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The Equalizers
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The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all the nostalgic love of your MacGyver, your Magnum PI, your A Team, your Knight Rider. The premise - a retired special agent puts an ad in the paper to help those who feel the odds are against them (take that, paper clips and talking cars). Never heard of it? Not a problem. Vince, Chris, and Chuck take a deep dive into the show one episode at a time - incredibly absurd plots, well-known guest stars in every episode (sometimes 4 or 5!), and all other aspects of this show that make it a true hidden gem.Note: This is pure episodic TV, very few larger plots and themes, so no need to listen in order. This podcast, like say the celebrated show Parks+Rec, had a gestation period, and our full crew ki
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Series Finale! Suicide Squad
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 22: Suicide Squad Aired on CBS: August 24, 1989 Directed by: Marc Laub Written by : Jacqueline Zambrano Featuring: Ving Rhames, Adam Coleman Howard, Joe Morton Ladies and gentelmen, we have arrived. The 88th and final episode of the hit 80s show The Equalizer, and…
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Endgame
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 21: Endgame Aired on CBS: August 10, 1989 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Elizabeth Berridge, Amy Morton, Lewis Van Bergen, Josef Sommer, Nick Bakay Penultimate episode! We all remember the gaming mastermind Leon from the 1980 movie...
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Race Traitors
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 20: Race Traitors Aired on CBS: June 29, 1989 Directed by: Robert E. Warren Written by : Robert Sabaroff Featuring: Laurence Fishburne, David Andrews, Michael Cerveris, Verna Bloom, John Cale The antipenultimate Equalizer episode. This one is... woo boy. The…
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Heart of Justice
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 19: Heart of Justice Aired on CBS: May 11, 1989 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Gail Morgan Hickman Featuring: John Shepherd, Paul Guilfoyle, Vincent Gallo (!), Philip Bosco, Patty Mullen New York City in 1989. When the wheels of justice can't convict…
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The Caper
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 18: The Caper Aired on CBS: May 4, 1989 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Tom Towler Featuring: Maureen Stapleton, Laura San Giacomo, Zach Grenier, Michael Wincott A lighter episode of The Equalizer. Yes there's still some grisly violence but this time that's...
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Prisoners of Conscience
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 17: Prisoners of Conscience Aired on CBS: April 27, 1989 Directed by: Marc Laub Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Tony Plana, Pat Hingle, Dan O'Herlihy, Tim Woodward (Edward's son!) Another Equalizer episode with international intrigue. Whereas last week dealt...
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Time Present, Time Past
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 16: Time Present, Time Past Aired on CBS: April 20, 1989 Directed by: Gordon Hessler Written by : Tom Towler Featuring: William Zabka, Shirley Knight, Brian Bedford, Dennis Boutsikaris A big episode for the larger Equalizer through-story: First, the second…
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Starfire
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 15: Starfire Aired on CBS: April 13, 1989 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Michael Moriarty, George Plimpton, Wendell Pierce, Angela "you're what the french call les incompetents" Goethals Equalizer episode or early precursor to the...
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17 Zebra
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 14: 17 Zebra Aired on CBS: April 6, 1989 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Jacqueline Zambrano Featuring: William Atherton, Cordelia González, Joe Seneca, Robert Joy Just like other epic shows like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, we at this Equalizer podcast have…
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Lullaby of Darkness
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 13: Lullaby of Darkness Aired on CBS: March 30, 1989 Directed by: David Jackson Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Stephen Lang, Ellen Latzen, Mary-Joan Negro, Vivian Nathan, Jacqueline Brookes Stephen Lang - the villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar - is...
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Silent Fury
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 12: Silent Fury Aired on CBS: March 8, 1989 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Donna Powers & Wayne Powers Featuring: Cynthia Nixon, Howie Seago, Jon Polito, Paul McCrane, Mark Boone Junior, Beth Ann Bull Another Equalizer special episode. This time he is…
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Trial By Ordeal
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 11: Trial By Ordeal Aired on CBS: March 1, 1989 Directed by: Marc Laub Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Roy Dotrice, Sylvia Sidney Equalizer clip show! Control is on trial by an Agency Tribunal, with a judge and prosecutor and big agency flag and everything. The...
