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Recreate Church
by Pruitt Hall
This is the weekly podcast of Recreate Church, a community of life and love, based in Hillsville, Virginia.
Episodes
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Eli's Story: Radical Accountability - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - October 18 2026
Eli's Story: Radical Accountability Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:11-36 King and Deliverer Series, Part 2 Episode Summary In part 2 of the "King and Deliverer" series, Pastor Michael opens with a hilarious package delivery skit to illustrate humanity's oldest...
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Hannah's Story: When You Can't See God - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - October 11 2026
Hannah's Story: When You Can't See God Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:6-28; 2:18-21 King and Deliverer Series, Part 1 Episode Summary In part 1 of the new "King and Deliverer" series, Pastor Michael introduces one of the greatest women of the Bible - Hannah....
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Every Empty Seat - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - October 4 2026
Every Empty Seat Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 Bigger Than The Room Series, Part 4 Episode Summary On ReCreate Church's first Sunday at Carroll County Middle School, Pastor Michael opens with an empty chair and a question: who could be sitting in it? Through...
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Memorial Stones - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - September 27 2026
Memorial Stones Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9 Bigger Than The Room Series, Part 3 Episode Summary In the final message from The Lord's Corner, Pastor Michael leads ReCreate Church through its last Sunday in the building it has called home for seven years....
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Make Room - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - September 20 2026
Make Room Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Acts 2:14-41 Bigger Than The Room Series, Part 2 Episode Summary In part 2 of the "Bigger Than The Room" series, Pastor Michael picks up where Peter stood up in front of thousands in Jerusalem and explained what the miracle of...
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Made Better By The Bible
Made Better By The Bible Speaker: Duncan Crook, Elder at ReCreate Church Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 119:11-12; Psalm 1:2 Episode Summary Filling in for Pastor Shockley on he and Katie's 25th anniversary trip, Elder Duncan Crook delivers a practical and convicting message about the...
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Bigger than the Room - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - September 6 2026
Bigger than the Room Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Acts 1:12-15; 2:1-13 Bigger Than The Room Series, Part 1 Episode Summary In part 1 of the new "Bigger Than The Room" series, Pastor Michael shares the story of ReCreate Church stepping into a new season - moving to a…
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Never Alone - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - August 30 2026
Never Alone Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9 Episode Summary On this Family 5th Sunday, the Kidz Club opens with a Back to School skit following Mia and Sam through the ups and downs of their first day - and what happens when they remember Jesus in the middle of...
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Don't Give Away God's Chair - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - August 23 2026
Don't Give Away God's Chair Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Proverbs 29:25 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with a skit featuring the voice inside his head - that nagging inner critic that tells him he's too preachy, too boring, not enough. Through Proverbs 29:25, we...
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Connected - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - August 16 2026
Connected Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Genesis 2:18; James 5:13-16; Acts 2:41-46 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with "An Angel Learns to Trust" - the story of a traumatized shelter dog who wouldn't face the world until another dog came alongside her. Through three...
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The Idols We Can't See - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - August 9 2026
The Idols We Can't See Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:21 1 John Series, Part 26 Episode Summary In the final installment of the 1 John series, Pastor Michael opens with a skit about two people who can see each other's ridiculous hats but can't see their own…
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Certainty for an Uncertain World - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - August 2 2026
Certainty for an Uncertain World Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:20 1 John Series, Part 25 Episode Summary In part 25 of the 1 John series, Pastor Michael gets personal about his struggle with uncertainty - the weather app, the "we need to talk" texts, the waiting...
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Living in a World of Lies - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - July 26 2026
Living in a World of Lies Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:18-19 1 John Series, Part 24 Episode Summary In part 24 of the 1 John series, Pastor Michael opens with a chicken coop fable about three baby chicks frightened by lies - and an old hen named Hazel who reminds...
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Seizing the Moment - ReCreate Church, Elder Duncan Crook - July 19, 2026
Seizing the Moment Speaker: Duncan Crook, Elder at ReCreate Church Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9 Episode Summary Elder Duncan Crook explores one of life's most challenging realities: transitions we didn't choose. Through Joshua's sudden call to lead Israel into the Promised Land after Moses' death, we...
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When You Fall in The Gully - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - July 12, 2026
When You Fall in The Gully Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:16-17 1 John Series, Part 23 Episode Summary In part 23 of the 1 John series, Pastor Michael tells the story of two brothers who fall into a deep gully - one who keeps struggling to get out, and one who...
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The Beggar, The Boss, and The Bold - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - July 5, 2026
The Beggar, The Boss, and The Bold Speaker: Pastor Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:14-15 1 John Series, Part 22 Episode Summary Returning to the 1 John series, Pastor Michael uses an original skit about three siblings trying to ask their Dad for a puppy to illustrate three...
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Unsinkable - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - June 28, 2026
Unsinkable Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33 Episode Summary Fresh off Vacation Bible School week, Pastor Michael uses the scientific principle of buoyancy to explore what happens when life pulls us under. Through the story of Peter walking on water - and...
