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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9704016" data-attributes="member: 6669048">Welcome to the Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News, the weekly column at EN World that helps make sure you don’t miss out on big tabletop RPG bundles, charity fundraisers, and sales from around the internet.[ATTACH=full]411175[/ATTACH]Freebies and Pay What You WantNote: While “Pay What You Want” downloads are available for free, please support the creators if you are able!Steve Jackson Games for many years has released the TTRPG magazine Pyramid covering their own GURPS along with many other RPGs. For those who haven’t seen it before, they’ve collected <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528437/pyramid-volume-3-bundle-preview-issues-61-122?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Pyramid Volume 3 Bundle Preview</a>, a peek at the content you can find in the magazine featuring selections from issues 61-122 with almost 400 pages of content from those issues.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>“Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bug hunt?” You know what you’ll get in the one-shot <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529279/r-o-a-c-h-a-sci-fi-one-shot-of-ever-evolving-warfare?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">R.O.A.C.H.</a> The system-agnostic adventure sends you to Mat’tarakan, the motherworld of the insectoid MOMOZZ with optional rules for waging war and creating randomized threats.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>Hanan Seymour has thrown their hat into the OSR area with B<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528899/blave-98?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">lave 98</a>, a d20 system fantasy RPG with six classes, a unique initiative system, a flowchart-based map exploration, and a design aesthetic inspired by The Legend of Zelda.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529196/wings-of-blight?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wings of Blight</a> is a 5e gothic horror adventure for an 8th level party where they must face down Ranestria, the former guardian of the wild north that has returned as a rotting wyrm worshipped by a cult.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>Think Tank Games takes the 2d20 System from Modiphius into horror with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/512033/the-deep-quickstart-guide?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Deep</a>, where you’re trapped between two realities: The natural world and the twisted reflection known only as The Deep. Uncover the truth behind your own past as shadows stretch and memories betray. The quickstart has streamlined 2d20 System rules, pre-generated characters, and an introductory scenario.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>If you’re looking for something more unique, Lunuz Webar has <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526831/eldritch-instinct?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Eldritch Instinct</a>, and original system cosmic horror RPG where players will take on delusional cultists, stalking shadows, and terrifying monstrocities. The 40-page book includes quick character creation via random tables and the free introductory scenario “<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526828/roadhouse-feast?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Roadhouse Feast</a>”.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Softcover available for $17.95 for core rules, $6.95 for “Roadhouse Feast”</li> </ul><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529266/branneth-s-end?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Branneth’s End</a> is a Daggerheart adventure of ancient betrayal, lost history, and the unquiet dead. This tier 1 adventure includes new items, new adversaries, battlemaps, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.50)</li> </ul>Lost Heretic Press released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529098/into-the-shadows?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Into the Shadows</a>, an adventure for first level Shadowdark crawlers. Villagers are in danger and the party must conquer a foreboding cave and desolate tomb in pursuit of the promise of treasure.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul>Inspired by The Hobbit, Chronicles of Narnia, Redwall, and other fairy tale inspired fantasy, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528580/make-believe-a-children-s-fantasy-rpg?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Make Believe: A Children’s Fantasy RPG</a> is a simple yet flexible game designed for children age five and up to tell their own stories of fantasy adventure.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul>Want a new take on space adventure? <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529077/maintenance-of-ships-second-edition-core-rules?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Maintenance of Shops Second Edition</a> is a roleplaying game where you build and maintain your own starship as you explore the cosmos.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $10.00)</li> </ul>A few offerings of stock art popped up this week. All of these are available with commercial rights included (please check the specific license for details) and are pay-what-you-want with the suggested price in parentheses.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529170/forest-waterfall-scene-rpg-stock-art?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Forest Waterfall Scene</a> from dimikdraws ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529319/reed-stock-art-lich-01?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Reed Stock Art Lich 01</a> from Philip Reed Games ($3.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529046/witherwild-art-pack-1-daggerheart-compatible?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Witherwild Art Pack 1</a> from Juan Castro ($5.00)</li> </ul>The Lightning Round this week is our regular player and GM/DM resources including maps, character options, magic items, optional rules, and more. All products are Free or pay what you want with the suggested price in parentheses:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://talesinshadow.itch.io/nemein" target="_blank">Nemein</a> (Shadowdark class) from talesinshadow (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529474/geomancer-s-codicil?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Geomancer’s Codicil</a> (5e/Black Flag Barbarian subclass) from Foul Fox (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529245/guardians-sneak-peek-wytchblade-and-martial-ranger?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wytchblade and Martial Ranger</a> (5e Ranger subclass) from Homebrew Games LLC (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529174/fantasy-ttrpg-roll-table-events-in-a-cave?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Events in a Cave</a> (System-neutral fantasy random encounter table) from Hero Level Games (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528986/ancient-forest-shrine?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ancient Forest Shrine</a> (3d Printer STL file) from nonPariel (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529477/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</a> (Daggerheart Campaign Frame) from POC Publishing ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529473/neon-blood-year-zero-data-cache-a-automatons?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Neon Blood</a> (Year Zero Engine Androids) from Thieves Guild Games ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529407/print-paste-textures-dungeon-box-2?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dungeon Box 2</a> (Textures for 2d printers to make 3d terrain) from Crooked Staff Publishing ($2.69)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528851/old-watchtower-40x30?