46-1385: John Jones may refer to: Academics [ edit ] John Collier Jones (1770–1838), academic administrator at the University of Oxford in England John Winter Jones (1805–1881), English librarian John Carleton Jones (1856–1930), American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri John Robert Jones (1911–1970), Welsh philosopher John Jones (academic) (1924–2016), professor at Merton College, Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978–1983 John Finbarr Jones (1929–2013), Irish–born American academic Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Literature [ edit ] John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors) (1766–1821), Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer John Jones (Talhaiarn) (1810–1869), Welsh poet John Beauchamp Jones (1810–1866), American writer John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) (1836–1921), Welsh writer John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr) (1861–1899), Welsh writer John Gwilym Jones , Welsh dramatist, writer, academic and critic John Tudor Jones , Welsh journalist, poet and translator J'onn J'onzz, fictional Martian superhero of DC Comics, also known as
92-467: A passport using the false name "John Jones", but using his true home address. In November 2004, the couple visited Cyprus to investigate buying property there. In May 2005, an angler claimed to have met Darwin, who was going under the name "John Williams", at a lake near Penzance , Cornwall . When back at home, Darwin is reported to have spent most of his time on the Internet, where he encountered
138-686: A scam and implying that they wished to have no further contact with their parents. Darwin was charged with insurance fraud and making false statements to obtain a passport. Anne Darwin was arrested at Manchester Airport the following day upon returning to the UK, and detained in connection with the allegations of fraud. She appeared in court on 11 December in Hartlepool to face two charges of fraud: obtaining £25,000 and £137,000 by deception. She remained in custody until 14 December. Darwin appeared at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court on 10 December, where he
184-582: A 2009 novel by Adrian Gere called Return from the Dead , and a 2010 storyline in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street saw the character Joe McIntyre ( Reece Dinsdale ) attempt the same thing but ultimately drown for real. In June 2019, Channel 4 show The Last Leg used his image whilst quizzing audience members on who they believed was running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party ,
230-575: A company called Jaguar Properties in order to buy a two-bedroom apartment in El Dorado for £50,000. The bedsit house next to the family home was sold under the name of the Darwins' son, Mark; the home had been transferred to Mark in 2006. The proceeds from the sale were then transferred to Panama. The following month, Anne returned to the UK to sell her home while Darwin remained in Panama. In May 2007,
276-438: A false name. Darwin and his wife began to consider Panama as a possible destination. The couple flew to Panama on 14 July 2006, where they were photographed by a Panamanian property agent, and the resulting photograph was posted on the Internet. Newspapers from February 2007 were later found in the boarded-up gap between the Darwins' house and the bedsit where John had hidden. In March 2007, the couple returned to Panama and formed
322-428: A false passport by the name of "John Jones", an identity that had belonged to a baby from Sunderland who had died in 1950. Upon examining the false passport, police found that Darwin had made several trips to Panama in the previous five years. Darwin's two sons initially expressed elation at the return of their father, but as the story unfolded, they issued a joint statement stating they felt they had been victims of
368-545: A fellowship 1792–1799. He was Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 6 November 1819 until his death in 1838. He was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1828 to 1832. His portrait was painted by Thomas Phillips and a mezzotint engraving was produced by Samuel Cousins and published by James Ryman in 1834. His papers are in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. John Darwin disappearance case The John Darwin disappearance case involved
414-402: A major UK political party. Audience members were given an image sheet of twenty people, twelve of whom were running to be leader, and asked to name the person and mark if they thought they were a leadership candidate. Darwin's image was used as an incorrect answer, with 38% of the surveyed audience members marking him as a possible candidate. In October 2021, Wondery released a podcast exploring
