Those boulders, spear throwing, heavy equipment, working in the rain, the water hose level, willing help. Wow. I don't usually watch videos more than once, but this one will be watched again. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure with us.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's so great to hear. I'm glad you like this episode so much.
@veroniqueaglat4252
7 жыл бұрын
Well, you've inspired me. I got a chain saw today and I'm visiting land near Rimouski at the end of the month. Don't think there's white cedar there, may have to go with gooey pine. Someone told e I may be able to trade like you did. I am sure you appreciate the incredible help your dad and your friends provide. They rock.
@4Fecta
6 жыл бұрын
This is really Amazing. Not just the build , but the thought you put into your videos and commentary!
@suzannetodaro5494
5 жыл бұрын
This is one of your episodes that is outstanding they all are to me but to move "mountains" and re use them in your family cabin. I remember your first little cabin that you donated to a local youth group that helped you to "make" it which has probably inspired a whole new generation of loggers/builders. Just the fact that you mostly work with your father and mention your grandfather shows that is already a tradition for your family. Bravo.
@Matt.Jungfleisch
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. The snow really peaked my interest as it is 100 degrees here in Washington state. Glad you got some help, dad, friends, excavator. Can't wait for more to come.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt! Yes it's a great combo: family, friends, and big machines.
@0x09H78
8 жыл бұрын
The water line level was brilliant. Never would have considered that, fun to watch and learn a lot.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! However, I can't take credit for it. The water level is a very ancient idea. I'm just glad that it works so well.
@texcurtis77006
8 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the foundation progress. Enjoy seeing your process!!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@tomagodsey
6 жыл бұрын
I had to learn to use a mini excavator also. You did way better than I did on the first attempts. Smart decision to rent one for a day. Great progress and I am looking forward to the next dozen videos. Keep up the work, it will be something you and your family will enjoy for generations.
@aerodylluk2543
3 жыл бұрын
I think there is something mindlessly simple, beautiful and primitive in using an axe on a tree, it just feels right and when you get that perfect rhythm it feels satisfying. I think the same thing happens when digging a hole too. Just repetitive, simple and engaging.
@lyndawilliams8434
8 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how much pleasure you are giving me, thank you so much for letting us in to your journey. Its going to be fantastic to watch your home grow. Cant wait for the next one.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lynda! Glad you've been enjoying the series.
@kingfish52
8 жыл бұрын
Wow...Y'all are killing it....... this thing will be built in no time......
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike! I sure hope so. lol
@Drewnashleigh
8 жыл бұрын
So glad you got the machine that was alot of work with it I'm glad u don't have to take another year off. Looking forward to the next one!!!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm looking forward to getting the next episode out as well. I think I'd go crazy if I had to let it sit for another winter. Hopefully I'll be able to get the floor in place before the snow flies.
@Darrin-ws1fh
8 жыл бұрын
OutsideFun1. Neat Intro, and I like the fact that you added a safety warning. But you never turn your back to a Falling Tree. My Uncle Doug was killed that way! He just completed the cut and the tree was falling in the opposite direction...as it normally would. But the trunk had a fracture within it and as it moved forward...the trunk splintered. The weaker splinter collapsed under the weight of the trunk, and has the Tree fell forward in the opposite direction...the trunk went rearward and right into him. Broke his spine instantly, then the rear of the trunk landed on top of him and crushed him to death. Came as a big surprise...he was an experienced Forester. He was 57 at the time.
@robertmeloyanaxley1530
5 жыл бұрын
sorry to hear that.
@subparcrow
5 жыл бұрын
Ok
@rhondaclark716
4 жыл бұрын
Darrin 1965 I’m so sorry🦋 for everything your going though 🦋
@lejatzman96
2 жыл бұрын
Dirty backstabbing trees!
@kevinknoll5890
Жыл бұрын
Damn man sorry u had to witness that sorry for your loss
@charleshewitt3138
8 жыл бұрын
I have been looking forward with great interests for your summer update. What I admire most is your not rushing the project. The precision of the foundation is simply amazing--amazing because few cabins are built with that kind of care for the underpinning of the structure. You are making a final cabin that will have the possibility of standing for a hundred years or more. My camp in Canada (Ontario) needs constant crawling under with hourse jacks to level the ground under the cedar posts that were not placed on a solid indigenous or poured base. It is now almost ninety years old but not structurally sound for reason of this failure to properly lay a foundation. Good on you for making this a worthwhile endeavor that perhaps your grandchildren will use as adults in the woods. Finally, the quality and wholesomeness of your videos is refreshing. Along with one or two other of my subscriptions, I like what you better than anything on KZitem.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
It is certainly a wonderful thought, knowing that my future grandkids might be able to enjoy the cabin even long after I'm gone. ....Wow 90 years old huh? I'd say your cabin is doing pretty good for not having a proper foundation. I'm sure that's due largely in part to your careful and constant upkeep. Anyway, thanks Charles for commenting. All the best!
