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GABF is the seventeenth production season of The Simpsons. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season. The episodes mostly aired in broadcast season 16 on Fox, with seven rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 17. The episodes aired from January 30, 2005 with "Mommie Beerest", to November 27, 2005 with "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas".
Episodes[edit]
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GABF01
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"Mommie Beerest"
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January 30, 2005
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Mark Kirkland
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Michael Price
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S16 E7
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| Moe's Tavern is closed by a health inspector, so Homer takes out a mortgage on his house to reopen the bar. As a result, Marge becomes Moe's business partner and turns the bar into a British-style pub. This leads to Marge and Moe spending too much time together, which worries Homer.
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GABF02
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"Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"
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February 6, 2005
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Steven Dean Moore
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Tim Long
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S16 E8
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| Homer starts to teach sports players his obnoxious celebration dances and gets placed in charge of the halftime show of the next Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Ned creates a violent film about Bible stories, which makes Marge angry, so she tries to put a stop to him.
Guest starring: Tom Brady as himself, LeBron James as himself, Michelle Kwan as herself, Yao Ming as himself, and Warren Sapp as himself.
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GABF03
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"Pranksta Rap"
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February 13, 2005
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Mike B. Anderson
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Matt Selman
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S16 E9
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| Homer and Marge don't let Bart go to a rap concert, so he sneaks out to attend anyway. When Bart is discovered to be missing, he tells his parents he was kidnapped. However, when Chief Wiggum believes the kidnapper is Kirk Van Houten, Bart wrestles with his guilty conscience about coming clean.
Guest starring: 50 Cent as himself.
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GABF04
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"There's Something About Marrying"
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February 20, 2005
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Nancy Kruse
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J. Stewart Burns
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S16 E10
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| Due to a tourism slump in town, Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage. However, with Reverend Lovejoy refusing to officiate any ceremonies between people of the same gender, Homer steps up to officiate the weddings. The whole family is surprised when Patty reveals that she wants to get married to a woman.
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GABF05
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"On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister"
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March 6, 2005
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Bob Anderson
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Jeff Westbrook
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S16 E11
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| Lisa becomes fed up with Bart's teasing and takes out a restraining order against him. While both siblings enjoy this at first, it begins to take its toll on them. Meanwhile, Homer takes a job as a Sprawl-Mart greeter.
Guest starring: Gary Busey as himself and Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm.
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GABF06
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"Goo Goo Gai Pan"
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March 13, 2005
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Lance Kramer
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Dana Gould
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S16 E12
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| When Selma starts to go through menopause, she decides to adopt a child so she doesn't grow old alone. She decides to adopt a baby from China, but they only allow married couples to adopt. After putting down Homer's name as her spouse, the Simpsons go to China, with Homer and Selma pretending to be a couple.
Guest starring: Lucy Liu as Madam Wu and Robert Wagner as himself.
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GABF07
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"Mobile Homer"
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March 20, 2005
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Raymond S. Persi
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Tim Long
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S16 E13
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| When Homer is rejected for life insurance, Marge becomes worried that he may die at any minute and starts to put money away. Angry that he can't spend his money, Homer spends what Marge has saved on an RV. Marge's anger at this decision is only made worse when Homer invites a convoy of RVers to live at his house.
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GABF08
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"The Seven-Beer Snitch"
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April 3, 2005
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Matthew Nastuk
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Bill Odenkirk
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S16 E14
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| After the town enforces new laws, Homer gets arrested for kicking the same beer can five times. He is sent to the new state prison, where he becomes a prison snitch. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa investigate why Snowball has been gaining weight.
Guest starring: Frank Gehry as himself, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, and Charles Napier as Officer Krackney.
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GABF09
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"The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"
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May 15, 2005
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Michael Polcino
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Matt Warburton
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S16 E21
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| When Bart is expelled from Springfield Elementary, Marge enrolls him in St. Jerome's Catholic School. However, when both Bart and Homer start to be swayed by the ways of Catholicism, Marge goes to Reverend Lovejoy and Ned Flanders for help.
Guest starring: Liam Neeson as Father Sean.
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GABF10
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"Don't Fear the Roofer"
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May 1, 2005
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Mark Kirkland
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Kevin Curran
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S16 E16
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| After a storm hits Springfield, the roof of the Simpsons' house begins to leak. Homer then befriends roofer Ray Magini, who helps repair the roof and becomes good friends with Homer. However, when his friends and family don't recall ever seeing Homer with Ray, they start to think he's going crazy. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa take Santa's Little Helper to the Retirement Castle to make the residents happier.
Guest starring: Stephen Hawking as himself and Ray Romano as Ray Magini.
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GABF11
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"The Heartbroke Kid"
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May 1, 2005
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Steven Dean Moore
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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S16 E17
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| Bart gets addicted to junk food when vending machines are added to Springfield Elementary, to the point where he's admitted to a fat camp to make him lose weight. Meanwhile, the rest of the family convert the house into a youth hostel to pay the bills for Bart's treatment.
Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Tab Spangler and Jacques.
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GABF12
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"Future-Drama"
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April 17, 2005
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Mike B. Anderson
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Matt Selman
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S16 E15
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| When Bart and Lisa stumble into Professor Frink's basement, he gives them a look into their future as teenagers as they get ready for their high school graduation. Bart is in a relationship with a girl named Jenda, Lisa is going to Yale, and Homer and Marge separate after Homer buys an underwater house.
Guest starring: John DiMaggio as Bender Rodríguez and Amy Poehler as Jenda.
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GABF13
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"A Star Is Torn"
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May 8, 2005
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Nancy Kruse
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Carolyn Omine
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S16 E18
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| After singing a song to her ill family, Lisa enters Krusty's Li'l Starmaker in the hopes of winning, with Homer as her songwriter. However, Homer's cutthroat attitude toward the competition puts a strain on their relationship.
Guest starring: Fantasia Barrino as Clarissa Wellington.
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GABF14
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"Thank God It's Doomsday"
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May 8, 2005
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Michael Marcantel
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Don Payne
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S16 E19
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| After hearing about the rapture, Homer calculates that the end of the world is coming in only one week. But when the townspeople see that he's wrong, they stop listening to him. When Homer realizes he made a mistake in his calculation, he can't get anybody to take him seriously the second time.
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GABF15
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"Home Away from Homer"
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May 15, 2005
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Bob Anderson
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Joel H. Cohen
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S16 E20
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| After Homer humiliates Ned Flanders, the Flanders family move to Humbleton, Pennsylvania, where Ned's favorite figurines are made. Meanwhile, a sports coach moves into Flanders' house and causes havoc for the Simpsons.
Guest starring: Jason Bateman as himself.
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GABF16
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"The Girl Who Slept Too Little"
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September 18, 2005
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Raymond S. Persi
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John Frink
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S17 E2
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| After a protest against construction happening on Evergreen Terrace, the construction gets swapped with the Springfield Cemetery, which Lisa can now see from her bedroom window. Nightmares cause Lisa sleepless nights, and she starts to sleep with her parents. Lisa is then admitted to therapy to help her get over her fears.
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GABF17
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"Treehouse of Horror XVI"
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November 6, 2005
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David Silverman
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Marc Wilmore
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S17 E4
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| In "B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence", after Bart falls into a coma, the family gets a new robot son, David. But when Bart wakes up, he's not happy about being replaced. In "Survival of the Fattest", Mr. Burns invites many of the townspeople to go hunting, but unbeknownst to them, they're the prey being hunted. In "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face", a witch turns everyone in Springfield into their costumed characters, and Maggie, being dressed as a witch, is the only one who can break the spell.
Guest starring: Terry Bradshaw as himself and Dennis Rodman as himself.
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GABF18
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"The Bonfire of the Manatees"
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September 11, 2005
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Mark Kirkland
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Dan Greaney
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S17 E1
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| After falling into debt with the Springfield Mafia, Fat Tony takes payment in the form of using his house as a set for a porn film. When Marge finds out, she leaves Homer and meets up with scientist Caleb Thorn. Homer and the kids then track Marge down so he can win her back.
Guest starring: Alec Baldwin as Caleb Thorn and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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GABF19
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"Milhouse of Sand and Fog"
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September 25, 2005
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Steven Dean Moore
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Patric M. Verrone
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S17 E3
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| When Kirk and Luann get back together again, Milhouse starts to feel neglected by his parents. So, Bart and Milhouse leave one of Marge's bras on Kirk and Luann's bed in an attempt to break them up again, which leads to Homer questioning Marge's loyalty to him.
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GABF20
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"Marge's Son Poisoning"
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November 13, 2005
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Mike B. Anderson
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Daniel Chun
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S17 E5
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| When Marge buys a tandem bicycle, she finds that nobody wants to ride with her, until Bart notices that she's feeling lonely and offers to join her. However, when Bart actually enjoys spending time with his mom, he becomes labeled a "momma's boy" and breaks Marge's heart when he stops spending time with her.
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GABF21
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"See Homer Run"
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November 20, 2005
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Nancy Kruse
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Stephanie Gillis
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S17 E6
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| Homer becomes the Springfield Elementary School's "Safety Salamander" to make amends and stop Lisa's frustrations against men. After he saves many drivers from a multiple car crash, the Safety Salamander runs for mayor. But Homer soon finds out that people only care about the costume, not the man inside it.
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GABF22
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"The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
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November 27, 2005
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Matthew Nastuk
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Joel H. Cohen
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S17 E7
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| While wanting to make new friends, Marge meets Tammy, who is a member of the Cheery Red Tomatoes. However, Marge's new friend group surprises her when they plan to rob Mr. Burns. Meanwhile, Lisa learns Italian from Milhouse so she can go to Italy on an educational trip.
Guest starring: Lily Tomlin as Tammy.
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