460-436: A passport offence at Leeds Crown Court . He denied nine charges of using criminal property; these charges were ordered to lie on file . Anne Darwin denied six charges of deception and nine of using criminal property. On 23 July 2008, John and Anne Darwin were both convicted of fraud. John Darwin faced an additional charge relating to his fake passport and was sentenced to six years and three months in prison. Anne Darwin, who
506-831: A photo of the Darwins, taken in Panama in 2006. The photograph had been discovered when a member of the public searched for the words "John", "Anne" and "Panama" in Google Images . The photo had been featured on the website movetopanama.com and was brought to the attention of the Daily Mirror and the Cleveland Police . Anne reportedly confirmed that the photograph was of John, saying, "Yes, that's him. My sons will never forgive me." The police then arrested Darwin at his son Anthony's house in Basingstoke . A police investigation discovered that Darwin had been using
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#1732780051475552-623: A prison officer at HM Prison Holme House . Darwin and his wife, a doctor's receptionist, also ran a business renting bedsits in County Durham with 12 houses. They ran into debt after purchasing two houses in Seaton Carew in December 2000. The debts caused Darwin to talk about faking his own death to claim the insurance by early 2002. Darwin was seen paddling out to sea in his kayak on 21 March 2002, at Seaton Carew . Later
598-468: A woman from Kansas in the US whom he flew out to meet. By November, Darwin was back in the UK and flew from Newcastle to Gibraltar , and then travelled to El Puerto de Santa María to view a £45,000, forty-two-foot (13 m) catamaran that he was considering buying from boat dealer Robert Hopkin. On 9 March 2006, Darwin is reported to have signed a planning objection to a neighbour's building work using
644-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Collier Jones John Collier Jones (1770 – 7 August 1838) was an academic administrator at the University of Oxford in England . The son of Richard Jones of Plympton Erle , Devon, Jones was educated at Exeter College, Oxford , matriculating in 1788 aged 18, graduating B.A. 1792, M.A. 1796, B.D. 1807, D.D. 1819, and holding
690-453: The AIG insurance group). Some time that year, a tenant of the Darwins' block of bedsit flats recognised Darwin and asked him, "Aren't you supposed to be dead?" to which Darwin replied, "Don't tell anyone about this." The tenant did not tell the police because he "did not want to get involved." In 2004, the Darwins decided to move abroad, considering Cyprus . John Darwin applied for and obtained
736-679: The John Darwin disappearance case Military [ edit ] John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660), Welsh military leader, one of the regicides of King Charles I, member of Cromwell's Upper House John Paul Jones (1747–1792), U.S. naval commander of the American Revolutionary War Sir John Thomas Jones (1783–1843), British major-general in the Royal Engineers John M. Jones (1820–1864), Confederate general in
782-1829: The Martian Manhunter whose human guise is also known as "John Jones" John Jones (character) , fictional mission controller in the CHERUB book series Performing arts [ edit ] John Jones (organist) (1728–1796), organist at St Paul's Cathedral John Joseph Jones (writer) (1930–2000), British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director John Bush Jones (1940–2019), American author, theatre director, critic and educator John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), English bassist for Led Zeppelin John Pierce Jones (born 1946), Welsh actor John Marshall Jones (born 1962), American actor and director John "Jonesy" Jones, character in Fortnite Battle Royale Visual arts [ edit ] John Jones of Gellilyfdy (1578–1658), Welsh calligrapher, manuscript collector and antiquary John Jones (engraver) (1755–1797), British engraver John Jones (art collector) (c. 1798/99–1882), English art collector John Edward Jones (sculptor) (1806–1862), Irish sculptor John Llewellyn Jones (1866–1927), Australian artist and photographer John Paul Jones (artist) (1924–1999), American painter and printmaker John W. Jones (artist) (born c. 1950), American painter Crime and notoriety [ edit ] Shoni Sguborfawr (John Jones, 1811–1858), Welsh criminal known for role in Rebecca riots John Jones (Coch Bach y Bala) (1854–1913), Welsh criminal John Jones, alias used in
