We purchased 72 acres a few years ago and after watching your videos I am ready to start clearing our land!! Learned a lot. Keep up with your videos!
@valuedhumanoid6574
5 жыл бұрын
I watch many of these excavation type channels, like JayPayDirt, letsdig18 and so forth. This is the first time I have seen such attention to fire safety as this. Very cool. And the ramp to let wildlife escape is the crowning touch.
@spaceexposed
5 жыл бұрын
I like how humble Andrew is toward his customers. That's a sign of true greatness!
@batty1227
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew your channel is so much more than it appears. Your film making eye is great. Love your channel. Cant stop
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Daniel Battenfeld thanks.
@TheMarshy-wb7wu
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah me to I got hooked two weeks ago & G’day from Australia Andrew I love your Chanel cheers mate
@mdouglaswray
4 жыл бұрын
I agree! The videos have a style - nice intro, good music, well-paced and judicious use of time-lapse. VERY professional all around. Your customers must love you.
@patricehache7088
4 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewCamarata Yanmar should give you a new machine to try out
@MartyInTheWoods
5 жыл бұрын
2:41 Another Safety Tip: When you just digging random holes in the woods... I LOVE IT!
@chrisleer4324
5 жыл бұрын
Was gonna type this exact thing but then I decided to check the comments first lol This part cracked me up!
@harryjnr2335
6 жыл бұрын
I never get sick of watching your videos, top job Andrew as always 👍
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@th1alb
6 жыл бұрын
your videos are strangely relaxing, i'm glad you're making them and the drone footage is always real nice :)
@timk.2381
6 жыл бұрын
Playing with Fire and an Exacavator: A Man´s Dream comes true
@IWANASLAPTHAT
6 жыл бұрын
I like you respect for wildlife and also like your work, Good luck for the future from the UK, Happy christmas
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@rubywarrior1
5 жыл бұрын
did he remember the hotdogs and marshmallows?
@howardfortyfive9676
5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I'd work our Burn Pit. Like you we'd burn in wet weather. Park backhoe w/operator right there for 2-3days as our pile was substantially larger. We had a 3/4" water line onsite just in case. Used propane torch 2 start it too. Firewood processing also. $25-40 a cord. My firewood was *free.* You do really good work Andrew & know your business. Dec9 2018
@Kharnellius
4 жыл бұрын
FYI, A leaf blower or large fan directed at the base of the fire will greatly increase the burn rate, thus saving you a considerable amount of time. Love your videos and your never ending "go get em" attitude.
@kfelix2934
Жыл бұрын
same here , 1 gallon container of premix ( for the blower ) 1 gal of diesel , dry-lint, paper, and I'm pretty much have a fire
@frankviera2737
6 жыл бұрын
When burning a brush pile to get some of the bigger stuff to burn down quicker you can use a leaf blower (preferably a back pack and just adjust throttle to control air flow accordingly) to blow air into the pile. Just be careful how close the blower is to the pile so you don't melt the machine. But really works good to get stuff burned down
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea, I may do that next time. Using a fan next to my hot tub fire makes a huge difference in the speed that it heats up.
@offgridmanpolktn
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Camarata You would have to bring a generator too, but something I've used previously is one of the big floor fans that carpet cleaners (flood restoration) use to dry the wall to wall rugs. With ten or twenty feet of metal stovepipe or ductwork it can just be set up and left running while working on keeping the fire fueled. Doing this the pipe/duct doesn't have to be all the way up to the fire, but keeps a steady flow of fresh air/oxygen at the base for optimal burning. Helped a lot when I was clearing land down in Florida where the dirt and wood were almost constantly wet. And a question for you too if you don't mind. When pricing out jobs like these, do you use square footage and materials,man hours, machinery hours,or some other metric? Or some or all of each? Thanks Peace
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this one I'm just doing by the hour.
