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Constantinople

The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

by Will Forrest ...

Narrated by Will Forrest ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

Step into the Enigmatic World of the Byzantine Empire!With this audiobook, you will Embark on a captivating journey through the history of the Byzantine Empire. Immerse yourself in a tale of grandeur, intrigue, and adventure as you discover the secrets of this ancient civilization.With this Audiobook you will:Explore the comprehensive and engaging story of the Byzantine Empire, from its origins to ... Read more

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Step into the Enigmatic World of the Byzantine Empire!With this audiobook, you will Embark on a captivating journey through the history of the Byzantine Empire. Immerse yourself in a tale of grandeur, intrigue, and adventure as you discover the secrets of this ancient civilization.With this Audiobook you will:Explore the comprehensive and engaging story of the Byzantine Empire, from its origins to
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Papyrus

THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER

by Irene Vallejo ...

Narrated by Sophie Roberts ...

Unabridged

17 hours 28 min

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARAn enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and readingLong before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emis... ... Read more

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THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARAn enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and readingLong before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emis...
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Troy

Our Greatest Story Retold

by Stephen Fry ...

Narrated by Stephen Fry ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales'** -- ObserverTHE #1 BESTSELLER.AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales'** -- ObserverTHE #1 BESTSELLER.AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean.
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Dominion

The Making of the Western Mind

by Tom Holland ...

Narrated by Tom Holland, Mark Meadows ...

Series series Dilly's Story
Unabridged

22 hours 17 min

Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer ... Read more

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Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer
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Odyssey

by Stephen Fry ...

Narrated by Stephen Fry ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.A Sunday Times bestsellerThe next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey.**Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . .Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks – after a decade of brutal, bloody warfare. But now this warrior remembers he is a husband and father – and ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.A Sunday Times bestsellerThe next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey.**Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . .Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks – after a decade of brutal, bloody warfare. But now this warrior remembers he is a husband and father – and
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Magicians of the Gods

Evidence for an Ancient Apocalypse

by Graham Hancock ...

Narrated by Graham Hancock ...

Unabridged

14 hours 54 min

New archaeological evidence for a pre-historic civilisation updated with two substantial new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances.Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, ... Read more

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New archaeological evidence for a pre-historic civilisation updated with two substantial new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances.Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on,
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The Immortality Key

The Secret History of the Religion with No Name

by Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock ...

Narrated by Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock ...

Unabridged

16 hours 13 min

**Now updated with a new preface by Michael Pollan and an exclusive bonus chapter. This audiobook also includes a foreword written and read by Graham Hancock, the New York Times bestselling author of America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization.THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs seen on The Joe Rogan Experience! From the host of Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse**This program includes a Foreword ... Read more

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**Now updated with a new preface by Michael Pollan and an exclusive bonus chapter. This audiobook also includes a foreword written and read by Graham Hancock, the New York Times bestselling author of America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization.THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs seen on The Joe Rogan Experience! From the host of Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse**This program includes a Foreword
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The New Kingdom

Global bestselling author of River God, Wilbur Smith, returns with a brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic

by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn ...

Narrated by Amir El-Masry ...

Unabridged

13 hours 20 min

A brand-new Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.In the heart of EgyptUnder the watchful eye of the godsA new power is risingIn the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil i... ... Read more

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A brand-new Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.In the heart of EgyptUnder the watchful eye of the godsA new power is risingIn the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil i...
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America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization

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by Graham Hancock ...

Narrated by Graham Hancock ...

Unabridged

17 hours 16 min

***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER***'Hancock's books provide a fascinating, alternative version of prehistory. America Before, detailed and wide-ranging, turns what was myth and legend into a new story of the past.' Daily MailWas an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his ... Read more

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***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER***'Hancock's books provide a fascinating, alternative version of prehistory. America Before, detailed and wide-ranging, turns what was myth and legend into a new story of the past.' Daily MailWas an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his
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Pax

War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Tom Holland ...

Narrated by Tom Holland ...

Series series Dilly's Story
Unabridged

14 hours 53 min

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday TimesThe definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatnessThe Pax Romana has l... ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday TimesThe definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatnessThe Pax Romana has l...
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Rubicon

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

by Tom Holland ...

Narrated by Tom Holland ...