828-508: The Nutty Putty Cave Others [ edit ] Johnny Jones (pioneer) (1809–1869), New Zealand settler and pioneer John W. Jones (ex-slave) (1817–1900), American ex-slave Casey Jones (1864–1900), American folk hero John H. Jones and Carrie Otis Jones (c. 1834–1902), American property developers John Treasure Jones (1905–1993), British sea officer John F. Jones Jr. , chief information officer of
874-522: The faked death of the British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin. Darwin turned up alive in December 2007, five and a half years after he was believed to have died in a canoeing accident. Darwin was arrested and charged with fraud . His wife, Anne, was also arrested and charged for helping Darwin to collect his life insurance of £250,000. The fraudulent claim had allowed the couple to pay off their £130,000 mortgage. In December 2007, after it
920-849: The 1900 Olympics John Love Jones (1885–1913), Stoke F.C., Middlesbrough F.C. and Wales international footballer John Jones (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1962), Welsh footballer John Jones (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1978), Welsh footballer John Jones (soccer) (born 1973), retired American soccer midfielder Cricket [ edit ] John Thomas Jones (1783–1843), English cricketer John Jones (English cricketer) (1858–1937), English cricketer John Jones (cricketer) (1899–1991), Australian cricketer Rugby [ edit ] Arthur Jones (rugby union) (John Arthur Jones, 1857–1919), Welsh international rugby union forward John Jones known as Bala Jones , Wales international rugby player Jack Jones (rugby, born 1890) (John Jones, 1890–?), rugby union and rugby league footballer of
966-855: The 1910s for Wales (RU), Abertillery, and Oldham (RL) John Jones (rugby league) (born 1966), Australian rugby league player for the Manly Sea Eagles and South Queensland Crushers Johnny Jones (rugby league) (1919–?), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity Other sports [ edit ] John Paul Jones (athlete) (1890–1970), American track athlete John Jones (baseball) (1901–1956), American baseball player John Jones (rower) (1930–2011), British rower John Jones (racing driver) (born 1965), Canadian racecar driver John Jones (golfer) (1863–1921), English professional golfer John Jones (water polo) (1925–2016), British Olympic water polo player John Edward Jones (1983–2009), caver who died in
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#17327800514751012-609: The American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg John R. Jones (1827–1901), Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville John J. Jones (general) (1828–1868), Union officer in the American Civil War John B. Jones (1834–1881), Confederate major in the American Civil War and Texas Ranger captain John E. Jones (Medal of Honor) (1834–?), American Civil War recipient of
1058-917: The City of London, 1661–1679 John Gale Jones (1769–1838), English political radical John Jones of Ystrad (1777–1842), MP for Carmarthen, 1821–1832 John Jones (Carmarthenshire MP) (1812–1886), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1868–1880 John Jones (Ivon) (1820-1898), Welsh radical and man of letters John Jones (ironmaster) (1835–1897), English politician and mayor of Wolverhampton John Share Jones (1873–1950), British veterinary surgeon and politician Jack Jones (Silvertown MP) (John Joseph Jones, 1873–1941), British Labour MP for Silvertown Jack Jones (Rotherham MP) (John Henry Jones, 1894–1962), British Labour MP for Bolton, later MP for Rotherham John Edward Jones (Welsh politician) (1905–1970), Welsh political organiser Sir John Jones (MI5 officer) (1923–1998), Director General of MI5,
1104-3229: The Credit Mission Ojibwa, 1840–1847 John Richard Jones (died 1911), 19th century New Zealand politician Religion [ edit ] John Jones (Benedictine) (1575–1636), Welsh Benedictine monk John Jones (martyr) (died 1598), Welsh saint John Jones (physician) (1644/5–1709), Welsh cleric, inventor and physician John Jones (dean of Bangor) (1650–1727), Dean of Bangor Cathedral John Jones (controversialist) (1700–1770), Welsh clergyman John Jones (Unitarian) (1766–1827), Welsh minister, critic, tutor and lexicographer John Jones (literary patron) (1773–1853), Welsh priest, scholar and literary patron John Elias (born John Jones, 1774–1841), Welsh preacher John Jones (archdeacon of Merioneth) (1775–1834), Welsh priest and writer Llef o'r Nant (pseudonym of John Jones, 1782/87–1863), Welsh priest and antiquarian