Paul Sullivan
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Chicago Tribune reporter. "In the Wake of the News" columnist https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/paul-sullivan/
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There never will be a shortage of Adults Behaving Badly in the sports world, but the recent rise in rude and boorish behavior caught on video is quite alarming.
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Column: Anything goes in the ‘Me First’ era, whether it’s spitting on opponents or taking souvenirs from kids
There never will be a shortage of Adults Behaving Badly in the sports world, but the recent rise in rude and boorish behavior caught on video is quite alarming.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There never will be a shortage of Adults Behaving Badly in the sports world, but the recent rise in rude and boorish behavior caught on video is quite alarming.
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A crazy night at the All-Star Game was a success for Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, while the tiebreaker "Swing Off" was confusing to most fans and TV viewers.
Kyle Schwarber said Crow-Armstrong reminds him a little of Javier Báez.
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Kyle Schwarber said Crow-Armstrong reminds him a little of Javier Báez.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A crazy night at the All-Star Game was a success for Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, while the tiebreaker "Swing Off" was confusing to most fans and TV viewers.
Kyle Schwarber said Crow-Armstrong reminds him a little of Javier Báez.
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Kyle Schwarber said Crow-Armstrong reminds him a little of Javier Báez.
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July 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The White Sox have spent the 2005 World Series championship reunion weekend honoring the late Bobby Jenks.
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Chicago White Sox pay tribute to Bobby Jenks throughout 2005 World Series championship reunion celebration
The Chicago White Sox raised a toast to the late Bobby Jenks during their 2005 World Series championship reunion celebration on Saturday.
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July 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The White Sox have spent the 2005 World Series championship reunion weekend honoring the late Bobby Jenks.
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An All-Star Game starter at 23, Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong is fully harnessing his 5-tool skills.
“Guys are attacking him like a star player now.”
“If there were no walls he’d catch everything.”
“This is the expectation for himself.”
On PCA’s meteoric rise: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/c...
“Guys are attacking him like a star player now.”
“If there were no walls he’d catch everything.”
“This is the expectation for himself.”
On PCA’s meteoric rise: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/c...
How the Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong, a 1st-time All-Star at 23, has become elite in every facet
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s work behind the scenes the last two years set up the Chicago Cubs center fielder for his breakout 2025 season.
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July 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
An All-Star Game starter at 23, Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong is fully harnessing his 5-tool skills.
“Guys are attacking him like a star player now.”
“If there were no walls he’d catch everything.”
“This is the expectation for himself.”
On PCA’s meteoric rise: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/c...
“Guys are attacking him like a star player now.”
“If there were no walls he’d catch everything.”
“This is the expectation for himself.”
On PCA’s meteoric rise: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/c...
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Mark Buehrle will join an exclusive club of White Sox elites when his statue is unveiled today behind the right-field bleachers.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social writes that it's fitting Buehrle will share the spotlight this weekend with many old friends from the 2005 World Series champs.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social writes that it's fitting Buehrle will share the spotlight this weekend with many old friends from the 2005 World Series champs.
Column: Special weekend on tap for Chicago White Sox with Mark Buehrle statue dedication and reunion of ’05 champs
The Chicago White Sox will unveil a Mark Buehrle statue and hold a 20th-anniversary reunion for the 2005 championship team during a special weekend on the South Side.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Mark Buehrle will join an exclusive club of White Sox elites when his statue is unveiled today behind the right-field bleachers.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social writes that it's fitting Buehrle will share the spotlight this weekend with many old friends from the 2005 World Series champs.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social writes that it's fitting Buehrle will share the spotlight this weekend with many old friends from the 2005 World Series champs.
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Count on @pwsullivan.bsky.social to get to the heart of the matter: "the growing celebrity deficit."
It’s a rare occasion when fans of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals agree on anything.
But the longtime rival fan bases found some common ground Sunday night at Wrigley Field when almost everyone in the crowd of 40,319 booed the performance of seventh-inning stretch singer Alex Cooper.