@arnoldromppai5395
6 жыл бұрын
you do not need a leaf blower or any kind of extra time put into burning crap like this, simply dig a big burn pit and it all burns upon its own with its own down draft and strong up draft, no fooling with the pile ever needed
@gypsiski
6 жыл бұрын
frank viera e
@klimmbimm71
6 жыл бұрын
Greets from Berlin (Germany). I like your Videos and enjoy them. Keep going. The view from the Drone is amazing 👌🤩
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@woodypeoples6659
5 жыл бұрын
A COMPLETE FAN...well done Mr. C.....binge watched 9 straight videos...Netflix is in trouble...lol
@eannsingh
4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only on that came across this channel and now cannot stop watching? Andrew you videos are awesome!
@AndrewCamarata
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Its probably fun to find it now when there is a large library of videos to watch. There are many people who have seen them all waiting for new ones.
@paulritz5655
4 жыл бұрын
Watched his video back when U first published it. So this is my second viewing. It's actually more fun the second time around. It almost felt like a new viewing because it's been quite awhile. Yet am able to appreciate it in more detail and understand your methods better because learning is a process I guess. You are pretty amazing to keep a balance between getting the job done and making a video production. Yet,... in thinking on it, the value to you and your customers to possess such a thorough record of the job, is also kinda priceless. It's a WIN-WIN ! You're a lucky guy all around Andrew !
@frankkeedy2372
6 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video. Thank you for all you're effort of posting all your video's. I learn a lot from them. You are a very lucky man and do good work, Thanks again.
@rickshiraz7675
5 жыл бұрын
Hello Andrew, I like to watch your videos, relax and learn something from you ... keep it up Greetings from Germany
@budmiller3477
5 жыл бұрын
when I had my lawn care business going I'd take three to five days a year burning leaves & tree/ brush debrie so I could make my mulch pile for the spring. i miss that work.
@notafuckinpplperson8233
4 жыл бұрын
bud miller what happen to the business ?
@bigjim5723
6 жыл бұрын
yes-a pond in that area with be very nice improvement. just can't get over how much water and how fast it filled up. great video-and i loved the burn pile. me-i got more time than u-so i take and roll my stumps over-dig some dirt off them, and ur right about being able to burn them up to nothing. just takes time.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@maryannanderson7517
4 жыл бұрын
I am the youngest of 8 children and when I was a little girl my dad bought a house out in the woods and it seemed like cutting trees and underbrush was a never ending job. Dad seemed to always have a brush pile somewhere on our property and when it reached a certain size we would set it on fire. Seeing Andrew standing on something right in the middle of the fire reminded me of one "game" that we thought was great fun and that we played whenever Mom or Dad wasn't around. We would all perch somewhere in the brush pile before someone set it on fire! The object of the game was to see who was "brave" enough to stay in the burning brush pile the longest because that person was the winner. The winner might have a few singe marks in his jeans but hey, at least he was the winner. When we reached adulthood (yes we all managed to survive and actually none of us ever got any part of our clothing or our bodies scorched) we would talk about the fact that we were possibly the only family in the country who thought of this as a good form of "entertainment".
@dave_in_florida
5 жыл бұрын
you turn "burning a brush pile" into a heavy metal, disco, reggae, piece of art!
@louisguerin8443
4 жыл бұрын
I really learned a lot from watching and listening to your explanations. Thank you.
@dansbrown1313
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, I've had a lot of experience pushing fires. If you want to save a lot of time, strip the 110 v squirrel fan out of an old forced air oil furnace, get an old 10 foot piece of culvert and build your fire with the culvert end in the center. start up your portable generator and power up the fan. A pile that size would be gone in an hour as long as you keep pushing to the center. Compare a blast furnace to a camp fire. Ps: turn the fan off when you are working the fire as it will melt your hydraulic lines.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Good idea.
@ralphh3041
5 жыл бұрын
Guys in our neck of the woods will dig a pit when they have that much brush to burn. Then they put a big fan on it and it burns pretty quick and stays contained and then you just push the dirt in to bury it. I know it would not have worked at this location with the house and septic and all but just thought I would mention another method I have seen guys use. Love the channel, great vids.
