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Autographs of Moonlight Graham of ‘Field of Dreams’ fame are discovered at Baltimore medical school he attended – The Killeen Daily Herald

BALTIMORE In the stuffy fourth-floor attic of a historic Baltimore academic building, amid discarded furniture and dusty filing cabinets, Larry Pitrof discovered treasure.

The trove isnt worth millions. But its a fascinating relic and a historic bridge between fact, lore and baseball.

Archibald Moonlight Graham played two innings of right field in a major league baseball game in 1905 and had zero at-bats. That was the extent of his big league career, a forgettable footnote in baseball history.

Then, years after his death, author W.P. Kinsella included Graham in his 1982 novel Shoeless Joe, which became the inspiration for the 1989 film Field of Dreams. The film that immortalized the phrase, If you build it, he will come, and which is beloved by American fathers and sons, launched Graham into folk hero status.

But Graham is no tall tale. He spent most of his life as a doctor and attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore in the early 1900s.

Pitrof is the medical school alumni associations executive director. Hes also a baseball fanatic whos long been intrigued by Graham.

Every few months, for one reason or another, hes visited the fourth floor of the schools Gray Hall, a 182-year-old building less than three blocks from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Each time, hed pass a few cabinets, and each time, for 28 years, hed half-pause and half-wonder if anything from Grahams past was inside.

After Major League Baseball played its first Field of Dreams game on Aug. 12 next to the filming location in Iowa, Pitrof on a hunch there might be some trace of Graham decided to peek in the cabinets. There, within a stack of documents dating from 1812 to 1916, he found a dozen letters between the schools dean and one Archie Graham, one of baseball historys most unassuming legends.

There was that tingling feeling, Pitrof said.

The Graham documents span 1903 to 1905, the years Graham attended medical school in Baltimore while continuing his baseball career in the summers. They include Grahams matriculation cards and correspondence with the school.

Writing from Scranton, Pennsylvania where he played in the minor leagues after his MLB appearance with the New York Giants Graham noted he was enclosing $30, which he owed to the institution. In one letter, he sought a recommendation. In another, he asked whether there was any chance for me to get into Bay View in a training position, likely referencing the current Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center east of the city.

Before this discovery, there were only a handful as few as five or six known Graham signatures. In the letters, Pitrof found four more.

Graham went on to become an adored doctor, as depicted in the movie. He also made essential contributions to medical research. It was his 1945 study that prompted pediatricians to begin regularly monitoring blood pressure in children.

Theres a bounce in Pitrofs step and a thrill in his voice when he discusses Graham, who some categorize as a cult figure.

No, Pitrof protests. He was a role model.

Everybody had that chance that got away

Jonathan Algard created an eBay account in 2000 in pursuit of a historic needle in a haystack.

A baseball autograph collector who works in a foundry in Pennsylvania, Algard had the remote goal of landing a Graham signature. He took a meticulous approach, purchasing yearbooks from a high school in Chisholm, Minnesota, where Graham lived as an adult. He hoped Graham, a school physician, might have signed one for a student.

Dozens of yearbooks and 17 years into his search, Algard found it: a 1943 yearbook Graham signed for a graduate before the young man headed to World War II.

Algard, 52, has been collecting autographs since he was 5 years old, and his collection numbers in the thousands. He estimates he has six Hank Aaron autographs. But hes never gone to the lengths he did for a Graham autograph.

The character itself in the movie, I dont know, I think everybody can relate to, in a way, he said, trying to explain his and others fascination with Graham. Everybody had that chance that got away.

Its unknown why Grahams moniker was Moonlight. His medical school yearbook notes he enjoyed midnight walks and its also been suggested its because he moonlighted as a doctor. But articles at the time dubbed him Deerfoot for his supreme speed and Dr. Graham, because of his medical background. He was an exceptional minor league player and a fan favorite.

And yet, he had only the solitary MLB appearance 117 years ago last week stepping into the on-deck circle once, but never batting. He later served as a doctor for more than half a century, until his death at 88.

Field of Dreams, a reflection on the relationship between a father and son, stars Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who plows over his corn to build a diamond for ghosts of baseballs past. Graham is depicted both as a young ballplayer and, later in life, as a cherished pediatrician. When Costners character calls it a tragedy that Graham never realized his dream of batting in the big leagues, the fictionalized Graham replied: Son, if Id only gotten to be a doctor for five minutes, now that would have been a tragedy.

The movie takes artistic liberties, such as portraying Graham as living his whole life in Chisholm, making no mention of his origins in North Carolina nor of him attending medical school in Baltimore.