But the longtime rival fan bases found some common ground Sunday night at Wrigley Field when almost everyone in the crowd of 40,319 booed the performance of seventh-inning stretch singer Alex Cooper.
Column: Chalk up another ‘L’ for Chicago Cubs with a brutal 7th-inning stretch performance
Celebrity podcaster Alex Cooper’s seventh-inning stretch performance Sunday led to loud booing and a debate over whether the “guest singer” idea has run its course.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Count on @pwsullivan.bsky.social to get to the heart of the matter: "the growing celebrity deficit."
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The banning of a White Sox fan for inappropriate heckling of Ketel Marte was a good first step.
Sending a message that such behavior won't be tolerated was the least the Sox could do.
"Baseball deserves better,” Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo.
Chicago deserves better too.
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Sending a message that such behavior won't be tolerated was the least the Sox could do.
"Baseball deserves better,” Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo.
Chicago deserves better too.
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Column: ‘Baseball deserves better’ than fan’s behavior at Chicago White Sox game — and so does society
Sending a message that such behavior won’t be tolerated was the least the Chicago White Sox could do after the ugly incident in which Ketel Marte was brought to tears.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The banning of a White Sox fan for inappropriate heckling of Ketel Marte was a good first step.
Sending a message that such behavior won't be tolerated was the least the Sox could do.
"Baseball deserves better,” Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo.
Chicago deserves better too.
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Sending a message that such behavior won't be tolerated was the least the Sox could do.
"Baseball deserves better,” Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo.
Chicago deserves better too.
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Cubs President Jed Hoyer has cautioned that teams generally don’t make major deals nearly seven weeks before the deadline.
Then the Giants' Buster Posey casually nuked that maxim by acquiring Rafael Devers, showing how backward it is to wait until the last minute.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
Then the Giants' Buster Posey casually nuked that maxim by acquiring Rafael Devers, showing how backward it is to wait until the last minute.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
Column: Jed Hoyer doesn’t need to wait to improve the Chicago Cubs — as the Rafael Devers trade proves
By acquiring Rafael Devers, the San Francisco Giants put the pressure on all teams — including the Chicago Cubs — to show a little urgency.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Cubs President Jed Hoyer has cautioned that teams generally don’t make major deals nearly seven weeks before the deadline.
Then the Giants' Buster Posey casually nuked that maxim by acquiring Rafael Devers, showing how backward it is to wait until the last minute.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
Then the Giants' Buster Posey casually nuked that maxim by acquiring Rafael Devers, showing how backward it is to wait until the last minute.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
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It would be a shock if the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is not the NL’s starting center fielder in the All-Star Game.
And he would seem to be just the kind of player who gets an invite to the Home Run Derby.
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And he would seem to be just the kind of player who gets an invite to the Home Run Derby.
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Column: Why Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is content with just being himself
Can Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong continue to be a consistent power threat? “We are going to see things still that we haven’t seen from Pete,” manager Craig Counsell said.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It would be a shock if the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is not the NL’s starting center fielder in the All-Star Game.
And he would seem to be just the kind of player who gets an invite to the Home Run Derby.
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And he would seem to be just the kind of player who gets an invite to the Home Run Derby.
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Is Craig Counsell having a Zimmeresque season?
It was a question only old-timers could answer, and even then it’s probably too early to make any conclusions.
But the comparisons between Counsell and former Cubs manager Don Zimmer are growing.
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It was a question only old-timers could answer, and even then it’s probably too early to make any conclusions.
But the comparisons between Counsell and former Cubs manager Don Zimmer are growing.
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Column: Craig Counsell doing his best Don Zimmer imitation — and his impact on Chicago Cubs’ success is real
He doesn’t manage outside the box like Don Zimmer did in 1989, but manager Craig Counsell’s imprint on his Chicago Cubs’ team is glaring.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Is Craig Counsell having a Zimmeresque season?
It was a question only old-timers could answer, and even then it’s probably too early to make any conclusions.
But the comparisons between Counsell and former Cubs manager Don Zimmer are growing.
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It was a question only old-timers could answer, and even then it’s probably too early to make any conclusions.