@mmdurfee
5 жыл бұрын
17:47 "Chipping that would have been so much more work. And loud. And slow..." "Burning...it's fun. I like burning stuff."
@grahamefreestone5309
5 жыл бұрын
That should go in a book of quotes. 🇬🇧
@timmcdonald6949
4 жыл бұрын
I've just started watching your videos it's good to see a young person illustrating on how to good job Andrew I just retired from construction last year
@peterbarendse7782
6 жыл бұрын
"playing" with machines and fire!! Ultimate video!!!💪
@jerrybates5791
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew......really nice job on the site and video work. Wish you were closer to Texas. Good luck and smooth grading.
@10lauset
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos. There is a story: beginning, middle, and end. The audio is balanced and the images are stable and explanatory. And the subject matter is interesting and informative as you give explanations for your actions. Thanks. Cheers
@hinglemccringleberry8805
5 жыл бұрын
Basically, Andrew is very overqualified for the role he has. Smart and high attention to detail.
@JohnDiMartino
6 жыл бұрын
You take excellent footage! Great camera work,and I too love burning as opposed to chipping... problem with chipping it is most of your wood has some dirt on it and the chipper knives dull quickly and the wear on the anvil is way faster as well.
@I_leave_mean_comments
3 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't bury smoldering wood. That can stay lit and smoldering underground for weeks, if not MONTHS. I'm not exaggerating. We burned a ton of brush on my property years ago, and about a week after the burn, we buried the pile that was left. Almost a month later, my nephew burnt his leg playing in the spot we buried it. We went out to check it, and after digging it up, found that there was a huge underground area of smoldering wood/dirt.
@uhly101
4 жыл бұрын
"when you're diggin' random holes in the woods...", truer words have never been spoken, thank you Andrew Camarata, love the videos!
@IntegraDIY
6 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah been waiting for this! I think it’s safe to say every guy loves burning stuff lol
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, fun day.
@fuckgoogle792
6 жыл бұрын
Integra DIY its mans basic instinct
@joelferguson8977
5 жыл бұрын
Lol, I wonder why that is.
@joriskylie6857
5 жыл бұрын
I know I do. When camping I have my own fire.
@briansumner2700
6 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree fires are a nice dramatic way to get rid of the slash and it looks like you did this one quite safely. A friend almost torched himself when he poured on the gasoline not expecting all the erupting butane to blow back in his face. I like my chipper and I use the chips to help with erosion control. But I have had some pretty big disposal fires too like this one. With one a big blizzard showed up overnight and in the morning there was a nice volcano in the foot of snow. Cheers!
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, a few people mentioned tub grinders, that looks like a nice machine, expensive though.
5 жыл бұрын
Some time ago I was sandblasting a lot in open space. It was quite wet so to reuse sand I had to dry it up and filter it out. For drying I was using large access whole cover (the one placed before final cover is used, like big pan), everything on brick furnace. The only reasonably cheap fuel I had was a lot of branches which we just burned up. To get it burning and have a lot of heat I always used air compressor. Feed it with enough air and you'll get everything burning, no matter how wet and dirty it is. It might speed up the process a bit for you when you have access to air compressor. Of course you have to watch out for pressure, you have to slowly increase it and this way you can get to maximum heat, then it burns very fast. With nice venturi nozzle you can burn such stack in half a day including those stumps. The biggest con is that you need compressed air and it is loud and I mean LOUD. I regret I did not record it, I don't do it anymore and don't have this place.
@timnash6870
4 жыл бұрын
Tim from Canada you should’ve invested in a high powered leaf blower this would’ve helped your fire burn very fast with the wind from your leaf blower would’ve made the fire catch fast and go very long the wind from the leaf blower helps your fire burn longer. This is what you can use for all fires if you are having a hard time keeping them going the leaf blower or always make it so you can keep it running
@RobertTouchtone
5 жыл бұрын
Andrew I happened upon your videos and I love them. I look forward to just watching everything you do. Keep up the great work
@markroper9269
5 жыл бұрын
Great video! My inner Boy Scout is very happy with that fire. Well maintained and neat!