But, as in the movie, Grahams legacy is celebrated in real life. The high school in Chisholm awarded a scholarship in his honor for 20 years after the films release. The baseball field in the town is named for him, as is a festival held each August.

Grahams pioneering research into blood pressure in children was seminal, Pitrof says. And after the doctor died in 1965, a U.S. representative from Minnesota inserted his obituary which called Graham a champion of the oppressed for his generosity to children into the Congressional Record.

They did not embellish this mans character, Pitrof said of the movie.

Four signatures with a niche value

Letters between Graham and the University of Maryland School of Medicines dean sat in the cabinet, likely for decades. Despite not being preserved until recently, they remain in good condition. They are easy to read and detail practical matters: Graham sending a certification from a former school (the University of North Carolina), Graham requesting an academic catalog for a friend, and the dean writing that he is very glad to see that you have done so well academically.

Its a real glimpse into his life, said Tara Wink, the schools historical collections librarian and archivist.

One letter is signed, Your friend, Archie W. Graham, while another has a squeezed-in A.W. Graham. Two matriculation cards are signed Archibald Wright Graham.

A 1963 check signed by Graham sold for $3,000 in 2008, but signatures from the most germane period in a historical figures life are more valuable, making it possible the recently discovered letters are worth more. Still, their value is, like Grahams story itself, niche.

You could credibly make the argument that the signatures are a few thousands of dollars, and you could certainly make the argument that theyre tens of thousands of dollars, said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions in Exton, Pennsylvania, which specializes in vintage sports memorabilia.

A modern-day Moonlight

Mark Hamilton reacts to news of the discovery the way many others do: Thats so cool.

Like Graham, Hamilton had a brief major league career, and like Graham, he became a doctor. Hamilton is a Baltimore native who attended Friends School before moving away at age 12. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and hoped to return to the big leagues, but an injury sidelined him in 2013.

When major league opportunities dwindled, he heeded some advice from his father: Baseball is a young mans game. You can be a doctor forever. Around the age of 30, he, like Graham, retired from baseball and pursued medicine full time. He graduated from medical school in 2020 and is an interventional radiology resident at Northwell Health in New York City.

During his brief MLB career, he notched 12 hits.

I definitely didnt expect my final major league bat to be my final major league bat, he said last week. I thought Id probably get called back up.

In the film, Graham retires from baseball after his major league appearance. In reality, he played three more years in the minors, likely hoping for another shot at the big leagues.

His movie self expresses a sentiment similar to that of Hamilton: Back then, I thought, Well, there will be other days. I didnt realize that was the only day.

This is history

Pitrof said the letters will likely stay in an archive at the schools Historical Collections Department; the storied system boasts one of the oldest medical schools in the country, as well as the worlds first dental school.

But he said if other organizations the Baseball Hall of Fame or the Smithsonian Institution, for example sought to display the correspondence, the alumni association would consider such a request.

This is history, Pitrof said. This is a big deal that this was uncovered, and its bigger than us.

If the correspondence is exhibited, its likely to attract visitors. People will come.

If they ever put them on display, said Algard, who still flips through his Graham-signed yearbook on occasion. I will probably go see them.

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Gerry Escovitz, retired vice dean and professor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and charter school board member, has died at 85 – The…

Gerry Escovitz, 85, of Ardmore, retired vice dean and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, expert and international consultant on medical education, and former chair of the board of directors at Freire Charter School, died Sunday, May 29, of a cardiac event at his home.

Celebrated by his colleagues at Freire in 2020 for his consultation, strength, counsel, insight, and curiosity, Dr. Escovitz, they said, challenged students everywhere to become critical thinkers, doers, knowers, visionaries, inventors, and leaders ready to build the future.

Dedicated to education and inspired by young people, he served on the board of directors at the Philadelphia high school beginning in 2001, was vice chair, treasurer, chair of the education committee, and then, from 2014 to 2020, chair of the board. He had such passion for the school, said his wife, Francyn. He believed in the youth of tomorrow and today.

Dr. Escovitz helped Freire establish a permanent school on Chestnut Street, earn national attention for accelerating student growth, and add a middle school on Market Street, a tech school on Broad Street, and a second high school in Wilmington. He was inquisitive, involved, thoughtful, and very funny, Kelly Davenport, chief executive officer and network founder at Freire Schools, said in a tribute. But, most of all, he really loved our kids.

Dr. Escovitz helped 2,500 students graduate during his two decades of leadership at Freire. At their June board meeting, the directors said he always believed in the right for every student to have the best, top-notch college prep education regardless of race, background, zip code, or experience. Gerry, you will guide us, and our commitment is to honor you now after you have honored students all these years.