John Jones (archdeacon of Liverpool) (1791–1889) John Jones (Tegid) (1792–1852), Welsh clergyman and writer John Jones, Talysarn (1796–1857), Welsh preacher John Jones (archdeacon of Bangor) (1798–1863), Welsh Anglican priest John Taylor Jones (1802–1851), Protestant missionary to Siam, now Thailand John Wynne Jones (1803–1888), Welsh Anglican priest John Harris Jones (1827–1885), Calvinistic Methodist minister and classical tutor John Hugh Jones (1843–1910), Welsh Roman Catholic priest John Daniel Jones (1865–1942), Welsh Congregational minister John Islan Jones (1874–1968), Welsh Unitarian minister and writer John Jones (bishop) (1904–1956), Welsh Anglican missionary and Bishop of Bangor John Jones (archdeacon of St Asaph) (1905–1996), Welsh Anglican archdeacon Science and medicine [ edit ] John Jones (doctor) (1729–1791), American surgeon John Jones (16th century physician) , Welsh physician John Jones (physician, died 1709) , Welsh physician John Jones (astronomer) (1818–1898), Welsh amateur astronomer John Welch Jones (1826–1916), American medical doctor and Civil War cavalry officer John Jones (geologist) (1835–1877), English geologist John Viriamu Jones (1856–1901), British scientist and educationalist John Chris Jones (1927–2022), Welsh engineer John Spencer Jones (1924–2007), British chest physician Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] John Jones (American football executive) (born 1952), American football executive John Jones (tight end) (born 1975), American football tight end John "J. J." Jones (1952–2009), American football quarterback John "Lam" Jones (1958–2019), American sprinter and professional football wide receiver Association football (soccer) [ edit ] John Jones (footballer, born 1856) (1856–1889), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer John Jones (footballer, born 1860) (1860–1902), Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer John Owen Jones (footballer) (1871–1955), Bangor F.C., Newton Heath F.C. and Wales international footballer John H. Jones (footballer) (1873–1955), British footballer in
1150-705: The Kingdom of Hawaii John M. Jones (Pennsylvania politician) (1796–1872), American politician from Pennsylvania John William Jones (1806–1871), U.S. congressman from Georgia John Jones (abolitionist) (1816–1879) John Wallace Jones (1822–1895), American judge John James Jones (1824–1898), U.S. representative from Georgia John P. Jones (1829–1912), Republican senator from Nevada and founder of Santa Monica, California John Paul Jones (Louisiana politician) , state senator in Louisiana John H. Jones (American politician) (1836–1875), member of
1196-816: The Los Angeles, California, Common Council 1870–1871 John R. Jones (Wisconsin politician) (1850–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly John George Jones (1854–?), American lawyer Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania John R. Jones (Washington politician) (1877–1972), member of the Washington House of Representatives John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), U.S. Representative from Texas John D. Jones (Washington politician) (1923–2014), Welsh-American politician in
1242-1417: The Medal of Honor John Jones (Medal of Honor) (1841–1907), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor John Jones (RAF airman) , World War I flying ace John Cecil Jones (1915–1946), American military veteran who was tortured and lynched near Minden, Louisiana Politics and law [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] John Gore Jones (1820–1868), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly John Jones (Queensland politician) (1872–1950), Australian politician John Percy Jones (1872–1955), Australian politician Jack Jones (Australian politician) (John Joseph Jones, 1907–1997), Australian politician Canada [ edit ] John Jones (died 1818) (c. 1752–1818), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada John Jones (Bedford politician) (1761–1842), politician in Lower Canada John Walter Jones (1878–1954), Canadian politician United Kingdom [ edit ] John Jones (MP for Gloucester) (died 1630), English politician John Jones (Parliamentarian) (1610–1692), English Member of Parliament for
1288-863: The National Institutes of Health John D. Jones (pilot boat) , a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat John Elfed Jones , Welsh businessman and language activist John Tecumseh Jones , Chippewa leader and businessman See also [ edit ] Jon Jones (disambiguation) Johnny Jones (disambiguation) Jonathan Jones (disambiguation) Jack Jones (disambiguation) John Paul Jones (disambiguation) John P. Jones (disambiguation) John Whitworth-Jones (1896–1981), Royal Air Force air marshal [REDACTED] Search for "john-jones" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with John Jones All pages with titles containing John Jones John (disambiguation) Jones (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