@mykalmcb
3 жыл бұрын
With all the music its a bit of a throwback to the way you used to do them. I like it for a change of pace.
@Military-Museum-LP
6 жыл бұрын
When I'm able to burn, very rarely, I use a leaf blower to intensify the flame and burn.
@Hiker63
5 жыл бұрын
There’s a right way and a wrong way to burn brush. Take it from me. I burnt 4 acres at my farm in Florida. First, I burnt in the winter when the field was dry. Second, I skipped wetting the surrounding area which I normally do. Third, it was too windy. Four fire brush trucks later and an ass chewing by the battalion chief and my wife...I’m laying low for a couple of years. 😉
@jmac88022
4 жыл бұрын
Got a light?
@toddv9210
6 жыл бұрын
A bale of hay and a few gallons of diesel or kerosene is a great way to get it going quick, even green trees will burn if the pile is put together properly.
@BENLINUZ
6 жыл бұрын
Septic systems in Pennsylvania are way over the top. We have to use a septic mound sometimes called a Sandmound or turkey mound they are really huge eyesores that’s sit in your yard and take up a bunch of space and are very expensive to make and honestly seem sometimes to be prone to failure due to over complication and improper installation
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Hannibal Smith oh, that to bad. Just don't tell them when your doing it then. I'll be doing a "to code" septic there soon.
@shahshakib5234
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew, You do some really good work man. The machinery land soil stones gravel combined with the music and cinematography topped by the areal drone shots... Its amazing to watch. Keep it up
@theshadow1559
6 жыл бұрын
I have seen covered burrow pits burn for several months and then break through to the surface, so be sure that the pit is well covered with a thick layer of dirt to cut off all air to the smoldering stumps that you bury.
@ajmiller7102
4 жыл бұрын
I working on the second time around watching your videos. Needless to say, I enjoy them. And some have a subliminal cleverness. Well done!
@Jones572
5 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍🏾...really cool watching you work. Looks like you enjoy doing what you do. Awesome !
@JohnGoingAndDoingThings
5 жыл бұрын
Great to see the preparedness and respect for the job and surroundings.
@robocop6666666
5 жыл бұрын
You have to be one if not the best u tuber in this field of work you sir are a pleasure to watch I never get fed up looking at your jobs 🇬🇧by the way love your camera work
@andrewfroedge8227
2 жыл бұрын
I think what I really like about Andrew's videos is they are not "talking head" videos. He tells ya what he's doing and does it. A lot of the other channels spend 15 minutes talking and 5 minutes of actual work in a 20 minute video...... very boring stuff.
@85ccmaster
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos as always! That skid steer seems to be a great shape, I never see it smoking any. Keep the videos coming!
@theoriginalonion7545
5 жыл бұрын
Yep I just binge watched all your videos
@trackspike64
3 жыл бұрын
Andrew !! Brian here I started watching your videos a few weeks ago and at first was laughing at how many times you got your dump truck stuck when bringing in stone But as I continued to watch I see you have an answer for every thing and you just keep at a project untell you fix it or make it right I truly enjoy watching and learning from you !!! Wish you were closer I’m in Wisconsin!!! Take care and keep up the great work with your videos P.S can you do a video on how you use your drone and what one it is and how it is to fly it !!!!!! Thanks
@usedcarsokinawa
3 жыл бұрын
Very empathetic, never thought about leaving an egress from a river or pond.
@lindamitchell-fox1926
5 жыл бұрын
A ramp..genius and thoughtful!
@dansbrown1313
6 жыл бұрын
Really like your videos! You are one hard working dude.
@captaincobb8146
2 жыл бұрын
I watched this once before years ago. Today is Dec. 4th. 2021. The day Andrew uploaded this video, was the same day my daughter died of cancer. December 3rd, 2017 @ noon. RIP Jackie Humphrey.