Before his time at Freire, Dr. Escovitz championed medical education and research for nearly three decades as a doctor, professor, and administrator at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, now the Drexel University College of Medicine, and as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation.

He published papers on continuing medical education, health-care accountability systems, and other medical topics, and directed domestic and international medical education projects with the American College of Physicians, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education.

Certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he began his career in Philadelphia in 1969 as assistant professor and deputy director of the regional medical program at Jefferson Medical College, now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He earned grants, served on medical committees, commissions, councils, and boards across the country and in Israel, and was a Rockefeller Foundation scholar in residence in Bellagio, Italy, in 1991.

Born June 26, 1936, in Boston, Dr. Escovitz graduated from Boston Latin School, still the oldest existing school in the United States. He earned a bachelors degree at Harvard College in 1958 and a medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate in Brooklyn in 1962. He worked for the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1960s and went on to serve with several organizations, including as president in 1983 of the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education.

He married Ellen Strober, and they had daughters Karen and Lisa. After a divorce, he married Francyn Elion Sacks in 1998 and welcomed her two sons and two grandchildren into the family. I always said I hit the jackpot, his wife said.

Dr. Escovitz was a lifelong Red Sox fan, played tennis and golf, liked classical music, and became a choral singer in his 60s. He was witty, humorous, and optimistic, maintained many long-term friendships, and was interested in history and politics.

He was a Renaissance man, his wife said. He would help anyone. He cared about others. He was a special person.

In addition to his wife, former wife, and daughters, Dr. Escovitz is survived by three grandchildren, a brother, and other relatives.

Services were June 1.

Donations in his name may be made to the Dr. Gerald Escovitz memorial fund at Freire Charter School, Freire Foundation, PO Box 59028, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102.

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To spur diversity in sports medicine, NFL teams will host med students from HBCUs – WFYI

The National Football League is launching a program to invite medical students from historically Black colleges and universities to work with NFL teams medical staffs this season. The goal is to help diversify the pipeline of Black doctors who are interested in careers in sports medicine.

As part of their coursework, third- and fourth-year medical students do one-month clinical rotations focused on different specialties, often within the teaching hospitals affiliated with each medical school. The NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative will allow students interested in sports medicine to do a rotation at an NFL club, working alongside physicians caring for professional athletes.

What we're really looking to do is to have the students understand all of the elements to go into the care of the NFL athlete, and also connect with mentors and advisors who they can stay in touch with as their careers develop, said Dr. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon and the NFLs chief medical officer.

The program will accept 16 medical students interested in either primary care sports medicine or orthopedic surgery from four HBCUs: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and Meharry Medical College.

Students will be placed with one of eight participating NFL clubs: Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders.

Participants will learn how to provide care to players "both in practice situations, game day situations, in the training room, possibly in physicians offices, and even in surgery as well, Sills said. So it's a comprehensive overview of the sports medicine team of a professional team.

Nearly 86 percent of the members of the National Football League Physicians Society identify as White, and only 5 percent identify as Black, according to an NFL press release citing internal surveys.

Sills said the NFL has a long way to go to increase diversity among its medical staff. But the problem of lack of diversity in U.S. medicine is even broader.

According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, less than 12 percent of U.S. physicians identify as either Hispanic or Black, but census data shows these groups make up 18 percent and 13 percent of the U.S. population, respectively. Parts of sports medicine fall under orthopedic surgery, which is among the least diverse specialties in medicine, with only 3.4 percent of medical school faculty identifying as Black, according to one study.

We need to be very intentional about that. And we need to work on this pipeline of people who are choosing these careers, and making sure that we assist them, Sills said.

According to a statement from the NFL, the program will recruit medical students from additional academic institutions in future years, and expand to include placements at more NFL clubs across the U.S. in 2023.

The program will also work toward widening the sports medicine pipeline for other people of color and women in the seasons ahead [and] broaden to disciplines beyond primary care sports medicine and orthopedic surgery.

Disciplines that may be added in future years include: physicians assistants, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists and behavioral health clinicians.

This story comes from a reporting collaboration that includes the Indianapolis Recorder and Side Effects Public Media, a public health news initiative based at WFYI. Contact Farah at fyousry@wfyi.org. Follow on Twitter: @Farah_Yousrym.

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Bills address the physician workforce shortage, especially on the neighbor islands | University of Hawaii System News – University of Hawaii

Gov. David Ige with state lawmakers, UH and JABSOM leadership, and leadership from affiliated health partners.

Gov. David Ige signed two bills to help combat the states increasing physician shortage and support the University of Hawaii at Mnoa John A. Burns School of Medicines (JABSOM) mission to retain more of its graduates to practice medicine in Hawaii. Ige signed Senate Bill 2657 and Senate Bill 2597 into law on July 7 at JABSOM.