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Seek God, Stay Close, Tear Down the Idols - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - June 21, 2026
Seek God, Stay Close, Tear Down the Idols Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:1-8 Episode Summary In this Father's Day 2026 message, Pastor Michael uses an original skit about King Asa, the Prophet Azariah, and the legendary Shelemiah the Shawarma Guy to bring a...
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The Woman at the Well - Parts I & II - ReCreate Church, David Boudreaux, Elder of ReCreate Church - June 14, 2026
The Woman at the Well - Parts I & II Speaker: David Boudreaux, Elder of ReCreate Church Scripture: John 4:3-42 Episode Summary Filling in for Pastor Shockley, Elder David Boudreaux explores the familiar story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well - but with a twist. While "Part I"…
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Get Off The Fence - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - June 7, 2026
Get Off The Fence Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:9-13 Episode Summary Opening with a hilarious skit about Earl literally sitting on a fence while trying to decide which side to be on (with the threat of Granny Browder looming), Pastor Michael addresses the…
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The One Who Holds it All Together - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - May 31, 2026
The One Who Holds it All Together Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17 (NLT) Episode Summary On a 5th Sunday family service, Pastor Michael invites kids up to conduct magnetic experiments while challenging the false idea that you can't love science AND love...
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When Life Leaves You Guessing - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - May 24, 2026
When Life Leaves You Guessing Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:6-8 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with relatable grocery store struggles - from bringing a TI-80 graphing calculator to calculate the cost per cracker, to Robot Karen declaring "unexpected item in...
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When You Don't Feel Victorious - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - May 17, 2026
When You Don't Feel Victorious Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with a hilarious "Victorious Living Hotline" skit where "Destiny" tells him he should stop struggling and just "speak in faith" instead of being honest. Through 1...
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Mama's Boys and the Meaning of Greatness - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - May 10, 2026
Mama's Boys and the Meaning of Greatness Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Matthew 20:20-23 Episode Summary Happy Mother's Day! Pastor Michael opens Mother's Day with a hilarious story about three brothers competing with gifts for Mama - a mansion, a luxury SUV with driver…
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Love Leaves a Mark - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - May 3, 2026
Love Leaves a Mark Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 4:18-21 Episode Summary Pastor Michael shares a moving story about scratching his dad's new red Chevy at age fourteen and discovering grace instead of punishment - a mark that stayed on both the truck and his heart....
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Invisible God, Visible Love - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service April 26, 2026
Invisible God, Visible Love Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 4:12-17 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with frustration about lettuce seeds that won't sprout - same dirt, water, sun, yet nothing visible. Just like seeds show life by sprouting above ground, God's...
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Love, Apparently - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service April 19, 2026
Love, Apparently Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11 Episode Summary Opening with a hilarious father-daughter skit about a girl who "loves" a boy named Kyle who calls her Tiffany (her name is Emily), Pastor Michael tackles our culture's confusion about love - using...
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Which Voice do You Listen To - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Serice April12, 2026
Which Voice do You Listen To? Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 4:4-6 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with hilarious examples of recognizing text messages before seeing the sender's name (from the dreaded lowercase "k" from your wife to "Dearest Daddy" from your...
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Easter 2026 - From Hurt to Healing - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service April 5, 2026
Easter 2026 - From Hurt to Healing Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-6 Episode Summary On Easter 2026, Pastor Michael celebrates the Resurrection while acknowledging the painful reality that there is no healing without hurting. Through Isaiah's 700-year-old…
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The Kid and The King - ReCreate Church,, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service March 29, 2026
The Kid and The King Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Matthew 21:8-9; Luke 19:42 Episode Summary On Palm Sunday 2026, Pastor Michael tells the story of Jesus's Triumphal Entry through the eyes of a young boy named Ezra and his father Abner, who traveled from Galilee expecting...
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Three Things Everybody Gets Wrong About Jesus - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service, March 22, 2026
Three Things Everybody Gets Wrong About Jesus Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 4:1-3 Episode Summary Pastor Michael tackles myths about Jesus using his signature humor about "stuff everybody knows" (from goldfish memory to Napoleon's height). Through 1 John's critical...
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More Than A Label - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service, March 15, 2026
More Than A Label Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:22-24 Episode Summary Pastor Michael opens with a hilarious illustration about becoming a car by going through a car wash, exposing how silly it is to reduce Christianity to a label or ritual. Through 1 John's…
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When You Can't See It: Trusting God While He's Still Working - ReCreate Church, Nicholas Dowdy - Service March 8, 2026
When You Can't See It: Trusting God While He's Still Working Speaker: Nicholas Dowdy, ReCreate Church Scripture: Romans 8:28; John 11:6-22 Episode Summary Nicholas Dowdy, a member of ReCreate Church, shares his raw and honest testimony about walking through infertility, miscarriage, and the...
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Self-Confidence vs. God Confidence - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service March 1, 2026
Self-Confidence vs. God Confidence Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:19-21 Episode Summary Pastor Michael shares an original Appalachian-style folk tale about a possum who tries to be clever like the fox, strong like the bear, and fast like the deer - only to discover...
