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This chapter will outline a few different sensible starting paths to get
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real-world functional wireless communications up and running with minimal cost
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and effort. Two fundamental devices categories will be covered, *RNodes* and
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*WiFi-based radios*. While there are many other device categories that are
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useful in building Reticulum networks, knowing how to just employ these two
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will make it possible to build a wide range of useful networks with little
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effort.
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*WiFi-based radios*.
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While there are many other device categories that are useful in building Reticulum
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networks, knowing how to employ just these two will make it possible to build
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a wide range of useful networks with little effort.
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.. _rnode-main:
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@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ commonly either very expensive, difficult to set up and operate, hard to source,
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power-hungry, or all of the above at the same time. In an attempt to alleviate
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this situation, the transceiver system *RNode* was designed. It is important to
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note that RNode is not one specific device, from one particular vendor, but
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*an open plaform* that anyone can use to build digital transceivers suited to
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their needs and particular situations.
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*an open plaform* that anyone can use to build interoperable digital transceivers
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suited to their needs and particular situations.
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An RNode is a general purpose, interoperable, low-power and long-range, reliable,
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open and flexible radio communications device. Depending on its components, it can
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schemes, but most commonly, and for the purposes of this chapter, we will limit
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the discussion to RNodes using *LoRa* modulation in common ISM bands.
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**Avoid Confusion!** An RNode can use LoRa as a *physical-layer modulation*, but it
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**Avoid Confusion!** RNodes can use LoRa as a *physical-layer modulation*, but it
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does not use, and has nothing to do with the *LoRaWAN* protocol and standard, commonly
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used for IoT devices. RNodes use *raw LoRa modulation*, without any additional
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protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled directly by
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Reticulum.
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used for centrally controlled IoT devices. RNodes use *raw LoRa modulation*, without
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any additional protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled
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directly by Reticulum.
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.. _rnode-creating:
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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RNode has been designed as a system that is easy to replicate across time and
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space. You can put together a functioning transceiver using commonly available
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components, and a few software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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components, and a few open source software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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completely from scratch, to your exact desired specifications, this chapter
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes, which is using common
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes: Using common
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LoRa development boards. This approach can be boiled down to two simple steps:
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1. Obtain one or more supported development boards
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Combining Hardware Types
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========================
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It is a useful tool to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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It is useful to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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building a network. One useful design pattern is to employ high-capacity point-to-point
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links based on WiFi or millimeter-wave radios (with high-gain directional antennas)
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for the network backbone, and using LoRa-based RNodes for covering large areas with
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@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ starting from scratch.</p>
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<p>This chapter will outline a few different sensible starting paths to get
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real-world functional wireless communications up and running with minimal cost
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and effort. Two fundamental devices categories will be covered, <em>RNodes</em> and
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<em>WiFi-based radios</em>. While there are many other device categories that are
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useful in building Reticulum networks, knowing how to just employ these two
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will make it possible to build a wide range of useful networks with little
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effort.</p>
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<em>WiFi-based radios</em>.</p>
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<p>While there are many other device categories that are useful in building Reticulum
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networks, knowing how to employ just these two will make it possible to build
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a wide range of useful networks with little effort.</p>
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<div class="section" id="rnode">
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<span id="rnode-main"></span><h2>RNode<a class="headerlink" href="#rnode" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Reliable and general-purpose long-range digital radio transceiver systems are
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@ -71,25 +71,25 @@ commonly either very expensive, difficult to set up and operate, hard to source,
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power-hungry, or all of the above at the same time. In an attempt to alleviate
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this situation, the transceiver system <em>RNode</em> was designed. It is important to
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note that RNode is not one specific device, from one particular vendor, but
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<em>an open plaform</em> that anyone can use to build digital transceivers suited to
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their needs and particular situations.</p>
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<em>an open plaform</em> that anyone can use to build interoperable digital transceivers
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suited to their needs and particular situations.</p>
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<p>An RNode is a general purpose, interoperable, low-power and long-range, reliable,
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open and flexible radio communications device. Depending on its components, it can
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operate on many different frequency bands, and use many different modulation
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schemes, but most commonly, and for the purposes of this chapter, we will limit
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the discussion to RNodes using <em>LoRa</em> modulation in common ISM bands.</p>
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<p><strong>Avoid Confusion!</strong> An RNode can use LoRa as a <em>physical-layer modulation</em>, but it
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<p><strong>Avoid Confusion!</strong> RNodes can use LoRa as a <em>physical-layer modulation</em>, but it