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Old Watchtower</a> (Battlemap) from Fennéc ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528422/knight-lancer-class-for-shadowdark?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Knight Lancer</a> (Shadowdark class) from EruditeDM ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528432/undead-spiritus-malus?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Undead: Spiritus Malus</a> (Shadowdark monster) from EruditeDM ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528263/torches-in-the-dark-0?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Torches in the Dark #0</a> (Shadowdark zine) from Chestnut Publishing ($1.99)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528086/triple-random-tables?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Triple Random Tables</a> (System-neutral random tables) from Campaign Craft ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/529126/Faction-Red-Sashes?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Faction: Red Sashes</a> (5e faction and NPCs) from Al Stover ($0.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/529280/Silverhand-Boxing-Club?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Silverhand Boxing Club</a>v (5e location) from Al Stover ($0.50)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/529087/Riverside-Castle--Isometric-Map?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Riverside Castle</a> (Isometric map) from Tera Jade ($0.50)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/528705/Ocean-Domain-Cleric?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ocean Domain Cleric</a> (5e Cleric subclass) from Weeknight Hero ($0.99)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528436/monsters-raven-folk?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Raven-Folk</a> (Shadowdark monster) from EurideDM ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/528481/ventures-4-draconic-threats?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ventures 4: Draconic Threats</a> (5e monsters) from d1Games ($1.25)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]411173[/ATTACH]Bundles and SalesNote: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, but please be warned that those without published end dates may end suddenly so be sure to plan purchases accordingly.EN Publishing, the RPG publishing arm of EN World, has <a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/collections/dungeons-dragons" target="_blank">the DND Summer Sale</a> with build-your-own-bundles from EN Publishing single-top 5e PDFs from a selection of over 500 options to choose from. Normally $5 each, you can get huge discounts fleshing out your 5e games.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/dnd-summer-sale-bundle-of-10" target="_blank">10 for $10</a> (80% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/dnd-summer-sale-bundle-of-20" target="_blank">20 for $20</a> (80% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/dnd-summer-sale-bundle-of-50" target="_blank">50 for $42</a> (83% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/dnd-summer-sale-bundle-of-100" target="_blank">100 for $83</a> (83% off)</li> </ul>Bundle of Holding has a trio of non-charity bundles from Steve Jackson Games. If the Pyramid preview listed above piqued your interest, then you may want to check out <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Pyramid1" target="_blank">the Pyramid 1 Bundle</a> and <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Pyramid2" target="_blank">the Pyramid 2 Bundle</a>. Each bundle contains over 60 issues of Pyramid Magazine with well over 2000 pages of content for GURPS and many other roleplaying games.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $49.95 Each (91% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 29, 2025</li> </ul>If you need to get into GURPS, then the GURPS 4e Essentisals Bundle can get you up to speed with the original generic universal role play system. The Core Collection includes the GURPS 4e Basic Set, GURPS Template Toolkit 1, Adaptations, How to Be a GURPS GM, and the GURPS 4e GM’s Screen. The Bonus add-on gets you GURPS 4e High-Tech, Ultra-Tech, Low-Tech, and Bio-Tech plus GURPS Mass Combat.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $19.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level-Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 29, 2025</li> </ul>Miniature Marketplace has their <a href="https://miniature-market.sjv.io/ra1oPj" target="_blank">Game On! Sale</a> this weekend on a wide variety of WizKids miniatures. Get deep discounts on licensed D&D, Pathfinder, Marvel, Critical Role, Transformers, and more plus original miniature lines, available in painted and unpainted.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 70% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM Central LAST DAY!!</li> </ul>Heroic Maps is celebrating its anniversary by giving all of us a present – <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/promo.php?&filters=0_0_0_0_0_1000111&sort=4a&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">huge discounts on their battlemaps</a>! Over 1500 selections are on sale with maps for any genre you could think of ,ready for your favorite VTT.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 60% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 15, 2025</li> </ul>Dungeonmasters Guild has <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/special.php?&filters=0_0_0_0_0_1000561&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Celebrating Eberron Sale</a> with discounts on official Wizards of the Coast products as well as third-party titles including those from setting creator Keith Baker. Setting books, sourcebooks, expansions, adventures, and a lot more with over 500 titles on discount.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 40% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 15, 2025</li> </ul>If you’ve ever wanted to check out any of the offerings from Free League…well, first check out the charity megabundle below. But if you’re a bit pickier and just one a few titles or maybe you want sourcebooks or adventures rather than core rulebooks, DriveThruRPG has <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11437/free-league-publishing?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Free League Publishing Sale</a>. Grab discounts on titles for Mork Borg, Dragonbane, ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings 5e, Black Powder and Brimstone, Coriolis, Symbaroum, Mutant: Year Zero, Tales from the Loop, and a lot more. You can also fine deals on <a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/" target="_blank">the Free League webstore</a>.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 80% off</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]411174[/ATTACH]Charity Bundles and SalesIf you haven’t heard the news yet about the Diamond Distribution bankruptcy, the distributor has filed a request in court to <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-distributors-asks-bankruptcy-court-for-ownership-of-publishers-consignment-inventory-updated.714124/" target="_blank">keep all of the consignment inventory</a> it has – inventory technically owned by the publishers – and sell it off without paying money to those publishers to pay off their creditors. Green Ronin, the TTRPG publisher behind The Expanse, Mutants & Masterminds, AGE System, and more is one of the companies affected by this attempt to lay claim to hundreds of thousands worth of their products. The company has launched <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-green-ronin-in-critical-legal-defense" target="_blank">a GoFundMe to pay for legal defense</a> to retain ownership of their own books. At the time of writing, they have raised over $31,000 against a $50,000 goal from over 200 donations.