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Past Imperfect
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 10: Past Imperfect Aired on CBS: February 15, 1989 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Gail Morgan Hickman Featuring: Mark Margolis, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Cortez, Jose Edwin Soto A bittersweet episode, given the recent passing of Mark Margolis. It's his…
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Bonus: The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3 movie! Holy cow. How often does it happen on a podcast for a 35 year old show that a new movie in the franchise comes out? Not often at all. For Chris and Chuck, it's a lot of firsts - the first podcast field trip (to a Chicago suburb halfway between our respective suburbs), the...
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The Visitation
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 9: The Visitation Aired on CBS: February 1, 1989 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Jenny Agutter, James Tolkan, Leonardo Cimino, Mike Starr, Mel Gorham The Equalizer has an Outbreak episode - EQ has to stop a deadly disease from…
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The Sins of Our Fathers
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 8: The Sins of Our Fathers Aired on CBS: January 18, 1989 Directed by: Paul Krasny Written by : Tom Towler Featuring: J. Smith-Cameron, Al Shannon, Yvonne Wilder, Austin Pendleton, Joe Morton, Michael Sergio A mobster's son is kidnapped; EQ helps his wife extricate...
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Making of a Martyr
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 7: Making of a Martyr Aired on CBS: January 11, 1989 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Wayne Powers & Donna Powers Featuring: Tom Noonan, Barbara Williams, Sally Jessy Raphael (as herself) First episode of 1989. This is a very special episode that doesn't seem…
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Splinters
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 6: Splinters Aired on CBS: December 14, 1988 Directed by: Paul Krasny Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Kevin Conway Richard Bright, Christopher Meloni (1st credit), David Brisbin The KGB tries to reprogram Mickey's mind to turn on the Equalizer. But there's one...
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Day of the Covenant
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 3: Day of the Covenant Aired on CBS: December 7, 1988 Directed by: James A. Contner Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Kasi Lemmons, William Zabka, Theodore Bikel, Michael Genet, Tobin Bell There are two sides to this episode. On one hand is a relatively tight…
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Eighteen with a Bullet
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 4: Eighteen with a Bullet Aired on CBS: November 16, 1988 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Bruce A. Taylor Featuring: Bruce Payne, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (Vitamin C), Amy Morton, and Ken Obert (Remote Control!) The Equalizer dives into the hollow amoral...
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Riding the Elephant
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 3: Riding the Elephant Aired on CBS: November 9, 1988 Directed by: Donald Petrie Written by : M.K. Lorens Featuring: James Hong, Mako, Russell Wong, Elizabeth Sung The Equalizer dives deep into a great story set in the gritty side of Chinatown. Lots of action, a…
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Sea of Fire
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 2: Sea of Fire Aired on CBS: November 2, 1988 Directed by: Alan Metzger Story by : Peter McCabe, Teleplay by : Peter McCabe & Coleman Luck Featuring: Keith David, Reginald VelJohnson, David Strathairn (!), Seret Scott There is another street gang in the Equalizer...
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The Last Campaign
The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 1: The Last Campaign Aired on CBS: October 26, 1988 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler Featuring: Stanley Tucci (!), Laila Robins, E.G. Marshall, Wendell Pierce We're back, baby! Season 4 of the Equalizers podcast is...
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Bonus: The Equalizers Clip Show!
The Equalizers Clip Show Celebration! Before kicking off season four, Chris and Chuck dust off their matching tuxes, rent out the closest thing the Chicagoland area has to the Acadamy Awards' Dolby Theater (the Hyatt O'Hare in Rosemont), and host the first ever Equalizers podcast clip show! For…
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Bonus: The Story of The Equalizer
Bonus Episode: Review a DVD Featurette: The Story of The Equalizer Featuring: Keith Szarabajka, William Zabka, Coleman Luck, Robert Eisele We're between seasons now so it's a fun time to cover some different territory... but not that different. We watched a 45 minute featurette included in an...