The Hawaii Physician Workforce Assessment Project Report indicates that Hawaii is in need of at least 750 doctors, with the greatest statewide shortage being in primary care specialties. The proportional need is greatest on the neighbor islands, with both Maui and Hawaii County experiencing a physician shortage of 40%.

In addition to the bills introduced by the legislature, Ige identified the physician shortage as a priority at the start of the 2022 legislative session by including funding to expand JABSOMs residency program in his proposed budget.

My administration is committed to supporting the development and expansion of high-quality educational and training sites, especially on the neighbor islands where we face the greatest challenge, said Gov. Ige. Mahalo to our lawmakers for also making this a priority and to JABSOM and our local medical partners for their dedication to ensure our local residents can access the healthcare they need now and in the future.

Senate Bill 2657 funds JABSOMs expansion of medical residency and medical student training opportunities on the neighbor islands, and with the U.S. Veteran Affairs (VA) Pacific Islands Healthcare System sites across the statespecifically in areas where healthcare is most needed. The VA is a valuable partner in JABSOMs academic programs. Internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, geriatrics and addiction medicine residents or fellows have part of their curriculum based at VA sites.

Currently, some medical students complete pre-clinical rotations for up to three months on the neighbor islands of Hawaii Island, Lanai, and starting this academic year, Kauai. Third-year students participate in a longitudinal clerkship program where groups of students train in the same location for a five-month long rotation in rural communities. Third year students presently train at several locations on Hawaii Island, Maui and Kauai.

Data show that more than 80% of physicians who graduate from both JABSOM and its residency programs tend to stay in Hawaii to practicethat is one of the highest retention rates in the country, said JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges.We know that physicians who train in rural areas on our neighbor islands are also more likely to put down roots and nurture the communities that theyre in. We look forward to expanding our medical training opportunities to these underserved areas and to stay true to JABSOMs vision of ALOHA: Attain Lasting Optimal Health for All.

More than 80% of physicians who graduate from both JABSOM and its residency programs tend to stay in Hawaii to practiceJerris Hedges, JABSOM Dean

To alleviate the shortage of physicians in the state, more than 225 physicians participate in JABSOMs Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited residency and fellowship programs. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii also has a primary care internal medicine residency program and the Hilo Medical Center is the sponsor of the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program. With the exception of the Hilo-based program, the remainder of these civilian residency programs are on Oahu, with some having clinical rotations on the neighbor islands. The neighbor island rotationsthrough the VA clinics or in partnership with other neighbor island physicians and health systemsgives residents and fellows the opportunity to train and eventually practice in rural areas.

Residency Programs, as the employer of the JABSOM residents and most fellows, is committed to our rural and at-risk communities by training our future physician workforce, said Natalie Talamoa, executive director of Hawaii Residency Programs. We are excited that the State of Hawaii shares our goal and look forward to working together on this initiative to invest in our neighbor island communities that have been hardest hit by the physician shortage. This funding will increase access to training opportunities for our residents and fellows, and provide them exposure and understanding of our most vulnerable populations so that they want to return to serve these communities.

The VAs ability to expand Graduate Medical Education can help reduce the effects of a forecasted physician shortage here in the Pacific Islands, especially in Hawaii, thanks to the partnership we have with the John A. Burns School of Medicine, said Adam Robinson, Jr., director of the Veteran Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System. We take pride in providing the largest education and training enterprise for health professionals in the nation, but we cant do it without the relationships we share with our valued academic affiliate residency sponsors.

Senate Bill 2597 allows for more loans to be given in the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program, which helps graduates of JABSOM and other health professions reduce their educational debt in exchange for remaining in Hawaii to practice. Loan repayment programs are a critical part of addressing the health professional workforce shortage, and Hawaiis program has proven to be highly successful.

According to JABSOMs Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center Director Kelley Withy, 83& of loan repayers have remained in Hawaii to practice, and 70% have remained at the site where they performed their service. Currently, there are 25 active providers in the program with another seven waiting for funding. We are very thankful to the legislature for the matching funds so that we can provide more opportunities to those interested in caring for communities where there is a dire shortage of healthcare providers.

Health care professionals who have benefited from the loan repayment program serve on all islands and in the communities of Waimea, Kihei, Waianae, Hilo and Wailuku; at Federally Qualified Health Centers in Kalihi-Palama and Kokua Kalihi Valley; and in public institutional settings at the federal detention center in Honolulu, the Halawa correctional facility and the Maui County correctional center. Health care professionals who are eligible to participate in the program include physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers and many others.