@johnnaylor4348
8 жыл бұрын
This episode was a long time coming but man it was well worth the wait. Keep sticking to it. Will be patiently waiting for the next one. Hand digging those footer's Hell's no!!!! Cheers....
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. It sure was! I was dying to get the episode out sooner, but I didn't want to release it until the foundation was in place. Anyway, I was sure glad to get the excavator in their. lol Digging by hand is tough slugging to say the least.
@Derek-fe5hi
7 жыл бұрын
Outsider Wow. I'm not sure where you got that leveling idea, whether you thought of it or borrowed it, but it's BRILLIANT! I always knew water would give you true level, but I never really knew how to utilize it. Now I do. thank you and great job so far. I know I'm behind on your build videos, I hope all turns out well. Derek
@jedidiah5131
6 жыл бұрын
I learnt this in grade 5....
@billherrick3569
3 жыл бұрын
You have the best formed cedar that I have ever seen growing.
@benhewson81
8 жыл бұрын
Yet another great episode. Well done.
@andrewml3602
8 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your videos. Congrats on getting the foundation of the log cabin done and great tip on leveling using the plastic tube with water. I know that the line level is a bit off. Keep pressing on, awesome job guys.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew!
@icosmose6982
3 жыл бұрын
me, inexperienced. "that one boulder is smaller than the rest.. how's that gonna work?" I love watching cabins being built, I hope to use what I learn from these videos one day.
@bradnecolemorris6302
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I hope you know what an awesome family you have!
@glenngoodale1709
6 жыл бұрын
Great video... good to see your channel growing
@OutOfPrintGM
8 жыл бұрын
really good episode, I look forward to more. I liked your usage of water and pipe for a level
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon!
@artsevestre
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the whole series, mate. I've watched it all so far, and following closely because of plans to build a log cabin here in Sweden on our farm. I've built a little one as a try-out for our chickens last winter, and whilst doing it learned from your and my own mistakes. Very useful combi! One of the nicest things I took away from your videos is the way to measure the cut-outs for fitting logs on top of each other. Initially I made a fairly complicated jig from an example in the otherwise brilliant book "How to build and furnish a log cabin". It sort of worked, but it turned out to be hard to work and actually not very accurate. Your method of simply cutting a twig and laying a pencil on top of it made for very nicely fitting joints. I've since tried a few more methods, but the stick and pencil one wins each time. Good luck with your project, and I'm looking forward to the next episode. Arthur
@east-sideoncologyclinic2262
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your hard and smart work and the great explanations. I learned a lot and will apply it to my project!
@GilbertNichols
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your progress. It's great to have the tools and equipment available to make this come to fruition. You had a tremendous number of views in this video versus previous videos. That's pretty cool.
@canadianconquistador
8 жыл бұрын
Great job buddy! I think I'm as excited as you are to see more progress made!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks for watching.
@jeffmeyer9319
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, 5 years and a lot of life later. Hope Christmas there this year is satisfying.
@FatherAndSonFun
8 жыл бұрын
We really love all your videos, but there is just something extra cool with this one! You guys are working really hard with this Log Cabin! We are so anxious to see more videos on your progress with it! Thanks a bunch for sharing this!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I agree. This episode has to be my favourite one so far. And I know it's only uphill from here.
@Jabuba
8 жыл бұрын
So happy to see another full length update from you guys, this is such a treat to be following. Keep up the good work guys!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter!
@rickgreen9936
8 жыл бұрын
This was well worth the wait. 37℃ here and opening scenes of snow, aaah. Great video. Anybody who can drop a tree with a spear throw should be able to move those boulders with a twitch of the nose. That had to be a huge relief to get that done. Anxious for Ep 9. Stay safe.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Yikes! And I thought it was hot here. Yes, going over the wintertime footage was oddly refreshing to watch. I almost wish the cold weather were here now ...almost. lol
@johnnym8028
8 жыл бұрын
great way to use all the available material on your land
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johnny!
@jw8848
5 жыл бұрын
lol. that's what you need, a small tractor that has a front end loader and a backhoe on it each that can be removed from the tractor when not needed for towing felled trees. Probably too expensive though for your project. Love it though. Thanks for sharing.