@richardgavin6712
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video . In the near future invest in a grapple bucket for your compact track loader or skid steer loader . Save time change between your grapple root rake and loader bucket .
@dblood8529
2 жыл бұрын
I’m 3 years too late. I love this guys videos!
@Frank-pj2tb
5 жыл бұрын
" Leprechauns tell me to burn stuff " -Ralph Wiggum
@wolfmanwolf4656
6 жыл бұрын
Nice job. I like your video's, because they are entertaining and educational. You have interesting projects and after a day's work you see a difference.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@uknowulikethat4042
6 жыл бұрын
those burnt stumps would look cool placed around the garden when its done, you said there was some walnut trees in the pile you kept, do you get to keep that stuff or is it the owners?
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
lol, you can have all the stump decorations you want for free. Its their wood, I may bring the bigger pieces to the mill for them. Maybe get some nice walnut trim boards or something for inside the house.
@23deleah
5 жыл бұрын
I am hooked on this stuff. It is similar to an addiction. We burned a lot of brush on the back lot and let it regrow and it is flourishing with greenery. 28 August 2019
@brianmaguire528
6 жыл бұрын
Love a good Bonfire! You certainly have tools for the job. Leaving everything ship shape and Bristol fashion.
@zerajera
Жыл бұрын
I like a good bonfire! Great music too. Thanks for sharing.
@landscapeone2957
Жыл бұрын
When you do these jobs, it would be nice to see you talk with the owners to see what they want and you do the job. Just a suggestion. I watch your videos all the time. You do some cool stuff.
@mattyerfdog8873
6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Andrew. See your now running a tracked loader, be interesting to hear your views over tracks or wheels.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
matt yerfdog tracked is way better.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
matt yerfdog thanks.
@alex41693
5 жыл бұрын
When Andrew flies the drone and looks into the camera, it's like he's looking at me and saying "You can be a good person too."
@desmondmurray5004
5 жыл бұрын
Been a firefighter for 5 years. Those turnout coats also make great welding jackets for people like me who don't like sparks and slag burns
@vancouver4sure
4 жыл бұрын
Don't take the septic field job here - I hear it's a nightmare!
@kennethtibbitts6641
6 жыл бұрын
AWESOME DRONE SHOTS
@treeclimbing7798
6 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Tibbitts Indeed great drone-age.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@terrytenley9327
3 жыл бұрын
Then in two or three days the pile is just ash.. not easy..but agressive Andrew lust keeps repelling it till gone.. great job bro
@southernboy9786
5 жыл бұрын
Andrew i love your videos very helpful and entertaining I'm 21 and have a bobcat 743 and I'm not as good as an opperator like you are but hopefully sooner or later I'll get there I'm sure you can deliver a baby with a skid steer I preciate the time and money you put into making your videos for us keep em comin hoss
@mannaman
6 жыл бұрын
Very impressive young man. Well done!
@douglasbailey6834
3 жыл бұрын
Starting the fire at ground level and letting it spread upwards ensures a more complete burn. Fire spreads upward better than downward.
@williameadie8550
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew ia so much more fun to watch than commercial TV and any political commentary. I knew Andrew is modest and a very good person with a big heart. I'd be very proud to call Andrew is my son.
@melmo5218
4 жыл бұрын
Always interesting music too.
@cat637d
6 жыл бұрын
Very nice job! I see from your turnout coat you must be a volunteer or POC firefighter, your precautions were excellent. Regards from a 35 year retired volunteer!
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DavidJones-smiley
3 жыл бұрын
This man is a jack of all trades! Love it! Great camera work! Outstanding!
@rrc72
4 жыл бұрын
You'll get more bang for your buck if you start your fire lower to the ground when using your torch. Since the wood was wet, it had to dry a little to catch fire, & the heat from your torch would have dried a bigger area if it was coming up from the bottom. I enjoy your videos.
@davec.3198
6 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a small pellet making machine that you could feed sticks and brush into to make fuel for your home. I have brush fires all the time in the country to get rid of tree tops...mostly the same as you are doing.
