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Hey there Frank! Gotta love the pink bows on the Temptations… like they are all wrapped up (Christmas is ever nearer… 😉 )
So… Clouds, eh? Love. How about some Tori Amos and “Clouds On My tongue” – one of my favourites by her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qftPlEaRTkM
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Dale,
Maybe you could work the Temptation fashions into a catering outfit! Good choice with Tori Amos – who also has this one in her song list – Bouncing Off Clouds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUUtUtGm5ww
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Hmmm…nah…
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You could change your name to Fifi.
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Hahahahahahah!
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Fifi’s: Gourmet Catering with a Twist.
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Yeah…you are a nut…they would assume I only did French cooking!
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How about Fifi’s Worldly Gourmet with a Twist
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LOL
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When there’s a will, there is a way.
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True dat!
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… Your tagline could be The food hostess with the mostest
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Why not?
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I don’t do Country often, but when I do, I do it Brad Paisley style. This is “Behind the Clouds” by Brad Paisley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjNJFGvAi8
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Love me some country!
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I like me some cowboy croonin’ …. yahoo … on this song. 🐴
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Alisha,
Running up to get my boots on … oops … I don’t have any of those. Thanks for working the country genre into the mix!
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PS: Hey Alisha … here’s another Brad Paisley – Cloud of Dust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka5PCIcmtaU
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The guy is obviously obsessed with clouds! Good find!
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Glad you saw it. 🙂
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Hi Frank,
The video isn’t the best quality but Mick Jagger looks pretty good. “Get off of my cloud” by the Rolling Stones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3F4GmbHl5g “Hey! You! Get off of my cloud!
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Cathy,
A classic song from a great era. Well done … and I was wondering how long this one would last, so thanks for coming through. Gotta love early film footage … oh my how things have changed.
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Thanks to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys my brain is cloudy (Brain Cloudy Blues). https://youtu.be/mv466uzYLI4
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Wherever do you find these, Jim? Great!
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My secret vault. 🎸
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“My brain is cloudy, my brain is upside down” …. pearls. Funky rockahillbilly song.
This is right up my Southern Florida back road song. Loved it …. who’s stokin’ the fire pit.
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Jim,
The man who loves the blues comes through again … and with quite the oldie … and I can’t recall Bob Wills ever appearing in one of the musicals here.
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He was happy to be there.
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Back to my childhood with Guy Mitchell’s “Cloud Lucky 7” . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_rFJKMAsgw Love the Temptations, Frank. 🙂
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Sylvia,
Like you do many times, you introduce me to a song and artist I don’t know. Love a throwback in time. 🙂
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Yes, I know you do.:)
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Here’s “Cloudy Morning” done by Tony Bennett. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTkzuuLAcEY
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Tim,
Now that’s a soothing song … also enjoyed the images … However, I’m surprised you didn’t select Liza (All the Clouds Roll Away) … Here’s the Thelonious Monk version, so get your drink ready. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9dyWCZDvfg
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Monk’s “Liza (All the Clouds Roll Away)” and Wiser’s CW went just fine together.
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I knew you would appreciate Monk.
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It’s a lot better when I can pop in here on the earlier side! Here’s Ugly Kid Joe and “Cloudy Skies.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN4OYrKBMEQ 🙂
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I almost took that one! Glad I didn’t and left it for you (it also got used for the “Sky” act!)
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Dale … good memory!
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That’s me… on occasion!
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Loved this one … great selection. 😎
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Debra,
Like Dale, I too recall this one from Act 1, so I now have been exposed to this song twice (I didn’t know it before) … but I like it!
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Hi Frank,
Here’s “Grey Cloudy Lies” by George Harrison: https://youtu.be/xXdX16fuTI0
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Danica,
Working in the Fab Four (solo or together) is always a good thing. Many thanks … and here’s another one featuring Mr. Harrison (with others famed performers in the background) – Cloud 9 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFponF9A86c
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The Platinum Pied Pipers think we should be dancing On A Cloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg_Ib8nS4-o
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Yahooey,
Woo hoo … how can that song not get a person movin’ to the music. Awesome selection!
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Thank you. As the Doors will be absent from the rest of this musical, I was glad to find a worthy proposal.
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Not every group can fit every theme.
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Hi Frank. I thought this act could be a tricky one to come up with “cloud” songs for, but remembered a recent-ish (1998) song by Bryan Adams, “Cloud Number 9” ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhO-4cCQSUU. And I did notice that it is almost the same title as The Temptations “Cloud Nine” and checked….it’s definitely a different song.
PS ~ Love all of your cloudy quotes added today. 🙂
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Joanne,
Good choice as you stole one from the Canadian contingent. 😉 … and that’s OK. 🙂 … I like your choice off the opening act – plus I added Cloud Nine (George Harrison) earlier – (See my reply to Danica). Glad you enjoyed the quotes … oh so many from which to pick.
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Hi Frank – Happy December! 🙂 Brilliant post!
Here’s a song from one another Beatle… Paul McCartney: Feet In The Clouds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tde0ib4Vi0s
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Hmmm… didn’t know this one, Marina!