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Always a Lady
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 22: Always a Lady Aired on CBS: May 4, 1988 Directed by: Marc Laub Story by : Scott Shepherd; Teleplay by : Peter McCabe Featuring: Anne Twomey, Joseph Mascolo, Lewis Van Bergen, Susan Gibney, and (possible stunt cast) Rita Jenrette The Equalizer show packs a lot…
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Target of Choice
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 21: Target of Choice Aired on CBS: April 6, 1988 Directed by: Mark Sobel Written by : Kevin Droney Featuring: Michael Parks, Verna Bloom, John Bedford Lloyd, Kevin Geer, Lenny Venito, Denise Faye, Cecily Adams The penulimate episode of season 3 sees the return of...
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Regrets Only
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 20: Regrets Only Aired on CBS: March 30, 1988 Directed by: James A. Contner Written by : Robert Crais Featuring: J. Smith-Cameron (Gerri from Succession!), Philip Kraus, Polly "Kiss My Grits" Holliday, Debra Jo Rupp (That 70s Show), Tony Longo We've seen plenty of...
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Last Call
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 19: Last Call Aired on CBS: March 23, 1988 Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy Written by : Robert Crais Featuring: Joe Maruzzo, Michael Cerveris, James Rebhorn, David Schramm, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (Vitamin C), Peter Sellars, Tony Azito Two hooligans take over Pete's,...
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No Place Like Home
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 18: No Place Like Home Aired on CBS: March 16, 1988 Directed by: Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre!) Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Michael Rooker, Kelly Curtis, Michael Lerner, Richard Bright, Leo Burmester, Ed Lauter The Equalizer helps out a...
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The Mystery of Manon: Part 2
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17: The Mystery of Manon: Part 2 Aired on CBS: February 24, 1988 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Anne Heywood, Lawrence Dane, Melissa Sue Anderson, William Zabka Part two of the final of four Equalizer two-parters. Everyone knows EQ is...
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The Mystery of Manon: Part 1
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 16: The Mystery of Manon: Part 1 Aired on CBS: February 17, 1988 Directed by: Bradford May Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Melissa Sue Anderson, Anthony Zerbe, William Zabka Theoretically the Equalizer audiences in the late 1980s were demanding a) more Mary...
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Something Green
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 15: Something Green Aired on CBS: February 10, 1988 Directed by: Luis Soto Written by : Kevin Droney Featuring: Macaulay Culkin! Almost three years before Home Alone, a seven year old Macaulay Culkin appeared in The Equalizer, his second credit. That in itself is...
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Video Games
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 14: Video Games Aired on CBS: January 27, 1988 Directed by: James A. Contner Written by : Peter McCabe Featuring: Vanessa Angel (Kingpin), Daniel Davis (The Nanny), Andreas Katsulas, John Bedford Lloyd, Annabelle Gurwitch This one is the most "Equalizer After Dark"...
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The Child Broker
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 13: The Child Broker Aired on CBS: January 20, 1988 Directed by: Mark Sobel Written by : Mick Curran Featuring: Sam Rockwell, Frank Whaley, Jerry O'Connell, Anthony LaPaglia, Max Casella, Christopher Collet, Thomas G. Waites, Lycia Naff If absolutely nothing else,...
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A Dance on the Dark Side
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 12: A Dance on the Dark Side Aired on CBS: January 13, 1988 Directed by: Jonathan Perry Written by : David Lightstone Featuring: Amanda Plummer, David Andrews, George DiCenzo, Brooke Smith ("she puts the lotion in the basket") The first episode of 1988 and... it's…
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Christmas Presence
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 11: Christmas Presence Aired on CBS: December 16, 1987 Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Jacqueline Brookes, Corey Carrier, Don McManus, Dean Norris (!) Possibly the most very special episode in the entire run of the show, the...
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The Rehearsal
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 10: The Rehearsal Aired on CBS: December 2, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Chris Cooper! Jennifer Van Dyck, George Morfogen, Ned Eisenberg, Sharon Chatten The Equalizer show takes the Broadway musical Phantom of the Opera (which...