Unabridged

14 hours 29 min

'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight''I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not just for reminding me of the great figures who bestrode the Roman world - Pompey and Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Caesar - but for explaining what it was that made Rome the greatest superpower the world has known, why it ... Read more

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'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight''I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not just for reminding me of the great figures who bestrode the Roman world - Pompey and Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Caesar - but for explaining what it was that made Rome the greatest superpower the world has known, why it
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The Storm Before the Storm

The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

by Mike Duncan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the "remarkably engaging" (Washington Post) history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in ... Read more

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From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the "remarkably engaging" (Washington Post) history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in
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SPQR

A History of Ancient Rome

by Mary Beard ...

Narrated by Phyllida Nash ...

Unabridged

18 hours 30 min

Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerShortlisted for a British Book Industry Book of the Year Award 2016The new series Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit is on BBC2Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its ... Read more

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Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerShortlisted for a British Book Industry Book of the Year Award 2016The new series Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit is on BBC2Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its
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Istanbul

A Tale of Three Cities

by Bettany Hughes ...

Narrated by Bettany Hughes ...

Unabridged

24 hours 35 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN'Richly entertaining and impeccably researched' Peter FrankopanIstanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu'ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN'Richly entertaining and impeccably researched' Peter FrankopanIstanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu'ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium,
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Millennium

The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

by Tom Holland ...

Narrated by Tom Holland, Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

17 hours 32 min

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly ... Read more

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Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly
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Buried

An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain

by Alice Roberts ...

Narrated by Alice Roberts ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history ... Read more

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Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

by Bettany Hughes ...

Narrated by Bettany Hughes ...

Unabridged

14 hours 7 min

'A wondrous wonderful achievement' STEPHEN FRYLonglisted for The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2025The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination.Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still ... Read more

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'A wondrous wonderful achievement' STEPHEN FRYLonglisted for The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2025The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination.Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still
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A Short History of Europe

From Pericles to Putin

by Simon Jenkins ...

Narrated by Simon Jenkins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Short History of Europe written and read by Simon Jenkins.Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution from warring peoples to peace, wealth and freedom - a story that twists and turns from Greece and Rome, through the Dark Ages, the Reformation and ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Short History of Europe written and read by Simon Jenkins.Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution from warring peoples to peace, wealth and freedom - a story that twists and turns from Greece and Rome, through the Dark Ages, the Reformation and
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language

How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

by David W. Anthony ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

18 hours 25 min

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. The Horse, the ... Read more

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Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. The Horse, the
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The Eagle's Conquest (Eagles of the Empire 2)

Cato & Macro: Book 2

by Simon Scarrow ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Eagles of the Empire
Unabridged

13 hours 36 min

THE EAGLE'S CONQUEST is the thrilling second novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.When Centurion Macro arrives on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion force in AD 43, he is facing one of the toughest campaigns of his battle-scarred career. In a series of bloody skirmishes, Macro and his ... Read more

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THE EAGLE'S CONQUEST is the thrilling second novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.When Centurion Macro arrives on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion force in AD 43, he is facing one of the toughest campaigns of his battle-scarred career. In a series of bloody skirmishes, Macro and his
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Invictus (Eagles of the Empire 15)

by Simon Scarrow ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Series Audiobook 15 - Eagles of the Empire
Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

The gripping new Roman adventure in the EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE series, featuring Cato and Macro, from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling Simon Scarrow, author of BRITANNIA and BROTHERS IN BLOOD. 'I really don't need this kind of competition' Bernard Cornwell ... Read more

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The Histories

by Herodotus ...

Narrated by Frank Laverty ...

Unabridged

27 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic of Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history, is narrated by Frank Laverty.The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic of Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history, is narrated by Frank Laverty.The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. I

by Edward Gibbon ...

Narrated by Bernard Mayes ...

Unabridged

41 hours 29 min

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than thirteen ... Read more

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Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than thirteen
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The Epic of Gilgamesh

by Stephen Langdon ...

Narrated by Victor Craig ...

Unabridged

23 min

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest surviving literary work in the world. The epic poetry describes the ancient King Gilgamesh and his journey to discover the secret to eternal life. ... Read more

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest surviving literary work in the world. The epic poetry describes the ancient King Gilgamesh and his journey to discover the secret to eternal life.
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