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does not use, and has nothing to do with the <em>LoRaWAN</em> protocol and standard, commonly
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used for IoT devices. RNodes use <em>raw LoRa modulation</em>, without any additional
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protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled directly by
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Reticulum.</p>
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used for centrally controlled IoT devices. RNodes use <em>raw LoRa modulation</em>, without
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any additional protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled
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directly by Reticulum.</p>
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<div class="section" id="creating-rnodes">
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<span id="rnode-creating"></span><h3>Creating RNodes<a class="headerlink" href="#creating-rnodes" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
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<p>RNode has been designed as a system that is easy to replicate across time and
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space. You can put together a functioning transceiver using commonly available
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components, and a few software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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components, and a few open source software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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completely from scratch, to your exact desired specifications, this chapter
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes, which is using common
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes: Using common
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LoRa development boards. This approach can be boiled down to two simple steps:</p>
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<ol class="arabic simple">
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<li><p>Obtain one or more supported development boards</p></li>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="combining-hardware-types">
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<h2>Combining Hardware Types<a class="headerlink" href="#combining-hardware-types" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>It is a useful tool to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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<p>It is useful to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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building a network. One useful design pattern is to employ high-capacity point-to-point
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links based on WiFi or millimeter-wave radios (with high-gain directional antennas)
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for the network backbone, and using LoRa-based RNodes for covering large areas with
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This chapter will outline a few different sensible starting paths to get
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real-world functional wireless communications up and running with minimal cost
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and effort. Two fundamental devices categories will be covered, *RNodes* and
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*WiFi-based radios*. While there are many other device categories that are
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useful in building Reticulum networks, knowing how to just employ these two
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will make it possible to build a wide range of useful networks with little
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effort.
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*WiFi-based radios*.
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While there are many other device categories that are useful in building Reticulum
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networks, knowing how to employ just these two will make it possible to build
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a wide range of useful networks with little effort.
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.. _rnode-main:
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@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ commonly either very expensive, difficult to set up and operate, hard to source,
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power-hungry, or all of the above at the same time. In an attempt to alleviate
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this situation, the transceiver system *RNode* was designed. It is important to
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note that RNode is not one specific device, from one particular vendor, but
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*an open plaform* that anyone can use to build digital transceivers suited to
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their needs and particular situations.
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*an open plaform* that anyone can use to build interoperable digital transceivers
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suited to their needs and particular situations.
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An RNode is a general purpose, interoperable, low-power and long-range, reliable,
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open and flexible radio communications device. Depending on its components, it can
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@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ operate on many different frequency bands, and use many different modulation
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schemes, but most commonly, and for the purposes of this chapter, we will limit
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the discussion to RNodes using *LoRa* modulation in common ISM bands.
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**Avoid Confusion!** An RNode can use LoRa as a *physical-layer modulation*, but it
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**Avoid Confusion!** RNodes can use LoRa as a *physical-layer modulation*, but it
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does not use, and has nothing to do with the *LoRaWAN* protocol and standard, commonly
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used for IoT devices. RNodes use *raw LoRa modulation*, without any additional
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protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled directly by
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Reticulum.
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used for centrally controlled IoT devices. RNodes use *raw LoRa modulation*, without
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any additional protocol overhead. All high-level protocol funcionality is handled
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directly by Reticulum.
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.. _rnode-creating:
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@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ Creating RNodes
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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RNode has been designed as a system that is easy to replicate across time and
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space. You can put together a functioning transceiver using commonly available
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components, and a few software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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components, and a few open source software tools. While you can design and build RNodes
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completely from scratch, to your exact desired specifications, this chapter
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes, which is using common
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will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes: Using common
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LoRa development boards. This approach can be boiled down to two simple steps:
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1. Obtain one or more supported development boards
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@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ networks running concurrently on such devices.
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Combining Hardware Types
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========================
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It is a useful tool to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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It is useful to combine different link and hardware types when designing and
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building a network. One useful design pattern is to employ high-capacity point-to-point
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links based on WiFi or millimeter-wave radios (with high-gain directional antennas)
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for the network backbone, and using LoRa-based RNodes for covering large areas with
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