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Inner View
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 9: Inner View Aired on CBS: November 18, 1987 Directed by: Marc Laub Written by : Jim Trombetta Featuring: Katherine Cortez, Terrence Mann, Toni Kalem, Starletta DuPois, Paul Hipp, Ron Vawter, Timmy Cappello We're calling it now, this episode is an instant classic…
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Shadow Play
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 8: Shadow Play Aired on CBS: November 11, 1987 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: J.T. Walsh, Richard Jordan, Gerry Bamman, Tomas Milian, Paul Calderon To paraphrase the IMDB episode description: "There's a very dense plot concerning a...
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Mission: McCall: Part 2
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 7: Mission: McCall: Part 2 Aired on CBS: November 4, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Story by : Ed Waters & Coleman Luck Teleplay by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd & Robert Eisele Featuring: Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan, William Zabka, Boris Lee Krutonog The second…
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Mission: McCall: Part 1
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 6: Mission: McCall: Part 1 Aired on CBS: October 28, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd Featuring: Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan, Frances Fisher, William Zabka, Frankie Faison We knew it was coming. During the filming of season...
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Encounter in a Closed Room
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 5: Encounters in a Closed Room Aired on CBS: October 14, 1987 Directed by: Jim Johnston Written by : Ann Lewis Hamilton & Scott Shepherd Featuring: Michael Moriarty, Maureen Mueller, Jamey Sheridan We're still in a limbo between the epic first three episodes of…
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In The Money
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 4: In The Money Aired on CBS: October 7, 1987 Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt Written by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd Featuring: John Heard (the dad in Home Alone), Dennis Boukiaris (Better Call Saul), Patricia Richardson, Ashley Crow, Oliver Platt (first credit!)…
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Suspicion of Innocence
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 3: Suspicion of Innocence Aired on CBS: September 30, 1987 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Ann Wedgeworth, John Randolph, Mark Margolis, a little James Eckhouse So. There's a lot of words to throw around -...
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Blood & Wine: Part 2
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 2: Blood & Wine: Part 2 Aired on CBS: September 23, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Telly Savalas, William Atherton, Moira Sinise Yowza. Once again, they are starting out strong for season three - a two parter airing on the same...
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Blood & Wine: Part 1
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 1: Blood & Wine: Part 1 Aired on CBS: September 23, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Telly Savalas, William Atherton, Moira Sinise We are back! And The Equalizer is back for an all new season, number three, and they didn't just go...
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Bonus: The Queen Latifah Equalizer
It happened first when the Eagles reunited and it's happening again: Hell freezing over. And in our case it's not because dumptruck full of money pulled up to our front door (ahem, Don Henley). No in our noble case it's a quest for truth, for perspective, and to not be Equalizer snobs. Of course...
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Bonus: The Equalizer 2 2018 movie!
We did it before and we're doing it again. While some may rest while they're on season break, we take it as an opportunity - to expand our minds to other contributions to the Equalizer universe, to see what traits of Robert McCall have made it into the movie franchise, which traits from the first...
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Re-Entry
The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 22: Re-Entry Aired on CBS: May 27, 1987 Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt Story by : Dennis Manuel, Teleplay by : Scott Shepherd Featuring: John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter), Joe Morton, and Stewart Copeland himself! Season 2 finale! And...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all the nostalgic love of your MacGyver, your Magnum PI, your A Team, your Knight Rider. The premise - a retired special agent puts an ad in the paper to help those who feel the odds are against them (take that, paper clips and talking cars). Never heard of it? Not a problem. Vince, Chris, and Chuck take a deep dive into the show one episode at a time - incredibly absurd plots, well-known guest stars in every episode (sometimes 4 or 5!), and all other aspects of this show that make it a true hidden gem.Note: This is pure episodic TV, very few larger plots and themes, so no need to listen in order. This podcast, like say the celebrated show Parks+Rec, had a gestation period, and our full crew ki
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The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all...
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