But the comparisons between Counsell and former Cubs manager Don Zimmer are growing.
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This is the official bsky account for the Chicago Tribune Guild. We learned today that @chicagotribune.com is offering buyouts to our journalists. This move by Alden Global Capital, our rapacious ownership group, shows a total lack of vision and respect for the newsroom and the city we serve. (1/5)
June 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is the official bsky account for the Chicago Tribune Guild. We learned today that @chicagotribune.com is offering buyouts to our journalists. This move by Alden Global Capital, our rapacious ownership group, shows a total lack of vision and respect for the newsroom and the city we serve. (1/5)
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If only Jerry Reinsdorf took the lead of former President Richard Nixon, who said goodbye to the media in 1962 after losing the California gubernatorial race, writes @pwsullivan.bsky.social.
Column: Jerry Reinsdorf’s clumsy handoff of the Chicago White Sox only adds to his checkered baseball legacy
It might be. It could be. But is it? When will Jerry Reinsdorf give control of the Chicago White Sox to Justin Ishbia?
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June 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If only Jerry Reinsdorf took the lead of former President Richard Nixon, who said goodbye to the media in 1962 after losing the California gubernatorial race, writes @pwsullivan.bsky.social.
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Calling dibs on The 78 without even putting an old chair in the lot was a surprise move by the Fire that seemingly blocked the White Sox from their long-held desires on the land.
But the Sox “remain confident the riverfront location could serve as a home to both teams.”
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But the Sox “remain confident the riverfront location could serve as a home to both teams.”
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Column: Did the Fire just call dibs on The 78? Or are the White Sox’s ballpark dreams still alive?
Calling dibs on The 78 without even putting an old chair in the lot was a surprise move by the Fire owner that seemingly blocked the White Sox from their long-held desires on the land.
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June 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Calling dibs on The 78 without even putting an old chair in the lot was a surprise move by the Fire that seemingly blocked the White Sox from their long-held desires on the land.
But the Sox “remain confident the riverfront location could serve as a home to both teams.”
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But the Sox “remain confident the riverfront location could serve as a home to both teams.”
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The Cubs woke up tied with the Mets for the best record in the National League.
They begin a 9-game road trip in Washington before two extremely difficult challenges against the Tigers, who have MLB's best record, and the Phillies.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's 4 takeaways from the 5-1 homestand.
They begin a 9-game road trip in Washington before two extremely difficult challenges against the Tigers, who have MLB's best record, and the Phillies.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's 4 takeaways from the 5-1 homestand.
Do the Chicago Cubs have a closer? 4 takeaways from an NL-best team as they start a tough road trip.
The Chicago Cubs are tied for the best record in the National League. Here are four takeaways from their 5-1 homestand.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Cubs woke up tied with the Mets for the best record in the National League.
They begin a 9-game road trip in Washington before two extremely difficult challenges against the Tigers, who have MLB's best record, and the Phillies.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's 4 takeaways from the 5-1 homestand.
They begin a 9-game road trip in Washington before two extremely difficult challenges against the Tigers, who have MLB's best record, and the Phillies.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's 4 takeaways from the 5-1 homestand.
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If the Cubs get to October, they’ll remember May as the month they established an identity as a team that can win in a variety of ways.
They did it again Saturday, getting six dominant relief innings from Ben Brown after using an opener in a 2-0 win over the Reds.
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They did it again Saturday, getting six dominant relief innings from Ben Brown after using an opener in a 2-0 win over the Reds.
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Column: Ben Brown and Chicago Cubs embrace a new role — and the conditions — as they finish an 18-9 May
In his best performance as a Chicago Cub, Ben Brown dominated in a six-inning relief stint against the Cincinnati Reds.
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May 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If the Cubs get to October, they’ll remember May as the month they established an identity as a team that can win in a variety of ways.
They did it again Saturday, getting six dominant relief innings from Ben Brown after using an opener in a 2-0 win over the Reds.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
They did it again Saturday, getting six dominant relief innings from Ben Brown after using an opener in a 2-0 win over the Reds.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's column.