1334-581: The UK under his real name and fake amnesia . On 1 December 2007, Darwin walked into the West End Central police station in London , claiming to have no memory of the past five years. Anne expressed surprise, joy and elation at the return of her missing husband. The UK police by that time had already suspected that Darwin might not have been dead since Anne, despite portraying herself as a broken-hearted widow , took foreign holidays, planned to sell
1380-987: The United Kingdom's internal security service John Walter Jones (Wales) (1946-2020), civil servant and the first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board United States [ edit ] John Coffin Jones Sr. (1750–1829), politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives John Gabriel Jones (1752–1776), colonial American pioneer and politician John Rice Jones (1759–1824), American politician, jurist, and pioneer John Patterson Jones (1779–1858), New York politician John Winston Jones (1791–1848), U.S. congressman from Virginia John Coffin Jones Jr. (1796–1861), United States consular agent to
1426-760: The Wisconsin State Senate John S. Jones (1836–1903), Union brevet brigadier general and later U.S. congressman from Ohio John Edward Jones (governor) (1840–1896), Welsh-born governor of Nevada John D. Jones (Minnesota politician) (1849–1914), speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives John Jones (county commissioner) (1816–1878), member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois John Jones (Los Angeles politician) , president of
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1472-533: The couple purchased a £200,000 tropical estate in the village of Escobal , Colón , Panama, near the Panama Canal , with the intention of building a hotel from where canoeing holidays could be run. In a later interview with Darwin, published in Elizabeth Greenwood's book Playing Dead , he states that the canoe-rental aspect of this purchase was a story entirely fabricated by the media playing on
1518-591: The disappearance of John Darwin as part of their British Scandal series. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe , a dramatisation written by Chris Lang without any cooperation from the Darwin family, and with Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan in the title roles, was shown on ITV in April 2022. In September 2023, he was mentioned on the show Saving Lives at Sea that airs on BBC iPlayer as they talked with members of
1564-462: The family home in Hartlepool to move to Panama and transferred large sums of money abroad. A police financial investigation had already begun three months prior to Darwin's reappearance, following a tip from one of Anne's colleagues connecting her claim on her husband's life insurance and her subsequent emigration to Panama. The Darwins' cover story unravelled after the Daily Mirror published
1610-767: The romanticism of his faked death. He and Anne visited Panama again in July 2007, staying for six weeks. A police investigation was started in September when a colleague of Anne's became suspicious upon overhearing a phone conversation between the couple. The Darwin family home was sold for £295,000 in October 2007 and Anne subsequently left for Panama. In the third week of November, the couple holidayed in Costa Rica before returning to Panama. On 30 November 2007, Anne bought an airline ticket for her husband to England because "he
1656-441: The same day, he was reported as "missing" after failing to report to work. A large-scale sea search took place, during which 62 square miles (160 km ) of coastline were searched. There was no sign of Darwin, though the following day a double-ended paddle and the wreckage of Darwin's kayak were found. The North Sea was unusually calm and rescuers were puzzled that Darwin could have got into trouble in such conditions. During
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1748-685: The state of Washington John Bailey Jones (1927–2023), South Dakota state representative 1957–1960 and U.S. federal judge John O. Jones (born 1940), Illinois state senator John E. Jones III (born 1955), U.S. federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania John Jones (abolitionist) (1817–1879), American abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and businessman John W. Jones (Alabama politician) , state legislator in Alabama Elsewhere [ edit ] John Jones (Ojibwa chief) (1798–1847), Chief of