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All proceeds to Green Ronin’s legal defense fund</li> </ul>Legendary Games has put together a megabundle to help <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/524258/owen-stephens-summer-survival-spectacular-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">legendary game designer Owen KC Stephens</a> pay his mounting medical bills as he recovers from cancer and other medical issues. Grab over 100 titles including Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, Freeport, OSR, original systems, and a lot more!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $29.99 (97% off – over $870 value!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Owen KC Stephens Medical Expenses</li> </ul>The new megabundle from Itch.io is <a href="https://itch.io/b/3110/no-ice-in-california" target="_blank">the No ICE in California Bundle</a>. This includes 560 items from 268 creators featuring video games, sound tracks, assets, and a lot more plus of course a large majority of tabletop RPGs including Glitter Hearts, Going Rogue 2nd Edition, Dream Askew, Transgender Deathmatch Legend II, The Mystery Business, FIST, Bump in the Dark Revised Edition, and over 400 more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $10.00 (over 99% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Immigrant Defenders Law Center and RAICES (all proceeds)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 11, 2025</li> </ul>Over on Humble Bundle, there’s a huge mega-bundle with <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/aODDNj" target="_blank">the Roll Big or Go Home RPG Megabundle</a>. Why do I keep using the word “megabundle” when there’s the big Itch.io bundle above competing with it? Well this bundle has core rulebooks for the following systems:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avatar Legends</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Call of Cthulhu</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cyberpunk RED</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cypher System</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vaesen</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deadlands</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">RuneQuest</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Transformers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GI Joe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Power Rangers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Doctor Who</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Witcher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dishonored</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Savage Worlds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dragonbane</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basic Roleplaying</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Night’s Black Agents</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Root</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outgunned</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Castle Falkenstein</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dreams and Machine</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Symbaroum</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fear Itself</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Devil’s Dandy Dogs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shield Maidens</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Momento Mory</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentai & Sensibility</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be Like a Crow</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goblin Quest</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pinebox, TX Middle School</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The King Is Dead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Masks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tidal Blades</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mutant City Blues</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trinity Continuum</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kobolds Ate My Baby</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Homeworld Revelations</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slugblaster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be Like a Cat</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rhapsody of Blood</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rifts for Savage Worlds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Under Hollow Hills</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Household</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They Came From Beneath the Sea</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Wildsea</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mazes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Punk is Dead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spire: The city Must Fall</li> </ul>All that for a huge discount! The topic often comes up about how to get into a game that isn’t Dungeons & Dragons, this bundle is the answer to that question. The base level includes 19 titles, the second tier has 38 items, and the top tier includes all the titles listed above plus a few sourcebooks/campaign books for a total of 57 titles for under $1 each.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $15/$25/$40 (97% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Extra Life (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 20, 2025</li> </ul>Monte Cook Games has <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/RGEZ59" target="_blank">the Numenera RPG Collection</a> with a huge library of books for the Ninth World. The base level gets you the novella The Truth of Names by Monte Cook and the short film “Exploring Numenera: Strand” written by Bruce R. Cordell. The second tier adds on 15 titles including Ninth World Bestiary 3, Vortices, Explorer’s Keys, Break the Horizon, and more. The top tier bumps that library up to a massive 45 total titles including Numenera Player’s Guide, Destiny and Discovery core books, Technology Compendium, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (95% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: ALCU (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 19, 2025</li> </ul>Owners of 3D printers will love <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/QjEAjP" target="_blank">the Intergalactic Skullforge STL Bundle</a> from Miniac full of ready-to-print sci-fi minis. The base level gets you two bundles with human figures, the second tier adds on some armored bounty hunters and rogues plus more dwellers, and the top tier has a total of 24 sets including more humans, bounty hunters, rogues, soldiers, aliens, robots, and terrain.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/beat the average/$25 (85% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Oceana (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: July 14, 2025 FINAL DAY!!</li> </ul>That’s all for this week! If you know of any bundles or sales starting soon, please <a href="https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M" target="_blank">contact me on the EN World Discord</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamerstavernshow.com" target="_blank">tag me on Bluesky </a>, or <a href="https://www.enworld.org/conversations/add?to=Abstruse" target="_blank">send me a message here on EN World</a>. Discount percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and are based on the standard retail price provided by the site. Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, Miniature Marketplace, Fantasy Grounds, and/or DriveThruRPG may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.</blockquote>

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