@toobglued
6 жыл бұрын
i was just going to add the leaf blower part but i see someone else stole my thunder. i have two cheap crap ass electric blowers in my shed specifically for burning brush. each blows into a separate 10' steel fence post into the pile and they run off a small honda penny. man i tell you what you can absolutely wreck a 10" hard wood to powder in a VERY short time. burn piles are sooooo much faster and hungry when you run a blower on them for 10 hours. keeps the smoke down .... especially on these low pressure dreary calm wet days.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
I like that advice, ill try it next time.
@weelest
6 жыл бұрын
BAck before they stopped us from burning we made EPA burners. Weld 4 barrels in line, Close the ends off to form one long tube. Cut vents down the length of one side. Weld 2 barrels together and then cut an opening in the 4 barrell lenght, weld the 2 barrels at a right angle in the center. You wind up with a T shape. At the open end of the 2 barrel we attached a diesel powered air fan. Did not matter what yo put in there it burned. No smoke, smoke means not enough air. The howl of the rushing air and the roaring fire is a rush. Burn stumps and whole pile in about 3 to 4 hours with no ash pile.
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
I like that idea.
@weelest
6 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/039twKWZaYNpaoY commercial version you will get an idea how hot they burn
@brockole4851
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to have every machine and tool for every job situation. Congrat's.)
@marcuscicero9587
4 жыл бұрын
after a long day of watchin Mr. Camarata work his ass off on several projects in the beautiful country of upper state New York. I find myself utterly exhausted and can barely rise from my computer desk, make myself a sandwich and head to bed. Great vids!
@deathvalleyalex9485
5 жыл бұрын
When you are burning slash piles , does you county require you to get burn permits ?
@AndrewCamarata
5 жыл бұрын
Suppose to get them.
@toddgolling5760
5 жыл бұрын
Lol so clearly was an oversight. ...;)
@rjb6327
4 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of hours spent on that burn. Is it cost effective? Can it be trucked out to a land fill?
@albertlong1465
3 жыл бұрын
That's quite a footprint on Mother Nature!! Smoke included. You NEED a Wood Chipper.🍁🍁🇨🇦
@zundappwatercooler
5 ай бұрын
You should try hire/request a demo of a Morbark woodhog 3400 next time you want to get rid of those trees you can just load the whole tree in the chain driven hopper without even cutting the tree down
@sproket168
6 жыл бұрын
What do you charge for a bobcat for the day or are you per hour ?. And how do you charge out a day like you've just done because your obviously not running your gear while the fires burning. Cheers Dave from Australia
@MrRoberoni117
Жыл бұрын
Love watching old Andrew vids
@rodneystewart8958
6 жыл бұрын
It is cool to watch what you can do with small equipment when you also have the larger stuff too
@AndrewCamarata
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was about the right size machines for that work. I'm thinking about brining my Hitachi there to dig the foundation, but that job is really far away. I think I should be able to get it dug in a day with the Yanmar and Bobcat.
@RockinWheelsAuctions
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos! Great content every time! Greetings from Canada
@brianknight1296
3 жыл бұрын
I am digging the Turn Out Gear !!!! lol At least ur prepared with a hardline on a pump.
@aviasuaz
3 жыл бұрын
Exelente video ....soy artista plástica y me encantó el humo y la combinación de la .Quena.q es un instrumento indígena...muy buen video !!! Lo miré más por el lado artístico que por tu trabajo ,pero si lo editaste vos es tu creación ,excelente! Abrazo desde Argentina !! 🙏
@frankrand3952
6 жыл бұрын
Nice bunker coat... 26 yrs full time outside Chicago
@heatherm2324
Жыл бұрын
Your good. Enjoy watching you and I like the way you also explain things.
@jonathanbartron3658
4 жыл бұрын
I'm curious: why don't you start your fire from multiple points of the pile? Wouldn't multiple point fires burn more efficiently?
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