@jimargeropoulos8309
6 жыл бұрын
Love seeing how you make use of the tractors. I have never had access to one and this gives me lots of ideas
@jayherde0
6 жыл бұрын
Never too late to mention - the WATER LEVEL. fill the tube and bring both ends to the starting point. Attach one end to the starting point. mark both the tube and the stake at the starting point. Then, mark the other end of the tube while you are at the starting point. Now you can go where ever the tube will reach. If you are worried about expansion of the tube due to temperature, come back and check occasionally. Also, the starting point can be in the meddle of the foundation where there's no footing. :-D
@texasrecycler9676
3 жыл бұрын
amazing and very hard work. learned many lessons here. thank you
@win1885
5 жыл бұрын
That's extreme skill in felling trees with an axe on your mark!
@LibertyGarden
8 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see the rest come up.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Neither can I. Thanks for watching!
@russellrlf
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! You made some awesome progress in this video! I am sure using the excavator was the last thing you wanted to do, but it seems that was the BEST idea ever! lol! I cannot wait for more videos.
@oldpup4810
8 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you have the foundataion in place. I can't wait to see the seal logs and flooring.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pup! I can't wait to see them in place either. lol
@jeremymtz360
8 жыл бұрын
Gonna be interesting to see how the foundation works out. I have plans of building a cabin on a budget as well its still in the planning and saving phase. Im learning alot from your videos especially about when to cut the logs and about letting them season out in the open. Im sure there's other opinions on how to do that properly but for people doing it themselves I think the way you've done it is the only way. Cant wait for the next video!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting Jeremy! And good luck on your journey to build your own cabin someday.
@mmanut
8 жыл бұрын
Great job. Looks like you have one hell of a solid foundation. I'm very excited to follow this Cabin build!! Good Luck, Thank You for sharing this project!! Vinny
@Ticky66MN
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing work and recording. I hope you make your goal so you can proceed throughout the winter. Keep it up!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Me too! Thanks for watching!
@Prepared_Suburbanite
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Great work.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@croutoncrackerjacks
8 жыл бұрын
Congrats on getting some major progress done! It was a smart move bringing in the machinery. I know wanted to dig those holes by hand but sometimes it's better (and smarter) to use modern tools to not only get the job done but quick so you can devote your time to other matters. And I was glad to see you use the water/hose level! Those line levels are a joke. They aren't even worth the plastic they're made of. Water though, there is nothing more accurate.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks again my friend! Yes I am very glad I decided to bring in the digger. Having to dig holes for the entire summer would have been extremely tedious, and not very much fun to film. As for the line level, I was surprised at how inaccurate it was. It would be better not to manufacture them at all in my opinion, which is of course what you're saying as well.
@ddd228
6 жыл бұрын
It's a very steep learning curve to run the bucket!!! You did fine and no one was injured,maybe. Put the blade down when you are ready to dig.
@cjtramm8
3 жыл бұрын
Hey crouton I watch your channel for cooking
@karries6608
6 жыл бұрын
I think you are doing a good job and having fun.
@rock0802
8 жыл бұрын
Your doing great and keep up the hard work! I love your videos!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom!
@dmj1170
3 жыл бұрын
Operation Stonehedge complete awesome job. The heavy equipment did it
@coryboyd7958
8 жыл бұрын
just love your videos! man did you guys put in some hard work! really got me excited to see the next video and the building progression. you keep it very interesting and never fail to keep my attention. great work, looking forward to seeing more. thank you for always sharing.
@rrittenhouse
8 жыл бұрын
I know, right? I'm always like "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" when the end of all of his videos approaches. This was a fantastic update and I can't wait to see it progress faster now. I'm always like shouting at my monitor.. "Let us come and help!" haha.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Cory! It's been an exciting/challenging journey, but it's been worth it. Glad you enjoy watching the progress.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert. It's awesome to see people getting as excited about the project as I am. Maybe even more so. lol
@ClaireMarieH
8 жыл бұрын
I love this series so much! It is one of my dreams in life to learn the art of bushcraft and survival. One of my more specific goals is to buy a plot of land in the Canadian wilderness and build/survive off it as a summer cottage.
@carolyn9andthecats653
6 жыл бұрын
Claire-Marie H same dream here....on my way! Just bout have everything 2 begin, except a girl w same aspirations lol 😉
@ashleyfalcon125
6 жыл бұрын
Brent Arbogast hahah nice 😏
@silasmarner7586
8 жыл бұрын
Great vid. You are/are going to be/ a very very busy man! Great to have pops helpin' out!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Silas! Yes it's a wonderful thing to be able to share this project with my dad.