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It’s from his album ‘Memory Almost Full’ Just when you think, ‘nuh, what more could he have to offer’ he does it again! Check my reply to Frank for a link. 🙂
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I did!
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Hope you enjoy! 🙂
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Marina,
Sir Paul is always welcome … so well done finding one that I didn’t know. 🙂 … which also means no Zappa … yet cheers to your December.
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It’s from his album: Memory Almost Full / a beautiful album too [http://www.memoryalmostfull.com/]! Okay, no Zappa but here’s one by Captain Beefheart [collaborated with Zappa on many occasions]: The Clouds Are Full Of Wine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CNFKtQIEVU 😉
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Spotting Zappa’s influence in that song is two steps beyond obvious!
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😉
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Cloud Aura, interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_9dIyQNwvE
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Catherine,
I know I can count on you finding one that I don’t know … and a different genre, too! Well done!!!
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Thank you Frank
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Great quotes, Frank, and wonderful selections so far. I thought of Joni Mitchell’s album that’s called “Clouds,” if you wanted an entire album. 🙂 Here’s an old movie musical number instead, “Till the Clouds Roll By.” It’s not quite “Singin’ in the Rain,” but June Allyson and the other women get points for their umbrella skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_95MjrgPw
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They just don’t make musicals like they used to! Fun.
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Merril,
Gotta love a throwback to a simpler time … Cheers to your find! Because you found a musical, here’s Castle on a Cloud (Les Miserables) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp8sYTlLQRY …. and as a bonus here’s the entire Joni Mitchell album for after the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoA0Fe2hStk
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Thanks, Frank! I actually have both of those. 🙂
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Mike Oldfield – Far Above the Clouds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLu3-jFpoi4
Love The Temptations Cloud 9 & thanks for the neat post!!!
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Resa,
Wow … look at all those people for Mr. Tubular Bells. New Age with a rock twist is a good thing … well, to me. 🙂
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I quite like it, & I was hoping you would!
Sorry I was late for opening curtain.Some things are beyond my control, but your Musicals are magical.
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I loved it. You know… I’ve never watched or seen Mike Oldfield!!! How weird is that?
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Well, not that weird. He is quite different by today’s pop standards. Now… if you hadn’t heard a rap tune by Drake… that would be weird!
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LOL! It’s not that I hadn’t heard of Mike Oldfield (I listened to Tubular Bells countless times) I just realised that I had never watched any video or seen him at all!
As for Drake.. yeah, a little difficult to NOT know what he looks like!
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Yeah! Lol! (I worked with him before… but his name was not Drake!)
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Being that you brought it up, I’ll answer it …. That’s weird, Dale.
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😛
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No video for me, but I could sing you a sorrowful ditty about the clouds we had yesterday. But then you’d probably have to see an ENT doc for treatment of auditory assault, so it’s best I just stick with a ‘hi.’ Hi.
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Carrie,
Our region is in a cloudy period … but hey – it’s better than frigid cold or mounds of white stuff. However, never feat as I have a unique song for you – here’s Clear or Cloudy (Sting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGGJRqzcLSQ
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Thanks for the clip. And we have some blue sky today, so it’s a perfect choice.
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Glad you enjoyed it … a bit gray for us … even some sprinkles in the air. … but that’s OK because I’m inside with painting contractors.
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Fun. Introverts like me love having strangers in their home. 😉
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LOL …. Both are nice … I leave them alone to work … tomorrow is their last day (here since Monday)
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Since I’m a fan of Paul Weller, “Above the Clouds.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1olDe__M8Yw
Lots of great songs here as usual. 🙂
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Robin,
Oh … a touch of R&B for the late afternoon is perfect. Great choice!
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Those were the days!
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Crone,
Absolutely … and here’s a song by a classic group from me to you … No More Cloudy Days (Eagles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyU7NFlnvIs … Enjoy.
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Here’s a good one that many will enjoy, but may not know … Heavy Cloud No Rain (Sting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T0tJnaUhU8&
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Been busy with my head in the clouds…which have been about 2 feet off the ground around here recently. Enjoyed all the cloudy memories here
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Mouse,
Me too in terms of the overload .. life is keeping me behind in blogging. 😦 … Nonetheless, a song for you … and you probably recall the group … here’s Cloudy (Average White Band) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZnceQLZqs 🙂
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Ahhh. That’s a good one
So much going on I had to stop back a bit – trying to catch up reading. Really enjoyed all the heads in the clouds here.
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Catching up on blogs is quite overwhelming … but we like to try! … Glad you enjoyed the song … and hang in there.
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Both dogs well, kid moved in, and husband mending (but unhappy with progress of that) sun finally came out today so things going fine. Jingle on, Frank. Jingle on!
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Thanks for the nutshell version capturing life .. but you forgot RC!
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and have ankle scratches to prove it. She does not take dinner being late well…probably afraid the fat cat got it. One happy note, with many bloggers taking holiday breaks, maybe I’ll actually have a chance to catch up HA HA ( And develop a strategy for next year when they all return) Cheers, Frank
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Don’t mess with royalty!
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