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Love Becomes Action - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service February 22, 2026
Love Becomes Action Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18 Episode Summary Pastor Michael shares the incredible story of Desmond Doss, the WWII medic from Lynchburg, VA who refused to carry a weapon but saved 75 men at Hacksaw Ridge. Through 1 John's challenging…
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Overcoming Unforgiveness - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service, February 15, 2026
Overcoming Unforgiveness Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Luke 15:11-32; John 16:33 Episode Summary Pastor Michael tackles one of the hardest commands in Scripture: forgiveness. Using the famous parable of the Prodigal Son, he shifts our focus from the younger son who was...
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Who Do I Have To Love? - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service - February 8, 2026
Who Do I Have to Love? Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:10-15 Episode Summary Pastor Michael tackles one of the hardest questions in modern Christianity: Who do we have to love? Using hilarious stories about "little brother coded" behavior (including a three-hour car...
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The Anchor - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service - February 1 2026
The Anchor Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Hebrews 6:17-19a Episode Summary During another snow-filled Sunday, Pastor Michael reflects on feeling unsteady - whether from ice-covered walkways or the storms of life. Using the powerful imagery of an anchor and a fascinating rat...
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The Underground - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley - Service - January 25 2026
The Underground Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Luke 12:35-46 Episode Summary Recorded on a Saturday night before a predicted winter storm, Pastor Michael addresses a week in which church protestors made headlines. Using a creative allegory read by his 15-year-old son…
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Family Resemblance - ReCreate Church - Pastor Michael Shockley - Service January 18, 2026
Family Resemblance Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:8-9 Episode Summary In Part 9 of the 1 John series, Pastor Michael returns from the holiday break to talk about family resemblance - not just physical traits, but spiritual patterns. Using hilarious stories about…
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Test Me - ReCreate Church - David Boudreaux, Elder - Service, January 11, 2026
Test Me Speaker: David Boudreaux, Elder at ReCreate Church Scripture: Malachi 3:7-10 Episode Summary Elder David Boudreaux shares a message about the one time God actually invites us to test Him - in the area of tithing. Using the Emergency Broadcast System as an illustration, he walks through...
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Numb is Not Normal - ReCreate Church. Pastor Michael Shockley = Service January 4, 2026
Numb is Not Normal Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Ephesians 4:19 Episode Summary In this New Year's 2026 message, Pastor Michael shares the story of Ashlyn Blocker, a girl who can't feel pain due to a rare condition, to illustrate spiritual numbness. Through Paul's letter…
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Who Can You Trust? -ReCreate Church, Pastor Micheal Shockley-Sunday December 28, 2025 Service
Who Can You Trust? Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14 Episode Summary In part 4 of our Christmas 2025 series, Pastor Michael presents a hilarious father-daughter skit about a rigged board game to illustrate how humans abuse power. Through Daniel's prophetic…
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Jesus Redeems Pain - ReCreate Church, Pastor Micheal Shockley - Service, December 21,2025
Jesus Redeems Pain Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-5 Episode Summary In part 3 of our Christmas 2025 series, Pastor Michael shares the story of young Matthias witnessing a birth in a stable and discovering how pain can bring life. Through Isaiah 53's prophecy…
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The Son Who Climbed The Mountain - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, December 14, 2025
The Son Who Climbed The Mountain Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Genesis 22 Episode Summary In part 2 of our Christmas 2025 series, Pastor Michael tells the story of Isaac - the original "Son Who Climbed The Mountain" - and reveals how it points directly to Jesus. Abraham's...
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The First Christmas Tree - ReCreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, December 7, 2025
The First Christmas Tree Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15 In part 1 of our Christmas 2025 series, Pastor Michael explores the surprising connection between Christmas trees and the Garden of Eden. Through historical research, he reveals that Christmas trees…
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The Habit of Happy People—Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, November 30, 2025
The Habit of Happy People Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Episode Summary In this second Thanksgiving week message, Pastor Michael vulnerably shares his recent struggle with ingratitude and stress that led to chest pain and an ER visit. Through 1...
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Trust The Source—Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, November 23, 2025
Trust The Source Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: Luke 17:11-19 Episode Summary In this Thanksgiving 2025 message, Pastor Michael takes us through the chaotic "Grocery Store Gauntlet" to illustrate how we scramble for resources while forgetting the Source behind them all....
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Not the Boss of Me—Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, November 16, 2025
Not the Boss of Me Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:4-7 Episode Summary In part 8 of our 1 John series, Pastor Michael tells the story of Timmy the Tiny, Terrible T-Rex to illustrate our resistance to authority - especially God's. We think refusing to listen to God...
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Your Adoption Day—Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, November 9, 2025
Your Adoption Day Speaker: Michael Shockley, ReCreate Church Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3 Episode Summary In part 7 of our 1 John series, Pastor Michael shares the moving story of Roxie's adult adoption to illustrate what God does for us through Jesus. We're not just forgiven criminals - we're adopted...
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This is the weekly podcast of Recreate Church, a community of life and love, based in Hillsville, Virginia.
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