@clayz1
4 жыл бұрын
Widowmakers (felled but hung on surrounding foliage high up) and tractor accidents. Stay sharp boys. Great videos.
@Cameron2874
4 жыл бұрын
Haha your friend is definitely not the handiest person. You sure he is actually helping 😂. Great to see he is out with you in the mud sweat n tears though. Good friend. Keep up the great work
@Slumberjacksix
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@eddiemckie804
7 жыл бұрын
one of the most informative build videos i've seen. I'm trying to do something along these lines so it was a great help.... especially the hose level. Thank you an good luck. God bless.
@donzitzer4617
8 жыл бұрын
Great Videos, keep up the good work! I tuned in to your tube today and it may not help you much now but I know a great trick for peeling logs. Take a well made garden hoe and straighten it out so the edge is is in line with the handle. Sharpen one edge like you would to cut weeds with. Now you have a handy tool for debarking your logs without all the back breaking bending. It will also speed up a shingle roof tear off..... Hope this helps you or some of your viewers!!!
@NICKELGHANDI
7 жыл бұрын
This is great and all your videos are so informative and well done! I can't stop watching.
@TheOutsiderCabin
7 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks for commenting.
@NICKELGHANDI
7 жыл бұрын
Any tips for someone considering moving up North? I am from Kentucky, and we get winter, but nothing like you have.
@haroldcale4767
6 жыл бұрын
while you are doing all the work and me just watching, eating ice cream and drinking my coffee I feel sorry for you guys.... lol this is very interesting to me...
@GrizzlyDaveCowboy
8 жыл бұрын
Great stuff man! Thanks for all the extra work you did to take us along on your journey! I'm looking forward to the next installment!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
It's my pleasure! Thanks Dave.
@patswift8356
8 жыл бұрын
Some great progress!. keep it up.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pat!
@aidanrayne4035
7 жыл бұрын
Anxiously awaiting the next video!! Until next time!!
@uglywandaful
6 жыл бұрын
Moooooore! love it. Am amazed at your strength!
@nigj
6 жыл бұрын
Haven’t laughed like that in a while. 28:30 and the 1 tire dump truck takes a break. Lol
@dameankimberly6634
8 жыл бұрын
Your build site looks beautiful, great pick.
@movingnaturefilms
7 жыл бұрын
Sick leveling technique. Back to the basics. :)
@stephengent9974
6 жыл бұрын
Now you know why for most people this remains just a dream. Our forebears built these structures with an axe and and their hands, machinery of any kind and they were living where they built. People today are not used to hard physical work.
@Steak134
8 жыл бұрын
What!?! This video should have closer to 3 million views. This is hard work and sweat being put into this project. Good job!
@Steak134
8 жыл бұрын
Also I just had to subscribe
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan for the vote of confidence, and the sub!
@pirateman1966
7 жыл бұрын
It would, if he had a big Kardashian ass.
@50caliber16
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome you got you floor in yet? Looked like a whole lotta work. Can't wait to see your next update. Good luck!
@Dr.Gunsmith
4 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s some foundation! That will be there in a thousand years from now.
@harrystockdale6400
3 жыл бұрын
More like 10000
@DFallFarming
8 жыл бұрын
Another great vid, looking forward to see more. looked like some great workouts there ;-) cheers from Austria
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Diego! I've certainly had my share of sore muscles, that's for sure.
@joannbrewer6046
4 жыл бұрын
Good job boys, got a little Rocky for a while but worked out. Job
@Carlounderscore
8 жыл бұрын
I thought i saw a jedi on 0.08. Awesone video. 🙌
@durvteixeira8657
5 жыл бұрын
First time i've seen someone digging a hole while sitting... no wonder it take a whole day to dig one f..ing hole. Lol I know it's a family project and all but, at some times, it is becomes frustrating to watch you all work certain way. Well comes with the learning part of it i think. Good luck and keep on going
@patrickmulqueen3717
3 жыл бұрын
Why are you putting soil in wheel barrow when you have limited time with the machine? Put the soil on the ground and push out of the way when done digging hole.
@expierreiment
7 жыл бұрын
Great Episode!!
@Lardzor
4 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying the series. I have to wonder if the 9 piles of rocks, that are supported on all sides by dirt, would shift or settle at all when the earth around them heaves up and down with the winter freezing cycle.
@naturevideoguy4525
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting that there's a limestone later there. That whole area was under the ocean at some point in the geological recent past.