Those present at the bill signing ceremony included state lawmakers Rep. Gregg Takayama, Rep. Ryan Yamane, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, UH President David Lassner, JABSOM Hedges, JABSOM Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, JABSOM Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Nancy Foster, as well as leadership from affiliated hospitals, the Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc., the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, and leaders from several of JABSOMs clinical departments and the Office of Medical Education that oversees the MD Program curriculum.

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Bowdoin College Expands Need-Blind Admissions Policy to Include International Students – Bowdoin College

This step is one of many that the College has taken over the past decade to remove barriers for students, and it makes Bowdoin one of just seven institutions nationally with comprehensive need-blind aid policies for all students, regardless of citizenship.

Ensuring access to a Bowdoin education is central to our mission. This commitment to need-blind admission for our international applicants is another important part of a remarkable program of access and affordability that only a few other colleges and universities are able to provide, said Bowdoin College President Clayton Rose.

Bowdoin has long been a leader in eliminating barriers for students, including adopting the countrys first test-optional admissions policy in 1969.

As it seeks to be accessible to all students, regardless of their financial circumstances, the College currently provides students with financial aid awards that meet their full calculated need and has done so without loans since 2008.

Now Bowdoin joins Harvard University, Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Dartmouth College, and Amherst College in including all students, regardless of citizenship, under its need-blind admissions policy.

It is critical that a great liberal arts education like Bowdoins be accessible to students from all economic backgrounds and all citizenships, said Claudia Marroquin, senior vice president and dean of admissions and student aid.

This latest policy makes Bowdoins message clearwe welcome the worlds most talented students, regardless of background, and we are doing all we can to support students from admission to graduation, Marroquin said.

Our highest priority is making a Bowdoin education affordable for everyone.

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Passion for rural healthcare earns med student national honors | University of Hawaii System News – University of Hawaii

Thorne receives the 2022 Excellence in Public Health Award from Lieutenant Commander Toya Kelley, U.S. Public Health Services

Tyler Thorne grew up in the Hmkua district on Hawaii Island, and though he appreciated its beauty and small town charm, he also experienced the reality of living in a rural community with severe disparities in healthcare. Disparities he witnessed firsthand watching his mother battle cancer.

That experience led Thorne to the University of Hawaii at Mnoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), where he is a fourth-year student with a commitment to improving healthcare to rural areas. That commitment has not gone unrecognized as Thorne has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2022 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). The national award is presented annually to medical students who are public health champions advancing the mission to protect, promote and advance the health and safety of our nation and who are helping to address public health issues in their community.

(My mother) had a delayed diagnosis due to the lack of providers and had to fly to another island for her treatment, said Thorne. I believe that my medical education is a great opportunity and responsibility to serve and promote change in my communitythese are all opportunities I could not have gotten at any other medical school.

Thornes work to address issues related to rural healthcare include an internship working with the Palau Ministry of Health and Public Health Department to investigate the use of telemedicine and provide suggestions for improvements, which were ultimately implemented.

As an active member of JABSOMs Rural Health Community Group (RHCG), he has taught fourth-graders about the dangers of tobacco and vaping ands led a series of healthcare career days to high school students throughout Hawaii Island, Lnai and Molokai. This work inspired him to organize a healthcare career program at his alma mater, Honokaa High School, to expose the students to medicine and other jobs in healthcare.

Pursuing a Certificate of Distinction in Rural Health at JABSOM, Thorne has engaged in activism for bills impacting healthcare in rural communities. He spent a significant amount of his medical school training on rural islands and training in Federally Qualified Health Centers. From these experiences he co-authored a publication focused on the effectiveness of the RHCG in promoting medical students interest in serving rural communities.

In addition, Thorne co-authored a journal article and a book chapter on the shortcomings of medical education in presenting racially diverse dermatological pathologies in textbooks. He recognized that the lack of diverse representation hurt patients due to skin concerns that were difficult to recognize due to the providers unfamiliarity with common pathologies on dark skin. This prompted Thorne to lead a group of students in the construction of the online database, The Color of Skin, composed of images of skin conditions in racially diverse populations to be used as a learning resource and reference for UH students and physicians.

Currently, Thorne is doing a year of research at the University of Utah, focusing on orthopedic trauma as well as the genetic and cellular aspects of fracture healing. He will graduate from JABSOM in May 2023. His long term goals include returning home to provide orthopedic care for adults and children on Hawaii Island while continuing research to improve clinical outcomes for surgeries.

Thorne joins an exclusive list of only five JABSOM students to have received the USPHS award, including Jester Galiza (2021), Kalei Hosaka (2020), Elisabeth Young (2018) and Brandyn Dunn (2014).

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