1794-470: The years that Darwin was presumed dead, he lived for some time in a bedsit next door to the family home; he then secretly moved back in with his wife Anne in February 2003. Meanwhile, a death certificate was issued stating that Darwin had died on 21 March 2002. This allowed his wife to claim his life insurance; it is alleged that £250,000 was paid out from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited (part of
1840-846: Was already facing) in addition to the existing life insurance charge against both of them for £25,000 and John's separate charge of obtaining a passport by deception. They were then both charged together for obtaining more money from a teachers' pension scheme (two separate amounts of £25,186 and £58,845), as well as for obtaining money from the Department for Work and Pensions (two separate amounts of £2,000 and £2,273). They were remanded in custody once more to appear in court again on 18 January 2008. On 18 January, they each appeared separately at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court by video-link and were remanded in custody until 15 February, when they faced committal to Crown Court . On 13 March, John Darwin admitted seven charges of obtaining cash by deception and
1886-437: Was also remanded in custody until 14 December. On 14 December, Anne and John Darwin appeared separately before Hartlepool Magistrates' Court and they both were remanded in custody to appear again on 11 January 2008. On 9 January 2008, John and Anne Darwin returned to Hartlepool Magistrates' Court to face further charges of deception. John faced an additional charge of obtaining £137,000 by deception (the same charge his wife
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1932-464: Was described by the police as a compulsive liar , was sentenced to six years and six months. Both appealed against their sentences and on 27 March 2009, both appeals were dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Anne was imprisoned at HM Prison Low Newton . The Crown Prosecution Service said that all profits from the "callous and calculated" fraud committed by the couple would be confiscated. John Darwin
1978-437: Was missing his sons". On the same day, Mark left his property firm after working his notice period. Following a change in Panama's visa laws, Darwin emailed Anne on 14 June 2007 to notify her that their identities would have to be verified by UK police in order for them to receive now-required Panamanian "investors' visas". Knowing that his "John Jones" alias would not pass this level of scrutiny, Darwin decided to return to
2024-840: Was released on probation in January 2011 and Anne Darwin was released in March 2011. On 14 February 2012, the CPS announced that the entire £501,641.39 in life insurance and pension payouts received by Anne Darwin had been recovered, partly from the sale of two properties in Panama. Kingsley Hyland, head of the North East CPS Complex Casework Unit, said: "It is important that fraudsters see that not only will we prosecute them wherever possible, but we will also make every effort to retrieve their ill-gotten gains to return them to those they have defrauded." In April 2014, it
2070-600: Was reported that John Darwin had repaid just £121 from the £679,073 that the judge had ordered him to repay. However, this was because all the assets were in Anne Darwin's name. By July 2015, the pair no longer had any assets, having repaid a total of £541,762.39. The story of John and Anne Darwin was dramatised in the BBC Four programme Canoe Man in 2010. The film starred Bernard Hill and Saskia Reeves as John and Anne Darwin, respectively. In fiction, it inspired
2116-926: Was revealed the couple had been photographed together in Panama a year earlier, Anne confessed to knowing Darwin was alive and revealed that he had been secretly living in their house and the house next door, which allowed him to receive the insurance money for his own use. On 23 July 2008, John and Anne Darwin were each sentenced to more than six years in prison. John Darwin was born in 1950 or 1951. He attended St Francis Xavier's Grammar School, Hartlepool and De La Salle College, Salford , where he studied biology and chemistry. On 22 December 1973, Darwin married Anne Stephenson in Blackhall. Darwin then taught science and mathematics at Derwentside for 18 years before leaving to join Barclays Bank . He later became
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