@jimmijones3027
6 жыл бұрын
The Outsider great job I understand the frustrations of working with little help and large projects. I hope to see this thing through following your series. Normally I give alot of criticism to folks on here but see you almost answer those in your videos. One question is to why u didnt put the biggest boulders in the corners?Keep up the good work!
@andreecatargiu1920
6 жыл бұрын
real people, real things, good job there :)
@pr4runner
8 жыл бұрын
Quite the project. Good to have helpful friends.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
It sure is. I wouldn't be where I am on this project without them.
@whyamistillonyoutube8985
5 жыл бұрын
Tried to binge watch, but this is as far as I made it.
@martinmalloy8119
2 жыл бұрын
fantastic job, in german your hose leveling device is called Schlauchwaage and was used regularly by builders.....
@csabahorvath4770
8 жыл бұрын
Great job and smart solutions. Grats!
@treeclimbing7798
6 жыл бұрын
Great job, going that extra mile....
@CountryFamily
7 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see the finished cabin.
@Harley04
6 жыл бұрын
Well, you have to wait like the rest of us...
@Raynor88
7 жыл бұрын
You're one smart cookie! :) If you come across big roots use an axe. I know the soil can dull the blade but it make root removal a lot easier.
@Adamdub612
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your knowledge great video
@bastifar1
2 жыл бұрын
"The Lesson of the Spoons" by Alex Tabarrok Economist Milton Friedman was once visiting China when he was shocked to see that, instead of modern tractors and earth movers, thousands of workers were toiling away building a canal with shovels. He asked his host, a government bureaucrat, why more machines weren’t being used. The bureaucrat replied, “You don’t understand. This is a jobs program.” To which Milton responded, “Oh, I thought you were trying to build a canal. If it’s jobs you want, you should give these workers spoons, not shovels!”
@nickmastroianni5557
2 жыл бұрын
I think I would have rented that mini excavator for two days and used it to take out that huge stump next to the cabin. Then, I would have filled the stump hole with the dirt from the other holes by pushing it over with the blade. While you excavate, your father could use a folding saw to trim the roots on the previous hole and clean the hole. With the field stone piled nearby, use the excavator to haul it over to the holes and tamp it down. For leveling, I would have thought you would have used a laser although a water level works well. Maybe you were just trying to save some money.
@unitedstatesdale
6 жыл бұрын
FYI : The water tube level is a one man operation. Just mark a line on the field tube even with the base tube. Then you can walk all over the place and make your batter marks. Even around a corner. Thanks
@saxonwarrior388
5 жыл бұрын
Yep it's what I've done many times it's very accurate and easy.
@kaipaioutdoors
Жыл бұрын
Man! That cabin ain't moving any time soon lol 😆 💪🏼
@gayhutchins9847
Жыл бұрын
❤Have just found this and it’s WONDERFUL! Thank you 😊
@paull2815
6 жыл бұрын
Cool series but when renting equipment, you blow and go. Get done what you rented it for and save the wheelbarrow and hand jiving for later. The good thing is if you want to build the Empire State Building there, you got the piers for it.
@skydiver6711
6 жыл бұрын
This episode was painful to watch. I have never used an excavator either, and knowing you were short on time, I was grunting and groaning and twisting and turning doing everything I could to help you. Good job for someone who has never used one before.
@larhar11
8 жыл бұрын
awesome respect here.
@MrOneleggedjosh
6 жыл бұрын
That spear chuck at the beginning earned my sub. Cool channel.
@anerioone
5 жыл бұрын
The old timers did not have to raise the sills so high for rain problems. Of course accumulated snow might be a problem there. In the early years, the soil was made to slope dramatically away from the house, then flat stones(we could use patio type blocks) were laid continuously on the slope. Then the dropping rain not only drained away from the sill, but the heavy rain dropping from the roof dropped and bounced away from the sill very effectively.
@brad8183
Жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying watching this build. It's very well documented and interesting. I do have a question, in earlier episodes you were taking great care to make sure everything thing was square and level. With adding these large boulders was it worth the time to get things square at that point. seems that general placement would only be needed and then when the boulders were place then at that time square and plumb would be required. Thanks for your show.
@johnscott1959
8 жыл бұрын
just subscribed love your videos keep them coming john uk
@michaellosey984
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, I am a big fan of your channel, started at the end and have been working my way back. I love the look and feel of the cabin and can’t wait to see the finished product. I live in Quebec’s Eastern Townships where we have a lot of Eastern White Cedar. I am trying to figure out where your cabin build is. I am thinking Eastern Ontario, Quebec or somewhere in the Maritimes. Can you share the general location of your build? Curiosity has the best of me....
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