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Cubs-Sox games are always eventful, @pwsullivan.bsky.social writes, though this was one of those days when Sox fans could only laugh at their team beating itself.
On a beautiful spring day at Wrigley Field, Friday was all about welcoming in the summer vibes.
On a beautiful spring day at Wrigley Field, Friday was all about welcoming in the summer vibes.
Column: Game takes back seat to summer vibes as City Series begins, while Cubs’ new star continues to blossom
The emotions of Pete Crow-Armstrong, who went 4-for-5 with six RBIs, spilled out into the stands, where Cubs fans soaked in the sun and celebrated their budding star.
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May 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Cubs-Sox games are always eventful, @pwsullivan.bsky.social writes, though this was one of those days when Sox fans could only laugh at their team beating itself.
On a beautiful spring day at Wrigley Field, Friday was all about welcoming in the summer vibes.
On a beautiful spring day at Wrigley Field, Friday was all about welcoming in the summer vibes.
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Will "Shoeless" Joe Jackson finally make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Or will his involvement in one of baseball’s biggest scandals preclude those voters from checking his name if it gets on a ballot?
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Column: ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson’s saga is an essential part of baseball history — and could finally come to an end
With a renewed chance to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the amazing saga of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is one that every baseball fan should learn.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Will "Shoeless" Joe Jackson finally make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Or will his involvement in one of baseball’s biggest scandals preclude those voters from checking his name if it gets on a ballot?
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
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Would the Chicago Cubs ask the new pope to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field?
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's question to the team got a quick response.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's question to the team got a quick response.
Is Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs fan? He already has an invite to Wrigley Field from Tom Ricketts.
Would the Chicago Cubs ask the new pope to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field? A message to the team got a quick response.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Would the Chicago Cubs ask the new pope to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field?
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's question to the team got a quick response.
@pwsullivan.bsky.social's question to the team got a quick response.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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Friday's Cubs game against the Phillies began in a weather delay at Wrigley Field with rain and lightning in the area.
Colin Rea is scheduled to start for the Cubs, who are 4-1 on the homestand and sit in first place in the National League Central — 3 games ahead of the Brewers.
Colin Rea is scheduled to start for the Cubs, who are 4-1 on the homestand and sit in first place in the National League Central — 3 games ahead of the Brewers.
Start of Friday’s Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field is delayed by inclement weather
Friday’s Chicago Cubs game against the Philadelphia Phillies began in a weather delay at Wrigley Field with rain and lightning in the area.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Friday's Cubs game against the Phillies began in a weather delay at Wrigley Field with rain and lightning in the area.
Colin Rea is scheduled to start for the Cubs, who are 4-1 on the homestand and sit in first place in the National League Central — 3 games ahead of the Brewers.
Colin Rea is scheduled to start for the Cubs, who are 4-1 on the homestand and sit in first place in the National League Central — 3 games ahead of the Brewers.
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The Cubs had a rally goose nesting in the Wrigley Field bleachers, but the team said Monday it had flown the coop.
The goose, who was nicknamed PGA — "Pete Goose-Armstrong" — by one bleacherite, was unavailable for comment.
Will the team get a new rally animal?
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The goose, who was nicknamed PGA — "Pete Goose-Armstrong" — by one bleacherite, was unavailable for comment.
Will the team get a new rally animal?
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Column: After Wrigley Field’s goose flew the coop, the search is on for a new Chicago Cubs’ rally animal
The Chicago Cubs had a rally goose nesting in the Wrigley Field bleachers, but the team said it flew the coop. Will the team get a new rally animal?
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April 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Cubs had a rally goose nesting in the Wrigley Field bleachers, but the team said Monday it had flown the coop.
The goose, who was nicknamed PGA — "Pete Goose-Armstrong" — by one bleacherite, was unavailable for comment.
Will the team get a new rally animal?
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The goose, who was nicknamed PGA — "Pete Goose-Armstrong" — by one bleacherite, was unavailable for comment.
Will the team get a new rally animal?
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